FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



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THE BUCKS COUNTY POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



Organized Nov. 15, 1873. Officersfortheyearl873-4. Pres- 

 ident: A. M. Dickie, Doylestown. Vice-Presidents: E. T. 

 Ochs, Quakertown ; E. G. Harrison, Hulmeville. Corres- 

 ponding Secretary: T. H. Walton (P. O. Box 130), Doyles- 

 town. Recording Secretary: Theodore P. Harvey, Doyles 

 town. Treasurer: H. M. Twining, Doylestown. Executive 

 Committee: A. M. Dickie, Doylestown; E. T. Ochs, Quaker- 

 town ; E. G. Harrison, Hulmeville ; T. H. Walton, Theo. P. 

 Harvey, H. M. Twining, W. T. Sogers, W. T. Eisenhart, 

 Charles Kotzell, Wm. Frankentield, Doylestown ; Ingham 

 Smith, Doylestown Township ; John J. Moore, Quakertown ; 

 Wm. H. Gruver, Springfield ; Charles D. Mathews, New 

 Britain; John Kitchen, Solebury; Edwin Johnson, Upper 

 Makefield ; Isaac Dudbridge, Warwick. 



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-6Sf- Advertisements in this Column, of Five Lines, or Sixty 

 Words, describing and offering for exchange only, will be AL- 

 LOWED AT 25 CENTS FOR EACH AND EVERY 



GOLDEN SPANGLED HAM BURGS, from Imported Stock, 

 and comparing favorably with the best, will be exchanged for Dark 

 Brahmas and Partridge Cochins. Address 



WM. ATWOOD, Big Flats, New York. 



TWELVE FINE DARK BRAHMA HENS (Wade and Wil- 

 liams' Strain), will exchange for Light Brahmas of the same strains, or 



will sell at much below their value, for cash. Address 



E. R. FRAZIER, Plattsburg, N. Y. 



CHOICE POULTRY (•>!' nearly nil the leading varieties), will be 

 exchanged for first-class FANCY PIGEONS— Tumblers, Pouters, and 

 Carriers especially desired. Send description of stock to C. W. BOYCE, 

 Albion, Mich. Or Brown Leghorn Cockerels will he exchanged for Pul- 

 lets. Stock is first-class, ichitr ear-lobes. Pullets must be the same. 



"WANTED, in exchange for Light Brahmas, White Leghorns, Japan 

 Bantams, White Guinea Fowls, Ac, one pair Lop-eared Babbits, Guinea 

 Pigs, Fancy Pigeons, &c. C. E. L. HAYWARD, 



Peterboro, N. H. 



DARK BRAHMAS.— A pair of Dark Brahma chicks will be ex- 

 changed for either Silver Spangled Hamburgs, or Black-Red Game Ban- 

 tams. Address A. GAINES, Castile, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Golden Spangled Polands. THOMAS PARKER, 



Palsborough, Gloucester Go., N. J. 



BOOKS FOR THE FANCIER. 



Practical Poultry Keeper (L. Wright) $2 00 



The Brahma Fowl " 2 50 



The Poultry Book (Tegetmeir) 9 00 



The Pigeon Book " 5 00 



Poultry Breeding (Geyelin) 1 25 



The Poulterers' Companion (Bcmeut) 2 00 



Domestic Poultry (Saunders) Paper, 40c, Cloth, 75 



American Bird Fancier 30 



Rabbit Fancier (Bement) 30 



VariationofAniinalsand I'lantsundcr [>nmestiration (Darwin), 2 vis. 6 00 

 The Illustrated Book of Poultry (by L. Wright), in 25 monthly parts, 



each 50 



American Standard of Excellence 50 



Any book on auv advertised li>t will lie sent prepaid bv mail on receipt 

 of price. Address JOS. M. WADE, 39 N. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pa 



FANCY PIGEONS.— MARBLE, 13 South Liberty St., Baltimore, 



Md., having selected his Breeding Stock, will be glad to dispose of his 

 surplus stock of Pigeons, all of which have been bred with the greatest 

 care for purity of strain and markings, namely: pair Yellow Swallows, 

 $12 ; pair ditto, $15 ; pair ditto, $25. Pair Red Swallows, $10; pair ditto, 

 $15. Pair Black Swallows, $10; pair ditto, $12.50. Pair Blue Swallows, 

 black bars, $15 ; pair ditto, without bars (very scarce), $30; odd cocks and 

 hens of above colors, $4 to $7.50 each. Pair Blue Magpies (capped), $12. 

