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JOUBMAIi OP HOBTIOULTURE AND COTTAGE QABDENEB. 



[ April 15, 1876> 



%Vharton, Bramham, took the first prize, and Mr. J. Wharton, 

 York, took the second. In the Tortoiseshell and Blue-and- white 

 classes there was no competition ; Mr. Wharton took the prize in 

 the former class, and Mr. Myton in the latter with two very fair 

 Hahbits. In the Self-coloured class the competition was very 

 keen, for all in this class were very good Rabbits ; the first prize 

 was awarded to Mr. Wharton for a grand Fawn doe, and the 

 second to Mr. Myton for a very fine Fawn buck. The above 

 two Babbits divided the second prize for length of ear. Mr. 

 Wharton also carried off the President's (Mr. Hume's) prize, 

 given for the best eyed Babbit in the Show, with a very fine 

 young Grey buck. 



The Show was well attended. Mr. Hume and Mr. Thornton 

 were the Judges. 



EGG VENDORS. 



In your last number " W." seems to infer that most, if not all, 

 egg buyers are unreasonable, and some dishonest. I think, 

 nowever, that occaBionally the egg sellers are open to criticism, 

 as last year I bought a sitting of White Cochin eggs from one of 

 the most successful exhibitors of that variety. Nine of the eggs 

 were clear, three hatched, one produced a fairly good White 

 Cochin pullet, the other two eggs inferior cockerels — a Buff and 

 a Grouse. I unpacked the eggs myself; had no Cochins of any 

 kind at the time, nor were there any in my neighbourhood. I 

 remonstrated, and was civilly informed that it was a case of 

 " reversion." I was offered a White Cochin cockerel to console 

 me for my ill luck ; which cockerel, however, has, up to this 

 time, never arrived here. — J. H. Hutchinson. 



CHILLED BEOOD. 



The present prospects of bee-keepers are lamentable, I fear, 

 and abundant as may be the harvest in the fields, there must 

 be a lack of bees to gather it in. Mr. Pettigrew has sounded 

 the note of alarm, and well he may, for now is the middle of 

 April, and we are still in winter, with a cold north-east wind 

 blowing. Neither yesterday nor to-day did a bee stir in my 

 apiary, nor have I yet seen a single young bee, and we have 

 reached the time when they are usually seen in considerable 

 numbers. Chilled brood, therefore, is not unlikely to be found 

 in very weak hives. I suppose this is what Mr. Pettigrew 

 means, and that which he advises us to cut out of our hives. 

 But he seems to confound chilled brood with foul brood, which 

 is a very different thing. I do not say that chilled brood may 

 not sometimes be the cause of foul brood; but there is no 

 inevitable connection between the two, the latter being a most 

 virulent pestilence, destroying hive after hive, but happily not 

 common in England; whereas the chilled brood is of very 

 common occurrence, and easily cured by the bees themselves, 

 as I have proved myself many times. It may be advisable to 

 assist the bees by cutting out such brood, which, however, is 

 not usually, if ever, found in the centre of the combs, but on the 

 outskirts ; as when on the sudden change from very warm to 

 excessively cold weather, the bees draw in their farces towards 

 the centre of heat, and the outer combs become deserted. I 

 very much doubt whether chilled brood is to be found in any 

 moderately strong hive this year, for the simple reason that 

 the queens have not been tempted to lay eggs far from the 

 centre of the mass of bees, or if they have, no life has issued 

 from them. Mr. Pettigrew's treatment is very good as far as 

 it goes for that other plague which may be raging now in some 

 apiaries. — B. & W. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



the Rabbit is correct. As an appeal is to be made to a law court silence ia 

 only juBtice to all parties. 



Bah-fb vmed Hives { T. J. H.).— Write for particulars to Mr. Abbott, Han- 

 well. N. Obtain "Bee- Keeping for the Many" from oar office. It contains 

 multum in parvo. We know of no better or cheaper hives than Mr. Abbott's. 

 See what we said as to " best hives" in last Jonrnal. 



Wax from Old Comb (A Con.itant Reackr). — Squeeze together your old 

 dry combs, pat them into a bag of thin toweUiog, and boil all in a pot of oleaa 

 watt r 07er a slow fire. The wax will come to the top of the water and appear 

 there as a yellow oil or fat. With a teacup skim the wax off and strain it 

 through a piece of muslin or thin cloth into a vessel. The wai will be im- 

 proved by being boiled a second time in clean water and strained in the same 

 way. As wax is very inflammable, great care is neceEsary in preventing it 

 from boiling over into the fire. 



Parsnip Wine (Siz-years Subscriber). — To every 4 lbs. of paranipa, 

 cleaned and quartered, put one gallon of water ; boil them till quite tender ; 

 drain them through a sieve, but do not bruise them, as no treatment wonld 

 clear them afterwards; pour the hquor into a tub, and to each gallon add 

 3 lbs. of loaf sagar and half an ounce of crude tartar. When cooled to the 

 temperature of TS*^ put in a Httle new yeast, let it stand four days in a warm 

 room, and then tun it. Mr. Pearson's address is Chilwell, near Nottingham. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSEBVATIONS, 



Camden Sqoare, London. 



