L^ural LlS 
/CULTURE»H£ 
EXCELSIOR 
(*3.00 I’ER YEAR. 
( Single »Yo„ Eight Ceuta. 
II PnrU Row, Yew York, 
H2 Ilutlalo 81., Itoelicuter. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in ttie year 1870. by D. D. T. Moore. In the oftlee of the Librarian ot Congress, at Washington,] 
failed to see the fine show of Belgians, which 
attracted so much attention at the last exhi¬ 
bition. A few cages Nightingales, Toulous 
and other birds were shown. There was 
but one pair of fowls on exhibition, which 
were the Black Red Game Bantams. They 
were fine birds, and every way worthy to be 
shown. They were tin: property of P. C. 
Biroel, President of the Society. 
Tt seems to us remarkably strange that 
people in this country, who are generally ac¬ 
credited with being “ first and foremost” in 
almost every enterprise, do not give more 
attention to rearing fancy pigeons. 
The officers and members of this Society 
are entitled to a great deal of credit for the 
admirable show of tancy birds they have 
made at this, their third Annual Exhibition, 
and we trust that their numbers may be 
largely augmented at the next. 
are not able yet to take this hold and in¬ 
dependent stand. Well, gentlemen, you are 
perhaps the beat judges of the means to 
your own successes, if mere pecuniary suc¬ 
cess is your highest aim. 
same object. It is highly praiseworthy to 
get the best stock you call; but I do protest 
against this public imposition. It turns the 
whole system of exhibition of fowls into a 
farce, and gives the longest purse the credit 
over the honest breeder, whose individual ex¬ 
ertion is, alone, of more benefit to the coun¬ 
try than a dozen of this other class. lie is 
truly carrying out the objects of the Society, 
lie is endeavoring to raise the standard in 
this country, and his services arc the more 
worthy of reward. 
Show us the fowls of your own raising. 
Let us see wherein one breeder is superior 
to another; and let us know the means by 
which he attains to tills excellence, so that 
some forlorn and disheartened brother may 
take courage again. I should suggest that, all 
coops of imported and all coops of selected 
THE AMERICAN COLUMBARIAN 
SOCIETY. 
POULTRY NOTES AND QUERIES 
The third Annual Exhibition of this So¬ 
ciety was held at No. 202 Chatham street. 
New York city, on the 21st to 25th of No¬ 
vember. This was undoubtedly the largest 
and best exhibition of Fancy Pigeons and 
Singing Birds ever held in this or any other 
State; and if more publicity had been given 
to the show, it. would have been crowded to 
excess with visitors. There were some ex¬ 
cellent birds on exhibition, many of which 
were highly valued. One pair of short¬ 
faced Almond Tumblers, owned by Mr. L. 
Burlingame of New York city, were per- 
A Dnvk lliiiInn ii. Him. 
Having given, from time to time, in the 
Rural New-Yorker, engravings of fowls 
which we deemed especially good represen¬ 
tations of the respective breeds, wo ore more 
than pleased with the life-like likeness of 
ilie Dark Brahma hen given in this issue. It 
was drawn from life, and engraved especial¬ 
ly for this journal; and we are prijUd to say 
that our artist has done his work faithfully 
and well; for a better and more accurate 
POOR MAN’S POULTRY HOUSE.-(Page 378.) 
ively, and learn how to make them most 
productive and remunerative for market¬ 
able purposes. In this, ns in all other arti¬ 
cles of merchandise, the price is regulated 
by the demand and supply, it seems to me 
that these exhibitions are not yet conducted 
on right principles, and Unit they fall short 
of accomplishing the objects they set out 
with, to wit: “ The improvement and more 
thorough disseminat ion of t he breeds of Poul¬ 
try, which is to be effected by the gathering 
of reliable and practical information and ex¬ 
perience.” 
