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fine specimens were on exhibition. A coop of Game fowl were 

 on exhibition. They are noted for their bold carriage, indom- 

 itable courage, and fighting propensities. They are plump 

 birds and good layers. No good citizen would encourage the 

 fighting propensity. 



Our friend, Mr. Erland of Plymouth, came over at the 

 request of the committee to judge the aquatic division. Our 

 Plymouth friends have been to this, what our Scituate farmers 

 have been to the vegetable department, — bringing the best 

 specimens in the best condition. Condition is one of the best 

 fancy points. Better results would follow if the old farmyard 

 fowls received the attention given to the fancy breeds. We 

 love the play of a pure imagination, and Avould encourage every 

 one to do his or her best with the favorite breed. The figures 

 which we kept for three years gave us near one dollar profit 

 per fowl each year. 



There are few who appreciate the magnitude of this indus- 

 try, and the subject is often treated with levity. We will pre- 

 sent a few facts of value as complied by the Editor of the 

 Ploughman : 



"The value of the annual egg product in Massachusetts is 

 almost as great as that of our Indian corn, the latter being 

 $1,006,384 ; it is a third greater than the added values of all 

 our other grains, barley, oats, rye, wheat : total — $680,310. It 

 is greater than the aggregate value of cheese, grapes, ice, mut- 

 ton and wool, total — $838,053 ; greater than the added values 

 of cranberries, pears, strawberries, garden and flower seeds, 

 grass seeds and fruit trees grown in nurseries, total — $897,486 ; 

 greater than our beets, carrots, onions, parsnips, turnips and 

 celery, total — $867,612. It is much greater than the value of 

 our beans, cabbages, pumpkins, sqashes and tomatoes, total — 

 $860,601." 



