November 1, 1377. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Shaw. 2, R. Woods. Blue.— Young Cock or Ben.— I, Cup, 2, and 3, R. Woods. 

 1 Local, H. O. Crane, vhc. W. Smith, B. W. Phillips, H. O. Crane. Silver.— 

 Young Cock or Hen —1 and 2, R. Woods. 3, C. F. Herrieff. vhc. T. C. Burnell, 

 C. E. < havasse. Red or Yellow.— Cock or Hen—l, S. Patterson. 2 and 3. R. 

 Woods, vhc, V. Shaw. White— Young Cock or Hen.— I, G. Parkham. 2 C. E. 

 Chavasae. 3, J. A. Simms. Blue-chequered.— Young Cock or Hen.— I, 2. and 3, 

 R. Woods. Any other colour.— Young Cock or Hen.— I and 3, R. Woods. 2, 

 Ward & Rhodes. 



Antwerps.— Short faced.— Cock.— 1, Cap, and 2, J. Ecroyd. 3, E. Lund, vhc, 

 J. Wright. Hen— 1, J. S. Colliee. 2. J. J. Bradley. 3, H. W. Weaving, vhc, 

 H. Yardley. Not Short-faced— 1 and Local, C. F. Herrieff. 2, J. Ecroyd. 3 

 and vhc, J. Wright. Homing Bird, Blue or Black-chequered.— Cock.— 1, G. J. 

 Lenny. 2, C. G. Butler. 3, Cotton & Barker. Hen— I, 3 Grice. 2, G. J. 

 Lenny. 3, E. Newman. Any other colour.— Cock.— 1, G.J.Lenny. 2, J. Callen. 

 S, T. G. Ledger. Here— 1 and 3, Cotton & Barker. 2, G. J. Lenny. 



Runts.— 1, H Yar-iley. 2. J. S. Price. 3, J. Bailey, jun. 



Owls.— Blue or Powdered Blue— Cock — 1, E. Lee. 2. A. Duthie. 3, Ward 

 and Rhodes, vlic, J. Ecroyd, S. Salter, J. Thresh. Hen.— 1, J. Barnes. 2, J. 

 Ecroyd. 3, E. Lee. Any other colour.— Cock.— 1 and Cup, J. Ecroyd. 2, T. G. 

 Snrunt. 3. J. Dye. vhc, S. Salter (2). Hen— I. Cup, and 3, S. Salter. 2, J. 

 Ecroyd. Foreign.— 1 and Local, S. Salter. 2, J. Baker. 3, J. Ecroyd. 



Turbits — Blue or Silver— Cock.-l and Cup, G. Webster 2, ,1. Dye. 3, G. 

 Sadler, vhc, J. Ecroyd. Here —1, J. Ecroyd. 2 and Local, S. Salter. 3,T. C 

 Burnell. Any other colour.— Cock. -1, T. C. Burnell. 2, 'J. E. Cresswell. 8, J' 

 Dye. vhc, J. Ecroyd. Hen— 1 and Cup, O. E. Cresswell. 2, S. Salter. 3, E - 

 Holland, 



Fantails.— White— 1, S. Swift. 2, J. Baker. 3. Rev. W. Serjesntson. Any 

 other colour.— 1, J. Baker. 2, H. Yardley. 3, Miss Dickinson. Nuns.— 1, A. 

 Duthie. 2, J. T. Holmes. 3, Rev. A. G. Brooke. Swallows— 1, Cup, and 2, 

 H. Draycolt. 8, V. Shaw. Archangels.— 1, J. Pounsett. 2, G. Parkham. 3, 

 F. P BuUey. 



Jacobins.— Bed or Yellow.— Cock.— I, Cup, and Local, S. Salter. 2. J. Baker. 

 3, T. W. Swallow, vhc, E. Norman, R. Fulton. Here— 1 and 2, J. Baker. 3, A. 

 Heath. Black or White.— Cock.— 1, 2, and 3, S. Salter. Any other colour.— 

 Cock— lands. J. Biker. 2, S. Salter. Hen— 1 and 3, S. Salter. 2, R. Fulton. 



Magpies.— Black.— I and 3, S. Salter. 3, A. P. Maurice. Red.— 1, Cup, and 

 Local. F, P. Bulley. 2 and 8, S. Salter. Any other colour.— 1, S. Salter. 2, E. 

 Norman. 8, J. Ecroyd. 



Any other Variety.— 1, J. Baker. 2, F. P. Bulley. 8, V. Shaw. 



