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JOUENAL OF HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



477 



to inform exhibitors that the Judges' awards gave general 

 satisfaction. 



SPiNiSB.— First ud Highly Commended, H. Beldon, Bingley. Second, 

 E. Brown, Sbeffleld. „. , 



Cochik-China.— Firat, R.J.Wood. Chorley. Second, H. Beldon, Bingley. 



D0E«INQ.— First, W. Charter, SlK-ffleld. Second, Hon. F. C. H. H»wke, 

 Wotner!«lev Park. Commended, J. Sledmore, Epworth. 



Gamk (White an'l Pilol.— First, J. SunJerland. Coley Hall. Second, R. 

 Dodge, Sheffield. Commenfled. J. Hodgkinson, Hull. 



G.illii ( Black-breasted and other Reds).— F.rst, C. W. Brierley, Middleton. 

 Second. H. Snowden, Great Horroo. Commended, J. Sunderland. 



Game (Uuckwing and oiher Greys and Blues).— First, H. Sno^rden, Great 

 Horlon. Second, E Aykroyd, Bradford. Highly Commended, Messrs. Sales 

 and Bentlev, Crowle. Coamiended, G. Cocking, j«n., Crowle. 



Gjmk (.\ny TarietT).— First and Cup, C. Chalcner, Steelley. Second, 

 E. Aykrovd, Bradford. Third, J. Sunderland, Coley Hill. Highly Com- 

 mended, H. M. Julian, Hull; \V. Boyes, Beverley. Commended, J. Fletcher, 

 Manchester. 



Game Cock (Any variety!.— First and Cup. E. Aykroyd, Bradford. Second, 

 J. Sunderland, Coley Hall. Highly Commended, W- Boyes. Beverley i Red) ; 

 J. Fletcher. Commended, H. M. Julian, Hull (Red) ; C. Chaloner, 

 SteeUey ; G. Helliwell, Walkley. 



Poland (Any variety).- First, C. W. Brierley, Middleton. Second, H. 

 Beldon, Bingley. 



Hauburqhs (Silver-spangled). — First and Second, H. Beldon, Bingley. 

 Highly Commended. \. K. Wood, Burnside. Kendal. 



Hambl'rqbs (Golden-spangled).- First and Second, Messrs. Birch and 

 Boulter, Sheffield. Commended, H Beldon, Bingley. 



Hambueohs (Silver-pencilled).— First, H. Beldon, Bingley. Second, G. 

 Helliwell, Walkley. Highly Commended, J. Hepworlh, Bearswo«d Green. 



Hauburohs (Goldea-penciUed). — First and Second, Messrs. Froggatt and 

 Harrop. Wdkley. Highly Commended, \V. Charter, Sheffield. 



Akt Farktard Cross.- First, H. Beldon, Bingley. Second, C. W. 

 Brierley. Middleton. 



Game Bantams (Anv variety).- First, Master C. Croialand, Wakefield. 

 Second and Third, C. W. Brierley, Middletnn. 



Bantams (Silver or Gulden-laced). — First, C. W. Brierley, Middleton. 

 Sfccond, Messrs. S. A R. Askton, Roe Cross. Highly CommendeJ, H 

 Beldon, Bingley. 



Baktams (.Vny colour). — First, C. W. Brierley, Middleton tWhite). 

 Second, J. R. Jessop. Hull (White). 



Best Cock (Any Breed or Cross).— First, H. Beldon, Bingley. Second 

 and Highly Commended. Messrs. Birch & Boulter, Sheffield (SpaQi->h). 

 Commended, H. Merkin, Driffield (Cochin). Hens. — First, Messrs. Birch 

 and Boulter (Spanish). Second, H. Beldon. Commended, S. Taylor, 

 Cantley, R. White, Sheffield (Cochin). 



Best Cockerel and Two Pullets (.Any pure breed). —First, G. Helkwell, 

 Walkley. Second, H. Snowden, Great Horton. 



Extra Stock. — Prize, J. Hawley, Doncasler (Creve Coour). 



Guinea Fowls —First, Hon. F. C. H. Hawke, Womersley Park. Second, 

 H. Merkin, Driffield. 



ToRKEis,— First, C. W. Brierley, Middleton. Second, Miss Smith, Hat- 

 field. 



Geese. — First, 0. A. Young, Driffield. Second, Mrs. Lee, Thorne. 



Gibs. — First, Hon. F. C. H. Hawke. Second and Commended, Mrs. 

 Langborn, Armyn. 



Docks (Any variety).- First, H. Beldon, Bingley (Rouen). Second, J. R. 

 Jessop, Hull. 



riGEONS.— Carri«ri. — First, W. Massey, York. Second, H. Yardley, 

 Birmingham. Highly Commended, K. E. M. Royds, Ashhy-de-la-Zouch. 

 Commended, H. Snowden, Great Hurtoo ; E. Brown, Sheffield. Croppers. 

 — First, E. Brown Second, H. Snowden. Highly Commended, H. Yardley. 

 Commended, E. E. M. Royds. Tttmblers.— First, E. Brown. Second, W. 

 Massey, Highly Commended. Messrs. R. & C. GraviU, Thorne. Com. 

 mended, H Yardley. Jacobins.— First, H. Yardley. Second, R. Favelt, 

 Sheffield. Highly Commended, T. C. Taylor, Middlesliorough. iYuns — 

 First, C. .Addey, Epworth. Second. J. Pickering, Driffield. Trumpeters.— 

 First, A. Middleton, Newport. Second, E. E. M. Royds. Tttrbits. —Fint, 

 E. Brown. Second, H. Yardley. Fanlaih.— First, T. C. Taylor. Second, 

 H. Yardley. Owh.—F.tst, H. Yardlev. Second, E. E. M. Rovds. Sarbs. 

 —First, E. Brown. Second. H. Yardley. Hxtra Stock.-Fnze, C. Addey. 



