TIIF COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION.— August 20, 1856. 
30.3 
constantly besieged all clay by persons desirous to have a 
peep at fowls that could cause so much curiosity and 
laughter; whilst poor Grimalkin sat most demurely, looking 
as though hardly able to And reasons for her compulsory 
public incarceration. The Geese were worthy of our highest 
commendation; the first prize pen of Toulouse was an 
excellent exhibition pen, as were also the Empdens, that 
| succumbed to them by takiug the second premium. Among 
I the Ducks were some very first-class Aylesburys, and a few 
J isolated specimens of superior Rouens. An unusually good 
j pen of Fr'nzUd Fowls was shown as Extra Stock. 
As the fowls were only exhibited a single day, and in the 
j open air, there is not any doubt but that all would return as 
i perfectly healthy and well as when received. And it gives 
' us pleasure to record the fact, that each succeeding year 
this meeting has greatly increased in general popularity. 
The premiums were, awarded as follows, by Mr. Edward 
Hewitt, of Eden Cottage, Spark Brook,near Birmingham:— 
Dorkings. — Cockerel and two Pijllets. —First, Mr. John Robin¬ 
son, Vale House, Garstang. (Grey.) Commended.—Mr. John Parsons, 
Slate Lane, Auderishaw, near Manchester. Miss Jane Grimshawc, 
Swinshawe, near Rawtenstall. (A good class.) 
Cock and two Hens, of any Age.— First, Mr. Michael Potter, 
Prestwich, near Manchester. 
Single Cock, of any Age.— Prize withheld. 
Spanish. — Cockerel and two Pullets. —First, Mr. Joseph Tate, 
Preston. Second, Mr. F.dward Roberts, Golden Lion, Oldham Road, 
Manchester. (The class very superior.) 
Cock and two Hens, of any Age. —First, Mr. J. II. Moult, 
Belmont, near Bolton. 
Best Single Cock, of any Age.— First, Mr. Edmund Turner, 
Stoneclough, near Manchester. 
Cochin-China.—Cockerel and two Pullets.— First, Mr. John 
Robinson, Vale House, Garstang. (Bull.) Second, Mr. William Wanklyn, 
jun., Greenbank, Bury. (Black.) Highly Commended.— Mr. Thomas 
Stretch, Marsh Lane, Bootle, near Liverpool. (Buff.) Mr. James 
Walker, 34, Moorgate, Bury. Commended.—Mr. Thomas Stretch, 
Marsh Lane, Bootle, near Liverpool. (Buff.) 
Cock and two Hens, of any Age. —First, Mr. Thomas Stretch, 
Marsh Lane, Bootle, near Liverpool. (Buff.) Commended.—Mr. 
William Wanklyn, jtni., Bury. 
Best Single Cock, of any Age. — First, Mr. Michael Potter, 
Prestwich, near Manchester. 
i Game. — Cockerel and two Pullets. —First, Mr. C. R, Titterton, 
Birmingham. (Black-breasted Reds.) Second, Mr. William Lomax, 
Stoneclough, near Manchester. (Black Reds.) Highly Commended.— 
Mr. Ferdinand Kay, Unsworth, near Bury. 
Cock and two Hens, of any Age. —First, Dir. George F. Ashton, 
Limefield House, near Bury. 
Best Single Cock, of any Age. — First, Mr. William Lomax, 
Stoneclough, near Manchester. (Black Red.) 
Hamburghs. — Cockerel and two Pullets. —First, Mr. John Sud- 
dell. Church Street, Padiham. (Silver-pencilled.) Second, Dir. William 
Lomax, Stoneclough, near Manchester. (Golden-pencilled.) Highly 
Commended. —Dir. John Parsons, Audenshaw, near DIanchester. Com¬ 
mended.—Dir. Samuel Fletcher, Unsworth, near Bury. (A capital class.) 
Cock and two Hens, of any Age.— First, Dir. James Heywood, 
Bow Lee, Middleton. 
Best Single Cock, of any Age. —First, Dir. William Lomax, 
Stoneclough, near DIanchester. (Golden-pencilled.) 
Polands. —Cockerel and two Pullets, or Cock and two liens.— 
Second, Dir. William Lomax, Stoneclough, near DIanchester. (Golden- 
spangled.) (First prize withheld.) 
Bantams. —Cockerel and two Pullets, or Cock and two Hens.—First, 
Dir. William Wanklyn, jun., Bury. Second, Dir. David Potter, Pendlc- 
bury, near DIanchester. 
Ducks (Aylesbury, or any White variety).—Drake and two Ducks.— 
First, Dir. John Greenwood, Pendleton, near DIanchester. (Aylesbury.) 
Second, Dir. John Robinson, Vale House, Garstang. (Aylesbury.) 
Highly Commended.—Miss Jane Grimshawe, Swinshawe, near Rawten- 
8 tall. (White Decoy.) 
