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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ February 9, 1871. 



3lAEEnsG Poult SY (Lemon Buf). — I'ou do not say whether you want n 

 mark to be recognised only by yonrself, or whether it may be visible to 

 fill. In the latter case nothing is better than a piece of coloured cloth 

 sewn round the leg, different colours marliing different broods. Ifitisto 

 be a private mark, it may be on the beak or eyelid, or, easier still, marked 

 ■with a red-hot iron in the web of the wing— thus, . . •*• •;• *•. : , and 

 soon. Being made with a red-hot instrument the holes do not fill up, 

 and are not to be seen unless they are looked for by some one who 

 knows where they are. 



Spanish Cocks' Faces [Youncj Beginner). — If the cock is suffering from 

 a cauliflower face, as it is called, on account of its resemblance to that 

 vegetable, the best thing we know of is powdered alum, as it penetrates 

 iut'o the cracks and dries them up. We know no work that treats of these 

 points. The face will never heal till you are able to keep it dry ; the 

 weeping turns it brown wherever it touches. 



Crossing Fowls foe Table Use {Irhh Suhscnler).—li you wish for 

 choice poultry, keep pure Dorkings. If you cross at all, cross with 

 Brahmas, by putting a Brahma cock to Dorking hens. It is not well to 

 put Houdans with Dorkings, because they are non-sitters. The Houdan 

 is a better table fowl than the Brahma. 



EREEriNG TcKEEYS (iT. F.).— Turkeys. like all poultry, should lay on 

 the ground. The hens begin laying from the middle of JIarch to the end^f 

 April and later. It is of no use to keep a pair of Turkeys. Having satis- 

 fied yourself his services are no longer necessary, separate them. If 

 yon leave them together it is probable you will have no eggs, because he 

 will kill the hen. It is an unwise thing to keep a cock unless you hi.ve 

 several hens. 



Dorking Pullets' Legs Paralysed {Mrs. B ).— The pullet is probably 

 suffering from an injury to the back, and it will be some time beiore she 

 recovers. You need not keep her before the fire. Put her in a dry, 

 covered place free from draught and damp, and supply her with Sussex 

 meal and some sods of growing grass, cut with plenty of earth. The 

 supply of eggs will depend on the age of the fowls. All the pullets will 

 lay within a fortnight if they have passed the age of sis months, ex- 

 cepting the Polands, they lay later. Brahma and Cochin i^ullets lay 

 earlier than others. It is not in the nature of hens to lay in the winter. 

 Eakeow PoULTr.T Show. — In the class for Game cockerels, the cup 

 was awarded to Mr. J. Mason, St. John's, Worcester. 



pLViiiocTH PouLTST Show [M. Deacon),~-'^xiiQ to the Secretary again, 

 and say that if the birds or the money be not sent to you within a week 

 you will instruct your solicitor to proceed in the County Court for their 

 lecovery. 



Malay Prizes at Noethahpton.— Mr. William Humphreys, 30, New- 

 land, Northampton, Secretary to the Show, will be very pleased to receive 

 contributions and devote the same to the object mentioned by the Rev. 

 A. G. Brooke, and will duly advertise the special prize in this Journal if 

 one be subscribed for before the entries close, March 1st. 

 Egg in Egg (J". Bahner). —Ihis monstrosity frequently occurs. 

 Comes of Dokkings {An Inquirer).— lOie comb of a Dorking hen 

 should fall over ; that of a cock should be upright. It is a grave fault for 

 it to turn even at the back. Eggs may be left with impunity during a 

 day in summer, hut if a hen deserts them in such weather as this for 

 twelve hours, 



" All the king's horses and all the king's men 

 Can't set Humpty Dnmpty up again." 

 Beahjia's Laying iNTEEmxTED (C. TT^L.).— It is more than probable 

 your fowls are egg-bound. Pull out a tail feather, dip it in oil till it is 

 perfectly saturated, then pass it down the egg-passage till it meet the 

 egg. It will give relief, and the hen will make an efl'ort ; do not attempt 

 to assist her, but continue to lubricate the passage. Their food is too 

 fattening; give ground oats slaked with water morning and evening, 

 maize and barley alternately for the midday meal. 



