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fanciers of EDgland, Soolland, and Ireland. F. Esqailant, 

 Esq., pi-eaidod on the occasion. We hope to giva a detailed 

 report next week. 



POULTRY CATARRH. 



; OwiNa to the long continnance of damp unseasonable weather, 

 some of my Houdaus became affected with a species of bron- 

 chitis, which I believe is peculiar to French fowls. The 

 symptoms are a gurgling noise iu the throat, an ocoasional 

 cough, and expectoration. After trying various remedies with- 

 out any very beneficial result, 1 eventually made the following 

 experiment : Having poured half a dozen drops of Powell's 

 balsam of aniseed into a teaspoonful of port wine, I ad- 

 ministered the dose at night to one of my invalids. The next 

 night but one I repeated the dose, and on the following morn- 

 ing the bird was perfectly well. One of my neighbours tried 

 the recipe with equal suooesa. — H. S. Fkasek. 



MELROSE POULTRY SHOW. 



Tan third Ksbihition of the Waverley Association took place in the 

 Com Exchange Hall, Melrose, on the 17th and ISth inst. Nearly 

 200 pens of Poultry, and upwards of 1'2I) pens of Pigeons and Cage 

 Birds were exhibited. Of Dorkiniis there was a fine show, and all 

 the other classes were well represented bj birds of excellent quality. 

 The Pigeons were not unmeroas, hnt very good. The attendance was 

 not so large as in former years. The following is the prize list : — 



DoBKlNos (Silver).—!, A. Curie, Melrose. 2, J. Paul, Glasgow. 8, D. 

 Annan, Torr, Cupar-Fifo. he, T. Raines, Stirling; (i. H. Plummer, 

 Dalkeith ; G. F. Lyon, Kivkmichael. c, .J. Shorthose, Newoastle-on-Tyne. 



DoRKlNOS (Greyl.— 1, T. Raines. 2, Miss Milne, Otterbnm. 8, T. L. 

 Jackson, Buah of Ewes, he, D. Hardie, Sorbie. 



Spanish.— 1, H. Wilkinson, Earby. 2, D. Waugb, Mehose. 3, W. Inglis, 

 inn., Selkirk, vhc, G. Amos, Melrose. 



Coohin-China.— 1. T. Fenwick. 2, W. R. Park. 8, J. Shorthose. he, J. 

 H; Dawes, c, Mrs. BirUett, Broororigg, Aiastable. 



Bbahma PooraA.— 1, R. Erownleo, Kirkcaldy. 2, T. Raines. 3, J. A. 

 Dempster. 



Game.— 1, D. Haidie. 2, J. McGreRor, Crieff. 8, E. Rutherford, Eed- 

 liugton Station, he, M. Mvcroft, Bedlington ; T. Brough, Carlisle, c, J. 

 Muirlicad, Siilton. 



HAMBDltcus (Golden-pencilled).—!, 3, and !ie, W. R. Park. 2, W. Bowe. 



HAarBURr.iis (Oolden-spanKledl.— 1, J. T. lioversidge, Newark-on-Ti-ent. 

 3, A. Heatlie. Selkirk. 3, Mrs. Brown, Abercairney. 



Hambubgus (Silver-penciUedj.— ! and 2, W. R. Park. 8, J. Musgrave, 

 Longtown. 



Hamburghs (.Silver-spangled).— 1, J. Mnsgrave. 2, W. Bows, Carlisle. 

 8, G. Caithness, Carnoustie, 



Any other Vabietv.—1,W.R. Park (Creve-Cceur). 2, J.Panl (Polands). 

 3, J. H. Dawes (Houdans). /ic, J.H.Dawes (Houdans); J.Elgar (Cuckoo 

 Dorking) ; W. R. P.ark (Sultans). 



Game Bantams.-!. J. R. Robinson. 2, W. Mabon, Jedburgh. 8, D. 

 Browulie. he, J. Daulop, inn., Berwick-on-Tweed ; D. Hardie. 



Bakiams (Any other variety).—!, H. Yardley, Birmingham. 2, T. C. 

