Aagast iS, 1809. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTIAGE GABDENEB. 



177 



Game (Any variety).—! and 3, J. Wntaon, Knaresboronch. he, G. 

 Holmes ; J. Johnson, Starbpcli. Chicltem.—\, J. Watson. 2, J. Johnson. 



Hamborohs (Golden-spangled).—!, J. Walker. '2, G. Holmes, lie, B. 

 Marshall, Kuaresborough. Chiekem. — 1, J. Walker. 



HiKBnEau3>(Goldon-pencilled).-l, J. Walker. 3, G. Holmes, c, F. 

 Horsman, Boroughbridne. Cliickcns.—\ and 2. J. Walker. 



Hambhrohs (Silver Pheasant or Spangled).— t. J. Walker. 2, G. Holmes. 

 c, A. C. Thompson. Chickens— I. J. Walker. 2, T. Cliff, Knareeborough. 



Hamburgh or Chitteprat (Silver-pencilled).- 1, J. Walker. 2, G. 

 Holmes. Chickem.—l and 2, J. Walker. 



BEAnHA PooTBA.— 1 and 3, F. Powell, Knaresborongh. 2, F. Horsman. 

 he, A. C. Thompson ; F. Powell ; J. Walker. Chickens.— 1, 2, and c, F. 

 Powell, /ic, A. C. Thompson. 



Gamk Bantams (.\nyvariety).—l, J.Pennington, Thirsk. 2, G. Holmes. 

 he, J. Walker ; A. C. Thompson ; F. Powell. 



Bantams (Any other vai-iety not previously mentioned).— 1, F. Powell. 

 2, G. Holmes. 



Geese.- 1 and he, J. Walker. 2, J. Joy, Preston Bottoms. 



Docks (Aylesbury).— 1, A. C. Thompson. 



Docks (Any other breed, not Aylesbury).- 1, C. Graham, Aldborough. 

 2, J. Walker. 



TORKEVS. — 1, J. Jov. 



GoiNEA Fowls.— l', J. Walker. 



Badkdoor Fowls.— 1, G. Holmes. 



-Extra Stock. — 1, C. Walker. 



.PiOEONS. — Tttmblcrs.—l and 2, J. Mason, Boronghhridge. Fantails. — 

 1 and 2, J. Mason, he, J. Watson, jun,, Knaresborough. c, J. Walker. 

 Croppers, — 1, J. Watson, jnn. 2, J.Walker. ,/(tco6ias,— 1, J. Mason. 2, J. 

 Walker. Carriers.-l and 2, J. Watson, jun. he, J. Mason. 



Mr. Hatton, of Pndsey, was the Judge, 



WOODSOME POULTRY SHOW. 



The fourteenth annual Exhibition of the Woodsome Society took 

 place on the 18th inst. It was a good Show, exceedingly well attended, 

 and the quality of the Pmdtnj and Rabbits first-rate, but the Piijeons 

 were not so good. The champion prize was closely contested by the 

 first-prize Brown Red Game and the first-prize Golden-spanfjled Ham- 

 bnrghs, the latter winning by one point only. 



DoRKrNGS.— 1 and 2, J. T. Beaumont, Greenhead, Huddersfield. 



Spanish.- 1, Burch & Boulter, Sheffield. 2, H. Beldon, Bingley. 



CoCHiN-CnraA.— Ciiiiinnion or Buff'.-l and lie, C. Sidgwick, RyddleaJen 

 Hall, Keighley. 2, J. H. Dawes, Moselev Hall, Birmingham. Any other 

 imriety.-l, J. White, Whitley, Nttherton, near Wakefleld. 2, J. Ueeloy, 

 Hepworth, Holmfirth. he, C. Sidgwick. 



Game (Blick-breasted or Brown Red).— 1, E. Aykrovd, Bradford. 2, G. 

 White, Denhy. he, A. Senior, Riley, Kirkburton. e, H. Roberts, Highgato 

 Lane, Lepton. 



PoLANDS.— 1 and 2, H. Beldon. 



