Januaiy 25, 1872 : 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



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the most perfect that has been seen this season, and the pen was 

 entered at the low price of £5. The Creve-Cceur cock which 

 was first in the Variety class was awarded the special prize 

 against Spanish ; and in Ducks the Aylesbury carried off the palm. 

 The Selling class oSered an excellent opportunity for purchasers. 

 If the classification was well canied out in poultry, it apphed 

 much more forcibly to the Figeons. Tumblers, FantaUs, and 

 Jacobins competed for the first special ; Carriers, Pouters, and 

 the Variety class for the second; Nuns, Owls, and Turbits for 

 the third ; and for the awards we refer to the hst In Tumblers 

 Almonds were first and second, Piles third, and the quahty of 

 head, beak, and eye was very good. There were but four entries 

 of Carriers, but the first-prize pair were of high character in 

 all points. Fantails, as may he expected across the border, were 

 very good in style and carriage. Mr. Park won with a pair in 

 the highest order. Those of Mr. Loversedge appeared to be 

 considerably overshown and out of condition, doubtless pai-Uy 

 owing to their long j om-ney. The first-prize Jaoobing were Red, 

 veryioodin hood and chain; the second White a httle too 

 open in chain, but otherwise perfect ; and the third good Reds. 

 Nuns were good and the competition close : and the Owls one 

 of the best classes in the Show, the first being Black Foreign, 

 the second Whites, and the third Blue Enghsh. Of Turbits 

 Blues were first and Reds second, both pairs being perfect, in 

 the Variety class the first were Black German Letz, the second 

 Ice Pigeon's, the third Black Barbs. Excellent Blue and White 

 Dragoons, Ice, and Frillbacks were highly commended, and the 

 ■Selling class was exceedingly well filled. . , , , -.v ti. 



Unfortunately the wetness of the first day interfered with the 

 receipts at the gates. 



Spinish -1, J. Threahy, Bradford. 2 and 3, D. W.iugh, Melrose. 4 and c, J. 

 ^l5o™1»«r-t Special, and 4, P. Hardie. Priesthangh. Hawici^ 2. J. White, 

 -Warlaby. 3. H. Stephenson, Tillyfour. Aberdeen, he 3. M^thison ?<='^'I^- 

 CMckem.-\. J. White. 2, D. Hardie. 3. W. Swann, Be-lhngton. 4, F. L. Koy, 

 Nenthora. Kelso, c, J. Folheringham. DalVattie; A^nglis. i>„i,„„i, 



CocinN-CHiMi.-l and Special, J. White, Wh,tley, \^l'\^!'*-T,^i.'!o|S ° ' 

 -Glasgow. 3. J. Brown, Hull. 4, R. H.nd. Morpeth, ^'t »;'J'„I- f'^S'"-, D 

 BsIb«» POOTRI.-1, R Brownlie, Kirkcaldy. 2. R. Shield, Sf-lweU 3. D. 

 Annan, Moonzie, Cupar, FUe. 4, J. Stuart, Helensburgh, he, H. Stephenson, 



■"HlMBrRr.H^'-rtriWfTi-CfncifJfd-l, W. R. Parli, Abhotsmeadow, Melrose. 

 2?nd S^eSU pS"ScalSy. 3, R. Dicksoii. Selkirk 4 R Blackburn 

 Morpeth Silrtr.pencmnL-% J. Ashworth. Burnley. 3. Lady SI Scott B„,^ 

 iill, Selkirk. 4, J. Kerss, Selkirk. Gotdtn-!vangUd.-l,T. ^^^^•,^°lllrSS\l- 

 ton 2 and Special, R. H. Ashlon, Mottram, Manchester 3. J; Sj""; ''f'5 

 BhieUa 4 an'l c R Dickson, ftc, Mrs, B. Sweeten. Penriih. itxlverwangica. 

 -1 Ashtnn & Eooo;, Eroadbottoi, Mottram. 2 and 3, W. E. Park. 4, J. Ash- 

 '^GlME-s'J;e?i',;fj*Br"ugh, Carlisle, I, R. Little, Carlisle. 2. J. Hod„on 

 BraSd. 3 D. Hariey, Edinburgh 4, W Q.ice, B"""''. ';?'5'°Jj''Blairaaam 

 —I.J.Hodgson. 2, D. Hariey. 3,J. Brongh. 4, Mrs. Stewart, Kelty, Blairadam. 



Ac.'j. W. Brockbank. Camforth. , „ „ ,■„ o r. H=rflie ■! R 



r- .»xx. n.v-Ti^Ta ninrk nr Urownlted — 1,R. Brownlie. 2, Ir. Hardie. 3, tj. 

