6HANGHAE FOWLS. 



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Mr. Newell writes as follows : 



"This cut is a fac- simile of my white Shanghae cockerel, which 

 was drawn from lite, and is a noble specimen of the Shanghae variety. 

 In fact, I have never seen his equal. I obtained him, with some fine 

 hens, from Mr. Smith, of Mass., who took the premium at the late 

 exhibition of poultry in Boston. I have also Dr. Wight's importation 

 of 1850; and I shall not have to breed in-and-in, a system that ought 

 to be condemned by every one who raises fowls. I have been to the 

 trouble and expense of obtaining these two different importations, so 

 that my fowls, which I breed from, will not be in the least related ; 

 and I shall be able to produce larger and better fowls than those who 

 have the cock and hen from the same brood. 



"Dr. E. Wight (and there is no better authority,) remarks, that 

 ' the white Shanghaes are larger and more quiet than other varieties. 

 The flesh of these fowls is much superior, not sinewy or stringy, as is 

 the case with the flesh of other Shanghaes. The eggs are larger, and 

 the hens are more prolific than those of other colors, and in their 

 habits, they are less inclined to ramble.' " 



DR. EBEN WIGHTS WHITE SHANGHAES 



