a liard boiled egg, and -when a week old, 
«.it meal, an the reader asks, is excellent 
for them. When three or four weeks old 
they may be liberated with the old hen or 
duck, and they will soon learn to go with 
the old ducks. They should never be 
housed at night with the old ones, as they 
are liable, to persecution from them. With 
this care I have had great success, and doubt 
not others will have the same.—F. w. u. 
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THOSE PRIZE GRAY DORKINGS. 
I note Mr. Cameron’s remarks in Rural, 
Aprirl 9th, and while I desire to say that in 
all this matter of discussion relative to his 
so-called Prize Gray Dorkings, I have no 
interest whatever, except the promulgation 
and dissemination of truthful knowledge, 
and disclaim any and all of personality, as 
well as all connected with competing exhi¬ 
bitions, believing that such items are always 
unnecessary to a fair understanding between 
honorable men; and also believing and 
knowing that not one ill a hundred of those 
who are appointed, and serve as judges on 
public exhibition committees,ever have any 
correct knowledge of the subject matter on 
which they adjudge. 
Dropping, therefore, all this competiton, 
as 1 Ireely con less J have no pride in the 
point of being Hie owner of the best Dork¬ 
ings in this country, but am perfectly will¬ 
ing, in I act, shall rejoice, that another man 
has superior birds, for thereby, 1 shall have a 
chance to improve; let me ask Mr. Cameiion 
to enlighten me—(L. perhaps knows it all, if 
he don’t, I think he will attend to his read¬ 
ing himself)— as to the origin of Gray Dork¬ 
ings, Mr. Cameiion says, “ I always suppos¬ 
ed that Dorkings, whether White, Silver 
Gray or Colored, were of the Asiatic species, 
ami never knew them to he otherwise classed 
by experts.” 
Now, it has for many years been received, 
as correct history, that the breed designated 
as the Dorking, originated in Surrey county, 
England; but bow originated, or from vvliat, 
no author within my reach gives information. 
I h ive one author, only, who ever mentions 
the D irkiiigs us from India, and he but inci- 
dently and vaguely—so vaguely, that I have 
had no belief in him. lie speaks of the Cochin 
China frequently having a fifth toe, and 
hence, their near relationship to the Dorking. 
Tui$ may all he. and 1 shall he glad of the 
information I expect to get from Mr. Came¬ 
ron ; hut in its connection I want to ask 
why it is that not a Cochin or Slmnghae has 
ever been bred in lids country, and termed 
pure, that indicated a filth toe? Whence 
the knowledge of such men as Francis 
Rotcu, (now gone to that bourne from which 
none return,) Lewis F. Allen, and others, 
who have been breeders and importers of 
poultry, as well as other stock, and yet, ac¬ 
cording to Mr. Cameron, “ until within the 
past three years the pure Dorking has never 
been shown In this country.” 
I change this last quotation a little, be¬ 
cause I do not wish to place Mr. Cameron 
in the light of a man who has never looked 
at the exhibits in his own country. 
Toe question of Mr. Cameron, as to what 
evi lem-e I have that l ever had Dorkings 
from the Royal Yard, in England, I will try 
to answer in due time, for all my papers 
connected therewith, are long since gone; 
and as I think it was in 1853 or 1854 thatl 
had the birds, I must need correspond, some- 
waul, ere 1 can say anything truly. 
A. Thorn. 
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POULTRY NOTES. 
Doi'kimrft from Her Majesty. 
J. R. Page, Sonnett, N. Y„ writes us: 
“ I have been receiving Dorkings for twenty 
years, and have some that l brought from 
Her Majesty’s farm, adjoining Windsor Park. 
1 was much edified to learn, by Mr. Came¬ 
ron’s article, that Dorkings are Asiatic 
fowls 11” 
Keeping Fowls—Will It Pay ? 
We have letters almost daily asking out- 
opinion whether fowls are profitable to keep 
by those who are new begiuuers. In an¬ 
swer, fowls are profitable to keep; but if 
worth keeping at all, they should be well 
cared for. The too prevalent idea and prac¬ 
tice, of letting fowls shift for themselves, is 
an erroneous one, and should not prevail 
among those who desire making the keeping 
of poultry a pleasure or a profit. A few 
hens well taken care of will pay and pay well; 
and unless this is done, breeders must expect 
that their fowls will be troubled with dis¬ 
eases, indeed neglect invites disease; keep¬ 
ing diseased fowls will not pay l 
Crop-Hound Fowls. 
