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FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



high, until at least a dozen attempts have been made, would 

 seem to some people a matter of impossibility ; nevertheless 

 it is a fact. In 1868, 1 reared a Red Mottle hen that could not 

 reach a water-tub nine inches from the floor ; and one year 

 later had two cocks (nest mates) that would make four rev- 

 olutions coming from one of the upper hoxes, in a room six 

 feet high, to the floor; and from my present stock I can 

 select twenty or thirtj' hirds, place them on a grass-plat, 

 take a cart-whip, make all the noise imaginable, and very 

 few of them will get higher than the fence; hut there are 

 times when they will tumble much better than others, for 

 instance, during the moulting season they seem to care very 

 little for such amusement. 



My plan for breeding these little pets (and in order that 

 they may attain the art of tumbling to perfection); is to 

 change the eggs from my inside birds to outside of flying 

 tumblers ; the young hirds from the inside stock will begin 

 to show their good qualities in from four to six weeks, when 

 they can be removed to permanent quarters ; they must be 

 closely watched, however, in order that no strolling cat 

 pounces upon them. When they once hegin to tumble they 

 improve very rapidly, and are apt to fall in the neighboring 

 yards, and become the prey of their feline enemy before 

 they can get up in the air again. They are good breeders, 

 naturally healthy, and very handsome in plumage ; they can 

 be kept with other pigeons, but will do much better alone, 

 as in tumbling they sometimes get hurt coming in contact 

 with larger birds. 



Thomas S. Armstrong. 

 Trenton, N. J. 



ARE MICE IN PIGEON-HOUSES INJURIOUS ? 



Joseph M. Wade, Editor. 



Dear Sir : For some time past I have been greatly 

 troubled with mice in my pigeon-house, and have found 

 that their presence has tended to make the birds restless, 

 especially those who are at present nesting. Will some of 

 your correspondents kindly inform me whether they are 

 troubled in the same manner, and if the presence of mice is 

 injurious to the birds, and what are the best means to take 

 for their removal. I have tried traps, poison, and a cat, 

 but without any decided success. 



Yours truly 



New Yoke, January 8th, 1874. 



B. 



PENNSYLVANIA STATE POULTRY SOCIETY. 



At the annual election held on Monday, January 12th, 

 1874, of the Pennsylvania State Poultry Society, the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year : 



President. — William Wister. 



Vice-Presidents. — Wm. H. Churchman, Jesse N. Kooke, 

 Charles L. Sharpless, John E. Diehl, Dr. Thomas B. Raynor. 



Treasurer. — Henry Saunders. 



Recording Secretary. — George C. Stroman, Oxford, Chester 

 Co , Pa. 



Corresponding Secretary. — Johnson Hughes, 49 N. Ninth 

 Street, Philadelphia. 



Executive Committee. — B. F. Lewis, R. M. Griffith, John 



C. Stone, Samuel J. Courtney, Samuel J. Sharpless, Jesse 

 G. Darlington, A. P. Groves, Mark Schofield, Dr. Lusson, 



D. W. Herstine. 



POULTRY SHOWS. 



Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 26th to 31st. 

 Pennsylvania, Doylestown, first week in February. Thos. 



Walton, Secretary. 

 Northern Ohio, Cleveland, January 23d to 29th. 

 Massachusetts, Boston Music Hall, February 4th to 11th. 



(fExdtanp (HHotumn. 



&&* Advertisements is 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 INSERTION. 



TWELVE FINE DARK BRAHMA HENS (Wade and Wil- 

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

 will sell at much below their v;ilue, lor cash. Address 

 E. B. FBAZI.EB, Plattsburg, N, Y . 



CHOICE POULTRY ol' nearly all the 1. -ading varieties ,, u ill In- 

 exchanged lor 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 be exchanged for Pul- 

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



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

 Bantams, White Guinea Fowls, &C., one pair Lop-eared Kalihits, Guinea 

 Pigs, Fancy Pigeons, &e. C. E. L. HAYWAED, 



Peterboro, N. H. 



