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THE LONDON MAN — COMPANY beg to offer, Huddersfield and Bradford, as well x 3 for the carriage of the fowls, and therefore sous would 
as under: kefield, Leeds, Halifax, and Newcastle. It not be at the trouble and expense of se th 
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ia. PANTS Wa on | curious that all the ee ee shows ae eta Where the funds are good, and the subscriptions large, 
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CONCENTRATED URATE. SUPERPHOSFHATS 09 LIME. | to the northern half of England. The London i 
PERUVIAN GUANO. ULPHATE OF AMMONIA. 5 s : 3H ; 
FISHERY pesii N AL SALT, GYPSUM, and Zoological Society have discontinued theirs for stadia ‘stock, sy where ree ard t to spend oe : 
every artificial Manure; also a constant supply of English several years; and the Smithfield Club Exhibition, — toe eee Som * y receive abou 
r-street, admi e have 
The fourth — Show of the Leeds Associa- 
tion, for improving the breeds of pigs and poultry, 
8 ‘following N * manu- limit (so to speak) of the poultry fancy in that pa e, on ee 23d of August, 1850, The poul 
amet Sa tr Lawes s'a Factory, beige Oreck j higher state of pe ares and development, which 1d, arrange ed in classes, and to each class are 
p Manure, . 4 4 0 is manifested by the fact of public rivalry and dis- allo tted two prizes, one 2 105., are, a second of 58. 
ear om 555 E ASe play? The pursuit 5 a eon and healthful one, and Of the fowls, two hens and a cock of the various 
69, Ki King Willi E iiy, bonion 0 |much to be encouraged. The meetings of a poultry | Sort uire to be on must thin 
N.B, Peruvian Gasni to moniin 16 per cent. of | club may be held at least as innocently and harm- | that to the A e admirable as they are in their 
. tamer bs Lod ton; and 6 A. 10s. per | Jessly as s those. of a political association. Society | War, AC Cl ome cit ce XVI. XVII ar 
ie be the alin 1 asses „ H z ; 
HOW TO 3 Pah pa THAN ONE niay suffer, from the minds of artizans and s a proportion of one-fourth of the whole wee of 
u bruise the Oats you give your horses ?” tradesmen being amused by the care requisite 85 the poultry-yard, is ag 1 be 5 self. impo 
35 bushel out of every three, and your cattle breed a perfect Po of ao prym of fretting | lik „ Tf they i 
ARY WEDLAKE axb Cos OAT-BRUISING | Vet fancied, or perhaps inevitable nces aie A 
MILLS, Superior ines, simple in constructio With the Yorkshire n Sockety (Thirsk whole list; but birds, as well he re are not 
a 500 b sheis meeting, "eng 1850), poultry arè an appendage 
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gA to be free from the slightest pe me e poult irming- 
Bri 5 Blackfriars, EDWARD PURSER, — ham. What can be the reason for this geographical 
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The | Selves. Both the game and the Ps sh fowls, which 
are not mentioned in the programme, might be per- 
= z pri mitted rh a han teg - and replace at 5 two of these 
WINGTON S IMPLEMENTS OF | gubseri tion, e arrogant little families. A very good extra prize is 
LIURE.— These Implements have been invented the meeting to Re ld. “Bo that tau rer lan the “Siver Medal, for the n and five hens 
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sending 12 12 postage stamps. Chaf-cutters, Linseed, Bean, and | reason w. t T are not incorporated in the general 
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to introduce an improved system of cultivation, and a more 
2 method a nt methods m the ami A Prospectus 7 the pleasure of the neighbourhood whether in fact i 
F TTC ig any prizes for poultry at all. This year bein 
od Lick aque, 518 0 4 Co, Agricultural Depot, 21, | the entire amount offered was bi 10s., the ox! being and 3d, size.” The su for five sultanas to 
NIX. T7 BIT, F.C.S., F.G.S., Consulting and headed by “ For the best — Dor orkings, m — | accompany their sultan. a rantees the existence of 
Analytical Chemin ‘Laboratories, 38, Ken nnington-lane, two females, 12.”—the same aes for the — — a good stock of fowls. At Birmingham they zoure 
London.—PRIVAT e gt in Chemical Analysis, | of any other breed, We not be su rprised to own cock for the first 
a yes Mos 3 ot Sols, Man iber, See ae ee learn: Tem the Wu Gazette, that “ The show prizes; and although three good hens of the same 
formed as usual, on moderate terms of poultry was far inferior to what re been seen in Variety cannot always be produced by many breeders, 
OYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION former years. A few good bg were shown, but i great 8. 
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE GROWTH OF FLA. regards s numbers this part of the exhibition was The showing of a single cock and hen is very un- 
ab ho cy, the 2th ist, cee mete. tad be i mgA satisfactory with those varieties in 4 the bas 
3 : The Huddersfield Association, for improving the and female are of n umage, as with gam 
for the ensuing year, an and to transact such other business as | breeds of pigs and poultry, held their second | fowls; when they are much alike, as with "the black 
„ Neri Jun., Secretary, annual show on the 23d of August, 1850. For N the appe — of a a single, o or — only 
Commercial Buildings, Belfast, Nov poultry, rer were awarded to 23 classes, of sums ady is of less consequence ; but in the former case, 
varying from 10s, to 2s. 6d., an in ‘some cases as tricks are easy to be played unless the en took 
> many as a iene t prizes to one class. A lar arger ris Tp t 
The Agricultural Gazette. than two rage to one cock, or three n vna in res. pi ti „ brag To which 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1850. their class not require riendly corre- e ae 
— spondent, on e judgment we can rely, writes: | Were unrivalled for uniformity of p ae toe and ied 
MEETINGS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING WEEK “Of the H aa 8 ld sh I sk in 4 of blood. It is said that if th to 
erer 2 ene Tap, Society of Irelands 3B — terms of they will cause great Wenig and trepi ‘dation 
Tavasp Agricultural Imp. Society of Ireland, 1 the b rit a a aiia n A tact a the exhibitors, and will appear with quite 
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Ir has 8 to us, from inquiries which have | ing, oat rate q — eee i à A een ng, “ye Mile hens, hide your 
been that ht be r —— ro some p; bu must say I never was at any | 
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show pe Soe n a ine country, in ee = second prize, l had decidedly the best | 19th of December, , 1849. e seul is divided 
fat oth xhibiti Sage hak obtai S birds; as was acknowledged by the judges afterwards, | into 25 classes, e us that the larger one's 
A ld e eee te took them, after the show w, and pointed out to them family is, the worse it is likely to be provided for. 
