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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 11, 1877. 



uncertainty as to which were the winners on the first day of the 

 Show. The Pekins were excellent, and we are glad to see them 

 making progress ; and we regret we cannot say the same for the 

 East Indians, which seem very few in number and out of fashion, 

 and they will continue so while the Judges insist on such small 

 Bize, alrnoBt disregarding colour for it. Mandarins and Carolinas 

 had no entries. In the Variety Waterfowl class good Spotted- 

 bills were first. Geese came fourteen penB strong and were 

 good indeed, the first going to the Ipswich winners we believe, 

 a most excellent pen of Greys. But the Turkeys too made a 

 splendid display. The first contained a grand hen remarkable 

 for her rich colour and size ; but the best cock was in the third- 

 prize peD, a huge bird in fine condition. We quite grant the 

 first hen won them the place fairly, but we liked the third better 

 than the Becond. In neither pen, however, was the hen very 

 large. The farmyard cross class produced a trio of pens, and 

 again exemplifies the mistake of putting such a class in an 

 exhibition of fancy poultry on!}'. The first went to what were 

 apparently Black Dorkings, the Eecond to a cross between a 

 White Dorking cock and Light Brahma hens, and the third 

 were mongrels of Borne kind with some Asiatic blood somewhere 

 about them. 



The Bantams call for no particular remark, for by some stupid 

 regulation the price of each pen was limited to 40s., and the 

 consequence was the classes were but meagrely filled with infe- 

 rior specimens save the Game birds of Mr. Entwisle, and if 

 they sold for 40s. a pen someone had some bargains. Many pens 

 were entered at other high prices, but these will of course not 

 have the prize money, for it will be surely allotted to the next 

 best in gradation. And we are shown by this how extremely 

 careful all ought to be in reading the rules, for even such a 

 frequent exhibitor as MrB. Acton Tindal did not notice this 

 limited price, as her beautiful Black Rosecombs were entered 

 at £10. We doubt ourselves whether the Secretary should have 

 catalogued entries above the restricted price. 



POULTRY.— Dorkings — Coloured— Cockerel.— 1, H. Lingwood. 2 and 4, T. 

 C. Burnell. 3, Key. H. K. Peel Pullet— 1, H. Lingwood. 2, MrB. Radclyffe. 

 S, T. C. Burnell. 4, H. Lingwood. Any other variety —Chickens— 1 and 2, T. 

 C. Burnell. 3, Mrs. M. Hayne. 4, MiBB Pasley. Spanish.— 1, 3. F. Silitoe. 2 

 and vhc, 3. Powell. 3, W. H. Lowe. Minorcas and Andalusians.— 1, J. Har- 

 Yfood. 2, J. E. W. Williams. S, C. Naylor. 4, Miss M. Arnold. Cochins.— 

 Buff.— Cockerel.— 1, Ladv Gwydyr. 2 and 4, Mrs. A. Tindal. 3, — Allsopp. 

 Pullet.— 1, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, Mrs. A. Christy. S, J. H. Jones. 4, Mrs. W. 

 Steven, vhc, Mrs. H. Shutt (2). Partridge.— Chickens— 1 and 2, R. J. Wood. 

 S, T. Stretch. 4, J. K. & R. R. Fowler. White.— Chickens.— 1, Mrs. A. Tindal. 

 2. Rev. R. S. S. Woodgate. 3, J. K. & "R. R. Fowler. 4, A. Todd. Black- 

 Chickens— 1, Lady Gwydyr. 2, J. Turner. S, E. Snell. 4, H. J. Storer. 

 Brahmas.— Dark.— Cockerel — Cup, H. Lingwood. 2, J. Earle. 3, Mrs. A. 

 Tindal. 4, H. J. Storer. Pullet.— 1, H. Lingwood. 2, F. Bennett. 3, R. P. 

 Percival. 4, S. W. Thomas, vhc, E. Pntchard, J. Turner. Light.— Cockerel.— 



1, G. B. C. Breeze. 2, P. Haines. 3 and vhc, 3. Windred. 4, C. Naylor. 

 Pullet— 1, Lady Gwydyr. 2, A. Ive. 3 and vhc, G. B. C. Breeze. 4, P. Haines. 

 G ajie.— Black Beds— Cock— Cup, S. Matthew. 2, Duke of Sutherland. 3, J. 

 Co lgrove, Hon. and Rev. F. Dutton. Hen —1, H. E. Martin. 2, Hon. and Rev. 

 F. Dutton. 8, W. J. Pope. 4, Duke of Sutherland. Brown Beds— Cock— 1, S. 

 Matthew. 2, B. E. Martin. S, — Perrin. 4, Duke of Sutherland. Hen.— 1, J. 

 Cook. 2, J. Booth. 3. H. E. Martin. 4, A. Cameron. Duckwings.—l, H. E. 

 Martin. 2. S. Matthew. S, T. P. Lyon. 4, A. & J. H. H. Staveley. Any other 

 variety— 1, 3. Colgrove. 2, Duke of Sutherland. 3, W. & R. Smith. 4. G. H. 

