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FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



ingly, and they evidently consider themselves as only 

 sojourners in these sunny lands, and with the first approach 

 of spring they joyfully commence their migrations north- 

 ward, often so early as to encounter snow storms and fogs, 

 which bewilder and trouble them exceedingly. They are said 

 to have a wonderful acuteness of sight and hearing, and seem 

 readily to distinguish between the step of a deer or other 

 animal and that of man. They are quite shy and vigilant, 

 especially near the sea coast, and usually one or more stand 

 sentinels while the flock repose. 



The flesh of the Canada goose is much more palatable 

 when found inland than those taken near the sea coast, on 

 account of the difference in their food, which in the one 

 case is comprised largely of fresh water plants, corn, and 

 grass, and in the other, of marine insects, shell, and a marsh 

 grass. They, in common with other varieties of the tribe, 

 attain a venerable age, some having been known to have 

 lived forty or fifty years. Their weight is from five to eight 

 pounds. They are easily tamed, and with a little care it is 

 thought by many that they might become a valuable acqui- 

 sition to our domestic fowls. 



ESSEX COUNTY (MASS.) POULTRY ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



The following is the official list of premiums awarded at 

 the first annual exhibition, held at Salem, on Wednesday, 

 Thursday, and Friday, March 4th, 5th, and 6th: 



The newspapers awarded as premiums were as follows : 

 To No. 3, Peabody Press, one year ; No. 7, Salem Gazette, one 

 year; No. 10, Salem Observer, one year; No. 11, Salem Reg- 

 ister, one year ; No. 12, Salem Post, one year ; No. 23, Mas- 

 sachusetts Ploughman, one year. The latter was presented 

 by Dr. George B. Loring ; the others by the publishers. 

 CLASS I. 



Light Brahmas— Fowls— 1st and 2d, Joseph Hutchinson, 

 Lynn; 3d, J. C. Underhill, West Peabody. Chicks— 1st 

 and 2d, Mark Pitman, North Beverly ; 3d, Joseph Hutchin- 

 son, Lynn. Dark Brahmas — Fowls — 1st and 2d, Mark 

 Pitman, North Beverly; 3d, Charles P. Jacobs, Peabody. 

 Chicks— 1st, Mark Pitman, North Beverly; 2d, W. M. 

 Ward, Peabody ; 3d, Mark Pitman, North Beverly. Buff 

 Cochins— Fowls — 1st, Mark Pitman, North Beverly ; 2d, D. 

 B. Wallace, Lynnfield; 3d, John Swinerton, Danvers. 

 Chicks— 1st, Mark Pitman, North Beverly; 2d and 3d, 

 John Swinerton, Danvers. Partridge Cochins — Fowls — 

 1st, E. B. Perkins, Salem ; 2d, George F. Barnes, Peabody. 

 Chicks — 1st, W. B. & W. A. Atwill, Lynn; 2d, Bennett 

 Grifiin, Gloucester; 3d, E. C. Spofford, Peabody. Black 

 Cochins— Fowls— 1st and 2d, S. J. Dow, Peabody. Chicks 

 —1st, E. B. Perkins, Salem ; 2d, S. J. Dow, Peabody; 3d, 

 James F. Foye, Peabody. White Cochins — Fowls — 3d, J. 

 E. Hathway,* Salem. Chicks— 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynn- 

 field; 2d, J. C. Underhill, West Peabody; 3d, E. E. Per- 

 kins, Salem. 



CLASS II. 



Black Spanish — Fowls — 1st, John C. Kopes, Salem; 2d, 

 D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield; 3d, C. P. Barrett, Gloucester. 

 Chicks — 1st, Sumner Southwick, Peabody; 2d, John C. 

 Popes, Salem ; 3d, Gardner Webster, Salem. Brown Leg- 

 / J0 ?'ms— Chicks — 1st, Jesse Tyler, Peabodv ; 2d, George E. 

 Harris, Salem ; 3d, J. C. Underbill, West Peabody. White 

 Leghorns— Fowls — 1st and 2d, George D. Walton, Peabody; 

 3d, Ira J. Patch, Lynn. Chicks — 1st, Samuel J. Pettingill, 

 Salem; 2d, Andrew P. Lufkin, Gloucester; 3d, C. P. Bar- 

 rett, Gloucester. Dominique Leghorns — Chicks — 1st and 2d, 

 Aaron Low, Essex ; 3d, Bennett Griffin, Gloucester. 



CLASS III. 

 Earl Derby Games — Chicks — 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield. 

