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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
October 10. 
oflioo, last year, was unavoidably prevented by sudden indis¬ 
position the day previous to the exhibition. 
CoctuN-CniNA (Buff or Cinnamon).—2. First, Mr. Thomas Hincks, 
Pennfields, near Wolverhampton. Second prize withheld. 
CocniN-CniNA (White).—r. First, Mr. Alfred Peters, Newbridge, 
Wolverhampton. 0. Second, Mr. Alfred Peters, Newbridge, Wolver¬ 
hampton. 
Cochin-China (Black). — 10. First, Mr. Edward W. Hazelwood, 
Bridgnorth. Second prize, no competitors. 
Dorkings.— 15. First, Mr. J. E. Wilson, Clifton Cottage, Claverley, 
near Bridgnorth, ip. Second, Mr. Henry Smith, Sutton Maddock, 
near Shiffnal. Highly Commended.—21. The Countess of Chesterfield. 
Bretby Hall, Burton-on-Trcnt. 22 . The Hon. and Rev. Orlando W. 
W. Forester, Broseley Rectory. Commended.— iG. Mr. J. E. Wilson, 
Clifton Cottage, Claverley, near Bridgnorth. 17. Mr. J. E. Wilson, 
Clifton Cottage, Claverley, near Bridgnorth. 20. The Countess of 
Chesterfield, Bretby Hall, Burton-on-Trent. (The whole class excellent.) 
Game.— 21. First, Mr. Josiah B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. 23. Second, 
Mr. Thomas William Jones, Wellington. (Black Game.) Highly 
Commended.—25. Mr. Josiah B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. Commended. 
—2/. Mr. Thomas William Jones, Wellington. (Duckwinged Greys,) 
28. Mr. Thomas William Jones, Wellington. (Black Game.) 
Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).— 29 . First, Mr. Josiah B. Chune, 
Coalbrookdale. 30. Second, Mr. George Pritchard, Broseley. 
Hamburghs (Golden-spangled).—33. First, Mr. J. Bamforth, Holm- 
firth, near Huddersfield. 32. Second, Mr. J. Bamforth, Holmfirth, 
near Huddersfield. 
Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled). — 36. First, Mr. Edward Archer, 
Malvern. 37 . Second, Mr. Edward Archer, Malvern. 
Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).—43. First, Mr. Josiah B. Chune, 
Coalbrookdale. 42. Second, Mr. Josiah B. Chune, Coalbrookdale. 
Polands (Black, with White Crests).—48. First, Mr. J. Bamforth, 
Holmfirth, near Huddersfield. 49. Second, Mr. C. E. McMichacl, 
Bridgnorth. 
Polands (Golden-spangled). — 63. First, Mr. S, T. Smith, Park 
Lane, Madeley. 54. Second, Mr. E. W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
Polands (Silver-spangled).—56. First, Mr. S. T. Smith, Park Lane, 
Madeley. 68. Second, Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
Spanish.— 61 . First, Mr. E. Simona, Birmingham. 60. Second, 
Mr. Edward Simons, Birmingham. 
Bantams.— 62 . First, Messrs. Peters and Wildman, 101, High-street, 
Birmingham. (Silver-laced). 66. Second, Mr. Thomas Hincks, Penn 
Fields, near Wolverhampton. (Gold-laced.) 
Any OTHER Variety. — 70 . First, Mr, E. W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
(White Polands.) 89 . Second, Mr. John Hopkins, Higford, near 
Shiffnal. (Brahma Pootra.) 
Turkeys.— 76 . First, The Countess of Chesterfield, Bretby Hall, 
near Burton-on-Trent. 74. Second, Mrs. Ellison, Oldbury Lodge, near 
Bridgnorth. 
Geese. —79. First, The Countess of Chesterfield, Bretby Hall, near 
Birmingham. 77. Second, Mr. E. B. Reece, Harpswood, near Bridg¬ 
north. 
Ducks (Aylesbury).— 81. First, Messrs. Peters and Wildman, 101, 
High-street, Birmingham. 82. Second, Mr. Henry Smith, Sutton 
Maddock, near Shiffnal. 
Ducks (Rouen).—88. First, Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
87, Second, Mr. Edward W. Haslewood, Bridgnorth. 
Ducks (Any other variety).— 89 . Second, Messrs. Peters and Wild- 
man, 101 , High-street, Birmingham. (White Peruvian or Musk.) No 
first prize awarded. 
COCHIN-CHINA FOWLS IN A TOWN. 
