ON POrLTllY, 47 



ON POULTRY. 



The Committee on Poultry, Report : 



They congratulate the Society on the fine show of Poultry, 

 presenting a greater variety, if not greater numbers, than at 

 any previous exhibition. 



The whole number of fowls presented, including about six- 

 ty water fowls and a large lot of beautiful fancy pigeons, was 

 about five hundred. There was also a fine specimen of the 

 Grey Eagle ; but as he does not fairly belong to the race of 

 Domestic Fowls, the committee considered him a distinguish- 

 ed delegate to our exhibition from the fowls of the air. 



The Committee recommend the award of the following- 

 gratuities : 



To S. & O. Southvvick, of Danvers, for the best collection, 

 consisting of twenty-five coops of fowls and an equal number 

 of varieties — among which may be named, as very beautiful 

 and pure stock. White Shanghae, Black Spanish, Sumatra, 

 Oame and Irish Game ; also, one pair of imported India Game, 

 the only specimen on the ground — the whole showing great 

 ■care and skill in selection and rearing. $6 00 



To Daniel Putnam, of North Danvers, for a lot of cross 

 breed fovvds, very fine. They were accompanied by 

 a statement showing them possessed of great laying 

 qualities, A 00 



To J. H. Putnam, for the best lot of India fowls — well 



marked, 3 00 



To A. L. Peirson, jr., of Salem, for the best lot of Dork- 

 ing chickens, very distinctly marked, 1 00 

 To D. B. Baker, of Danvers, for a fine lot of Black 



Spanish, 1 00 



To A. P. Bateman, of Georgetown, ten varieties of fan- 

 cy pigeons, very beautiful, 3 00 

 To Samuel Twisden, of Lynn, for a large and splendid 



lot of Muscovy Ducks, 2 00 



The Committee would gladly have recommended gratuities 



to a much greater extent, if they were not restricted by the 



rules of the Society. They cannot forbear mentioning. 



