FANCIERS’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 
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every fancier come forward, and with shoulder to the wheel, 
let us keep this invaluable weekly moving. 1st. By sub- 
scribing for it ourselves. 2d. By getting as many of our 
neighbors to take it as possible. 3d. By contributing some- 
thing for its advertising columns and success will follow, and 
our beloved Journal will continue to make us its friendly 
weekly visits. I could just as well do without the well-read 
daily as to do without the Fanciers’ Journal in its present 
form, and I believe that fanciers generally are as anxious 
for its continuance as a weekly journal, and will open up 
their liberal hearts, and put their willing hands to work to 
increase its subscription list. With well wishes for the 
future prosperity of the “ Fanciers' Weekly Journal,” I 
remain, Truly yours, 
H. Parham. 
Brooklandville, Md., September 15th, 1874. 
Friend Wade: 
Why the Journal should be appreciated so little, is not 
because it is not meritorious, but because mostly of apathy, 
I think; though the Journal, as a weekly, is the only 
way to make the poultry fanciers’ business profitable, and 
cause blooded stock to be appreciated as they may be deserv- 
ing. I don’t know how other fanciers feel, but I think all 
should encourage an enterprise, which to them would be but 
casting their bread upon the waters. I am astonished not to 
see some of the leading fanciers’ advertisements in the Jour- 
nal. Did the Journal never accomplish anything else, the 
giving of its pages for the discussion of the new standard, 
which has resulted so satisfactorily to all, should make the 
Journal precious to all upright fanciers who desire things 
properly done. Were it not for the Journal, doubtless this 
abortion of a standard would have been left as it was, to the 
mutual disgrace of all American breeders. Where else but 
the Journal could we have discussed its merits on neutral 
ground? Even if it could have been done in any of the 
monthlies, the method would have been too slow. I hardly 
know what to say about changing to a monthly. Were it 
possible to issue it as a semi-monthly, that gives you all the 
necessary advantage as an advertising medium. 
Were all readers of one class, as far as appreciation is con- 
cerned, you could put the Journal in as a monthly, running 
it on the same principle the weekly has been conducted — 
which is the greatest good to the greatest number — but you are 
aware as well as I, that the majority is the other way , for 
there are very many fanciers who have neglected fish eating 
— that great brain food— and even now, to make them ap- 
preciate even such a grand and worthy enterprise as the 
weekly Journal, they would have to eat several whales. As 
a semi-monthly, the Journal would give you more time, and 
advertisements ought to be secured at a higher rate, suffi- 
cient to make it a really profitable institution. From time 
to time you could obtain perhaps electrotypes from the Eng- 
lish journals for reproduction at a smaller cost. You have 
friends who will help you by contributing articles. Print- 
ing circulars, etc., will also increase with you. I should 
say keep up the several departments as a semi-monthly, and 
always have something for the young fanciers. I hardly 
know how to advise you. If at all the coming exhibitions 
your posters were conspicuously posted, and some one at 
each to act, could not your list be considerably swelled ? 
Many subscribers could at such places be thus secured, while 
in the right spirit, that never could be approached at any 
other time. 
Kindly yours, G. O. Brown. 
Dayton, Ohio. 
Friend Wade : 
I am very sorry to notice by last number that you con- 
template changing to a monthly or semi-monthly. Why, I 
have got so interested in the journal’s weekly visits that I 
can hardly wait for the week to pass around, and would 
much rather see it changed to a semi-weekly than to a semi- 
monthly. I hope the fanciers will rally to your support, so 
that before the year is out the Journal will be on a firm 
basis, and again making its welcome weekly visits. Send 
me posters and specimen copies, and I will do all I can at our 
Southern Ohio Fair, which commences on the 29th. Wishing 
you all success, 
I am very truly yours, 
Christ. Halteman. 
Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 
Dear Sir: I have a Rouen duck, hatched April 9th, that 
began laying the 5th instant, and has been giving us an 
egg almost daily since. Is not this out of the usual order of 
things. To me it is an entirely new feature. 
Very truly yours, 
Abiel Bowen. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Davenport, Iowa, September 21, 1874. 
Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 
Dear Sir : I regret exceedingly to learn from your last 
issue that the Journal is not sustained as it should be, and 
that in consequence there is a possibility of its discontinu- 
ance as a “ weekly.” I have learned to look for the Jour- 
nal on each returning Monday with deep interest, and to 
lose its attractive weekly pages would give me pain. It 
seems to me that if a “rally all along the line” of fanciers 
to extend its patronage was made, it would at once bring it 
up to the “ paying” point. I hope you will not give up the 
weekly issues until you have at least given your friends an 
opportunity to “ come to the rescue.” 
I will do my best to extend your list of subscribers here, 
and think I can double the number for another year. 
The interest in fine poultry is increasing in our city. 
This was manifested by the display made last week at our 
“ County Fair,” and one very encouraging feature in the 
“ Poultry Show,” held in connection with the “ Agricultu- 
ral ” Fair, was the fine display made on the part of many 
of our farmers, who are becoming interested in this profit- 
able branch of farm stock, and the very best blood of “Asi- 
atics ” and other breeds is taking the place of the old “ barn- 
yard ” fowls of other days. 
Among the poultry, there was one coop that attracted 
considerable attention. It was a coop containing a turkey 
gobbler, with his brood of young chicks. He sat and hatched 
a clutch of eggs, brooded and cared for his chicks as well as 
any old turkey hen could have done, and was evidently quite 
as proud of them. 
But what is still more remarkable, this old gobbler has 
shown his feminine proclivities on more than one occasion, 
for this is the second brood he has hatched. Well, I won’t 
spoil my story by saying that “ he laid the eggs.” He has 
not got to that yet, but what he will do hereafter remains to 
be seen. 
You know this is a day of advancement. Women are 
coming to the front. Why should not turkey gobblers take 
the place of hens ? 
Yours truly, H. H. Smith. 
