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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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was Blue-legged chickens from Blue-legged liens, and Willow 

 from Willow-legged mothers, with a very few exceptions where 

 the yellow peeped out, in which cases I destroyed ths chickens, 

 well knowing the prejudice against the yellow legs in Game fowl, 

 though I do not believe that hitherto it has extended to the 

 Game Bantam class. 



Would it not be much better if there were some fixed standard 

 to go by ? so as to make it impossible that an exhibitor should 

 say, " Oh, Mr. So-and-So is Judge. Well, it is no use sending my 

 fowls, he won't give a prize to any but Willow-legged ones." 

 What a drawback to a show ! Why should not each show publish 

 in the catalogue of prizes the particular points o f the fowls in 

 each class requisite to enable them to take a prize ? It would 

 save a world of trouble, and a great deal of disappointment 

 and dispute.— W. P. 



CORK POULTRY SHOW. 



The third annual Exhibition of the South of Ireland Poultry 

 Association was held on the 7th and Sth of January, in the large 

 rooms of the AthenoMitn at Cork. The rapid and steady pro- 

 gress made by this Society must he most gratifying to its pro- 

 moters : for it has now attained a position that would reflect 

 •credit on any town in the United Kingdom. 



The following is the prize list : — 



Spanish.— First, Miss De Courcv Drevar. Second, F. Holder. Chickens. 

 —Firs:, F. Hodder. Second, Mrs. Bring. 



Dorkings (Coloured).— First, Mrs. Webb. Second, Mrs. Dring. 



Dorkings (Silver-Grev) — First, A. E. Ussher. Second, T. O'Mahonv. 

 Chickens.— First and Second, A. E. Ussher. 



Dorkings (White).— Prize, T. O'Mahonv. 



Dorkings (Coloured or White).— Chickens.— First, T. O'Gradv. Second, 

 F. Hodder. 



Cochins (Buff or Lemon).— First, J. C. Perry. Second, W. E. Burke. 

 Cochins rPartridge or Grouse).— First and Second, J. C. Perry. 

 Cochins (White).— First, T. W. Znrhorst. Second, F. Hodder. 

 Brahma Pootras.— First, P. Heffernan. Second, N. Breslin. 

 Game (Black or Brown Bees 1 .— First, J. C. Perrv. Second, W.A. P.oberts. 

 Chickens.— First, J. M. Roche, M.D. Second, J. C. Perry. 



Game (Duekwing or Piles).— First, P. Cronin. Second, J. M. Roche, M.D 



Polands (Gold-crested).— Prize, Rev. J. O'Sullivan. 



Polands (Silver-crested). — First, Mrs. Dring. Second, Miss A. E. Pike. 



Polands (White or Yellow-crested) .—First and Second, Miss De C. 

 Drevar. 



Hamsueges (r.ose Comb, Gold).— First, Mrs. Dring. Second, T. Hare. 



Haxbcbghs ;Rose Comb, Silver).— First, Mrs. Hodder. Second. T. Hare. 



Bantams (Sebright).— First, A. E. Ussher. Second, T. O'Grady. 



Bantams (Silky). — First and Second, Mrs. Hodder. 



Bantams (Smooth-legged).— First, J. Penrose. Second, Miss A. E. Pike. 



Bantams (Feather-legged).— Prize, J. Donegan. 



Ant othke Variety.— First and Second, J. C. Perry (Cre've Coenr). 



Turkeys. — First, R. Briscoe (Cambridgeshire). Second, J. Brace (Nor- 

 folk). Poults.— First, A. E. Ussher (Cambridgeshire). Second, A. C. 

 Savers (Cambridgeshire). 



Geese.— First, J. Bruce (White Embden). Second, T. O'Gradv (Toulouse). 

 Goslinos. — First and Second, A. E. Ussher (Toulouse). 



Ducks (Aylesbury;.— First, Mrs. Webb. Second, F. E. Curry. Ducklings. 

 — First and Second, R. Cliffe. 



Ducks (Rouen 1 .— First, R. Cliffe. Second, Dr. Parker. Ducklings.— 

 First, R. Cliffe. Second, J. C. Perry. 



Ducks (Any other variety).— Fust. W. R. Burke (Muscovy). [Second, 

 Mrs. Hodder (Call.) 



Best Dorking Cockerel.— A Medal, given by Mrs. Ussher, F. Hodder. 



Best White-faced Spanish Cockerel. — A Medal, given bv Mrs. Lvons, 

 F. Hodder. 



Best White-faced Spanish, Dorking, and Cochin Pcllets A Medal. 



given by Dr. Harvey, F. Hodder. 



Fastaxls, Black, or any other colour. — First, R. Lane (Blue). Second, R. 

 Daly (Black). 



Jacobins, Yellow or Red.— First, J. Lloyd (Yellow). Second, J. Slattery 

 (Red). 



Jacobins, Other colours.— First, T. Babinriton. jun. (Black). 



Barbs.— First, J. Perrott (Black. Second, Miss A. E. Pike (Red). 



Owls.— First, W. R. Baldwin (Blue'. Second, A. E. Ussher (Silver). 



Tuhbits.— First, Miss H. S. Pike (Yellow). Second, J. Dowling (Blue). 



Trumpeters.— First, J. Perrott (Mottled). Second, T. Babington, jun. 

 (White). 



Nuns.— First, J. W. Edge. Second, T. O'Grady. 



Magpies. — First and Second, P. Goulding (Yellow and Black). 



Common Tumblers, Baldheads or Beards. — First and Second, J. W. 

 Edge. 



Common Tvmelf.rs. Other varieties. — First, J. W. Edge (Speckled). 

 Second, R. Lane, Black Mottled. 



