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Bumbam, Esq., of Boston, were extraordinary specimens 

 of domestic poultry, and were bred the past season by Mr. 

 Burnham from stock imported by him direct from China. 

 They were universally admitted, by the thousands who saw 

 them before they left, to be the largest and choicest-bred lot 

 of chickens ever seen together in this vicinity. These fowls 

 were fjom the same broods as those lately sent to Northby, 

 of Aldborough, by Mr. Burnham, who is, perhaps, the 

 most successful poultry-raiser in America ; and while these 

 beautiful birds are creditable to him as a breeder, they are 

 a present really ' fit for a queen.' " 



The New York journals alluded to them in flattering 

 terms, during their transit through that city on the way to 

 their destination ; and the numerous orders that crowded in 

 upon me was the best evidence of the estimation in which 

 this variety of domestic fowls was then held, as well as of 



-. the determined disposition of " the people " to be supplied 

 from my "pwre-bred stock." 



.1;; By one of the British steamers, in the summer of 185S,, 

 the express of Edwards, Sanford & Co., took out to Europe 

 from mj stock, for Messrs. Bakers, of Chelsea, Baily, of 

 London, Floyd, of Huddersfield, Deming, of Brighton, 

 .^ipions, of Birmingham, and Miss Watts, Hampstead, six 

 cages , of , these "extraordinary" birds. The best of the 

 hens weighed tune, to nine and a half pounds each, and 

 three of the cocks drew over twelve pounds each ! There 

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