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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ December 21, 1S7G. 



the hen, too, good in head and fine in tail. Poland's were well 

 represented. In birds of any age capital Silvers won first, while 

 in Golden chickens a smart pen were firet/^ery fair in crest, and 

 bright in colour. Mr. Barrell's two pens were both empty. 

 Houdans only made h&M a, dozen pecs. The first-prize birds were 

 well selected and prettily marked. In the Variety class Malays 

 won first and second, the first being good chickens in fine con- 

 dition. Brown Leghorns only appeared. A capital pen took first, 

 good in tails and neat in comb. In Game Bantams a very smart 

 pen of Brown Reds won first. In the Variety Bantam class 

 Blaoks were first, second, and third. 



The Pigeons did not muster very strongly. Of the various 

 classes Dragoons, Fantails, Jacobins, Turbits, and Owls were 

 the best. In Jacobins a good pen of Blacks won first, Reds 

 takiDg second and third. We saw, too, lustrous Archangels in 

 the Variety class. This breed seems to be looking up, for at 

 Birmingham, Guildford, aud Kingston they have appeared in 

 good numbers and of excellent quality. Barbs and Antwerps 

 had a class together ; they made eighteen pens, in which a good 

 pen of Barbs came in first, and Red-chequered Antwerps took 

 second. Pouters had no entries. 



POULTRY.— Dorkings.— 1, W. Bevan. 2, H. Feast. 5. T. Harries. Spanish. 

 —1 and 2, J. W. Holdon. *, A. J. Radford. Brabm*3.— Dark.— 1, H. Feast. 5, 

 J. S. Muggs. Brahmas.— Dark —1, H. Feast. 3, J. S. Maggs. 3, A. H. Bobbins. 

 Light.— 1, H. Feast. 3, E. Lawrence. C- chin-China.— 1, D. Lewie. 3, W. 

 Kent. 3, H. Feast. Gauh.— Black-breatted Bcd.-i. and 2, J. P. James 3, D. 

 Morgan. Any other oolour.—Cmp, R. Pearson. 2, J. P. James. S, M. Woosnam. 

 Untrimmcd or Undubbcd. - Cock — 1, J. Cock. 2, D. Morgan. S, "W. H. Taylor. 

 Hamburgh — Golden pencilled.— 1, J. Carr. 2, H. Fea»t. 3, C. R. Senior. 

 Silver-peneilled.— 1, H. Feast. 2 and 8, W. F. Maynard. Goldenpeneillad.— 1, 

 H. Feast. 2 and 8, M. Langdon. Silver-spangled or Black.— 1, H. Feast. 2, D. 

 Morgan. 8, L. O. Lewis. Polands.— 1, J. Hinton. 2, H. Feaat. S, S. W. 

 Thomas. Golden.- Chickens —1. J. J. Scott. 2, D. Lewis. 3, A. Fry. Frunch. 

 — Houdans.— 1 and 3, S. W. Thomas. 8, J. J. Scott. French or Malatb.— Any 

 other variety.—!, M. J. H. Spurry. S, H. Feast. S, J. Hinton. Lbghornb.— 1 

 and 8, F. L. Green. 3, S. L Bradbury. Brown.— 1, J. Heastie. 2, E. W. Pick- 

 ard. S, F. L. Green. Bantamd.— Gam<? .— 1, G. Lewis. 2, A. J. Radford. 3. H. 

 Feast. Any other variety.—), and 2, H. Feast. S, T. H. Phelps. Ant othbr 

 Breed or Causa.— 1, H. Feast. 2, T. F. Phelps. Shlling Class.— Medal, D. 

 Lewis. 



POULTRY (Local Prises).— Dorkings.— 1 and 3, H. Feast. 8, J. Harries. 

 Brahuas.— 1 and t, H. Feast. Cochin-China or Spanish.— 1. H. Feast. 2, D. 

 Lewis. Hambdrghs.—I, H. Feast. 2. D Lewis. Gamh.—I. D. Morgan. 2. H. 

 Feaat. Frbnch.— 1 and 2, H. Feast. Bantams.— 1, H. Peerman. 3, G. Hughes. 

 Ant othbr Brbbd.— J, J. H. Spurry. 2, D Lewis. Duces.— Aylesbury.— 1, J, 

 Buckloy. 2, J. Buokley, jun. 8, Mrs. W. James. Any other variety.— 1 and 8, 

 H- Feast. 3, H. Law. Any Breed, open to the county.— I and 2, H. Feast 

 Turkets.— 1, Mrs. W. James. 2. J. Buckley. 3, L. Williams. Ghesb.— 

 Toulouse.— i aad S, — Davies. 8, J. Buckley. Any other variety.— 1, J. Buek- 

 ley. 2, W. W. Prosser. 8, T. Franeis. 



