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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



{ October 18, 1861. 



pens, taking first and second, and a high commendation. 

 The first-prize pen sold readily for ten guineas. We have 

 seldom seen two better pens ; but there was the old mistake. 

 If the cock from the second-prize pen had been put with the 

 first-prize pullets, it would have been an improvement. Mr. 

 Simmons's birds were very good. Eight pens were deser- 

 vedly mentioned. The Polands and Spanish do not seem to 

 p-row in public estimation. We imagine much of this may 

 be attributed to the fact, that non-sitters are troublesome 

 birds on a farm. They involve the necessity of keeping two 

 breeds, and these are tiresome to keep distinct. If they are 

 allowed to mingle, then we soon come to the abomination of 

 all abominations — the strange creature called a " barn-door 

 fowl," an "olla podrida" made up of a small contribution 

 from Spanish, Poland, Dorking, Game, " and many others, 

 which now to describe would be too long." The idea is 

 suggested to us by having before our eyes while we write, a 

 picture, by a Flemish master, said to possess considerable 

 merit. The cock is yellow and white with blue legs, he has 

 a lark crest, and a cup comb ; one hen is white with a 

 splashed topknot ; another is black all over, she is also 

 crested ; another hen is brown'and white — all have dark legs. 

 In the country where this was painted they are still called 

 " Boor's fowls," and invoiced as such when sent over for sale. 

 A pure breed is more valuable, and quite as useful. The 

 food consumed by one of these equals in expense the con- 

 sumption of a pure bred and good fowl. One is worth on 

 table, or in the market, twice as much as the other, and 

 surely uniformity and harmony of colour and markings 

 shall be worth something in the yard. Hamburghs were 

 poorly represented in numbers ; but Mr. Brassey, who took 

 nearly all the prizes, did so with good birds, especially the 

 Golden-pencilled. We question whether it would not be 

 well another year to give fewer prizes for the Hamburghs, 

 and more for the Dorkings. In the "various class," Mr. 

 Brassey was successful with some good Creve Cceurs. There 

 seems to be a speciality at this Show for good Duckwings. 

 All the Game were excellent, these especially. Mr. Gee 

 took both prizes. Messrs. Cheney and Simmons showed 

 good Bantams. 



The Turkeys were very meritorious. Lord Abergavenny 

 took both prizes, hard run by Sir Walter James. 



Geese were excellent, especially Mr. Sharp's first-prize pen 

 of Toulouse. Mr. Wyer also showed heavy birds. 



Aylesbury Ducks were a good, but not an even class. Mr. 

 Gee's birds which took both prizes had an easy victory, on 

 account of the excellence of their points ; but there were 

 larger birds with yellow bills, and one pen of very good 

 Ducks slightly foul-feathered. Rouens were another good 

 class, and brought deserved honours to Messrs. Sharpe and 

 Field. Another, and in our opinion, a very useful class at 

 an agricultural show, was one for " any other Ducks." 

 Some very large birds were shown. Mrs. Cramer Roberts 

 took first, and Lord Abergavenny second. 



The Show is held in a lovely spot, and was favoured with 

 beautiful weather. Like most agricultural shows, it is a 

 holiday, and a source of enjoyment to all. The Committee 

 is a painstaking and active one, deserving the success 

 they meet, and Mr. Richardson is an urbane and excellent 

 Secretary. 



Mr. Baily, Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, was the 

 Judge. 



It is the intention of the Committee to publish a much 

 more extended prize list another year, as they now have the 

 patronage of the members for the county and the gentry of 

 the neighbourhood. We wish it success. 



Dorkings' (Any colour). — First, J. A. Clarke, Long: Sutton. Second, J. 

 Vorley, Holbeach. Highly Commended, G. Boctbby, Louth ; Mrs. J. 

 Clarke, Long Sutton. 



Game (Any colour). — First, Miss Kemp, Fleet. Second, H. SnusnaU, 

 Gedney. 



Spanish. — First and Second, W. Massey, Gedney. 



Cochin-China (Any colour). — First, Mrs. W. Massey ,-Genney. Second, E. 

 Gregory, Leverington. Highly Commended, I. Whitsed, Holbeack. Com- 

 mended, P. Hutchineon, Spalding. 



Hamburgh (Any colour).- — First, T. J. Saltmarsb, Chelmsford. Second, 

 W. Stevenson, Gedney Marsh. Highly Commended, T. J, Saltmarah.. 

 Commended, G. Lee, Gedney. 



Ant Vaeiktt not Named Above. — First, E. Sherman, Chelmsford. 

 Second, G. Boothby, Louth. 



Game Bantams (Any colour). — First, G. Clarke, Long Sutton. Second, 

 P.. Swift, Southwell. Commended, J. Barnes, Peterborough. 



Ant Farmyard Cross. — Prize, G. Clarke. Long Sutton. 