 FitzHerbert. Hamburghs. — Silver-pencilled. — 1, H. Beldon. 2, J. Rawnsley. 

 S, W. L. Bell. 4, H. Feast. Silver-spangled— 1, J. Fielding. 2, Fawcett 

 and Anderton. 3, H. Pickles. 4, J. Rawnsley. Gold-pencilled — 1, W. L. Bell. 



2, H. Pickles. 3, J. Rawnsley. 4, Duke of Sutherland. Gold-spangled.— 1, 

 Duke of Sutherland. 2, J. Rawnsley. 3, T. Dean. 4, H. Beldon. Black. — Cup, 

 "W. Bentley. 2, H. Feast. 3, H. Pickles. 4, Fawcett & Anderton. French — 

 Creve-Cceur.— Cup and 2, 1. Ward. 3 and 4, H. Stephens. Houdans — 1. 1. Ward. 

 2, R. A. Bossier. 3, W. Hamlyn. 4, G. D. Harrison. Leghorns.— White.— I, 

 A. Kitchen. 2, J. K. and R. R. Fowler. 3 and 4, G. Mumford. Brown.— 1, T. 

 Reeves. 2, Bradbury Bros. 3, A. Kitchen. 4, F. H. May. Polish.— Spangled. 

 — 1 and 2, P. Unsworth. 3, H. Beldon. 4, J. Rawnsley. Any other variety. — 

 Cup and 4, P. Unsworth. 2, J. Rawnsley. 3, T.Norwood. Malays. — 1, Rev. H. 

 Fairlie. 2, Rev. N. J. Ridley. 3, T. Eaves. 4, R. Hawkins. Any other 

 Variety.— 1, H. Stephens. 2. Mrs. A. Christy. 3, J. H. Cuff. 4, Rev. R. S. S. 

 Woodgate. vhc, Rev. A. G. Brooke. Duces. — Aylesbury. — Cup, 3. and vhc, 

 J. K. & R. R. Fowler. 2 and 4, E. Snell. Bouens.—l, P. Ogilvie. 2, W. 

 Meanley. 3, T. Mills. 4. F. G. S. Rawson. Pekin and Cayuga.— 1 and 2. J. K. 

 and R. R. Fowler. 3, E. Printer, vhc, W. H. Crewe. Black East Indian— 1 

 and 2, J. W. Kellaway. 3, P. Ogilvie. Any other variety.—], 3. Booth. 2, H. 

 Yardley. 3, J. Walker. 4, J. Booth. Turkeyb.— 1, Mrs. A. Mayhew. 2, Rev. 

 Y. Ridley. 8, W. Wykes. 4, E. Kendrick, jun. Geese.— 1, J. Everett. 2, E. 

 Snell. 3, T. Mills. 4, J. Birch, jun. vhc, Hon. Mrs. Colvill. Selling Clabses. 

 —Dorking, Brahma, Cochin, or French.— Cock.— 1, Lady Gwydyr. 2, J. Buck- 

 master. 3, H. Beldon. 4, H. Stephens. 5, G. B. C. Breeze. Hens— Medal. P. 

 Ogilvie. 2, J. Bnckrcaster. 3, W. R. Park. 4. Lady Gwydyr. 5, H. FeaBt. Any 

 oilier variety, not Bantanis.—Cock.—l, P. A. Beck. 2, — Perrin. 3, C. Sidg- 

 vrick. 4, S. W. ThomaB. 5, W. R. Bull. Hens.—l, Rev. H. C. Fellowes. 2, E. 

 Burrell. S, Hon. and Rev. F. Dutton. 4, J. C. Caleutt. S.T.Mills. Bantams.— 

 Black Red— 1,T. W. Anns. 2, W. F. Entwisle. 3, J. C. Fraser. 4, J. Long. 

 Black— 1, Mrs. A. Tindal. 2, R. H. Ashton. 3, R. Henderson. 4, H. Beldon. 

 Duckwings.—l, W. F. Entwisle. 2, W. Goodbody. Brown and other Game.— 

 Cup and 2, W. F. Entwisle. 8, F.C.Davis. 4, J. Long. Any other variety.— 1, 

 W. Richardson. 2, J. Buckmaster. 8. C. Naylor. Farmyard or Mixed Breed. 

 —1, E. Shaw. 2, G. B. C. Breeze. 8, Rev. N. J. Ridley. 



Champion Sweepstake.— 1, H. Lingwood. 2, S. Matthew. 3, Mrs. A. May- 

 hew. 4, Mrs. A. Tindal. 



Owls, Turbits, Jacks, and special Flying class; while Mr. 

 EEquilant will judge the remaining Pigeon classes. The date 

 of receiving entries has been extended, but all must be poBted 

 this day to be in time ; and we hope that those who have not 

 already entered will consequently not delay doing so any longer, 

 or they will be too late. — W. 



