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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ February 23, 1871. 



■comprises five classes in single birds, instead of two only as here- 

 tofore ? rhough the Committee are a\rare the height of summer 

 is not a time to expect the fullest entry, they anticipate no loss 

 by the increase of the classes. I hope Colonel Hassard will put 

 in an appearance here. — Williaji Massey, Spalding. 



TORQUAY POULTRY SHOW. 



It must be a source of gratification to a remartaMy atteutive Com- 

 mittee to Lave found so excellent a collection of birds as that brought 

 ■together nt this Show, held from the loth to the 17th iust., as well as 

 ill! attendfiDce of visitors that has rarely been erinalled at any poultry 

 show in tbe west of England. Mr. Beachey, of Fluder House, Kiucs- 

 lierswell, has proved himself an able secretary, and tbe present high 

 position of the Torquay Show is attributable in no small degree to 

 his indefati^ablo efforts. Messrs. Turners' exhibition jiens were a 

 <lecided improvemeut on the arrangemeuts of last year, and the ex- 

 pression of satisfaction among the visitors was general. 



The display of Grey Dorhmgs was excellent, and it is very rarely 

 these classes are throughout so well filled. The White Dorlviugs were 

 -also remartably good. Of tbe Cochins the Wbite were certainly the 

 best shown, tbe majority of the Bufl's being evidently suffering from 

 over-exhibition. At the show of last year the Darh Bralimas were tbe 

 first feature of the exhibition, but this year the entry was not of nearly 

 equal quality. A very large number of Light Brahmas were entered, 

 a few of which were vei'y superior, but the bulk were quite overshown. 

 JMr. Pares, of Guildford, won the silver cup with his well-hnown 

 pen. Sjjanish were good throughout, but the rigour of the last few 

 months bad told most severely on the combs of many of these birds. 

 ^ever was there a better display of French Fowls seen at any previous 

 Euglish show, and the really faultless condition, and excellent health 

 in which they were shown, proved they were perfectly acclimatised. 

 DdcJcs were all good classes, the Variety class especially so. The prizes 

 ■were awarded as follows : — Yiduat Whistlers first prize, Buenos Ayreau 

 second, a grand pen of Caroliuas third, and Mandarins fourth prize. 

 The Selling classes were veiy large, and as most of these entries were 

 worth far more than the restricted price, as stated in the catalogue, a 

 very largp sale was effected. 



Tbe Pigeovs were not so numerous as was anticipated, but this 

 could be easily accounted for by the fact of several shows being beld 

 simultaneously. So good, however, were some classes, that every pen 

 was favourably noticed by the Judge. The rivalry to secure the silver 

 cup offered to the best exhibitor of Pigeons was very heen, aaid excited 

 much public iuterest, the two principal aspii ants being Mr. Taylor and 

 Jlr. Yardley. the latter, though successful, being so very closely run 

 ^s to win only by a single point. 



'Dr)-RKi^G^.~Coloured,cxceptSilver-Grey.—\,Z,^c[iA CupfortiestpenofTJOullry 

 sliown by residents in Devon, Somerset, or Cornwall, L. Pnttnn (Grey). % ■'. 

 !Martm. 4, Mrs. Wollocomhe. he, G. Whitcomlic; H. Pickles, jun. r, K. "W. 

 Beachej'. f^ilver-Grey and TI7wfe.-l, Mrs. E. "Williams (Whitej. % E. H. J. 

 Gurney. 3. W. E. Gcorce. 



Cochins.— C?H"nwo7ia7j(i Bttff.-l. Mips .T. Milward. ?, W. F. Checkley. ", S, 

 R. Harris. 4, J. 'Wattp. c. MrE.WolIonoinbe ; \T.Masland. Anv other Vnrietit. 

 — l.J.SiehRl. 2, .^.A.Wyllie. a, C.F. "Wilson (Paririfljie). 4, F. Wilton (Black). 

 he. "W. E. George (Whitt?); J. H. Dawes, c, J. K. Fowler. 



