EARL SPENCER'S ANNUAL SHOW. 79 



of the town. Young fowls were sold at eighteen 

 shillings the couple, and ducks equally dear. 



The patriotic Earl Spencer, active and sedulous 

 in the promotion of every object of rural economy, 

 holds an annual Poultry Show at Chapel Brampton, 

 Northamptonshire, of which the Countess Spencer 

 was the original patroness. 



The prizes given for fatted poultry best answering 

 the following descriptions : 



The Turkeys should be of the black sort, they 

 being in general whitest and finest in flesh, deepest in 

 chest and highest in flavour. 



The Fowls should be plump, deep, long, and capa- 

 cious in body, with short white legs, of small-sized 

 bones, of very white, juicy, fine grained flesh, the fat 

 and skin equally white, and of delicate flavour. 



The Geese long in body, and small in bone ; they 

 must weigh 121bs. or upwards. 



The Ducks should be long in body, and small in 

 bone, and must weigh five pounds or upwards. 



All bred in Northamptonshire, within the year, 

 and shown alive. 



No person to have more than one prize ; and no 

 one to have a prize who is judged guilty of excessive 

 feeding to increase the weight of his poultry on the 

 morning of the Show. 



Small-boned, well-proportioned poultry greatly 

 excel the large-boned, long-legged kind, in colour, and 

 fineness of flesh, and delicacy of flavour : for it is held 

 good, that of all animals of the domestic kind, those 

 which have the smallest, cleanest, finest bones, are in 

 general the best proportioned, and are covered with 

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