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extensively every year, and produces good returns for stock ; 

 but the character of the trade has been ratified by the sale of 

 fowls of undoubted purity of blood, and not by the disposal of 

 impure specimens. The remarkable size to which fowls bred 

 in the north, attain when carried south, promises to make New 

 England the great arena for the raising and sale of this des- 

 cription of produce for the southern and western states. But 

 it ought to be kept in recollection, that nothing but what is 

 genuine can succeed in giving satisfaction ; and that no means 

 will be so effectual in destroying the good name and pecuniary 

 interest of the New England breeders, as the imposing of im- 

 pure stock on purchasers at a distance for the genuine. 



Your committee will now proceed to enumerate the several 

 classes and descriptions of domestic poultry exhibited at the 

 late show, appending such observations as a careful inspection 

 of their meiits justifies. 



Black Spanish. — The contributions of J. P. Childs and C. 

 B. Ward, were specially possessed of merit. The former were 

 of the stock brought from Scotland by Mr. Fricker. The lat- 

 ter were of the stock imported by Francis Blake, Newton Falls. 

 Both are well known to be of the purest blood. — they having 

 been bred with peculiar care before and since their arrival in 

 America. This breed is characterized by its glossy, sable 

 plumage, extremely ample development of comb, and wattles 

 of pure scarlet color, with silvery white cheek pieces, in con- 

 trast to the deep black of the feathers. Those who breed for 

 the combined properties of fine flesh and steady laying, could 

 not do better than provide themselves with the Fricker or the 

 Blake stock, which are equal in merit. Their flesh is white, 

 tender and juicy ; they are unequalled as layers, and their 

 eggs are large sized and finely flavored. They are beautifully 

 rounded in form, majestic in attitude, and altogether an orna- 

 ment to the poultry yard. 



Black, yellow and white Shanghae Fowls. — Your com- 

 mittee recognized very marked improvement in this depart- 

 ment ; although it was not without its element of alloy. Sev- 

 eral items were exhibited of those long-legged, crane-necked, 

 big-headed fowls, which exemplify the possejssion of useless 



