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POULTRY EXCHANGE 



Vol. I. 



PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 15, 1874. 



OUR WEEKLY JOURNAL. 



"A New Poultry Journal. — We are in the receipt of 

 the first numher of the Fanciers' Journal and Poultry Ex- 

 change, published weekly, by Joseph M. Wade, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. -The typography of the Journal is neat, but we 

 doubt the feasibility of publishing a weekly journal in the 

 poultry interest at the present time. We do not believe the 

 demands of the breeders require a weekly journal, still we 

 hope it may prove a success, but very much doubt it. Price, 

 $2.50 a year. 1 ' — The Rural Home. 



We are obliged to our friend for its praise relating to our 

 typographical appearance. It is very natural and easy to 

 believe nearly all said in our favor, but we do not exactly 

 understand the nature of the ground upon which it doubts 

 the feasibility of publishing a weekly journal in the poultry 

 interest, as relating to this, the "Fanciers' Journal," which 

 certainly does not design to limit its columns or contributors 

 to the subject of poultry keeping. As its name indicates, 

 it includes and will eventually treat of all subjects of interest 

 to fanciers, of all descriptions of animals, and the various 

 departments of animated nature. We may even feel called 

 upon to increase its interest by adding a department of horti- 

 culture, or culture of any sort, having a tendency to enlighten 

 and improve the inquiring mind, especially of the young, 

 thus distracting the attention from less worthy pleasures and 

 pursuits, which are ever drawing the young and inexperienced 

 into whirlpools of vice and ruin. We would cultivate in 

 them a love of pets of some kind, which also may be found 

 profitable, financially, thus frequently adding new attrac- 

 tions to the home associations. 



In regard to the ultimate success of the Journal, we base 

 our faith somewhat also on its only special feature, that of 

 making it a cheap and desirable weekly for advertising and 

 exchange of such stock as our fanciers wish to fully describe 

 and dispose of, at a less cost in the weekly, previous to the 

 reappearance of the slower monthly journals. Our prospect 

 of "success" in this direction is most flattering, as a glance 

 at the advertising columns will show, considering the fact 

 that we have not yet had occasion to especially solicit the 

 "ad's " offered. We have, as yet, printed only a small por- 

 tion of the favorable notices and cheering words of corres- 

 pondents who are anxious to contribute to its success, claiming 

 that a weekly fanciers' journal is in every way desirable ; at 

 all events, it is an experiment which we see no good reason 

 to repent of, and shall contribute all the means and energy 

 that we can command to promote its success. 



"The Fanciers' Journal and Poultry Exchange is 

 a new weekly journal, containing sixteen pages of reading 

 matter, published at 39 North Ninth Street, and devoted to 

 the scientific breeding and management of poultry, &c, &c. 

 It is owned and ably edited by J. M. Wade. Subscription 

 price, $2.50 per annum." — Commercial List and Price Current. 



A bishop fond of hunting, being reminded that the apos- 

 tles never hunted, replied: "No, shooting was very bad in 

 Palestine — so they went fishing instead." 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



BUFFALO EXHIBITION. 



The Fourth Annual Show of the Western New York 

 Poultry Society is to be held at Buffalo, January 15th to 

 21st, inclusive, Sunday excepted. 



All specimens entered should be shipped in time to reach 

 the Exhibition Hall January 14th, as that day is set apart 

 for the reception of specimens and arranging the Hall in 

 order to open the exhibition to the public on the morning of 

 January 15th. 



Any person who may not have received a premium list, 

 will receive one by applying to the Secretary. 



We offer a premium list amounting in the aggregate to 

 about five thousand dollars in cash, which is the largest ever 

 offered in this country. 



We have adopted the English plan of offering premiums 

 on single birds instead of trios, the old stereotyped plan, and 

 we believe the single-bird premium list recommends itself to 

 every breeder and fancier in the country. From all sections 

 we have letters of indorsement of the new plan, and we con- 

 fidently expect the result of this change will be to call 

 together at our show a larger number of good birds, and a 

 far less percentage of poor birds, than ever before collected 

 at one show in America. We also have the assurance of 

 many of the best breeders in the country that they will be 

 present in person, which will add largely to the interest of 

 the occasion. 



The premium extraordinary, of one hundred dollars in 

 gold, offered by Wm. H. Churchman, Esq., for the best dark 

 Brahma hen, from twenty to twenty-four months old, will 

 draw together without doubt the best collection of this valu- 

 able class ever seen in one exhibition. This is a grand sweep- 

 stakes premium, in which every hen entered becomes a part; 

 thus the owner of the successful specimen will not only re- 

 ceive the one hundred dollars in gold, but will also receive 

 the entire collection of hens entered for this premium. 

 Then, should he invest the one hundred dollars in gold for 

 the best cock that can be procured, he would have a breeding 

 pen of dark Brahmas that would be the envy of every lover 

 of this beautiful and valuable variety. 



Our Society has always found it convenient to settle with 

 and pay all foreign exhibitors who may remain till after 

 awards are made before they go home, and there never has 

 been any delay in settling with those, who have not been 

 present, and we mean that all our shows shall be character- 

 ized with the same promptitude. Yours, &c, 



Geo. W. White, 



Secretary. 



(For FaDciers' Journal.) 



VEGETABLE FOOD FOR FOWLS. 



Now that winter has laid his icy hand upon the grass and 

 other succulent herbs with which the fowls supply them- 

 selves in summer, all having these pets under their care 



