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tion. But, consider for a moment the disadvantages under which 
the birds are presented to your eye. Take, for example, the 
recent Birmingham Exhibition. The birds had to leave home 
aery early on Friday morning, the weather being very severe : to 
remcpn in the pens that night, all Saturday, Saturday night, 
Sunday, and Sunday night, before the public saw them. You 
know well, that, in many of the best cocks, the wattles are very 
long, and that they trail on the ground every time they stoop to 
take their food, and if the ground be not clean must dirty them, 
and their faces and feathers also. Instead of being fed, as at 
home, either out of a clean dish, or from off the grassy sods of 
his owner’s lawn, at a Show the Spanish cock has to take all his , 
food from the floor of his pen; to devour the sticky lumps of 
soft barleymeal and corn out of the sand at his feet, which is 
often wet from the over-turning of the water, and mixed with 
the dirt of the bird. How can a bird so confined and so fed, 
however great may be the care and attention of the men appointed 
by the Committee to feed and keep clean the birds, look as 
beautiful as in his owner’s yard ? 
I can assure you, that, after being exposed to such adverse 
influences, my pets often look so sadly—so different to what they 
did when at home, that I can hardly conceive how it is they are 
so changed. Every suggestion made by you, in The Cottage 
Gardener, with regard to poultry, is most valuable ; and if you 
will tell me what “ the same care ” is that would bring about 
the “ same perfection,” as others are said to have attained ; and, 
whatever the cost, whatever the trouble, you shall see it carried 
ont at the coming Crystal Palace Show—at any rate, in every 
pen that I exhibit. 
At the last Sheffield Show, the chaff of oats was put into tho 
pens: it kept the birds dry and clean, and is, I think, bettor 
than sand. 
Lastly, I would briefly add, having trespassed, I fear, too much 
already, that, in my opinion, the days of exhibition, at each place, 
are too many. I well know the difficulties committees have to 
contend with, and how important and right it is, that, by keep¬ 
ing the Show open, a return should be got for the money ex¬ 
pended ; but, as an exhibitor, I had far rather pay more for each 
pen I entered, satisfied, as I am, that all birds suffer, and that 
many die from their long confinement in the pens. It should be 
remembered, also, that the present season is against the old 
Spanish birds kept in the North. The “ sad condition” of one 
pen mentioned by you arose from their not having got over their 
moulting: it is only in the South that this can be effected thus 
early—at least, such I find the case in the majority of the nu¬ 
merous Spanish birds which I possess.—A Lady. 
TREDEGAR POULTRY EXHIBITION. 
This is held annually at Newport, Monmouthshire, and came 
off on the 16th instant. List of prizes :— 
Dorking. —Prize, F. T. Parker, Llanvair, Ragland. Highly Commended, 
XV . David, St. Nicholas, Cowbridge. 
Spanish. —Prize, E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff. 
Game.—P rize, E. G. Jarvis, Itton, near Chepstow. 
Hamburghs (Silver).— Prize, R. Trew, Inkermann Street, Newport. 
Commended, J. Gnmeson, Pontypool. 
Dorking. —Prize, F. T. Parker, Llanvair, near Ragland. Highly Com¬ 
mended, F. T. Parker, Llanvair, near Ragland. 
Stanish. —Prize, C. H. Oliver, Commercial Street, Newport. 
Cochin or Brahma Pootra. —No competition. 
Game.— Prize, E. G. Jarvis, Itton, near Chepstow. Highly Commended, 
L. Griffith, Pontnewydd, near Newport. 
Hamburghs (Golden).—Prize, T. W. Nicholas, Hill Street, Newport. 
Chickens. —Prize, J. Llewellyn, St. Fagans, Glamorganshire. Highly Com- 
mendad, J. Llewellyn, St. Fiigans, Glamorganshire. 
Poi.ands (White-crested Black).—Prize, J. Llewellyn,St. Fagans, Glamor¬ 
ganshire. Highly Commended, R. N. Osborne, Dock Street, Newport. 
Chickens. —No competition. 
Polands (Gold or Silver).—Prize, G. Hoskins, Commercial Road, New¬ 
port. Chickens. —Prize, W. Speary, Newport. 
Bantams.— Prize, F. T. Parker, Llanvair, near Ragland (Game). Highly 
Commended, F. T. Parker, llanvair, near Ragland (Black). Commended, 
E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff (Black). 
Farmyard Breed.—N o competition. 
Any other Distinct Breed.— Prize, R. H. Nicholas, Yew berry Cottage, 
Malpas (Black Hamburghs). Chickens. —Prize, R. H. Nicholas, Yewberry 
Cottage, Malpas (Black Hamburghs). Commended, R. H. Nicholas, Yew- 
berry Cottage, Malpas (Andalusians). 
Turkeys. —Prize, W. W. Jones, Cefnllogell, near Newport. 
Geese. —Prize, A. niggins, Woollaston Grange, near Chepstow. Com¬ 
mended, E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff. 
Ducks (Aylesbury).—Prize, E. Payne, Wharf, Cardiff. Commended, E. 