Market Chickens op 1S64. — First, J. A. Clarke, Long Sutton. Second 

 and Third, J. Vorley. Holbeach. Commended, W. Oliver, Long Sutton 

 Mrs. J. Clarke, Long Sutton. 



Ducks (Any variety).— First, J. Eno, Long Sutton. Second, J. G. 

 Hobsou. Highly Commended, \V. "Wright, Sutton. 



Turkeys (Any colour).— First, Mrs. Harris, Sutton. Second, W. Wright. 

 Highly Commended, T. Snu^hall, Gedney. 



Geese (Any colour).— Prize, B. Day, Sutton. 



Single Cock (Any Breed or Cross).— First, E. Sherman, Chelmsford. 

 Second, J. Vorley, Holbeach. Third, G. Manning, Springfield. 



Fanct Pigeons.— First, Mrs. W. Massey, Gedney. Second, W. Massey, 

 Third, D. Woodhouse, Nottingham. Highiy Commended, 1. Whitsed, Hol- 

 beach ; P. Hutchinson, Spalding. 



Best P.abbit. — First, Master F. Medd, Long Sutton. Second, Miss 

 Eennett, Long Sutton. Third, W. Beaty, Long Sutton. Highly Commended, 

 G. Manning, Springfield. 



Best Three Rabbits. — Prize, D. Osborne, Long Sutton. 



Mr. James Monsey, of Norwich, officiated as Judge. 



LONG SUTTON POULTET SHOW. 



The first annual Show of Poultry and Pigeons was held 

 on the 12th inst., and was in every respect a great success, 

 many of the birds being of great merit. Amongst the num- 

 ber may be mentioned the Spanish, shown by Mr. W. Massey, 

 Gedney ; Silver-pencilled Hamburghs, by Mr. T. J. Saltmarsh, 

 Chelmsford; and Brahma Pootras by Mr. E. Sherman, Chelms- 

 ford. A fine pen of Silver Polands were well shown by Mr. 

 G. Boothby, of Louth ; and an exquisite pen of Game Ban- 

 tams by Mr. G. Clarke, of Long Sutton. 



A good collection of Pigeons were shown, the prize pens 

 being of extraordinary merit. 



The entries numbered 136 pens. Upwards of .£18 was 

 taken at the door, though the admittance was 1 only 6d. each 

 until four o'clock in the afternoon, when the Show was 

 opened free. 



WORCESTERSHIRE POULTRY EXHIBITION. 



The Committee of the Worcester Poultry Show have just 

 held their ninth annual meeting in the Corn Exchange of 

 that city. A more excellently adapted building for every 

 purpose of a moderate-sized show it is difficult to imagine, 

 as it is not only well lighted, but ventilated in a manner so 

 perfect as to leave nothing to be desired. Thanks to the 

 persevering and very strenuous exertions of Mr. John 

 Holland, from whom many more assuming exhibitions might 

 with profit take copy, everything passed off quite pleasantly 

 and in order, each duty being fulfilled in the time originally 

 appointed, thus creating none of those unexpected delays, and 

 consequent after-bustle and hurry to make up lost time, 

 to which cause alone not a few of our poultry meetings may 

 entirely attribute their eventual failure. It is an equally 

 gratifying result to find that not only did the entries of 

 poultry on this occasion outnumber by more than twenty 

 pens even the largest of the eight preceding Worcester 

 Shows, but it is equally important to note down, that the 

 quality of the birds exhibited was 'a decided improvement 

 over those hitherto competing. 



With these few well-deserved remarks, we will now pro- 

 ceed to make a few observations on the classes generally. 

 Game fowls headed the lists, and here from evident inatten- 

 tion to the rules of the prize schedules, two most excellent 

 pens were disqualified for exhibiting one pullet and cockerel 

 in the stead of a pair of pullets and cockerel. Too muck 

 careful attention cannot be devoted by intended exhibitors 

 to the rigid examination of each particular prize list, as it by no 

 means follows that the rules of one society should tally pre- 

 cisely with those of similar meetings in the neighbourhood. 

 Vexation and annoyance must ensue, although the blame 

 rests beyond question at the doors of those parties only who 

 have by mischance made a false entry, for the rules and regu- 

 lations must always be strictly enforced without favour or 

 affection to any one. In the Game classes a great and some- 

 what general drawback arose from the cockerels having been 

 so recently " dubbed " as to be still suffering depression from 

 this operation. It is an unwise step to subject them to the in- 

 creased suffering of a poultry show until perfectly recovered. 

 There were several cockerels, however, exhibited, that in a 

 few weeks to come will show in greatly improved condition. 

 The Spanish class was a remarkably good one, but it was 

 obvious to any one at all conversant with poultry culture 

 that several of the so-called pullets exhibited were birds in- 

 disputably of far greater age than represented. It is not 



