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JOUBNAL OF HOliTlCULTURE AND COTTAGE GABDENKB. 



I October 2», USt. 



POULTRY. BEE. AUD PIGEON CHRONICLE. 



THE PU0P0S1;D LONDON POULTltY SHOW. 



It is wi'li great regret vre bavo to nunouuce tho impfissibililv 

 of holding au exhibitiiiu of poultry and Eilbits during I)ecc:n- 

 ber of tills year. Everytliint; was going ou entif-factorily, the 

 Comnaittce Lad met wiih liberal eiipport tow^irda prizes and 

 the guarantee ir.ai, and it seemed «s iboHEh tiie crraugement 

 would end successfully. The show was to hive b^ca hold at 

 the Corimhian Buzaar, it the iirnprictor would acoept Iho 

 Bum ho first proposed to tho Committee— viz , £100 for the 

 week, and £7 lO^-. per day fur gas. On goiiij; to make a final 

 Eettlement, he stated a more lavouralle <: fifer had been made 

 to him ; he therefore did not feel disposed to keep open ths 

 place till required for the show, unless an additional sum were 

 given in the form of rtyiijly. Tho Committee were even pre- 

 pared to accept this further charge rather than have no sliow; 

 but ho stated he could not give an answer till Monday, 25th 

 inst. Supposing the answer to bo favonrable, there would only 

 be six weeks to settle everything, and make all arrangements. 

 This was considered for too thort a time to curry the show 

 properly out. Eveiy endeavour wag made to find a suitable 

 place, but without success. On Tuesday the Committee had 

 an interview with Mr. Wilkineon at the Crystal Pahee, and 

 that gentUman kindly promised to biiug the matter before the 

 Directors at their meeting on Friday. Sums alreadv paid to- 

 wards tho guarrtntee fund will be returned by Mr. Crook. 



The Committee have met wiih great eccynragtment from 

 exhibitors and others ; thould they not be ab!o to hold au ex- 

 hibiiion during the next six monlhs, thev will endeavour to do 

 80 during the time of the Cattle Show in" 1870. 



AUCTION AT THE BIRMINGHAM POULTRY 

 EXHIBITION. 



I guiTE indorse Mr. E. B. Wood's suggestion that the s.i]o of 

 poultry should be postponed until Monday afternoon or Tuesday 

 morning, so that it would give those who reside at a distance a 

 chance of purchasing. I know several clergymen and gentlemen 

 who would annually go to the Birmingham Show if they could 

 attend the sale without losing Sunday at home, and I feel .<;are 

 it would be a great beneGt to the funds to have the sale con- 

 venient to all. — SiMDEL JiiTTniiw, Stowmaikct. 



[We have several more communications on the subject, which 

 ■we will publish next week. Surely the Committee can alter the 

 day as is wished. — Eds ] 



PIGEONS' EGGS UNFEKTILE— WING DISEASE. 



I HAVE about eighty pairs of breeding Pigeor.? , and in August 

 nearly every egg laid was bad. I was very mujh surpristd at 

 this, as previously I rarely had a bad efg, and I am ua^ible to 

 account for the circumstance. I thought the cause must be the 

 weather or the birds going into moult, for since that time the 

 eggs have been good, though in a few instances the second nair 

 of eggs have also been bad. 



I have had several birds taken with the wing disease. I 

 always reckon in moulting time to have a few Pigeons affected 

 with this disease, and I can generally notice when it is about 

 to attack a Pigeon. Tho course I pursue is to c-toh the bird, 

 and dress it under each wing with a small quantitv of unction or 

 sheep ointment ; I then pluck a few feathers from the tail and 

 other part?, so as to onribla the bird to go on u^oulting. I am 

 certain that the cause of the wing disease is the bird not being 

 able to throw out its feathers, from we:ikness or some other 

 cause. With but ono exception the birds I have treated as 

 above have regained the use of their wings. The only one 

 which has not done so is a Yellow Beard cock, though by the 

 treatment named I expect to restore it to heslth. It may be 

 known when a Pigeon is about to be attacked with the wing 

 disease, for if the bird is closely watched it will be seen that 

 ita wiugs tremble very much when it is about to fly. If the 

 birds are caught and treated as described, they will, with few ex- 

 ceptions, recover the use of tho wing affected.— W. Woodhouse. 



[We commend our correspondent's letter to h-'s brother 

 Pigeon-fanciers. Bud eggs may arise from tho birds not being 

 able to procureenoagh calcareous matter, or from inflammation 

 of tho egg-passagt — either, theiefore, from accidentally not 

 finding old mortar. &o., or from illness. Wo should be inclined 

 to think it a temporary illness. lo regard to wing disease, we 



think Mr. Woodhonco's remedy exoeediogly sentible. The 

 cheep oinltii-otis merouiisl; dressing the wing with tinctnre 

 of iodine, wiiich absorbs tho liquid dep;i3it, is also a good plan. 

 Another concspoiidtnt, " E. S. B.," states that he f. Mowed tho 

 advice in the Jonrnul, fiven, we apprehend, ly '■ AroiiKioNEB" 

 nt page 8j, vol. xr. — v';;., plneking the wing featbeis, but uh 

 jet there is no cure made. We recommend the application ot 

 the iodine, and change of f.i.-.d, with B little npericnt medicine; 

 for, except in cases of acoidtr^t, tho outward trouble ariaea froiu 

 internal derangement. — Kns.] 



NORTH ORMKSBY ORNITHOLOGICAL SHOW. 



