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Mrs. Green, Lower Cheam, Surrey ; J. Weston, Aylesbury. (A perfect 
| class.) 
Ducks (Rouen). — First, T. Iveable, Rowdefield Farm, Devizes. 
Second, J. K. Fowler, Prebendal Farm. Highly Commended, T. 
Iveable, Rowdefield Farm. (A good class.) 
Ducks (any other variety).—First, H. Churchill, Gloucester (Buenos 
Ayres). Second, Hon. Miss Dillon, Ditchley (Buenos Ayres). Highly 
Commended, H. Churchill, Gloucester (Buenos Ayres). Commended, 
Captain Beardmore, Uplands, near Fareham (Buenos Ayres); H. 
Churchill, Gloucester (South American or White-throat Duck) ; F. 
W. Earle, Edenhurst, Prescot, Lancashire (Buenos Ayres). (An 
unusually good class.) 
Turkeys.— First and Second, R. Brand, Great Shelford. Com¬ 
mended, Miss L. Crawshay, Caversham Park. 
PIGEONS. 
Pouters or Croppers.— Black Cocks. — Prize withheld. Yellow 
Cocks. —Prize, H. Child, jun., Sherbourne Road, Birmingham. Yellow 
Hens. —Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington. Blue Cocks .— 
Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington. Blue Hens. —Prize, F. 
G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington. Red Cocks .— Prize, G. C. Adkins, 
West House, Edgbaston. Red Hens. —Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, 
Wellington, Somerset. White Cocks .— Prize, J. M. Eaton, 81, Upper 
Street, Islington. Commended, W. B. Date, 22, Hugh Street, Eccleston 
Blidge ; F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington. White Hens. —Prize, 
W. B. Date, 22, Hugh Street, Eccleston Bridge. 
Carriers. —Black Cocks. —Prize, W. Thompson, 6, Boundary Street, 
Church Street, Shoreditch. Highly Commended, G. Crocker, 23, Queen 
Street, Plymouth; F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington, Somerset. 
Black Hens. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. Dun 
Cocks. —Prize,W. F. Cross, Battersea. Highly Commended, W. F. Cross, 
3, Oak Terrace, Bridge Road, Battersea; S. Summerhayes, Fore Street, 
Taunton. Dun Hens. —Prize, S. Summerhayes, Fore Street, Taunton. 
Commended. G. Crocker, 23, Queen Street, Plymouth; W. F. Cross, 
Battersea. Blue Cocks —Prize, W. Thompson, 6, Boundary Street, 
Church Street, Shoreditch. Blue Hens. —Prize, W. Thompson, 6, 
I Boundary Street, Church Street, Shoreditch, White Cocks. —Prize, S. 
Summerhayes, Fore Street, Taunton. White Hens.— Prize, S. Sum¬ 
merhayes, Taunton. 
Dragoons. — Black.— Prize, S. Millin, 8, Silver Street, Notting Hill. 
Blue. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. Red. —Prize, 
F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington, Somerset. Highly Commended, 
S, Summerhayes, Fore Street, Taunton. Yellow. —Prize, S. Summer¬ 
hayes, Fore Street, Taunton. T Vhite. —Prize, F. Harding, jun., Bury 
Hall, Edmonton. 
Almond Tumblers.— First, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. 
Second, J. Thomas, 10, Denmark Street, Camberwell. Third, J. Davey, 
8, Park Place, Terrace, Paddington. 
Short-faced Mottles.— Black. —Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, 
Wellington. Red. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. Yellow. —Prize, 
F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, Wellington. 
Short-faced Baldheads. — Black. —Prize, S. Millin, 8, Silver Street, 
Notting Hill. Blue. — Prize, F. C. Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street. 
Silver. —Prize, A. G. Brooke, Parkfield Terrace, Exmouth Street, 
Birkenhead. Yellow .—Prize withheld. 
Short-faced Beards. — Black. —Prize, F. C. Esquilant, 346, Oxford 
Street. Blue. —Prize, J. Thomas, 10, Denmark Street, Camberwell. 
Red. —Prize, AY. J. Woodhouse, Old Street Road. Silver. —Prize, F. C. 
Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street. Yellow. —Prize, J. Thomas, 10, Den¬ 
mark Street, Camberwell. 
SnoRT-FACED Tumblers.— Blaclc. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. 
Blue. —Prize, F. C. Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street. Red. —Prize, F. C. 
Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street. Yellow. —Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hem¬ 
yock, AVellington. 
Jacobines. — Black. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. Commended, 
F. C. Esquilant, 346, Oxford Street. Red. —Prize, H. Morris, Perry 
\ T ale, Forest Hill. Yelloiv. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. Highly 
Commended, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston; Miss Elliott, 
Osborne House, Taunton. (A good class.) 
Owls. — Blue. —Prize, H. Gilbert, 17, Upper Phillimore Place, Kens¬ 
ington. Commended, G. C. Adkins, AVest House, Edgbaston; F. C. 
Stevens, Hemyock, Somerset. Silver. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, AVest 
House, Edgbaston. Commended, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock. (A nice 
class.) Yellow. —Prize, S. Summeihayes, Fore Street, Taunton. Black 
or Tlliite. —Prize, S. C. Baker, Pheasantry, Beaufort Street, Chelsea. 
Nuns. — Black. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. 
Turbits. — Blue. —Prize, Mrs. Parkinson, Roxholme Hall, Sleaford. 
Commended, Miss Elliot, Osborne House, Taunton. Red. —Prize, E. R. 
Maddeford, Staines. Yellow. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, AVest House Edg¬ 
baston. Highly Commended, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. Black, or 
any other Colour. —Prize, C. R. Titterton, Birmingham. Commended, 
J. Baily, jun., Rosemary Farm, Blackwater, Hants; Miss Elliot, 
Osborne House, Taunton; W. B. Tegetmeier, Muswell Hill. 
Fantaii.s. — Black— Prize, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. 
Blue. —Prize, G. C. Adkins. White. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. 
Highly Commended, Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe, near Bath; 
Mrs. Parkinson, Roxholme Hall, Sleaford; F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, 
AVellington, Somerset. 
Barbs. — Black. —Prize, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock. Highly Com¬ 
mended, G. C. Adkins, AVest House, Edgbaston. Commended, E. B. 
Maddeford, Staines. (An excellent class.) White. — Prize, F. G. 
Stevens, Hemyock. Yellow. —Prize, E. R. Maddeford, Staines. Red, 
or any other Colour. —Prize, P. H. Jones, Fulham. 
Magpies. — Yellow. — Prize, C. L. Sutherland, Coombe, Croydon. 
Black. —Prize, H. Morris, Perry Vale, Forest Hill. Red. —Prize, Miss 
Elliot, Osborne House, Taunton. Commended, G. C. Adkins. 
Trumpeters. —Prize, G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston. Highly 
Commended, A. G. Brooke, 93, Parkfield Terrace, Exmouth Street, 
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Birkenhead; F. G. Stevens, Hemyock, AVellington, Somerset. Com¬ 
mended, F. G. Stevens, Hemyock. (A good class). 
Spanish and Leghorn ‘Runts. —Silver Cup, S. C. Baker, The 
Pheasantry, Beaufort Street, Chelsea. Second, C. R. Titterton, 
Birmingham. (This class much commended.) 
Any Other Variety. —Prize, S. Summerhayes, Taunton (Meeves). 
Prize, J. Thomas, 10, Danmark, Street, Camberwell (Chequered Silver 
Owls). Commended, AV. Grave, High Streeet, Chelmsford (Mottled 
Jacobins) ; Airs. Parkinson, Roxholme Hall, Sleaford (German 
Swallos). 
RABBITS. 
For Longest Ears.— First, AV. S. Roffey, G, Albert Street, AA r ool- 
wich. Second, J. Taylor, Hyson Green, near Nottingham (Spanish 
Buck). 
Black and White.— First, J. Haile, 11, AA r ood Street, Millbank, 
AVestmmster (Buck). Second, J. Guest, Wrentham Street, Birming¬ 
ham (Doe). Highly Commended, J. Haile, 11, AVood Street, Millbank 
(Doe) ; T. Hawkes, Stratford, Essex (Doe). Commended, J. H. 
