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THE COTTAGE HARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, December 25, 1860. 
the improvement of every description of poultry, especially those 
of general utility. 
We have made these remarks because we know that a very 
considerable number of new Poultry Shows are in contemplation 
in various parts of the kingdom, where, heretofore, they have 
been unknown; and we are frequently consulted by letter as to 
our estimate of fresh rules for the management of "such institu¬ 
tions, which though on the face of them, in some instances, ap¬ 
parently calculated to do good, if practically carried out would 
not tend to that result. We will merely ‘add, that the most 
perfect rules extant are those of Birmingham, and parties who 
desire to have their own local Show cannot adopt a better code 
than the tried one. 
We are very glad to find recorded in the Midland Counties 
Herald, that the attendance and receipts were larger than either 
in the last or the preceding year :— 
RECEIPTS. 
Monday . 
Tuesday. 
Wednesday 
Thursday ... 
1857. 
£ s. cl. 
. 119 10 0 
. 312 8 0 
. 366 17 0 
. 436 10 0 
1858. 
£ s. d. 
59 16 0 
240 17 0 
319 4 0 
414 14 0 
1859. 
£ s. d. 
128 5 0 
337 2 0 
300 6 0 
362 12 0 
1860. 
£ s. d. 
184 10 0 
330 IS 0 
328 7 0 
337 10 0 
Total. 
. 1235 5 0 
1034 10 
0 
1128 
5 
0 1181 5 0 
ADMISSIONS. 
1857. 
1858. 
1859. 
I860* 
First day. 
Subscribers’Tickets.. 
.... 4002 
3673 
4293 
4259 
Paid. 
.... 478 
239 
553 
767 
Second day... 
, Subscribers’ Tickets.. 
.... 895 
756 
939 
832 
Paid. 
.... 6306 
4868 
6744 
6618 
Third day .. 
. Subscribers’ Tickets.. 
.... 793 
390 
751 
877 
Paid.. 
6645 
6102 
C567 
Fourth day.. 
. Subscribers’ Tickets.. 
.... 2366 
1234 
1176 
70S 
Paid. 
8473 
7394 
6750 
Working classes . 
15,500 
18,005 
20,000 
Total . 
41,778 
45,952 
47,378 
The whole of the tickets which the Council determined upon 
issuing in quantities at a reduced price, for the special accom¬ 
modation of the working classes, were disposed of by Monday 
evening, and from 7000 to 8000 more were applied for; but the 
executive body were of opinion that they could not exceed the 
number above mentioned without inconvenience to their sub¬ 
scribers and the public. During the last four years the funds of 
the Society have been swelled by no less a sum than £1700 85 . 
received from this source alone. 
During the four days that the doors of Bingley Hall remained 
open, a considerable proportion of the breeding pigs were 
disposed of by the exhibitors on remunerative terms, the Berk- 
shires selling at from five to ten guineas each, and some of the 
most admired among the small pigs realising the same sums. As 
the class for “ other large breeds ” contained but very few entries, 
the transactions in them were limited, we believe, to the first 
prize. pen, which obtained equally high figures. The fat Pigs 
were in request at from 11 s. to 11 s. Gd. per score. The whole of 
these, as well as the sheep and cattle on offer, experienced a brisk 
demand, beef fetching from 7 \d. to 9d. per lb.; Southdown 
mutton, 8 |d. per lb. ; Shropshires and cross-bred, 8 d. per lb.; 
and Leicester and Cotswold, 7id. 
The following sales of poultry were effected:—Monday, 
£569 10 s.; Tuesday, £103 16s.; Wednesday, £73 3 s. 6 d.‘; 
Thursday, £85 Gd. ; making a total of £831 10 s. against 
£856 in 1859. The number of pens of all kinds of which a 
transfer took place, was 197, and the average sum paid for them 
was, consequently rather more than £4 each. Eour pens, to 
which silver cups were awarded, sold for £59 13s.; twelve first- 
prize pens for £67; twenty-three second-prize pens for £12311s.; 
five third-prize pens for £23 17s.; three fourth-prize pens for 
£35 ; fifty highly-commended pens for £219 7s.; twenty com¬ 
mended pens for £74; and eighty pens unnoticed by the Judges, 
for £243 6 d. In some instances, exhibitors bought in their own 
bh’ds at the prices specified in the catalogue, as a precaution 
against the possibility of their being claimed. 
Essex Poultry Association. —We are informed on good 
authority that a Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show on a grand 
scale, is likely to take place under the auspices of this Society 
in the autumn of 1861. Erom our knowledge of the admirable 
way in which the former Shows of this Association were con¬ 
ducted, we may reasonably anticipate that on the forthcoming 
occasion it will not lose prestige. 
ENTliANCE-FEES FOR BANTAMS. 
I notice, in several prospectuses of Shows to be held and 
already past, that the entrance-fee for each pen of poultry is 
uniform; although in a case 6 f the fee being 5s., Spanish, 
Dorking, Game, &c., have in each class £3 10s. as prizes, Bantams 
must be content with £1 10s. If the class is deemed insignifi¬ 
cant, let the entrance-fee be equally so ; but in any case is it fair 
to make our little Game friends pay for their larger brothers and 
sisters ?— Smallery, Liverpool. 
[Committees ought to regulate the entrance-fees and prizes 
for each class by the average number of entries in it. If Bantams 
are as numerously exhibited as the larger breeds, and the prizes 
given are only half in amount for Bantams as for those larger 
breeds, then the entrance-fees should be equally reduced. This 
is rendered the more reasonable by the pens for Bantams being 
much smaller than for tbedarger breeds, and consequently occu¬ 
pying less space in the Exhibition-room.—E ds. C. G.] 
