May 23, 1872. 1 



JOUENAL OF HORTICULTTJBE AND COTTAGE GA BDENEE. 



433 



as "^"V ^Ynl^ tnlOs Tiprbird or a total annual profit of td( from 

 ?ur^ bunt in a sheltered situation ij^i^lS^'J^l^.t^Lel 



i?,! t„r»nd rather Ught ; the floor is asphalt, to prevent the 



eaiiy in 'r"""'"" ' . J:f,r,Uce the older hens hatched the 

 commencing to lay, to replace me "'"": tVipsp nrp now 



vear Brevious after thev have done laying, ihese are now 

 hpfn- fattened and killed off at the age of nineteen months. 

 The "puUets continue to lay off and on ti-ugh the coming 



^'^dir^eVnKL^rd-^s^ixiirgru?^^^^^^^ 



th'y^nTe^SL are killed off *». - ^^ f^ Vhe'se egV' one 

 succession of puUets, then commencmg to lay. ihese eggs, one 

 haU of wWch are produced during the winter months and fetch 

 1?^ nerdozen and in the summer U. per dozen reahse a total 



S S^^l^tl4tn l^^d^'Si^^grifLil^S 



Sfsomtrel-ar1lt;^r^^^:noThTye^ 

 t^lve mrtl Hater, as these older birds make the best brood 

 Sother, and ay an increased number of eggs the second summer 

 Sidi^ cases where poultry-keepers are unsuccessful m reaiing 

 chicSn' and have not the necessary accommodation for domg 

 tMs th^y wTu find it to their advantage to l^^ °« «^|-f '^'^ ''' 

 the close of their second laying season instead of the fiist. 

 (To be continued.) 



ACCRINGTON POULTEY SHOW. 



Tnv sixteenth annual Show took place on the 16th inst. The 

 nr^ei of eXeB considerably exceeded that of any pi-evious 

 mTti^" and the quality and condition of the birds were sui- 

 OTisiT-°f'or the height of the breeding season, and the time when 

 the nlSmaVe begins to fail. The Show was very extensive m 

 eve^-rpa^tmeS, and the number of visitors greater than ever 



''thl^rsTclaS^ortttrwas for single Ga.re cocks of any 

 ine nibi ca pvcention of the cup-winner, which was a 



BroTn Eed There were noCSs of striking merit. Most of the 

 fingTe Game hens were broody, but there -r« -^Xl Eed' 

 *>,» fir<;t and second being Brown, and the third lilack Uett. 

 TbpT,Pxtc4ass was for single Game cocks shown by exhibitors 

 ?esftog witSnlhree miles'of Accrington and Brown Reds were 

 first and third, and Duckwing second. Among Eed Game cocks 

 V v,pL =nmp were very good. The pnzes went to Brown 

 Peds In the Vrrle yclaLlor Game thi first was a veiy good 

 Sfn of Mes and the second and third Duckwings Although 

 th"re were live classes devoted to Game, not one really first-rate 



^Sf.;:Srcl^ed, and of fair quality The first and 

 ^ " „l:Z,^ ' lari'e. Buff Cochins were very 



''™d J^the^Pa^dge rnFthec°ompetition rather close. The 

 Irst prize ^l^'st^efe unSsuaUy fin^e in face and wattles ; the 

 second good in aU points, except that the cock showed a httle 



ESrdVh!?AV.^^»rs!r« 



menc. i'uy" i/ou^-i^' flolden-spangled won the cup 



the competition was close. ■!■"« -'°>!'„ ?i^„t%„,.fect Silver- 



^s^gfe^lwer^' at g3r^hrir\trd%:^o°nlp^S,l^tns'b^;iI| 

 spangiea were au.u B > „, , Hamburghs were also good. 

 OerofLebXhadtt'o'biSSnabre appearance o1 the 



'"in^thf cUss for Any other Variety, first and second came un- 

 iisnnlU- fine Malavs, and third Sultans. 



