FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



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(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



FLYING SQUIRRELS. 



Much has been said in previous numbers of the Journal 

 about pets, which are the best kind, etc., but I think there 

 are none of them equal to the flying squirrel in beauty or 

 agility. I had two last year, and was very sorry to part 

 with them. I procured them while young from out of a 

 hollow tree. Taking them home, I put them in an empty 

 starch box, with a little cotton and dry grass for bedding. 

 This they rolled up into a hollow ball, with a small hole at 

 one end for entrance. No torturous wheel was affixed to 

 their box for them to wear their lives out in turning. This 

 box was all the cage in which they were confined. I fed 

 them on the kernels of hickory nuts and chestnuts until they 

 were old enough to crack the nuts themselves. After three 

 months of confinement I allowed them their liberty. They 

 never returned to their native haunts, but remained in and 

 about the house. They would crawl up my pant-legs, lie 

 in my lap for hours at a time if I would let them, and 

 search my pockets for peanuts. They always ran out of 

 doors through the pump-trough, and came in by the same 

 way. When the nights were too warm for them to remain 

 in the house they would sleep in a hole up an old apple tree. 

 This tree was only a few steps from the house, and it was 

 fine sport to watch them chasing each other up and down 

 the trunk. They were dreadfully afraid of cats, and on see- 

 ing one would scamper for the hole in the pump-trough. 

 One I called Tiger, and the other Buck. Tiger was killed 

 by a cat, and the other ate some poisoned corn meal that 

 was placed in the wood-shed for rats, and, after much suf- 

 fering, died. 



They are innocent, clean, and of little trouble. Any boy 

 or girl who is fond of pets cannot get one that will please 

 them better than a flying squirrel. D. L. Troth. 



fi@" The dog tax in Virginia is levied by certain counties 

 under special laws. Forty-five counties return $41,000 

 during 1873, as the receipts from this tax, which go to the 

 support of schools. In one county the tax brought in nearly 

 two thousand dollars, but upwards of one thousand dollars 

 of this amount had to be paid out for damages to farmers 

 whose sheep had been killed by dogs. It is estimated that 

 the entire State would produce about $100,000 from this 

 source of revenue, and the enactment of a general law im- 

 posing the tax is urged, partly for the purpose of obtaining 

 this revenue and partly to induce the killing of the vaga- 

 bond dogs by whom most of the sheep are killed. 



POULTRY SHOWS FOR 1874 & 1875. 



New England Poultry Club. Worcester, Mass., December 

 1, 2, 3, and 4, 1874. G. H. Estabrook, Secretary. 



Bucks Co. Poultry Association. Doylestown, Pa., Decem- 

 ber 8, 9, 10, and 11. Theo. P. Harvey, Secretary, Doyles- 

 town, Pa. 



Connecticut State Poultry Society. Hartford, Conn., De- 

 cember 15, 16, 17, and 18. Dr. Geo. L. Parmele, Sec'y. 



Maine Poultry Association. Portland, January 12, 13, 14, 

 and 15. Pred. Pox, Secretary, Portland, Maine. 



Western New York Poultry Society, Buffalo, New York. 

 February 10th to the 17th. Geo. W. White, Secretary. 



Exc^rJqES. 



4®" Advertisements in this Column, of Five Lines, or Forty- 

 Eight Words, describing and offering for exchange only, will 

 be allowed at 25 cents for each and every insertion. 



EVERGREENS, FLOWERS, FRUITS.— Will exchange for 

 Eggs or Fowls of Light Bralunas, Toulouse Geese, or Rouen Ducks, or 

 Wright's New Book of Poultry (bound), or Cash. Send for our cata- 

 logue. None but first-class stock offered or wanted. Address 



WM. MORTON & SON, Allen's Corner, Cumberland Co., Maine. 



WILL EXCHANGE One imported St. Bernard Bitch, 3 years 



old, for Fancy Pigeons, either Pouters, Carriers, Owls, Turbits, or Bald 

 Tumblers, or'Sio cash. 



B. M. GRIFFITH, Belper Cottage, Wilmington, Del. 



WANTED TO EXCHANGE.— Eggs from S. S. Hamburgs, Par- 

 tridge Cochins, Lt. Brahmas (Duke of York), Brown Leghorns (Kinney's), 

 for Eggs or Fowls, White Polish, Blaek or Doiuiiupo/ Leghorns, Golden- 

 Spangled Hamburgs, or Silkies. F. L. CHAPIN, Southbridge, Mass. 



WILL EXCHANGE— For Brown Leghorns or Golden and Silver 

 Spangled Hamburgs, a Bickford Knitting Machine, a Breech-loading 

 Rifle, a good Morton Gold Pen and Holder, with Pencil. Fowls must be 

 first-class. Address GEORGE W. PHILLIPPO, Onarga, 111. 