 To*id"lunder,fnrfrEoSunsr,lfndley.btley. he J. Archib^ 

 G M'Millan. .Tedbursh: A. Button, Earlston ; G. Todd; J- Dick, t.L- Boy. 

 J^Mss J M.Frew, Kirkcaldy; W.' Coutts, Selkirk .4«yortcrF„ric(!/.-l J. 

 W.Brockbank. 2, R. Br..wnUe. 3, A. C Lang, Selkirk «A„^/i."""S^'^„,S„' 



Sutton. 2 and 4, R H. Ashton. S. Miss R. 0. Frew, ho, J. Archibald. 

 AvT OTHER VAHIETY.-2 and Spccial, W. R. Park Oreve-CcEui). 3, J. Smith. 

 ANY OTHER_VAHreTY.^^ ^^^^.p^ Carterhaugh. 3, F. E. Schofield, Morpeth. 



hive, particularly if it will induce masters to procm-e a hive as 

 a pattern to show to their labourers. 



Cotta<rers, and those who keep bees to help out small means, 

 naturally wish to obtain the largest possible amount of honey. 

 When in August, the supers have been taken, and the bees have 

 done storing honey for their owner's profit, he naturally looks 

 for a Uttle extra profit by robbing the strong stock luve Howtax 

 easier it is to extract three or four combs from a bar hive tlian 

 to cut them out from a common hive ! In the one case, mth the 

 help of a few puffs of smoke, the four bars are removed in tioubie 

 the number of minutes, the bees are umnjured, and tbe le- 

 maining bars unshaken. In the other case it is a task requir- 

 ing considerable nerve, the help of an assistant, and too often 

 attended with more damage to the combs than profit to tne 

 owner. To a poor man the question, 'What hive shaU 1 use .' 

 receives for its answer. The cheapest ; but the cheapest is often 

 not really the cheapest in the end. With the common hive be 

 would have generally to be content with what honey was m tne 

 supers ■ but with the bar hive the honey taken out would m 

 I the first year pay the additional expense of the hive, and for 

 ' ever afterwards it would be a source of increased profit. A man 

 has only to work this out by placing a common hive beside a bar 

 hive to practically test the truth of what I say. There are many 

 bar hives, and he can buy which he likes. I have planned the 

 Sherrington bar hive cheap, for poor people. After seeing one, 

 any man handy with fingers and saw could make all he would 

 want for himself, during winter evenings, at the expense of the 

 material, which could not cost more than 3.<. I should think 

 the expense of such work is the time occupied m the makmg. 

 I should describe more fully the method of construction, had I 

 felt myself competent to teach another to make by written 

 description what I was unable to teach my own carpenter to 

 make at first try from word of mouth.— T. W. Goddabd, 

 Sherrington. 



OUR LETTEE BOX. 



4, J. Riddle, r.alashielis hc.J.Brown. . ,,„./,:„ , tt <!tmb 



Ducks.- irh((e .ij/tei-uri/.-l, 3. and Special. D. Hardie. 2. H. Steph^ 

 i J. Fotheringhamf lie. G. Dryden, Selkirk (2). Bouen.-l and 4, D. naroie. 



pencilled Hamburghsl. 2, Mrs- Noble, Kelso fh" Span^b). 3, D H,rd,e 

 'Dorkings) 4 R. Linton, Selkrk (Crere-Cffiur). ''«. T,- ". Mitcliell. Fertn 

 /Black fied Game)- D .Aiman (Dorking); F. L. Roy Silver Hamburgh) ; W. 

 Reekie foorkiS^s);' g! D^en (Spanishj: c, T. W.Mitchell (Black Rea Game) ; 

 '^cSifoSrct SS.-1 and Special, J. Blyth, Dumfries. J and h., W. Linton. 

 3, J. Beattie, 4, J. Nichol, Selkirk. 



PIGEONS. „ „ . „ .,, J 



TTT«RtFi.s-land 3 G J Taylor, Huddersfield. 3, J. W. Watson, Bradford. 



,.hc™. In^r'ie, Ayr h": a! Aiderson, Edinburgh. cM'Gill Skinner,Edjnburgh; 



'^CiRRS^'l', x'Taddington. 2, W. Goddard, London. 8, M'GiU Skinner. 

 ■ '^•FiN?«.f--l'STsp'lcW,rCrosMe. Melrose. 2, J.W. Watson. S.T.Imrie. 

 he, J. Gault, Kilbimie ; J. F- Loversidge, Newark ; A. Crosbie. 



PotJTERS.— 1. J- Hawley, Bradford. 2, 3, and Special, M Gill bkinner. lie, 1. 

 Duncan. Dalkeith ; J. RiddeU (2). , - ,, . ^,,.»„, « T?row he J G 



JicoHMs.-l, T. Waddington. 2, J. Gault. S, Master A. Frew, he, J. G. 



