GanDDaDDDDDDDDDDaDDDDDDDODaaDaag R UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS R LIBRARY D D D D D D DDaDDaDaDDDDDaDaaDDDDDDDaDDaDDDD Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/fanciersjournalp31876phil THE Fanciers' Jouenal POULTRY EXCHANGE. FANCIER, BREEDER, MARKET POULTERER, AND HOUSEHOLD. VOLUME THREE— FOR THE YEAR 1876. HARTFORD: PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH M. WADE. INDEX TO VOLUME III. A. P. A. Group, 1-1(1 Aaron Burr, 221 Adventures of a pot hunter, 0, 7-1 Advice to Combatants, 11 Advice, Brief, 192 After, 487 Afflictions, Poultry, 124 After many days, 113 Aeassiz, 93 Albinos, 578 Almond Tumblers, 250 AUentown, Show at. 16 Amusement, 40 Ante of Africa, 486 Animal Life, 549 Angora Goats, 18.3 Animals, Cruelty to. Animal Affection, 125 April, 154 Aquarium, 42, 81, 207, 246, 257, 289 Aquaria at Centennial, 2.31, 341 Artificial Mother, 355 AtholP. A., 98 Audubon, 389, 401 Autumn Leaves, 443 Awarding Prizes, 270, 284. 306, 342 Aylesbury Ducks, 162, 331 American Standard, 682 Baldheads and Beards, 601 Baltimore Show, 24, 557 Bantams, Booted, .393 Barb Cock, Bed, 473 Baskinj; Bulge, Poultry at, 510 Berks Co. Society, 65, 475 Be More Explicit, 85 Begin at Home, 609 Beggar and Dog, 153 Begmners, Word to, 180 Beautiful Gates, 219 Scanty of Men of Genius, 413, 497 Birds of Brazil, 31 Birds, Testimony of, 130 Birds, Curious, 169 Bird and Animal Traditions, 185 Birds of North America, 228 Birds, Care of, 289 Bird Architecture, .351 Birds, Spare the, 366 Big Chicks, 408 Bloomington Association, 35 Black List, 54 Black Eot, 599 Black Squirrel, 66 Blind Ned, 449 Blue Bird and Cat, 494 Bonny Game Stag, 34 Brahma Eggs, 307 Brave Carlo, 470 Brant Geese, 115, 129 Breed for Profit, 120 Breeding, 181 Breeding In and In, 174 Breeding to Standard, 199 Bulletin and Standard, 83, 188, 237 Buckeye Union Association, 50 Catch and White Mice, 459 Canadian Poultry Yard, 61 Canary Birds, 67,607 Can Egg-laying be Forced, 112 Can Poultry Farm Pay, 476 Cat Squirrel, 19, 43 ■ Cat Races, 67 Cat, Adventures of, 142 Catfish, 375 Cat and Canary, 494 Cats, 554 Cards and Catalogues, 533 Capitol P. A., 38 Carrier, 309. :M7, 513 CentralN. Y. P. A.,9 Centennial Exposition, 112, 190, 207, 330, 359. 427. 489, 442, 463, 523, 638, 558 Century Plant, 877 Chicago Show, 40, 49, 50, 95, 112, 126, 150. 166. 177, 198, 205, 216, 466 Change of Address, 76 Chestnut, Spanish, 147 Chicken, Leaf from Life of, 186 Chickens, 202 Chicken Season, 223 Cholera, Chicken, 236 Chunks of Wisdom, 243 Challenge, 287 Chicken, Naming the, 355 Chelone Glabra, 365 Chickens, Management of, 3S2, .391 Chickens lor 187"6, 439 Chickens for Profit, 451 Chickens with a Nurse, 451 Chemung Co. Fair, 512 Cheshire Co. A., 587 Cleanliness, 212 Clove Crop, 144 Colorado P. A., 37 Consolidation, 40 Correction, 66, 