646 UepoH of the Steivard of Ihirying and Votdtry at Nottingham. 
Any other Variety Classes, for adults and chickens, consisted of Polands, 
Malays, Indian Game, Spanish, La Fleche, Kedcaps, Wyandottes, &c., most 
of which possess such good all-round comifiercial qualifications that they 
should in future be favoured by this Society -with separate classes. 
Respecting the Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, wSiich were judged together 
by Mr. Cresswell and myself, it is only necessary tft *iay that the Waterfowl 
were small classes, accounted for by the adult birds being in their worst 
plumage at this present season. The specimens, howeve1<> were very fine, and 
the youngsters very forward and well grown. 
The iilack or Bronze Turkeys, cock and hen, brought for^^Wd a good and 
attractive class, the winning birds being magnificent. 
D. fel.iGG. 
Report of the Judge of Light Poultry. 
Taking the classes of Light Poultry as a whole, I do not consider them 8!> 
well filled as might be expected at a Show of such importance as that of the 
Royal Agricultural Society, and when the prize list is on so liberal a scale. 
Houdans, the most hardy and generally useful of the French breeds, came 
first ; the prize birds in the adult class were all fine specimens, the chickens 
were throughout promising, but it seems a matter of regret that only six 
pairs should be shown of a breed remarkable for early development. 
Crevecoeurs. A few fine adults of this magnificent table-fowl appeared, 
but no chickens at all. 
There was a good entry in both classes of Andalusians, a breed both 
beautiful, and iiseful as excellent layers ; the quality was fair throughout. 
Minorcas, another excellent egg-producing breed, were well represented 
in both classes. 
Leghorns were more numerous in the adult than in the chicken classes, 
though some of the latter were forward for their age, the pullets giving great 
promise of early laying. 
All the four classes of Hamburghs contained fine and meritorious speci- 
mens, some of the chickens other than black being very forward for this cold 
and inclement year. 
Game. In 5 out of the 6 classes for these breeds, there were a few excellent 
specimens from a fancier's point of view ; in the class for Brown Red Chickens 
there was no entry at all. Considering the chief objects of the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society, I would venture to suggest that it would be well to allot 
one or more classes to specially useful breeds of game-birds, and to give 
special instructions to the Judges to judge them as such. In the absence of 
such special directions, a Judge can only make his awards according to 
the standards generally accepted at present among poultry fanciers. I thus 
regretfully felt myself obliged to leave out of the prize list a pair of old- 
fashioned white-legged " Derby " Black Reds, a hardy race of good table 
fowls, peculiarly useful for crossing. In the case of most breeds, the points 
insisted upon by fanciers are those which make tlie breed specially useful for 
some particular purpose. In the case of game, unfortunately, it is not so ; 
the length of leg now required makes the race unsuitable for the table, and 
peculiarly liable to weakness in the hocks. 
Waterfowl were fair throughout the classes. The time of year is' unsuit- 
able for the exhibition of adult ducks; the classes for young ducks were not 
so well filled as we should have expected them to be. 
Tlie classfor /?/rtc/c fi;- Bronze Turkeys contained several magnificent pairs, 
the hens in the first prize and second prize pens being super-excellent. In 
the class for Turlieys of any other colour, a pair of Bronze birds were shown, 
which obviously should have been entered in tiie other class. 
Before closing this report, I may perhaps be allowed to make a few sug- 
