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represented. First (Rawnsley) very clear in lobe and with neat combs. Second 
(Rundle) another smart pair, not so good in lobe. Third (Davies) the cock too 
heavy in comb ; v.li.c., Wingfield, Ludlow, and Pearson ; h.c, Bent. Any Other 
Variety (sixteen) were again a good class. First (Clarke) single-combed Cuckoo. 
Second (Rawnsley) White Rosecombs, good in comb, lobe, and colour. Third 
(Phelps) single-combed Cuckoos; v.li.c., Wingfield; h.c., Radclyffe and Miss 
Hubbard (Japanese), Miss Browne, Geary (2), and Pool (all Silver-laced). 
Ducks. — Bouens (nine) were not a remarkable lot. First-and-cup, Copple- 
stone; second, Fowler; third, Nickolls; h.c., Snell, Dressing; c., Bratton. 
Aylesbury (eight) were only a moderate class. First, Hedges ; second, Harris ; 
third, Fowler ; h.c., Snell. Pekin (twelve) were a good class. First (W. Nickolls) 
were perhaps the largest, but both second (Fowler) and third (Sutton) struck us 
as being better in carriage; h.c., Kellaway ; c., Chubb, Baskett. Any Other 
Variety or Ornamental Waterfowl (eight) were well represented. First (Mr. 
Hayne) lustrous Black East Indians. Second (Pratt), ann third (Miss Browne) 
were neat Cnrolinas ; h.c., Mrs. Pratt (Whistlers), Linton (White Decoy), Brew 
(Black East-Indian). 
PIGEONS. 
The open classes numbered 450 pens, and were, taking quantity and quality 
into consideration, one of the finest collections that has been seen in the West 
of England. In nearly all the classes the prizes went to birds that have been 
successful many times before, and are well known to fanciers. 
Pouters. — Blue or Black Pied Cocks (six).—First (Baker) a Blue, also took the 
cup for Pouters. Second (Fulton) a well-marked Black. Third (Baker) another 
good Black; v.h.c., Fulton (Blue). Hens (eight).—First (Fulton), second and 
third (Baker) were all Blues; v.h.c., R. Woods (Blue); h.c., Fulton (Black). 
Any Other Variety Cocks (six).—First (Baker) a Red Pied. Second (Fulton) a 
White. Third (P. Herrieff) a Red again ; v.h.c., Baker (White). Hens (six).— 
First (Fulton) a Yellow Pied. Second (Baker) a Red Pied. Third (Baker) a 
Yellow Pied. 
Carriers. — Black Cocks (nine).—First (Baker) took the cup for Carriers or 
Barbs, but was closely pressed by second (Fulton). This same exhibitor was 
placed third with a bird with wonderful wattle, but rather short in neck; v.h.c., 
Baker ; h.c., Widger ; c., Harris. Any Other Colour Cocks (three).—First (Fulton) 
and third (Widger) were Duns. Second (Baker) a very good Blue. Any Other 
Colour Hens (eight).—First, Mr. Baker’s well-known Black. Second and third 
(Fulton) a Black and a Dun respectively; v.h.c., Widger (Dun); h.c., Widger 
(Black) ; c., Cooke (Dun). 
Barbs (ten) were a very good class. First (Baker) and second and third 
(Fulton) were all Blacks ; h.c., Sutton (Black), Pfeger and Baker (Duns). 
Tumblers.— Short-faced Almonds (eleven) were another wonderfully good 
class. First (Fulton) a beautiful hen ; also took the cup for Short-faced Tum¬ 
blers. Second, Baker ; third, Weston ; h.c., Baker, Leith. Any Other Variety of 
Short-faced (ten).—First (Baker) a Red Agate, as also was second (Leith). Third 
(Fulton) a Kite ; v.h.c., Weston (Yellow Agate), Baker (Red Agate) ; h.c., 
Hurdell and c„ Weston (both Red Agates). Balds or Beards Long-faced (twelve). 