143, 252, 445, 466 Correspondence, 77, 90, 104, 116,131, 143, 156, 169, 177, 194, 216, 229, 264, 275, 287, 300, 312, 324, .386, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408, 420, 432, 445, 456, 479, 505, 516, 626, 540 594 Congresa.N. E. P.,176 Convention of Fanciers, 191 Cockerels, Last Year's, 201 Country Rambles, 260, 343, 357, 394 Coon, Cunning, 279 Cochins and Brahmas, 332 Courier ot'^the Clouds, 335 Commencement Exercises, .356, 369, 381 Cognoscente. Reply to, 404 Conn. State Fair, 439 Cooked Food, 546 Conn. Notes, 15 Copart's Ser\^nt, 93 Crotchets, 160, 212 Crow, Diversions of, 164 Cross Breeding, 211 Crow Story, 438 Crowing Hen, 476 Curious Case, 41 Curious Suggestion, 463 Davenport Poultry Club, 66 Daydreams, 401 Detroit Show, 8 ' Dell. 425 Death of Blue Bird, 42 Democratic Hen, 367 Departure. 300 Disease, cause of, 211 Diseases of Poultry, 344, 396 Dining at Restaurant, 564 Doylestown Show, 8 Dog Barking, 60 Dogs in Shakespeare, 125 Dogs, Consciousness of, 125 Dog's Remorse, 125 Dog's Confidence, 125 Dog, Naming the, 153 Dog's Reason, 216, 310, 444 Dogs, 229 Dog, Wonderful, 251 Dog Man, 263 Dog Breeding, 310 Dog in Penitentiary, 429 Dog. How to Keep, 430 Dog, Extraordinary, 502 Dont take it to Heart, 353 Domestic, .503, 514, 575 Dorking Exhibition, 4, 13, 270, 282, 294, .346. 368,406,417 Dominiques, 147, ISO, 573, 5a7 Dropper, 17, 39, 74, 99 Dropping Eggs, 91 Dreaming, 377 Duck Question, 23, 106, 343, 403 Dutchman's Cheese, 243 Dunghill, 200 Dunkirk, Show at. 200 Dutch Bulbs, 521 Early Chicks, 262 Easton, Show at, 8, 38, 87, 109, 583 East Pa., A. F. of, 108 Eagle, Caring for. 408 Edelweiss, 563 Eggs to the Pound, 117 Egg, Double, 149 Egi; Farm. 180 Eggs Packing of, 187 Eggs 384 Eggs etc., in California, 583 Eggs to Preserve, 501, 570 Egg Stoiy, 452 Egypt's Wonders 305, 317 Egypt, Common People of, 281 Elmira, Show at, 122 Election of OiBcers, 42 Embden Geese, 164 Enquiry Answered, 170 Energy, Cultivation of, 281 English Letter, 445, 464, 477 Erie Co. Society, 489 Esses, A. S., 600 Explanation, 180 Experiment. .356 Exchange, Result of one, 456 Fabulous Animals, 614 Facts are Stronger, 44 Family, the, 105 Farmer, Gossip with, 175 Farmers, Advice to, 211 Farmers, why Poor, 547 Familiar Science, 588 Falcone and Falconers, 231 Pall Preparations, 416 Fancy Poultry, 212 Fancier's Journal, 252 Fancier, 264, 372 Faithful to Death, 471 Fan tail, 559 Fattening Ducks and Turkeys, 475 Pate. 474 Familiar Science, 527, 540, 552, 663, Fascination, 553 Fellowship among Fanciers, 228 Feathers, Ornamental, 323 Father Eating, 463 Fearless Pigeons, 513 Feeding Chickens, 536 First Requisites, 180 Fine Season, 210 Fish Builders, 293 Fishpond, Natural, 318 Fiat Justitia, 516 Flocks, Size of, 148 Flitting of Birds, 302 Fowls for Breeding, Young, 596 Fowls in the Garden, 2 Foiburg, P. A. , 66 Fowl Flesh Putridity, 240 Fowl Transactions, 360 Frog Story, 19 575 Frequent Visits, 264 Frizzled Fowls, 273 France, Chickens in, 309 Funny Fellow; 861 Game Fowls, 60, 134 Game Stag, Loss of Sight in, 117 Games, Sale of, 384 Game Bantams, 548 Genesee P. A., 11, 537,693 Gapes,. 