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FANCIER S’ JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 
Jos. M. Wade, Esq.: 
I would like to see in your columns the experience of some 
one in raising Bantams. I have been told it is no easy mat- 
ter to successfully raise the little pets. I have a fine trio of 
S. S. Bantams, and wish to breed from them the coming sea- 
son. Will some one “speak”? S. S. Bantam. 
Jos. M. Wade, Esq. 
Dear Sir: I am a new subscriber to your very valuable 
Journal; but, I have already found it a good thing, and am 
sorry, very sorry, that it cannot be continued as a weekly. I 
do not know that I can help you much, but I will try to 
increase your circulation. We have quite a number oi first- 
class farmers in this county, who are lovers and breeders of 
fine stock, and who are awakening to the poultry interest. 
Your Journal is what we all need, and I will try to secure you 
a few names, as every little helps. My exertions may be the 
means of restoring the weekly. Please send me a poster or 
two, and I will put them in conspicuous places. 
Wishing you complete success, I am, 
Yours respectfully, 
Washington, Iowa, October 8, 1874. R- R. Henderson. 
Friend Wade : 
After a long week’s labor and business cares, we look for- 
ward with much pleasure for Saturday night, and your inter- 
esting little Journal. We cannot afford to have it come less 
often ; and, hope you will soon be enabled to have it make 
its appearance as usual. Let every present subscriber try to 
get another one for you, and things will go much better. I 
shall use my best endeavors to get you my share of subscri- 
bers. I also inclose a little advertisement. 
Cordially yours, 
F. P. Becker. 
Indianapolis October 7, 1874. 31 N. Pennsylvania Street. 
J. M. Wade, Esq. 
Dear Sir: The eighth annual exhibition of the New 
Hampshire Poultry Society will be held in the city of Con- 
cord, February 9th, 10th, 11th, 1875. We shall be pleased 
to have you enter these dates under your list of poultry 
shows to occur, and oblige, Very truly yours, 
Manchester, N. H„ Oct. 12, 1874. W. G. Garmon, Sec’y. 
Mr. Editor : 
Will you be kind enough to inform me through the col- 
umns of the Journal what is the best food for pigeons? 
Yours truly, M. B. K. 
New York, October 21, 1874. 
[Our method is to feed wheat and buckwheat — three- 
fourths of the former, and one-fourth of the latter— with 
corn occasionally, and hemp seed about twice per week. We 
give more corn in winter than in summer. — E d.] 
CONCORD POULTRY CLUB. 
There was quite a good attendance of persons interested 
in the formation of a Poultry Club, at the store of Wright 
& Hood, last evening, and much enthusiasm was manifested 
to arrange for the exhibition of the New Hampshire Poul- 
try Society, to be held in Phoenix Hall, Tuesday, Wednes- 
day, Thursday, February, 9, 10, and 11, of next year. It 
was voted to form a Poultry Club, and a committee was ap- 
pointed to prepare a constitution and by-laws, to be reported 
at a future meeting, and the following officers were chosen: 
President — Frank D. Woodbury. 
Vice-Presidents — Willie E. Hood, Lowell Eastman, A. T. 
Sanger, T. W. Pillsbury, A. Leavens, Stillman Humphrey, 
A. G. Jones, Joseph G. Wyman, C. W. Clark, N. White, 
Geo. B. Marston. 
Secretary — C. M. Boynton. 
Treasurei — C. F. Tilton. 
Executive Committee — C. P. Couch, Harlon Trow, C. W. 
Drake, J. E. Sewell, David Shaw, Geo. H. Flanders, Ira B. 
Shallies, J. E. Mitchell. 
A FEW NOTES UFON THE LAST NUMBER. 
J. M. Wade, Esq. : 
The first semi-monthly issue of the Fanciers’ Journal 
reached us on Saturday, October 8d. We missed it the 
week previously; and, its pleasantly-filled columns were 
very welcome when it did come. It is earnestly to be hoped 
that you will see your way to let us have it upon our tables 
weekly again, at an early day. 
Mr. Van Winkle’s strictures upon the World’s strictures, 
were spicy. I noticed the importunate remarks that ap- 
peared in the Poultry World, soon after the New York 
meeting of the American Poultry Association Committee, 
and thought that editorial very ill advised. It was fairly 
supposed that the very kindly manner in which the Execu- 
tive Committee received, listened to, and favored certain 
“opponents” of the faulty new Standard, and the happy 
conclusions of that meeting in regard to all parties in inter- 
est, that the “hatchet” Mr. Van Winkle speaks about was 
buried. I hope it is not to be dug up again ; for, whereby 
may anybody be thus the gamer? 
Mr. I. K. Felch compliments your New York correspon- 
dent, “ Peter Simple,” and I agree with Mr. Felch upon 
the two points he refers to. With “ Peter Simple ” I am 
also in accord regarding the fowl pedigree foolery. But, 
I reckon that dodge is about played out. Peter has pricked 
that bubble to the core, and is entitled to commendation for 
letting daylight into that nonsence. 
David Taggart, of Northumberland, is an “old stager,” 
verily 1 His letter, dated October 15th, 1850, which you 
republished, is as fresh as if written purposely for your last 
issue. You get nothing better, nowadays, if it is twenty- 
four years old, than that same communication — teeming, as 
it does, with information and advice as of “ auld lang syne.” 
I read it with great pleasure. 
The picture of the Light Brahma pullet upon your first 
page was very stylish. How many can Mr. Weymouth or 
Mr. Burnham breed like that “ specimen,” in a hundred, I 
wonder? Not more than fifty, I reckon ; yet, it is a good 
model to breed up to for the show pen. 
Your “correspondence” was most encouraging in tone 
in your last ; I trust that all your patrons will now put their 
shoulders to the wheel, and give you, each, a substantial lift, 
in the way of advertising and subscriptions, this fall. Now 
seems to be the time when you need this aid, and now is the 
time when they may best be benefited thereby. 
Yours, &c., Spangle. 
They are disputing Goldsmith Maid’s time. Is she 
willing to leave it to an Investigating Committee? 