—First (Woods) a Blue Beard, also took the cup for Long-faced Tumblers. 
Second (Woods) a Black Bald. Third (Weston) a Red Bald; v.h.c., Mapplebeck 
(Feather-legged Black Bald); h.c., Hansford, Baker (Black Bald). Any Other 
Variety Long-faced (twenty-three).—First (Fulton) a Black Mottle. Second 
(Doughty) a Yellow Rosewing. Third (Wilkes) a Muffed Red Rosewing ; v.h.c., 
Brunton (Red Agate), Doughty, Baker (Yellow Rosewings); h.c., Woods, Pfeger 
(Yellow Rosewings), Weston, Kohler (Red Rosewings). 
OWLS.— Foreign (eleven) were all Whites with the exception of third, which 
was Black and White. First (Baker) also took the cup for Owls. Second, 
Woods; third, Fulton ; v.h.c., Baker; h.c., Harvey, Billett; c., Wardle. English, 
Blue or Powdered Blue Corks (ten).—First (Weaving) a powdered Blue. Second 
(Woods) a Blue. Third (Chipperfield) a powdered Blue; v.h.c., Yon Senden ; 
h.c., Stephens, Fulton; and c., Lewis (all powdered Blues). English Any Other 
Colour Cocks (ten).—First, Woods; second, Weston ; and third (Andrews), as 
also all the othernoticed birds, were Silvers ; v.h.c., Van Senden ; h.c., Weaving ; 
and c., Brunton. Any Colour Hens (nine).—First (Weaving) a Silver. Second 
(Weston) powdered Blue. Third (Van Senden) a Silver ; v.h.c., Lewis (powdered 
Blue) ; h.c., Fulton (Blue), Chipperfield (Silver). 
Dragoons. — Blue or Black Bar Silver (twenty-five).—First (W. Smith) a Blue, 
also took the cup for Dragoons. Second (Lush) ; and third (Fulton) also Blues ; 
v.h.c., W. Smith (Silver) ; h.c.. Lush, Skinner, Waterman (2), Flanagan, Fulton, 
Whichelo, Allen (2), and Moody (all Blues), Close and Pfleger (Silvers). Brown 
Bar Silver (eight).—All the prizes went to Mr. Bishop, who also had three birds 
highly commended. White (eighteen).—First, Bishop ; second, Berridge; third, 
Allen ; li.c., Skinner, Bishop (3). Any Other Colour (twenty-two).—First (Close) 
a Yellow. Second (Leith) a Red. Third (Flanagan) a Blue Chequer; v.h.c., 
Widdows (Red) ; h.c., Leith, Stanhope, Elkington, Waterman, Widdows, Vicary, 
and Harris (Yellows), W. Smith and Allen (Grizzles), Jorden and Close (Blue 
Chequers). 
JACOBINS.— Bed or Yellow (fifteen).—First and second (Weyman & Buchanan) 
a Red and Yellow respectively. Third (Fulton) a Red ; v.h.c., Fultou (Yellow); 
h.c., Goold (Red), Sutton (Yellow) ; c., Baker (Red). Any Other Colour (twelve). 
—First (Fulton) which took cup for Jacobins and Fantails, as also second (Baker) 
and third (Roberts) were Blacks ; v.h.c., Fulton ; h.c., Weyman & Buchanan (2), 
and c„ Andrews (all Blacks). 
TURBITS.— Blue, or Silver Cocks (five).—First (Fulton) a Blue, also took the 
cup for Tnrtuts. Second (Baker) a Blue. Third (Baker) a Silver ; h.c., Bulle.v 
(Blue). Any Other Colour Cocks (eleven).—First (Baker) a Red. Second and third 
(Fulton) Blacks; h.c., Cresswell (2, Blacks), Bulley (Yellow), Andrews (Red); 
c., Graham (Black). Any Colour Hens (seventeen).—First (Cresswell) a Black. 
