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tive to gardens as smaller fowls. There is the same 

 uniformity in size and general appearance, at the same 

 age of the chiokens, as in those of the pure bloods or 

 primary raoes. 



" The demand for this breed has exceeded all others 

 during this season, and they have been sent into most 

 of the New-England States and Western New York. 

 And all, who may hereafter purchase from persons who 

 have been supplied by myself, or either of the gentle- 

 men above-named, may rely on the fowls being genu- 

 ine and of pure blood. I never sell to the same in- 

 dividual a cockerel and pullet of the same paren- 

 tage, so they need not fear that the breed will be deteri- 

 orated by ' close' breeding ; nor do I sell at any price, 

 for breeders, any but those of the very first quality. 

 This is the only way in which breeds can be retained 

 in their purity and excellence." 



How far the above doctrine corresponds with the 

 principles advocated in this humble little treatise, the 

 candid and intelligent reader can judge, But, should 

 these fowls be " bred in the line ;" that is, uncrossed 

 with any other race, before the lapse of many years, 

 their progeny will revert to the type of one or other 

 of the original parents, or they will cease to breed 

 of themselves at all. They are undoubtedly a valu- 

 able fowl for some purposes, and if judiciously crossed, 

 alternately, year after year, with pure-bred Dorkings, 

 game fowls, and the great Malays, their value and 

 utility would probably be maintained or enhanced. 



The Jersey-Blue Fowl. — This is another large 

 mongrel of a bluish cast, probably made up of crosses 

 of the great Malay, jago, Javanese, or other cognate 

 breeds, and some of our native varieties. Their legs 

 are long, their thighs large, and their flesh less savory 

 than that of the Dorking, the Bucks-County or the 

 Dominique fowl ; neither are they particularly remark- 

 able for hardiness nor for laying. 



They are produced in considerable abundance in 