Buahmar.— 1, G. H. Walker, Slaithwaitc. 2, C. Layland, Monia Brook, 

 near Warrington, c, J. T. Beaumont ; J. Battye ct Co., HUlhouse, Holm- 

 firth. 



SJJlBVTiGBS.—OoUl-i:eneiUed.—i, H. Beldon. 2, W. Parr, Patricrott, 

 Manchester. Gold-spaniiled.—l, H. Beldon. 2, J. White, he, J. Eollin- 

 son. Lindley, Otley. e, G. Plaigb, Hogley Green, Holmfirth. Sih'cr- 

 pcneilled.—l an! 2, H. Beldon. Silvcr-spunghd.—l and 2, H. Beldon. 

 e, J. Bradbury, Bradshaw, Austonland. 



Game Bantams.— 1, J. Walker, Bradford. 2, G. Noble, Staincliffe. 

 /jt;, W. F. Entwisle, Leeds; G.Noble; R. Armitage, Lepton ; A. Senior; 

 S. Binns, Spring Gate, Kirkburton ; W. Greaves, Bradfi,rd. Any other 

 rariety.—l, O. While, Donby. 2, H. Beldon. he, J. Walker, Halifax. 



Chickens (Any breed).—!, J. Bradhnrv. 2, C. Sidgwick. he, J. T. 

 Beaumont; 8. Binns, Spring Gate, Kiikburton ; R. Ellis, Junction, 

 Saddlewoith. c. J. Smith, liirkbnrton. 



V>0CK3.—J!ilcsbury.—l. J. T. Beaumont. 2, B. Kaye, Honley. he, 3. 

 North, jun., Huddersfield. Roucn.—l, J. White. 2, James Crossland, 

 Huddersfield. he, C. Sidgwick. e, S. H. Stott, Rochdale ; James Cross- 

 land. 



TOEKETS.— 1, S. H. Stott. 2, James Crossland, Huddersfield. 



Pigeons.- Carriers.- !, James Crossland. 2, B. Shaw, Stirley, Berry 

 Brow. Pouters. — 1, James Crossland. 2, A. Broughton, Lockwood. 

 7'!/mMfrs.— 1 and 2, J. Hawley, Bingley. Fnntai/s.- 1, J. Hawley. 2, J. 

 Hey, Brockholes. c, J. H. Syhes, Elmwood, Huddersfield. Jacobins. — 

 1^ and 2, Jimee Crossland. Trumpeftrrs.— 1, J. Hawley. 2 and he, J. H. 

 Sykes. c, James Crossland. Barbs. — !, J. fcfawley. 2, James Crossland. 

 he, J. H. SyUes. Commnn Doveeote.-l, L. Armitage. 2, J. H. Sykcs. 

 Equal 2, James Crossland. e, H. Sugden, Woodsome Lees. 



Rabbits.- Busl-.- 1 and he, T. Ingham, Leeds. 2, C. Gravil, Thorne. 

 Doe.— 1 and he, T. Ingham. 2, C. Gravil. 



. The Judges were Mr. William Cannan, Bradford, and Mr. E. 

 Hnlton, Pudsey, Leeds. 



Long Sctto:? Poultry Show.— We have received the prize 

 achedale of the Long Sutton Poultry Show, to be held on the 

 (jth and 7th of Octobe)f next, the entries closing on September 

 25th. It ia one of the most liberal that have been issued 

 for Borne time. Twelve silver cups are offered for competition, 

 nine of which are of the value of five guineas each, and three 

 of three guineas each. There are separate classes for young 

 and old birds, consequently these cnps caunot be monopolised 

 by either yonug or old birds, each competing separately ia 

 their respective classfs, and the competition is open to any 

 part of the hingdom. There are also offered four other silver 

 cups, restricted to local exhibitors. The money prizes are 

 on a no lees liberal scale. The li.^t includes thirty classes 

 lor poultry, eighteen classes for Pigeons, and two for Rabbit.^. 



The Judges appointed appear by name in the prize schedule, 

 and are Mr. Hewitt, of Birmingham, for poultry, and Mr. 

 Tegetmoier, of London, for Pigeons. 



THE INTRODUCTION AND PROPAGATION OF 

 LIGURIANS. 



