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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 



E May 28. 1874. 



BEDLINGTON POULTRY SHOW. 



The tenth Exhibition was held at Bedliugton on the 26th and 

 27th inst. The following is the prize list, and we shall give nest 

 week a report on the birds exhibited. 



D0EKING8.— 1, J, 'While, Warlahy, Northallerton. 2, C. WiddaB, Houghten- 

 le-Wear, Darlintrton. 3. J. Wat'e, King's Heaih, Birmingham. 



Cochins.— fii/,^ or Cinnamon.— Cup. 1, 2, and 3. G. H. Proctor. Durham, vhc, 

 J. Statker, West Sleekburn Any other variety.— 1, G. H. Proctor. 2, H, 

 Beldon. Bingley. 3, J. Shorthoae. 



Bhahma pootras— 1 and 2, W. Swann, Bedlinffton. 3. H. Beldon. he, J. 

 Walts, c. Hon. E. Hamilten, Lennel, ColdBtTeam ; J. N. Lawson, Ryhope, 

 Sunderland. 



Si'ANiJiii —1, H. Beldon. 2. J. Younghuaband. North Shields. 3, W. Sander- 

 sou, Whalton, Newcastle, he, H. Wilkinson, Earby, Skipton ; J. Willoughby, 

 Heibam. 



Polish.— Cup, 1, and 2, H. Beldon. 3. R. Parsons. 



Bahni>oor e'owLs — Cross-find.— 1, J. J. Cx. Robinson, North Frodinifham, 

 Driffield. 2. H. Beldon. 3, W. H. Youjht, Driffield, c, F. E. Schoiield, Morpeth. 



Gahb. -Cock.— I. MiHsM. J. Nelson, Cockshaw, Hexham. 2, J. Merryweather. 

 Dudley Collieiy. 3, E. Aekroyd. iit«.—l, E. Ackruyd, EeclcBbill. Leeds. 2, J. 

 Stark, Bebside. 



G*UE..~Black breasted and other Beds. — Cup and 1, E. Ackrovd. 2, T- 

 Midcilemiss, Seaton DelavaL 3, T. Dodd, Beaton Burn Colliery. Dudley, vke, 

 Mies M J. Nelsuu. he, «J. Widdas; Miss M. J. Nelson; J. Ferry, Cowpen. 

 Morpeth. 



Game.— ZtMc/ctf/nps and other Greys.— I, J. W. Thornton, Bradford. 9, E 

 Ackroyd. 3. J. W. Brockbank, Carnforth. rhc, J. Gibson, Stanhope, he, E 

 Winwood. WorcoHter; J. Howell, Durham (Lintz Green) 



G4UE.-J7i^ other variety.— I, .J. DouglaH^. CamboiB, Blyth. 2 and 3, T. 

 Leiclitiey, New Hartley, he and c, W. ijrysdalu, Longhirst Colfiery, Morpeth. 



Uamuvshps.- GuhU n-!^pangled —1 nnd 2, H. BeMon. 3. W. Harle, Ashington 

 Collury, Murp^-'h c, T. Marshal', Morpeth. SdrcT-span^tJed —\. Aahton and 

 Booth. Eroadbntioni, Mottiam. 2 and 3, H. Beldon. hc,G. TurnbuU, Ashing- 

 ton Colliery. Morpeth. 



HAMBCRt-SHs.— f70/(Z(H iJfncilZfd.— 1 and 3, H. Beldon. 2, J. Rhodes, Hynd- 

 bora. Accrington. c, J. PattinRon. Bebside Colliery, Morpeth; Miaa G. B, 

 Ellintt. Newcftbtle. Silver-pencilled.— \:,\x^, 1, and 3, H. Beldun. 2, J. Rhodes, 

 c E. Parsons. 



Guinea Fowls.— 1 and 3, Miss Wilson, Morpeth. 3, Mrs. Robaon, Stanning- 

 ton. vhc, W. H. Young, Dnffield. 



Aky other Vauiety except Bantabts. — 1, H. Beldon (Black Hamburgh). 