599 German Letter, 104 Geese, Wild and Mongrel, 319 General Poultry Keeping, 604 Gestation, 575 Gleanings, 268, 329 Glory ot Autumn, 5.51 Good Stock, 41 Good Words, 76 Good Advice, 510 Goldfishing, Mr. Dozy, .315 Goose Nuisance, 370 God Knows Best, 389 Gout in Fowls, 583 Guinea Pigs, 65, 529 Great and Small, 276 Greenwood, In the, 406 Greenhorn, Answer to, 285 Guilty, We Plead, 324 Gt. Barrington Show, 660 Hamburgs, .391, 558 Hambnrgs S. S., 45 Handling Cobras, 93 Hans atShecowgo, 190 Hans' Notes, 307 Hardship of Hunters, 68 Hard Times, 464 Heliotrope, 221 Hemp Seed, 170 Hens, Our, 188 Hen Manure, 236 Hen Party, 598 Hens, Profitable Breed of, 330 Hen that Meant Business, 476 Heridite, 6, 72, 82, 149 His Neighbors' Chickens, 598 Home Adornment, 55 Home Love, 147 Home, 2:33, 354 Homing Pigeon, 326, 407, 587, 600 Hondans vs. Plymouth Rocks, 85 Houdans, Red Earlobed, 161 Houdans, 331 House Hunter, 509 Hope Expressed, 223 How I Began, 415 How he was Cured, 217 Hunter in Alleghanies, 3.33 Hunting the Deer, 464 Illinois P. A., 14 Importation, 11, 40, 42, 275, 324, 372 Importing, 41 Improvement, 252 Information Wanted, 16, 253, 275, 324, 396, 430 Information of Value, 211 Indiana P. A., 29 Incubation, 70 Instinct, 94 International Department, 191 Incubator Jaquee, 195, 275 International Ex., 240, 286, 356 Interesting Letter, 264 Insect Pests, 308 Inquiries, 420 Inquiry Ajiswered, 428 Infernal Machine, 463 Indian Crow, 461, 474 Inexperienced Fanciers, 487 In the Closet, 530 Indications of Winter, 541 Instinct vs. Sight, 661 Iowa State A., 104 Iron during Moulting, 441 Ishmael, 275 It Seems, 420 Items. 178, 195, 215, 242. 251, 311, 331 347, 359, 371, 395,' 407, 419, 431 443, 464, 482, 514 Java, 353 Jersey Marlpits, 289 Jottings, 347, 392, 407. 431 Judging at Exhibitions, 5 Judging by the Standard, 58, 94 Judging at Bagtown, 59 June, Chicken Flocks in, 235 Just so, 164 Katydid, .329 Kingdom of Home, 281 Kennel News, 382, 465 Kentucky P. A., 427 Kutztown Columbarian Show, 39 Last Two Years, 294 Lawns, 105 Lay from Poultry Yards. 134 Leaves, Ferns, and Grasses, 402 Left till called for, 461 Leghorns, White, 143 Leghorns, Brown, 357, 475 Lice Question, 61, 85, 104, 120, 202 Literary Notices, 466 Little Comforter, 306 Live Stock, 169, 247 Live Feed for Chicks, 116 Long Life, 311 Longevity in Animals, 78 Lucky Diver, 133 Magic Spittoon, 45 Mame, Central A., 523 Making it Eight, 224 Make Home Happy, 438 Maryland, P. A., 22, 26, 34, 229 Marvelous Snake Fight, 93 Mallard Ducks, 1.34 Massachusetts, P. A., 177 Mating, 