EXCELSIOR 
[Entered according: to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by D. D. T. Moore, In tlie office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
very full and of a light hay color, spreading 
over the base of the wings and free from 
any markings. The hen’s hackle should be 
a distinct, dear buff, free from any markings; 
a slight penciling is preferable to a clouded 
one. The saddles of the cock and ben 
should also be free from any markings. 
Cockerels of the year, though imperfect, will, 
if of pure blood, in the second year moult 
out perfectly clear. A black tail in the 
DELAWARE POULTRY SHOW. 
the Society, and sister Societies will have to 
look to their laurels. We publish in full a 
I.Iat or Promiumg Awnnlrd, 
light, Jlrahmas,—1st, Chas. Toes, Philadelphia: 2d, 
Frank Worrllow, Chnad’s Ford, Pa.: .Id, Hanson Rob¬ 
inson, Wilmington, Del. 
Dark Tirahma.i. 1st, lsn.ac Van Winkle, Greenville, 
N. J.; 2d, Wm. II. Churchman, Wilmington, Del.; .'id, 
I). Beaumont Oat, Westchester, Pa. 
Tint Cochins — 1st, Wtu. H. Churchman; 2d, Isaac 
Van Winkle: 2d, Prank Worrllow. 
Furl ridge Cochins. it. 8- Darlington, WestohOHter. 
Pa.: 2d, Win. II. Churchman : 2d, Crank Worrllow. 
Ilhilfr CecMJlf).—2d, Isaac Van Winkle. 
Titf, Delaware State Poultry Society held 
its first Annual Fair, January 11,12 and 13. 
Considering there are only six breeders ol 
poultry in t lie State, it was very creditable 
to the managers, and a great success in a pe¬ 
cuniary way. We noticed they adopted sonic 
of our suggestions in the way of feeding, 
watering the fowls and the cleaning of the 
CdrWrrJ.—1st, It. M. Griffith; 2d. n. M. Griffith. 
Tumblers.— 1st, It. Si. Griffith; 2d, 11. D. llush. 
litirbs,— 1st, R. M. Griffith : 2d, Same. 
I’out >'r3. 1st, K. M. Griffith: 2d, W. D. BuhIi. 
Jacobins.— 1»1), n, M. Griffith ; 2d, W. D. Rush. 
Van-tails .—, It. M-Griffith; 2d Lewis Maxwell. 
Ou»f#.—1st, 11. M. Griffith. 
Trumpeters. 1st, It M Griffith. 
Archangels. 1st. It. M. GriffilU : 2d, W. I). Bush. 
Tied lint tan ht'iiii Tumblers— 1st, It. At. Griffith. 
Snells.- 1st. it. M. Griffith. 
Nuns.—Tel, It. M, Griffith. „ „ 
Su'ulloics.—1st, It. M. Grlf- 
lltii: 2 <i. w. d. hush. 
Antwenw. 1st, It. M.Grif¬ 
fith; ALSame- 
Mahomets. 1st, B. M.Grll- 
-— -— _ fltli; 2d, Same- 
-- 7^. ■ Quakers. 1st, K. M. Gvlf- 
-T- mil; 2d, W. D. Bush. 
_— nblmtlrr. — 1st, W. D, Buell J 
0d, K. Al. Griffith. 
Viirhits. 1st, It. M. Grif¬ 
fith; 2d, W. D. Bush. 
- —7 - t_- Duchess.—H. M. Griffith. 
Judges.- 8. 1>. Jenntson, 
- It. liordcgcu and James 
Smith. 
Cage Ilii-dK. 
-: — Mocking Bird*.—1st, John 
Parker, Wilmington, Del.; 
2d. .i":i Fullmer. 
Thrashes.— 1st, Jolm Par- 
- - — ~~ ~~ )(0r> 
American nobin.— 1st, Jno. 
Grows.— 181, Jeffcra’n Lom- 
--- — ~ ■ ary. Wilmington, Del. 
' Afiiio, (from South Ameri¬ 
ca j- ist jus Fullmer. 
I** Goltlfiiich.—lsl, Jolm 
Ameidtuu. Or 
Peter Durham 
.1 adgSS. , J . I». Jem. 17 , m. 