A. C. G,, writes:—“ My fowls have a hard 
feeling of the crop, loss of appetite and seem 
to be weak and droopish and refuse to eat. 
What shall I do for them? I feed them 
com and buckwheat.” Your fowls are crop- 
bound, and demand a change of diet. If the 
crop feels hard and stone-like to the touch, it 
will he necessary to make an incision with a 
sharp knife through the skin and upper part 
of the crop; the unpacked mass loosened by 
some blunt-pointed instrument, and removed. 
The incision, if small, may be left, but if 
large, a stitch or two is advisable. The birds 
should then be fed warm, soft food for two 
or three days,—such as mush and potatoes 
well mixed with cayenne pepper and gen¬ 
tian , give them plenty of exercise in the 
open air, and they will rapidly recover from 
the disease. 
lllienmntiMni In Fowls. 
D. C. R., Everett, Mass.—From the des¬ 
cription of the disease of your fowls we 
should call it acute rheumatism, which fre¬ 
quently makes Its appearance among them. 
This dease is caused by exposure in cold and 
wet henneries. It may he prevented by 
placing them in warm and dry locations, 
free from chilling rains and cold, bleak 
winds. Feed cooked Indian meal mixed 
with ale, blood warm, twice a day. Local 
applications are useless, as far as we are ad¬ 
vised. 
Scurvey Lesrs. 
Fowls that show any symptoms of this 
disease should at once be removed from the 
pen and placed in warm, dry quarters. 
Give them wholesome and animal food as 
often as once a day; wash Abe legs with a 
■weak solution of sugar of lead in the morn¬ 
ing, and anoint them with clean lard, mixed 
with ointment of creosote in the evening, 
just before going to roost. Don’t., on any 
consideration, allow the fowls to be exposed 
to drenching rains or roam in wet or even 
damp grass; but keep them warm and as 
quite as possible until the disease disappears, 
which, if proper care is taken of them, will 
result in from eight to ten days. 
Lob Weakness. 
The disease affecting R. N. W’s fowls, is 
leg weakness, which frequently occurs in 
highly-fed, fast-growing chickens. Give 
them animal food once a day, and in warm. 
weather dip the legs for a few minutes daily 
in cold water; also give them every day 
three or four grains of urnmonio-citjatc of 
iron dissolved in water and mixed with meal- 
feed. Keep t hem from the wet grass.—L. 
Fowls Emiiur own Feather*. 
After fowls once form the habit of eating 
their feathers, I have seldom found the feed¬ 
ing them meat will effect a cure; yet, if fed 
in that way before the habit is formed, it is 
a preventative. I have used Catholic Dis- 
enfectlilg soap by dipping the end of the 
cake of soap in warm rain-water and rub¬ 
bing it on the. feathers; it has never failed to 
produce a permanent cure. It is not, un¬ 
healthy for the fowls, and by dissolving a 
portion in soft water, and dipping the fowls 
in it, then placing them in a dry place until 
thoroughly dry it will rid them of lice in 
every instance.—J Y B., Westmoreland. 
Industrial jfupirs. 
FRENCH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. 
BY ANNIE C. PRESCOTT. 
am convinced that, as a race, they are was glad to reach the outside limit of Lim- 
ashamed of themselves. Why don’t they burger and Bavarois, and contemplate 
have tail feathers and crow as thev ought to ? Tin* Jin tier, 
A fine Hollandais familv claimed attention, which, in France, is rarely salted. This was 
*• _111 J_ _» A 1 • „ _ • _..4.*. 1 .. 
