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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 26, 1871. 



grease. If the fowls are three or fonr months old, as we suppose, j'oa \ 

 overfeed. Three times a-day is sufficient. 



Scurf on Head of Spanish Cockerel (E. W. S.).— Rub the scurfy- 

 parts with compound sulphur ointment. You will also do well, while this 

 appearance keeps on, to give occasional doses of castor oil — atableppoon- 

 ful twice per week. Lettuces are also very beneficial, especially those 

 going to seed. Be careful not to injure the blood feathers. The 

 injection of a little hot water will cleanse the ears; you may use a 

 syringe for the operation. Your Houdans are suffering from cold. It is 

 curable ; the administration of some bread and ale twice per day, and 

 aUowine them to drink very little, having no water by them, but only 

 being allowed to sip morning and evening. 



Brown-red Game (H,).— The Brown Reds of late years have been 

 superior in sbape, and style, and feather to the Black Reds. It was very 

 visible at all the large shows last year, and we shall not be surprised to 

 see it a-gain. 



Japanese Bantams (Aviateur).—Thej must have single combs and 

 clean legs. The combs are very large. The legs are yellow, but they are 

 so short, and the wings are carried so low. that they are net seen. Till 

 lately there was but one breed. That had dark feathers in the tail and 

 wing, and sometimes an odd spot or two about the body. There are now 

 some recently-imported birds that are quite white. Your fowls with dis- 

 ordered eyes and sneezing are suffering from cold. Give them some 

 bread and ale. See that their roosting house is free from draught. 



Selecting a Brahma Coceerel (TF. H. H".).— No. 1 cannot be enter- 

 tained. A foot with four claws is inadmissible. No. 2 is the best, he has 

 only a few red feathers, and they are not always her^^ditary. No. 3 will not 

 do at all, his defect is always transmitted to posterity. Tours is not an 

 emharras de rickesscs, but an evibavras de d^'fauts. 



Points in Houdans (F. P.}.— Houdans should have square bodies, top- 

 knotted heads, ample beards, full breasts, short legs, five toes on each 

 foot, black and white legs. The hens should be black and white without 

 any other colour ; the cocks may be permitted to have a few straw-coloured 

 feathers in the hackle and saddle, but no red ones. 



Light or Dark Game Fowls {Black Red). — We prf'fer the Light ones, 

 if by such you mean those with the golden hackle. There is no latitude 

 for the cocks, but there is some for the hens. The breed is cnnstantly 

 tampered with. The old cocker will tell you, " It is Squire Potter's strain, 

 but I have mended it a bit, and it's many a day since we lost a main." 

 The cocker looks only to the pit, and knows if he is successful it will be 

 called his strain. Some prize Game breeders have gone so far as to have. 

 birds to suit the idiosyncracies of certain judges. The object of many of 

 our large Game exhibitors is to breed a bird to win with, and they make 

 him by a skilful combination. Hence the variety you have in your pens. 

 All will do to exhibit, provided you match tbem well- You must not put 

 a Dark and a Light bird in the same pen. 



Laying Fowls (J. A. H.).— You would have to buy pullets because hens 

 do not lay in the winter. A hundred pullets will cost, one with the other, 

 4s. 6d. each. Their cost to keep will depend much on the place where 

 they are kept. If they have nothing but what is given they will cost £1 

 per week to feed. The number of eggs will depend on the breed of the 

 laying hens. Hens will sit when they have done laying, although there 

 may have been no cock with them. It is, of course, no use to allow them 

 to sit on their own eggs. 



^ Dorking Cockerel Weak legged {J. C). — Discontinue the Indian 

 meal. Keep to oatmeal, whole barley, and tible scraps. The weight is 

 unusual for the age, and we should be disposed to think the bird had 

 been putting on fat instead of making bone and muscle. Fattening food 

 has a tendency to make the comb fall. A good upright comb is a certain 

 sign of vigour, and vigour is very inimical to fattening. If vou were to 

 look in a coop of fowls put up to feed, you would see tbem all sitting in 

 the way you mention, and their large, partly white and partly florid combs 

 hanging down and concealing one side of the face. 



Crystal Palace Poultry Show {A.). — You are correctly informed. 

 We hear that the entries exceed in number those of last year. 



Black-red Bkvtkiis (S. Samways).— The subject is not suited to the 

 columns of a journal, but for the County Court. 



Nests for Cannibal Hens (Digitalis). ~V^e republish the following:— 

 " I have completely put a stop to their cannibalism, without the trouble of 

 watching or the necessity of killing the offenders. My plan consists simply 

 in an improved nest 

 or laying box (see 

 accompanying sec- 

 tion) with a false 

 bottom, forming an 

 inclined plane, down 

 which the egg rolls, 

 as soon as laid, into a 

 rec : ptacle beneath ; 

 and, of course, before 

 the hen can have a 

 chance of pecking, 

 it, the egg is beyond 

 her reach. Neither 

 hay nor straw must 

 be used in the nests, 



but if the surfaces of the inclined planes are covered with smooth matting, 

 a piece of old carpet, or sacking, every purpose will be answered. Another 

 advantage of this laying box, is that where several heas use the same 

 nest, the eggs are not soiled by their dirty feet in wet weather. — Typo." 



Roup <J.H.). — You ask for "a cure for croup," but that is a disease 

 attacking children. There is no certain cure for roup, it being a form of 

 consumption in fowls. The following is an extract from the " Ponltry- 

 Keepei's Manual:" — "The symptoms are offensive discharge from the 

 nostrils, froth in the corner of the eyes, and tht-ir lids swoUen. This is 

 contagious. Cause, exposure to excessive wet and cold. Remedy, wash 

 the head daily, or twice daily, with tepid water. Sulphate of copper, one 

 grain, daily, mixed in oatmeal mashed with ale, and plenty of green food. 