BEiEHAS.-Z>a?-fc.-l, J. H. Dawps. 2. J. Dove. 3, Kev. J. Bowen. 4, .J. 

 Pic'hel. Liaht. — 1 atidCun for best ren ot'Liebt BrahmaB, .T. Pares. 2 anl 3, A. 

 O. Wortbington. l.T.A.Dean. 5. J. R. Kodbard. /if, C. W. Croft. c.F.Crook. 



Spanish —1. H. Eeldon. 2, — AUsopp. 3, H. Lane. 4, J. Watts, c, E. Jones ; 

 Howard & Nichols. 



Fbench Fowls (Houdans, Ta Fleche, and Creve-Ccem).-1, J. ^icbe], 2, F, 

 Brewer. 3, W. Burrows. 4, H. Beldnn. he. C. H. Smith; Eev. N. J. Ridley; 

 "W. Drinff. c. Ma.ii>r Irving (?) ; Rev N. J. Ridley. 



Hahburghs — (?oW. and silvcr-spai7nh:(K—\ H Beldon. 2. H P'ckles, jan. 



3, Ashton & Booth. 4, Lady Vivian. hc,ll. Pickles, inn.; IMiss E. BrowDP : -T 

 O^den : N. Barter, c, H. beMon ; H. Pickles, jun. Gold and Silvcr-pevrilU-d. 

 — 1 and he. H. Pickles, jnn. 2. N. Barter. 3, H. Beldon. 4, Rev. A. T. Willett. 



PoT.isn (Any variety).—!. D. Mutton. 2 and 3, H. Beldon. 4. T. Dean. 

 he, W. Boyes: H. Pickles, jun.; M. Nicholls; D. Mutton; W. Gamon. c, A. 

 Crattenden: W. Eoves 



G.\MB.— Blade and. other Be ds,~1, 4. and/tf, W. Eovec 2, S.R. Hieham. 3, S. 

 Matthpw. c.W. H.Stairir; J. T Browne; R, Stork; E. Bell. Anu other Varieiu. 

 1 and hr, Q. Matthe-*v (Duckwinjr). 2. J. T. Browne (Duckwiuj,'). S and 4, \V. 

 Xoves (Duckwinp). 



Rantams.— Game— 1. E. Cambridcre. 2, R. Swift. 3 and 4, "U''ithheld. Any 

 other Varleiy.~\. E. Cambridge (B'ack) 2. R. Beldon. 3, S. & R. Ashton. 



4, M. T.eno (Laced). hCR Coath (Black): H. Ynrdlev. c.'W. Boyes (2). 

 Ducks.— ifo It e7t.—l and 4. L. Pattou. 2, J. K. Fowler. 3, S. R. Higrham. 



c, Mrs. M. Seamous. Aylrahurv.—l and 3, Mrs. RT. Sermons, 2. J. K. Fowler. 

 4. T. F. Hawken. A.ny other Variety.— 1 and 4. M. Lenn (Vidnata "Whisilincr 

 and Mandarin Ducks). 2. W. E. George. 3. Rev. W. Sergeantson. hn, "W. 

 Eoyea (Black East Indian) (4): G. ?. Sain.sburv (Black Eabt ladiau): J. K. 

 Fowlor. c, Mrs. M. A. Hayne (Blai^k East Indian). 



Any other VAiirETY.— i. Rev. W. Sertreantson. 2, "W. AVildev (Aurlalusian). 

 ^. W. Boyes (Sultans). 4. H. Beldon. he, Hon. J. Massv (Malav) ; Mrs. Llewpllvu 

 (SultJins): "W. "Wildey (Andalusian). c, J. Hinton (Mal.iv); Rev. N. J. Ridley 

 tLephnrn). 



Si-LLTv-G Class.— Cocfc.—l. H. Lloyd, juo. (Cocbin). 2. Miss E. Browne 

 (Spanish). S. R. W. Beachey (Brahma). 4, J. H. Nicholls (0"cbin). he, H. 