Homing Birds.— J7yin<7.—1, W.G.Flanagan. 2. F.W.Benham. S.E.Newman. 



Selling Classes — Carriers, Pouters, or Short-faced Tumhfers. — 1, H. 

 Stephens. 2, J. Dye. 3, W. R. Pratt. Any other variety.— I, J. Dye. 2. C. W. 

 Calcutt. 8, J. Shillingford. Pair of Birds— 1, S. Salter, jun. 2, J. A. Simms. 

 S, J. Dye. 



LONGEVITY OP A CANARY AND GOLDFINCH 



MULE. 



Mention has before been made in the Journal of an aged 



mule bird belonging to a Mr. L , residing at St. John's Wood, 



London. In February last I saw the bird when it was suffering 

 from illness, from which it recovered, and in the month of 

 August passed through the moulting sickness. Judging from 

 the capital condition of its plumage — its coloured facing appear- 

 ing as bright as it did when a two-year-old — the bird after its 

 moult gave promise of reaching a still greater age. It had been 

 petted for years, and took its few crumbs and seeds from the 

 same table as its owners, looking for its liberty daily by being 

 permitted to fly from its cage. On more than one occasion the 

 bird had even flown through the open casement and perched 

 itBelf upon the edges of flower pots, but managed to retrace its 

 wa.y back into the cage so long tenanted. The owners of the old 

 Mealy mule wishing to spend their holiday in Brussels last Sep- 

 tember were much disappointed, four days after their departure, 

 in hearing of the bird's death at the ripe old age of twenty-one 

 years. The bird's skin has been preserved, and it is somewhat 

 remarkable the young appearance the bird always presented 

 about the bill, shins, and feet. The fact of the bird's age can 

 be vouched for, having myself bred it years before most of the 

 All-England bird exhibitions were known of. — G. J. Barnesby. 



COVENTRY CANARY, PIGEON, AND RABBIT 



SHOW. 

 This, the second Exhibition, was held in the Corn Exchange 

 on the 27th, 29th, and 30th October, when the following prizes 

 were awarded : — 



PIGEONS.-PouTERS.-Cbcfc — 1 and 8, R. Fulton. 2, H. Pratt, vhc, R. 

 Fulton, H. Pratt. Hcn.-l, H. Pratt. S.R.Fulton. 3, A. P. Byford. uac,R. 

 Fulton, H. Pratt. Carriers. — Cock.— land 3. R. Fulton. 2, H. Yardley. vhc, 

 H. Yardley, P. H. Jones. Here.— 1, 2. and 8, R. FultoD. Young.— Cock or Hen. 

 —1, R. Fulton. 2 and 3, H. Yardley. Dragoons.— Blue or Silver.— Cock or Hen. 

 — 1. R. Woods. 2, W. Smith. 3, F. Elkington. Any variety.— Cock or Hen.— 



1, R. Woods. 2 and 3, H Yardley. Antwerps.— Short faced. -Cock or Hen.— 

 1 and 2, H. Yardley. 3, J. Kendrick. vhc, T. Baker. Any variety.— Cock or 

 Hen.—V, H. Brown. 3, J. T. Clarke. Tumblers. — Short-faced- — Cock or Hen. — 

 1 and 2, H. Yardley. 8, R. Fulton. Long-faced.— Cock or Hen —1 and 2, H. 

 Yardley. 3, R.Fulton. Owls.— Foreign.— Cock or Hen— 1, R. Fulton. 2, T. W. 

 Swallow. 3, H. Yardley. EnglWi.-Cock.—l and 2, R. Fulton. 3, W. Dngdale. 

 Here.— 1, P. H. Jones. 2, H. Yardley. Turbits.— Cock or Hen —1. W. Dugdale. 



2, R. Fulton. 3, R. Woods, vhc, G. Roper. Jacobins. — Cock or Hen.— I and 3, 

 R. Fulton. 2, H. Yardley. Barbs— Cock or Hen— I, 2. and 3. R. Fulton. 

 Fantails.— Cock or Hen— -1, W. J. Warhurst. 2 and 3, J. F. Loversidge. vhc, 

 H. Simpson. Any other Variety.— Cock or Hen— 2, G. Roper. 3, H. Yardley. 

 vhc, R. Fulton, J. Wilson. Selling Classes.— Single Bird.—l, H. Yardley. 



2. A. P. Byford. 3, H. Simpson. Pairs- 1 and 2, H. Yardley. 3, A. Bladon. 

 vhc. H. Yardley. 



CANARIES.— Belgians— Clear or Ticked— 1 and 2, J. Adams. 3, H. T. 