PIGEONS.— Carribrs.-I and 3, T.F.Phelps. 8, E. T. Houle. Dragoons.— 

 I, G. S. Prentice. 1, T. Wheeler. 8. E. T. Houle Tomblbrs— 1. E. Lewis. 3, 

 Dr Morison. 8. R. ff. Carver. Fantails.— 1, T. F Phelps. 8, J. Hinton. 3, E. 

 T. Houle. Barbs or Antwbbps.— 1 and 3, T. F. Pbelpe. 2, — Wheeler. Jaco- 

 bins.—], G. S Prentice. 2, E. T. Houle. 8, W. F. Maynard. Owls or Turbits. 

 —1, T. F. Phelps. 2, E. T. Honle. 3, G. 5. Prentice. Ant othbr Varibtt.— 1, 

 E. T. Houle. 3, W. F. Maynard. 8. T. F. Phelps. 



RABBITS.— Lop-bar. — 1, H. Law. Ant othbr Vahibtt.— 1, Master V. 

 Thomas. 3, H. Law. 



DUNSE SHOW OF POULTRY, &c. 



The first Show wat held at Dunse in the Corn Exchange on 

 the 14th inat. We must defer onr remarka until next week. 

 The following is a list of the awards : — 



POULTRY.— Dobiinm.— 1, G. Amos, a, Rev. G. R. Cook©. 8, J. Young. 

 Coch&is.— 1, T. Boyd. S, S. Logan. 8, Lady Majoribanks. Bkahuas.— 1, Hob. 

 R. BrHamiltOB. 2, W. Brnnton. S.S.Logan. Gamh.— 1, A. Graham. 2, W. 

 M'Kay. Spanish.— 1, J. C. Turnbull. 3, R. F. Seott. 8, Mrs. Logan. Ham- 

 burghs. — Goldsn-psnsilled.— 1, W. R. Park. 2. W Linton. S, A. flatten. Silver- 

 spangled.— 1, W. R. Park. 8, R. Holmes. Silvcr-pentilled.— 1, A. G.Lindsay. 

 2, S. Logan. Bantams.— Game.—], R. Johnston. 2, J. Archibald. 8, C. Lugton. 

 Any variety.—! amd 1, A. Grahanae. 8, J. Arohibald. vhc, A. Hutton, A. G. 

 Lindsay. Fabmtard Fowl.— 1, W. R. Park. 2. J. H. Pitt, 8, W, M'Kay. 

 Ducks— Aylesbury.— I, Dr. Campbe 1 !. S. J. H. Pitt. 8. Mrs. Logan, vhc, J. 

 Purvns. Rousn.—l, 3. Logan, t. A. Campbell. 8, R. B. Kellie. Any variety.— 

 1 and 2, Lady Miller. 8, n. N. Slight. Turrits.— 1 tm&vhc, J. Puryes. S, Lady 

 Miller. 8, A. Hewifc*. Gsbsb— 1, Mrs. Brydon. 3, Lady Majoribanks. B.Mrs. 

 Dodds. Crbtb-Coium.— 1, W. Linton. 2. W. R. Park. Houdans.— 1, Mra. 

 Falconer. 3, ii. Walker. Ant othbx Varibtt— 1. Lady Majoribanks. 



PlGEONS.-TuMBLB-i —1 and 8, W. Brydon. Fantails.-I, C. McWatt. 

 S, Lady Millar. 8, G. Patterson. Podtorb.— 1, A. Grahame. 3. W. Patterson. 

 8. W. Graham. Jacobins.— 1 and S, W. Brydon. 2, J. Ronwick. vke, W. 

 M'Kay. Nuns — 1, vT. Brydon. 8, TT. Main. Owls.— Mnglish.— 1, J. Renwiok. 

 2, W. Rrydon. 8. W. Rsawiek. Turbits— 1, J. Renwick. 3, vT. ReBwiek. 8, 

 W. M'Kay. ant othbr Yaribtt.— 1, W. M'Kay. 2, YT. Brydon. 8, "TT.Ranwiak. 

 vhc, 3. Renwiek. 



Judgh. — Mr. B. Hutton, Pudsey, Leeds. 



Tbh Margate Poultry Show.— In our pages ^m be found 

 an advertisement that the Show at Margate is to be open to the 

 whole county of Kent. When first advertised this Show was 

 announced as being limited to the eastern division of the county, 

 but bo unexpected is the amount of support offered by the public 

 that the Committee have resolved to make it a county show; 

 and as the Hall-by-tbe-Sea, which adjoins the railway station 

 at Margate, has been secured for the purpose, and twelve silver 

 cups and about £110 offered in money prizes, we think the Show 

 deserves to be a great success. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Brahmas (Constant Reader).— Yon eannot depend at this Hanson of the 

 year on one cock being sufficient for twenty hens. You might in May or June. 

 Gire to the Brahma cock and the ten pure pullets the whole of tbo run. 

