FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 

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DEPARTMENT: 
(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
TURNING EGGS. 
How great is the instinct of our poultry? People in this 
progressive age of ours recommend turning the eggs destined 
to be hatched, every day until given to the hen’s care, not 
once thinking that no amount of turning the shell will turn 
the egg. To prove this, for the benefit of the doubtful ones, 
break the shell in the middle of the egg, pick off the pieces 
with a penknife, and, looking in, there will be seen a bright 
yellow speck on the yolk; paste a piece of paper over it, and 
turn it to the opposite side, then break it again, and the 
same speck will be seen, the heavy side always being down, 
proving that the contents of the egg are movable; and they 
will remain so until brooded over by the hen one week, 
when the egg becomes attached to the membrane lining the 
shell. Then the time for turning them has arrived; this 
the good motherly hen well knows, and turns them over 
herself very skilfully until the wee things are hatched, thus 
showing to wise man one of the many lessons taught by 
nature, even to the humblest of her creatures. 
Many persons are not aware that the hen knows better 
than to attempt turning her eggs at first. There are other 
curious things connected with incubation that will well 
repay the careful student of the mysteries of animal life. 
WitiiaM J. PYLe. 

(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
NASHUA POULTRY CLUB. 
Tue Nashua (N. H.) Poultry Club held their second 
annual exhibition at the City Hall, on Wednesday, Thurs- 
day, and Friday, March 11th, 12th, and 13th. There were 
one hundred and twenty-eight entries, avery large majority 
being highly valued birds. The severe weather prevented 
the financial part’ from being a success, but in all other 
‘respects it was far beyond expectations. Below we give the 
list of awards. When no town is mentioned, the address is 
Nashua, N. H. 
Light Brahmas.—Fow|s—Ist, C. C. Russell. Chicks—Ist, 
George F. Andrews; 2d, Charles C. Russell; 38d, Arthur 
W. Phelps. Dark Brahmas.—Fowls—I\st and 2d, John F. 
Reed. Chicks—Ist and 2d; John F. Reed. White Cochins.— 
Fowls—Ist, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Chicks—l1st 
and 2d, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Black Cochins.— 
Chicks—2d, Calvin K. Daggett. Buff Cochins.—Fowls— 
Ist, Charles C. Russell. Chicks—lIst, 2d, and 8d, Charles C. 
‘Russell. Partridge Cochins.—Fowls—lst, W. H. Knowles. 
Chicks—Ist and 2d, W. H. Knowles; 38d, Chas. L. Spauld- 
ing, Hudson. Plymouth Rocks.—Fowls—Ist and 2d, Virgil 
CG. Gilman. Chicks—Ist, 2d, and 38d, Virgil OC. Gilman. 
Dominiques.—Chicks— 1st and 2d, George F. Andrews; 34d, 
Albin Beard. Brown Leghorns.—Fowls—I|st, A. Beard. 

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Chicks—lIst, 2d, and 8d, A. Beard. White Leghorns.— 
Chicks—Ist and 2d, John F. Reed. Black Leghorns.— 
Chicks—2d, J. Watson Reed, Winsor, Conn. Silver Span- 
gled Hamburgs.—Fow|s—2d, Andrew J. Tuck. Chicks— 
Ist and 2d, Andrew J. Tuck. Golden Spangled Hamburgs.— 
Chicks—Ist, Andrew J. Tuck. Golden Penciled Ham- 
burgs.— Fowls—Ilst, Andrew J. Tuck. Chicks—Ilst, Andrew 
J. Tuck. Black Hamburgs.—Chicks—1st, Andrew J. Tuck. 
Black Spanish.—Chicks—1st, Col. D. W. King; 2d, W T. 
Evans, Manchester; 3d, Col. Dana W. King. Black Red 
Game.—Fowls—lst, N. C. Lucier; 2d, O. A. Hamblett, 
Milford. Blwe Red Game.—Chicks—Ilst, N. C. Lucier. 
Clairborn Giame.—Chicks—I1st, N. ©. Lucier. Red Pyled 
Game.—Chicks—lIst, N. C. Lucier. Blue Tassel Game.— 
Chicks—Ist, N.C. Lucier. White Georgian Game.—Chicks 
—lst, N.C. Lucier. White Game Bantams.—Chicks—2d, 
F. O. Marshall, Hudson. White Booted Bantams.—Chicks 
—lst, W. G. Garmon, Manchester. White Bantams.—Fowls 
—lst, W..G. Garman, Manchester. Black Bantams.— 
Fowls—2d, C. A. Mason. Natives.—Chicks—lIst, Joseph 
Maloon; 2d, D. F. Rogers. Crosses.—I1st, D. F. Rogers. 
Houdans.—Chicks—O. A. Kittridge. Bronze Turkeys.—|st 
and 2d, Charles L. Spaulding, Hudson. Rowen Ducks.—1st 
and 2d, A. Beard. Common Ducks.—1st, Albert Marshall. 
PIGEONS. 
Black Jacobins, White Runts, Dun Carriers, Black Tum- 
blers, White Fantails, White Pouters, Blue Pouters, Red 
Tumblers, Yellow*Jacobins, Silver Duchess.—Ist, H. 8. Ball, 
Shrewsbury, Mass. Ring Doves.—lst, Miss Hattie L. Gil- 
man. 
Mocking Birds.—1st, Rev. John O’Donnell. 
Stuffed Birds.—1st, O. H Phillips. 
Collection of 


(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
In No. 12 of the Fanciers’ Journal “ Reader” asks for 
information in regard to purifying the ground in his hen- 
yards, also the floors of his henhouse. I should judge from 
his inquiry that his yards are bare ; if so, I think my method 
will purify them. Let ‘“ Reader” take a spade or digging 
fork and spade his yard all up,*being careful to turn the top 
soil under to the depth of ten or twelve inches. I think he 
will find that this will purify them effectually. If the floors 
of his henhouse are of earth, I would dig them out to the 
depth of eight or ten inches and fill in with fresh sand or 
earth; if the floors are of boards, then scrape them well 
with a hoe, and take good fresh lime and slake it; to each 
gallon of whitewash add two ounces carbolic acid, and white- 
wash the henhouse thoroughly, slap it into every crack, cor- 
ner, and crevice, stirring the mixture frequently while 
applying it, and he will not be troubled with vermin for the 
next three months, and I think the house will be thoroughly 
disinfected. W. EH. Flower. 
SHOEMAKERTOWN, March 21, 1874. 

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RHODE ISLAND POULTRY AND COLUM- 
BARIAN SOCIETY. 
FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 
Tue “ Rhode Island Poultry and Columbarian Society ”’ 
opened their first annual exhibition at Howard Hall yester- 
day forenoon, at 10 o’clock, with altogether the largest 
collection and finest show of fowls of all kinds, ducks, geese, 
and various breeds of pigeons that has ever been exhibited 
in this city. 
When the exhibition opened, at 10 o’clock yesterday 
morning, four hundred and ten entries were recorded on 
the Secretary’s books, and the coops were all classified, num- 
bered, and arranged on long tables with wide aisles between 
them, and the coops all neat, light, and so open that the 