604 Mating Extraordinary, 477 Maxwell's Museum, 79 McCann vs. Huon, 437, 485 Meal Worm, 512, 624 Meat for Fowls, 597 Meerschaum, 233 Meriden Fair, 463 Middlesex A., 97, 4.33, 596, 560 Midsummer Eamble, 584, 598 Mistake, 10 Mistaken Policy, 40 Mirages, 323 Missouri Valley P. A., 384 Missing Numbers, 569 Month, During this, 420 Monthly, Journal, a, 545 Moulting, 408, 463 Mountain Stream, 159 Naturalists Directory, 593 Naked for Forty Years, 159 New England Col. Soc'y, 11 New Use for Chicken Feathers, 36 New Society, 41, 169, 593 New Departure in B. Pa., 64 N. H. Poultry Soc'y, 98, 586 New Controversy, 154 New Variety, 319 Nest Box for Pigeons, 170 Next Season's Work, 58.3 Nest Boxes and Nesting, 106 Neat Little Circular, 76 Nineteen-sixteen , 358, 370 Nil Desperandum^413 Northern Ills. P. Soc'y 36 Non-sitters, 148, 320, :344 Notes, 225, 621,676 Noble Thoughts, 378 Not Satisfied, 396 Notice, 396 Norwich Show, 456 Novel Experiment, 537 Offer of Premium, 445 Old Eggs, 451 One Breeder's Way, 499 One Touch of Nature, 105 Ornamental Hedges, 234 Ostrich, 247, 320 Our Closing Number, 593 Our Poultry and our Shows, 2 Our Change, 64 Out of Luck, 99 Out with It, 355 Outlook, 287 Pay, How to make it, 343 Parrots, 423 Pets and their Influence, 1, 33 Pedigree, 60, 91 Pets, 102 Pete Smiley, S6 Pets, Fate of some, 243, 290, 302, 326, 350, 363,393,481,607 Peacocks, 367 Peculiar Fowl, 396 People will Talk, 485 Peter Peppercorn, 194 Pekin Ducks, 96, 259, 427 Perhaps, 15, 124, 174 Photographs Received, 52 Pheasants, 79 ^ Pigeon Premiums, 10 Pigeon Display at Centennial, 383, 395, 407, 418 Pigeon Eace, 17, 194, 249, 274, 298, 299, 308, 320, 324, 372 Pigeons, Wild, 203 Pigeons, Vertigo in, 205 Pigeons, Old and New Types, 249 Pigeons, Shifting Young, 347 Pigeons, 360, 490, 625, 639, 547, 586, 602 Pigeon Suffocated, 396 Pigeon Express, 454 Pigeons, Ills. Book of, 76 Pigeons, Points in Judging, 62 Plant Pood, 604 Plymouth Eocks, 175, 181, 236 Plumed Partridge, 260 Plucking Feathers, 355 Potent Pen, 257 Poultry for Market, 584 Poultry Eaising, 109, 120, 136 Poultry Farm, 189 Poultry and Eggs , Market Value, 210 Poultry Question, 262 Poultry Interest, 300 Poultry Literature, 342 Poultry Experience, 380 Polish W. C. B. 895 Popular Book House, 633 Postal Cards, 403, 417, 427, 433, 439, 440, 451, 487, 489 Press on, 13 President's Prize, 599 Prairie Dogs, 19, 91 Preliminary, 587 Professional Eat Catchers, 55 Prize Awards, 246, 271, .306, 312, 345 Principles,not Men, 318 Psyche, 324 Quail, California, 209 Quail Eaising, 427 Quail, A Pet, 514 Quail, American, 62 Queen Catasauqua, 608 Queries, 262, 510 Quilaber, Reply to, 382 Rare Case, 408 Rabbits. N. S. 276 RaU Shooting, 562 Raise Fowls, 148 Read Twice, 210 Removal, 253 Kight, 463 R. I. Society, 110 Eoblns, 293, 350 Rooster, 382 Eooster, Suicidal, 5 Eules and Prem. Lists Received, 557 Sailing, 605 Salad for Pigeons, 614 Salts in Food, 486 Sangamon Co. Fair, 647 Satisfaction Expressed, 432 Saginaw Association, 116 Sale of Stock. 