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FANCIERS' 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' ^JOURNAL AND ^JOULTRY ^XCHANGE, 

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WRIGHT OR BURNHAM. 



Two weeks ago we published " F. R. W.'s" communica- 

 tion, with its lengthy extract from L. Wright's "Illustrated 

 Book of Poultry," which presented some. not over-flattering 

 remarks toward Mr. G. P. Burnham, so well known in 

 America as one of our oldest breeders and writers upon 

 poultry, and in our present issue we give place to Mr. Burn- 

 ham's rejoinder. This subject of the origin of the name 

 " Brahma-Pootra," or the later style of Brahma, has long 

 been a vexing one. Mr. Wright, in his new work, has gone 

 into the merits of the case pretty extensively. But Mr. 

 Burnham takes the ground (see his article on our fourth page 

 this week) that Mr. Wright has wronged him in his theory, 

 since Mr. B. persistently declares that " he never had any- 

 thing to do with this Brahma-Pootraism, except to ridicule 

 it," and that his fine stock was called by him steadil}' for 

 many years simply " Gray Shanghais," because he imported 

 it originally from Shanghai, through Dr. J. J. Kerr (Asa 

 Rugg), of Philadelphia. Now, if Mr. B. is correct, and he 

 certainly points us away back to Dr. Kerr's letters, in 1849, 

 in support of his assertions, it seems that Pennsylvania, and 

 not either Massachusetts or Connecticut, is entitled to the 

 honor of the origin of the "Gray Shanghais," "Chittagongs," 

 or, as they are now called, "Brahmas;" for there can no 

 longer be any doubt, from all the evidence before the public, 

 that these light gray fowls had a common origin in this 

 country, and have been from time to time, since 1850, '51, 

 and '52, variously named by the parties interested to suit 

 their own tastes. We shall watch further developments 

 with interest, and will only add that, as far back as 1855-'56, 

 we ourselves bred these fowls in Massachusetts. They were 

 then known as Gray Shanghais and Chittagongs, and as we 

 recollect them, they were certainly identical with the Light 

 Brahmas of to-day. If not, what has become of them ; for 

 it is barely possible that two such breeds of fowls, if they 

 ever existed, could be lost in so short a time? 



During the present excessive hot weather is a good time to 

 try Hunsberger's Poultry Powder. It can be had at nearly 

 any fanciers' store, or of A. C. Hunsberger, Portland, Pa. 



THE DRIVE. 



Click, click, along the road we jog, 

 The track is smooth, the day is bright, 



And our horse as full of play 

 As a swallow is of flight. 



Click, click, along the road we trot, 



With steady pull on tighten'd reins, 

 Our gallant steed, with pride, 



His leadership maintains. 



Click, click, along the road we speed, 

 Take care, old man, our wheels are near; 



Ha! ha! we've shook him off, 

 And now the way is clear. 



Click, click, along the road we bound, 

 With spreading nostrils, flashing eyes, 



And crest that towers high, 

 Our roadster fairly flies. 



Click, click, click, steady now, old boy, 



The heat is won, the race is o'er, 

 We'll settle to a walk, 



Contented with the score. 



Wilbur P. Muroan. 



CoF^ESPOfJDEfdCE. 



Friend Wade : 



I am not given to flattery, but will say that you are im- 

 proving each number of the Journal, and that the first num- 

 ber was a success. Yours truly, Charles F. Mills. 

 Springfield, III., May 28, 1874. 



Dear Sir: 



Will you or some of your subscribers be kind enough to 

 inform me through the columns of your valuable Journal, 

 whether pigeons can be kept and allowed to fly on a tin roof 

 without injuring the roof. By answering or publishing the 

 above, you will greatly oblige a 



Regular Subscriber. 



Brooklyn, June 2, 1874. 



Dear Editor : 



Mr. S. L. Cummings, in No. 22, says "The American 

 Standard of Excellence excludes B. B. Red Games with 

 yellow legs." I suppose he means Black Breasted Red 

 Games. The standard says of them : " Legs, either willow, 

 olive, yellow, white, or blue." Where does Mr. C. get his 

 authority ? J- Y. B. 



Westmoreland, N. Y., May 29, 1874. 



IMPORTATIONS. 



Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 



Dear Sir: Have just received, per steamer " France," 12 

 birds, ten of them Baldheads, and one pair of Yellow Beards. 

 The colors are Red, Blues, and Silvers. All the birds are in 

 good condition, notwithstanding their long passage. I am 

 informed by good authority that Yellow Balds are very 

 scarce in England, but I expect shortly at least two lots of 

 Yellows and Reds. Yours truly, H. A. Brown. 



New York, June 2, 1874. 



Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 



Dear Sir: I have just received from Mr. Mears, of Lon- 

 don, England, by the ship "Niagara," one pair of Black 

 Breasted Red and one trio Brown Red Games. All fine 

 birds, well stationed, and hard plumage. 



Yours respectfully, C. H. Warren. 



Verona, N. Y., May 30, 1874. 