It is now twelvemonths since I commenced keeping 
poultry of the Cochin-China breed, and during that time 
have had many conflicting arguments with friends and 
neighbours respecting the merits and demerits of our 
domesticated fowls. I live in the centre of a large manu¬ 
facturing town, in what some folks term a yard, where I 
enjoy the privilege of a piece of ground fourteen feet square, 
which I have enclosed in the shape of a walk and storm 
liouse (and an occasional run of say 100 feet square, night 
and morning, for one hour). I have managed to keep, 
through the season, upon an average, twenty-five birds of 
all ages. As far as eating, laying, and hatching, I think 
I have no reason to complain (thanks to the many sug¬ 
gestions taken from your valuable jounials) ; but, with all 
my care, I cannot keep the birds clean ; at least, as bright in 
plumage as most of our birds shown at exhibitions. My 
present stock consists of the light Buffs. 
I shall feed greatly obliged if you, or any of your readers, 
will inform me the best variety to keep in my present 
limited space, so that I may be enabled to compete with 
my present fortunate neighbours.—A Constant Reader. 
[If your situation is such tliat you cannot keep the * 
plumage of the Butfs unsoiled, we should recommend yon : 
to part with them, and let their successors be the Partridge- j 
colom’ed variety. We shall be glad to hear from any one 
who lias been similarly situated as our coiTCspondent.] 
BIRMINGHAM SHOW. 
I WISH to give a hint, through your columns, to the Com¬ 
mittee of the Birmingham Poultry Show, which, if carried 
out, would, I am sure, give great satisfaction to exhibitors 
residing at a distance from Birmingham. You are aware 
that it is some time after the show before settlements can 
be made with exhibitors for the birds which have changed 
hands; and if a printed form (with the number of the 
pen), stating that such pens were sold, were posted on the 
Friday evening, there would be no anxiety at the non- 
arrival of the birds at home. Few exhibitors from a distance, 
I presume, stay after the first day (Tuesday), and many pens 
may be sold after that time; therefore, there must be some 
uneasiness as to whether they have really been sold, or have 
been taken by rail in a wrong direction.— Alpha. 
HARDINESS OF THE TURTLE DOVE. 
“ W.” inquires, “ Is the common migratory Turtle Dove, 
Columba tiirtiir, sufficiently hardy to endure our winters 
without any great difficulty ? I have great pleasure in 
auswex-ing him in tlie affirmative, having kept several 
thi-ough the winter in common wire-fi’onted pens open to 
the weather. The only disease I ever had among them 
was one single case of ulcerated feet. If rendered tame, 
they may he ti’usted with their liberty. I have seen sevei’al 
instances, besides my oxvn, whei’e birds brought up fi’ora the 
nest have enjoyed pei’fect liberty; hut if not confined at the 
migratory season they then decamp. My last attempt was 
W’ith three pairs, one, two, and three years old, all raised 
from the nest. I put them in a pigeon loft, and when I 
thought them sufficiently accustomed to the place, let them 
out. At first they all went away, but returned; the old 
pair, however, drove the others away. They then built in 
the pigeon-loft, laid, sat, and reared their young, who, with 
the old ones, and a stranger that joined them from the 
woods, came regularly to be fed. They were quite tame, fed 
with tlie Pigeons, or among the fowls; would also enter the 
greenhouse, where I keep my small hii-ds, and peck up the 
seed they threw over; or, if hungiy, would follow me about 
the yarL Nevertheless, although the old hen had been 
tliree and the cock two winters in confinement, and the 
young ones were almost as familiar as their parents, they all 
left me at the autumnal migration, and have never returned. 
Their place is now occupied by some Collard Turtles, Turtur 
Jtisorius, the common cage Dove, w'hich, contx’ary to expecta¬ 
tion, I find perfectly domesticated. They enjoy full liberty, 
breed freely, and endured the cold of last winter, without any j 
other protection than that aflbrded by an open pen, boai’ded ; 
at the top, and placed in a corner sheltered fx’om the cold ! 
winds. They flew about in all weather, and in the most 
severe time eat snow instead of drinking water.— B. P. Brent. 
PIGEONS AT THE ANERLY SPIOW. 
In reading over my notes on the Anerly Show, No. 30.3, 
page 435,1 i>erceive an error 'with regard to the remarits on ! 
Trumpeters and Barbs, occasioned, most probably, by the 1 
omission of a line in the manuscript while setting up i 
the type; as nearly as I can recollect, it should be,—“ Of I 
Trumpeters there were some veiy nicely mottled birds; 
but I noticed three birds shown in this class without tlie ■ 
distinctive turn over the beak, wliich specimens were, conse- i 
quently, worthless. Of Barbs there were a few very good 
headed birds ; bixt others were thin headed and mostly too { 
short in the body." 
I quite agree with Mr. Jones Percival.that more than one ’ 
judge ought to be appointed for the Pigeons. I do not, 
howevei’, coincide with him respecting the judge’s decision 