2, K. Hawkins, Sti^abam (Malay). 8, T. P. Carver, Langthorpe, Borobridge. c, 

 J. Scott, Benton Station (Houdanb). 



Bantams.— C<i(A-.— Cup and 1, W. & G. Anderton, Acerington. 2, G. Ha^l, 

 Kendal. S. W. C. Dawson. Whitby. vhe,ys. Rogers. Sundt-rland. ;i.i:, G.Hall ; 

 MiHS M. J. Nelson : Wardle & Bruce, South Gusfmth, Newcastle; W. Rogers; 

 T. DowelU Milllitld, Sunderland, c, F. Steel, Stump Cross. Halifax: J. H. 

 Carlwiipht. WiUingion; H. Shoulef, Deptford. Sunderland. Hen.—i, Miss M. 

 J. Nelson. 2 ami vhc, G. Hall Kendal. 3. .1. H. Cartwright. he, G. Bell, Mor- 

 pe'h; W. Gtav. Ti»w Law; D. Hunter. Sunderland, c. T. P Carver. 



Game Bantams —B/fu/i'-hrffw^eti and other Rfds —I, Miss M. J. Nelson. 2 

 and 3, F. SteeL Halifax, vhc, G Hall, he, G Hall; Miss M. .T. Nelson: W. 

 Gray; Wardle &. Bruce, Newcastle. Any other varlety.-l, G. Hall. 2, T. 

 Dow ell. Mdlfield, Sunderland. 3, MisRM. .). Nelson vhc. T. Rennieon. Beaton 

 Delaval Colliery, he. F, Steel; Miss M. J. Nelson ; W. Murray, Hexham. 



Ban-ta3is — Jti;/ other variety except Gavie.—l, H. H. Abhtou, Mottram, Man- 

 chester. 3, W. Canney, Binhop Auckland. 3, J. Watts. 



Ducks.— -4]/ /f.* /jury.— 1, W. Stonehouse. Whitby. 2, T. P. Carver. S, W 

 Canney. Bouen.^1, Miss Wilson, Morpeth. 2 and 3, Miss M. J. Nelson, he. 

 W. Canney ; R. Q. Hoare. Newcastle. Any other variety.— 1 and 2, J. Jobling, 

 jun., Morpeth. 3. J. Swjinn, Bedliugton. 



Turkeys.- Cocfc.— 1, Miss Wil-on. 2, W Canney. 3, Mra. Robaon. 



Selling Classes.- Cocfc or Drake.— \, E. Ackroyd. 2. G. H. Proctor (Buff, 

 Cochin). 3. W. HetheriuL^on, West Sleekburn. he. G. A. Tate, South Shields 

 (Brown Reil Game); Misa M, J. Nelson; Mrs. Cross. Brigg (French); H. 

 Eeldtm; E. Enlherfnrd, Redlington ; W. Hall (Buff Cochin); J. Douglass 

 (Black Red Gamt-); Miss Wilson (White Cochin). 



Selling Classes— If^H or Duck.—l, G. H. Proctor (Cochin). 2. T. Young. 



3, T. Stsnsfiefd. Milffield, Sunderland {AyleBbury DuckK he, £. Aokroyd; T. 

 Stanefield (Rouen Duck). 



COTTAGERS' CLASSES. 



Game.— .-Iviy varietii.— Coek.—\. G. Taylor, Bedlington Colliery. 2, T.Young, 

 Bebfci'le. 3, J. Morton, Choppingt')n CoUiery. Hen—i, E. Rutherford, Bedling- 

 ton Colliery. 2, T, Young, 3, J Morton, he, J. Yellowley, Barringtoo. 



Hambupghs,- .4nj/ variety.— Cock. — 1. Miss Stalker, West Sleekburn. 2, D. 

 Cheyne. Cowpen Lane. 3, J. Laws, Wpst Sleekburn. Hen.— I, J. Wilson, 

 Shankhouse, Cram ington. 2, Miss Stalker. 3, D. Cheyne. he, J. Laws. 



Any Vabiety except Bantams.- Co(tA- —1. R. Hine, Bedlin^ton. 2, T. Oliver, 

 North Seaton Colliery, Morpeth 8, J. Webster, West Sleekburn. he, ,1. Nesham, 

 Wefet Sleekburn. Ht'».— 1, J. Dodda, Netherton Colliery. 2, J. Webster. 3, J. 

 Nesham, 



Baht&vis.- Any variety .—Cock —^, W. Short, Bedlington. 2, J. Ferry, Cowpen, 

 Blylh. 9, J, Nesham. vhc. A. Hay, Bedlington. hcT. Reaveley, Bedlingtou 

 Station ; K. Fawcett. New Delaval, Blyth. c, H. Sharp. Hen.—l, T. Reaveley. 

 2, W. Short. S.H.Sharp. 