 Pratt, vhc, W. Shakespeare. Norwich — Clear Yellow.— 1 and 2. C. J. Salt. 



3, J. Adams, vhc, C. J. Salt, W. Capella. Norwich —Clear Buff.—l and 2, C. J. 

 Salt. 3. W. Capella. vhc, C. J Salt, J. Adams. Evenly-marked Yellow — 1. 2, 

 and 3, C. J. Salt, vhc, Cox & Griffia. Evenly-marked Buff.— 1 and 3, J. Adams. 

 2 and vhc, G. J. Salt Ticked, Unevenly-marked, or Variegated Yellow —1, J. 

 Adams. 2, 3, and vhc, C. J. Salt. Ticked, Unevenly-marked, or Variegated 

 Buff.— 1, 2, and 8, C. J. Salt, vhc, C. J. Salt, J. Adams. Crested Yellow— 1. J. 

 Adams. 2. C. J. Salt. 3, Hampton & Cleminson. vhc, C. J. Salt. Crested 

 Buff.— 1, C. J. Salt. 2 and vhc, Hampton & Cleminson. S.J.Adams. Lizard. 

 — Golden-spangled.— 1, Hampton & Cleminson. 2 and 3, J. Adams, vhc, C. J. 

 Gait. Silver-spangled.— 1 and 3, Hampton & Cleminson. 2 and vhc, J. Adams. 



Cinnamon.— Yellow.— 1 and vhc, C. J. Salt. 2 and 3, J. Adams. Buff.—l and 

 vhc, C. J. Salt. 2 and 3, J. Adams. Ticked or Variegated.— 1, L. Belk. 2, C.J. 

 Salt. S and vhc, J. Adams. Any other Variety of Canary.— 1, L. Belk. 2, 

 C. J. Salt. 8, J. Adams v he. J. Adams, C. J. Salt. Gboup of Four Canaries. 

 — 1 and 2, C. J. Salt. S, Hampton & cleminson. vhc, W. Stringer. Selling 

 Class.— I and 8, C. J. Salt. 2, L. Belk. vhc, Hampton & Cleminaon, fihilton 

 and Gadd. C. J. Salt. Mules.— Variegated. Yellow, Goldfinch, and Canary. — 

 2. C. J. Salt. 3, Stevens & Teuniswood. vhc, W. Capella. Variegated, Buff, 

 Goldfinch and Canary.— I, Stevens & Teuniswood. 2, L. Belk. 8, C.J. salt. 

 Dark Goldfinch and Canary— 2, C.J. Salt. 3, Cox ft Griffin, vhc. W. Capella. 

 Any other Variety of Mule.— 2 and 8, Stevens & Tenniswood. vhc,W. B. 

 Gibbins. 



BRITISH BIROS.— Goldfinch— 1 and 3, J. Athersuch. 2, W. Allso. Any 

 other Variety.— 1, J. Lacy. 2, J. Athersuch. 8, T. Berry, vhc, J. Athersuch 

 S. Over. 



FOREIGN BIRDS.— Parrots or any other Variety of Foreign Birds.— 

 1 and 2. F. Voigt. vhc, F. Voigt, W. Draycott. 



RABBITS— Lop-ear —Buck or Doe.—l, T. & E. J. Fell. 2, J. Cranch. 3, E. 

 Pepper, vhc, T. & E. J. Fell, W. J. Coley, T. Green. Dutch —Buck or Doe.— 

 1, E. Pepper. 2, J. Foster. 8, W. E. Clark, vhc, T. & E. J. Fell, J. Foster. 

 Angora. -Buck or Doe.—l, T. & E. J. Fell. 2. S. Buckley. 3, R. A. Boissier. 

 Himalayan.— Buck or Doe— 1, H. E Gilbert 2, F. S. Wright. 3. D. Oldfield. 

 vhc, H. E. Gilbert Silver-grey.— Buck or Doe.—l and 3, T. & E J. Fell. 2, 

 J. W Prescott. vhc, T. & E. J. Fell, D. Oldfield. Any Variety— Buck or Dos. 

 — 1, E. Pepper. 2, 3, anduac, T. & E. J. Fell. Selling Class.— Buck or Doe.— 

 I.E. Pepper. 2, E. Robinson. 8,T. & E. J. Fell. vhc.T. & E. J. Fell, E. Pepper, 

 J. Ariss, J. Webb, L. Dyson, T. Purser. 



AMATEURS' CLASSES. 