LORD TREDEGAR’S POULTRY SHOW. 
This Show was held December 18th. The following prizes 
were awarded :— 
Spanish.— First, J. Martin, Mildenham Mill, Claines, Worcester. 
Second, II. Lane, Milk Street, Bristol. Chickens. —First, J. R. Rodbard, 
Aldwick Court, Wrington, near Bristol. Second, H. Lane. Highly com¬ 
mended, W. R. Elliott, Windsor Villas, Plymouth; C. Atkins, Sewer Cot¬ 
tage, Thames Bank, Pimlico ; J. Martin. Commended, E. Payne, Wharf, 
Cardiff; J. II. Craigie, Woodlands, Chigwell, Essex; C. H. Oliver, Com¬ 
mercial Street, Newport. 
Spanish Cock, —Prize, J. Martin, Worcester. Highly commended, J. 
Carr, Hafod, Swansea; R; Everett, Gibraltar Cottage, Monmouth. 
Dorking (Coloured).—First, F. T. Parker, Rockfield, Monmouth. Second, 
J. Buckley, PenyfaeHouse, Llanelly, Caermarthen. Highly commended, 
F. T. Parker; C. II. Wakefield, Malvern Wells, Worcester. Commended, 
J. H. Thonias, Bewell House, Hereford; J. Logan, Maindee, near New¬ 
port. Chickens. —First, W. Bromley, Acocks Green, near Birmingham. 
Second, Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe,near Bath. Highly commended, 
F. T. Parker; ,f. Buckley; W. Bromley. Commended, R. H. Nicholas, 
Ycwberry Cottage, Malpas, near Newport. 
Dorking (White).—Second, R. II. Nicholas, Newport. (First withheld, 
there being no competition.) 
Dorking Cock. —Prize, F. T. Parker. Monmouth - Highly commended, 
J. Buckley, L.anelly; Mrs. Pettat, Ashe Rectory, Overton, Hampshire; 
C. H. Wakefield, Worcester. Commended, F. T. Parker. 
Game (any variety except White or Piles).—First, J. Martin, "Worcester. 
Second, J. Martin, High Street, Cardiff. Highly Commended, J. B. Chune, 
Lincoln Hill House, Coalbrookdale, Salop. Chickens.— First, J. Martin, 
Worcester. Second, W. Crawshay, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire. Highly 
commended,!!. G. Jarvis, Itton, near Chepstow; W. Crawshay. Com¬ 
mended, J. Llewellin, Caerphilly, Glamorgan. 
Game (White or Piles).—First, J. Morgan, Caerleon Common, near 
Newport. Second, R. Trew, Inkerman Street, Newport. Commended. 
R. Trew. ’ 
Game Cock.— Prize, J. Martin, Worcester. Highly commended, J. 
Martin, High Street, Cardiff; Mrs. Cartwright, Stow Hill, Newport; 
J. B. Chune, Lincoln Hill House, Coalbrookdale, Salop. 
Cochin-China. —First, H. Tomlinson, Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham. 
Second, Mrs. E. Everett, Gibraltar Cottage, near Monmouth. Commended, 
R. II. Nicholas, Newport. Chickens. —First, J. Carr, Hafod, Swansea. 
Second, R. H. Nicholas. Highly commended, Mrs. E. Everett. Com¬ 
mended, Mrs. E. Everett. 
Malays (of any age).—First, C. Bnllance, Mount Terrace, Taunton. 
Second, J. B. Fox, Devizes, Wiltshire. Highly commended, C. Ballance. 
Hamburgh (Golden-pencilled). — Prize, E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff. 
Highly commended, W. Cannan, Bradford, Yorkshire. Commended, j’. 
Martin, Worcester. Chickens.— Prize, J. Martin, Worcester. Highly 
commended, Miss L. Crawshay, Caversham Park, Reading. Commended 
E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff; II. Boycott, the Firs, Ironbridge, Salop. 
Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled). —Prize, J. Martin, Mildenham Mill, 
Claines, Worcester. Highly Commended, W. Cannan, Bradford, York¬ 
shire. Chickens.— Prize, J. Martin. Highly Commended, J. Llewellin, 
Plymouth Arms, St. Fagans. Commended, J. B. Chune, Lincoln Hill 
House, Coalbrookdale, Salop. 
Hamburghs (Golden-spangled).—Prize, W. Cannan. Highly Com¬ 
mended. W. Cuff, St. Fagans, near Cardiff ; J. B. Chune. Chickens.— 
Prize, W. Cannan. Highly Commended, W. Cuff. 
Hamburghs (Silver-spangled).—Prize, W. Cannan. Highly Commended, 
G. Hoskins, Tunnel Terrace, Newport. Chickens.— Prize, G. Hoskins. 
Highly Commended, J. B. Chune ; G. Hoskins ; J. Johnston, Henllis, near 
Newport; W. Cannan. 
Polands (Black with White Crests).—Prize, T. P. Edwards, Lyndliurst 
Hants. Chickens. —T. P. Edwards. 
Polands (Gold and Silver).—Prize, Mrs. Pettat, Ashe Rectorv, Overton - 
Hampshire. Highly commended, W. Cannan; W. Williams, Bryn Mill 
Lodge, Singleton, near Swansea. Chickens— Prize, Mrs. Pettat. Highly 
commended, J. Carr, Hafod, Swansea. Commended, J. Logan, Maindee 
near Newport. 
Bantams (Game).—First, R. L. Liscomb, Burleigh, near Plymouth 