{Continued from page 114.) 



Having therefore, either by the purchase of a stock, or by 

 the introduction of one or more queens, succeeded in obtaining 

 the true breed, it is probable that most persons will expect to 

 be enabled at once to propagate the pure Italian race ; it is at 

 least certain that I myself did so, and it took some time and a 

 very considerable amount of rather unpalateable experience to 

 undeceive ma. It is true that if the Lignrian stocks be so ex- 

 ceptionally strong in early spring a.s to breed drones well in 

 advance of every black colony within a radius of three to four 

 miles, and young queens can be reared before any black drones 

 are produced, such queens will have every chance of obtaining 

 pure fertilisation. Although, singularly enough, I was so fortu- 

 nate as to obtain this result with the first queen I ever reared, 

 subsequent experience has satisfied me that success in the first 

 attempt with only one Italian colony is so rare, that it is far 

 better to devote the first season to furnishing every stock in 

 the apiary with a Ligurian queen, multiplying queens at the 

 same time as far as may be deemed desirable, but paying little 

 or no heed to the character of their impregnation. For reasons 

 which need not be entered upon here, but which have been 

 already specified by me in discussing the subject of partheno- 

 genesis in the honey bee, all these queens, although they may, 

 and most of them probably will, breed a mixed worker progeny, 

 will in the next and succeeding years breed only puie Italian 

 drones, by the multitude of which the chances of a true im- 

 pregnation will in the ensuing season be so much increased 

 that the purity of the majority of young queens of the second 

 year is not improbable ; whilst if care be taken to keep all the 

 stocks well up to the mark, success in the case of early-bred 

 queens becomes nearly certain. During this second season, 

 therefore, all doubtful queens of the first year should be weeded 

 out and replaced by those of the current year. 



Queens may also be bred in the autumn, and when all black 

 drones have disappeared can scarcely fail of true impregnation, 

 if a Bufflcient number of Italian drones can be preserved, and 

 if the weather be warm enough.* For this purpose the usual 

 drone massacre may ba deferred almost indefinitely in one or 

 more stocks by removing their queens. It is, however, in this 

 case necessary to recruit the population, and at the same time 

 to revive the courage of the bees by the occasional addition 

 (or rather substitution of full brood-combs for empty ones), of 

 combs filled with worker brood ; whilst it is also essential 

 promptly to destroy or remove any young princesses that may 

 be raised, since not only will all the drones be speedily ex- 

 terminated in the event of a princess becoming fertile, but the 

 workers sometimes become so impatient of their presence 

 under such circumstances, that a partial, or even an entire, 

 massacre may take place even before the juvenile monarch has 

 been able to avail herself of their services. 



The Kohler-Dathe process, the revelation of which was an- 

 ticipated in this country by my valued friend and correspon- 

 dent, "E. S," whose contribulions to " our Journal " are un- 

 fortunately but too infrequent, can scarcely be of much uso 

 when the season is somewhat advanced, and so many old stocks 

 and second swarms of common bees with young queens are 

 worrying their drones that these persecuted unfoitunates are 

 incessantly on the wing, but up to and during the month of 

 June, it will probably be found valuable in securing the pure 

 impregnation of Italian queens. Mr. Kiililer says the operation 

 "is founded on my observation, that duiiog many fine fore- 

 noons and afternoons the eir ii stiil warm enough for queens 

 to fly out when drones usually have not commenced flying or 

 have ceased to lake wing. Until, therefore, the young queens 

 become fertilised, we must compel tlie Italian queens and 

 drones to go forth at such times a.s the German drores cannot 

 possibly be a')road. The time during which drones are cu the 

 wing seldom extends with ua to later ibau 4 or 5 r m. If, there- 

 fore, we hava one or more colonies with young qmens which 

 we know lo a certainty have not yet been fertilised, we place 

 these hives for three, four, or five days in a perlectly dark and 

 cool cellar, and with them al-^o the sti.ck sbi.h ctntains tbe 

 Italian dron-». Whenever a verv 'v,rm or..! «""ry day 00CUC3 



Dzierzon states that a tempwatnre of above 70 ' is required. 