 Be'df.n: H.Pick^eR, jun. (Polnnd); A. C. Travers (Game): R. Pile {Urabm;i); 

 H. "i'ardley; J. Dove (Cochin); R. WriKbl; (SjiaU'Rh). c, "W. Yelland (Creve- 

 Ccenr); J. N. V^hit.hp.ad (Cochin); J. Lone: F. Bre^-cr (Houdani; Howard 

 and Nichols. H(»s.—1. J. H. Nicholls (Cochins) 2>How»rd & Nichols. S.Miea 

 E, Brown (Spanit'b). 4, .T. N. Whitehead (Cochint. hr, .7. Fasterbvook (Black 

 Minorrn); Sirs. ST, Seamcns fDorkinc) : H. PieklcR. jun. (Polandsi : H. La^e 

 (Spsnish). c. H. Beldon: E. Stnrk (Game); S. A. Willie (Pnhinds) : R Pile 

 ■(Brahmas): R. W. Beachey (Brahmas and DorVinc) (3): F. Brewer (Dorking). 



Cup for the most successful exhibitor in the poultry classes.— Mr. Boldon. 

 PIGEONS. 



Carrtf.rs.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, E. Horaer. he, G. J. Taylor (2), c, E. Horner; 

 B. Yardley. 



pMUTF.RS.— 1, G. J. Tavlor. 2, E. Homer. 7(C, E. T. Dew, c. E. Hnm^r. 



Tu-viBr.FRa.— 1, G. J. Taylor. 2, E. T. Dew. hc,G. J. Taylor; E. Uuruer. 

 «?, I': Enlpin. 



BAKEa.— 1, G. J. Taylor. 2, H. Yardley. he, E. Homer. 



.Tacobixs.— 1, G.J. Tavlor. 2 and r.K. Homer, /iff, J. & C. Bullen ; C.Bnlpin. 



Fantatls.— 1, H. Yardfey. 2, W. H. Tomlinson. he, J. F. Loveridge. c, E. 

 Horner; W. H. Tomlinson. 



TariiPETEES.- 1, E.Horner. 2,P.H. Jones, /ic, W.Masland. c,"W.Mudge 

 C. Bulpin. 



0^\'L3.— 1 and 2, P. H, Jones, he:, J. Ford. 



Nuns —1,H. Yardley. 2. T. A. Dean, /ic, T. A. Dean; F. Graham. 



Dragoons.— 1 and 2, G. South. 



Ant^'eeps.— I and 2. H. E. Wviglit. he, W. H. Mitchell : H. Yardley. 



TuRBiTS.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, P. H. Jones, he, G. J. Taylor; G. H. Gregory; 

 E. Horner. 



A^-^ OTHER "VARiETr.- 1, C. Bulpin (Archangels). 2, J. Bowes, he, C. Bulpin 

 (Helmets) : J. Watts ; E. Homer. 



Cup for the most successful exhibitor in the Pigeon classes.— Mr. Yardley. 



The Juflf^es of poultry were the Rev. G. F. Hodson, and Mr. Edward 

 Hewitt ; Mr. Esquilant officiating for Pigeons. 



FARM BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF 

 POULTKY. 



