PURE-BRED POULTRY.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 35, 16 April 1879, Page 2

PURE-BRED POULTRY.

The Manatratu is fortunate m possesing amongst' its settlers two men who hare , the enterprise to lead the, way m the importation into the country of farm stock wljtich canaot be excelled m the Colonies, the propagation of whose breeds h nothing short of a national benefit;.' We allude to Mi», * Christopher. ' Simpson, of Bainesse ; and 1 Mr. Peers' Warburtoii, of Shenstone Farm. The former has now, at an enormous outlay, gathered together for breeding purposes cattle whose pedigrees are " as familiar as househokl words ". to the ears of. English breeders; and what that '"gentle;.: man is doing m the cattle pens, Mr. War- I burton is accomplishing amongst the feathered tribe. Hitherto he W rlpyoted his time and labors to the rearing of. ordinary

barn door fowl, but he has determined to take a higher : stand, and by the introduction of the very purest bred poultry »o d* velop the class of his stock that he wilLbe able to take his place at the Very head of the breedew-of poultry. Br the W»>» Queen, wh'ieh- arrived a few day* iirice he> was received a consignment of a cook and .three hens of the following breeds : green pencilled Hamburghs, buff cochin-china, brahmas (Kght), dorking, a drake and ~thr%e Aylesbury-dueksr—'AH of- the above are Cystal Palace prize birdsi and the cost of them delivered m Palmerston wai but litUe short of' £7Qr~ In addition to those Mr/'-Warburton he* ifurther ordered acre« ral dark brahmas and v pu» Spanish, which are expected to'arrive m a' few months. AH these are of course intended for breeding purposes, and, it is more than probable that next season" the enterprising importer. will have some reilly pure bred birds, for sale. The Wave Queen had a more than ordinary eventful passage; Mid. considering the hardships! undergone and the rapid changes of climate encountered, it is really a matte* for surprise and congratulation that but two deaths occurred on. the pas* sage, and, we sincerlv ' ! 'j^nst he may be equally fortunate with iis next import*-, tion. •