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The Preachers Wife and Her Poultry
A historical column notes Methodist preachers travels and the poultry keeping by their wives. It recounts gifts of chickens from country homes, the spread of various breeds, and how hens and chicks sustain a parsonage economy through eggs and meat. Here the author reflects on hospitality, community support, and rural domestic industry in a period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Heck
Brazil
Don Pedro
Brazilia
Biddy
Plymouth Rocks