Identifier: annualreportofno1896nort (find matches)
Title: Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
Subjects: North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Agriculture
Publisher: (Raleigh, N.C.?) : Board of Agriculture
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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Fig. 5.—Light Brahmas. * Kerosene emulsion can be made as follows : Bar soap % pound. Boiling water .. 1 gallon. Kerosene oil 2 gallons. Directions: Dissolve the soap in water, add the kerosene, and churn tillthoroughly emulsified. Dilute by adding 9 parts of water to 1 part of emulsion,before using. POULTRY KEEPING FOR PROFIT. 213 use of disinfectants. Whitewash the inside as often as you do thepoultry houses. Pure Bred Poultry. In the following pages is given a brief description and cuts of afew of the 84 varieties of pure bred poultry. While there are otherbreeds possibly their equals, still these are our preferences. The cut (Fig. 5) of Light Brahmas is a good one, and gives a verygood idea as to their general appearance. This breed stands at the
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Fig 6.—Buff Cochins. 214 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1896. head of the list of pure breds. During the past 40 years, whilemany other breeds have come and gone, they have held theirground, and are the subject of more praise now than ever. Thecut above shows their exact colors. They are the largest of all ourpoultry, and consequently they furnish more pounds of flesh in ayear from a given number of young ones raised than any othervariety. Their eggs are very large, dark brown, and highly nutri-tious. Being most excellent winter layers, the amount realized fro-rithe sale of eggs in a year is larger, possibly, than from any othervariety. The young are very hardy, grow rapidly, though theyfeather slowly. With good attention (barring accidents) all thehealthy hatched young ones can be reared. They are not to berecommended as sitters, as they are heavy and awkward on thenest, and are prone to break the eggs. They are suitable for fancieror farmer, as they stand confinement well,

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