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D0UBLE-Y0LKED EGGS. 



It is often said that double-yolked eggs will not hatch 

 However, two of my poultry friends attempted the experi- 

 ment with the following results, and with fair success in the 

 first instance, on account of assistance being rendered soon 

 after the shell was found to be broken at each end by the 

 chicks. On being released they were entirely separated and 

 distinctly formed, but unfortunately lived only about ten days. 



In the other case, the egg was sat upon the usual time, 

 twenty-one days, when it was noticed to be breaking at one 

 end, and supposing that the chicks would be able to help 

 themselves, the precautions mentioned in the first instance 

 were omitted, and it was left to hatch naturally ; but unfor- 

 tunately they could not free themselves from the shell, and 

 were afterward found dead, though, like the others mentioned, 

 perfectly developed and disconnected, as proven (out of curi- 

 osity) by picking the shell off. So it appears, that though 

 they may be perfectly formed, which is not always the case 

 (and therefore not advisable to make a practice of sitting 

 them), it is necessary to remove a considerable portion of 

 the shell as soon as indications of hatching are noticed, since 

 they cannot turn in the shell and work to advantage as a 

 single chick is able to do. 



We would call the particular attention of fanciers to the 

 article on our first page entitled 



A NATIONAL" POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



It seems to us that " Brown Leghorn " points the way to 

 a peaceful solution of the present difficulties in our Ameri- 

 can Poultry Association. To give entire satisfaction, the 

 Association must be composed of delegates duly elected by 

 the State Societies. "We doubt very much whether any 

 standard would be perfectly acceptable revised by the or- 

 ganization as it now stands. 



As we go to press we receive notice of a meeting of the 

 Executive Committee of the American Poultry Association, 

 to be held at the Metropolitan Hotel, in New York City, on 

 Wednesday morning, July 22, 1874, at half-past 10 o'clock 



See advertisement on page 364. 



(For Fanciers' Journal.) 



TRIPS AMONG THE FANCIERS. 



Dear Journal: 



Feeling the need of a little recreation we resolved upon 

 taking another short trip among the fanciers. Accordingly, 

 on a bright May morning, we started off to make a long 

 promised visit to our friend and brother fancier, A. P. 

 Groves. A ride of eight miles on the North Pennsylvania 

 Railroad brought us to the city of brotherly love; proceed- 

 ing to the depot of the Philadelphia and Beading Railroad, 

 we took our seat in the train bound for Chestnut Hill. Leav- 

 ing the cars at Willow Grove Station, a couple of minutes' • 

 walk brought us to the residence of our friend, whom we 

 found awaiting our arrival. After a pleasant greeting and 

 cordial welcome, we were invited to inspect his stock. Our 

 attention was first called to the Buff Cochins, which were of 

 excellent size and color. At present Mr. Groves is breeding 

 from the buff cockerel which he purchased at the Buffalo 

 Show, and we think that the judges who gave him first 

 premium at Buffalo, and special for best Buff Cochin cock- 

 erel at Philadelphia, will agree with us when we say that 

 he is a magnificent bird. Mr. Groves is working him on 

 some fine large hens and expects something fine in the way 

 of Buffs. His Buffs have unlimited range in an apple or- 

 chard, with plenty of shade and grass — two things so essen- 

 tial in rearing Buff Cochins. Next we were shown his 

 Partridge Cochins ; these were also excellent in size and 

 color, some of the hens showing good pencilling and the cocks 

 were equally good. One young cock, in particular, which 

 he purchased of P. Williams, of Taunton, Mass., is a re- 

 markably large, heavy-built bird, with a splendid hackle 

 and saddle. Mr. Groves is making a specialty of Buff and 

 Partridge Cochins, and expects to produce some excellent 

 birds of each variety, this season, in time for competition at 

 our various exhibitions the coming winter, and we think he 

 will not be disappointed. The young chicks, of which he 

 has some sixty or seventy, have unlimited range on the lawn 

 and in a large meadow. At the time of our visit they were 

 hardly grown sufficient to enable us to judge what they 

 would eventually be. In an inclosure, back of the stable, 

 we were shown a beautiful pair of Black Bed Game Ban- 

 tams ; the hen was a perfect little gem, and judging from the 

 dignified manner in which the little cock strutted about he 

 considered himself equal to the gigantic Cochin cocks in the 

 meadow. 



Our attention was next directed to the Pigeon loft, which 

 contained quite a collection of choice birds, consisting of 

 Fantails ; Blue, Black, and White Archangels ; Trumpeters ; 

 Black and White Magpies ; Jacobins, Barbs; Black and Bed 

 Tumblers of various colors. We expressed a wish to see 

 one tumble, whereupon our host took an old Black Mottled 

 cock off his nest, carried him out a short distance from the 

 loft, and tossed him up into the air, when he immediately 

 began a series of revolutions, which proved to our satisfac- 

 tion that he was a tumbler, both in name and deed. After 

 chatting for an hour or two longer with our friend upon 

 poultry matters in general, he accompanied us to the station ; 

 and with a promise to renew our visit we bade him adieu, 

 stepped aboard the train, and were soon on our way back by 

 the route which we had come in the morning. 



W. E. Flower. 



Jjjgg"* A sure way to break hens from eating their eggs — 

 break their necks. 