Inctjeatoe {Dorking), — We cannot give yon any relative information- 

 We never knew anyone who had purchased an incubator who did not 

 find that the money was thrown away. 



Fowls Hunchbacked {G.B.),~Yo\i are mistaken when you say your 

 birds are of the purest strain, if by that you mean the best strain. If 

 they have any x^retension at all to breed, it goes back for some years, 

 because although it is rot uncommon for Hamburghs and Polands when 

 they are in-bred to produce hunchbacked chickens, still they are the 

 exceptions. If you have four all affected in that way, they are either 

 hopelessly out-bred, or they are the drafts from some yard sadly in want 

 of fresh blood. There is no cure for it, and it is always hereditary. You 

 must not breed from them. 



Dubbing (PoKssijt). —Apply to Messrs. Baily, IIS, Mount Street, 

 Grosvenor Square. 



Hive foe Taking Honey in Supers {E. D.)-— Payne's improved cot- 

 tage hive, described in pages 7 and 8 of the last edition of " Bee-keeping 

 for the Many," but of somewhat larger dimensions, is cheap and will 

 answer your purpose very well, as will also tho Stewarton hive, manu- 

 factured by Mr. R. Eagleeham, Stewarton, Ayrshire. The AVoodbury 

 frame hive is the best adapted for scientific and experimental bee-keep- 

 ing, and may be seen and bought at Messrs. Neighbours', 149, Regent 

 Street, and 127, High Holborn, London. 



WooDBUEY Hives {W. 0.).— Apply to Messrs. Neighbour, Regent Street. 

 *' Bee-keeping " will suit you ; you can have it free by post from our oflBce 

 if you enclose five post-office stamps with your address. 



Rabbit Injuht: ■> (Anthony).— Kold her by the hind legs and strike her 

 at the back of the head, it deprives the animal of sensation instantly. 



Treatment op Parrots {Paterfamilias). ~Ab to food, cut stale bread 

 in slices and pour Wirm water over it, let it soak awhile, squeeze it as 

 dry as possible, thCT allow it to absorb as much fresh-boiled milk as it 

 mil without be' ^ v-ery moist. This is the staple food; sometimes give 

 'iiiscuitB treated in the same way. Indian corn is good, but mxist be 

 boiled first and drained of the water; nuts occasionally, and fruit in 

 season. Fill tbeir pan with food. As to drink, give clean water, and in 

 summer a bath, which, if they can be induced to take it, is a gi'oat benefit, 

 and makes them look nicely. ' The constant pecking the feathers is owing 

 to the bird having, or having had, bones given it. Wo have known Par- 

 rotr pluck thempelves entirely bare, as if for the spit, owing to meat and 

 bones, which ought never to be given them, as they cause irritation of 



the skin and heat the bird. The bird is a vegetable-eater, not a meat- 

 eater. If it were summer a slight sprinkling of tepid water from a fine 

 watering-pot or syringe would comfort the skin, but that would not do- 

 now. In regard to teaching, have the bird alone with you, and repeat the 

 same word or phrase over and over again. If you cover its cage when 

 receiving its lesson it will listen all the more attentively. Whistle the 

 same tune in like manner. Keep the bird warm, and give it as much sun- 

 shine as possible. A cold winter kills hnndi'eds of Parrots. With gentle- 

 ness and kindness you may effect much. Unfortunately children and 

 servants often tease or frighten them ; both are bad. Sifted gravel it 

 should have. Keep bird and cage very clean. Mind the Parrot's feet are 

 carefully washed from impurities. Get the bird's confidence, and you 

 will succeed with your pet, and find it a pleasure. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



CA:srDEN, Square, London. 



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



Date. 



9 A.M 







Is THE Day. 















Shade Tem- 



Radiation 



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1S71. 





Hygi'ome- 



Direo- 



Temp. 



peratm-e. 



Temperature 





SS"'^ 



ter. 





of Soil 









Feb 



i^r 





, Wind. 



at 1 ft. 





In 1 On 







Dr.v. [Wet. 



Max.' Min. 



Snn. Grass. 







