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JOUBNAIi OP HORTICULTURE AKD COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



[ •«Ub«r 21, law. 



is ft oraelty which is not thought to be crnel, the oraelty of 

 oarelessness ; sa Thomas Hood truly laid — 



'* Evil is wroDffht by want of thonght^ 

 As well as by want of huart." 



Now, to train for good and check cruelty comes this excellent 

 aerial, which, from its size, that of the Pall Mall Gazftte, its 

 letterpress, and, above all, its excellent pictures and low price, 

 will we are sure, if future numbers be equal to the first, be 

 eertain to obtain a wide circulation. The October number con- 

 tains an article, illustrated, on the horpe ; one on monkeys, by 

 Frank Buckland ; a serial storv of ** The dog which found a 

 lost child," by Mary Howitt. We have poetry as well as prose, 

 practical articles as well as narratives, cautions against cruelty, 

 exposure of the cruelty of the bearing-rein — in short, we have 

 sixteen papif^s of useful, pleasiiif?, and instructive matter. The 

 Bishop of GlouceHter and Bristol, who took great pains to get 

 three humane clauses added to the Contagious Diseases (Aui- 

 mal?) Act, cnntribates ah excellent letter on the humane edu- 

 cation of children. 



To this first number of " The Animal World " is attached a 

 supplement, giviuf? a short history of the Society for the 

 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and a fall report of its 

 forty-fifth annual meeting. The report and Bpeeches will well 

 repay perusal. 



We earnestly recommend heads of families to take in " The 

 Animal World," and be sure and let it find its way into 

 the kitchen. Clergymen could not do better than take a 

 monthly bundle of six (only Is.), for their schools ; first for the 

 children, and then to be spelled through by the plonghboys 

 and others by the winter fireside. Seriously and thoughtfully 

 do we say, God speed the course of *' The Animal World," and 

 may its motto, from Coleridge's " Ancient Mariner," find an 

 echo in its readers' hearts. 



" He prnveth well who loveth well 

 Both inftn. »nd bird, nnd heapt ; 

 He prayc-tb be«t who loveth best 

 All things both crent and Bmall ; 

 For the dear Gnd who lovetli us. 

 He made and loveth all." 



— Wiltshire Rector. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



MrDDLKTON Show ^C. Sr J^mc A: j.—Mesgrs. Mason &. Walker wrote to 

 inform as that the prize was awarded, and bad been paid to them. 



Malt fob Fowls {H. B.). — Malt would be too etimulating U it were 

 given as regnlar food. Fowls are v*ry f^md of it. and will eat it to ex- 

 cess. It has the property of makinR the eucs taste of it, also the flesh 

 if the fowl be killed while it rtmaiuB the daily food. 



Breeding frou a Cockerel (/'frmt.— If the bird is desirable in other 

 respects, his age is not the slightest objection, provided b« is not less 

 than nine months old. 



Breeding from Sitters and Non-sittbrs {IderrCi. — It is deiiirakle to 

 rear poaltry, althongh intended for table pnrposes "^nly, at the least cost 

 and with the least trouble. For this reason we always oppose the mix- 

 ture of sitters and non-sitters. They are capricious Bitters when they 

 are thus bred, and many aa amateur knows the vexation of beinu told a 

 day or two before the rliickeni ihould be hatched, that the hen hfts been 

 off her e|[gs all day. We cannot imagine what fowls yon woald like to 

 cross, UBless it were Brahma* and some of the French breeds. We 

 would rather have the former pure, and if we wanted some other sort we 

 would put a few French epps under a Brahma hen, and eat the two 

 breeds pure. We are not friendly to crosses, and have seldom seen 

 zaach good done by them. 



Dari Coen(G. B.).— We do not know the Dari com. Some of the 

 Indian grass seeds are called Doora. Indian com makes birds very fat. 