JxTDGBS. — ^William Smith, Esq., Beech Hill, Halifax, and 

 Thos. l>odds, Esq., Warren Cottage, Wakefield. 



out ; others under the artificial mother ; and some feeding 

 in portable runs. The sound of the young ones chipping 

 inside the eggs was a novelty to many of the audience. 



Feancis Eichard Pease, Esq., of Southend, Darlington, 

 died on the 7th inst. at the early age of twenty. As a poultry 

 fancier and exhibitor nothing can so clearly bear testimony 

 to his practical earnestness and soundness of judgment in 

 this fancy as his numerous triumphs at so many of our 

 poultry shows, where his fine birds must in the future be 

 missed. But Darlington will especially suffer from his 

 absence, as this Show owed to his quiet unobtrusive, yet 

 masterly and liberal efforts to make it deserving the dis- 

 trict, more than is generally known. His laboui-s in this 

 at so early an age and with so weak a state of health were 

 great promises, had life been spai-ed him, of an amount of 

 public usefulntss, the loss of which must be generally re- 

 gretted.— W. W. 



Ckook's Incubator. — On the evening of the 9th inst., 

 Messrs. Crook, of Carnaby Street, exhibited their artificial 

 incubator and artificial rearing apparatus, at the Eoyal In- 

 stitution, Albemarle Street. It was arranged so as to show 

 it in action with their new gas lamp, and the chicks coming 



BEE-KEEPING IN DEVON.— No. XXIU. 



A COUPLE or MISTAKES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. 



Yesterday (June 14th) I took a trip a few miles into the 

 country with the view of inspecting the apiary of a clerical 

 friend, who within the last few years has become rather an 

 enthusiastic bee-keeper, and who, having advanced so far as 

 to adopt Woodbury hives, had recently attempted to follow 

 the instructions given in page 407 of "Our Journal" (of 

 which, I need scarcely add, he is a constant reader) by form- 

 ing a small artificial swarm or " nucleus." 



I learned that he commenced proceedings on the 27th of 

 last month by taking a brood-comb from a strong stock, and 

 placing it in a nucleus-box between a couple of spare combs, 

 and with a small population abstracted from the parent 

 hive. Having scrutinised the brood-comb most rigidly he 

 said to himself, "' It's all very well for Mr. Woodbury to talk 

 about seeing the queen on another comb, but I'm quite sure 

 she's not on this one, and, besides, I really fancy I did catch 

 a glimpse of her on another." So the nucleus was put in 

 its place and left for four days, when it was examined with 

 the view of ascertaining how many royal cells had been 

 started. Somewhat to my friend's surprise he found that 

 not even one had been commenced. Eather puzzling, this ! 

 but never mind, we'll give them another brood-comb, and 

 then all will doubtless go well. Another comb was accord- 

 ingly abstracted fi-om the unfortunate parent stock, and the 

 nucleus left quiet for a few days longer, when, an apiarian 

 friend happening to call, the box was again overhauled, and, 

 instead of the expected royal cells, there was the old queen 

 composedly traversing the first comb that was lifted out. 

 What was now to be done ? A council of war was hastily 

 held, and it was ultimately decided to let things remain as 

 they were — the old queen in the nucleus-box, and the bees 

 in the parent hive raising royal cells to supply her place. 

 Subsequently another nucleus was formed by extracting a 

 comb with a royal cell and some bees from the old stock. 



The parent hive and two small artificial swarms were 

 submitted to my inspection, and I took them in the follow- 

 ing order: — First the nucleus (now transferred to a full- 

 sized hive) containing the old queen. Here I found brood 

 had been added too fast, so that in every comb much had 

 become chUled, and appeared in various stages of decompo- 

 sition, interspersed with healthy brood, but remaining, as 

 yet, unremoved by the bees. At my especial request my 

 friend kindly consented to permit matters to continue in the 

 same state, with the view of ascertaining whether the bees 

 as they increased in strength would be able to remedy the 

 evil, or whether there was any foundation for Mr. Lowe's 

 opinion that under such circumstances foul brood must 

 follow as a necessary consequence. 



Next came the parent hive, now supposed, and no doubt 

 correctly, to possess a young queen; but here the bees 

 turned out so vicious that I had to put on gloves (a most 

 unusual circumstance), and we were glad to be content 

 with a partial examination. The two first full-sized combs 

 were solid masses of sealed honey, so we made prize of the 

 first and substituted an empty one. On the third comb we 

 found the remains of two royal cells — one opened naturally, 

 and from which a young princess had evidently emerged, 

 the other torn open at the side, and marking the untimely 

 destruction of its hapless inmate by her elder sister. This 

 discovery leaving, as it did, no reasonable doubt of the exist- 

 ence of a young queen, sufficiently contented us, and we 

 replaced the crown-board, glad to have done with such a 

 cantankerous lot, whose vindictive and persevering attacks 

 contrasted most unfavourably with the demeanour of my 

 own mild and placable Ligurians. 



In the second nucleus appeared a naturaBy-opened royal 

 cell, and we presently espied its late tenant briskly travers- 

 ing the same comb, and evidently in a high state of activity 

 and health. 



Having finished our examination my friend declared him- 

 self exceedingly well pleased with the result. His mistake 

 had cost him, he said, a good super of honey, which ha would 