 Black Red Games— Fowls — 1st, David P. Waters, Salem; 

 2d, John Daniels, Salem. Chicks— 1st, D. B. Wallace, 



Lynnfield; 2d, H. Proctor, Salem; 3d, David Gilbert, Mar- 

 blehead. Brown Red Games — Fowls — 2d, David Gillert, 

 Marblehead. Chicks — 1st and 2d, D. B. Wallace, Lynn- 

 field. Ginger Red Games — Fowls — 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynn- 

 field ; 2d, David Gillert, Marblehead. Yellow Duckwings — 

 Chicks — 1st, L. J. Townes, Salem; 2d, W. IT. Harrington, 

 Peabody. Red Pile Games — Fowls — 1st, John Daniels, 

 Salem. Chicks— 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield. White 

 Piles— Chicks— 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield. White 

 Georgians — Chicks — 1st, D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield. Irish 

 Grays — Chicks — 1st, David P. Waters, Salem. Claiborne 

 Games — Fowls — 1st, L. J. Townes, Salem. 



CLASS IV. 

 White Dorkings — Fowls — 1st, Sumner Southwick, Pea- 

 body; 2d, E. B. Perkins, Salem. Chicks— 2d, E. B. Per- 

 kins, Salem. Colored Dorkings — Fowls — 1st, E. B. Perkins, 

 Salem. Chicks — 1st, E. B. Perkins, Salem. Plymouth 

 Rocks— Fowls— 1st and 2d, E. E. Perkins, Salem ; 3d, Geo. 

 B. Loring, Salem. Chicks — 1st, Mark Pitman, North 

 Beverly ; 2d, Samuel Newman, Peabody ; 3d, E. B. Per- 

 kins, Salem. Rose-comb Dominiques — Chicks — 1st, John 

 Swinerton, Danvers ; 2d and 3d, E. B. Perkins, Salem. 



CLASS V. 

 Golden Spangled Hamburgs — Fowls — 1st, E. B. Perkins, 

 Salem. Chicks— 1st, E. B. Perkins, Salem ; 2d, Joseph 

 Hutchinson, Lynn. Silver Spangled Hamburgs — Fowls — 

 1st and 2d, E. E. Perkins, Salem. Chicks— 1st, E. B. Per- 

 kins, Salem; 2d, Mrs. G. L. Streeter, Salem; 3d, Bennett 

 Griffin, Gloucester. Black Hamburgs— Fowls— 2d, E. E. 

 Perkins, Salem. Chicks — 1st, C. P. Barrett, Gloucester; 

 2d, E. E. Perkins, Salem. 



CLASS VI. 

 White-crested Black Polish— Fowls— 1st, C. H. Beckford, 

 Salem ; 2d, E. B. Perkins, Salem. Chicks— 1st and 2d, E. 

 B. Perkins, Salem. Golden Spangled Polish — Fowls — 2d 

 and 3d, E. E. Perkins, Salem. Chicks— 1st, E. B. Perkins, 

 Salem. Silver Spangled Polish — Fowls — 1st, John Swiner- 

 ton, Danvers; 2d, Samuel Newman, Peabody. Chicks — 1st 

 and 2d, John Swinerton, Danvers. 



CLASS VII. 

 Houdans — Fowls — 1st, E. B. Perkins, Salem. Chicks — 

 1st, E, E. Perkins, Salem. 



CLASS VIII. 



Black Red Game Bantams — Fowls — 1st, N. B. Perkins, 

 Jr., Salem; 2d, John C. Bopes, Salem; 3d, Jeremiah Fos- 

 ter, Jr., Beverly. Chicks— 1st, T. 0. Wardwell, North An- 

 dover ; 2d, D. B. Wallace, Lynnfield ; 3d, George B Harris, 

 Salem. Golden Duckwing Game Bantams — Chicks — 2d, C. 

 A. Beckford, Salem. Silver Duckwing Game Bantams — 

 Chicks— 2d, C. A. Beckford, Salem. 

 CLASS IX. 



Golden Sebright Bantams— Fowls— 1st, E. B. Perkins, 

 Salem ; 3d, John C. Bopes, Salem. Chicks— 2d, E. G. Bux- 

 ton, Peabody. Silver Sebright Bantams — Fowls — 1st, T. O. 

 Wardwell, North Andover ; 2d, E. E. Perkins, Salem. 

 Black African Bantams — Chicks — 1st, John C. Bopes, Salem. 

 CLASS X.— No Competition. 

 CLASS XL 



White China Geese (young)— 1st, Daniel Buxton, Peabody. 

 Gray China Geese (oM)— 1st, Bobert G. Buxton, Peabody; 

 2d, Samuel Newman, Peabody; 3d, Bobert G. Buxton, 

 Peabody. Bremen Geese — 1st, John S. Ives, Salem. 

 CLASS XII. 



Aylesbury Ducks (young) — 1st, Bobert G. Buxton, Pea- 

 body. Rouen Ducks— 1st, Bobert G. Buxton, Peabody ; 2d, 

 T. 0. Wardwell, North Andover ; 3d, John A. Gibney, 

 Salem. Cayuga Ducks— 1st, B. G. Buxton, Peabody; 2d, 

 Bennett Griffin, Gloucester. 



CLASS XIII— PIGEONS. 



Black Pouters— -1st, B. H. Justice, Lawrence. White 

 Pouters— 2d, Mrs. G L. Streeter, Salem; 3d, George W. 

 Boynton, Georgetown. Black Carriers— 1st, George W. 