 Pair Black Magpies (Capped), $12. Pair Yellow Magpies (capped), $20. 

 Also, Blue Cock, $7.50; Black Cock, $5; Red lien, $4. Pair Nuns (yellow 

 cock, red hen), $15. Yellow Nun Hen, $5. Pair Red Turbits (Points), 

 $10; pair ditto, $12.50 ; pair ditto, $15; pair ditto (shellerests), $6; pair 

 ditto, $8. Pair Bed Prices (well feather-footed), $10*; pair ditto, $15*; 

 Red Cock, and Yellow Hen, $10; pair Yellow ditto, $20*. Red Chequer 

 Cock, Golden Dun Hen Priests, $8. Pair Spangled Priests, very pretty, 

 $15 ;i: . Pair Black Starling Priests, white beads, half-moon breasts and 

 bars, good crests, $1;)* ; Pair Archangels, 81 *; pair ditto, $15*; pair black 

 mottled Trumpeters (imported), $50*; pair" 'eks (imported), $40*; Cock, 

 light-mottled (imported), $l.i ; all have spl en did crests, ro.se, and feath- 

 ered feet, winners of many prizes in England. Forty Shortfaced Tum- 

 blers, Almonds, Red and Yellow Agate Mottles, Splashes, Kites,- and 

 Whole-feather, from $6 to $30 per pair ; for bead and beak properties, as 

 well as carriage and style, there are none better. Three pairs Buff Tum- 

 blers, pleasant-faced birds, very pretty, at $5 per pair. All the above are 

 in health and warranted breeders. No extra charge' for coops. A liberal 

 discount to dealers. Express charges must be prepaid. 



■ N.B. — Birds marked thus * are first-class exhibition birds t fit to win in good 

 company. 



^^ E. T. & W. CHARLES, 



JBj| HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y., 



WaESf Breeders of Plymouth Rocks, and 



^8W£L Partridge Cochins; Eggs, $3.50 per 



hf _M^^^^ ^ oz - White Leghorns, and Domi- 



No m, fi*' l JM09 EVSlj niques; Eggs, $:j per doz. Hou- 



S*%SUm nt^^Bk V / dans, W. C. Black Polish, W. Geor- 



^MPy . JS^ ^m^^H K ian Games, S. P. Hamburgs, and 



Bpt S-^r VI J White Guineas; Eggs, $2 per doz 



*%» ^r ^ — — Dark and Pearl Guineas, andWhite 



■""*- — — " Bantams; Eggs, $1.75. Aylesbury 



Ducks; Eggs, $4 per doz. Rouen, Cayuga, and Plata Ducks; Eggs, $3.50 

 per doz. fancy Pigeons, in great variety, from ;>0e. to $20 per pair. 

 Agents for Fancy Poultry, Books, and appliances. 



C. B. £LB£N, 



PITTSBURGH, PA, 

 Will make a specialty of the following breeds of Fowls and Ducks, for 

 the season of 1874; no others kept. Light and Dark Brahmas, Domi niques, 

 Black African Bantams, and Aylesbury Ducks. No orders solicited ex- 

 cept from responsible parties, when time for examination and payment 

 will be given. 



POUTERS FOR SAEE. 



IMPORTED POUTERS FOR SALE.— 1 pair Blue Pied, Cock 20 inches 

 long, good legs and well booted, plain on the wings, and fine breast-mark ; 

 Hen, 18^ inches long, good legs, nicely booted, and in marking is well suit- 

 ed to breed with the cock. The pair bred three good voung ones in Eng- 

 land the past summer. Price, the pair, $120. Also", two trios of good 

 AYLESBURY DUCKS at $12 and $15 per trio. 



Address POUTER, 39 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. 



POUTERS FOR SAEE,— 1 pair of Black Pied Pouters, Cock 18)4 

 inches long, well marked on the wings, good blower, well booted, and a 

 very showy bird. Hen \7\i inches long, quite well marked, well booted, 

 and a good breeder. The pair have raised six line voung the past season. 

