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JOUR 



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neighbours all join in the ill treatme- 

 attention is stripped literally naked, j. 

 bird which it might be desirable to sa 

 kindness and compassion for any sufferin 

 I should recommeud placing it in a bast 

 covering with flannel, feeding at short inti 

 of a bird say two or three weeks old, placing i. 

 standing this in a warm place near the lire. — W . 



NADirjNG. 



It seems hardly necessary to return to this qnesfci 

 it to say that *' A Kenfrewshire Bee-keeper " v 

 understands my recommendation of the previous na 

 super before the latter is put in its proper place. If 

 is left too long in its temporary position, we aU know t 

 of what he describes takes place. There is no palpabl 

 the case at all. Let the box be placed as a super when i 

 have constructed a fair piece of comb, and none of the o 

 complained of will occur, but the bees will take to it and col 

 tinue their labour therein, to the great satisfaction of the bee- 

 keeper. Let those try it who find their bees reluctant to ascend. 

 — B. & W. 



Lincoln Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show. — The forth- 

 coming Lincoln Show is on the single-bird system. The xnizes 

 are liberal — three in each class ; and in addition there are five 

 £3 cups. We are informed that no pains will be spared by 

 the Committee in the care of the birds. The Show will be held 

 in the best tents procurable. The Judges engaged are Messrs. 

 E. Hewitt, R. Teebay, and F. Esquilaut. The Secretary asks 

 for any suggestion towards making the Show successful. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Otlet Snow.— Mr. C. Sidgwicb, The EaOies, Skipton, informs U3 that he 

 won the third prize for Black Bantams. 



Do Poultry Injure Grass? (J. BHtter}rorth).—'We do not think that 

 common fowls injure grass in any way, aud their dung improves the herbage. 

 Geese are great consumers of grasR, and their dung is not so beneficial. If 

 the owner or tenant of the field objects to your fowls being there, he con, of 

 course, make you pay for the trespass. 



Brahmas' Eggs (fi. F. L.). — In answer to many correspondents, and to 

 some cunoue queries, we are obliged sometimes to become querists ourselves, 

 and gleau the knowledge we lack. We have kept Brahmas from the lirst 

 introduction of them. We have always kept aud bred large numbers. We 

 have noticed much variety in the colour of the eggs, but we have never seen 

 a white one, nor should we keep a hen that laid them. It is not uncommon 

 to have eggs that are covered with white specks or spots, but the ground is 

 always brown. We du not like white eggs from breeds that should lay yellow. 

 We are always afraid of some distant strain. The details of the laying are 

 very interesting, and we wish many would take the same trouble. It is the 

 easiest and most authentic mode of instruction. 



Camphi'R for Roup (S. W.). — We fear the chickens were dying before the 

 camphor was given. We so far differ from your friend, that we believe many 

 more would have died if he had not followed our prescription. It is one we 

 have used for many years with uniform success. It has saved the lives of 

 thousands of Pheasants and chickens, and we use no other medicine. It 

 does not affect the crop. The crop is a receptacle for food, and it passes 

 thence into the gizzard, where it imdergoes the natural process of grinding 

 and assimilation. The c^pes are cauaed by small u-ritating red worms at the 

 •nd of the windpipe. These cannot bo reached by any medicine save one 

 that by odour pervades the system. Camphor does this, and it is among the 

 most powerful of vermifuges. The water must be so impregnated that it 

 shall smell strongly of the camphor when some distance from tho uoetrila. 

 A confined place is the best for fattening Ducks. They may bo fed on 

 ground oats miied with water, and have a little gravel. Shreds of raw meat 

 and a very little bran are gi'eat helps. 



Partridge Cochin's Breast Feathers {T. S.).— We should mistrust 

 the Partridge cock. Buff feathers on the breast are a disquaHfication, and 

 we have never known faults to he got i-id of in moulting. The disqualification 

 named above is as imperative in a chicken as in an adult. 



Spanish Crossed Eggs (D. L. P.).— If the eggs are the result of a cross 

 ask for your money back, and, if refused, try the County Court if you will. 

 EecoUect, the proof of the cross is with you, and all County Court Judges 

 are not well up in the poultry question. After the abominable weather we 

 have had we may hopefully look for a continuance of fine worm days and 

 nights, and we advise you to set some Game eggs. Much may be done by 

 eare and good feeding. 



PovhTUY Food (Inquirer). — We do not know the kind you name, and we 

 never use any artificial. 



Scabbed Spanish Cock's Face (A Lover of Fowls). — Rub the bird's face 

 ■with citron ointment (obtainable from any chemist), aud keep the bird by 

 himself until the scabs are removed. 



Brahma Cockerel Unheaj^thy (T. S.). — You should ho more explicit. 

 You do not state whether your birds are at liberty or in confinement. We 

 presume the latter. They are eating each other's feathers ; they do so for lack 

 of something they cannot get. Give them growing grass cut with plenty of 

 fresh earth, lettuces, feed on gi-ound oats mixed with milk, and rub the bare 

 Bpots with compound citron ointment. 



