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JODBNAL OF HOBTIOULTUKE AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



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tlie Ualius Backiva ; but there in no record that I know of that 

 the Gallus giganteus haa ever been found wild, but if it had 

 been found wild there would be no improbability in such 

 a theory, which would be a more probable one than that our 

 large breeds all descended from eo small a bird as the Gallus 

 Bankiva or ferruginous ; but still it is not imposuible that in 

 remote times there might have been some larger wild breeds, 

 now extinct by domestication as wild species, though the great 

 size, the nnwieldinoss, and inferior powers of llight and loco- 

 motion, perhaps render it impossible that the Indian Malays 

 were ever a wild breed of poultry. On this point opinions 

 differ, and many arguments may be held on both sides ; but it 

 would appear rather narrow-minded to insist that only one wild 

 original breed, and of only one colour, should necessarily be 

 the only original of domesticated poultry, when we well know 

 that there are several wild breeds of the Galliuic, though the 

 sorts we know now as wild sorts will not well interbreed, nor, 

 it appears, will hybrids between them prove productive. This 

 fact prevents them, with other distinctions, from being all our 

 true original types, and the wild sort, which nearest resembles 

 our tame poultry, haa been, of course, selected as the nearest 

 original type. 



I should have mentioned with regard to the larger or yellow- 

 legged Gallus ferrugineus, that there are only three shades of 

 colour found in them, and not five, as in the smaller and more 

 common wild breed. These shades of colour are Black-breasted 

 Beds, Ginger Beds, and Gingers ; the Brown Beds and Ginger 

 Brown Beds, both dark-faced and dark-combed, not being 

 foand in this species, which is always yellow-legged, whereas 

 the dark-faced varieties are always dark-legged. If the Gallus 

 giganteus could be proved to have ever been found in a wild 

 state, which it is possible it may have been, and have become 

 extinct, though there is jungle cover enough in India for any 

 wild breed to preserve its existence in, it would certainly sim- 

 plify the theory of the true originals ; as supposing the Malays 

 once wild, there would be two distinct originals, one small, the 

 Gallus ferrugineus, and one large, the Gallus giganteus ; the 

 smaller dark- legged and single-combed, the larger yellow-legged 

 and thick-combed ; but there is the difficulty of proving that 

 the larger original, the Gallus giganteus, or Malay, has ever 

 been wild at all, though, no doubt, other breeds once wild are 

 now existing in a domesticated, and, therefore, in a changed 

 type or form. — Trbvor. 



DRAWINGS OF POULTRY AND PIGEONS. 



I WISH to add a word on this subject to the excellent sugges- 

 tion made last week by " K. H. D." By all means have good 

 oil paintings given as prizes of the different varieties of poultry 

 in their respective classes, but still more is this necessary in 

 regard to fancy Pigeons. Beginners do not know the points 

 up to which to breed in order to ensure success, or to guide 

 them in purchasing. The Pigeon books, as a rule, have illus- 

 trations atrociouely ugly, or they are in a more or less degree 

 incorrect. Mr. Wolstenholme's paintings and engravings are 

 the exception, and thpy, to use the words of Mr. Esquilant, the 

 President of the Peristeronio Society, " portray the standard 

 points with a fulness and truthfulness which language cannot 

 convey, and these portraits have been the means of inducing 

 many to enter the Pigeon fancy." One glance at a picture tells 

 more than half a page of description. Good birds and good 

 pictures spread the fancy. I have myself a pair of wonderful 

 FantaUs, bred by Mr. Rule. A gentleman, one of the many 

 who saw them recently, said, " Well, if I could but get such 

 birds as those, I would go into the fancy myself.'' So different 

 and superior, even to an untaught eye, are first-class birds to 

 others of a lower type. — Wiltshike Becior. 



NEWCHURCH POULTRY SHOW. 



TffE best exhibition of poultry ever held in connection with the long- 

 established Newchnrch Society was decidedly that of last week. The 

 arrangementB apon the whole were very good, and the Committee are 

 eridently most desirouB to do all in their power to carry out everything 

 satisfactorily. The birds shown were mostly of high character, and 

 the competition, therefore, was very severe. We were much pleased 

 to find the determination manifested by the Managing Committee to 

 ke«p strictly to rules, as instanced in the Selling clasa, where the regu- 

 lations limit the prohibitory price of each pen to 30s. It is notorioua 

 that by systematic evasions birds are frequently claimed by the owners 

 themselves as soon as the prizes are awarded. In this instance, how- 

 ever, decidedly the two beat pens were ticketed as " sold " and "claimed," 



even before the Jadgo had seen them. The Committee at once re* 

 tiolved that these penn uhould not bo permitted to compete at all, and 

 other 1g8h valuable specimens obtained the jireniiums. This plan, oc 

 a rule that no birds can bu claimed until the show has been opened 

 for an hour, will soon put a stoj) to this objectionable practice, as not 

 unfrequeutly fowls have been put into the Selling class at a prico 

 nominally aa low as 'SOs. the pen, although the exhibitor wonld not 

 caro to sell them at £10 or more. 



One of the most excellent displays of Water/ovd, both domestic and 

 ornamental, wo ever mot with, was to be seen at Newchureh, and cer- 

 tainly tho attraction to visitors was very great. The attendance was 

 very satisfactory, the day being especially line, and u brass-band con* 

 liitit no doubt attracted many visitors. 



Game (Any colour).—! aad 2, C. W. Briorley, Middleton. ftc, E« 

 Aykruyd, Bradford, c, W. Kirby, jun., Trentbara (Uuckwing), 



Game BANTAMd.— 1, W. F. Kntwiale, Leeds. 2, C. W. Bnorley. 7ur, G. 

