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JOUENAIi OF HOETICULTUKB AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. 



[ Jane 1, 1871. 



Liverpcol on September 6tli and 7th, amotint to the large snm 

 of £3000. Wevfill ocly Epecify two— £100 for the best hnnter, 

 and £80 for the beet bull. There is also a very liberal prize 

 list for Poultry, first prizes £4, second £3, and third £2. From 

 the exertions made by the Local Executive Committee, we are 

 informed it promises to be the most succeBsful show ever held 

 in the north. 



HATCHING DISASTERS. 



As I have learnt many "wrinkles" from llr. Wright's 

 letters, I hope that I shall be able to make him some slight 

 return on the above subject. Before doing so, however, I may 

 remark that my early eggs were this season very bad indeed, 

 but the severe winter led me to expect this ; later in the season 

 the eggs were nearly all good. 



The plan which I adopt with my sitting hens is this. I have 

 a cellar, into which the frost cannot penetrate, and which I 

 keep in total darkness. Even In the coldest weather, by this 

 method, I find a hen may be oif her eggs for a couple of hours 

 without much harm ; but should it unfortunately happen that 

 a hen comes ofi and the eggs are cold, I at once put them into 

 a bowl of warm water, and as soon as they are nicely warm I 

 put them back to the hen or to another hen, and they rarely 

 fail to hatch. On one sire of this dark cellar I place a lot of 

 Turner's pens, and in ea^ h I ma^e a nest and set a hen. By 

 these means the hens never get together to fight, and the dark- 

 ness generally prevents them from coming ofi their nests. 

 My experience leads me to the concluEion that hens, especially 

 strange ones, which all mine are, sit better in the dark. Every 

 morning candles are taken down, and the hens are fed by 

 candlelight, and it is astonishing how soon they learn to come 

 o3 when the light is brought to them. Generally they require 

 lifting off the nest the first day or two, but after that they 

 rirely want any more inviting than the light. As soon as they 

 hive all fed and gene back to their nests, the light is taken 

 from them, and they are, as before, in total darkness. To pre- 

 vent any unpleasant smell I throw a disinfectant on the floor 

 of the cellar, and a little dry earth is occasionally sprinkled on 

 the bottom of the pens where the hens are. 



But having detailed the plan of setting I adopt, I must also 

 siy that every hour, from early in the morning to the last 

 thing at night, some one just walks with a candle through the 

 cellar and sees that all the hens are sitting closely. On read- 

 ing this I fancy I hear some of your readers say, " What a 

 bore ! Who would breed poultry to be at this trouble ?" My 

 answer is. That what is worth doing at all is worth doing well, 

 and when my chickens on the average make at the lowest com- 

 putation £1 each, I think it well worth the trouble. Had Mr. 

 Wright used the same plan, the accident which happened to 

 his eggs could not, I think, have occurred. — T. E. Kell. 



BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY'S 

 SHOW AT GUILDFORD. 



ALTHOrGH held simnltaneonsly with the Show at Stroud, this meet- 

 ing proved as EnccesEful as any of its predecessors. A great improve- 

 ment has this year been instituted — viz., having the poaltry and 

 Pigeons received on the Monday and judged on the Tuesday morning, 

 instead, as heretofore, having them sent in on the Saturday for adju- 

 dication on the Monday. This new arrangement saves the poultry 

 two days' confinement ; and doubtless had this change been more 

 generally known, the great access of entries would have afforded the 

 best proof possible that the altered arrangement was duly appreciated 

 by amateurs generally. Another season's trial will convince the 

 Council that this policy will greatly extend the poultry department of 

 the Show, for it was a matter of general congratulation among the 

 eshibitorg. 