 Their eggs will then bo saleable and pure. Put the other pullets in the best 

 and roomiest confinement you have. We do not bgq how auother cock will 

 help you iu the matter, becausa you will always be liable to sell half instead 

 of pure breda. The colour of the egg is not to bo depended upon, as many 

 of the h&lf-breds would be dark euough to pass as Brahmas. The confined 

 hens will be better satisfied with a cock, but any bird will do. It is not 

 absolutely necessary. You may remove the lump from the foot of the 

 Houdan aud then use caustic. The foot must afterwards be tied up in 

 leather, and the fowl put where it will walk on something soft, as hay or 

 grass. As the wound will be between the toes and not on the ball of the 

 foot, it should not be long in healing. 



Pollht's Ete Inflamed [W. B. W.).— Rub the eyelid with oitrine oint- 

 ment. It is sold by all chemists. 



Canaeihs— the Loss op Eyesight {A Constant Header). — Your general 

 treatment appears to be good, and should not be the cause of your birds 

 losing their Bight. Is your bird-room a damp one, or do you allow a strong 

 eurreut of air to be passing through it ? If so, encouragement, will be given 

 to colds, the commoo precursor of asthma aad consumption, and other in- 

 flammatory attacks, ophthalmia included. Roomn iu which numerous birds 

 are kept should be effectually ventilated, especially during the breeding 

 season, but not in the manner some adopt — namely, by throwing open both 

 door and window, and endang#ring the lives or conatitutions of th air birds 

 through their being placed in a current of air. Ventilators should be plaoed 

 in the uppormost parts of the room, as near the ceiling at poisiblo. Diseaao 

 is ofteu brought on through impure air, and we know of instances of sevwal 

 Canaries losing their eyesight through the fumes of burning brimstone 

 ariiing from the periodical stoving of straw bonnets in the house of a bird- 

 breeder whose better-half was a strAW-bonnet maker. The birds were of the 

 Belgium breed, aud the mischief to them continued for some time b«fore 

 the cause ot blikdness was found out. Instances of the loss of sight will 

 sometimes occur through the pugnacious tendency of some of the occupants 

 of an aviary, especially over the seed drawer, when the birds hava been kept 

 short of their rations. No doubt birds are as liable to cataracts as other 

 animals, and it u juut possible your birds may be Buffering from the disease ; 

 but to arrive at the true cause of blindness in the absence of more than the 

 bare fact is more than we can account for. Bemove from the cage or aviary 

 all healthy birds, letting the blind occupants remaia together owing to their 

 beinff familiar with tba feeding troughs. At any time it is unwise to permit 

 healthy birds to tenant the same places as those diseased, for infection is 

 liable to be imparted {and it may have happened in jcur oase) through tha 

 babtt birds possess of rubbing their beaks and sides ot their heads on the 

 perches, especially when irritated about their eyelids. Keep the cagos olean, 

 aud now and then wash the perches. To the asiihmatioal members give a 

 drop or two of ooi-liver oil twice or thrice a-week, with a littla of the bread- 

 aud-mi'lk diet, and & few groats occasionally. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Caudbn Squabh, London. 



Lafc. 51 # 32' 43" N. ; Long, u" 1 8' 0" \V. ; Altitude, 111 feet. 



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REMABK3. 

 18th.— A very slight frost and white fog; very bright at times in the early 



part of the day. 

 14th.— Dull but without rain; air rather drier at night. 



15th.— Hazy and dull all day. [night. 



16th.— White fog early ; rain in forenoon and damp all day ; rather clearer at 

 17th.— Very dull all day, hut no rain till the evening ; heavy rain in the night. 

 18th.— Very damp, dull, and dark all day, except for a short time about noon. 

 19th.— White fog, getting darker soon after 9 a.m.; a most miserable day 



rain in early evening, when the fog was rather leas dense. Barometer 



very low at night. 

 Slightly colder than last week ; temperature very uniform and no son. A 

 very gloomy week.— G. J. Stmonb. 



Promoting Grass on Lawn (Inquirer). — As your fowls haTe cropped it 

 close, you may make them in return promote the growth of the grass by 

 spreading thinly over it their dung dropped in the fowl house. 



COTHNT GARDEN MARKET— DflaHMBER 20. 

 The usual Christmas supply of fruits aod yegetables is now arriving, bat 

 with the exception of high-class goods very little busine«s is doiug, and 

 according to preieut appearances thU bids fair to be the dullest Chxistmaa 

 we have known for many years. 



FRUIT. 



Apples i sieve 



Apricots dozen 



Chestnuts busbel 



Currants i sieve 



Blaek i do. 



Fiffa dozen 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries quart 



Grapes, hothouse..'., lb. 



Lemons ^100 



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Oranges < 10U 



Peaches dozen 



Pears, kitcben.... dozen 



dessert dozen 



Pine Apples lb. 



Pluoas i seive 



Quince* bushel 



Raspberries lb. 



:» trawlierr.es lb. 



Walnut* bushel 



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