CANARIES.— Clear, Ticked, or Variegated Yellows.— 1 and 2, E. Brooks and 

 Athersuch, jun. 8, J. Bayliss. vhc, J. Bayliss, G. Clark, Brooks & Athersuch, 

 jun. Clear, Ticked, or Variegated Buffs— \ and 3, BrookB & Athersuch. 2, J. 

 BayliBB. vhc, J. Bayliss, Brooks & Athersuch, J. Anderson. Any other variety 

 of Canary.— 1 and 2, J. H. Lee. 8, G. Clarke, vhc, J. Bayliss, Brooks and 

 Athersuch, J. Anderson. 



PIGEONS —Antwerps— Short-faced— 1, 2, and 8, T. Wilson. Dragoons.— 

 1 and 3, T. Wilson. 2, C. Fawson. Any other Variety of Pigeon.— 1, 2, and 3, 

 T. Wilson. 



RABBITS.— Lop-eared.— 1 and 2, T. Wilson. 3, J. H. Marshall. Silver- 

 Grey.—I. T. Wilson. 2, C. Kimberley. S.R.Matthews. Any other Variety. 

 — 1, T. Wilson. 2, H. J. Atkins. 3, T. Howard. 



Judges. — Pigeons and Babbits : Mr. E. Hutton, Pudsey, near 

 Leeds. Gage Birds : Mr. J. Bexson, Derby. 



Live and Dead Weight of Tuekeys. — Farmers frequently 

 have occasion to sell Turkeys by live weight, and wiBh to know 

 what is the fair relative price between live and dead weight. 

 In Turkeys dressed for the New York market, where the blood 

 and feathers only are removed, the loss is very small. For the 

 eastern markets the heads are taken off and the entrails are 

 taken out. This makes a loss of nearly one-tenth in the weight. 

 A large gobbler was recently killed weighing 31i lbs. After 

 bleeding and picking he weighed 29i lbs. — a loss of 2 lbs., or one- 

 fifteenth. When ready for the spit he weighed 28J lbs.— a loss 

 of 3} lbs., which is nearly one-tenth of the weight. When the 

 market requires the New York style of dressing the price is 

 15 cents a-pound live weight, or less if the labour of dressing 

 be counted anything. In the other style of dressing, if the 

 price were 20 cents, the farmer could sell for 18 cents, or less, 

 live weight without loss. Farmers who never tested the loss of 

 weight in dressing often submit to the deduction of 3 or 4 cents 

 a-pound for the middlemen, who are interested in making this 

 large difference. — (Philadelphia Times.) 



MR. PETTIGREW'S BEE-KEEPING. 



Last year (1876) the Bpring being cold, I had no hive ready 

 for swarming until the first day of June. This swarm, out of 

 No. 1, 1 put into No. 2, a hive 18 inches diameter by 14 inches 

 deep (inBide measure), flat on the top. The months of June and 

 July being very fine, the bees not only filled No. 2, but also sent 

 out a large swarm on the 21st of July. This swarm I placed into 

 hive No. 3, 16 inches by 14, which was well filled by the middle 

 of September. To prevent No. 2 sending off a second swarm I 

 placed a nadir under it. Early in the month of August, when I 

 took them to the heather, No. 2 with its nadir weighed 110 lbs., 

 No. 1 (the old stock), 104 lbs., and another hive 102 lbs. I left 

 them on the moors quite a fortnight longer than I ought to have 

 done, and they decreased a few pounds in weight, but after all 

 I took the honey from No. 2, driving the bees into the nadir 

 below, which made a fair stock hive, and from two other hives, 

 which altogether realised— honey, .£6 10s. ; wax, 10s. 



The above facts convince me that Mr. Pettigrew has not over- 

 estimated the laying powers of the queen, since No. 2 hive, 

 after having to build the combs, was able to send off a larger 

 swarm than was put into it seven weeks before, and that there- 

 fore the secret of success is in the use of large hives. For the 

 future I intend using for all good May swarms hives 20 inches 

 by 14. 



This year although the spring was so cold and the summer so 

 wet, I have been able to nearly double my stock, as well as keep 

 the balance on the right side. — Make Simon, Wollerton, Market 

 Drayton. 



Rabbit Breeding in Italy. — Mr. Colnaghi, the British Consul 

 at Forence, in his report on the industries of Turin, states that 

 the breeding of Rabbits was entirely neglected in Italy until 

 1873, when it was taken up by Messrs. Cdstamagna, furriers of 

 that city. Thinking that a supply of these animals would not 

 only be useful to their trade, but that Rabbits would form an 



