36 THE POULTRY-BOOK. 



Mr. Brown was a missionary and teacher in China, and 

 had an advantage over most others. It is about three years 

 since he returned. Mr. Brown, together with the three Chinese 

 young men, (who came to this country with him,) dined with 

 me last summer, and looked at my fowls, and said they still 

 retained all of their distinct marks and peculiarities. And that 

 the blood was as good as any that they ever saw in China." 



Mr. Buckminster says: "This variety seemed to prevail 

 at the late exhibition. We saw some of them sold at thirteen 

 dollars a pair, and have been told that some were sold for 

 eighteen dollars a pair. Ten dollars were repeatedly refused 

 for a large hen owne^ in Newton, the breed of which is not 

 known to us. 



Among the Shanghae fowls we saw none that pleased us 

 better than some from the stock of Dr. Bennett, of Plymouth. 

 One pair of these is on the farm of the editor of the Ploughman, 

 at Framingham. The rooster is nearly six months old, and the 

 pair would not be sold for any of the prices paid and mentioned." 



