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TURNING EGGS. 



How great is the instinct of our poultry? People in this 

 progressive age of ours recommend turning the eggs destined 

 to be hatched, every day until given to the hen's care, not 

 once thinking that no amount of turning the shell will turn 

 the egg. To prove this, for the benefit of the doubtful ones, 

 break the shell in the middle of the egg, pick off the pieces 

 with a penknife, and, looking in, there will be seen a bright 

 3'ellow speck on the yolk ; paste a piece of paper over it, and 

 turn it to the opposite side, then break it again, and the 

 same speck will be seen, the heavy side always being down, 

 proving that the contents of the egg are movable; and they 

 will remain so until brooded over by the hen one week, 

 when the egg becomes attached to the membrane lining the 

 shell. Then the time for turning them has arrived ; this 

 the good motherly hen well knows, and turns them over 

 herself very skilfulty until the wee things are hatched, thus 

 showing to wise man one of the many lessons taught by 

 nature, even to the humblest of her creatures. 



Many persons are not aware that the hen knows better 

 than to attempt turning her eggs at first. There are other 

 curious things connected with incubation that will well 

 repay the careful student of the mysteries of animal life. 

 William J. Pyle. 



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NASHUA POULTRY CLUB. 



The Nashua (N. H.) Poultry Club held their second 

 annual exhibition at the City Hall, on Wednesday, Thurs- 

 day, and Friday, March 11th, 12th, and 13th. There were 

 one hundred and twenty-eight entries, a very large majority 

 being highly valued birds. The severe weather prevented 

 the financial part from being a success, but in all other 

 respects it was far beyond expectations. Below we give the 

 list of awards. When no town is mentioned, the address is 

 Nashua, N. H. 



Liffht Brahmas. — Fowls — 1st, C. C. Russell. Chicks — 1st, 

 George F. Andrews ; 2d, Charles C. Russell ; 3d, Arthur 

 W. Phelps. Dark Brahmas. — Fowls — 1st and 2d, John F. 

 Heed. Chicks — 1st and 2d, John F. Reed. White Cochins. — 

 Fowls — 1st, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Chicks — 1st 

 and 2d, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Black Cochins. — 

 Chicks— 2d, Calvin K. Daggett. Buff Cochins.— Fowls— 

 1st, Charles C. Russell. Chicks— 1st, 2d, and 3d, Charles C. 

 Russell. Partridge Cochins. — Fowls — 1st, W. H. Knowles. 

 Chicks— 1st and 2d, W. H. Knowles; 3d, Chas. L. Spauld- 

 ing, Hudson. Plymouth Rocks. — Fowls — 1st and 2d, Virgil 

 C. Gilman. Chicks — 1st, 2d, and 3d, Virgil C. Gilman. 

 Dominiques. — Chicks— 1st and 2d, George. F. Andrews; 3d, 

 Albin Beard. Brown Leghorns. — Fowls — 1st, A. Beard. 



Chicks — 1st, 2d, and 3d, A. Beard. White Leghorns. — 

 Chicks — 1st and 2d, John F. Reed. Black Leghorns. — 

 Chicks — 2d, J. Watson Reed, Winsor, Conn. Silver Span- 

 gled Hamburgs. — Fowls — 2d, Andrew J. Tuck. Chicks — 

 1st and 2d, Andrew J. Tuck. Golden Spangled Hamburgs. — ■ 

 Chicks — 1st, Andrew J. Tuck. Golden Penciled Ham- 

 burgs.— Fowls — 1st, Andrew J. Tuck. Chicks — 1st, Andrew 

 J. Tuck. Black Hamburgs. — Chicks — 1st, Andrew J. Tuck. 

 Black Spanish.— Chicks— 1st, Col. D. W. King; 2d, W T. 

 Evans, Manchester; 3d, Col. Dana W. King. Black Red 

 Game.— Fowls— 1st, N. C. Lucier ; 2d, 0. A. Hamblett, 

 Milford. Blue Red Game.— Chicks— 1st, N. C. Lucier. 

 Clairborn Game. — Chicks — 1st, N. C. Lucier. Red Pyled 

 Game. — Chicks — 1st, N. C. Lucier. Blue Tassel Game. — 

 Chicks — 1st, N. C. Lucier. White Georgian Game. — Chicks 

 — 1st, N. C. Lucier. White Game Bantams. — Chicks — 2d, 

 F. 0. Marshall, Hudson. White Booted Bayitams.—Ch\cks 

 — 1st, W. G. Garmon, Manchester. White Bantams. — Fowls 

 — 1st, W. G. Garman, Manchester. Black Bantams. — 

 Fowls — 2d, C. A. Mason. Natives. — Chicks — 1st, Joseph 

 Maloon; 2d, D. F. Rogers. Crosses.— 1st, D. F. Rogers. 

 Houdans. — Chicks — C. A. Kittridge. Bronze Turkeys. — 1st 

 and 2d, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Rouen Ducks. — 1st 

 and 2d, A. Beard. Common Ducks. — 1st, Albert Marshall. 



PIGEONS. 



Black Jacobins, White Runts, Dun Carriers, Black Tum- 

 blers, While Fantails, White Pouters, Blue Pouters, Red 

 Tumblers, Yellow Jacobins, Silver Duchess. — 1st, H. S. Ball, 

 Shrewsbury, Mass. Ring Doves. — 1st, Miss Hattie L. Gil- 

 man. 



Mocking Birds. — 1st, Rev. John O'Donnell. Collection of 

 Stuffed Birds.— 1st, 0. H Phillips. 



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In No. 12 of the Fanciers' Journal "Reader" asks for 

 information in regard to purifying the ground in his hen- 

 yards, also the floors of his henhouse. I should judge from 

 his inquiry that his yards are bare ; if so, I think my method 

 will purify them. Let " Reader" take a spade or digging 

 fork and spade his yard all up, being careful to turn the top 

 soil under to the depth of ten or twelve inches. I think he 

 will find that this will purify them effectually. If the floors 

 of his henhouse are of earth, I would dig them out to the 

 depth of eight or ten inches and fill in with fresh sand or 

 earth ; if the floors are of boards, then scrape them well 

 with a hoe, and take good fresh lime and slake it; to each 

 gallon of whitewash add two ounces carbolic acid, and white- 

 wash the henhouse thoroughly, slap it into every crack, cor- 

 ner, and crevice, stirring the mixture frequently while 

 applying it, and he will not be troubled with vermin for the 

 next three months, and I think the house will be thoroughly 

 disinfected. W. E. Flower. 



Shoehakektown, March 21, 1874. 



RHODE ISLAND POULTRY AND COLUM- 

 BARIAN SOCIETY. 



FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The "Rhode Island Poultry and Columbarian Society " 

 opened their first annual exhibition at Howard Hall yester- 

 day forenoon, at 10 o'clock, with altogether the largest 

 collection and finest show of fowls of all kinds, ducks, geese, 

 and various breeds of pigeons that has ever been exhibited 

 in this city. 



When the exhibition opened, at 10 o'clock yesterdav 

 morning, four hundred and ten entries were recorded on 

 the Secretary's books, and the coops were all classified, num- 

 bered, and arranged on long tables with wide aisles between 

 them, and the coops all neat, light, and so open that the 