AVynne, 5, Burr Street, Lower East Smithfield, (Buck). 
Yellow and White.— First, AV. S. Roffey, 6, Albert Street, AVool- 
wich. Highly Commended, G. Mills, 3, A T ictoria Place, Sandhill, 
Plumstead, Kent (Doe). Commended, J. Laurence, 125, Great Charles 
Street, Birmingham (Buck) ; J. Harber, 3, Church Row, Church 
Fields, Greenwich (Buck); AV. Boorer, Plumstead (Doe). (A T ery good 
class). 
Tortoise-shell.— First, J. Haile, 11, AVood Street, Millbank, AA r est- 
minster (Doe). Second, AV. Porter, 57, Camden Street, Notting Hill 
(Buck). Commended, J. H. Wynne, 5, Burr Street, Lower East Smith- 
field (Buck). 
Blue and White.— First and Second, J. Laurence, 125, Great 
Charles Street, Birmingham (Buck and Doe). 
Grey and White.— First, J. Haile, 11, AVood Street, Millbank 
(Buck). Second, J. Guest, AVrentham Street, Birmingham (Doe). 
Self Colour.— First, Air. J. Laurence, 125, Great Charles Street, 
Birmingham. Second, H. D. Grissell, Norbury Park, Dorking (Doe). 
Highly Commended, N. Norman, Bull Fields, Plumstead (Doe); J. C. 
Savage, 6, Thomas Street, AVoolwich. 
For Weight.— First, N. Norman, Bull Fields, Plumstead (Doe). 
Second, J. D. Slough, 15, Charles Street, Durham Street, Hackney 
Road (Doe). 
Foreign Rabbits.— First, E. J. A T ipan, St. Ives (Chinchilla Silver 
Grey (Doe). Second, T. Aloore, 40, High Street, Doncaster (Angora). 
Judges op Poultry. —Messrs. Baily and Hewitt. 
Judges oe Pigeons. —Messrs. Bellamy and Cottle. 
Judges oe Babbits. —Messrs. Fox, Housden and Webster. 
PLANTS FOR A POULTRY GARDEN. 
There are many persons who are so partial to poultry as 
to make their fowls the first and the garden the second con¬ 
sideration, letting their young chickens have free range 
amongst their plants; and others who, without making any 
pretension to having a garden at all, are glad to grow a few 
plants in the poultry run. I have always been in one or 
other of these lists, therefore have some experience as to what 
plants may be grown without injury, where there are fowls. 
Supposing the garden is rather confined in space, and the 
birds have not free range over the adjoining fields, it will be 
requisite to grow some green food for them to pick at. 
Nothing answers this purpose better than some plant of the 
Cabbage tribe,—as Kale, Sprouts, &c., which may either be 
sown or transplanted for their use; they are so fond of these 
plants, that it is useless to attempt to grow them for any 
other purpose when fowls have access. 
Provided a supply of such green food as they like is pre¬ 
pared for them, I have found that the following plants may 
be grown without being the least injured :—Jerusalem Arti¬ 
choke, Potato, Broad Beans, Rhubarb, Parsnip, Carrot, Parsley, 
and most other potherbs ; Scarlet Runners and French Beans, 
at least until the seeds ripen; Vegetable Marrow and Pump¬ 
kin, the plants being preserved from injury by a coop over 
them in then’ earliest stages; Onions, Lettuce, Turnips, &c. 
Bush fruit suffers considerably from fowls, — Currants, 
Raspberries, and Gooseberries particularly. Strawberries are 
destroyed by being scratched over for insects ; but fruit trees 
generally flourish luxuriantly; and I recollect, in several bad 
Apple seasons, noting that the Apple trees in the poultry run 
were always the most productive of any in the neighbourhood. 
Of course, these remarks, as to the plants that are not in¬ 
jured by fowls, apply only to those cases in which the birds 
are freely supplied with food; for if kept in a state of semi- 
starvation, they devour Turnips, Beans, and many other 
things, they will not touch if well fed. 
I have now sixty Game Bantam chickens, of this year, 
running in my garden, and four old birds, and I cannot per¬ 
ceive that any of the plants in my first list have suffered 
injury. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 10, 1858. 