 Yon have been correctly informed, it mftkef them very fat internally, 

 enough BO to impede the action of the intestines. It makes, to uie the 

 Terdict ot a very learned m»»n, neither " osmazome nor fibrine." It 

 makes little lean, and that which it makes is drv, hard, and black. We 

 do not admire any ol the!*a expedients for cheap feeding. We find that 

 which costs little money yields little nourisLmeut. We will feed our 

 birds on good oat and barley aaeal, and will allow anyone to try the new 

 discoreries— rice, damaged raisins, different foreign corns, biscuit, all 

 the various paste«, with tlie conviction we shall not only have the best 

 condition, but that ours will bo the least expensive. 



Feedino Brahma rooTRAs (T. S. J.).— We said "eschew potatoes'' 

 because oar experiance was nnfavonrable ; they have a tendency to 

 produce internal fat, and they almost always produce the Iniary called a 

 iat liver. When this goes on, adieu to all condition and health. The fat 

 increases, bnt the weight dimiuisliea; the skin becomes hard, brown, 

 and dry. All the nourishment i« absorbed by the liver, which increases 

 daily, until it is almost the most valanble part of the fowL We disap- 

 prove altogether of your mode of feeding. We should do away with the 

 wheat and oats ; we will allow you to give two meals of potatoes every 

 ■week. Sob^stitnte barley or oatmeal for the potatoes and sharps. Do 

 away immediately with your trough ; yon will never make heavy birds 

 if you allow them a trough F«od by band, and throw the food broad- 

 cast. If they come close to yon, drop some choice pieces for them. Add 

 to the dietary we have Lrivpn abovp pome cooked meat chopped fine ; in 

 Tery wet or damp weather gire a little ale. 



Fowl's Lkos Scalt and Wahtid <Td4m).~\l is impos«ible any 

 birds can bo healthy, kept on a wooden floor, and the lesi and feet ar« 

 the first parts alTuctvd. In a mato ot nature a fowl, like a Pbt^aaaat, 

 Qroase, or Partridge, walking on the earth clstps each step by drivinf 

 the clawa into the earth ; the foot sinks into it at the aamc tim«. If ib» 

 bird wants to scratch, there is nothing to binder. It finds food and 

 amusement ; it meets with all that is necessary for health. On a board 

 the foot is always kept stretched oat. The ends of the nails cannot 

 penetrate the boards, the foot is kept in an unnatnral position, and laiB»> 

 ness is the result. Apply salad oil freely to the spots on the legs, thcB 

 rnb the places affected with compound sulphur ointment. Feed on oat 

 and barley meal. Give up wheat and oats. Lot them h«vo a Uttla 

 cooked meat chopped floe, and, above all. if they are to remain when 

 they are now, cover the boirds with at least 6 inches of gravel and roft4 

 sand. Give them some sods ot growing krais. It is utterly impossible 

 to have fowls healthy if they are kept op clean boards. 



Fowls hot Laying (If., C/iitf/icjtt^r).— Hens will bot rcgolarly lay in 

 the winter ; only pallets can be depended npou to do so. Y'-ti should 

 therefore keep some enrly pullets every year to provide yon with eggs in 

 the winter. As a rule fowls do not like oata, and we expect thov do bsttcr 

 on what they pick np than they do on year han<l-fepding. That whisk 

 is worth doiug at all is worth doing well, aad to gat eggA in the winter if 

 to do fowls well. Ton mast feed differently. Have ^oiir oati ground fas 

 —so flns that the msal will make dough liks ftsar. Ton asiist tike notkinf 

 from it, bnt grind husk and all. Give them soras whole barley for a 

 changd, and ouce a week a te>w boiled potatoes. If you will feed in tkis 

 way, and keep some April and May pullets every year, you will have efgi 

 all through the winter. We look with sospieion when y'>u say they roost 

 in a loft, and are closely packed in a room 12 or 14 feet square. There is 

 not room enough. There is tbo bad woodan flooring, the difficulty ef 

 access and egress. They should rootst on the grooud floor, and the more 

 room they bave the better. 



Sale op Poultry (Iiiem).— With regard to the sale of poultry, we baTC 

 always considered our own columns as the best mrdium, and we belleTe 

 if they were more used for that purpose amateurs would 6ud (lales pro* 

 moted by it. There are generally buyers for good birds at fair prices if 

 publicity is given to the fact they are to be had. Uo*^ often do we hear 

 from a neighbour, " I wihh I had known you had such things for sale. I 

 have been seeking tbem a long time, and only bought tbem last week." 