Here is an individual who, with more 
money than patient industry, is possessed 
with the notion or idea of carrying off the 
first premiums; he devot > uja lime and 
money in going fiom one yard to another, 
and picks up a superior cock here, and a pair 
of hens there, to match; or, taking time by 
the forelock, he sends his order abroad for a 
number of the class or classes of fowls lie de¬ 
sires to excel in, and they are returned to 
him nil in exhibition order, and his name is 
placed upon a conspicuous part of the coop 
ns a specimen of Mr. A’s or B’s birds. The 
ignorant and unwary are led to believe they 
are the specimens of his own yard or rais¬ 
ing, and he takes away the first premium 
from some industrious and patient breeder, 
by this species of false pretense; and proba¬ 
bly very indifferent birds are sold, by means 
of these very elegant samples. Now' I do 
not object to selecting the best birds to breed 
from, or sending abroad for them for the 
feet little gems, and were priced at $500. 
This [rail’, in beauty of build, marking and 
plumage, were superior. 
In Carriers, Mr. W. A. A Yoon took the 
first prize for a pair of Black, which he sold 
at $210 cash. This may seem to Rural 
readers as a large price for a pair of pigeons; 
nevertheless it was paid, and the purchaser 
averred (hat he had made a good bargain at 
that figure. P. C. Birgrl had on ex¬ 
hibition some splendid dun-colored Car¬ 
riers, which took the first prize, and were 
valued at $250 a pair. Mr. Coleel, one of 
the most careful breeders and fanciers in 
this com.try, showed a fine lot of Berlin 
Tumblers, of the different colors, many of 
them valuable birds. In Pouters he had 
one white cock bird that measured eighteen 
inches from tip to tip, and a Black Pouter 
which measured twenty and a-quarter inches 
from tip to tip, and were admirable birds, 
the black one being valued at $10 an Inch. 
In Almonds and Mottled Tumblers, and 
Black and White-faced Barbs, Mr. George 
Purves took the lead. He had some valua¬ 
ble birds, that were held at from $35 to $100 
the pair. Messrs. Kunkle and Siiookman 
exhibited a coop of peculiar and remarkable 
looking Black Nun pigeons. 
The time is close at hand (the 14th of 
December) for the holding of the Fair ol 
the New York State Poultry Society. Its 
President, Mr. Kingsland, seems to have 
fully appreciated its needs, ami has exerted 
himself with com¬ 
mendable zeal to 
place matters in a 
proper shape for pub- 
lie appreciation, and 
we sincerely hope 
that his efforts will ; 
this year be crowned 
efforts have been 
more central and con- 
where breeders can ^ ig| 
exhibit the finest ikWv 
specimens of their 
yearly productions, J _ 
compare notes, mark_— 
the points of differ- , 
cnee, and learn the 
best methods of rais- ^ 
ing, managing and 
feeding; and, by ex¬ 
amining the different ..3y\v,^AciW^ 
birds, to get at the —- 
highest standard of 
excellence, respect- RT 
Some fine Red 
and Yellow Magpies were on exhibition, 
which were held at fabulous prices. 
The Show in Carriers was remarkably 
good, many of the birds being perfect speci¬ 
mens of that class, showing careful breeding, 
and fully equal to those bred in the old coun¬ 
try. The Turbit class was quite large—«x- 
| hibiting some fine Blacks, Blues and Reds, in 
perfect color of plumage. The Jacobins, 
Red and Black, were very good. The Barb 
class contained some rare birds. The Trum- 
| peters were good, the Nuns neat, and the 
f Antwerps and Berlins very fine. Red, Black 
k and Silver Runts, Quakers, Mahomets, Fan- 
IV tails aud Dragons were shown to good ad- 
r vantage. 
^ Of singing birds, there were some remark- 
j), ably flue Canaries on exhibition, but we 
Blnck Breda Fowls Wanted. 
Wells Suonadle, Little Falls, writes us, 
wishing to know where he can procure 
Black Breda fowls. Mr. Schroder is nil 
eminent breeder of the fowls in Europe, and 
we think one of the first to introduce tho 
Breda to the notice of English breeders. 
We are not advised as to whether this breed 
is for sale in this State or not. 
The Eli reo Eitu Beaten. 
J. II. Gates, New York city, writing us 
on business matters, snys at the close of his 
note:—" By the way, 1 have an egg that 
bents the one spoken of in week before last’s 
Rural New-Yorker, ll measures eight 
and a-quarter by six and a-quarter inches.” 
Who can beat this? 
