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arisen a personal friendship, and the kindest pos- 

 sible feeling; how pleasant a chat upon poultry 

 can be, is only known to the initiated few. 



The cottager seeks for information from his 

 wealthier (in poultry) neighboiir, and it is for 

 him I enjoy the small country shows, if conducted 

 on an amiable and friendly footing; they are the 

 annual exponents of poultry progress, and a true 

 lover of poultry wiU take defeat in good pait, 

 provided he feels sure that he has been fairly 

 dealt with; though disappointed, he wiU bear no 

 malice; but justice there must be, to avoid grumb- 

 liuo's and heart-burnings. 



Now for my " Balance Sheet," — dreadful words 

 to not a few! Bear in mind that the profits and 

 expenses of exhibition about make an even balance 

 in the debit and credit account, and are therefore 

 excluded; if I buy at shows, I sell also, and in the 

 long-run nothing is lost. I give my regular 

 yearly expenses, and returns of private and 

 market sales — ^including the value of poultry- 

 yard produce used in my household. 



Had profit been my sole object in poultry- 

 rearing, I could have shown a much larger credit 



