October 28, 1876. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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good, a very lovdy Blue Bald wiuniug ths cup. A Blue Beard 

 WHS second, aud another uice Ked Eald third. It was u splendid 

 class, aud difficult to judge we should thiuk. lu the rest of the 

 Tumblers a splendid Black Mottkd of Mr. Fulton's and a Yellow 

 Agate of Mr. Yardley's call for especial remark. 



Bakbs made a fine collection in quality, though the classes 

 were not large. Mr. Fulton was well to the front with fine 

 specimens ; his Red cock was a beauty aud was well first. The 

 1875 classes were fine. Mr. Firth showed a good Yellow, and 

 Mr. P. H. Jones sent a Red which was but little inferior to it. 



Jacouins in quality were wonderful, aud we are sure it would 

 be a class where the Judge would not pretend to please, for a 

 more even lot it is impossible almost to see. Mr. Fulton's Black 

 was A perfect gem, aud the third White was a good bird. A 

 good Red in nice bloom won (he cup, closely pressed, however, 

 by Mr. Fulton's second-prize bird. 



Fant.^ils had one class, in which all the birds were really 

 pood, and nearly every bird White. The winners were well 

 chosen and very good in tails. We admired Mr. Seijeantson's 

 v.H.c, bird extremely; and pen 2117 (Loversidge) was a capital 

 White. 



Nuns, Owls, and Tubbits — In the foimer a good Black won 

 first and another good one third, second going to a fair Y'ellow. 

 Owls were very beautiful, and many of the specimens most 

 minute in size aud very elegant in head aud shape. All the 

 colours were represented ; perhaps of them the Silvers were the 

 best. Turbils were very chfirmiug. Wo saw pen after pen of 

 really good birds. The cup Blue was a lovely bird and in fiue 

 condition. The first Yellow in the other olaes was good, and iu 

 fact all the noticed birds had much quality ; aud some of the 

 imnoticed birds too, for why Mr. O. E. Cresswell's Black was 

 left out in the cold we cannot imagiue. He was to our mind as 

 good a Black as there was in the Show. 



OiuER Classes. — Trumpeters were small and select, the 

 winners all being fine Blacks. Magpies were very good, the 

 Blacks especially good, though the winning Y''ellow and Red in 

 the other class were fine birrs. Archangels wero better thsn 

 usual, and there was more colour than we generally find. Runts 

 were a fair lot, with nothing much worthy of note. Antwerps 

 made a very large party, and very good many of them were. 

 The first Silver Dun Short- faced cock was a nice bird and well 

 in first. The classes were good and the winners well chosen. 

 In the Homing class a strong and useful pair of Blues were first, 

 Blue Chequers taking second and third places. The Variety 

 class was a pretty collection of fourteen pens ; Frillbaclis won 

 first. Whole-coloured Ice second, and Red Turbiteens third. 



Tiie Pigeon Sale classes were large, and there were some good 

 birds cheap. In the special flying class for Homing birds Mr. 

 Tegetmeier brought a splendid collection, and deservedly did 

 well with them. The whole class was good, and more prizes 

 could well have been given. 



We hear Mr. BiUetc had the birds speedily packed at the close 

 of the Show. Everyone we have spoken to on the subject tells 

 us they had their birds hack in good condition. We understand 

 in the judging Mr. Hewitt took Dorkings, Cochins, French, and 

 Waterfowl ; Mr. Teebay, the Btahmas and Spanish ; Mr. Smith, 

 Game and Game Bantams ; and Mr. Dixon the remainder, some 

 of the Selling classes going to each of the Judges. In Pigeons 

 Mr. Ridpeth took the Fans and Jacobins ; Mr. Charlton the 

 Dra;;oons, Owls, Shoit-faced Tumblers, and ditto Antwerps; 

 and the Pouters with Mr. Esquilant, who also judged the other 

 classes. The birds while at the Show wero fed by Metsrs. 

 Spratt & Co. 



WHICH BEEED OP POULTRY EATS MOST? 



COTt. Value of Eggs. Vnliis of Meat. Total v.iluc. Pioflt. 



trance fee of 5.s. per pen, without becoming subscribers of X'l 

 per annum. This will be a great boon to small fanciers, and 

 should lead to a large increase in the number of entries. 



We are requested to state that all letters aud communicationo 

 connected with the Show should be addressed to Mr. J. B. 

 LythaU, Bingley Hall. — {Midland Counties Herald.) 



Showing Houdans first, Brah 

 Cochins and Leghorns are nea 

 Brahmas. The birds all coming 

 an opinion I havo heard express 

 equal enough in profit to allow 

 choice of varieties, even with 

 Stock Bulletin.) 



mas second, Dorkiug la^t, while 

 rly equal and vary little from 

 ; so near would tend to confirm 

 ed, that all the pure breeds are 

 one to consult fancy only in a 

 limited toom.— [American Pet 



BIRMINGHAM POULTfiY SHOW. 



The poultry and Pigeon department promises to be unusually 

 attractive, no fewer than sixty-five silver cups, varying in value 

 from 1'20 down to L'S, being ciiered ; and the successful com- 

 petitors will have the option of taking cash in every instance. 

