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FANCIERS JOURNAL 
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POULTRY HXCHANGE. 

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OUR WEEKLY JOURNAL. 
“A New Pouttry JourNnat.—We are in the receipt of 
the first number of the Fanciers’ Journal and Poultry Ex- 
change, published weekly, by JosepH M. Wank, Philadel- 
phia, Pa. The typography of the Journal is neat, but we 
doubt the feasibility of publishing a weekly journal in the 
poultry interest at the present time. We do not believe the 
demands of the breeders require a weekly journal, still we 
hope it may prove a success, but very much doubt it. Price, 
$2.50 a year.’”’—The Rural Home. 
We are obliged to our friend for its praise relating to our 
typographical appearance. It is very natural and easy to 
believe nearly all said in our favor, but we do not exactly 
understand the nature of the ground upon which it doubts 
the feasibility of publishing a weekly journal in the poultry 
interest, as relating to this, the “ Fanciers’ Journal,’’? which 
certainly does not design to limit its columns or contributors 
to the subject of poultry keeping. As its name indicates, 
it includes and will eventually treat of all subjects of interest | 
to fanciers, of all descriptions of animals, and the various 
departments of animated nature. We may even feel called 
upon to increase its interest by adding a department of horti- 
culture, or culture ofany sort, having a tendency to enlighten 
and improve the inquiring mind, especially of the young, 
thus distracting the attention from less worthy pleasures and 
pursuits, which are ever drawing the young and inexperienced 
into whirlpools of vice and ruin. We would cultivate in 
them a love of pets of some kind, which also may be found 
profitable, financially, thus frequently adding new attrac- 
tions to the home associations. 
In regard to the ultimate success of the Journal, we base 
our faith somewhat also on its only special feature, that of 
making it acheap and desirable weekly for advertising and 
exchange of such stock as our fanciers wish to fully describe 
and dispose of, at a less cost in the weekly, previous to the 
reappearance of the slower monthly journals. Our prospect 
of ‘success’? in this direction is most flattering, as a glance 
at the advertising columns will show, considering the fact 
that we have not yet had occasion to especially solicit the 
‘Cad’s” offered. We have, as yet, printed only a small por- 
tion of the favorable notices and cheering words of corres- 
pondents who are anxious to contribute to its success, claiming 
that a weekly fanciers’ journal is in every way desirable; at 
all events, it is an experiment which we see no good reason 
to repent of, and shall contribute all the means and energy 
that we can command to promote its success. 
“Tp FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND PouLTRY EXCHANGE is 
a new weekly journal, containing sixteen pages of reading 
matter, published at 89 North Ninth Street, and devoted to 
the scientific breeding and management of poultry, &., &. 
It is owned and ably edited by J. M. Wapz. Subscription 
price, $2.50 per annum.’’—Commercial List and Price Current. 

A stsHop fond of hunting, being reminded that the apos- 
tles never hunted, replied: ‘‘ No, shooting was very bad in 
Palestine—so they went fishing instead.” 

(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
BUFFALO EXHIBITION. 
The Fourth Annual Show of the Western New York 
Poultry Society is to be held at Buffalo, January 15th to 
21st, inclusive, Sunday excepted. 
All specimens entered should be shipped in time to reach 
the Exhibition Hall January 14th, as that day is set apart 
for the reception of specimens and arranging the Hall in 
order to open the exhibition to the public on the morning of 
January 15th. 
Any person who may not have received a premium list, 
will receive one by applying to the Secretary. 
We offer a premium list amounting in the aggregate to 
about five thousand dollars im cash, which is the largest ever 
offered in this country. 
‘We have adopted the English plan of offering premiums 
on single birds instead of trios, the old stereotyped plan, and 
we believe the single-bird premium list recommends itself to 
every breeder and fancier in the country. From all sections 
we have letters of indorsement of the new plan, and we con- 
fidently expect the result of this change will be to call 
together at our show a larger number of good birds, and a 
far less percentage of poor birds, than ever before collected 
at one show in America. We also have the assurance of 
many of the best breeders in the country that they will be 
present in person, which will add largely to the interest of 
the occasion. 
The premium extraordinary, of one hundred dollars in 
gold, offered by Wm. H. Churchman, Esq., for the best dark 
Brahma hen, from twenty to twenty-four months old, will 
draw together without doubt the best collection of this valu- 
able class ever seen in one exhibition. This is a grand sweep- 
stakes premium, in which every hen entered becomes a part; 
thus the owner of the,successful specimen will not only re- 
ceive the one hundred dollars in gold, but will also receive 
the entire collection of hens entered for this premium. 
Then, should he invest the one hundred dollars in gold for 
the best cock that can be procured, he would have a breeding 
pen of dark Brahmas that would be the envy of every lover 
of this beautiful and valuable variety. 
Our Society has always found it convenient to settle with 
and pay all foreign exhibitors who may remain till after 
awards are made before they go home, and there never has 
been any delay in settling with those who have not been 
present, and we mean that all our shows shall be character- 
ized with the same promptitude. Yours, &c., 
Gro. W. WHITE, 
Secretary. 


(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
VEGETABLE FOOD FOR FOWLS. 
Now that winter has laid his icy hand upon the grass and 
other succulent herbs with which the fowls supply them- 
selves in summer, all having these pets under their care 
