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POULTRY. 



The interest which centers around this department is well 

 sustained and the larger numbers of coops with choice fowl and 

 chickens, and the large numbers of people which throng the 

 avenues to see them, attest the interest in this work of produc- 

 ing food for the people. Here were seen the Brahmas and the 

 Cochins, and the Plymouth Rocks, and the Leghorns, in perfec- 

 tion, together with many other varieties according to the practi- 

 cal uses and fancy of the breeder. We fear that our Society 

 has made a mistake in diminishing the appropriation for a 

 department of so much value to the general interest. We 

 hardly know how much labor is bestowed on this industry be- 

 cause it is generally distributed all through the land in small 

 numbers. The agregate value is large, and the labor bestowed 

 on the production of eggs and chickens increases as the demand 

 increases. We would suggest more encouragement, and at the 

 same time, more stringent rules to govern the department in a 

 sanitary point of view, and the general neatness and facilities 

 for feeding and watering during the days of the Fair. 



Respectfully submitted. 