from the size and flexibility of their top- 
knots. When a council was held, and they 
rapidly done, much of it being in pots, la¬ 
belled * l Beurrejondu'' literally, in taste and 
aspect, “ melted butter.” Another large 
proportion as ttiese three hundred and 
eighty oxen. And the marvel of it wax, 
they were so pure-looking, so clean and 
noble. They seemed to have stepped from 
put their heads together to consult on the ba)l was a evo tcd to poultry, dressed for the 
ways and means, the group resembled abou- market, where the Houdana, the Des Fleclies 
- ways and means, the group resembled abou- market, where the Houdans, the Des Fleclies 
[Concluded from pujje 30c, laat No.] q ue t of white snow-ball blossoms. There and the Crevc-Coeurs had all come to grief 
I HANE visited many a “Fair” in my own were gome elegant Spanish hens, black as alike, and occupied the same level. 
country, but I have never seen anything CQa ^ w p b a p Ure C j r cle, strongly marked The Prizes. 
that so startled me with absolute fitness o around the eye, and a fiery red, denticula- Descending the staircase we join the 
proportion as these three hundred and ^ comb throng at the central fountain, examining, 
eighty oxen. And the marvel of it was, Among other distinguished visitors, was with them, the pieces of silvet destined as 
thev were so pure-looking, no clean and the old familar Dorking with his handsome P me . s : rhey were all placed on pedet-tals, 
from 16 oK1 Iamilur uoi lung, aim ms nanusome Ending around the geraniums that border 
noble. Ihev seemed to have stepped white cape on, covering his shoulders com- t ] ie fountain ; being dishes, or rather salvers, 
one of Rosa Bonhcurs canvasses, and 1 no pj^jy There, too, were the Courtes Pattes, lined with gold, bearing upon the inside cir- 
longer wonder at her intense love of such 0 f tbe duttipy, short-legged, order, making up cumfcrcnce the inscription, “Minietere de 
subjects, if these are a specimen of French for their want of means of locomotion by the ^Agriculture Contour* 3 e ™rrtognwU,' and 
oxen. Most of them had the right horn t immense coiffure entirely unsuitable to each supported by a stand, emb cmaticnt its 
. , i pv most immense comurc, entirety unsnuawt p ur p (JflC _ One ot the gems, both m design 
broken, and smoothly polished, be. r g their size; the Normamles, with a peculiar and workmanship, was the prize awarded to 
idence of many a hard-won fight, I urn- re ,j com b, divided and spread over the head, the poultry. Upon a large stump, by the 
ingthe eye from this perspective of broad ]ike R ][U . c u , llbre u a . t i, 0 Des Fleclies, side of a broken fence, stands Chanticleer, 
backs and heavy dew-laps, we took up the W()J . theil . ai . roW -head combs, In two "^Pi/'g J.b triumphantly, as on 
unfinished trail *.f our dishover.es, and began ^ , ike b „ ra8 . Houdans, beautiful- morn The ex- 
The Prizes. 
Descending the staircase we join the 
throng at the central fountain, examining, 
with them, the pieces of silver destined as 
prizes. They were all placed on pedestals, 
standing around the geraniums that border 
the fountain ; being dishes, or rather salvers, 
ing the eye from this perspective of broad 
backs and heavy dew-laps, we took up the 
unfinished trail of our discoveries, and began 
to cultivate the acquaintancee of 
Tke Pigeon Family. 
VAgriculture. Contours general agricole and 
each supported by a stand, emblematic of its 
purpose. Guo of the gems, both in design 
and workmanship, was the prize awarded to 
the poultry. Upon a large stump, by the 
side of a broken fence, stands Chanticleer, 
Happing his wings triumphantly, ns on 
proudest tip-toe he opens his bill to its 
wiliest extent, heralding the morn. The ex- 
ly mottled, black and white, bearing the red press ion ofliis advanced breast and jubilant 
arrow-headed comb, and the heavy tuft be- lifting of body was inimitable. At one side 
. . r 1 * .. • i* A. • .. —..../I ... I. i 
barns, or hop about the gutters ot our city tuft; these latter, happy in the enjoyment ot 
streets, the pigeon-love of France is a sealed a p riJr (fhonneur. 
book. Who that has thrown crumbs to the The French, not, having any “Pilgrim 
fat, bold pouters in the gardens ot the Lux- Fathers,” don’t have any Thanksgiving day; 
eiubourg—those audacious, swollen-breasted , tn <j therefore the turkeys did not show tliem- 
pigeons — does not remember them with selves in any great numbers, although they 
pntermg 
backward and forward in chicking agitation. 