 The principal changes made in the schedule relate to the Pigeon 

 classes, the entries of which in all cases will be for single birds 

 instead of for pairs as formerly ; v.'bilst, as an experiment, 

 persona are allowed to exhibit Pigeons on payment of an en- 



EDENBEIDGE SHOW OP POULTRY, &c. 



A MORE miserable day than last Wednesday week it ia im- 

 possible to imagine. From the time we left the Alexandra 

 Palace in the morning till wo left Edenbridge at night the rain 

 never ceased ; it came down in one incessant downpour, and 

 drowned everything. Mud was ankle deep everywhere. Baby 

 rivulets ran along the roadsides, and made courses for them- 

 selves over the pathways. To get from the entrance gate to the 

 poultry tent stepping stones had to be used to avoid the perfect 

 sea of mud ; and when once inside the emptiness of the build- 

 ing was positively painful. There were not half a dozen people- 

 in the place, and they looked at one another as if they were 

 ashamed of being seen out in such weather. We can only hope 

 the next day was a better one, or we fear the balance of the 

 Society must be but small. We were really very sorry, for the 

 schedule was a good one, the arrangements admirable, and the 

 qiiality of iho birds certainly above the average. Messrs. Hewitt 

 and Teebay awarded the poultry prizes, aud we thought in nearly 

 every case the best birds won. Mr. i3illet adjudicated on the 

 Pigeons and Rabbits with satisfaction. It was a pity the Alex- 

 andra Palace Show clashed with it, as doubtless the entries 

 were thus considerably lessened. 



Coloured Dorkings came first on the list. The old birds were 

 fair. Mr. Darby's pen was empty. Chickens were very good, 

 the cap cockerel a great beauty aud in fine condition. AH the 

 other noticed birds were good ; in fact, it was a good clasa of 

 Coloured chickens. Silver-Greys were not nearly so good, and 

 we were disappuinted with them. Heie Mrs. Lee's pen was 

 empty. Whites were much better, the winning chickens being 

 really good, especially the pullet, the cockerel requiring more 

 time to developo, but of great promise. Brahmas were a grand 

 lot. The first-prize pair of old birds also took the i'lO lOs. 

 champion cup for beet pen iu t'ue Show. The second and third 

 were grand pens ; the second hen as good as the cup bird, bub 

 her mate wanted more time. Chickens were splendid, the 

 winning pair beautiful, and second also a good pair ; in fact, all 

 the noticed pens were good. Old Lights were fair, the prize 

 birds only deserving mention. The first chickens were capital, 

 the cockerel very good all round, hut his pullet a shade too pale 

 in hackles. The second were also a nice pair of chickenp. 

 Cochins made small but cnod classes. The old Buff birds were, 

 rather out of feather. We liked the second-prize hen best of 

 the old hens, but her companion was rapidly losing bis hackles. 

 The first were a good pen aud in better feather. 13ufl chickens 

 were capital, the winners especially good, as the pullet was good 

 in colour and well feathered. In Blacks there was not anything 

 worthy of notice except the two first-prize paiis and the 

 cock in the third-prize pen. The winning cockerel was a, 

 smart bird and stood up well. Whites were very good, the old 

 birds especially so. The first-prize cock ia a good one, and the 

 hen worthy of him ; second and third also good, the cocks being 

 very good in colour but wanting more time. Chickens were 

 all very heavily feathered, and mostly raw-looking, but promis- 

 ing to make up well. 



Hamhurghs were a good lot, and we thought the birds very 

 carefully judged. A very smart pair of Pencilled chickens won 

 the cup, closely pressed, however, we should say, by one or two 

 of the Spangled ptns. The Spangled hens were particularly nice, 

 and the Pencilled chickens made a class far above the southern 

 average. Game were a smart lot. A fiue pen of Piles took the 

 cup, closely pressed we should say by Mr. Cock's Brown Reds. 

 The first Black Red cockerel was a smart bird ; the third-prize 

 pen of Brown Red chickens were not half a bad pair, but the 

 cockerel carried bis tail too high, Btill they were cheap at SOs., 

 the catalogue price. Spanish n ere only a moderate lot, but the 

 chickens inade the best muster, the winning pairs being fair 

 specimens. Polish were a great improvement on last year. 

 Good Silvers and White-crested Blacks won in^ old birds. In 

 chickens the second-prize pair were a smart pair of the latter 

 colour, well shown. French were very good. We are told that 

 these classes never have half justice done to them at the hands of 

 reporters; we deny the charge in toto, and say they have their 

 dues as much as any other breeds. The old Houdans were five 

 pens in number, the first-prize pair very large birds and good 

 in points ; but for second plac? we should have chosen the third- 

 prize pen. Houdau chickens were good, but here the first-prize 

 pair were deficient iu claws, and we shoul 1 have chosen out two or 

 three better pens, though in carriage and symmetry the winning 

 pen was good. We noticed here a great many bad combs upon 

 otherwise perfect specimens. Iu old Cieves the wiuuers were 

 good. The hen iu the first-prize pen very large and good ; 

 second and third also good, the latter hen superior to the second. 