Second (Lumley) a Blue. Third (Cresswell) a Yellow; v.h.c., Baker (Yellow) ; 
h.c., Fulton (Black), Stanhope, Rawnsley (Beds), Fulton, Lumley, Gregory 
(Blue-), Billett (Silver); c., Bulley (Yellow), Billett (Blue). 
Fantails. — White (fourteen) were a good class. First, Baker: second. Fulton ; 
third, Baker; v.h.c.,Loversidge; h.c., Cresswell (2). Any Other Colour (thirteen). 
—First and second (Cresswell) were Blues. Third (Dressing) a Black. 
MAGPIES.— Any Colour (thirteen).—First (Stevens) a Black. Second (Mudie) 
a Red. Third (Harvey) a Black ; h c., Maurice, Stevens, Bulley (Blacks), Bulley 
(Yellow), Bulley, Phillips, and Beard (Reds). 
SWALLOWS (eleven).—First (Bulley) a Red. Second (Bulley) a Black. Third 
(Sutton) a Blue ; h.c., Allen, Tanner, Widdows (Blues), Stevens, Wardle (Blacks). 
Archangels (twenty).—First, Allen ; second, Pounsett; and third (Allen) 
were all birds of great lustre ; v.h.c, Stevens ; h.c., Stevens, Webb ; c., Allen. 
Trumpeters (ten).—First (Baker), which also took the cup for Trumpeters, 
Magpies, Swallows, and Archangels. Second (Fulton), and third (Yardley) were 
fine Black Mottles ; h.c., Wardle (2), Rowe (Black Mottles) ; c., Nickolls (Red). 
ANTWEP.rS.— Short-faced (twelve).—First (Waterhouse) a Silver Dun, took the 
Antwerp cup. Second (Rayner), and third (Waterhouse) all Silver Duns ; 
v.h.c., Rayner, and h.c., Turner (Red Chequers). Medium-faced (thirteen).—First 
(Rawnsley) a Red Chequer. Second (Thickett), third (Waterhouse), and v.h.c. 
(Wardle)’were Silver Duns; h.c., Davis (Blue Chequer). Long-faced (3ix).— 
First and second (Waterhouse) were Silver Duns. Third (Rawnsley) a Red 
Chequer. Homing, Any Variety (eighteen). —First (Turner), and second (Hewer) 
were Blue Chequers. Third (Fox) a Red Chequer ; v.h.c., Crust (Blue Chequer) ; 
h.c., Pitcher, Leak (Red Chequer), Gillham (Silver Duu), Jenkinson. 
Any Other Short-billed Frilled Variety (fifteen).—First (Water- 
house) a Blue Vizor, also took the cup for this and the next class. Second 
(Baker) a Turbiteen. Third (Yardley) a Blondinette ; v.h.c., Wardle (Blondi- 
nette) Baker; h.c., Allen, Lewis (Satinettes) ; c., Fulton (Blue Vizor). 
Any Other New or Distinct Variety (thirteen).—First (Fulton) a Blue 
Frillback. Second (Wardle) a Black Priest. Third (Yardley) a Laced Ice; 
v.h.c., Chevasse (Modena), Gatty (Fireback) ; h.c., Bulley (Blue Priest) Webb. 
PROFITABLE POULTRY. 
The following return of the number of eggs laid by my hens 
during the past years, and of the cost of their food, may be of 
interest to your readers :— 
Month. 
No. of Hens. 
No. of Eggs. 
Average per Hen. 
January . 
29 
107 
368 
February .. 
29 
171 
5-89 
March . 
37 
527 
14-24 
April . 
35 
407 
11-62 
May. 
35 
359 
10-25 
June ... 
35 
264 
7-54 
July . 
35 
266 
7-60 
August . 
35 
133 
3-80 
September. 
35 
178 
505 
October. 
30 
9 
0-30 
November. 
28 
12 
0-42 
December. 