WILL EXCHANGE— Eggs or Fowls for Lady's Traveling Trunk 

 or Single Buggy Harness, or Skin Lap Robe, or Wright's New Book. 

 (mod or none. Give lull description. 



Address WM. ATWOOD, Big Flats, Chemung Co., N. Y. 



WILL EXCHANGE— Houdan Eggs from first-class stock for 



Eggs of D. Brahmas, Brown Leghorns, or P. Cochins. Pure stock wanted. 



Address .1. K. Si'Hl/LTZ, I'olebi kdule, Berks Co., Pa. 



I WILL EXCHANGE— One trio B. B Bed Game Bantams for 

 White Leghorns. Must be tirst-class ; Bantams are same. 



W. F. BACON, Cambrigeport, Mass. 



WANTED TO EXCHANGE— A Camera Tube, 4-4 size, C. C. 

 Harrison's make, for fancy Pigeons. Birds must be tirst-class. Address, 

 stating what vou have, and prices per pair, 



W. S. KEMP, Dayton, Ohio. 



CARDINAL GROSBEAK OR RED BIRDS to 



for White Mice, Bantams, or other Pets. Value of Cardinals, $3 each. 



LON. HARDMAN, 

 Dealer in Birds, Arc, 815 Francis Street. St. Joseph, Mo. 



WILL EXCHANGE— A really good Aylesbury Drake for a Duck 

 of the same species, or a Rouen Drake, or a sitting of Rouen Duck Eggs. 

 T. J. WOOLDRIDGE, French flay P. O., Hanover Co., Va. 



WILL EXCHANGE— Pure Bred Houdan Eggs for sittings of 

 Crevecoeurs, Silkies, and Partridge Cochins. Eggs warranted fresh and 

 true to name. I will also exchange several sittings of Iloudans for fancy 

 Pigeons. Tumblers and White Fantails preferred. "This way for bar- 

 gains." Address OLIVER. D. SCHOCK, Hamburg, Berks Co., Pa. 



EGGS! EGGS!! EGGS !!!— WHITK-FACED l'.I.At K SRANISH 

 A SPECIALTY. Black Spanish Cock "MOHAWK," with pure white 

 face, mated with ten very fine Pullets, selected from my stock which took 

 first premium at the Central N. Y. Poultry Exhibition, Utica, Jan., 1874. 

 Also, Chicks from mv stock which took first, second, and special premiums 

 at same time. WHITE LEGHOBN COCK "ONElDA," mated with six 

 choice Hens and Pullets (direct from the vard of J. Boardman Smith). 

 SILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURGS with WHITE EARLOBES, good 

 wing-bars, and beautifully marked. All choice birds. Eggs for hatching, 

 ft.3 per dozen. Young fowls for sale after Sept. 1st. 



Address S. P. HALLECK, Oriskany, N. Y. 



A SPLENDID CHANCE FOR A FORTUNE — The under- 

 signed, in consequence of ill-health, is reluctantly compelled to offer for 

 sale, his business in Hazletoh, Luzerne Co., Pa., consisting of a BIRD, 

 FLOWER, AND SEED STORE, with POULTRY YARD AND PIGEON 

 LOFTS. New Poultry House and Pigeon Lofts have been recently built 

 and stocked at considerable expense. There is an A-l trade firmly estab- 

 lished, and paving handsomely. Only business of the kind in the coun- 

 try. For full particulars address as above. EBEN P. DAY. 



BANTAMS. — Finding it necessary to reduce my stock, I offer for 

 sale the following imported and premium birds: 

 One trio Black Red Game Bantams, imported by me, May, 1873. Chicks 



1st premium, Worcester, 2d at Boston, 1874. 

 One trio Silver D. W. Game Bantam Fowls, 1st, Boston, 1874. 

 " " " " " 3d, 



" " 2d, 



" " Cock imported 1873. 



" Chicks, 1st, Worcester and Boston. 1874. 

 " " 1st, Boston, 1874. 



" " 1st, Worcester and Boston, 1874. 



" Fowls, 1st, Boston, 1874. Imported, '73 

 " " One pair White ditto. 



" " 2d, Boston, 1874, Hens import'd. 



" 3d, " 

 " Chicks, 3d, " 



Y r ellow 



." Brown Bed " 

 " Irish Grey " 

 " Bed Pile 



pair Black 



trio " Rose Comp. 



W. B. ATKINSON, P. O. Box 530, Boston, Mass. 



GERMAN CANARIES AND TALKING PARROTS.— 



Just received a fresh lot of Sweet-singing German Canaries and Talking 

 Parrots. Also, Gilt Cages. Birds can be shipped any distance by express, 

 J. C. LONG, Jr., 39 North Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