 Andorton, Accriugton. c, T. Sharpies, Crawsbawbooth. 



Bantams (Any variety except Game).— 1, 8- 8, Mossop, Long Snttoa 

 (Black). 2, T. C. HamsoD, Hull. hc,U. Pickles, Earby; S. & K. Asbtou, 

 Mottram (black). 



DoRKiNos.—i, J. Stott, Healey, Rochdale. 2, N. H. King, Sandfield^ 

 Rochdale, /ic, C. VV. Brierley ; H. Pickles, juu. c, J. Robinson, Garstang. 



Cochin-China (Any colour).—!, J. Kobiuaon. 2, C. W. Brierley. ftc, F. 

 Uaworth, Newfield (White), c, J. Stott, Healey. 



Spanish (Any variety).- 1 and 2, F. Uaworth, Haelingden (Black). 



Bbahma Pootra (Auy colour).—!, W. Harjireaves, Biicup (Dark). 3, E« 

 Leech. Itochdale. c, C. W. Brierley; E. Leech. 



llAMunEGHs (Golden-pencilledj.— !, T. bharples, Crawshawbootlu 2, J. 

 Robinson, he, H. Picklea. 



Hambdbghs (Silver-pencilled).—!, T. Sharpies; 2, J. Robinson, c, H. 

 Picltlcs 



HiMBDRCHS (Golden-spangled).— 1,H. Picklea. 2, N. Marlor, Denton. 

 he, J. Robiuaon ; S. & K. Asbton. 



HAMBonivHs (Silver-spuDcled). — 1 and 2, J. Fielding, NewchurcU. 

 !ic, J. Smalley. Liveaey, Blackburn. 



Ant other Variety.— 1, L. Biney (HoudanB). 2, H. Pickles (Polands). 



Selling Cla83.— 1. F. Haworth, Haaliugden. 2, J. Herry, Siladen. 

 he, R. A. Wild, Bury (Partridge Cocliine). c. A. Stott, Whitworth (Black 

 Red Game). 



Tdbkevs.— 1 and 2, E. Leech, c, A. Stott, Whitworth. 



Geese.— 1, W. H. Butcher, Lea, near Preston (White). 2. E. Leech. 



DncKS (Aylesbury).— !, E. Leech. 2, G. Ratcliffe, Kawtenstall. 



DtjcKs (Roueu).— 1, E. Duckworth, Ramsbottom. 2, E. Leech, c, J< 

 Kobinsun. 



Docks (Any other variety).—!, C. W. Brierley. 3, A. 4 J. Trickett 

 (Bahama Teal), he, T. C. Hai-rison, Hull; C. W. Brierley; A. & J. 

 Trickett Black East Indian); S. & R. Asbton (Carnlinns). c, R. Duck- 

 worth (Call); J. Halstead, Worathorne, Burnley (White Muaoovy). 



Ornamental Watertowl— 1, A. & J. Trickett (Dun Divers). 2, C. W. 

 Brierley (Red-headed Divers), he, C. W. Brierley (Spanifih Geese); 

 A. & J. Trickett (Carolinas) 



Single CCKa.—aame (any colour!.—! and lie.C. W. Brierley. 2, L. 

 Biney, Mancheator (Black Rod), e, W. Perrin, Nantwich (Brown Red). 

 Gume Bantam.— 1, W. F. Entwiale. 2, L. Biney. he, T. Barker, Burnley 

 (Black Red) ; C. W. Brierley; Harewood & Buckley, Accringtoa (Black 

 Red), c, W. Buckley (Black Red). 



Edward Hewitt, Esq., of Eden Cottage, Sparkbrook, was the Jndga 



SUFFOLK HONEY HARVEST. 



I HAVE read many accounts in your .Journal of honey liarveBtB 

 in different parts of the country, but have heard nothing of the 

 doings of my neighbours in the eastern counties. As a novice 

 in apiculture I should like to compare books with othets aimi- 

 larly situated. 



In 1S67 I purchased eight swarms in common hives ; two 

 were much injured in transit, so much so that the comb was 

 detached from the hives, which did not reach their floor-boards 

 by an inch, and the honey was trickling out, much to the delight 

 of thousands of stranger bees. By narrowing the entrance to 

 half an inch, and using a liberal supply of putty, I made tho 

 hives "taut all round," but found the comb still loose in the 

 autumn. On Easter Sunday, 1868, the bees in one hive were 

 apparently dead. I cut away nearly all the comb, when, seeing 

 a bee move, I placed them before a fire, covering them with a 

 cambric handkerchief, and feeding with sugar and water. I 

 kept them in the house all night, and the next morning being 

 tine replaced them on their stand, and although deprived of 

 seven-eighths of their comb, they weighed on the 29ih of Jtine 

 over 40 lbs. (the extent of my spring balance) ; the other hive 

 on August 9ih weighed 38 lbs., but from neither did I obtain 

 either swarm or honey. I had from the other six hives 85 lbs. 

 nett of virgin honey and four swarms. I calculate a swarm to 

 equal 10 lbs. of honey, so add 40 to 85 making the average for 

 the six, 20 lbs. 13 ozs., or for the eight 15 lbs. 10 ozs.— West 

 Sdffolk Bee-keeper. 



P.S.— From my best hive I obtained a well-filled glass weigh- 

 ing 20 lbs. nett, and a capital swarm. 



Bevehley Poultry anb Pigeon Show. — We have seen the 

 schedule of the liberal prize list offered at this exhibition, and 



