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were forty-two birds in all, which, together, could not be 

 equalled, probably, at that time, in America or England, 

 for size, beauty and uniformity of color. The sum paid me 

 for this lot of, Greys was eight hundred and seventy; doi^ 

 lars. - 



Of the three fowls sent to Mr. John Baily (above men- 

 tioned), and which he exhibited in the fall of that year in 

 England, the following account reached me, subsequently : 



" Mr. Geo. P. Burnham, of Melrose, sent out to Engj 

 land, last fall, to Mr. John Baily, of London, a cage of his 

 fine ' Grey Shanghaes,' which were exhibited at the late 

 Birmingham Show. The London Field of Dec. 24 th 

 says that ' one pair of these fowls, from Mr. Burnham, of 

 the United States, the property of Mr. Baily, of Mounts 

 street, were shown among the extra stock, and were pur- 

 chased from him, during the exhibition, by Mr. Taylor, of 

 Shepherd's Bush, at one hundred guineas' ($500) ! " 



This was the biggest figure ever paid for two fowls, I 

 imagine!. Mr. Baily paid ms twenty- pounds sterling for 

 the trio, and I thought that fair pay, I remember. The 

 following brief account of my trade for the year of our 

 Lord 1853, 1 published on the last day of December of that 

 year, for the gratification of my numerous friends, and for 

 the information of " the people " who felt an interest in 

 this still exciting and (to me) very agreeable subject : 