 Han-ison, Hull. 3, J. H. Dawes (Japanese), he. W. B. Graham (Black) ; 

 T. Watson, Bridge of Earn ; Mrs. R. Freer, Kirkcaldy ; J. Archibald 

 (Japanese) ; A. Mills. Kirkcaldy (Black) ; 8. * R. Ashton (Black), c, Mrs. 



E. Freer (Golden Sebright). 



Bantam Cock (Any variety).— l.D.Hardie. 2,J. Brown, Selkirk. 3, W. 

 Mabon (Brown Red). 



Docks (Aylesbury).—! and 8, J. Ssott, Xewhall. 2, A. Haggart, Leslie. 

 'ic, J. Knos, Melrose; G. Dryden, Selkirk; W. Hood, Jedburgh, c, Mrs. 

 Scott, Ancrum. 



Docks ( Rouen).—! and 2, D. Hardie. 3, Mrs. Scott. 



Docks (Any other variety).—! and 2, T. O. Harrison, Hull. B. T. Steven- 

 son, Bleachfleld, Melrose (African), he, A. Thomson, Mainhill, St. Bos- 

 walls (Muscovy). 



Selling Class.—!, A. Croshie, Abbotsmeadow (Spanish). 2, W. Inglis, 

 ion. (Spanish). 3, T.L.Jackson. Bush of Ewes, Langholm (SUverDorking). 

 /tcW.Paterson (Spanish); D.Cheyue (Silver-spangled), c, G. H Plummer. 



Cottagers' Class. — 1, Mrs. Waugh, Melrose 2, W. Linton, Hume's 

 Close, Selkirk. 8, J. Musgrave, Longtown. he, W. Hart, Gattonside. 



ToRKEYB.-l, T.L.Jackson, Cambridge. 2, J. H.Dawes. 3, J. Meiklam, 

 Qladswood. he, Mrs. Scott. 



Geese.— 1, Mrs. Birkett (Toulouse), a, D. Hardie (Toulouse). 3, T. L. 

 Jackson (Embden). 



PIGEONS. 



Fantails.— 1, A. Smith, Broughty Fen y. 2, H. Yardley. vhe, J. Spence, 

 Edinburgh, he, F. Graham. 



Footers.—!, J. Fairley, Edinburgh. 2, F. M'Crae, Aberdeen, he, J. 

 Spence. c, Fl. Yardley. 



NONS.- 1, W. Cheyne. 2, R. Paterson, Mebrose. ftc, J. Sibson ; J. Camp- 

 bell, Langholm ; R. Paterson. 



Jacobins.—!, J. Spence. 2, H. Yardlev. e, J. Sibson. 



TORBITS.— 1, W. R. Park. 2, F. Graham, he, R. Paterson ; H. Yardley ; 



F. Graham. 



Owls (Eng'jsh).— 1, R. Paterson. 2, J. Sibson. he, J. Spence; F. 

 Graham. 



ToMbLERS.— !, F. Graham. 2, J. Pringle, Newoastle-on-Tyne. he, J. 

 Campbell ; H. Yardley ; F. Graham. 



Ant OTHER Variety.—!, H. Yardley. 2, A. Crosbio. he, F. M'Crae 

 (Mottled Trumpeters) ; F. Graham, c, J. Sibson (Trumpeters). 



Selling Class,- 1 and lie, R. Paterson. 2, J. Campbell, c. A, Crosbie 

 (Nuns). 



CANARIES. 



Don (Yellow).— Coci.—l, J. Cleghorn. 2, J. Seth, Melrose, x-he, J. 

 Hardie. Htn.—l, A. Armstrong. 2, T. Wilson, Hawick, vhe, A. McLean, 

 Btelrose. 



Don (Bnff).— Coefc.— 1, T. Hawklnn. 9, J. Cltghorn. vhe, J. Hardiv, 

 Golnsbiels. Hen.-!, A. Armstrong. 2, J. Hardie. c, W. Boggle. 



Don (Yellow Flcckcd).-t'o<;A-.-l, T. Darling. 2. T. ■Wilson. Ju, J. 

 Cleghorn. 7f, a.- 1, T. Darling 2. A. Slccl. /ic, J. Cleghorn. 