The third aanaul Ejhibitin!! of Ibo nbove was hrtil in tho achool- 

 room, North Ormcsby. on Salnrday, the 23rd ins!., and wa« a decided 

 Eucccos. both with regard to uambcr of entries and quRlity of spcf i- 

 mens Ebovni, as well as visitors. The entries were (ally ooe-foiuth 

 in excess of last year, Ecf£cienlly uttislicg iho incrciuiiig iulorcet 

 attacbino! to tbo breeding ami exhibiting of (be chief of onr feathered 

 honsebold pets, the Couary ; and the plowing coufu'eiicc cuLibitors 

 from a distance feel ia entrusting tbt-ir birds to the tare of tho Com- 

 mittee of a well-inaiiancd Show. 



In Belgians the entry was small, bnt ihe qaulity in both Yellow and 

 Eoff very fair, the 6rst and socaud nrizc in tbe Yellowii bein!< iron by 

 Mr. K. Robinson, Jliddlesborongh. and Jlr. W. Bnlmsr, Stockton ; 

 and in the Baffs b- Mr. .J. N. Usiirison, Derby, and Mr. R. Robin- 

 son. The ^;or^rilh were really superb, aud llie liiigbesl-coiouied 

 bhJs took tic prizes, llessis. Irons & Gaytou. Korlbumptou, first: 

 and Messrs. Mooro C>: Wynn. Northampton, second in tbo Clear 

 •Tonqncs, ti; ^onth-couutry breeders brinpiD!?oat tbeir birds in perfect 

 condition. .'Icssis. Imna & (Sayton were first «(r;iin in Clear Bnfts, 

 with a wo;; lorfnl blr.l ; and Messrs. Pennock and BUclistoa (not 

 W. A. B.l. ':;.-ond. Mr. E. !<mis, Snr.derlEnd, was iir-t m Class E, 

 "Evenly-n: rked Jotrjue Nonvieb," winning easily, "hands down," 

 from Messrs. Mcoro & Wyna, second. CIo^b fr (Bnff Knnrich, 

 evenly niarktd,, Messrs. Jfoore li Wynne, first ; Dr. EUcrtnn. MidJles- 

 boroujU, second, shonld, wo think, bave both been aw.irded to the 

 former. Class G (Clear-crested Canaij), P. Rawnsly, Bradford, 

 tirst : G. Shiel, socoud. Class If (Dark or Groy-creji'd Canary), 

 .1. Stainaby, Sunderland, first ; G. Shiel, seeond. Tbe Golden Lizards 

 were not particularly good. K. Hawman. >Iiddle.-boroagb, first; R. 

 Rawnsly. second : bnt in tho Silver-span'^lcd Lizards the first-prlzs 

 bird shown by Ml". James Taylor, Middlesborongb, was an exception- 

 ally fine bird ; and Mr. S. McCore, Stockton, w.as second with a fair 

 specimen. Tbe Cinnamons were jr.ood classes. Messrs. Irons it Gayton 

 being first, and It. Hawman second in Jonqucs. the former 'oeing tirst 

 also in BuHs ; Messrs. Moore it "V^'ynn. second. Of tbe Vork&hire 

 classes wo can say but little, except that tbey were very saach bke 

 inferior Norwich. The Clear Green wag a good class; and we wonld 

 remind friends in the sontb, that by Clear Green wc mean a bright 

 pea-green long bird much bred in tbis district, and i;ot the bronze- 

 green of tbe Norwich type. Class S (.iny other variety), was not re- 

 markable either for nii:abers or variety. 



Bnt what shall we f.iy about tbe Goldfinch Males ? Mr. Shiel car- 

 ried all before him wi'.h two birds that were not to bo approached in 

 point of cxcellenco or c ondilion, aud had thL^ro been a third prize it 

 must have fallen to hint as well. He is ono of tho very few exhibitors 

 who sbov birds of tl.eir ona breeding only, anl he mast have been 

 singularly fortunate this season, for wc hear from those in the secrets 

 of the stable, that he has others under cover destined to lower tbe 

 coloars of birds of known celebrity. In condition hia birds cannot be 

 excelled, and we ai-o reminded of a letter of Mr. Ashton's, which ap- 

 peared in tho colnmns of "otir Journal" somo time ago on tliia sub- 

 ject. Ho and Mr. Shit-l must haro been shaking hauJ^ together ! 

 ** To teach bis ^Tnuilson draughts, thcD, 

 ITis leisure ho'd employ, 

 Until at last the old man 

 V»'33 beaten by the boy : " 



Tho schedule was conspicnous by the absence of a class for Jonqne 

 Goldfinch Mules, and we would remind the Ccmmittec that such could 

 not be shown in class V (.^uy other variety of Canarv Mule). We 

 mention this, becauso wc have reason to believe such ttus the impression. 

 .V -Toncjno Goldfinch Mule is precisely the same variety as a Buff one, 

 but a different class of that variety. To constitnte a diffcrei t variety 

 of Canary iSIule, there must be a different bird mated with it — ^.y., the 

 Linnet, Siskin, Greenfinch, «tc. The awards in this class fell to two 

 very fair Linnet Mules. Tbe winning birds in the Dark Mule classes 

 were good specimens, and the second will beat tbe tlr^t when farther 

 advanced in condition. Goldfinches, Linnets, and Biitish birds were 

 generally well represented. 



R.VBBIT3 AND THEIR JUDGE.S. 



Having been from home I have only just rcen the Journal, 

 or shoald have sent a short and last reply to " One of Makt 

 WiT.NESSES," respecting the Babbits at Wlii'l.y. 



In Ihe first place I may say with regard to the number of 

 Babbits, I had no wish or intention to evade the truth. As I 