- II. Ilerdcgeii and Jauici 
flintth. 
Canaries.— 1st, Jno. Parker; 
— 7 - Ai.mimo. 
JudgOH. 8. D. Jennl.Moii. 
>—Henry Itordegen, James 
Smith, 
Maltese Cats.- 1st, R. M. 
• " C' Griffith. 
■^- 7 /*-=^.. Judges.—S. D. Jonnlson, 
_- 11. llerdegeii, Jus. Smith. 
—,*■ Ferret*. 1st, Samuel Al. 
Uen , -- P»Imnr. Centerville, Did. 
Vr/fp — - Judges. -ii. D. Jermidon, 
_1. H. Herdegen, Jas. Smith, 
: Hpeeinl V re mi unis. 
tv' 'pAcoL— —Sweepstakes tor Asiatics 
. -5 not h than four varieties 
. Best collection . William II. 
WSa®*-" 1 '’' Cli m i'll Min 11 . 
tiPNt Sweepstalws tor Humes. Best 
-y~re- «*-•- Culln’limi. John Stone. 
—~ Judges, drilin Clapp, .1. 
1 . G. Darlington mid Thonmn 
,, 1 [// / , Mayne. 
\Jj // •/if . For the heel, most varied, 
l -hil ' ‘ w/vPn and out unite collection of 
•ffS [Afnitie-r v Poultry exhibited by one ver¬ 
ity sort. Rest eollection.-U. M. 
- Judge —Wm. II.Church- 
rnmi mz:. . 
HI, I female.) 1st, James P. Prcn- 
[Ill'll IHULllli tiaa. Wilmington, Del. 
Black and Tan.— 1st, James 
**Fg : ZT v St.- : 7 P Prentiss. 
l£_. Ikiujlr £TnUHds. —1st, F.C. 
Stidham, Wilmingtoti, Del. 
Judges.-H. Herdegen, S. 
■-riPt- C .*•» D. JennUnn, Jus. Smith. 
We herewith give an engraving of the 
trio of Buff Cochins, which, together with 
six of their progeny, won the American 
Agriculturist Cup at the Fair of the New 
York Stale Poultry So- 
ciety, held in Decem¬ 
ber, 1870, in the City of 
New York. They were 
bred by Isaac Van 
W t n k j, e, Esq., of 
Greenville, New Jer¬ 
sey. The cock is over 
two feet in bight, and 
can readily cat off an 
ordinary dining table; 
has weighed fifteen 
pounds, and the hens 
toil pounds each; the 
three have weighed 
together thirty -four 
pounds. Mr. Van Win¬ 
kle seems to have dis¬ 
carded all the French 
breads, excepting the 
Houdaus and Gueldree, -, 
r 
and is making the Asi- — ' 
alios ft specialty, being " 
of the opinion that the 
latter variety is better 
adapted to our severe 
and cliangeabie climate, % 
requiring less care, and ' / - 
paying for their feed in 
extra amount of flesh *L 
and richness and quali- -^ ^ 7 .. ! 
ty of egg9. lie allows 
them to have one good njj 
setting a year, and 
brealts up this propensi- 
ty in about two or three 1 
days by removing them 
to a coop with a hot- 
tom made of rollers tJ§H)jS§f{|g 
two inches in diameter, < 
and gives them little or - 
no feed and fresh water. 
He thinks a hard bed a ' Jy?— 
good cure for indolent 
liabita. This variety is 
now very popular in 
England. The White ^ 
are also growing into 
favor. Although called ' ^ 
Cochin C h i n a s, the 
Buff Cochins are the 
real Shanghaes. They 
were unknown to the 
Southern Chinese, and they never claimed 
them aa their native fowl, and were 
as much astonished at their size as we 
were when they first came to this coun¬ 
try, The Shaughae breed bad feathered 
and unfeathered legs, but were more fre¬ 
quently unfeathered. Fashion, however, 
culls for booted-legs. There are three varie¬ 
ties of color — Buff, Lemon and Cinnamon. 
The Buff seem to be the most, desired. There 
are also Silver Buffs and Silver Cinnamons. 
