Jannary 2,1886.] 



JOUENAIi OP HOBTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



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Seilcig Class —Ki^t. Hon. W. H. W. Fitzwilliom (Black Eed Game). 

 Seoond, T. C. Harrison, Hull (Brown Call). 



SIVEKPSTAKBS FOR SINGLE COCKS. 



Game.— First, C. Clialloner, Steetly, Works.ni. Second, W. H. W. Fitz, 

 wUliam Highly Commended, G. Wostenholme ; E. Dodge, Sharrow View- 

 Sheffield. 



Dorking.— Prize, Hon. tV. H. Vf. Fitzwilliam. Highly Commended, 

 Hon. W. C. W. Fitzwilliam. 



Judge. — Mr. Douglas. 



HECKMONDWIKE POULTRY SOCIETYS SHOW. 



The fonrth annual meeting of the above Society was held on the 

 26th of December. The moraing gave promise of a fine day, but to- 

 wards noon a few drops of rain fell, and when the Show was opened a 

 smart shower came on, which for a time put a stop to the attendance of 

 visitors. In consequence of the Manchester Show being so close at 

 hand, the pens exMbited were not so numerous as last year ; but the 

 quality of the birds compensated for any lack of numbers, and most 

 of them were in fine feather. The Game classes were the most 

 numerous, and in the Black-breasted and Brown Kcd classes some ex- 

 cellent birds were shown. The Duct\vings were good, so were the 

 Blacks. Tbe classes for Bantum-i contained some very good birds. 

 In the Red and Duckwing classes several birds changed owners. The 

 Block cock in the first-prize pen was sold for .£5. In the Uamhunjh 

 classes there was not a single entry, a most singular case, as in this 

 neighbourhood it formerly was rare to see a cottager keep anything bnt 

 a *' Pheasant or a Chitteprat." The other classes contained some 

 good birils, but the competition was confined to a few pens in each class. 



Game (Black-breasted Red).— First, J. Beetham, Girllnton. Seoond. J. 

 Vickerman, Chickenloy. 



Game (Brown Red!. — First, H. C. Mason, Drighliugton. Second, J, 

 Hodgson, Bowling Old Lane. Highly Commended, J. Ineson, Staincliffe. 

 Commended, P. Greenwood, Liversedge. 



Game (Dnckwingsiand other Grey and Blue). — First, J, Fell, Adwalton. 

 Second J. Spedding, Chickonley. 



Game (White and Pile).— First, H. C. Mason. Second, W, Whiteley, 

 Liversedge. 



Gabie (Btack and Brassy-winged).— First, G. Noble, Staincliffe. Second, 

 J. Walshaw, Heckmondwike. Highly Commended, J. Ineson. 



Game East.'.3i (Red). — First, G. Noble. Second, J. Elam, Heckmond- 

 wike. 



GiaiE B-iSTAM (Duckwing). — First,!. Goodall, Heckmondwike. Second 

 J. Elam. 



BANTA3I (Black). — First, J. Parker, Heckmondwike. Second, J. Brook, 

 Heckmondwike. 



SPAXlsuI(Black). — First, T. Greenwood, Dewsbury. Second, W. Whiteley. 



Cochin-China (Any colour). — First, T. Suddick, Tong Street. Second, 

 J. A. Briggs, Rawden. 



Brahma Pootra. — First, J. Walshaw. Second, S. Halliday, Heckmond- 

 wike. 



Ant other Distinct Breed.- First, S. Halliday. Second, J. Holt, 

 Heckmondwike. 



Game Hen (Any colour). — First, J. Vickerman, Chickenley. Second, .J. 

 A. Briggs. Highly Commended, H. C. Mason. 



Judges. — >Ir. J. W. Thompson, Southowram, and 3Ir. J. Crossland, 

 Wakefield. 



NEWPORT POULTRY SHOW. 

 I WAS sorry to see the poultry exhibited in baskets, many of 

 which were not adairted to the inmates. Moreover, it is well 

 known that baskets injure the tails of cocks very often. Can it 

 be any injui-y of tliis kind that has made former exhibitors, as 

 Vicouutess Hohnesdale and Mr. J. K. Fowler, um-epresented 

 at the late show ? Some wooden pens would be much better. 

 Many of the baskets which I saw had nothing to prevent the 

 cocks seeing each other, and I noticed two Pohsh exchanging 

 civilities not calculated to improve their future chances of 

 success in exliibitiun-rooms. — Y. B. A. Z. 



THE D.VRLLNfGTON EXHIBITION. 



My attention has been called to an error in the report of our 

 lateshow which I shall be obliged to you if you will correct — 

 — viz., you state by a foot note that Mr. Wilson's cup Game 

 cock was disquaUfled on accoimt of having a tail feather spUced. 