At a meeting of the Midland Farmers' Club, held Febraary 8th, 

 the following remarks were made on this subject : — 



The Eev. A. G. Bp.ooke (of Shrawardine. Salop) said: — Mr Chair- 

 man and Gentlemen, the subject for our consideration to-day, *' The 

 Breeding and Management of Poultry," is, you will admit, one of great 

 importance, and the few remarba which I am about to make will, I 

 trust, lead to an interesting and profitable discussion. First, then, as 

 regards " the breeding of poultry." When we find from statistics that 

 an immense quantity of poultry of all descnptions is annually imported 

 into this country from France and Germany ; that hundreds of millions 

 of e-ngs are imported yearly, and that in spite of that terribls war which 

 has been so long raging, 22,000,000 of eg^s arrived from Fi-ance dnring 

 November in last year, it must surely he admitted that for some time 

 past we have too much neglected our farmyard poultry, which forms 

 in tbese days such an important market commodity as food for the 

 people. Take the generality of poultry in farmyards, and what do you 

 find ? A quantity of fowls of all sorts and sizes, mostly the result of 

 breeding iu-and-in for years past, the owner contiuually grumbling 

 because they cost so much to keep, the feeding being generally left to 

 a personage known as the boy, who feeds the fowls and hunts up the 

 egss, and most liberally throws down handful after handful of grain 

 with more zeal than discretion, and then, in the winter months, when 

 eggs are scarce and migbt be a great source of profit, few, if any, are 

 to be found. It is all very well, you may say, to point out defects, hut 

 where is the remedy ? Simply in this, tliat the majority of farmers 

 need, with their poultry, reform. To make poultry I'rofitable, you 

 must first of aU start with tbe breed that will ensure you success. 



Having been a most successfnl exhibitor and breeder for nearly 

 twenty years, an! having kept almost every variety of the feathered 

 tribe and tested their merits, permit me to recommend to you, the 

 following sugt^estions : — Either send to market and so dispose of every 

 fowl in your yards (and you will never have a better time of year for 

 getting rid of them than the present), aud then commence with an 

 entirely fresh strain ; or else keep about a dozen of the best and biggest 

 of your pullets, aud purchase another bold chanticleer to proclaim the 

 morn, and thus introduce fresh blood amongst them. As regards start- 

 ing with an entirely fresh strain {the doing which I most strongly 

 recommenc!), you will fiud that it ^vill answer your purpose best to keep 

 Dark Brahmas — say a two-year-old cock and sis pullets, by way of a 

 start, aUd for this reason. They are very hardy, extremely prolific, 

 and good motbers ; if hatched in April, they will lay daring the winter 

 montbs. and, with a liberal supply of good food, the chickens attain 

 size and 3esh very fast ; can soon be got ready for the market, and are 

 by no means coarse for the table. In addition to this, they are hand- 

 some, and an ornament to the farmyard; the eye is naturally pleased 

 by seeing a true and pure strain of fowls foraging about, and in these 

 days of poultry exhibitions, good birds (esi>ecially of this breed) com- 

 mand high prices, and you will find them very remunerative. As an 

 instance of this. I commenced keeping Brahmas some four years a^zo 

 (having heard them so highly spoken of), and purchased some piize 

 birds. The first time I exhibited this breed was at Middleton, near 

 Manchester, and with a cockerel seven months old I won the fi.rst prize, 

 and the bird was claimed at the catalogue price, £5. Since then I 

 have occasionally bought eggs, in the spring, from exhibitors on whom 

 I could depend, and have been most fortunate in hatching early birds. 

 Most of them I sold at the rate of 50s. the cockerel and two pallets ; 

 others were used for household purposes. The pallets I saved each 

 year for winter laying were invaluable. You may perhaps ask, Where 

 can Dark Brahmas be obtained ? As a rule, I prefer purchasing birds 

 rather than eg^s for hatching, and now that poultry shows are so 

 numerous, Brahmas are always to he met with at fair prices. For 

 instance, an o])portuuity will be afforded you at Wolverhampton Poultry 

 Show, to-morrow ; or, failing that, there is an excellent newspaper 

 called The Journ.vl of HoRxicuLTrRE and Cottage G.uideneu. 

 published every Thursday, which treats most efficieutly on all matters 

 connected with poultry, aud from which you can derive most useful 

 information. In the advertisements you will find fowls of all varieties, 

 and eEjgs. for disposal, from well-known breeders, and in time you would 

 also find it a very usefal medium for f;ettiDc rid of some of your suqilus 

 stock. In thus strongly recommending Brabmas as best suited for 

 farmyards. I do not wish to speak disparagingly of the many other 

 useful varieties of fowls which we have, such as Dorkings, Cochius, 

 Spanish, Game, aud Hamburgh^; by all means, try them if you like. 



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