December 2, 1669. ] 



JOUENAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



449 



A. B. Brackenhary, Downhum Market ; H. Chapre'.l, Oakliam ; J. Stcpbeos, 

 Walsall, c, S. Deacon, Onndle ; G. Clarke; (i. H. FiEch, MP.; Mrs. 

 Brackenbory ; J. V.'right, Melton Mowbray. 

 PIGEONS. 



TcjrBLEBS— 1, J. H. Ivimy, LingfielJ, East Grinatead, Sussex. 2, H. 

 Brown, Walkley, Sheffield, c, J. Mc^dale, Kensington, Liverpool ; H. 

 Yardley. 



Carriers.— 1, E. Walker, Leicester. 2, J. C. Ord, London, c, H. 

 Yardley ; H. Hedlev, Thnrmaston, Leicester. 



roDTEBS.— 1, E. Walker. 2, R. F. Payling, Peterborongb. he. R. F. Pay- 

 lins; H. Draycott, Homberstone. c,H. Brown, Walkley, Sbeflleb'. 



J.4C0EiNS.-l,H. Yardley. 2, J. C. Ord. ;,r, H. Hedley. c, J. U. Mar- 

 sh.iU, Peterborongb. 



Fantails.— 1, J. D. Lovcrsidae, Newark-on-Trent. 2, F. H. Paget, Bir- 

 stall, Leicester, he, H. Yardley. 



Tedmpeters.— 1, J. C. Ord. 2, E. Sbeemiaa, Chelmsford, Essex. 

 kc, Mrs. Woodcock, Leicester, c, .J. H. Paget. 



Nuns.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, W. Croft. 



TuBBlTS.—l, H. Yardley. 2, J. C. Ord. /ic and f, F. H. Paget. 



Runts.- 1 and 2, H. Yardley. 



Ant other New or Distinct Variett. — 1, J. H. Tvimy. 2, H. Dray- 

 cott, Hnmberstone, Leicester, he, J. McArlale ; H. Hedley; H. Dray- 

 cott; J. C. Marshall, Peterborough; J. C. Ord. c, J. Mc.lidale ; H. 

 Hedley ; F. H. Paget ; E. Brown, ShelHeld. 



CHIPPENHAM POULTRY SHOW. 



All the arrangements were excellent, auJ most of the poultry 

 exhibited were of very superior quality. The Grey I.>rrl-iii;!3 were 

 better than have yet been shown in this neighbourhood ; and the Game 

 fowls merited our highestpraise. The Polanda were of great merit, par- 

 ticularly the Silver-spangled. The Uamlmrrih classes were also well 

 tilled. Of Brahnas there was only a very small entry, and those not 

 what could be wished. The Aylesbury and Ronen Diichs were praise- 

 worthy, and the Tarlcajs and Gecsn would have been a great credit to 

 anysliow. A hybrid, bred between the wild English Pheasant and a 

 common domestic fowl, was a good specimen, and proved very attrac- 

 tive. The weather was exceedingly fine, and the attendance unusually 

 large. 



Dorkings.— 1, Miss Millward, Newton St. Loe. 2, G. Hanks, ilalmes- 

 bnry. c, J. Kiu^'iion, Calne ; Rev. J. Hoysted, Bradenstoke. 



Spanish.— 1, Tonkin & Tuckey, Bristol. 2, A. Heath, Calne. 



Game (Black- breasted and other Reds i.—l and 2, H. Stagg, Netheravon. 



GiME (Any other variety).— 1 and 2, G. Sainsbnry, Devizes, c. G. Hanks. 



CoCHiKs.— 1, Miss Milhvard. 2, J. W. W. Hulbert, Cbippenhnm. 



Bbahmab.— 1, J. Kingdon. 2 and c, W. Hanks, Somerford. he, Rev. J. 

 Hoysted. 



HAMBnnGus fGoId or Silver-pencilled)-—!, T. Sealy, Little Somerford, 

 2, J. OrUdge, Chippenham, he, J. AV. W. Hulliert ; — Tlmiupson, Calne. 



Hameuughs (Gold or Silver-spangledJ.— 1, J. \V. AY. Hnlliert. 2, J. S. 

 Maggs, Tetbury. 



PoLANDS.— 1 and 2. J. Hinton, Warminster, c. R. C. Forster. Freshford. 



Game Bantams.— 1, E. Cambridge, Bristol. 2, E. C. Owen, Shrivenham. 



BANTASia (Any other variety).—!, E. Cambridge. 2. N. J. Chirk, Bristol. 



Any other Distinct Breed.— 1, W}iidham & Ward, Salisbury. 2, J. 

 Hinton. he, R. C. Forster. 



Ckoss-Bheeds (Distinct).- 1, G. S. Sainsbury. 2,— Vick, Chippenham. 



Turkeys.— 1, Mit^s Milward. 2, S. W. Stokes, Heddington. 