Inches. 



deg. 



deg. 





deff. 



deg. 



deg. 



deg. 



deg. 



In. 



We. 1 



S0.045 



S2.2 



81.9 



S.E. 



33.9 



301 



29 4 



38.4 



26.5 



O.OIS 



Th. 2 



S0.02S 



85.1 



34.6 



W. 



34.2 



37.S 



S2.1 



42.2 



81.3 



— 



Fri. S 



29.781 



3G.0 



85.9 



S.E. 



38.9 



44.0 



33.4 



43.4 



S3.2 



0.210 



Sat. 4 



29.745 



41.il 



41.S 



S.E. 



84.8 



48.1 



35.6 



58.3 



35.0 



0.055 



Sun. 5 



29.73S 



46.2 



45.8 



s.-w. 



36.0 



51.0 



41.0 



64.8 



49.0 



0.122 



Mo. 6 



29.S53 



47.2 



43.1 



N.W. 



37.6 



52.8 



43.2 



88.2 



89.3 



— 



Tu. 7 



30.130 



41.4 1 40.8 



E. 



38.2 



49.8 



39.0 



49.8 



SJ.9 



o.su 



Means 



29.011 



40.0 1 89.1 





Sd.S 



45.7 



SG.3 



55.0 



34.4 



0.711 



REMARKS. 

 1st, — Overcast io the morning, drizzle throughout the day, with a wet fog. 

 2nd.— Cloudy throughout the day. 



3rd. — Overcast in morning, rain during the day, ceasing at 7 p.m. 

 4th.— Cloudy all day except at noon, rain between 7 and 8 p.m. 

 5th.— Fair in morning, southerly gale begun at noon, rain in evening, but 



fine after 8 p h. 

 6th.— Beautiful day, both warm and bright. 

 7th.— Cloudy throughout, vinth heavy rain after noon. 



Erratum.— The mean dry bulb reading for last week was misprinted as 

 36.1, it should have been 30.7. 



The week just ending has been much warmer than any other of the 

 present year, but even it is very little above the average, and the soil 

 remains remarkably cold. The prevalence of cloud, which has attracted 

 so much attention,*still continues.— G. J. Symons. 



CO\rEXT GARDEN MARKET.— February 8. 

 Owing to the favourable change in the weather we have had a better 

 supply of out-door produce, and the improvement noticed last week has 

 been maintained. Of choice vegetables the quantity is stiU limited, 

 although we have been able to procure some from St. Malo and that 

 neighbourhood. Pears comprise Beurre de Ranee, Eister Beurre, Ne 

 Plus Meuris, and Jean de Witte ; Apples — Ribston Pippin, Nonpareil, 

 Court of Wick, Newtown Pippin, and others. The Potato trade report 

 large supplies. 



FEUIT. 



Apples iBieve 1 



Apricots doz. 



Chen-ies lb. 



fi, d. B. 



to2 

 



Chestnuts bushel 10 



Currants ^ sieve 



Black 



Figs ao2. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberriea quart 



Grapes, Hothouse.... lt>. 



Lemons 'plOO 



Melons each 



0. 

 



d 





 

 



13 

 

 

 

 2 

 2 6 

 

 10 



Mulberries lb. 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges ^100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears, kitchen doz. 



dessert doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums t sieve 



QxiincGS doz. 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



Walnuts bushel 10 



do ¥-100 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes, doz. 



Asparagus 33-100 



Beans, Kidney ....^100 



Broad bushel 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli htindle 



Brussels Sprouts, . i sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums ^100 



Carrots btmch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Coleworts . . doz, bunches 

 Cucumbers each 



picknng doz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



HorBeradiah . ... bundle 



d. G. 

 OtoO 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress . .punnet 

 Onions bushel 



pickling quart 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes .. doz.bnnchea 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys.- doz. 



Sea-kale baaket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Turnips buuoh 



Vegetable Marrows. .doz. 



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POULTRY MAP.KET.— Febrcaet S. 

 Hodehate supply nnd slnggish trade. Tbere has boon linying for 

 transmission to Paris, bnt tliere are still difflcnltios in getting goods into 

 the city if they are intended lor sale. 