PIGEONS. 



Cabrikrs.— Corfc or Hen.—l, E. Beckwith, BonnersOeld, Monkweannouth. 

 2, W. Ridley, Hexham 



TT:iaBhfRS.—Shnrtfaccd.—Cock or Hen.—l and 2, E. Beckwith. vhc, W. 

 Brydone, Langton. Dnnse. he, H. Simpson, Cramlington: H. Yardley. Bir- 

 niini^ham. Any other variety. —Cock or Hen. — 1, J. Dye, Hexham. 2, T. W. 

 Clemitaon, Hexham, he, J. Thompson, Newcastle: J. Dye; W. J. Donkin. 

 Newcastle; J. Watts: B. H. Blacklock, Sunderland; W. Maule, Newcastle; 

 H. Yardley. 



P0UTEB8.— Cocit or Ht'/i.— l, H. Simpson. 2, J. Dve. /tc, H. Simpson ; E. H. 

 Blacklock ; W. Ridley, e, .1. Dye ; H. Simpson : R. H. Blacklock. 



D»(AOooN8.— Cocfc or Hen.—l and ?ic, F. Graham, South Birkenhead. 2, J. 

 "Watts. 



Ndns.— Cocfcor HfiTt.— I.J.Young, Bishop Auckland. 2, A. A. Vander Meersch, 

 Tooting, London. 



Owi.s.—Coek or Hen.—l, A. N. Dodds, North Shields. 2, J. Dye. he, J. Dye ; 

 W. Brydone ; J. Youog. 



Tdkbits.— Corfc or Hen.—l, H Simpson. 9. J.Young, /ic, W. Brydone; J. 

 Watts ; J. Young; A, A, Vander Meersch; A. Brown, Durham. 



Barbs.— Coofc or Hen.— 1, J. Watts. 2, H. Yardley. he. E. Beckwith. 



Jaoobins.- Cfjc/c or Hen.— I, J. Young. 2, A. A. Vander Meersch. he, W. 

 Brydone ; J. Young ; A . A Vander Meersch. 



Fan TAILS. —Co*: A: nr Hen.—l, H. Simpson. 3, J. F. Loversidpe, Newark, he, 

 E. Beckwith; H.Simpson. 



Any other Variety.— Cocfe or Hen.—l. M. Ord. Durham. 2, H. Yardley. 



Skllino Ci.ks9.~Pair.—l. J.Young. 2, H. "Simpson, he, E. Beckwith; M, 

 Ord ; J. Murray, Ousebum, Newcastle ; A. A. Vander Meersch, 

 CAGE BIRDS. 



Belgians.— Coc Ji: or Hen.— I, J. Robaon, Bedlington Iron Works. 2, W. Scott, 

 Newcastle. 



Norwich.— Coc A: or Hen.—l, A. Armstrong, Newcastle. 2, J. Sinclair, Bed- 

 lingioD. 8, J. Robson. 



Crested. - Yellow or Yellow-marked.— Cock or Hen.— I, J. Baxter, Newcastle. 

 Buff or Buff-markcd.—Cock or Hen.—], J. Baxter. 



Olasoow Doaa.— Cock or Hen.— 1,3. Murray. 2, J. Davison, Newcastle. 



Lizards.— Cocfc or Hen.— I, J. Baxter. 2, T. Harrison, Newcastle. 3, J. 

 Pfingle, Newcastle. 



Mvi^a3.—Goldfineh.—Yellow-viarked.—Cock or Hen.—l, J. Rohson. ' 2, R. 

 Hawman. Middicbiiorough. Buff-marked. — Cock or 3en.—l, It. Hitwinan. 2, 

 J, Baxter. Any other variety.— Cock or flen.— 1, J. Si^iveuB, Middlosboruugb. 

 1 and 3. J. Baxter. 



Co MM ON.— Coc A; or Hen.—l, J. Stevens. 2, J. Baxter. 8, J. AUiaon, Long 

 Bnuton. 



Gi'LDFiNCH.- Corfc or Hen.—l, W. & C. Burniston, Middlesborjugh. 2, J. 

 Scott, Benton Station, 3. J. Robaon. 



Brown Linnet.— 6'ocfc or Ben —1, R. Hawman. 2, J, Stevens. 8, J. Baxter. 