Lat. 51° 82' 40" N. ; Long. 0' 8' 0" W. ; Altitude, 111 feet. 



BE MARKS. 



7. — Rain in the nigbt, but a Hue morning and a very pleasant day. 

 8th. — Bain again in the night, but fine in the morning and till about 

 2 P.M., then dull. Rain commenced between 3 and 4, and continned 

 all the remainder of the day. 

 9th. — Rain In night and early morning; fair but dull at noon; showery all 

 day. 

 10th.— Showery and damp all the day. 



llth. — A dull though fair day ; a few gleams of sun about noon. 

 12th.— Grey dull morning; and rather dull till 5 p.m., then very bright and 



bunny ; the evening and night very fine but cold. 

 13th. — A cold but beautifully fine day throughout ; very bright night. 



The northerly winds continue ; but in the early part of the week the long 

 dry period (there was no rain of importance from March 7th to April 6th) 

 was interrupted by a rather heavy fall. Temperature sUghtly lower than 

 last week.— G. J. Syuons. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— April 14. 

 The supply has been better during the last few days, but has not caused 

 much alteration, and rather more inquiry has been made from the provincial 

 markets for articles of general consumption. New Potatoes from Malta are 

 selling at 16». to 28^'. per cnt.; and Early Ashleaf at prices ranging from 

 6(i. to Is. per lb. 



FB0IT. 



s. d. s. d. 



EoG v^^THIN an Egg (A. Barnwell).— For a small perfect egg to be found 

 within one of the uaaai size is not a very uncommon occurrence. It is an un- 

 expliined phenomenon, as are the occurrence of double yolks, three-legged 

 obiokeoa, and two kernels in a nut. 



Preserving Eggs (.4i7ri(roIa).— They may be preserved in lime as you 

 state fit for use at table ; but we prefer placing them in layers alternately 

 with dry salt in a box kept in a dry cold place. 



Brahha Pullet Crippled (J. £.).— The pullet ia egg-bound. Whenever 

 a fowl, either hen or pullet, supports itself Woodpecker fashion on its tail, 

 it arises from one of two things — either a serious injury in the back, or fever 

 of the egg passage that prevents an e^g from being laid. It becomes serious 

 if it is not attended to. The cure acts like enchantment, and is os follows : — 

 Pull out a wing feather, one of the largest. Dip it in a bottle of oil, ond 

 keep it therein till It is saturated. Then introduce it gently into the egg 

 passage until it reaches the egg. You will have to do this twoor three times ; 

 each time you withdraw the feather dip it again in the oil. Do not touch 

 the e^g or attempt to help the pullet in any other way ; you may break it, 

 and that is often fatal. This never fails. 



Sice Tcrbit and Baldhead (T. G. Sim/>son).— We fear your two birds 

 will be dead before these lines meet your eye. We should think that con- 

 eamption, " going light," is the illness, and that the paralysis of the legs is 

 mere weakness. You have doubtless examioed the legs to see if the birds 

 are Buffering from the joint being out, or any injury, If alive, and the root 

 of the ailment be internal, give a tea-spoonful of cod-liver oil doily. The 

 tood given Beems excellent ; we give the same to our own Pigeons. 



Ma. Firth's Rabbit (C. -4.).— We have no doubt aU that you aay about 



Apples 4 sieve 2 6toS 6 



Apricots dozen 



Cherries lb. GOOD 



Chestnuts bushel 10 20 



Currants i sieve 



Black do. 



Figs dozen 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 2 



Gooseberries quart 



Grapes, hothouse.... lb. 12 20 



Lemons ^ irO 8 12 



Melons each 



S. d. 8. d. 



Mulberries lb. OtoO 



Nectarines dozen 



Oranges %* 100 8 12 



Peaches dozen 



Pears, kitchen.... dozen 8 SO 



dessert dozen 8 12 



PineApples lb. 2 6 



Plume 1 sieve 



Quinces dozen 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries ^ lb. 8 16 



Walnuts bushel 8 12 



ditto ^^•lOO 10 16 





 

 

 



vegetables. 



A.rtichokes dozen 



Asparagus T> 100 



French bundle 



Beans, Kidney %^ 100 



Broad bushel 



Beet, Red dozen 



Broccoli bundle 



Bmssela Sprouts i sieve 



Cabbage dozen 



Carrots bunch 



Capsicums %*- 100 



Caulillower dozen 



Celery bundle 



Coleworta.. doz. bunches 

 Cucumbers each 



pickling dozen 



Endive dozen 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs. bunch 



Horseradish bundle 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce dozen 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress. .punnet 

 Onions bushel 



pickling quart 



Parsley.... doz. bunches 



Parsnips dozen 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes,, doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Salsafy bundle 



ScorzDDcra...... bundle 



Seakale ' basket 



fc.hiUlot8 lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes dozen 



Turnips bunch 



Vegetable Marrows. .doz. 



d. 8. 

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