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FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 

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SHERMAN & Co., PRINTERS, PHILADELPHIA. 
DOUBLE-YOLKED EGGS. 
Ir is often said that double-yolked eggs will not hatch. 
However, two of my poultry friends attempted the experi- 
ment with the following results, and with fair success in the 
first instance, on account of assistance being rendered soon 
after the shell was found to be broken at each end by the 
chicks. On being released they were entirely separated and 
distinctly formed, but unfortunately lived only about ten days. 
In the other case, the egg was sat upon the usual time, 
twenty-one days, when it was noticed to be breaking at one 
end, and supposing that the chicks would be able to help 
themselves, the precautions mentioned in the first instance 
were omitted, and it was left to hatch naturally ; but unfor- 
tunately they could not free themselves from the shell, and 
were afterward found dead, though, like the others mentioned, 
perfectly developed and disconnected, as proven (out of curi- 
osity) by picking the shell off. So it appears, that though 
they may be perfectly formed, which is not always the case 
(and therefore not advisable to make a practice of sitting 
them), it is necessary to remove a considerable portion of 
the shell as soon as indications of hatching are noticed, since 
they cannot turn in the shell and work to advantage as a 
single chick is able to do. 
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WE would call the particular attention of fanciers to the 
article on our first page entitled 
A NATIONAL POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 
It seems to us that ‘‘ Brown Leghorn” points the way to 
a peaceful solution of the present difficulties in our Ameri- 
can Poultry Association. To give entire satisfaction, the 
Association must be composed of delegates duly elected by 
the State Societies. We doubt very much whether any 
standard would be perfectly acceptable revised by the or- 
ganization as it now stands. 

As we go to press we receive notice of a meeting of the 
Executive Committee of the American Poultry Association, 
to be held at the Metropolitan Hotel, in New York City, on 
Wednesday morning, July 22, 1874, at half-past 10 o’clock 
See advertisement on page 364. 

(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
TRIPS AMONG THE FANCIERS. 
DEAR JOURNAL: 
Feeling the need of a little recreation we resolved upon 
taking another short trip among the fanciers. Accordingly, 
on a bright May morning, we started off to make a long 
promised visit to our friend and brother fancier, A. P. 
Groves. A ride of eight miles on the North Pennsylvania 
Railroad brought us to the city of brotherly love; proceed- 
ing to the depot of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 
we took our seat in the train bound for Chestnut Hill. Leav- 
ing the cars at Willow Grove Station, a couple of minutes’ 
walk brought us to the residence of our friend, whom we 
found awaiting our arrival. After a pleasant greeting and 
cordial welcome, we were invited to inspect his stock. Our 
attention was first called to the Buff Cochins, which were of 
excellent size and color. At present Mr. Groves is breeding 
from the buff cockerel which he purchased at the Buffalo 
Show, and we think that the judges who gave him first 
premium at Buffalo, and special for best Buff Cochin cock- 
erel at Philadelphia, will agree with .us when we say that 
he isa magnificent bird. Mr, Groves is working him on 
some fine large hens and expeets something fine in the way 
of Buffs. His Buffs have unlimited range in an apple or- 
chard, with plenty of shade and grass—two things so essen- 
tial in rearing Buff Cochins. Next we were shown his 
Partridge Cochins; these were also excellent in size and 
color, some of the hens showing good pencilling and the cocks 
were equally good. One young cock, in particular, which 
he purchased of P. Williams, of Taunton, Mass., is a re- 
markably large, heavy-built bird, with a splendid hackle 
and saddle. Mr. Groves is making a specialty of Buff and 
Partridge Cochins, and expects to produce some excellent 
birds of each variety, this season, in time for competition at 
our various exhibitions the coming winter, and we think he 
will not be disappointed. The young chicks, of which he 
has some sixty or seventy, have unlimited range on the lawn 
and in a large meadow. At the time of our visit they were 
hardly grown sufficient to enable us to judge what they 
would eventually be. In an inclosure, back of the stable, 
we were shown a beautiful pair of Black Red Game Ban- 
tams; the hen was a perfect little gem, and judging from the 
dignified manner in which the little cock strutted about he 
considered himself equal to the gigantic Cochin cocks in the 
meadow. 
Our attention was next directed to the Pigeon loft, which 
contained quite a collection of choice birds, consisting of 
Fantails; Blue, Black, and White Archangels ; Trumpeters ; 
Black and White Magpies; Jacobins, Barbs; Black and Red 
Tumblers of various colors. We expressed a wish to see 
one tumble, whereupon our host took an old Black Mottled 
cock off his nest, carried him out a short distance from the 
loft, and tossed him up into the air, when he immediately 
began a series of revolutions, which proved to our satisfac- 
tion that he was a tumbler, both in name and deed. After 
chatting for an hour or two longer with our friend upon 
poultry matters in general, he accompanied us to the station; 
and with a promise to renew our visit we bade him adieu, 
stepped aboard the train, and were soon on our way back by 
the route which we had come in the morning. 
W. E. Flower. 

ye@s> A sure way to break hens from eating their eggs— 
break their necks. : 
