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the case of the smaller and more active breeds. There is one 

 characteristic which, however, is greatly in their favor, which is 

 that they are peculiarly hardy. There is no race which will 

 thrive better, even when hatched very late, through our cold 

 winters than these. They should be killed when they are two 

 or three years old at most, as after that time they want to sit too 

 often, and cannot easily be broken up. 



We were sorry not to observe any specimens of the Dorking 

 breed, which in England, where it is known, takes the very first 

 rank at the annual poultry exhibitions in November. It has 

 more white meat on the breast than any other variety, and 

 commands the highest prices in the London markets. The 

 Game, too, is a highly valuable breed, very hardy, which we 

 should have been glad to see represented. It is a valuable cross 

 in any yard where full-bloods are not desired. We were pleased 

 to see a coop of Houdan fowls, brought by Isaac Dean, of Taun- 

 ton, being the first of the kind exhibited on these grounds. 

 They are beautiful birds, and, if sufficiently hardy, will, no 

 doubt, make a valuable addition to the desirable breeds already 

 enumerated. Their reputation is very high in France, but the 

 price asked by fanciers is too high to place them within reach of 



farmers generally. 



Edmund Rodman, Chairman. 



MARSHFIELD. 



Statement of M. S. Ames. 

 On hand May 1, 1868 :— 

 "40 hens 2 cocks, worth 60 cents each, 

 32 chicks, one to three weeks old, 10 cents each, 

 Have bought or used 285 hen's eggs, . 

 Have bought or used 20 turkey's eggs, 

 Grain to the amount of . . . 



Total, ........ $78 31 



Cr. 



They have laid 148|- doz. eggs, amounting to . . |40 56 



I have sold 20 old fowls, 66| lbs., . . . . 11 94 



I have sold 47 chickens, 136^ lbs., . . . . 23 01 



Total, $75 51 



