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their fea voyages, and likewife by felling them 

 to the Europeans. The pigs of the firft and 

 fecond breed are always fmall, like the fows 

 which pig early ; and for this reafon the fe- 

 male pigs which are deftined to be killed, are 

 caftrated. 



They keep many chicken, but more for 

 foreigners than for themfelves, and are well 

 fkilled in making capons. They leave the 

 chicken to be hatched by the hens, and do 

 not make ufe of ovens. The warm weather 

 and the many eggs which the hens lay, greatly 

 contribute to their conftant fuccefs. 



Though there are pheafants about Canton^ 

 yet they are not fo numerous as higher up the 

 country, where they are very fine, and of feve- 

 ral colours. They are brought to Canton as 

 rarities, and are fold at a great price. 



Turkeys are not bred in China; and though 

 fome of them are annually brought from the 

 Malabar and Coromandel coaft k (which is the 

 native country of thofe birds), yet they have 

 not taken pains to introduce them. 



k Mr. Tereen, in his fourth letter, has Ihewn that thefe 

 liirds are not natives of thofe places. F. 



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