The Hinblc*. 
Beyond the nave, in the outer portion of 
pleasure, and regret they arc not more val- sent the elite of their race, long and ungain- the Palais, neat stalls were erected lbr the 
ued in our country 1 ly «i iwnt Tb« goW.fcre Bpr«l Uianwlva Wifi'S "i.TC h |»"Jk5?Si 
There were the huge Roman pigeons ot with, the ancient braggadocio of their kind, eer , t tbe | 1() „ rs () f exhibition. All 
the soft slate-color, to which doves have and wearied their muscles by strutting be- this is concealed from view by curtains, and 
given a name; similar to our common birds, fore continual observation. Such geese never passing out of doors Into the grounds, the 
but as large as hens, the pigeons du Chile, were seen. Many of them had been edu- noise of man’s inventive industry bursts upon 
with the fine crimped ruffle around the neck, cated to believe that the liver was the chief l “ e C!ir - Thc Mnc||||iery> 
into which the head is drawn back with end of a goose; and that pate de foie gras The sharp click of corn-cutters, the choked 
purpled pride; the pigeons Capucins, red, was his immortality; the result, therefore, thud of hydraulic pumps, the scratching of 
gray or white; pigeons Polonais , of that was a monstrosity in size and shape. Some, barrows and other sounds of agricultural 
beautiful light tan-color with which a pine however, were quite handsome; when, the need, harmonize not unpleasantly with the 
forest is Carpeted; pigeons Pattn, little ugly web feet curled beneath, they laid the JvX,- 3 ?! »roiilT " ie ^ vlu6tlins nt 
dumpy things, that have never seen their long melt gracefully over the back, and 
toes since they cracked the egg; pigeons too tucked the head under the wing, emulatory 
numerous to read over the names, com- 0 f the swan. 
prising nearly forty varieties, all, however, But we began to grow weary of the basse- 
gcntle as the oldest chronicler would have emir, for the pheasants and pea-hens scarcely 
us believe. excited a notice, and our eyes were lifted to 
the winter wind around us. 
Conspicuous among the larger implements 
was thc Moimoneuse McCormick, manufac¬ 
tured by a French house, and 1 remembered 
the long-ago shuddering with which 1 used 
to contemplate its huge, bony arms and 
Rabbit* 
Form an important part of a French farm 
family, and the various specimens were very 
handsome, from % large gray fellow with 
one ear up and the. oilier ear down, compla¬ 
cently smiling through the bars of his cage, 
to his pink-eyed neighbor in the next apart¬ 
ment, who doubled herself up in a little co¬ 
quettish while heap. 
Tho Poultry. 
pvrited ii no ire and our eves were lifted to skeleton fingers as it ravenously gathered in 
excited a notice, and out eyes \uic uiteu 10 , (g hHrvr . sl >ils How little* the city knows 
4 1. a iiAAAat.l a I . . li ■ r Gllfi.l la-till * . . a t • . . 
the second story, filled with 
ludunti-iul Product* 
of the numberless inventions by which the 
toilers of the country arc continually utinis- 
Upon the broad balcony, which runs taring to its luxurious existence, yet how 
around the entire inside of the great nave, everlastingly each feeds upon thc other. 
were exhibited coin, >a ley, • ^ * j ( j s a pleasure to know that so long as the 
wheat, every variety of vegetable, and the world stands, there must, bo a citv and a 
most beautiful grasses that cattle need de¬ 
sire to eat, or ilie eye of man to rest upon, 
the whole numbering fourteen hundred and 
three specimens, to each of which was at- 
TEESWATER CATTLE. 
A subscriber at Granville, Ivy., makes 
inquiry respecting a breed of cattle known 
in his vicinity as Teeswater Durhams. Ho 
says they are large, handsome build, of a 
deep red color, and their crosses have proved 
good milkers. Their history may be briefly 
given. At a very early period a large and 
valuable breed of cattle existed ou the west¬ 
ern coast of Europe, extending from Den¬ 
mark to thc coast of France. They were 
celebrated as large milkers, and some of 
them were noted as having good fattening 
qualities. Toward the close of the seven¬ 
teenth century they were brought to Eng¬ 
land, and introduced into Holder ness, and 
have been known by lliat name. From a 
very early period there also existed in the 
counties of Durham and York, England, 
cattle celebrated lor their short horns, and 
for the most part excellent milkers, hut 
when put to fatten, according to Youatt, 
were found slow feeders, producing an in¬ 
ferior meat, not marbled or mixed fat and 
lean, and in some instances the lean was of 
a dark hue. 
