The book The China Fowl was written by author Burnham, George Pickering, 1814-1902. [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of The China Fowl book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The China Fowl a good or bad book?
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J. Kerr, of whom in 1849 I obtained my first pair of Gray Shanghaes, and who sent Dr. Bennett also, in 1850, a trio of these birds, that Doctor Kerr thought " quite equal to Mr. Burnham's," &c. " Kensington, June 8, 1874. " J/r. Editor, — I noticed in a poultry magazine, lately, by a Mr. Plaisted, in a long story he tells about the origin of Brahma-Pootra fowls, the state- ment, that ' Gr. P. Burnham, Esq., of Melrose, Mass., claims that he had the first in New England ; ' that ' a ship came to... New York at just the riglit time for him to secure a new importation of these Gray Shanghaes,' as he calls them, 'to add to his already choice stock that xvere never seen until after the exhibition of 1851' in Boston. " This writer claims that he attempts nothing only to state facts, just as they existed. But, as he was formerly a partner in the chicken-trade with Dr. John C. Bennett, of famous ' Burrampootra ' notoriety, it is a little strange that he doesn't (?) know that said Dr. Bennett published his well-known ' Poultry Book' in 1850, with appendix (second edition) in 1851, in which Mr.
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