DARK RRAH.tlAS — 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 Co., N. J. 



TWO FINE WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS.— " J. B. 



Siilil h's well-known strain," will exchange for a trio of ENGLISH GRAY 

 DORKINGS, or CAYUGA, or ROUEN DUCKS, or tor good PLYMOUTH 

 BOCK PULLETS. Address J. F. FERRIS, Stamford, Conn. 

 Breeder of Light Brahmas, Buff, and Partridge ( 'ocbins, Black Russians, 

 Plymouth Rocks, While, and Dominique Leghorns. EGGS FOR HATCH- 

 ING, $2 per 13. ORDER EARLY ! 



WANTED, in exchange for Black-Breasted Red Gaines, Houdans, 

 Fancy Pigeons, or Black -Breasted Red Game Bantams, &c, ONE PAIR 

 OF BROWN LEGHORN FOWLS. Address 



A. K. MARTIN, P. 0. Box 1S84, Binghamton. 



CHOICE 

 POULTRY AND FANCY PIGEONS. 



1 haye an immense stock of the above, which I will exchange for 

 GENERAL MERC11ANDISF,, at fair prices. Address, with stamp, 

 EDWIN W . SQUIRE, Johnstown, N. Y. 



A SUPERIOR PARTRIDGE COCHIN COCK, well marked, 

 weighs 12 lbs., will exchange for a TRIG of JAPANESE or other BAN- 

 TAMS. G^E. CLEETON, New Haven, Conn. 



WANTED.— A LIGHT BRAHMA COCK (pea comb), in exchange 

 for a W. F. B. SPANISH COCK, that took the first premium at Federals- 

 burg Fair of Four Counties. Please give weight. 



Address JNO. BUM BOLD, Fowling Creek, Maryland. 



SEND STAMPS for Price List and description of my GAME 

 FOWLS. Address L. B. EICHABDS, 



N ew Castle, West Chester Co., N. Y. 



PARTRIDGE COCHINS from imported stock. Will exchange 



two or three trios lor choice Silver-Spangled Hamburgs. 

 Address S. P. HALLECK, Oriskay, N. Y. 



BOOKS FOR THE FANCIER. 



Practical Poultry Keeper (L. Wright) S2 00 



The Brahma Fowl " 2 50 



The Poultry Book (Tegetmcir) 9 00 



The Pigeon Book " 5 00 



Poultry Breeding (Geyelin) 1 25 



The Poulterers' Companion (Bement) 2 00 



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



American Bird Fancier.. 30 



Babbit Fancier (Bement) 30 



Variation ofAnimals and Plants under Domestication (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 anv advertised list will be sent prepaid bv mail on receipt 

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



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

 Md., having selected bis Breeding Slock, 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 aed 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, sir. ; pair ditto, without bars- very scarce ;, .$: 0; 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), 820. 

 Also, Blue Cock" 5-7.50; Black Cock, $5 ; Red Hen, $4. Pair Nuns (vellow 

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

 510; pair ditto. $12. oil ; pair ditto, 515; pair ditto (shellcrests), $6; pair 

 dilto, $s. Pair Red Priests (well feather-footed), $10* ; pair ditto, $15*; 

 Red Cock, and Yellow Hen, 810; pair Yellow ditto, $20*. Bed Chequer 

 Cock, Golden Dun Hen Priests, $S. Fail- Spangled Priests, very pretty, 

 §15*. Pair Black Starling Priests, white heads, half-moon breasts and 

 bars, good crests, $15*; Pair Archangels, $12* ; pairditto, $15*; pair black 

 molded Trumpeters (imported ', Sou*; pair ulacksi imported ), $40*; Cock, 

 light-mottled (imported), $15; all have splendid crests, rose, and feath- 

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

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

 Whole-feather, from SO to $30 per pair ; for head and heal; properties, as 

 well as carriage and st vie, 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, fit to win in good 

 company. 