Oxford Poultry Show. — As we promised last week to furnish 

 the various classes which each Judge at the above Show would 

 adjudicate upon, we now proceed to do 60. Mr. Hewitt will 

 take the Dorkings, Spanish, Cochins, Brahmas, and French, 

 also the Black, Sebright, and Variety Bantam classes ; the Black, 

 Pekin, Call, Mandarin, Carolina, and Variety Waterfowl classes, 

 with the Pheasants and Turkeys. Mr. Teebay will have the 

 remaining poultry classes. In the Pigeons Mr. Allsopp will take 

 the Carriers and Dragoons ; Mr. Jones the Barbs, Antwerps, 



TONBRIDGE WELLS POULTRY SHOW. 



The entries at this Show in many classes were small, but the 

 quality was better than we ever saw here. The Show was held 

 in a large marquee in the fields below Broadwater Down, and 

 Mr. Ware, the member of the Committee who peculiarly 

 interests himself in this department, was most courteous and 

 obliging. 



In Dorkings a very good pen of Silver-Greys were first, and 

 they also won the extra prize for the best pen in the Show. 

 Mr. BoisBier is to be congratulated on the exquisite condition 

 these birds were Bhown in. Buff Cochins were moderate. The 

 winnerB (Christy) were well shaped, but the pullet wants more 

 time. The second cockerel (Stephens) was not very good in 

 wings, but was neat in Bhape ; and the cock in the first prize 

 Whites (Boissier) was well Bhown and good, but the pullet with 

 him quite unworthy of his company. The first Dark Brahma 

 chickens (Lingwood) were well-grown birds in good order, and 

 well first. Mr. Breeze's first Lights too were good, though the 

 cockerel was fully too dark on his saddle for our taste. The 

 first Spanish (Hunt) were excellent, as too were the Crcves of 

 Mr. Stephens which won first and second prizes. Hamburghs 

 were good. The winners were Golden-pencilled (Sales), and a 

 very good pen of Silver-spangles (Avenell) shown in faultless 

 condition and good in markings won in the other Hamburgh 

 class, Blacks being second. The Game were quite a meritorious 

 lot, and were well judged. We seldom Bee better Piles at great 

 Ehows than we did here. The Variety class was small, first 

 going to old La Fleche (Stephens), rather untidy in appearance; 

 second to the same owner's La Fleche chickens, and third to 

 small and pretty SultanB (Mrs. Christy). In the Selling classes 

 the Light Brahmas of Mr. Pitt which won both first prizes were 

 excellently-grown birds. In Bantams Mr. Leno won first with 

 moderate Laced. The Aylesburys of Dr. Snell and the Rouens 

 of Mr. Ware and Mrs. Brassey were up to a high standard, and 

 in the variety Waterfowl class very large but too yellow in 

 colour. Pekins, the first were exhibited by Mr. Kitohin. Turkeys 

 were capital; the winners (Warde) were very large and in good 

 feather. 



In Pigeons Mr. Chandler monopolised most of the prizes 

 with good specimens of Carriers, Pouters, &c. 



The Judges were Mr. M. Hedley, Mr. J. Nicholls, and Mr. 

 Harrison Weir. The Show was well attended and the awards 

 favourably received. 



THE MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BABBITS. 



Small Rabbits are the Angoras, Himalayas, Siberians, Silver- 

 Greys, Silver- Creams, Polish, Dutch, and the common prick- 

 eared varieties. Another subdivision into the hardy and deli- 

 cate varieties will also be useful. The hardy class we consider 

 areHimalayae, Silver-Greys, Dutch, and Siberians. Thedelicate 

 are the Angoras, Silver-Creams, and Polish. The delicate do 

 best with a little heat, while the hardy, with the exception of 

 Silver-Greys, would not care for additional warmth. 



Of course the hutches for the small breeds need not be BO 

 large as for those which are more than twice the size, and they 

 need not be so high, although the larger and higher they are 

 the better. For the smallest sorts, such as Dutoh and Polish, 

 2 feet 6 inches by a foot by 10 inches will be large enough, 

 although 3 feet and a foot should also be the limits for length 

 and height respectively, and nothing less will do for such as 

 Angoras or Silver-Grey. An extra inch or two in height and 

 half a dozen in length is never thrown away ; and if the hutch 

 is properly made without any draught holes there is little fear 

 of the increased size making the inmates cold, while the in- 

 creased facilities for exercise cannot fail to be very beneficial, 

 especially to the younger ones. The sleeping compartment 

 should be made a little smaller, and also the hole of communi- 

 cation. The partition need not be fixed more than 10 inohes or 

 a foot from one end, as if larger it will not keep the inmates so 

 warm. The wires should be closer together, and if not quite bo 

 strong it will not matter. 



We have classed Himalayas, Silver-Greys, Dutch, and Sibe- 

 rians aa hardy Rabbits. They are remarkably strong and free 

 from disease, and do not require any heat. A little warmth 

 will, however, tend to develope the Silver-Grey's shading satis- 

 factorily. All can be kept out of doors, and will dowith but 

 little corn. A good supply of healthy green stuff twice a-day, 

 with one feed of dry stuff, will do all that is required, especially 

 as they are not required to be kept very fat. They are all very 

 prolific and good mothers. The young Himalayas are born pure 

 white, the points darkening with age. When about a couple of 



