FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTEY EXCHANGE. 



37 



THE FIRST OF OCTOBER-PHEASANT IN 

 COVERT. 



The lower animals are fortunate in being apparently 

 totally destitute of that faculty with which human beings 

 are gifted, which enables us to judge of the future by the 

 past, and which, consequently, causes us to anticipate innu- 

 merable calamities. Take, for example, those gorgeously- 

 plumaged, long-tailed creatures, to whom the first of October 

 is a veritable eve of St. Bartholomew, and imagine that on 

 the previous evening some ancient cock, who has survived 

 the massacre of the year before, should suddenly be endowed 

 with human intelligence. "With what feelings of anguish 

 would he survey the ladies of his seraglio, as they stood 

 greedily pecking up their evening repast of barley. "My 

 darlings," we can fancy him saying, "if you knew the hor- 

 rors that are impending, you would not eat another grain. 

 To-morrow is the day on which the human race goes peri- 

 odically mad. Dick, the keeper, in his velveteen coat and 

 gaiters, whom you think such a nice man, who used to bring 

 you dainty ant's eggs when you were little — Dick, my dears, 

 will to-morrow morning develop into a perfect fiend. Hosts 

 of other men will assemble — the squire, who looks so benevo- 

 lent as he walks to church on a Sunday morning, will be 

 among them — each man will carry a breechloader in his hand ; 

 you know what breechloaders are? sharp-nosed spaniels and 

 retrievers will be sent to hunt you out of your most secret 

 haunts; suddenly, the air will be filled with fire and smoke, 

 and hideous noise, and hundreds of our nation will fall to 

 the earth, mangled, bleeding, and dying. 



"Even the Squire's daughters, who look so gentle and 

 pretty, will feel no compassion; on the contrary, they will 

 laugh and jest, a few days after, as they eat your flesh, and 

 they will wear my loveliest feathers in their hats." — London 

 Grajihic. 



(Fot Fanciers' Journal.) 



Mr. Editor: Wishing to invest some of my hard earn- 

 ings in the acquisition of fine-bred fowls, I would inquire of 

 your experienced contributors which plan would probably 

 ultimate in the most profit : the purchase of a trio of the 

 best, or to lay out the amount of their cost in eggs for hatch- 

 ing the same breed. 



Eespectfully yours, 



Baltimore. A. E. B. 



Valley Falls, E. I., December 22d, 1S73. 

 Joseph. M. "Wade. 



Dear Sir : At a meeting of the Rhode Island Poultry and 

 Columbarian Society, the following officers were elected. 

 President: J. T. Peckham, Providence. Vice-Presidents: 

 "W. E. O. Eoberts, South Scituate; Samuel "W. Clark, "War- 

 wick. Secretary: W. L. Tobey, Lincoln. Treasurer: E. 

 B. Wbitmarsh, Providence. Executive Committee: T. P. 

 Burlingam, Providence Co.; Caleb Wescott, Kent Co.; 

 Thomas J. Gough, Washington Co.; John H. Chase, New- 

 port Co. 



It was resolved to hold a meeting on January 1st, 1874, at 

 10 o'clock. Tours, &c, 



"W. L. Tobey, 



Secretary. 



Four varieties of fish are said to have been discovered in 

 Lake Superior, good, bad, indifferent, and bullheads. 



je@~ We are indebted to E. C. Skinner of Detroit, for 

 Premium List, Catalogue of Entries, and the following list 

 I of Awards of Premiums of the Michigan State Poultry 

 Association, which we give in full. He has our thanks for 

 the same. 



LIST OF AWARDS OF PREMIUMS 



AT the 



Third Annual Exhibition of the Michigan State Ponltry Association, 



held at Detroit, December 16 to 19, 1873- 



LIGHT BEAHMAS. 



Fowls — 1st Premium, No. 13, Goodale & Higgins, 



2d " " 180, W. H. Todd, 



3d " " 477, Wm. Wright, 



Chicks— 1st " " 480, Wm. Wright, 



2d " " 181, W. H. Todd, 



3d " " 182, W. H. Todd, 



Best Cock, " 13, Goodale & Higgins, 



Best Hen " 479, Wm. Wright, 



SPECIALS. 



23 C. M. Garrison, best Cock, No. 13, Goodale & 



Higgins, 

 43 Michigan farmer, best Hen, shown singly, No. 



479, Wm. Wright, 



48 Eeid & Hills, best Hen, with 3 trios Progeny, 

 Nos. 180 to 184 W. H. Todd, 



53 M. S. Smith & Co., collection L. Brahmas, Nos. 



477 to 482, Wm. Wright, 



54 M. G. Smith & Co., best trio L. B. Chicks, No. 



480, Wm. Wright. 



68 Wm. Wright & Co., best brace L. B. Hens. No. 

 478, Wm. Wright, 



DAEK BEAHMAS. 



$2 00 



1 00 

 Dip. 



2 00 



1 00 

 Dip. 



2 00 

 2 00 



Fowls— 1st Premium, £ 



ro. 184, W. H. Todd, 



2 00 



2d 



' 185, W. H. Todd, 



1 00 



3d 



' 45, M. T. North 



Dip. 



Chicks — 1st " 



' 310, D. Allen, 



2 00 



2d 



' 186, W. H. Todd, 



1 00 



3d 



' 530, J. G. Lapham-, 



Dip. 



Best Cock, 



' 327, D. Allen, 



2 00 



Best Hen, 



1 523, E. C. Skinner, 



2 00 



M. T. North, best collection D. B. Fowls, Nos. 



42 to 46, M. T. North, 

 E. C. Skinner, best Hen, shown singly, No. 523, 



E. C. Skinner, 

 S. E. Woolley, best trio D. B. Fowls, No. 184, 



W. H. Todd, 

 Jackson & Wiley, best Cock, No 327, D. Allen, 

 A. H. West, best trio D. B. Chicks, No. 310, 



D. Allen, 

 J. G. Lapham, best trio D. B. Chicks, No. 310, 



D. Allen, 



BUFF COCHINS. 



10 00 

 10 00 



Fowls — 1st Premium, 



No. 66, Jones & Green, 



2 00 



2d 



" 95, Jones & Green, 



1 00 



3d " 



" 188, W. H. Todd, 



Dip. 



Chicks— 1st " 



" 67, Jones & Green 



2 00 



2d " 



" 189, W. H Todd, 



1 00 



3d " 



" 561, Jones & Green, 



Dip. 



Best Cock, 



" 67, Jones & Green, 



2 00 



Best Hen, 



" 330, Daniel Allen, 



SPECIALS. 



2 00 



10 W. H. Chudleigh 



best trio Chicks, No. 84, H. 





M. Thomas, 





10 00 



