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Boy nton, Georgetown; 2d, K. H. Justice, Lawrence. Red 

 Carriers— 3d, E. H. Justice, Lawrence. White Fantails— 

 1st, George W. Boynton, Georgetown; 3d, Ira S. Patch, 

 Lynn. White Fantails (Smooth Head)— 2d, Robert G. Bux- 

 ton, Peabody. Almond Tumblers— 1st, E. H. Justice, Law- 

 rence ; 2d, George W. Boynton, Georgetown. Blue Bald 

 Head Tumblers— 3d, E. H. justice, Lawrence. Red Jacobins 

 — 1st, E. H. Justice, Lawrence. Black Jacobins — 2d, E. H. 

 Justice, Lawrence. Nuns— 1st, Geo. W. Boynton, George- 

 town. Black Magpies— 1st, E. H. Justice, Lawrence. Yel- 

 low-cap Magpies— 2d, E. H. Justice, Lawrence. Black 

 Magpies— 3d, Geo. W. Boynton, Georgetown. Blue Owls — 

 1st, E. H. Justice, Lawrence. White Trumpeters— -1st and 

 2d,. George W. Boynton, Georgetown. Blue Runts — 1st, 

 George W. Boynton, Georgetown. Black Runts — 2d, 

 George W. Boynton, Georgetown. 



CLASS X I V.— No Specimens. 



CLASS XV. 

 Stuffed Birds— lit, N. Vickary, Lynn ; 2d, Eaymond 

 Newcomb, Salem. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



A DISEASE NEW TO ME. 



Mr. Editor. 



I wish briefly to describe a disease which affected two of 

 my Ginger Eed Game fowls, a stag and a pullet : The stag 

 showed symptoms of roup, I thought, but the peculiar part 

 of it was, that both the head and neck began to twist until 

 it became spiral shaped ; then the loss of the use of their 

 legs. In attempting to right themselves they would tumble 

 in all sorts of shapes ; and the pullet did not seem to be sick 

 "otherwise, indeed, both would eat when held so that they 

 could pick, but partially lost sight, as in roup. I cut off 

 the head of the stag from Berghian motives, and let the 

 pullet lay with her neck all twisted until she died, to see the 

 course of the disease. I must also mention that a spasmodic 

 twitching sometimes was manifested. I wish some one could 

 give cause and remedy for this additional discouragement 

 to poultry breeding, and perhaps oblige others besides. 



V. M. P. 

 Dufi'iklds, West Va. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



TO BOX A PAIR OF FOWLS. 



Take some cheap lumber, two pieces 16 inches wide, and 

 24 inches long, for the top and bottom, then nail on strips 

 of lath for the ends and sides ; nail the strips on as wide 

 apart as it will bear, so as not to let the fowls out; if you 

 get the strips too near together, there is a liability of the 

 fowls getting their heads fast; this makes a very conveni- 

 ent box for sending off fowls ; it is very light, and a great 

 saving of express charges. There is a great necessity for 

 providing food and water for fowls for the journey. There 

 should be a tin cup tacked in one corner of the box about 

 six inches from the bottom, to hold the water, and a small 

 sack of grain, so the Express Company can feed them, and 

 mark the box thus : Peed, and water, morning and eve- 

 ning. P. J. Keller. 



through cracks and crevices. See that plenty of pure water 

 is within easy reach of your chickens at all times. Earth 

 worms are greatly relished by confined fowls. Take a spade 

 and turn over the ground once each day for your hens. Mix 

 wood and coal ashes, dry sand, and a little flour of sulphur, 

 and place where your fowls will dust themselves in it ; it 

 will keep them clear of vermin. Give corn meal scalded 

 with water, in which is added two tablespoonfuls of cop- 

 peras dissolved ; two good sized red peppers are steeped and 

 mixed with the meal ; feed it to them when they first leave 

 the roost in the morning. This is the best preventive of 

 chicken cholera. P. J. Keller. 



A GREAT CURIOSITY. 



Last week Mr. Henry Kline, of Juniata township, 

 brought to this office one of the most remarkable curiosities 

 we ever saw. This consisted of a hen's egg, having a well 

 developed snake inside the shell. The egg was one that 

 was fresh laid and full size. When broken, Mr. Kline no- 

 ticed something mixed in the white which he thought ha 

 would take out. He, therefore, lifted it up, when he no- 

 ticed it move, and closer examination showed a tongue dart 

 out in the most approved snake fashion, while the eyes could 

 be plainly seen. So singular a freak of nature was worth 

 particular notice, and so he placed the egg and snake in a 

 glass and brought it to this office, where it was examined by 

 a great number of persons, all of whom expressed their as- 

 tonishment. The snake was about two inches long and about 

 as thick as a turkey quill, and was almost colorless. The 

 questions which naturally arise are, how did it come there, 

 and what would have been the result had the egg been 

 hatched 1—Bloomfield (Pa ) Times. 



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POULTRY.-STRAY GRAINS. 



Peed your poultry raw onions chopped fine, mixed with 

 other food, about twice a week ; it is better than a dozen 

 cures for chicken cholera. Garlic fed once or twice a week 

 is excellent for colds. 



Close up all cracks in poultry houses near the roosting 

 poles. Fowls very much dislike air which reaches them 



SHEDD'S ALBIONS. 



Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 



Dear Sir: At your request, I send you an article on 

 my " Albions. " About twenty years ago, a gentleman re- 

 ceived a very. large white hen from a friend in New York, 

 now supposed to have been a single comb Light Brahma. 

 This hen was bred with a single-comb White Dorking cock- 

 erel. The progeny was bred in for two years ; then another 

 white cockerel (I do not know what breed) was bred with 

 these pullets ; the result was very fine birds were obtained. 

 The breed was kept as pure as possible, never breeding any 

 birds with feathers on the legs, or with five toes. When I 

 first bought my birds they were of smaller size than they 

 now grow. I bought them in 1864, and they were fine birds 

 then. They have been bred with care, and will now breed 

 true. They are very hardy, very good layers, and good 

 mothers, not offering to sit as often as the Brahma. I have 

 had them weigh four pounds apiece when about three months 

 old. The plumage is pure white, except on the male bird. 

 When two years old or more will show cream color, the legs 

 brio-lit orange yellow perfectly free from feathers, face bright 

 red. I can show three generations of perfect specimens. 

 Yours respectfully, Wii. E. Shedd. 



B@r The Forester Club, of Penn Yan, Yates county, 

 New York, have just placed 100,000 young salmon trout 

 into Keuka Lake. Over 250,000 of these fish have been 

 put into these waters within the past three years, and the 

 largely increased number of small fish caught in the lake 

 last year, shows that the efforts at restocking have not been 

 without its useful results. 