Ducks (Rouen, or any Dark variety).—Drake and two Ducks.—First, 
Dir. George F. Ashton, Limefield House, near Bury. (Rouen). Second, 
Dir. Richard Ainsworth, Nelson Inn, Bury. (Rouen.) Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Dir. Richard Gorton, Tottington. (Rouen.) Commended.— 
Dir. It. Edward Ashton, The Oaklands, near Bury. (Rouen.) 
Geese. —Gander and two Geese.—First, Dir. William Kershaw, Peel 
Street, Heywood. (Toulouse.) Second, DIr. William Kershaw, Peel 
Street, Heywood. (White.) 
Turkeys. —Cock and two Hens.—First, Dfr. William Kershaw, Peel 
Street, Heywood. Second, DIrs. Margaret Westbrook, Agecroft Bridge. 
COPAIBA A CURE FOR ROUP. 
As it may interest some of your readers, I beg to enclose 
particulars of a cure effected in a very severe case of roup. 
The bird is a very fine Black-breasted Dorking cock, and 
seemed to have been suffering for some days, when he 
came into my hands the disease bad arrived at the purulent 
stage, and for the first three days I gave liim jalap and 
calomel, but in too small quantities, and be became so ill 
that I hardly expected him to live through the night. 
However, I discovered my error. I gave him a powder of 
twenty grains of jalap, and two grains of calomel. He was 
a little better next day, but lost bis strength rapidly. I bad 
been giving him Cayenne capsules in butter night and 
morning, and feeding him (forcibly) with bnrleymeal mixed 
with chopped lettuce, and dredged with black pepper. He 
at last became so weak that be could hardly stand. At the 
end of a week I determined to try copaiba, and bad made 
up at the druggist's pills of ten drops of the essential oil, 
and gave one to him morning and evening. The second 
day he was better. I have persevered with the pills, and 
constant washing the nose and eyes with vinegar and water, i 
aud he is now out of all danger, feeds himself, and crows. ; 
The discharge still continues, but every day lessens. He 
has been ill four weeks, and for three lie has had the 
copaiba pills. He will, I think be quite well in ten days, 
and lie is becoming heavier every day. I repeated the pur¬ 
gative dose of twenty grains of jalap and two grains of 
calomel about a week after 1 began the copaiba. 
I found the pills equally efficacious in a slighter case. 
There is one point that cannot be too strongly insisted on in 
such cases —trust no one, but see the medicine and food given. 
With the best intentions, the “ I thought ” of an uneducated 
person will do irreparable mischief.—A Constant Reader, 
Dublin. 
PREVENTION OF PIGEONS FLYING AWAY. 
On receiving any new additions to the stock of rigeons, 
there is always some risk of llieir Hying away before they 
have become accustomed to the place. I am not now speak¬ 
ing of Antwerps, Dragons, and other home in g birds, but of 
the ordinary Toys that are not used for flying distances. This 
risk may be entirely prevented by a very simple plan, that I 
have followed for a long time, but which I find is not known 
to all amateurs ; and I therefore think it worth description. 
On receiving a new Pigeon, I take hold of one wing, and open 
it to its full extent, placing it flat on a table ; then, taking a 
piece of common soap in the other hand, I dip it into water, 
and thoroughly soap the quill feathers, rubbing them in the 
direction of their length, from quill to point: this so clogs 
the wing, that the bird is unable to fly more than a few 
yards. By exposure to the weather, however, and by the bird 
washing itsolf, the soap is gradually removed, and the power 
of flight as gradually recovered, during which time the 
pigeon has become accustomed to its now residence, and 
seeks no further change. I can answer for the complete 
success of the plan, as I fly all my birds, and have never lost 
one whose wings I soaped.—W. B. Tegetmeiee. 
CAUSES OF THE DIVERSITY OF OPINION 
REGARDING THE LAYING OF DIFFERENT 
VARIETIES. 
In the columns of The Cottage Gardener there have 
recently appeared several letters advocating the claims of 
different varieties to be considered as the best egg producers. 
One correspondent states that llamburghs are the most pro¬ 
lific. Another has tried them, and finds them less valuable 
than Cochins. Number three recommends Spanish. Number 
four denounces them; and so on, the changes are rung through 
all the varieties. Now, I believe that each correspondent 
writes in good faith, and states truly the results of liis ob¬ 
servations. How, then, is the discrepancy to be accounted 
for ? Very easily, as it simply depends on the fact, that in 
different strains of the same variety there aro as great dif¬ 
ferences in prolificacy as in the distinct varieties themselves; 
but as an example is more to tlio point than any number of 
unsupported statements, let me instance crested fowls that 
I have of late years been paying some attention to. 
Generally speaking, there are no better summer layers 
than these birds. From February, if mild, or March, until 
moulting time, they yield a weekly supply of four, or even 