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a clear definition could be given of the upoan of ex- | good, and the winning birds very superior specimens. | „ i 
cellence as w 5 enable judges to be more uniform in The Chittiprats were FF rr second, 8 
their . and, at — not to ‘hike such — — drr. sabe ree rmaliiee ste bso tene yh moderate; i: yard on the Monday morning, by 9 o'clock, and d 
ders and then do hear occur, no m on * 
8 Mala Spanish throughout, and I parties not being members 
¿f Y r whe n. “Bat ai y pieda this list think many een to Irr commended), each specimen: so that the ibitor of — a 
o points, to, ge 7 — * itt served commendation. Those entered as Ham pair of prize fo agora actly 2s. as the 
rather a voluminous document—quite a little pam- 88 XXIII. (for the — two reward of his — ——— — prize 
phlet. And the s second l edition of Mr. Drxon’s book | hens and cock of any other breed, 10s.), an entry was | would oye lose 13. by his display. And as 
will be found to give pi lay ati aid in this matter ; — omt by the judges, because the cuckoo fowls | show is nto all England,” and distant Eu 
see, for instance, the ee of the different | were not, as they sa aid, a distinct breed ; bitors wean par be expected to be members of 
varieties of the Ham mburgh fowls—if poultry-fanciers showed their g judgment, by by giving the second ye the association, they would have a trifling charge of 
will but consent to allow any authority to the volume. | to eross. b y k eclared to be carriage to and fro, to prevent their being too much 
rmi 25 romises to be the leading ings The working, me's tows a a (four | elated by the honours achieved. Really, if one 
A $ rizes ’ we are very see), were 
nity al on ngland, at least so we ee — Lao first-sate. The only bad. cage of bantams was | Were solicited e exhibit at Wakefield, one might 
that a sort. of standard ; not blindly, but. with the cook weighing 28 oss., and the. h 83 
K — that their eee e ener, re at 3 ozs, each. The entry in Class XXVI. (for the best We have been a Tittle 3 at seeing a novel 
fully ed 1 alas p tl : . three chickens, of Pp “pms gr egal pullets), | point of etiquette started in some of these lists. 
. subsequently tried and was very large, and the fowls 3 magnificent, | Old-fashioned folks are used to say “cocks and 
mended. A comparison of the numbers of visitors | The ducks also were very first- hens,” but the Wakefield people offer “ for the 
who have ide inte vely atten 5 rg ea poultry “The show at Br adford, 1 e ve, was good, a at leas ast, best Cochin China hen and co ck, 6s 6s. at Leeds it 
shows wou teresting. It mig ence appear in some specimens, such as black Spanish, golden phea- is, with a little. more * bat with equal 
m really is entitled to take the lead ; sant, silver pheasant, and e er The prize for ee 25 the female “for the best two 
if not, which other But it seems to us likely that Cochin-Chi 5 I believe, won by Mr. a Bo tas hea aad k, 108. z We É th t it 
x Ochin- nas was, 5 In coc. S. e now a ia 
many "of errors, said to committed by the | gentleman in our neighbourhood, 8 professes to have sometimes is, is, hr point of fact, wife and ma 
n es on these occasions, may be accounted for, and | a first-class of these truly magnificent fowl. He «man and wife; but if any creature can pa 
t partly excused, by the little time 55 have has, however, erossed them with the game, by which posed to carry out the principle of “ Have a wife, 
had allowed them to pronounce their judgment in. He bu he has, in my opinion, entirely er his ex, and rule a wife,“ it is surely our good old friend 
e i op inion but Tdo not thiols that the breed is improved by de, CHANTICLEER, who, say what they will, is not a bad 
Prono’ ally sae! ought not t surprised t stroying its characteristic points, If a breed is worth hus — var is way. Hens are t ea 
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* ty also, or an appre sr to it, in the rules coping, ask b nn ; 88 Phe a They (the hens) are treated, we consider, with much 
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to 9. —.— i viih the rules zu as many poultry r and conte spangled Hamburghs, nobis, Spanish, For the | hry cock and three hens, II. 18.“ 
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them. ot one, however, has arrived in answer to do not like the name; but I only use use it is 
this appeal, and we therefore give a few details of the name by which the birds are best known in this ON THE DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN. 
such as have been communicated to us through | neighbourhood, In looking over a work entitled “ The New” Farmer’s 
private sources. “The Calder Vale Show, held at Halifax, was small | Calendar,” Sc, by a farmer and breeder, published in 
There are poultry shows, and good ones too, at and poor; in fact the prizes given would not half pay | 1801, I was struck by a somewhat remarkable chapter 
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