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POULTRY, WATER FOWL. 
breeding. The markings as found in the wild variety will very perfectly 
describe the tame. Good specimens will dress six pounds each, and over | 
occasionally specimens will weigh nearly eleven pounds, alive. Theiy 
flesh is abundant and of the very best flavor. They scarcely wander at 
•11. Ja fact, they are so lazy and disinclined to exercise, that if abunds 
