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FANCIEES' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by Joseph M. 

 Wade, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



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ANCIERS' IJotJRNAL AND 3rJ OULTEY (JpXCHANGE, 

 JOSEPH M. WADE, Editor and Proprietor. 



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will save nearly one-third of their valuable time and money. 

 It is a true and complete register or indicator of the scien- 

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 mathematics, and as attractive as the latest work of fiction, 

 with the advantage that it is composed of facts. It is the 

 most complete compendium of the English language, and 

 has a world-wide circulation. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



"EGGS" AGAIN. 



Will " Bro." Pyle, or some of our experimenters who 

 have happened, accidentally or otherwise, to have any " ex- 

 perience " with greased eggs for incubation, please give us 

 the result of the same from actual observation. It is 

 claimed by a few (it seems to our preconceived prejudice 

 almost absurdly) that eggs have been known to hatch well 

 which had been previously greased for preservation during 

 a journey, at the end of which they were set, and out came 

 real live, strong chickens. 



Please test this theory of buttering ; it is not necessary to 

 take them a journey, only please wipe off a little of the but- 

 ter, which we hope is " not too strong" (like our faith) ; and 

 please do not mix coal oil, or any very odorous stuff with it, 

 anyhow, as we want it to have a fair trial, then we will 

 reason from effect to cause, and see how it is ; that if it 

 works well, we have not discovered this combined plan of 

 preserving and " counting our chickens before they are 

 hatched." 



We are informed by Mr. Geo. L. Williams, of Buffalo, 

 New York, that on account of removal, it becomes a neces- 

 sity for him to dispose of his entire lot of Buff Cochins. Mr. 

 Williams is an enthusiastic fancier — a believer in the best, 

 and must have some good birds to dispose of. See adver- 

 tisement elsewhere. 



WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED. 



We have just received a copy of this Illustrated Diction- 

 ary, and do not understand how we have heretofore dis- 

 pensed with an aid so necessary. It will be invaluable to 

 us, a3 it is to every office, school, and family who are so 

 fortunate as to possess it. The appropriate illustrations — 

 one of the recently improved features — will command the 

 attention of every lover of the animal kingdom, which is 

 here described, combining amusement with instruction. 



To foreigners attempting to acquire a knowledge of the 

 English language, the cuts are an indispensable aid that 



CoF^ESfOfjDEfJCE. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 

 " THE TREAD." 



It is well known that there is a thick substance floating 

 in the white, generally attached to the yolk of nearly all 

 fresh eggs ; this is less transparent than the white, and fre- 

 quently has a pithy appearance; that substance is almost 

 universally believed to be " the tread," or that portion which 

 impregnates. This is a great error, which can be easily 

 shown by taking eggs laid by hens that have never been 

 with a cock, on breaking which the same substance will 

 appear. J. T. Bicknell. 



Westmoreland, N. Y. 



Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 



Dear Sir: The Executive Committee of the Bucks 

 County Poultry Association met on the evening of May 4, 

 and among other business transacted was the following : 



On motion, the Fanciers' Journal was adopted as the offi- 

 cial organ of this Associalioti. Much interest in poultry mat- 

 ters is being awakened in this_ and adjoining counties, and 

 the members of the Executive Committee are constantly at 

 work for our next exhibition, and have procured eminent 

 men in the fancy from a distance to judge. We have every 

 reason to believe that this will be one of the best and largest 

 exhibitions ever held in this State. 



Bespectfully, 



Doylestown, Pa., May 5, 1874. Thos. H. Walton. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 

 IMPORTATION. 



Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 



Dear Sir: I have just received, per "Denmark," eight 

 Baldhead Tumblers of the following colors : Two black 

 cocks, two black hens, one yellow hen, one silver hen, one 

 blue hen, and a red cock; the last I consider one of the 

 finest birds ever imported. The birds are all in good con- 

 dition, and the majority of them are as perfect in all their 

 points as one would wish. This is shipment No. 1; there 

 are several more to follow. Tours truly, 



New York, May 11, 1874. 



H. A. Brown. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



Mr. Editor. 



Please answer the following questions in the Fanciers' 

 Journal: Is there such a breed of fowls as the " Danvers 

 White?" and if so, will you give a short description of it? 

 Do fowls which have eight or ten of their primaries 

 clipped, to prevent them from flying, have equal chances of 

 winning premiums with those whose wings are not clipped, 

 other things being equal? Will Black African Bantams 

 and Black Hamburgs mix , if kept together ? How are Black 

 African Bantams as layers and sitters? By answering these 

 you will greatly oblige, C. K. W. 