Sjyanish fowls were well shown ; and Mr. Edward Jones, of Bristol, 

 sent pens that would be a great credit to any exhibition, the single 

 cock of this variety being a remarkably perfect specimen. Mr. Martin's 

 well-known rosy-combed pen headed the Dorldngs, and the Blue and 

 the "White Dorking classes were also good. CocJiins were mostly shown 

 very considerably out of plumage, and the BraJinias likewise generally 

 lacked condition. Mr. Mathews's collection of Game fowls was sent 

 in particularly high show trim, and his pens stood well on the prize 

 list. Hamhurrjhs were fewer than might have been expected, but still 

 most of them were excellent. Polish were never before shown so well 

 at this Society's meeting, the Silver and Black varieties being present 

 in abundance, and of first-rate quality. Though the Crc re- Cains 

 were really good, the HoiuJons were far behind what we have seen in 

 past years. A most capital pen of Andalusians was first in the 

 Variety class, Black Cochins second, and a pen of Malays third. Some 

 extraordinarily good Sebright Bantams were on view ; and the Ducks 



and Geese, with Mrs. Seamons and Mr. Fowler at the fore, made this 

 portion of the Show most interesting. Mr. Lythall was first in Turkeys 

 with the grand American Birmingham show bird, which it appears, 

 although breeding freely this season, has greatly increased in weight. 

 A large class of very good Turkeys, both Cambridge and Norfolk, were 

 much admired. 



In Pigeons the Carriers were nnnsualiy good, and the Short-faced 

 Tumblers and Pouters not less so. The Eed Jacobins were also of far 

 better and sounder colour than common. 



The birds were all arranged in a single tier, and the pens being of 

 wood throughout, excepting the fronts, the plumage of the various 

 specimens was secured from injury of any kind. Lovely weather 

 brought together an immense number of visitors, and the Guildford 

 Show will be noted among the many successes of the Bath and West 

 of England Society. 



SPixisH.— 1, E. Jones, Clifton, Bristol. 2, Mrs. E. J. Elrington, Selling, 

 Faversham, 3, H. Beldon, Goitstock, Bingley. /ic, Nichols, Brothers, Cam- 

 berwell. 



DoEKixGS.— CoZourcif.— I, J. Jlarlin, Clames. 'Worcester. 2, J. Goring, 'Wiston 

 Park, Stevning. 3. Lieut.-CoL Lane, Bracknell, he, G. H. Langfoid, Sher- 

 borne, Alburv, Gnildiord ; J. Smith, Shillinglee Park, Pet-wortk ; Lord Tumour, 

 Shillingloe Park, Petwortli ; Lient.-Col. Lane, c, 'W. B. Boxall, Strathfleldsaye. 



DoEKTSGS.— Biue.— 1 and 2, G. Hine, 'Wcstcott, Dorkdng. 3, 'W. Philps, 

 Dorking. 



DoEmxGS.— ini!'f<;.— 1, 'W. Attlcc, Dorking. 2, Lord Sudeley, Toddington, 

 "Winclicomb. 3. Hiss Fairlinrst, Woodlands, Ormsldrk. c, G. Cnbitt, Dorking. 



CocHls-CHrs-A.— C;«"amo?t and Biijf.— 1, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury. 2, E. R, 

 Grav, East Leigh, ■^'armiusEter. 3, H. Lloyd, jun.. Handiworth, 7tc, Mrs. 

 Allsbpp, Hindlip Hall, Worcester : Miss J. Milward, Xewton St. Loe. 



Cochin-China. —iJro!rn and Partridge-feathered.— i, J. K, Fowler. 2, C, 

 Howard, Peckham. 3. Horace Lingwood, Needham Market. 



CocHrs--CHis-i3. — mii'fs.— 1. E. Fearon, 'Whitehaven. 2, G. Shnnipton 

 Leighton Buzzard. 8, S. A. Wyllie, East Moulsey. 



Beahma Pooteas.— Bari-.— 1, J. K. Fowler. 2, Horace Lmgwood, 3, 'W. 

 Sims, Stroud. 



BRAH3IA POOTF.AS.- Light.— 1 aud 2, H. M. Maynard, Holmewood, Isle o 

 'Wight. 3, J. Pares. Guildford, he, 5. Morton, Guildford ; C. "W. Croft, Kings- 

 kerswell, Newton Abbott. 



