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"Fist premium, for the best six fowls contributed, to 

 George P. Bumham, of Melrose, Mass., $10. 



"Tor the three best Oochia-China Fowls (Royal), to 

 George P. Bumham, Melrose, Mass., $5. 



For the twelve best chickens, of this year's growth 

 (Royal Cochia-China), to George P. Bumham, Melrose, 

 $5." 



And there were some other premiums awarded, I 

 believe, there, but by which I was not particularly bene- 

 fited ; and so I pass by this matter without further remark, 

 entertaining no doubt whatever that all the gentlemen who 

 were awarded premiums (and who obtained the amount of 

 the awards) exhibited at the Fitchburg Hall Show pure- 

 bred fowls. 



After making these awards, the " Committee of Judges " 

 (consisting, as aforesaid, of myself, Mr. Burnham, and a 

 fancier from Melrose) state that "they find great pleas- 

 ure" — (mark this!) — " they find great pleasure in alluding 

 again to the splendid contributions " of some of the gentle- 

 men who had fowls in this show, — and then the Report 

 continues as follows : 



" The magnificent samples of Cochin- China fowls, con- 

 tributed by G. P. Bumham, of Melrose, were the theme of 

 much comment and deserved praise. These birds include 

 his imported fowls and their progeny — of which he exhib- 

 ited nineteen splendid specimens. To this stock the Com- 