The latter, if well marked, are very beauti¬ 
ful and rare. 
The carriage of the cock should be up¬ 
right and majestic; breast very broad, form¬ 
ing a straight line from the crop to the 
thighs; back short and wide; tail very 
slightly raised, and the wings very short and 
held tightly to the aides; the legs, thighs 
and saddles unusually large in proportion to 
the re.st of the body; head small and carried 
well up; a stout, curved and yellow beak, 
w ith plenty of substance at the base, and the 
shorter the better. The carriage of the hen 
must be similar in general character to the 
cock, excepting that the head is carried 
much lower; and a gentle, pleasing expres¬ 
sion ol face is a mark of high bred speci¬ 
mens. The hackle of tlie rook should he 
P.cldle.— IhIi 
ilmiiiKton, 
POULTRY NOTES. 
)f ‘Lj CS —Fowl**’ Hcndf* ami 
r ' /.'V') Banka Scurfy* 
^ K. A. Smith, Omaha, 
wiites usthat his fowls 
(Black Spanish) are 
troubled with scurfy 
heads and beaks this 
winter, and desires a cure. If lie will rub the 
beak, head and neck of his fowls with com¬ 
pound sulphur ointment, thoroughly, two or 
three times a day, lie will find it will cure 
them. The beak should first be washed and 
scraped carefully before putting on the oint¬ 
ment. 
THE PRIZE TRIO OF BUFF COCHINS, OWNED BY ISAAC VAN WINKLE, Esq., GREENVILLE, N. J, 
[Drawn by JK. Ho cli stein, and Engraved Jiixpressl y for Moore’s IVliral New-Yorker.] 
cock is admissible; but the principal feath¬ 
ers, if bronze in color, add very much to the 
appearance of the bird; if of buff color, will 
throw dark pullets. The breast of the cock 
and hen should be clear buff, the feathers 
running somewhat lighter in color towards 
the tip, showing a waving appearance in 
sunlight. Both primary and secondary quills 
should be clear buff, without admixture of 
colors. The legs should he very heavily 
feathered, short, and wide apart. The comb 
in cock and hen should be very fiat, evenly 
serrated and perfectly straight, without any 
inclination to either side. The wattles of 
the cock thin and tine, perfectly florid in 
color, ear lobes well developed, long, thin 
and fine; any white is a decided blemish. 
The eye of the cock should be yellow-ochre 
colored; in the lion a little darker than those 
of the cock ; and, strange to say, these two 
characteristics denote a sound constitution. 
A clear, dark-winged cock throws the best 
chickens. Vulture hocks in Cochins are 
clearly inadmissible, and should never be 
tolerated at auy exhibition — show mixed 
blood, and, if bred out, will revert back 
again. Hocked birds are frequently award¬ 
ed the highest premium at shows in this 
country—in England they are disqualified. 
coopsevery morning. Another, and valuable 
suggestion we made, was brought con¬ 
spicuously before the public —Not to'punch 
with canes or handle the fowls on exhibition, 
unless accompanied by one of the committee 
with a view to purchase. I). Beaumont 
Oat of Westchester, Pa., won the third 
premium on Dark Brahmas, and it seemed 
to us he should have had the second on 
Light. The contributions of R. M. Griffith 
of Wilmington seemed to comprise about 
half the coops. lie exhibited almost every¬ 
thing, even to Maltese cats, llis most promi¬ 
nent contributions were pigeons of almost 
every i r ariety. He showed a pair of Swallow 
pigeons of rare color ami exquisite beauty, 
and seemed to be overburthenecl in keeping 
the run of the premiums which wore given 
to him for almost everything he exhibited. 
The great contest of the occasion, however, 
was between Isaac Van Winkle, Esq., of 
Greenville, N. J., and Wm. IT. Churchman 
of Wilmington, for the Sweepstakes on 
Asiatics. After considerable parley among 
the judges, and a final reference to the Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee, this premium was award¬ 
ed to Wm. II. Churchman, the President of 
the Society. There seems to be considerable 
energy and enterprise among the officers of 
Judges.—J. Durbin Nevins, John Clapp and D. W. 
