November 15, 1864. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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numerous and good. Mr. Oates's Short-faced birds were 

 first-rate, as also were his justly-celebrated White Trumpe- 

 ters. Messrs. Sanday, Edge, Yardley, and Jessop well de- 

 served the honours they obtained. 



Exhibitors are greatly indebted to the Committee for 

 their excellent arrangements, and unwearied attention and 

 courtesy. The following is the list of awards : — 



Spanish.— First, E. Brown, Sheffield. Second, W. Cannan, Bradford. 

 Third, R. W. Boyle, Dublin. Highly Commended, W. Massey, Gedney. 

 Commended. M. Brown, Melton Mowbray. 



Dorkings (Any colour).— First, Sir St. G. Gore, Wirksworth. Second 

 and Third, J. Smith, Breeders Hills. Highly Commended, Sir St. G. Gore. 

 Commended, H. Savile, Rufford Abbey. 



Cochin-china (Any colour). — First, J. Staler, Collingham (White). 

 Second, E. Swift, Southwell (Buff). Third, T. W. Zurhorst, Belle-Ville, 

 Dublin (White). Highly Commended, 51. Brown. 



Game (Black-breasted* and other Reds).— First. G. Wolstenholm. Sheffield. 

 Second, R. Swift, Southwell. Third, J. W. Pope, Biggleswade. Highly 

 Commended, Sir St. G. Gore; J. Doncaster. Commended, Sir St. G. Gore; 

 J. Dyson, Halifax ; W. Illingworth, Stuiton, Retford. 



Game (Duckwings and other Grers and Blues).— First, J. Carless, Hover- 

 ingham. Second, Sir St. G. Gore. Third, J. Smith. Commended, J. Brad- 

 well ; J. Doncaster. 



Game (White and Pile, or Any other variety).— First and Second, Miss 

 E. Crawford, Farnsfield. Third, C. Spencer, Thuilston. Commended, 

 C. Spencer. 



Hamburghs (Golden-spangled) — First, Sir St. G. Gore. Second, Messrs. 

 Birth & Bolter. 



Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).— First, Sir St. G. Gore. Second, W. E. 

 Brierley. Commended, Sir St. G. Gore. 



Hamburghs fGolden-pencii'.ed', — First, J. E. Powers, Biggleswade. 

 Second, J. Garrs, Bradford. Highly Commended, A. Nuttall, New Church, 

 Manchester. 



Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled). — First, Sir St. G. Gore. Second, J. 

 Holland, Worcester. Highly Commended, A. B. & T. Kenyon, Accrington ; 

 R. Roy, Worcester; T. J. Siltmareh. 



Bantams (Gold and Silver-laced). — First, E. Swift. Second, T. C. 

 Harrison. 



Bantams (Game).— First, R. Dodge. Second, Miss E. Crawford. Highly 

 Commended, Hon. J. W. Fitzwilliain : R. Toder ; Sir St. G. Gore ; R. Dodge ; 

 R. Swift. 



Bantams (Black, White, or Any other variety).— First, Rev. S. R. Hole. 

 Second, Sir St. G. Gore. Commended, D. Causer, Erdiogton ; H. Savile; 

 J. Staley. 



Ducks (Rouen).— First, R. W. Bovle. Second, S. Lang. Highly Com- 

 mended. Sir St. G. Gore. Commended. Miss E. Crawford. 



Duc^s (Any other variety).— First, J. Smith. Second, Sir St. G. Gore. 

 Highly Commended, J. R. Jessop : H. Savile; J. Smith ; M. Brown. 



Barn-door Fowls. — First, R. Cooper, Collingham. Second, Mrs. Hitchen, 

 Bcsthorpe. Third, H. Manteil. 



Game Bantams.— Cock.— First, Miss E Crawford. Second. G. Smith. 

 Highly Commended, W. C. Brierley; P.. Dodge; C. Aukland ; E. Brown. 



PIGEONS. 



Carriers.— First and Second. G. H. Sanday, Holme Pierrepont. Com- 

 mended, G. H. Sanday ; H. Yardley, Birmingham. 



Powters.— Prize, E. Brown. 



Mottles. -First, W. H. C. Oates, Bes'horpe. Second, H. Tardley. 



Balds or Beards. — First, W. H. C. Oates. Second, J. W. Edge, 

 Aston New Towd. 



Shoet-faced Tumblers (Any other variety). — Prize, Mrs. Oates. 



Barbs.— First. H. Yardley. Second, W. Massey. Highly Commended, 

 G. H. Sanday. Commended, J. Firth. 



Jacobins. — First, G. H. Sanday. Second, W. Massey. Commended, 

 G. W. Edge. 



Owls.— First, G. H. Sanday. Second. H. Yardley. 



Trumpeters.— First, Second, and Highly Commended, W. H. C. Oates. 



Turbits.— First, J. P.. Jessop. Second." H. Yardley. 



Fantails.— First, J. Hives. Second, J. W. Edge. Highly Commended, 

 D. Causer. 



Any other vaaiett.— First, M. Ord. Second and Third, H. Yardley. 