Game.— B!acl--6ren.s(cd and other Beds.-l, S. Matthew, Stowmaiket. 2, Eev. 

 G. S. Ctuwvs, Tiverton. 3, J. Hodson, "Weyside, Godalming. 



Game.— i)uc?L-iri7ios and other Greys or Blues.~l, S. Matthew. 2, Eev. G. S- 

 CmwTS. 3, "Withheld. ^ „ . 



Game.— ^ni/ other Colour.— 1, S. Matthew. 2, G. Potts, Chartham, Canter- 

 bury. 3, Eev G. S. Cmwys. c. W. Wells, Worplesdon, Guildiord. 



Hameueghs.— GoW<;n-i)'ei!C!!;<;<J.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, Rev. J. Eichardson, Sandy 

 Eectorv, Bedfordshire. 3, G- Hine. 



Ki:^TRGH5.— Silver-pencilled.— 1, N. Barter, Plymouth. 2, H. Beldon. 

 3. C. H. Mayo. Puddle Hinton. 



BA^BrBGBS.—Golden-spanaled.—l, Mrs. J. Pattison, Dorchester. 2, H- 

 Beldon. 3, W. H. Tomlinson^ Newark. ^ 



BxuBVucBS. — Silver-spangled.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, Miss E. Browne, Chard- 

 leigh Green, Chard. 3, H- M. Mavnard. c, Mrs. AUsopp ; G. Slade, Crewkerne. 



Polish.— Black, with Wliite Crests.-l, Mrs. Procter. Hull. 2, T. P. Edwards, 

 Lvndhurst. Itc, T. P. Edwards ; D. Mutton, Brighton. 



'Fousn.— Gold or Silver.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, J. Hinton, 'Wanmnster. 3, Mra. 

 i'roctcr. 



Ceeve-Cieues— 1, Rev. N. J. Pjdley, Newbury. 2. G. Chilton, Littleton, 

 Guildford. 3, J. K. Fowler, c. J. J. Maiden, Biggleswade. 



HOUDAXS.—I, F. Brewer, MUltown. Lostwithiel. 2, G. Sladc. 3, J. K. Fowler. 



Minorca Fowl.— 1, H. Leworthy, Newport, Barnstaple. 2, Miss S. H. North- 

 cote, Upton Pvne, Exeter. 3. No competition. 



Any cthee'Vaetett.— 1, W. Wildcy, Cosham. 2, H. J. Godlrey, Hammer- 

 smith. 3, J. Hinton, Warminster, ftc, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury; J. Y. Hadden, 

 Guildown, Guildford ; Rev. N. J. Eidley, Newbury ; S. A. Wyllie, East Moulsey. 



SIKGLE COCKS. , „ 



PPAXISH.— 1, E. 'Jones, Clifton, Bristol. 2, E. 'Wright, London, he, J. K. 



jyoREisGS.—Grey.—l. J. Chisman, Rownhams, Southampton. 2, J. Smith. 

 he, J. Smith ; J. Martin, Claines. ,„„,„ ^ ^ a r- 



DesEisos.— Blue or Wliite.— 1. Miss Fairhurst, Woodlands, Ormskirk. 2, G. 

 Hine, Westcott, Dorking. 3, W. Attlee, Dorking, c, W. Messenger, Wood- 

 lands-Wonersh, Guildford. . , ^ i- 



Cochin-Chinas.— 1. J. Watts, Eing's Heath. 2, Horace Lmgwood. Creeling, 

 Necdham Market. 3, H. Tomlinson, Moseley. Birmingham, he, D. W. J. 