Hahiuurghs for Laying (Colin). — There is no difference in the qualities 

 of Golden and Silver. The only distinction is in the ground coloiu". A pair 

 of Turtle Doves is worth from 1*28, to 15s. They breed in confinement, two 

 Bometime.i three pairs in a year. 



Pekin and Cochin Bantams (R. L. JT.).— Pekin and Cochin Bantams are 

 not the same. Mr. Wyllie, of East Moulsey, Siin-ey, is the only person we 

 know who has them. The web of the wing of a fowl is never feathered, and 

 the mark is never obliterated. 



Food for Young Pheasants (W. F. C). — Chopped egg, grits, bread and 

 milk, dough, and crushed wheat. Buy Rally's " Pheasants and Pheasantiies." 

 It can be sent by post for Is. hi., and gives full instructions. 



idding the 



> best known 



jlborn. 



.e the advertisQ- 



.de nearer home by 



jne of the " Manuals 



•ot think you would fi^nd 

 J hivea, although thsj have 

 jrchases are Bmalier than the 

 The haybands will be very ne- 

 void, and they will al^o need some 

 s of summer. If you have only the 

 should not advise yuu to drive at all, 

 jjut the swarm in the hive's place; but 

 d.% the bees are in good numbers, and put 

 jme other stock, 

 are glad to hear of the successful treatment of 

 . bad plight last November. There is no panacea 

 -rrath for nine-tenths of the ills that afflict bee-kind. 

 x>x stocks alive all this winter in the same way, clothing 

 ^rpet sewn together into a cap, aud shutting them off 

 A-ong east winds. These hives were all facing the north- 

 .fremely fortunate this backwaid spring to have got a swarm 

 au ^per already from the same stock : this, too, you attribute to 



gooi- _j. Mr. Astou's bee trap is only apphcable to a hive which has 



an au .^e entrance way, either in the bottom edge of the hive itaelf or in a 

 tuime a way through a suitable floor-board. To make it available in the 

 case 01 glasses and round supers you must have a proper board as ho describes 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



Camden Square, London. 



Lat. SI"" 32' 40" N. ; Loug. 0^ 8' 0" W. ; Altitude 111 feefc. 



REMARKS. 

 2l8t. — Wet, cold, and uncomfortable all day. 

 22nd. — Dull early, but soon cleared; cloudy about 11 a.m., after which time it 



was beautifully fine. 

 2Srd. — Wet early, but fine by 11 a.m. ; wind rather high in the afternoon, but 



a very fine day. 

 2'4th. — Very fine day ; rather dull about noon, but soon cleared off. 

 25th. — Rather stormlike in the afternoon, but soon passed over ; a trifle warmer 



than it has boeu lately. 

 26th. — Dull till 9.30, so that the eclipse was but imperfectly seen between the 



parting clouds ; fine from 9.30 to 3.30, when rain commenced. 

 27th. — Damp, dull, and close, though cool, thunder at 0.27 I'.m.; sharp hail 



shower whiteuing the ground at 11.30 a.m.; fine afternoon and evening. 

 Although on some days and for short periods the temperature has been 

 higher, there haq been an absence of that warm genial weather usual at this 

 season.— G. J. Symons. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— May 23. 



We have scarcely any alteration 

 2(i. to Hd. per lb. 



to report. New Potatoes ai-e sold at from 



Apples i sieve » 



Apricots doz. 2 



Cnernes ij^ box 2 



Chestnuts bushel 



Currants J sieve 



Black do. 



Figs doz. G 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 2 



GooseberrioB quart 



Grapes, hothouse lb. 6 



Lemons 1^100 6 



Melons each 6 



d 



0to5 



FRUIT, 

 d. 



Mulberries ^Ib. 



Nectarines ;.,. doz. 



Oranges ^ 100 



Peaches doz. 



Poars, kitchen doz. 



dessert doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums i 6ieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries ^ lb. 



Walnuts bushel 



ditto %^100 



OtoO 

 



Artichokes doz. 



Aaparaaus t^- lOU 



French 



Beans. Kidney 1^100 



Beet, Red doz 



Broccoli bundle 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums I,-*- lUO 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Coleworts. . doz. bunches 

 Cucumbers each 



picKliug duz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



H'Tst-radish handle 



Leeks btinch 



Lettuce doz. 



VEGETABLES. 

 . d. 3. d. 



0to6 

 6 

 12 

 6 2 

 



Mnshrooms poltle 



Mustard & Cress. .punnet 



Onions bushel 4 



pickling quart 



Parsley per doz, hunches 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 2 



Potatoes bushel 6 



Kidney do. 



Round . do. 



Radishes., doz. buochua 1 



Rhubarb bundle 



Salsaf y bundle 1 



Savoys d<iz. 2 



Scorzouera bundle 1 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 2 



Tomatoes doz. 2 



Turnips bunch 



Vegetable Marrows 









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