 Separate the fowl from all others. If not better within a week kill the 

 fowl." Mr Bailv alao prepares pills for the roup. See a communication 

 to-day on the c fficacy of aconite. 



Carrier with Cold in His Eyes {C. H. £7.).— Add a little alum to the 

 water you now use. 



Runts at the Crystal Palace Show. — "A. R. E." says, "A few 

 exhibitors of Runts would he glad to be informed whether weight is to be 

 the standard at the coming Show at the Crj'sta! Palace, as at all other 

 good shows, orfeather", as at the K^t two shows held there." 



Green Moss {A Constant Subscriber).-~It is dyed after being thoroughly 

 dried. Soaking first in a solution of indigo, then drying, and afterwards 

 soaking in an infusion of quercitron bark, would probably cause the green 

 colour. 



Roots of Groundsel (Oldaph). —The soil remaining on the roots is 

 not hurtful to Canaries. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



CA3IDEN Square, London. 



Lat. 51° 32' 40" N. ; Long. 0^ 8' 0" W. ; Altitude 111 feet. 



Date. 



9 A.H. 



In the Day. 





1871. 





Hygrome- 

 ter. 



Direc- 

 tion of 

 Wind. 



Temp, 

 of Soil 



Sliade Tem- 

 perature. 



Kadiation 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



.3 



Oct. 



at 1 ft. 







In 1 On 



M 





aS" 



Dry. 



Wet. 







Max. 



Mm. 



Bun. grass 







Inches. 



a^ff. 



des. 





ties. 



deg. 



deg. 





In. 



We. 18 



29,910 



53.4 



52.8 



N. 



51.2 



67.0 



47 5 



74.0 43.6 





Th. 19 



29.718 



59 4 



57.5 



S. 



61.8 



62.8 



52.9 



67.5 1 50.3 



HO 



Fri. 20 



29.798 



57.8 



56.8 



S.E. 



53.4 



69.0 



53.0 



61.3 



53.4 



061 



Sat. 21 



30.014 



48.3 



46.1 



S. 



52.6 



56.3 



40,4 



59.4 



37.7 



C.220 



Sun. 22 



30.319 



478 



45.6 



N.W. 



61.2 



594 



39.0 



92a 



35.2 





Mo. 23 



30.348 



41.5 



40.5 



N. 



50.2 



69.0 



36.0 



89.8 i 81.8 





Tu. 24 



80.272 



41.(5 



416 



N.E. 



48.9 



61.8 



84.4 



76.0 j 29.1 



— 



Means 



3\057 



49.8 



48.7 





61.3 



69.6 



43.3 



71.8 1 40.2 



0.420 



REMARKS. 



18th.— Fine in the morning, and continuing so all day ; rather dull in the 



evening. 

 19th.— Rather dull and sunless; distant lightning between 7andSp.ir.j 



with heavy rain, and rain also during the night. 

 20th. — Close, damp, uncomfortable day, with occasional showers. 

 21st. — Much colder; dull morning, rain at noon, and frequent showers 



after. 

 22nd.— Fine all day, rather foggy in the evening, but fine night. 

 23rd.— A much brighter day than any during this week. 

 2ith.— Hazy morning and evening, but pleasant during the middle of 



the day. 

 The nights of Wednesday and Thursday (as indicated by the minima of 

 the following days) were unusually warm, damp, and muggy, and the air 

 throughout the week has been very damp, being perfectly saturated with 

 vapour for many consecutive hours on several days. Much mist and fog* 

 — G. J. Symons. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— October 25. 

 Business transactions, generally, have been of a favourable character 

 during the week. Importatinus are not so heavy. Hothouse Grapes anS 

 Pines are sufBcient for the demand, and some good late Peaches are still 

 to be had, realising fair prices for the season. Cob Nuts and Filberts are 

 plentiful. Large quantities of rough green vegetables, and good Broccoli, 

 are offered in fine condition. Potatoes are much diseased, and there are 

 considerable quantities in the market, which can only be cleared at a very 

 low price. 



FRUIT. 



s. d. B 



Apples i sieve 2 Oto i 



Apricots doz. 0" 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnuts bushel 



Currants J sieve 



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Figs doz. 



Filberts lb. 6 10 



Cobs lb. 6 10 



Grapes, Hothouse lb. 1 5 



Gooseberries quart o 



Lemons ^100 8 12 



Melons each 2 5 



B. d. B. d 



Mulberries lb. OtoO 



Nectarines doz. CO 



Oranges ^100 8 20 



Peaches doz. 6 12 



Pears, kitchen doz, 



dessert ;.. doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 3 



Plums J sieve 8 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



Quinces doz. 1 



Walnuts bashel 10 



ditto ^100 1 





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 6 



5 



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VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus ^100. 



Beans, Kidney.. ..i sieve 



Broad bushel 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brussels Sprouts.. i sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums ^100 



Carrots bunch 



Caaliflower doz. 



Celery handle 



Coleworts.. doz. bunches 

 Cucumbers each 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish bundle 



s. d. 

 4to0 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce dcz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress, .punnet 

 Onions bushel ~ 



pickling quart 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes., doz, bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Sballuts lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz'. 



Turnips bunch 



Vegetable Marrows. .doz. 



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POULTRY 1I-\EKET.— October 25. 

 The close weather 13 unfavourable for trade, and prices have hardly 

 been maintained during the past week. 



s. d. s. d 



Piueons 9 to 10 



Babbits 16 " " 



Wildditto 9 



6 Hares 2 



6 Partridges 14 16 



Grouse 19 2 



s. d. s. 

 Larfre Fowls S to 3 



Smaller ditto 



Chickens 1 



Geese 6 



Ducks , 2 



Pheasants 2 



1 G 



10 