 Fourth, J. W. Edge. 



Judges: Poultry, — T.Challoner, Esq., Brunt Leys. Pigeons. 

 — W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq., Muswell Hill, London. 



SOUTHERN COUNTIES SHOWS. 

 Totjk correspondent, " Beahma Pootea," asks for any 

 suggestions from me, as to the possibility of getting more 

 southern shows t'han there are at present. Although not 

 pointedly writing on this subject in my remarks in the same 

 week's Journal, I h in ted at one of our great difficulties, the 

 want of a large population who would make the show day 

 their holiday, and I am disposed to think it important 

 to insure success in a financial sense, that the poultry, 

 should be attached to cattle shows. I have at various times 

 visited shows, purely of poultry, and have been forced to 

 reflect thus : " Well, if the visitors are not more numerous 

 than they are at present, this can never pay," and I have 

 seen these shows cease after a second or third annual exhibi- 

 tion. It appears to me that amongst the general public, a 

 poultry show is not sufficient to obtain the holiday for the 

 working men. " What do you want with cocks and hens ? " 

 is, perhaps, the reply to the request; but if it is the annual 



meeting of the " Agricultural Society," the response can 

 hardly be negative, and I think all allow that when poultry 

 are shown, it is the department most thronged. Well, then, 

 if I am correct in this idea, it would appear to be the first 

 duty of exhibitors resident in the neighbourhood of an agri- 

 cultural association, to urge the tacking on poultry, and if 

 this has been already done, to try to improve the prize list. 

 Here let me say, that in two instances where I have tried 

 this course, it has been very successful, and the Secretaries 

 have been most courteous, although personally unknown to 

 me, in considering any suggestions I have offered, and often 

 in trying them. 



Well, then, let me suppose that some brother or sister 

 maniac has been successful so far in inducing the agricul- 

 tural society to admit our pets, the show, as regards poultry, 

 may be a perfect failure, simply because the Secretary does 

 not understand the importance of advertising, or if he ad- 

 vertises at all, he does it insufficiently. It has frequently 

 happened to me to read reports of shows in your Journal, to 

 which I would have sent specimens willingly, but your 

 notice of the show is the first notice I have seen of it; in 

 fact, the show is over when you first hear of it. Or, again, 

 the advertisement appears for the first time on the day the 

 entries close. How would a diminished scale for shows, 

 when inserted three times, answer? This, however, is 

 beyond my tether. 



The Secretary might secure a tolerable entry, by cutting 

 from the catalogues of the larger shows the names of ex- 

 hibitors residing within a certain distance, and sending 

 them at once a schedule and certificates of entry by post, 

 soliciting entries. 



I am not so certain that according to the locality selected 

 for the show, an increase cf certain classes of fowl, will 

 do much for southern shows. Manifestly, this will not 

 make the entries greater, if exhibitors do not know that 

 such a show is about to be held. This latter point is 

 very essential, especially in the lesser shows, as held 

 in the north. Their proposed existence must be made 

 known. I should say it was simply owing to this fact, that 

 no Brahmas were seen at Tunbridge Wells. Give them but 

 a chance, and they may be seen. Dorkings may be a 

 southern county bird, but they are kept all over the country, 

 and have numberless admirers, now that by experience their 

 delicacy during chickenhood appears to have been overcome. 

 Hamburghs, on the contrary, certainly have more friends in 

 the north. 



Are there no friends to poultry who have influence with 

 the Gloucester Agricultural Association ? Time was, when 

 they used to have a splendid show of poultry in connection 

 with the animal portion, but some years ago it was discon- 

 tinued, and thus an annual show was lost to the south. I 

 hope some person may have sufficient influence to restore us 

 this. 



One word in conclusion, as to the Poultry Club, the short 

 report of the meeting noticed in your pages, lately contained 

 a statement which will go far to disarm much of the oppo-' 

 sition, at least, so I humbly imagine ; the alteration of name 

 from "Rules for Judging," to "Standard of Excellence, 

 &c, for exhibition," is very important. The exposition 

 given by good judges, the reasons why they have in certain 

 cases awarded prizes apparently against the standard would 

 be useful to all of us, and your own columns proved very 

 lately that the best general Judge of the day, Mr. Hewitt, 

 has no objection to defend his judgment in certain cases. I 

 should myself have been greatly pleased with an explanation 

 of awards in another class, it is, however, too late now. — 

 T. B. A. Z. 



WINTER AND SPRING MANAGEMENT OF 

 STOCE:S IN COMMON HIVES. 



I began bee-keeping this season, and have five straw hives 

 in a shed (same as Neighbour's). They stand on cases with 

 drawer for feeding, on Nutt's principle, and are all well 

 covered-up with coats and carpet. Now, as ventilating hives 

 in winter is recommended, I want to know if I should re- 

 move the carpet, &c, and open the block fronts in the cases 

 on which the hives stand, and insert, over the holes, into the 

 feeding-drawer or cases perforated tin, and then ventilate 

 the shed well in which the hives are ? My main object next 