Many years since, in the valley of the river 
Tees, the breed assumed a very different 
charaeter, probably by judicious breeding, 
and were popular as the Teeswater breed, 
and subsequently as Teeswater Durhams. 
We learn from Youatt, that in color they 
resembled tlie Short-Horns or his day, being 
red, red and white, and occasionally roan; 
they had a fine, mellow skin and flesh, good 
hair and light offal, wide carcasses, and fore 
quarters of great denth anil capacity; slaugh¬ 
tered well, recording wonderful weight of 
fat inside. He thinks one of their crosses 
was the while wild breed, and still another 
originated from imported bulls and cows 
from Holland. They were afterward very 
much improved by Mr. Colling, by various 
crosses and judicious breeding not necessary 
to detail. Later, their best types were taken 
up by Berry and others, and through a long 
series of careful breeding have been devel¬ 
oped into what we now know as the Short- 
llorns or Durham of the different families 
justly celebrated, and it may he doubted if 
the distinctive breed, known as Teeswater, 
now exists. 
-♦»*-*.- 
Inquiries for Herdsmen.— C. A. K. asks if it 
will pay to slop niilcli cows with wheat bran at 
$20 per ton. 
Advancing towards the geese and ducks, niched a description, giving the manner of 
the turkeys and hens, the noise was almost p} an ti n g, the proper soil, and its productive 
deafening. Every crower flapped his wings p 0Wcr The view from the balcony of*the 
in triumph, as he persistently and uproarious- 8Ct>lle below was impressive and beautiful; 
]y asserted that it was day, nearly splitting a8) ( ,f course, every exhibitor was there with 
country, for when one falls the other must 
fall also. 
Tim Object of Ilie Exlilblltoii. 
We must not lose sight of the fact that this 
gathering together of the largest animals of 
his throat with the grand old subject; rcit- 
as, of course, every exhibitor was there with feetkm in the production of meat, setting 
Ills wife and relations, giving to the eye a aside entirely the question of Hock, except 
guage for man, as well as other animals. Thu clock, 
The French cock “docs salutation to the the machinery of which is all exposed in its 
morn" with the self-same words of his Eug- g] !iss house. Commenced in November of 
The Large Clock, establishes an undeniable relation between 
the machinery of which is all exposed in its good meat, fat poultry, nice butter and 
<ri„oe Iiaiiia Cnmnimiccil in 'November of rich cheese, these Ifittei ai tides were added. 
Mli'lOO tJWLIOV. VAMIHIILIU-UU m ATVT . . , . .. . . 4 1 _ 
■w w'shbor; the hens all fret nh.Uvo.-ry one year, and finished in Herd, of the year JSLhil i“kiS.hf5” went 
in the same phrase as hens three thousand following, it comprises much detail, in the to mnk( . t h e9e productions, should also 
miles away; the turkeys all utter the same indication of seconds, minute®, &c., besides have their place in the exhibition; but even 
gobbling fanfaronade that our turkeys do, twelve small dials, giving the time all over then the tracing hack ward could not cease, 
and the solemn ducks null geese send forth lt world, the days of the month, time of n . n<1 ' vlml dwirnhle to bring_ijfto no* 
U, oi-nculnr monody M U,cir ,n.hm,, g the ..„i inOrmnUon. From it ffiSlS 
relations all over the woild. Hut alike m p rocee( ] wires connected with two dial vabor, should produce UicBe necessary grains 
voice and action, an entire difference is ob- pj fttea> respectively at each end of the nave, at a lower price and a great saving of labor. 