SivGiNG Birds.— J?)y other variety.—Cock or Een.—l, J. Baxter, 2, W. and 

 C. Burniaton. 3, J. Allison. 



Any other kind except Singing Birds. — Cock or Hen. — 1, E. McKenzie, 

 Waterloo, Blyth. 2, J. Baxter. 3, T. Maughan, Bebside. 



Selling Clahs. — Cock or Hen.~l, J. Baxter, Newcdbtle. 2, T. Curley, West 

 Sleekourn. 3, T. Allison, Long Benton, Newcastle. 



Judges. — PoiiUr?/ : Mr. E. Hutton, Pudsey, Leeds; andMr. F. 

 Esquilaut, Brixton. Pigeons : Mr. F. Esquilant. Cage Birds : 

 Mr. T, Lowery, Low Fell, Gateshead. 



BAR-FRAME HIVES, AND THE AMERICAN 



SLINGER. 



Veby much has lately been Baid and written in favour of this 

 slinger or extractor. For aught I know, the statements we hear 

 and see may be perfectly accurate. A clergyman from Win- 

 chester or the neighbom'hood came here last August to spend a 

 few hours in conversation about bees and their profitable man- 

 agement. He had then been using boxes, which he obtained 

 from the grocers' at about 2d. each, for hives ; and with hia own 

 hands (as I understood him) he had made bar-frames and fitted 

 them into his boxes. He was then expecting to teach many 

 bee-keepers how to possess good bar-frame hives at a cost of 4(Z. 

 or 6d. each. 



He had made a slinger or extractor, and had tried it. It did 

 not act satisfactorily, inasmuch as the young combs were cast 

 out of the bars by the motion or centrifuf^al force of the machine. 

 Has anyone been more successful with the slinger in this 

 country ? I have been looking out and listening for evidence 

 of the practical titility of the extractor amongst English bee- 

 keepers. So far I have been unfortunate, for I have not heard 

 of one instance of success. Last year was a very unfavourable 

 one for honey-gathering, perhaps not affording an opportunity 

 to those who have extractors of testing them. I have seen 

 American evidence of the use and advantage of the slinger held 

 forth by English traders to our view, but I attach but little 

 value to the evidence of American success with the slinger. In 

 America bees may collect less farina than they do in Britain, 

 for here we have in almost every hive a superabundance of it. 

 In summer the climate is hotter there than here. May I suggest 

 that this extractor be fairly and extensively tested this year iu 

 England, and the results fully and accurately reported? If we 

 kept bar-frame hives the contrivance would be speedily tested, 

 and its operation exhibited to all the bee-keepers in the country 

 who chose to come and see. I confess being at present rather 

 sceptical as to its value to bee-keepers in this country, and 

 regret that in the recommendations of its advocates and pro- 

 fessed patrons there is nothing to break up and remove that 

 scepticism. 



The great recommendation of the slinger, according to its 

 advocates is this, that it casts the honey out the bars, and these 

 are replaced, thus saving the honey that is used in comb-build- 

 ing. When a thoughtful bee-keeper reads such statements, he 

 is ready to ask how often this is done in a season. Before bees 

 swarm almost every comb in their hive contains brood, and 

 much of this brood, say one half, is unsealed. Does the slinger 

 invariably cast the honey out and leave the brood undisturbed ? 

 or does some of the brood and farina go off at a tangent with 

 the honey as the slinger is being whirled round. Such questions 

 will rise up when we are told that the honey obtained by the 

 extractor is inferior in quality to run honey, and is sold at a 

 less price by so many cents, or half cents, per pound. 



On using an extractor it is necessary to cut the lids off the 

 cells of sealed honey. To us this appears to be a tedious and 

 difficult operation, for very few combs are even or quite flat ou 

 their surface. Many other difficulties and objections to the use 

 of the slinger arise. If no combs be built, old ones will become 

 half full of farina, thus crippling the bees much for breeding 

 and gathering honey. Hives filled with young healthy combs 

 are incomparably better for bees and bee-keepers than old 

 combs half filled with pollen, and no bee-keeper can prevent 

 in this country the accumulation of a superabundance of this 

 rubbishy pollen in his hives without frequently removing the 

 old combs from them, and haviug them refilled with young 

 combs. How this can be best and most economically done is 

 another question. Meanwhile let us have satisfactory evidence 

 of the value and success of the slinger, and 1 shall not fail to 

 recommend its use to the bee-keepers of this country.— 

 A. PettktREW, 



Belfast and North of Ireland OBNiTHOLooiCAii Society's 

 Show.— Although this Exhibition will not occur until the 