Common Tumblers, Any other variety not classed. — First, J. Dowling, 

 Dragons. 



Sweepstakes for Carriers.— Prize. P. Goulding, Dun Cock. 



Powter and Short-faced Tumbler. — A Medal, given by Mr. J. C. 

 Perry. H. Hawkins, Blue Powter and Almond Cock. 



CAGE BIRDS. 

 Canaries, Yellow.— First, F. Hodder. Second, R. Lane, Canaries, 

 Green. — Prize, F. Hodder. Canaries, Mealy, or any other colour. — First, 

 Mrs. A. E. Ussher. Second, F. Hodder, Lizard. Mules, Linnet. — Prize, 

 Rev. J. O'Sullivan. Blackbird. — Prize, W. Miles. Thrushes. — First, J. 

 Lloyd. Secoad, J. Fitzgerald. Nightingale. — Prize, Rev. J. O'Sullivan. 

 Blackcap. — Prize, Rev. J. O'Sullivan. Woodlark. — Prize, Rev. J. 

 O'Sullivan. Sktlarks.— First, R. Daly. Second, F. Hodder. Bullfinch. 

 — Prize, Mrs. Hodder, Talking Bullfinch. (Speaks several sentences very 

 well.) Goldfinches. —First, F. Hodder. Second, J. Corcoran. Linnets. — 

 Prize, D. Carbery. 



Judges.— Poultry : J. Blandford, Esq., Ashgrove, Cork ; W. 

 Corbett, Esq., Castleeonnell, Limerick. Pigeons : W. B . Teget- 

 meier, Esq., MuswellHill, London ; John Austin, Esq., Pano- 

 rama, Terrace, Cork. Cage Birds : W. T. Jones, Esq., M.D., 

 Cork; Adam Parker, Esq., Landscape, Cork. 



PIGEON'S. 



Carriers, Black. — First, J. Perrott. Second, A. E. Ussher. A verv 

 superior class. 



Carriers Dun.— First, P. Goulding. Second, J. Perrott. 



Carriers, Blue, or any other cofour. — First, J, Dowlicg. Second, J. 

 Lloyd. 



Powters, Black Pied.— First, H. Hawkins. Second, Dr. Harvev. 



Powters, Blue Pied —First, H. Hawkins. Second, Dr. Harvey. 



Powters, Red Pied.— First, H. Hawkins. Second, Dr. Harvev". 



Powters, White.;— First, H. Hawkins. Second, Dr. Harvey. A verv 

 good class. 



Powters, Any other colour.— First, Dr. Harvey (Yellow). Second, J. 

 Perrott (Splash); 



Almond Tumblers, Short-faced.— First, Dr. Harvey. Second, J. Perrott. 



Kite Txmblers, Short- faced.— Fii st, T. Hare. Second. Dr. Harvey. 



Seop.t-faced Tumblers, Baldheads or Beards. — Firs:, J. W. Edge 

 (Bald . Second. Dr. Harvey (Blue Bald). 



Short-faced Tumblers, Mottles, or any other colour. — First, T. taare 

 ptottles". Second, Dr. Harvey (Agates). * 



FAsiAiLs/.white.— First, J. Perrott. Second, R. J. Nash. 



WILD DUCES REARED WITH TAAIE. 



I wnjJifGLY concede to the request of your correspondent 

 " J. E." for further information respecting my former pets, 

 the wild Ducks. Permit me to add, we invariably pinioned 

 all the offspring as well as the primitive generation produced 

 from the eggs of birds still in a state of nature, as they all 

 proved themselves not to be certainly depended upon in case 

 of any sudden alarm or stress of weather, of which they were 

 peculiarly susceptible. The approach, for instance, of any 

 strange dog or cat caused them to rush headlong into the 

 water, dive about, and make their best repeated efforts to take 

 wing until they became really exhausted. To show their 

 power of discrimination on the other hand, our own dogs and 

 cat were always running about quite unregarded, and all three 

 of them frequently lay down and stretched themselves listlessly 

 about in the sunshine, in the closest proximity to the Ducks — 

 "a happy family." So much did this difference to them and 

 strangers manifest itself, that I have seen the Ducks walk softly 

 to the dogs and snap at their hair when they wished to drive 

 them away from a spot they themselves coveted. Any positive 

 change of apparel in my sister to that she customarily wore 

 when among them, caused them at once to move away, as they 

 always did from an absolute stranger. It was evident they 

 depended at once entirely on the eye when thus withdrawing to a 

 distance, for a kind word or two from my sister instantly recalled 

 them, though for a few minutes or so they might still regard her 

 very suspiciously. Usually they fed without hesitation from the 

 hand. I never tried to breed between the true Mallard and the 

 tame Duck. In justice to their constancy, I never knew any 

 tendency of disposition on their parts to bigamy, or wanderings 

 after other female specimens of waterfowls that might be with 

 them of a different variety. On the contrary, I have seen a 

 Mallard fight desperately with a strange odd male of his own 

 species on his venturing too near the mate of his particular 

 selection. They always paired for the years we kept them, as 

 we never to the best of my recollection bred them beyond five 

 or six generations, as they then proved so much less beautiful. 

 The white collar round the neck of the Mallard then became 

 much broader and far more irregular ; and another great token 

 of domestication carried beyond due limit was, the appearance of 

 white in the few longest flight-feathers of the ducklings' wings. 

 In all such cases we immediately resorted to wild-laid eggs 

 again, and put away those previously reared altogether. 



Having given my experience of the Mallards of the true wild 

 Ducks, however vmgallant it may appear, I must say a word or 

 Ito on the Ducks only. They seemed inclined to stray from 



