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SECTION XI. 



A descriptive Account of the Fowls, tame and 

 wild. 



THERE are great numbers of fowls raised 

 in America with little care. The warmth 

 of the climate causes them to grow quickly. 

 There is a very large kind from the East- 

 Indies, which is much esteemed for the 

 table ; another small kind which is remark- 

 able for laying eggs. There are multitudes 

 of every kind that we have in England, par- 

 ticularly of the game breed : the severity of 

 the weather during the winter seems to have 

 no effect on their laying. In summer they 

 require very little feeding, and live chiefly 

 on insects. Fowls ought to be kept, for the 

 purpose of destroying flies and other insects. 

 There are great numbers of turkeys reared ; 

 and very fine they are. There are like- 

 wise wild turkeys, which are something 



