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pair of Turkey Partridges was offered by B. F. Dow, East 

 Boston. 



7. The Peacock and Peahen, offered by I. Kinsley, Foxboro'. 



8. The Guinea Fowl, or Pintado, offered by John Giles, 

 Providence, R. I., (the only specimen entirely white ;) I. R. 

 Bartlett, Newburyport. 



9. Of the Turkey, the only specimen offered was a pair of 

 Wild Turkeys, by John Giles, Providence, R. I. 



10. The Pigeon, of different varieties, offered by John 

 Giles, Providence, R. I. ; Geo. W. Boynton, Georgetown. 



11. The Swan; the only specimen offered was a pair of 

 imported White Swans, by John Giles, Providence, R. I. 



12. The Goose ; of this variety, several specimens were 

 offered, by Daniel Webster, Marshfield, the Wild Goose and 

 Goslings ; Samuel Jaques, Ten Hills Farm, Bremen Geese ; 

 John Giles, Providence, R. I., Poland and Barnacle. 



13. The Duck, of different varieties, offered by Edward S. 

 Rand, Dedham, Wood; John Giles, Providence, R. I., Ayles- 

 bury; W. F. Churchill, Roxbury, Muscovy; B. W. Balch, 

 Dedham ; Jona. C. Ellis, Walpole. 



Until quite recently, the breeding and rearing of poultry, 

 in this section of the country, has been considered too insig- 

 nificant an article of stock to require any, or very little 

 notice. 



The rearing of poultry, as will be shown, is certainly not 

 the least important article of stock to the farmer. And the 

 subject is now beginning to assume an importance which the 

 committee hope may produce an honorable competition at our 

 fairs, for the best stock, that stock, whichever it may be, that 

 shall give the best fowl those giving the greatest amount of 

 meat with the least offal, and which shall, at the same time, 

 give the largest number of eggs, or return in profit, for the 

 amount invested. 