 Price, $30. Address POUTER, 39 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. 



MITCHEEE COEUMBARY.— Fancy Pigeons in great variety; 

 Yellow, Black, and Blue l'autails, and Carriers, a specialty. I would call 

 attention to my stock of IMPORTED TOYS ICE PIGEONS, FRILL 

 BACKS, &c. There are few birds more beautiful or delicate in plumage 

 than the two varieties named; an opportunity to procure them is rarely 

 afforded. Send 6 cents for Circular. F. F. POLE, 



Mitchell, Ont., Canada. 



A. E. DORR, Box 005, Haverhill. Mass., offers for sale, Pure Bred 

 Partridge Cochins, at $1.50 each, or would exchange for some Fine White 

 Leghorn Cocks. Eggs for sale, from Partridge Cochins, at $2; White 

 Leghorns, at $1.50. Also, have nearly every known variety of Pigeons 

 for sale cheap. 



EGGS FOR EAREY MATCHING, $6, FROM OAK LANE 

 POULTRY YARDS.— Immediate application from those who have asuit- 



able plaee in which to raise early ehieks lor exhibition purposes, will se- 

 cure a few sittings from my BEST LIGHT BRAHMA STO< K, which will 

 be ready for delivery in time to be batched in February. Specimens of 

 this celebrated premium stock were considered worthy of illustration in 

 Wright's New Book of Poultry, No. 22. Cash orders booked and filled in 

 rotation. Mrs. J. M. WADE, 39 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. 



WHITE BANTAMS.— A trio of these pretty pets for sale low. 

 They are good layers, cost little to keep, and excellent for the table, and 

 can be kept without mixing with the Asiatic breeds, in the same pen if 

 necessary. Price, onlv $S. Eggs for hatching, per setting, $1. Also, for 

 sale, a pair of GUINEA PIGS. The male is entirely white, the female 

 nearly so, only having a small spot of color about the head, in which re- 

 spect they are quite rare, $5. Mrs. J. M. WADE, 



39 N. Ninth Street , Philadelphia. 



GRAVES' INCUBATOR ea 



Market Street, Boston, Mass. Send : 



be seen in working order at 26 N. 

 »r Circulars. JACOB GRAVES. 



W. W. EEEIOTT, McEwensville, Pa., Breeder of Light and Dark 



Brahmas, from the best strains. Also, Houdans from Cooper, Ireland. 



EIGHT BRAHMAS AMD WHITE EEG HORNS. —Very 



fine young birds, from the finest strain in this country. For sale at $5 

 per pair, to reducestM k. Seven Cocks, $3 each, or will exchange for good 

 Light Brahmas, or Houdan Pullets. T. J. WoOLDRIDGE, M.D., 



French Hay, Hanover Co., Va. 



FOWLS AND EGGS.— I can furnish now a few trios of Light 

 Brahmas, Dark Brahmas, and Partridge Cochins. Eggs of above in sea- 

 son. And White and Bud' Cochins, Houdans, Silver-Spangled Hamburgs, 

 Silver-Spangled Polands, Gray and White Dorkings, B. B. Red (.Tames, 

 White Leghorns, Gold Sebright Bantams, Bronze Turkeys, Bremen 

 Geese, Aylesbury, Cayuga, and Rouen Ducks, &c. Mode of transporting 

 eggs is as good as the best.. My Fowls and Chicks was awarded over $500 

 in premiums the past Fall. Send me two 3 cent stamps for new Des- 

 criptive Catalogue of Poultry, worth dollars to a beginner. Will ex- 

 change Nursery Stock for standard purebred Poultry. " For information 

 and Price List, address JAS. M. WILLS, 



Bloomington, Ills. 



FOR SAEE.— ELEGANT LITHOGRAPHS OF POULTRY, from 

 Wright's Illustrated Book of Poultry. Four lithographs in one frame, 

 rosewood and gilt, price ffCJ.no each, or $:;7.;)0 per lot of thirteen frames 

 and fifty-two lithographs. EBEN. P. DAY, Hazleton, Pa. 