Geese.— 1, J. Baker, Allington. 2, G. Hanks, he, H. Say, Lacock. 



Ducks (Rouen).— 1, G. M. Hulbert. 2, G. S. Sainsbury. /ic, G. Hanks. 



DncKS (Aylesbury).- 1, J. S. Maggs. 2 and he, G. Hanka. 



Ducks (Any other variety).—!, ■£[. Bri^worth. 2, Rev. R. H. Mullens. 

 c, J. Goulter. 



Sweepstakes for Game Cock.— 1 and 2, H. Stagg. 3, G. S. Sainsbury. 



Extra Stock.— Extra Prize, R. J. Butler (Peacock), c, F. W. Dowdin^', 

 Chippenham (Mule). 



The Judge was Edward Hewitt, Esq., Sparkbroolv', Birmingham. 



TOHNSTONE POULTRY AXD PIGEON SHOW. 



{From a Corrcspondait.) 



Last year the Exhibition was held in an empty mill, which served 

 the purpose extremely well, but this year I was astonished at the 

 beautiful hall in which the Show of November litth took place. 



The first on the catalogue was the Si/anUli, and certainly this class 

 was well represented, the first-prize pen being first-rate. Dorkinrja 

 formed a good class ; the first-prize coek was good in every respect, 

 except in weight, hut this will soon be made up. Brahmn, Footras or 

 Cochin- Cldntis were very good, but in my estimation the Brahmas 

 ought not to have been lirst, but the Cochins, which were in every way 

 better, and I wonld advise the Committee to make a class for each. 

 The Black or Brown Ked Gcvne were excellent, and the awards were 

 very correct. The first-prize cock (Duckwiug) was a powerful bird, 

 good in limb, but rather light in body. The iS- ■'^ ^; Greys were an ex- 

 cellent class, bnt I am sorry to say that some of the birds were de- 

 barred from receiving awards because their feathers were improved 

 artificially. Golden-spangled Jlamhunflis were numerous and good. 

 The Golden-pencilled Hamburghs were not behind the Spangled 

 Hamburghs; I consider the third-prize pen should have stood higher. 

 Silver-spangled Hamburghs were good, and the judgments not out of 

 place. Silver- pencilled Hamburghs were not so numerous as the other 

 classes, bnt the prize birds were really good. Game iJantunir, as is 

 usual at almost every show, were very numerous, perhaps more than 

 thirty pens being exhibited. The judgment was verj- creditable in 

 this class, and the fir^t-prize pen was nearly perfect. In Bantams, 

 any other colour, Kt^brights gained the day, but I consider tlie Black 



Bantaiis Wt-'re more perfect. In the " Vriiiely " (Imps a bfontifnl pen 

 of Malays and Sultans was overlooked altogether, though the prize 

 Polands were very good. The Ronen and Aj'lesbury drakes and 

 Ducks were first-class. The Selling class consisted of different varie- 

 ties, and Pencilled Hamburghs seemed to be the taste of the Judges. 



The ri'jC'jns on the whole were vtry good, bnt I am sorry to say that 

 the "dressing" was rather glaring. Blue Pouters were lengthy and 

 good-colonred ; B lack Pouters were good, but were overdone in 

 polishing; "White Pouters were good, but entirely overlooked. It is 

 seldom so many good Carriers are exhibited at a show like Johnstone. 

 A good many of the Short-faced Tumblers were helped by the " brush,' 

 but were nevertheless good. Barbs were first-class and nnmerous, and 

 the awards were rightly given. Fantails were of a superior kind. 

 Jacobins were good and well judged. Common Tumblers and common 

 Pigeons were of an ordinary quality. In the Variety class a beautiful 

 pair of White Owls was awarded the first prize, and also an eight-day 

 timepiece, as being the best pen from class 7 to class 12. Black 

 Pouters gained the other timepiece in the other division of the Pigeons ; 

 the Black Pouters belonged to J. Millar, Glasgow, and the Owls to 

 Mr. J. Fielding. Rochdale. In the poultry department Miss Hod- 

 gart's (Paisley) Spanish gained a timepiece, and J. Stewart's (Barr- 

 head) gained another. The silver bread-basket was gained by 

 Bellingham it Gill, for the best pair of heu'? ; the second prize (a 

 silver sugar-bowl) was gained by a pair of Dorking hens belonging Xo 

 Mr. J. Gray, Airdrie. 



Spanish.- 1, A. Hodgart, Paisley. 2, H. Wilkinson, Earby, Skipton. 

 Extra 2. A. YuU, Calderbank, Airdrie. 



Dorkings.- 1, J. Gray, Airdrie. 2 and 3, A. J. Mutter, Kilmarnock. 



Brahma Pooteas or Cochin-Chinas. — 1, A. Grant, Glenty.an Mills 

 (Brahma). 2, J. Boyd, Paisley (Brahma). 3, T. H. Rsedman, Whitby 

 (Cochin). 