The SeUin- class was very large, although some of the speci- 

 „= wprp ™or The winnei-s were cheap; the first being 

 P^rtridTeCoc^s. the second Black (White-crestedj Polands, 

 and the third Spanish. 



Game Banta,ns were alone a show, there bem» eighty-two 

 entries In single cocks the dinners were aU Blaclc Eeds All 

 ttiee were very good, and the run for position very close. Many 

 pens we.4 noticell. Of Game Bantam hens the first and second- 

 mTze pairs were as nearly perfect as possible, and very nearly 

 balanced both being Black Beds ; the third-pnze birds were 

 Pi es Six single cocks were sho.^'n in the loca c ass, an^ some 

 of the birds wo'uld have stood weU in the general cUss ; the fi^st^ 

 Tiri^e cock was Black Eed, and very good m aU pomts. ine nen 

 Fn the first prize pair of Black Eech. was perhaps one of the most 

 perfect Game fowls in the Show, and the others were al^o good 

 In the next class Piles were first and second the cock m the 

 latter nen bein-' almost perfect ; third also Pile. In Bantams oi 

 Any vaSty S?ept Game the first were a grand pau' of Blacks, 

 the second Pekin, and the thii-d White. , ^ 



Turkeys and Geese were vei-y large, and m capital order bu 

 the Avlesbury and Eouen Ducis were qmte shabby. The first 

 prize fo!oT/amental Ducks were Ruddy Shell the second 

 viduada Whistlers, and the third Bahamas. White Mandarins 

 and CaroKnas were commended. 



The entries oi Pigeons were good in aU classes, and the biicl^ 

 were as a rule in good order. Carrier cocks were first , a Black 

 beTng placed firstfand a Dun second ; and the same colours w-on 

 in the class for hens ; that in the first-prize pen was very good 

 iS eye anTheak-wattle. In Tumblers both ^.■^''g Pf |,^^«^ 

 Almonds. White Barbs were first m their ''l^^^.^'-J^'^f .^^^J^ 

 second- and in Owls the winners were \\hite and Blue ioreign 

 birds The first-prize Pouters were Blue of gi-eat size, and the 

 second Whites of Capital form. The winning Fantads were vei-y 

 mXand neat, and^the highly commended I'^ds were also neat 

 The first-prize Turbits were Blue, as good as ™^'|,ff^^^"^ "'<' 

 second Silver. Blues, of good properties, ^"'"^ ^'J'' ^.J^'i^^' 

 but the Silvers in the second-prize pen were gather light in foini^ 

 Both paiis of Trumpeters were Mottles, and of go"*, ^"''^^,ty; •^'^ 

 Jacobins the first-pnze Beds were very good in li°°^and chain 

 and there were several good pens in the clasB wluch were 

 noticed. Nuns were poor ; but the -intwerps, as to ^uahty w e^e 

 good. Magpies came last, and Beds were first and JeUows 

 iecond There was no Variety class, but we should strongly 

 recommend one to be introduced in futm-e schedules 



There was also a fair show of Babbits. Lop-eared of any sex 

 were firsron the list. In this class a Sooty Fawn buck of good 

 general quaUties, ears 22* by 5 inches was first, and a Fawja-and 

 White doe 22 by 4g was second. The measurements of the 

 hiSv co^ended pens were 22 by «, 21 by 41, and 21 by 4*. 

 AnSras^e good in quaUty of fur, the first especiaUy so. 

 Hralayarwerf a very good I'ot, anda tMrd prize wa^awarded 

 The Silver-Greys were all that can be desired, the winners bein„ 



^^il^l Blal' or- 5^:o'^'>Eeds?L°rSd 2^rw.Brierley. 3, W. Watson. ;,., 

 \!S?°AS?°X'?v/rie't-^.?^rc: w'l'Br^^.oy. 2, ,. Fie'cher. 3, G. P. 