 Thomas, Ely Cottage, Brecon (2); J. Chisman, Eownhams, Southampton. 

 c, Mrs. AUsoop, Hir.dlip HaU. _ ^ ^ rr -,, 



Bbahma Pooiea.— 1, Eev. X. J. Eidley, Newbury. 2, J. H. Cuff, Holloway. 

 o 'T Watts 



' GiXE.-Blacl--breastedand ether Beds.—l, E. Hall, Cambridge. 2, S. Matthew, 

 Stowmarket. c, Eev. G. S. Cmwys, Tiverton. , . „ -„ ,. c ,. ^ 



Game.— ^iiy other Colour.— 1, S. Matthew, Stowmarket- 2, Eev. G. S. Crnwys. 

 3, E. Hall, Cambridge, c. Miss M. Black-more. Alreaford : Miss S. H. ^orthcote. 



Hambceghs.— Penci"i/<!(J.— 1, H. Beldon. 2, J. K, Fowler. 3, C. H. Mayo, 

 Puddle Hinton, Dorchester. „ ■,■■ i. t5„,__„ 



UAMBx:BGSs.-Spangled.—l, Mrs. J. Pattison, Dorchester. 2. Miss E. Browne. 

 Chard. 3, H. Beldon. lie, N. Barter, Plymouth, c, J. N ewick, Hmton Saint 



Bant.vms.— Go!(J or Silver-laced.— 1, G. F. Hodson, North Petherton, Bridge- 

 water. 2 and 3. Rev. G. S. Cniwys. „ „ „ „ „ „ .., -.,.,™.,j 



BANTAMS.-BiacS or Wliite.— 1 and 2, Eev. G. S. Cmwys. 3. H. M. Maynard, 

 Hoknewood, Eyde, Isle of Wight, c, Mrs.E. J. Elrington, Sellmg, Faversbam. 



BANTAMs.-^Gam«.— 1, C. Howard. Peckham. 2, C. J. Spary, Ventnor, Isle of 

 Wight. 3 and /i<r. T. W. Anns, c, J. Pares. _ „_ 



Bantams.— Cocit, Any Taricty.-l, W. Adams, Ipswich. 2, C. Parsons, Com- 

 hill, ijorchester. 3. A. Crafer, Sutton. „ ;. o w™ 



Ceei-e-Ccece oe Hocdax. — 1, Eev. N. J. Eidley, Newbury. 2 and 3, Ao 

 competition. 



Polish.— 1, H. Beldon. 2. D. Mutton. 3. Mrs. Procter. „ „ ,> 



Any other Vabikty.— 1, Eev. N. J. Eidley. 2, J. Hinton. 8, H. Beldon. 

 c, W. Wilder, Cosham. „ . „ . , v o .„a 



Di:cK3.—Ayleabury.—l and 3, Mrs. Seamons, Hartwell, Aylesbury. 2 »na 



Dr'cKS.- Boiifii.— 1, Mrs. Seamons. 2, J. Pares, Guildford. 8, J. K. Fowler 

 he. W. B. Stubbs, Alresford ; J. K. Fowler, c, G. Cubitt. M.P., Dorking. 



DrcKS.— Jni/ other raricty.—l. J. K. Fowler. 2, S. B. Kcnnard, MamhuD, 

 Blandford, 3. J. Goring, Steyning. 



Geese.— 1, Mrs Seamons. 2, J. K. Fowler. 3, W. Attlee. ,„ . , _ 



TtTEKETS.— 1, F. Lythr.ll, Banburv. 2, Rev. N.J. Ridley. S.J.Gonng. )|<;,G. 

 Ellis, Betchworth, Reigate ; Mrs. Mayhew, Great Baddow, Chelmsford. 



PIGEOXS. 



CAERrEES. — CocI:. — 1. J. C. Ord, PimUco. 2, H. M. Maynard. Eyde. 

 hc,B. Yardlev, Birmingham ; J. C. Ord. Hen.—l, J. C. Ord. 2, H. M. Maynard. 

 he, H. Yardley ; J. C. Ord. _ ^ ,. „ , „ „ 



PoCTERS.— Cock.— 1, H. Yardley. 2, P. H. Jones, Fulnam. Hen.-!, P. H. 

 Jones. 2, H. Yardley. 



