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must make an exception in favor of Mr. Geyelin, whose 

 interesting articles on poultry-breeding, published in your 

 valuable journal, I have read with much pleasure and ad- 

 vantage. For some years past I had an idea of breeding 

 poultry on a large scale, but the dread of becoming the 

 laughing-stock of my neighbors in case of failure has 

 hitherto deterred me from doing so. When I saw the 

 advertisement in your journal for the formation of a 

 Poultry-breeding and Egg-preserving Company, I deter- 

 mined to come up to London and see Mr. Geyelin, with 

 a view to elicit full particulars, as I consider that such a 

 company would, if formed, supply me at a trifling risk 

 with such practical information as I could not expect from 

 personal experience at a much greater outlay. 



Mr. Geyelin has very kindly explained to me his plans, 

 his mode of keeping accounts, and feeding. In fact, he 

 has given me such ample and satisfactory explanations 

 that I feel in justice bound to say that if ever a plan 

 appeared to me feasible it is that of Mr. Geyelin. The 

 solution of the problem whether poultry can be bred as 

 profitably in England as on the Continent is of national 

 importance; it behooves, therefore, all persons who take 

 an interest in poultry breeding to contribute to some ex- 

 tent towards the expense of making the experiments. I, 

 for one, subscribe for ten shares of five pounds each ; and 

 let the result prove even a failure, I shall still consider it 

 a good investment, as it will have been the means of ob- 

 taining at least some valuable information ; but should it, 

 on the other hand, prove a success, it will confer a great 

 benefit on the country. There are opportunities in life 

 which, if allowed to pass, may never present themselves 