 "■tn^BKlJo^'itrWhite. 2, W. Harvey, Sheffield. 8, J. Stott. /.., W. Morfit., 



Goole. „ ^- ^ 1 Q on.! Jk* W a Taylor, Manchester. 2, A. 



Cochins (Baff or Cinnamon).—!, 3, and nc, w. a. x^j^^m 



''ScSa'J^toE'bcr variety).-! and He. W. .^.Taylor. 2, C. W.Brierley. 3. J. 



"^■^Inish (Black) -1 W.Leeming. 3, J. Powell. Bradford. 3, C.W. Brierley. 



'"BSiS.s:-if 2.1 If -ailae^rnebden Bridge. 3. T. F. AnsdeU. St. Helen's. 



''"H!M^ra?Hs"rjSn%eo<.lled,.-l, H Be^^ Blngley. 2, D. Lord. Stack- 



^'!?iV„Sr|5^er-%'?c,i;e?,^\''a^n''d'n Weh.ter, Kelbrook. Colne. 2, H. 



BeU»""™D! Lord ;''h. & A Gill, Craw'hawbooth. ^^^„„^,^ 2. J. New- 



to?^s7arn"\'^.°MSoTSl'nt'nr\ri'Be1d?n f D. Lord ; J. Buckley, c, J. 



'^'g^lfB^CHan, ,SUver.spangled).-l J Fielding. |. H fUon 3, A.hton and 

 Booth.Broadbottom.Mottram ft<:,J.F.eldmt. Asnion^. ^^ ^ 



,°k*"S?ll>!f'J^'iioVi;«'el^'T°o7tingto'*n;?nv';; W. Preston. Bingley; N. 

 •^FBE^CH '#ow"8*-5? Jnss J. Leathes, Fakenbam. 2, J. D. Asbworth, Marsden 

 Heights. 3. G.W.Hibbert.Godley. ;,c, T. Wakefield. ^ „^ 



PoLAK-DS.-l and 2. H. Bcldon. 3. W. Uaivey. n^. Fulwood. 3, J. 



Game BASTAMS.-Cocfc^l. F. S. Kobmson^ i^w '■ f. Nicholson ; G. 



owaeld, Bradford, lie. W. H. ^Z^l.tM rG F Ward. Sunderland. 

 «^'i-.'^E^"B'A\'iAl-s?^S.^r^Haff.''2,'i.°sfarIlts.' 3. T. Aspen. Church. 



'■Va.^b- lAi^MT^^I^ three miles or A c^-^^on)^^^^^^^^^^ 



Accrington. 2. G. & J. A°''"'?'''/S.'= shlSes. 2?G. Maples, Jan.. Wavertree. 

 Gaste Bantahs (Black Beds).— l.T.bharpies. .. «. 



S. F. S. Eobinson. he, T. Barker. ^ Haworth. 3, W. F. 



Game Bantams (Any co'o"'-'- ,°;- J' «„wf.' T Sharpies, c, T. Barker. 

 Entwisle, Westfleld, Cleckheatpn. he G. Noble • Tjhnarp.e^ ,^ ^ Wadding- 



Bantams (iny variety except Game).-l J°S,^' f" ° e Walton, 

 ton. he. T. H. Pickles, Mytho mroyd; W. A Taylor ^v, ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 



TrmKEVS.-l. H. CrosBley. 3, E. Leccn. o. j. uu 



Overton. tor Wra,lker 3 W. H. Butcher, Preston. 



GEESE.-l. E. Leech. 2. J. HoulKer. a. " ■ 3 j. Heap. 



g?f/s !iS)"I?l^l.M,-.!'E?Kcb.'''2; J.^fo'-ulkeV. 3, L. H.Rickctts. Barn- 



'^!5'rCK°sTAj^o\fer'U^et?^ W1 V Binns (Bahama and Ruddy Shell). 



2 and ftc, H.B. Smith, Broughton, Preston (3). 