Don (BulTFlecked).— rnr;t.— l.T.WilBon. 2,J.Cloghom. e,A.McLean. 

 Hm.—l, T. Darling. 2, J. Uiirdie. (ic, .1. Seth. 



Caoe Bihus.— 1, Miss C. Paterson, Melrose (Goldfluch). 2, T. Wilaou 

 (Buff Flocked Goldfinch Mule). 



Judges.— Mr. E. Tcebay, Folwood, Preston ; Mr. A. Ferf^Bon, 

 Kelso. ___________ 



ANrS\'ERP PIGEONS. 



I HAVE seen occasionally o desire expressed to know what 

 really is the conformation of head and other distmguishuig 

 properties of the true Antwerp Pigeon, and as I have generally 

 kept this variety I venture to state what I consider constitutes 

 a good bird of this kind. , „ , ,„j 



I prefer the male birds to be large, muscular, fuU-oheetea; 

 long broad, and clean in the flight feathers ; not too long in 

 the neck • with a very barrel head, and a real Bullfinch beak, 

 similar to that which a good Barb should have, but twice the 

 size, not simply in length but depth also, wattled above to 

 about the same degree, but no wattle round the eye, whicH 

 ought to be aery red, and not bordering on yeUow or orange 

 near the pupil, but a good clear pearl— this I consider a great 

 point ■ also the more prominent and bolting the eye the better. 



GeneraUy, the Blues are the proudest and most dashmg 

 birds but those which look best when clean are the hght- 

 colou'red ones with dark well-defined bars. I have seen some 

 of a cream colour, frosted in the hackle, which were handsome 

 except for exhibition. . ,, v , 



I prefer the hens not so large, longer and finer m the beat, 

 which is often somewhat dove-shaped, and altogether of a 

 lighter build than the cocks. 



I do not care how wild the birds are, the wilder and more 

 untameable they are the better homing birds they make. 



It is a matter of taste, but in my neighbourhood people gene- 

 rally match hens of a lighter shade to blue birds, silver for 

 instance, or barred white ones, which also make them tell better 

 when flying. To a flving fancier, of all kinds these I believe to 

 be the most interesting, not moping up near the chimney side 

 like many others, but continuaUy on the move, flying about m 

 circles and dashing off every few minutes as if they felt a plea- 

 sure in showing you what they could do ; in fact they are more 

 spirited than any other kind with which I am acquainted. 



Another great advantPge also is that they are so fond o£ 

 home and s» cunning withal, that when once familiarised with 

 your locality they are not easily lost ; it would take something 

 extraordinary to confuse some birds that I know, even if it 

 were possible to do so. Many of them wUl go twenty or thirty 

 miles without training. To prevent the tail feathers being 

 broken while in training owing to the birds being sometimes 

 carried in the pocket, it is advisable to shorten them from 

 i inch to 1 inch. It also makes the birds look more compact 

 when on the wing.— Jen'kins James. 



MANAGEMENT OF SUPERS. 



In answer to " A. B.," in No. 401, 1 have seen it stated that 

 when the hive is full of bees, and they begin to fill the mouth 

 of the hive at night, you may then try a super, but always 

 commence with a small one. I have one made one-fourtU 

 the size of the -Woodbury super to hold four of the wood bare 

 which project through the back and front. Two or three of 

 the bare are fiu-nished with guide combs, the centre one la 

 partially filled with honey or syrup. Then on a fine morning, 

 about nine or ten o'clock, warm the super and place it on the 

 hive ; if at night the bees have not gone into it, shut it off for 

 two or three days and then try it again. In this way I have 

 never failed. . ,•,,.„ 



Will you inform me whether it is necessary to give the mve 

 a puff of smoke previous to searching for the queen and other 

 operations on the hive ? — J. E. 



[All depends upon the temper of the bees, it ii not usually 

 necessary to do eo.J 



CrV^IL WAR IN A HTV^E. 



Foe several weeks past there has been going on most un- 

 seemly behaviour in my only little colony— for I have but one 

 stock. It would appear as if there were two parties fxisling m 

 the same hive, and the weaker becoming a great annoyance to 

 the stronger, the latter are ejecting the former. The manner 