Dorking Cockerel Declinino (P. rjiuon).— We fearho has some ef 

 his viscera ulcerated, in which case no treatmeat eonid aavi; bim. It be 

 is only weak, bread soaked in ale given twice a-day, and a dc sseit- spoon - 



fnl of cod-liver oil once daily, may restore him; 



ToRKKYs' Legs Failing (C. B.).— Neither goat nor rheumatism i0 

 affecting their legs, but cither painful weakness or cold contracted from 

 a very damp or ill-fitted roosting house. A ri>o9t)ng house with a very 

 damp clayey floor will cause it, or a brick, stone, or wooden floor. Tbeee 

 are the most fruitful causos of swollen knees. Bad and irregular feeding 

 will cause weakness, and Tnrkeys are very sabject to large knee-joints. 

 It sooms their place of weakness, to which all mischief runs. Give tbem 

 freely bread steeped in ale, and administer some camphor, two pills the 

 size of a pea. Put some camphor in their water. 



Tumblers not Flying (E. 8. Polkin{thom*).—A9 the plan we adrised 

 you to adopt does not seem to answer permanently, there is nothing left 

 but to drive your Tumblers up by pelting at them, say piecti* of mould 

 or turf, or any substance which would not injure them or break windows ; 

 at the same time not letting tbem grow tat by over-feeding. As yesr 

 bonse ia awkward for flying Tumblers, why not tri the higher class, tbe 

 Shortfaces? You would find that beauty ot form and feather woald 

 amply compensate for tumbling, and you could keep them confined. Or 

 Ant werps would suit you. Remember, that only after being b.ng shut In wiD 

 any Tumblers taku extraordinary fli:.^hts, and these have been magnified 

 both by word of mouth aud in books. 



Summer Rape for Seed {Marian). — Seed called summer rape is grown 

 in Germany. It is little used in this country, and the most likely place 

 to procure it is at Mr. Hawkins's, dealer in birds, Bear Street, Leicester 

 Square, Y ••i would And English rape and Canary seed, with chickweed 

 and plaintain occasionally, the best food for a Linnet. 



Canaries Consumptive (.If. F.). — "TheFymptoms— panting, becoming 

 thin, arid losing colour, are those of rapid ciu^umptiou, a disease to 

 \(hich the Canary is only too liable. It is incurable, and though its 

 miseries may in some cases be alleviated, it eventuully claims its victiia. 

 It is FO certain in its attflck, that no man of any experience wquld bay a 

 bird %rith any ' pant,' knowing foil well that the breeding peason or suc- 

 ceeding moulting time would end its dsys. I have before expressed ay 

 opinion, that the great cause of disease in Canaries is a disordered 

 stomach, and many ailments eventuating in a siakness, the prominent 

 features of which are. * the birds ruffle their feathers, put their heads 

 under their wings, pant, are reduced to skcletonfi, and become dle- 

 coloured,', might be averted by a timely dose of castor oil. I believe that 

 really very little is known abont the diseasca of birds. I am quite open 

 to confess that I am a poor bird-doctor, bnt my rastor-oil bottle is the 

 chief feature of mv medicine chest, and I lase as lew as my neigbboursi. 

 — W. A. Blaiston." 



What abk the Adtantaobs op LionaiAR Bess? (G. B.).— "Goed 

 temper, beauty, and fecundity. — Detonshi&s Bks-krepeb." 



POULTRY M.VRKET.— October 20. 



A MODERATE enpply nnd a somewhat inprovcd trade hare ijDproved 

 the aspect of our market. ShoaUi tbe present change in the weather 

 continue we may look for better prices. 



B. d 



e. i 



Lari;e Fowls S OtoS 



Smaller do 2 6 S G 



Chickeoa 1 » 2 



Geese G 7 



Dncka 2 2 6 



Pheasants 3 u 8 C 



8. d 



8. 4 



Partridges 1 4 to 1 ( 



Orouae 2 6 3 • 



Pigeons 9 • It 



Hiires 2 6 St 



Rabbits 14 15 



Wilddo 9 10 