* nSnI-i: T°lmr °e°' 2, W. Renshaw, Littleborongh. 3, T. Waddington. c, W. 

 "''OwLS -l,' W. Goddard. 2 and Special, G. J. Taylor 3, A. Crosbie. he, W. 

 ' TS°.'l^5"^l?n?u?l!'iie^^oTe^^tte^; IS^.^;';b. g^H 



Taylor (bS) he. J. W.Watson (Dragoons; W.J. BryJone (Magpies) ; W. 



°tlSl4'?f.:?? ^SSVt; 2'^an°dT"VGm 



.a w BoHHlht^nr.-h (Rrnffoona) 4 A Fairbairn (Tumblers . he. W. J. Brydone 

 (6wlsf;'A''feo7b'liTM?G?i? kinnTrlPo'uters); Miss J. M. Frew (Fantails; A. 

 Hntton. 

 Judge.— Mr. B. Hutton, Pudsey, Leeds. 



SHERRINGTON BAR HIVE. 



Peehaps you will not object to publish a few words from me 



oa the great advantage the bar hive has over the common 



Ego eatiso Fowls ( ).— Youi fowls eat their eggs 'becatise they are out 



of condition." Throw down loads of bricklayers' mbliish, and giye them cool- 

 inf <Teen food It is yery difficult to cure. You can discourage the practice 

 of "eating eggs by putting very hard composition eggs in all their haunts. 

 They get tired of trying to eat them. 



Chinese Fowls (G. C. ^.).-We are sorry we caimot help you to find the 

 names of your fowls. We can only repeat that but for the top-knot, or rathei 

 lark-crest at the back of the cock's head, we should call them Black Cochins. 



Shed for Fowls (£.).— An open shed is preferable to a closed one as a 

 run for fowls. U they are allowed entry into their house they will go there il 

 the weather is too seyere tor them out of it, and it may safely be left to their 

 discretion. ^ 



L uiE TURKEY (A.M. I.).— He is probably a heayy bird, and m flying from 

 his perch he has bruised the ball of his foot. This would present no visible 

 appearance. The best treatment will be to conhne him m a place well 

 httered with straw. He will be long in recovering ^We lie is at hberty The 

 weight of his body makes it difficult, as it faUs on the tender spot each time 

 he puts his foot to the ground. 



Hen's Ego-pocch Hard {W. r.).-If the whole of the egg-pouch and its 

 adjacent parts are hard to the touch, we adyise you to kill the ten; the 

 disease is an internal one and incurable. If it is merely cutaneous, soften 

 with grease, wash with soap and water till the excrescences can be remoyed, 

 "hen treat irith healing ointment. The bird must be shut up till the cure is 

 perfect, as nothing perpetuates and increases it so much as dirt. 



Plumage of Golden-spangled Hambchghb (^ Bcginntr).—TM best 

 Snangled Hamburghs we ever had showed white tips to their feathers on 

 thei? beUie^^dThe cocks at times on theix thighs. The latter is a far more 

 serious defect than the former. We hope the exhibitors will forgive us for 

 BenouB uuiocj tun common thing for the white tips to be coloured, 



it'^lld of co^se'^ be fair beUeTS they did not exist. A wMte feather would 

 to In abomination but we can only repeat, the best and most successful 

 sti-S^ we ™ knew was subject to these spots. There was no breedmg-m, 



""crcKoo'^DoR^Gs (H. .i.).-We are glad you have the Cuckoo Dorking, no 

 better fowl Uyes, and they are at home in Surrey, which is then: natiye air. 

 Seye-cSm-s ay large eggs and lay well, but they are subject to periods of 

 Sctaesstomwhicrthey recover, but they are very miserable -*^e Ji"=i' l*^*" 

 Hondans lay smaller eggs, hut quite as many, and they are never sick nor 

 fo?^ We keep hundJId^ of B?ahmas and do not find them large eaters wo 

 coSderthem one of the most useful fowls we have Spanish lay t>c»utihil 

 egg for SJe, appearance, and flayour, but they are dehcate cticiens to «^, 

 aid they are scarecrows for a long time when moulting. Of the three breeds 



von mention, we should adyise Houdans. . . . .i ...j„« 



^ Po^LTB? BDN AND HOUSES ( F. G. C-).-fou Can keep fowlsbythrowmg 

 thA ^wo runs into one, thug making it 24 feet by 8 feet. It is a pity tne 

 bnns^are^t iSr-her One is sSient for the number of fowls you can 

 keep as f you have no other space you will not rear chickens If you have a 



spaces you must seek to provide them ''rtiAcif 7 ^i^bthatj^ch they gM m 

 careful not to overfeed. 