28 
60 
214 
This gives an average of 32^ hens through the year, and a total 
of 2493 eggs, value £15 9s. l^d. 
I have reckoned the price of the eggs as 1 \d. each throughout. 
This sum I have always been able to obtain even in the season 
when eggs were most plentiful, and could doubtless have obtained 
double that price in the winter months had I been able to spare 
the eggs. 
I account for the bad egg return from the month of August on 
to the end of the year partly by the fact that, owing to severe 
illness, I was unable to attend personally to the feeding, &c., of 
the birds, and partly by the fact that for the same reasons all the 
chickens of the year except a very few January pullets died. 
The January pullets moulted at the same time as the old hens, 
and I have come to the conclusion that for mere laying purpose 
it is unadvisable to hatch pullets earlier than March. MCuzAOj 
The cost of feeding during the entire year was £9 5 s. Id. ; the 
feeding used was Wheat, Barley, Oats, pollard (or middlings), 
and a little Indian corm The foed if the chickens reared and 
which died is included in the total. The fowls had a house about 
10 feet by 6 feet with a moderate-sized yard, but as a general 
rule they had the run of a grass field at the back. About eight 
of the hens are Leghorns, seven Minorcas, and the remainder 
crossbred. 
It will be seen that I made a profit of £6 3.?. G^d. during the 
year, this of course without counting anything for rent or labour, 
or reckoning the scraps from the house as of any value. As my 
stock was about equal in numbers at the commencement and 
end of the year, that item need not be taken into account.—• 
W. C., Dalltey. 
CAMBRIDGE SHOW. 
Tins Show, which opened on Tuesday and closes to-night, possesses a special 
interest, inasmuch as the youngsters have a chance through the exclusion of the 
Palace and Birmingham winners in the poultry classes. The building (the 
New Corn Exchange) is admirably adapted for a show, and the arrangements 
were all that could be desired. The Secretary (Mr. R. Peters, jun.) and Com¬ 
mittee have their hearts in the work, and the results are, as might be expected, 
a success. Exclusive of selling and local classes poultry had 323 entries ; Pigeons 
213. Mr. Cresswell judged all the poultry that were judged except Game and Game 
Bantams, which were taken by Mr. Entwistle. 
Brahmas.— Dark Cockerels (seven).—Beyond the winners were not a strong 
class. First (Lingwood) a large w r ell-feathered bird, black-breasted, rather 
coarse in comb, the unnoticed Dairy Show cockerel we think. Second (Comyns) 
a very shapely neat-headed hocked bird of silvery colour, but too small, and not 
quite black on breast. Third (Comyns) a neat head again, with a very small 
comb rather high behind ; larger than but not so shapely as second. Fourth 
(Williams) neat-headed shapely bird, but rather dark on shoulder ; not quite 
black under throat, and too much hock for his foot feather. Pair of Pullets 
(eleven) were a strong class, all the noticed birds being above the average in 
merit. First and Brahma cup (Lingwood) a very fine shapely pair, heavily 
feathered, with moderate hocks, well marked in the dark stylo, but rather brown 
in ground for pullets. Second (Lingwood) same type as regards shape but no 
hocks ; lighter in ground, and pencilling indistinct. Third (Fercival), one 
pullet good in shape and beautifully marked 'on a silvery ground, the other a 
very inferior bird. Fourth (Percival), both well-marked Silvers, but one wanting 
in solidity, and both deficient in feather ; v.h.c., Holland ; h.c., Comyns (2), 
Barclay. Light Cockerels (fourteen) were only a moderate class. First (Haines) 
very shapely and good in colour but hocked—an easy win. Second (Lucas) a 
stylish bird of this exhibitor’s usual type, rather long in leg. Third (Haines), 
shapely and well feathered, but not pure in colour, and twisted in hackle. 
Fourth (Silvester) shapely but small, white in tail, and hocked ; v.h.c., Lucas, 