Roope, Merthyr; A. Higgins, Woollaston Grange, near Chepstow; — 
Brewer, Machcn. 
Ducks (Rouen).— Prize, — Brewer, Machen. 
Judge— Mr. Edward Hewitt, Spark Brook, Birmingham. 
THE BIRMINGHAM POULTRY SHOW. 
Tnis highly important meeting was brought to a termination on 
Thursday evening. The results, with one exception, were per¬ 
fectly successful. We are confident that but one opinion pre¬ 
vailed as to the eminently satisfactory character of the entire 
display, and the completeness of the arrangements. Financially, 
however, we have no advance to record. On the contrary, we 
regret to say, there was a decrease in the attendance and in the 
receipts, owing, in part, probably to the continued stagnation of 
the commercial world, and in part to the uncertain state of the 
weather. The following statement will show the extent of the 
falling-off, as compared with last year; but, as we understand 
the subscriptions will show an increase, it is probable that the 
total receipts will he found equal to those of last year when the 
accounts are completed :•— 
RECEIPTS. 
1857. 
1858. 
£119 10 
0 
£ 57 15 0 
Second day . 
312 8 
0 
240 17 0 
Third day. 
366 17 
0 
319 4 0 
436 10 
0 
414 14 0 
£1,235 5 
0 
1,034 10 0 
ADMISSIONS. 
1857. 
1858. 
First day, subscribers’ tickets.... 
.... 4,002 
. 3,873 
» Paid. 
.... 478 
. 239 
Second day, subscribers’ tickets . 
895 
. 756 
„ Is. tickets. 
58 
. 51 
„ paid. 
.... 6,248 
. 4,817 
Third day, subscribers’ tickets . 
. .. .' 
793 
. 998 
,, Is. tickets . 
53 
. 204 
„ paid. 
. 6,384 
Fourth day, subscribers’ tickets. 
.... 1,266 
. 1,234 
,, Is. tickets. 
77 
. 179 
» Paid. 
.... 8,730 
. 8,294 
Working classes . 
.... 14,511 
. 16,500 
44,448 
42,389 
It will he seen that nearly one thousand more tickets for the 
working classes were issued last week than in 1857. 
We are enabled to furnish the following statistics in reference 
to the poultry exhibition:—The entries, exclusive of Pigeons, 
numbered 1,336, against 1,300 in 1857. The sales during the 
four days that the Hall was open to the public amounted to 
£946 1 2s. 6 d. : viz., on Monday, £657 9s. ; on Tuesday, 
£136 13s. Gel. ; on Wednesday, £83 17s. Gd. ; and on Thursday, 
£48 12s. Gd. Of the first-mentioned sum, £109 14s. Gd. is the 
price of birds bought in on account of the exhibitors ; the owner 
of the first prize pen of 'White Bantams, for instance, thinking it 
necessary to take this precaution, in order to retain them in his 
possession, fearing that the price might not prove, as it was in¬ 
tended to be, prohibitory. The sales last year produced £816. 
The following is a statement of the entries and sales in each class, 
in explanation of which we may observe that the classes for hens 
and pullets contained two birds in each :—There were 22 entries 
in the whole of the Spanish classes. Birds exceeding one year 
old, 20 entries ; 2 sales. Hens, 24 entries ; 2 sales. Chickens, 
30 entries ; 5 sales. Pullets, 8 entries ; 4 sales. Single cocks, 36 
entries; G sales. Dorkings: Total entries, 109. Coloured:— 
Birds exceeding one year old, 26 entries ; 4 sales. Hens, 26 
entries; 8 sales. Chickens, 73 entries; 19 sales. Pullets, 32 
entries; 11 sales. Single Cocks, 74 entries; 20 sales. Wliito : 
—Birds exceeding one year old, 14 entries; 2 sales. Chickens, 
18 entries ; 1 sale. Cochin China: Total entries, 100. Cinna¬ 
mon and Buff:—Birds exceeding one year old, 14 entries ; 1 sale. 
Chickens 27 entries ; 5 sales. Brown and Partridge-feathered :— 
Birds exceeding one year old, 8 entries ; 1 sale. Chickens, 32 
entries ; 3 sales. White:—Birds exceeding one year old, 8 entries ; 
1 sale. Chickens, 11 entries ; 1 sale. Single Cocks, 19 entries; 4 
sales. Brahma Pootra : Total entries, 12. Birds exceeding one year 
old, 4 entries; no sale. Chickens, 8 entries ; no sale. Single Cocks, 
9 entries ; 1 sale. Polish : Total entries, 51. Black :—Birds ex¬ 
ceeding one year old, 6 entries ; no sale. Chickens, 10 entries ; 2 
sales. Golden :—Birds exceeding one year old, 8 entries ; no sale. 
Chickens, 7 entries; 1 sale. Silver:—Birds exceeding ono year 
old, 9 entries ; no sale. Chickens, 8 entries ; 1 sale. Any other 
variety of Polish, 3 entries ; no sale. Single cocks, 13 entries ; 
! no sale. Hamburghs: Total entries, 142. Golden-pencilled:— 
