Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-12-13
AettultuaI.
Poultry.

The region about Boston has been in n
sort of blaze lately about Poultry. MANY
new varieties haye been brought into the
country within REV years; some of which
promise to be acquisitions of great value
The interest has become such as; in the
opinion of some, TO Justify the holding of
took place in Boston, at the Public Garden,
on the 18th and 10th of November. 1t was
estimated that as many as 5000 specimens
ofthc different kinds of domestic fowls were
exhibited, and that the visitors numbered
some 10000. One goose was shown by
Col. Jaques, 5000 of whose progeny had
been sold at IS EACH On Saturday MANY
ofthe fowls we're sold at auction at from SIS
to s lS pair. There were specimens from
most of the New England States; but most
were from within 30 miles of Boston. A.
mong them we're pulets only four months
old with chickens of their own
| 1t appears to have been the conviction of
those present that there is as much oppor-
tunity for improvement, and as much me-
cesslty for care in the choice of breeds and
the selection of individual breeders, in or
der to profit, in this department of husband
ry, as in any other.
Mr.. Webster attended the show, and was
among the exhibitors. He is said to have
at Marshfield very large assortment of diff
ferent kinds and breeds. DIR. ]. G. Bennett
Of Plymouth, Mass, the protector of the
show, had on the ground the following as
sortment of fowls:
Shanghai, imported, cock and hen,
and 2 chickens; Baylie's importation of Co
chin China, hen and Spanish mufllcr
Plymouth Rocks, cock and hen; wild
India, l. hen; Plymouth game, 3 cocks
fawn colored Dorkn, l hen white do. /
hen; English raven, | hen; great Malay,
| hen; BOBBY, hen; African Bantams, |
cock and hen; Shanghae, / cock aud !
hen; Plymouth Rocks, 3 hens; imported
Poland, | cock and hens.
John Giles, Providence, r. l. :-3 speci-
mems of Bolton Greys; pair of Shanghae
fowls, Is months, and 3 fowls IA weeks
old 3 Dorking fowls; lot of Guinea
fowls; pair Of imported white swans; |
pair of barnacle geese; Poland gander :;
drake and 2 Aylesbury ducks, imported !;
3 Java fowls lot of African bantams; a
pair OF wild turkeys; l pair of MuscoVy
ducks; | pair fan-tail shaker pigeons; and
pair of white and black carrier pigeons.
There were about one hundred and twcn-
ty other exhibitors.
Among the kinds of the barn-door foul
not named above, we notice the golden
pheasant, English creeper, white bantam, ia
! va, silver pheasant, Bucks county, white
Poland, English grey, Dominique, silver
and golden Polands, Irish bantam, white
China, Italian, Bolton Greys, frizzled tall
an, Cumberland, creole, silver top-not, Alr-
can, white Spanish, muff, white-topped ban
tam, Boston favorite, Dutch penclled, white
frizzled, French bantams, &c. How ma
ny of these may be synonyms we cannot
guess. One gentleman had ten kinds of
fancy pigeons.
The show appears to have been very
gratifying one, aud will doubtless give a
fresh impulse to the breeders in Massachu.
sets, who are selling their choice fowls at
50, So, and 80, a pair.
We copy from Boston Cultivator a state
) ment showing the importance ofthe poultry
business. Every farmer has something to
do with it; and it is for every ones interest
to look out for Improvements, and when a.
nything like mania prevails, to beware of
imposition and changes for the worse
As to the breeds, there is probably moth
ing else to equal the Poland of pure blood
for eggs; and as that kind is more easily
obtainable than the Cochin China, and 9TH
er large and new kinds, it is safe 10 fix up
on that for breeding, at least until choice
OF another can be very deliberately made
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