Game (Black or Brown Red).— 1. J. Waddell, Acrehead, Dumfries. 2, It. 

 Alexai-der, Eridf;e-of-Weir. 3. J. Login, East Shields, Camwarth. 



Game {Any other colour),— 1, R. Andrew, Grahamston. 2, J. M'Indoe, 

 Barrhead. 3, J. Waddell. 



Scotch Greys —1, R. Blair. 2, J. Taylor, Johnstone. 3, M. M'Donald, 

 Johnstone. 



Hamburghs (Golden-spangled). — 1 and 3, J. Jardine, Kilmarnock. 

 2, R. Tyson, Longtown, Carlisle. 



Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled). — 1, R. Clark, Johnstone. 2, J. Howe, 

 Paisley. 8, J. Mair, Craigie, Kilmarnock. 



Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).— 1, J. Stewart, South Arthurlie, Barr- 

 head. 2, R. Eruce, Busby. 3, J. Moodie, Paisley. 



Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled). — 1, H. Amdlc. Stonefield, Paisley. 2, R. 

 T. Gommell, Glasgow, 3, H. Pickles, jun., Earby. 



Game Bantams. — 1, J. V.'addell. 2, J. Gow, Kilmarnock. 3, E. Muir, 

 Knox, Kilbirnie. 



Bantams (Any other variety).- 1, W. Morris, Linside, Paisley (White). 



2, H. Pickles, juu. (Black). 3, K. Stirrat (Wbite). 



Any other Variety — 1, H. Pickles, jan. 2, W. M'Kenzie, Paisley 

 (Polands). 3, J. Allan, Kilbirnie (Creve-Cccurs). 



Ducks (Aylesburyj.- 1 and 2, A. Robertson, Kilmarnock. 3, Z. H. Heys, 

 Barrhead. 



Ducks (Any other variety'.—!, A. Robertson. 2, A. Grant, Kilbarchan. 



3, J. Logan. East Shields, Camwath. 



Selling Class (Any breed).— 1, C. Martin, Barrhead. 2, A. Mitchell 

 Paislev. 3, H. Wilkinson. 



Any' Breed.- Htns.- 1, Bellingham ti Gill, Woodfield, Burnley. 2, J 

 Gray. 



Extra Prizes.— Miss Hodgart (Spanish) j J. Stewart, South Arthur- 

 lie, Barrhead (Silver-spangled Hamburgh?). 



PIGEONS. 



Pouters (Blue).- 1, J. Millar, Glasgow. 2, R. Arbuckle, Parkhead, 

 3, H. Thomson, Glasgow. 



Pootees (Any other colour). — 1 and S, J. Millar, Glasgow. 2, J. 

 Mitchell, Glasgow, 



Cah'riers. — 1. J. Millar. 2 and 3, J. Muir, Glnpt-'ow. 



Tumblers (short-faced). — 1 and 2, J. Mnir. 3, J. Millar. 



Barbs.—! and 3, J. Muir. 2, J. Millar. 



Fantails.— !, J. Sharp, jun., Johnstone. 2, J. Gait. Kilbirnie. 3, W. 



Jacobins — 1 and 3, P. Donald, Johnstone. 2, .T. Wjiddell. 



TusiBLERS (Common). —1 nnd 2. D. K. M'Kay, Glasgow. 3, P, Donald. 



Common.—!, J, Lamout, Kilwinning. 2, R. Stirrat, Daliy. 3, A. Walker, 

 Dairy. 



Magpies and Nun.=!.— !, J. G. Orr, Beith. 2 and 3, P. Donald. 



Any other Di.stinct Breed.— 1, J, Fielding, Rochdale. 2, G. White, 

 Ladybxirn. 3, P. Donald. 



Selling Class (Any breed).—!, J. Gait, Maybole. 2, P. Donald. 3, J. 

 Smith, Johnstone. 



Extra Prizes,- J, Millar (Black Pouters) ; J. Fielding (White Owls). 



The Jnd:es were: — PouJtrii : A. Paterson, Esq., Airdrie; J. 

 M'Innes, EsV, Paisley; J. H."^ M'Nab, Esq., Barrhead; T. Short, 

 Esq., Partick. Pigeon > : J. Huie, Esq., Glasgow; and J. H. Frame, 

 Esq., Carluke. 



BEE FAEMINa IN 1869. 



In" many counties of England the honey harvest hns been 

 satisfactory this year. The yield has been t^'reater than for some 

 years previous. Last year bees were remarkably loath to swarm 

 — comparatively few swarms were obaincd; whereas this year 

 they swarmed freely, often before the hives -were well filled. 

 Last year they clustered about their doors for weeks and months 

 without swarming; t':i3 year they sent off colonits without 

 clustering or hesitatiou. No explanation can bo given of theie 

 things; their reas ns or causes arc deeper than the ken of 

 morlaU. 