nuiHuwvuwiui ----I .. - amine omsiue uj urn imiiamy, «uu yawing the producer in the art of raising meat, l 
rious were the plumage and head geai ot j n ^ 0 a forge hall, other senses than sight and Hin J10 t sure that we have anything corres- 
these elegant fowls. The names and species bearing are called upon to give evidence of ponding to this design. We establish prizes 
are confusing, there being six hundred and appreciative life. Remembering Coleridge t«>r racing stock, for the production of wool 
forty-six cages of poultry, including the pig- at Cologne, we count “ seventy-two distinct ,J"i ?! fHfoetvVorffle nro°- 
cons. Among the most noticeable of the ^d separate smells ” before wo cross the molten of the best and most nutritive meats 
hens were thc handsome C hilis, ot a ligh t Hail of Cliecne*. whereupon to build the frame of man ? 
browfi, the whole head covered with a tuft In a few stores of New York I have no- To give an idea how important ilie French 
of the same color, giving them the appear- (| cc j p 1( . unmistakable and unpronounce- consider this matter, the amount of prizes 
ance of bearing little feather dusters. able existence of a few specimens; but here must be mentioned, which I extract, liom 
A superb Padua cock bore off the first were seven hundred and thirteen different £>nw«r^which is bestowed on Especially 
prize due to his race; he was tall and large, lots of the article, including all sizes and remarkable object of art, there were twenty- 
black as the proverbial ace of spades, with names, four hundred and forty-six of which (foe held out to the cattle, varying in value 
long, clean legs, thin claws, and a brilliant W ere French. The favorite style of cheese from one bundled and fifty to twelve hun- 
wliite tuft, as large as a big orauge, on top seemed to resemble a native American pie, dred trancs; thirty prizes to theshcepi 
ofliis head, giving him the title of Padone neatly laid upon the stems of grasses, and !' 'y [fo ty-eigh t to thi pigs, from one 
argente. when cut displaying a cold, clammy, white, jmndreil to five hundred francs; ninety-two 
ance of bearing little feather dusters. 
able existence of 
lived francs ; thirty prizes to the sheep, from 
one hundred and fifty to seven hundred 
francs; thirty-eight to the pigs, from one 
hundred to five hundred francs; ninety-two 
In immediate juxtaposition and amusing sa i vy substance, which one must learn to to the poultry; thirty silver medals to the 
\yitu ua* a idwivlu iwv.i.4 ..w* ijtmn CAUiuiUDiia muu uk j. «.va*o ucui trraillS 
marveling much, what they had ever done crs j a Swiss, German, Italian and English T “ e exLi | )5( j on ]|JIS been considered by 
to be doomed to such unmitigated lack ol cheese. Paris as being of excessive advantage. The 
beauty; the tall, awkward bipeds, with strug- Hastily endeavoring to run this odorous gay world seized the opportunity to see, for 
gling tail and feather pantaloons. They can gauntlet, the eye was suddenly attracted to once, the good and useful things which the 
do nothing gracefully, for if they attempt to The golden-colored section of a solid circle, brave 
scratch, it is only after dreary efforts at pick- which had an air of luxury about it I could m 1 ^/{Sira? sanettened the undertaking by 
scratch, it is only alter dreary enoris at pick- which had an air ot luxury about it l could The Emperor sanctioned the undertaking by 
ing up their claws, and they are entirely in- no t mistake. It was of the right shape, size b j s presence, and thus, ou the Chumps 
capable of a good, downright crow. Where and consistence, and I was sure the butter- Elysees of Paris, has begun and ended ns 
other species draw back the head, and in an cll n S 0 f America had something to do with brilliant and interesting a spectacle ue one 
upright position triumphantly utter tlieir j te sunny aspect. On the card before me may ever ”'u' 
morning note, these overgrown gawktesgive was written the words, “ FromOge des Etals- „ jj au ” himself but rather that which im- 
aspasmodic jump, aud running their necks Cnis,” aud as it was eight francs the kilo- parting- to him life, health ami strength, 
forward and upward, drag a forlorn “doodle- gramme, I concluded it was “our” best, gives to him that firmness of body and bril- 
do” up by the roots from some unknown The cheese here are all big as the nether liancy of intellect which alone can rami-i 
place. 1 watched them a long time, aud I millstone, or small as a gill measure, and I l b° workings ot is mux imraoi a . 
