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production by artificial means ; it stood condemned 

 as unnatural, and therefore ultimately injurious. 



In his advocacy of utility fowls, Tegetmeier 

 advised the strengthening of the prize-list at 

 shows in favour of such birds as against that 

 shown to fancy breeds. He urged the inclusion 

 of more classes for French fowls, " of which there 

 are so nianj^ useful breeds " ; and he advocated 

 offering one set of prizes for table fowls of any 

 pure breed, and another for the cross-bred birds. 

 He condemned the offering of prizes for certain 

 breeds which had no value as farmers' stock, and 

 advised extension of the prize-list for turkeys, on 

 the ground that they are pre-eminently a farmer's 

 fowl, and both troublesome and expensive to 

 send to shows ; and lastly he represented that 

 the prize schedule should state that the judges 

 would be instructed to pay attention to utility 

 as well as the fancy points in a given breed. 



Everybody now knows how his views with 

 regard to utility poultry prevailed, and how that, 

 with Sir Walter Gilbey's influence, dead table 

 poultry classes were included in the Royal 

 Society's show and at that at the Agricultural 

 Hall, Islington. Sir Walter, with his usual 

 modesty, has made far too slight reference in 

 the interesting Introduction he has written for 

 me to his important and successful work in this 

 direction, and I regret that in my ignorance of 

 this matter I cannot do either him or my late 