 This was not so. It was the Game cockerel exhibited by Mr. 

 Charlton that was disqualified. You also state that Mr. Fletcher, 

 of Manchester, won the silver cup for the most prizes. This 

 is also an error. The cup was won by Mr. Beldon, of Bingley, 

 who scored one more point than Mr. Fletcher. I shall be 

 obliged by your correctmg this also.— J. Hodgson, Hon. Sec. 



[We ai-e very sorry that any mis-statement occurred, but our 

 information came originally, we believe, from the Committee. 

 We did not state that Mr. Fletcher had won, but that the 

 award to him was disputed by Mr. Beldon, and was not decided 

 — tljat is, when our report was written. We have heard from 



Mr. Charlton also, who says, "At the Darlington Show I re- 

 ceived the first prize for Game cockerel ; and in the report in 

 the Journal you have it that the first-prize cock belonging to 

 Mr. Wilson was disqualified for having a sickle feather spliced 

 in his tail. Now I am, as you may imagine, excessively an- 

 noyed to say that it is a mistake, and that it was my cockerel 

 that was disqualified. I have been for some time suffering 

 from a severe attack of bronchitis, and was utterly unable to 

 attend to my fowls, and consequently they had to be seen to 

 by the parties who breed and walk my birds. A mouth before, 

 I saw the cockerel, and he was then all right, and I had not 

 the slightest knowledge of the fraud — in fact, I was as ignorant 

 of it as you could be. You can understand, then, my great 

 annoyance at this unfortunate business." — Ens.] 



A GOOD RESOLUTION FOR THE NEW YE.iR. 



Eesolved by an Awakened Committee.— That after the first 

 day of Jannary, 18(50, those magnificent specimens of the 

 poultry yard denominated Turkeys, which at certain of our 

 shows have, from some error on our part, not from any offence 

 on theirs, been subjected to the pains and penalties of impri- 

 sonment, shall henceforth be provided with such accommoda- 

 tion as shall not only insure them Uberty of person, but shall 

 enable them to display those charms which have so long been 

 hidden from public view. 



■' B. & W.s " .\JIARY— HONEY HARVEST OF 1865. 



As your correspondents are beginning to send you in the 

 resiUts of the year in respect to their honey harvest, &c., I am 

 induced to forward to you my usual winter report. I may 

 observe in general that it has not been more than an average 

 year with me, perhaps somewhat below the average, but this is 

 in part owing to the strong tendency to swarm which prevailed 

 more or less diuring the whole season. However, I take it that 

 this tendency to swarm is in itself indicative of the average 

 character of the honey season, for when honey abounds and 

 the bees are busy coUectiug it swarming is usually at a dis- 

 count. AU perceptible increase to the store of honey ceased 

 in the first week in July, which is the earUest period I ever 

 remember my bees to have ceased their labours. Ordinarily 

 they add to their stores in more or less considerable quantities 

 till about the second week in August. However, they resumed 

 work at the end of September, and filled up their empty cells, 

 even seaUng up a good many. The honey collected thus late 

 was very dark, and had a peouhar flavour which I never re- 

 member to have tasted before as collected trom flowers. A 

 good deal was collected from the ivy, and this may have helped 

 to produce the flavour I speak of, but it certainly did not pre- 

 ponderate. 



Altogether I have obtained 196^ lbs. of honey, of which I 

 have sold £8 worth. This was the produce of twelve hives, 

 fouj- of them being swarms, and six of the remainder having 

 given swarms, several even twice. The largest quantity ob- 

 tained from any one hive was 32 lbs. 



At the beginning of the year my hives stood thus, as com- 

 pared with the status of my apiary June 14, 1864 (see Joubnai, 

 OF HoEucuLTURE of that date) : — 



BEE-HOUSE. 



A. B. C. 



Hybrid Italian t2neen. English stock. Pore Italian queen. 



Bom 1861. Rich and Queen of 1864. Very Bom 1862. Very strong, 



strong. strong and rich. and rich in honey. 



D. E. P. 



Pure Italian queen. Pure Italian queen. English queen. Dege- 



Bred out of C in 186J. Bred out of C in 1864. nerated stock. In 1864 



Strong and rich. Strong and rich. had a pure Italian 



queen ; now has all 



black. 



UNDEE COVEE. 



G. 



Pure Italian queen. Bred out of C in 1863. 



Strong and pretty rich. 



GABDEN. 

 H. I. 



English queen, 1868, Strong Pare Italian queen. Bred 



and rich. out of C in 1864. Tasmaniau 



hive. Rich and strong. 



The condition of p pnzzled me, because at the close of 1864 

 there were many beautifully-marked Italians, whereas I could 

 not see a single one in the hive this spring. This led me to 

 fear (otherwise there is no truth in the doctrine of partheno- 