Ilurstiue. 
tiruu Dorkings. 1st, Wm. H. Churchman. 
Or/lmn tiitUnylctl Uumbit/rys. I- 1 , Tlios. Mayne, Wil¬ 
mington, lied.; 2d, R. AL Griffith, do.; an. William 
Alnyne, do. 
Silver Spangle.I iltimbwigs.- 1st, II. Alnrrison, Wil¬ 
mington, Del.; 2d, R. .VI. Griffith, do.; 3d, same. 
Judges.-Join; Clapp mid.). l>. Nevlin. 
ntiiel: Spanish.- Ut, U, M. Griffith ; 2d, II. Morrison. 
II Vi if 1 ' Spun (.ill. —2d. II Morrison. 
nVofi: heuhnrns.—lfil. Wm. Alc.Vnully, Newark, Dei.; 
2d, mime; 3d, same. 
IM>nilnUiur.s.—\at, Thomas Mayne; 2d, same; 3d, 
same. 
Judges.—J. G. Darlington, D. W. Hcrstine and D. 
B. Out. 
Golden Spangled Polands.— 1st, It. M. Griffith ; 2d, S. 
I). Jonnlson 
Judges.—D. II. Oat and II. Alorrison. 
Black Hell On me. -1st, John Slone, Goatosvillc, i'S. 
Boiler; lleti Onov. 1st, Jolm Stone. 
Glntjee lUd (lame. 1st, . 1 . Bowers, Wilmington,Did. 
Pile Game.- 1st, Jolm Stone. 
Steals Fence Game.—list, Jolm Slone. 
Black Spangled (wlffic.—lst, J. Bowers; 2d, same. 
.Judges,violin Clapp, .1. G. Darlington and Thomas 
Muynn. 
Uoiulana— 1st, IT. Alorrison, Wilmington, Del ; 2d, 
James K. Megiliigun, (to.; Ikl, R. .VI. Griffith. 
L; Fleelu. lid, K. S. Darlington. 
Judges. F. Worrilow and ,f. I> Nevins. 
Jersey Utucs. -3d, Morris Hlghtleld, Newport, Del. 
Andalusian. —1st, Geo. (’)iurohman. 
Grades or Crosses. 1st, Jolm C. Cole, Wilmington, 
Del.; ‘Al, same. 
Judges.—it M. Griffith, 8. D.Jennison. 
Gold Srbrujht. Ilimtam*. 1st, Wm. It. Hills, Albany, 
N. Y.; 2d, II. D. Hus): Wilmington, Del. 
Brown Tfantnm. -3d, W D Rush 
Judges. Wm. II. Churchman and R. M. Griffith. 
Bronze. Turkeys. 1st. Sami. M Calmer, Centreville, 
Del.: 2d, It. M. Griffilh; 3d, Wm. II. Churchman. 
II «(fp Spanish Turkey. 2d, Jos, Bradford, Wil- 
Tlint Larte Egg llcntcn. 
Mr. J. IT. Gates, New York City, asks, in 
the Rural New-Yorker, who can beat his 
large egg. I measured one brought from 
my hennery, about two weeks since, winch 
measured, plump at that, seven inches one 
way around, and nine lengthwise. Who 
will beat this V — H. B. II., North Rush, N. Y. 
Remedy for Chicken Mites. 
A correspondent of the Rural World 
pronounces the following an effectual reme¬ 
dy :—“ Take common leaf tobacco, as much 
as the user may think necessary, and make 
a strong tea, letting it boil some time, so aa 
to get all the strength from the tobacco; 
then sprinkle the tea all over and about the 
place where the mites are, ami if the first 
application is not sufficient, use in same man¬ 
ner a second time ; but the first time is almost 
always effectual.” 
rppTt turn' J 93 00 PER YEAR. 
1 Single .No., Elgin Ceuta. 
NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER N. Y. 
/VPTTr“P<3 • 1 11 l>nrh Kow ' 1V ‘ ,W Vork * 
OFx IU£S.| UulTalo Si., Roelieater. 
YOLXXm. NO. 5. 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1871.’ 
WHOLE NO. 1097. 
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