66 Sale at Easton, 36 Scabby Legged Chickens, 349 Scandal Monger, 449 Schonny Sproagle, 205, 267, 392, 408 Scorpions, 325 Scotch Collie, 117, 143, 156 Scraps, 105 Setter and Pointer, Cross, 63 Seasonable Hints, 582, 595 Season Come Again, 198 Sea, Bottom of, 390 Serpents, 425 Setters, Irish, S48 Shanghai, 137 Shepherd Dogs, 137 Shows, Poultry, 224 Shrewd Canine, 2.37 Shipping Fowls, 296, 416 Show Season, 492 Show at Easton, 583 Sitting Hens, 14 Singular Proceeding, 100 Sicli is Life, 165 Sickness among Poultry, 416 Silkworm, 470 Skunk, 498, 529, 649 Slanderers, 46 Slightly Personal, 100 Slight Mistake, 285 Smoke, 378 Snake Story, 173 Southern Tier Society, 66, 73 Soy, 451 Spanish at Centennial, 584 Spirit, Disqualifying, 85 Springfield, Brahmas at, 136 Sportsman and Sporting Man, 137 Springfield Bench Show, 226, 3:!8 Spider in Camp, 234 Sparrow, English, 290 Speak Gently, 341 Spanish Fowl, 600, 611, 526, 535, 548 Sparrows Said, 560 , Standard of Excellence, 582,595 Supreme Selfishness, 27, 46 Sure Remedy. 42 Sullivan Co. Association, 86, 153 Suicidal Cat, 197 Sunday in Back Yard, 489 Squirrel and Missel Thrush, 590 Squirrels, 57, 69 Squirrel and Burglar, 590 Strength of Insects, 102 Stick to your Bush, 197 Stamford, 310 Stray Notes, 510 Swans, 405 Swelled Crop, 451 Tai Mahal, 414 Take the Papers, 81 Tamaqua Show, 600 Taste, 428 Tender hearted Brother, 68 That Yellovr Dog, 7 Thanks one, 192, 229 The Fireside, 609 That Coon, 533, 537 ^ JKhird-GaHrSW- Tired Mothers, 365 , 'ndee,62i;; ' W Tim Bunker, 248 To Many of our Readers, 8 To Pigeon Fanciers, 9 To Advertisers, 64 To All whom it may Concern, 73 To all Interested, 84 Toads. 371 • Tolland Co. Society, 626 Toys vs. Homing Antwei-ps, 601 True Method of Poultry Feeding, 106 Trout Fishing, 243 Trout Taming, 543 Truth, 272 Trips Among Fanciers, 160, 224, 307, 499 Trumpeter, 418 Travel in Asia, 450 Turkeys, 148, 149, 301 Tumblers, 314 Tulip Mania, 220 Turkeys, Wild, .367 Turbits, 491, 547 Tuscarora, 609 Two Hundred and Forty, 2ss Two Correctives, 18 Two Sides, 499 Unicorn,. 379, 441 Ursine Baboon, 139 Utica, Poultry Show at, 107, 121 Valley Point Show, 574 Valuable Thoughts, 247 Valuable Discovery, 271 Venango Society, 131 Vermin, 108 Vino Santo, 497 Virden, P, A., 14 Washington Co. Fair, 490 Washington's Dog, 371 Warren Controversy, 261, 296, 331, 380, 478, 533 Wanted, 30 Watering Window-Plants, 606 Well Enough, 8 Weekly Gossip, 9, 28, 52, 66, 77, 101, 114, 127. 140, 1.54, 167, 182, 193, 205, 318; 229, 240, 253, 265, 276, 288, 301, 312, 324, 336, 348. 361' 373, 384, 396, 409, 430, 432, 446, 456, 466, 479, 493, 506, 517 Welcome to All, 69 Western, N. H. P. A., 71 Western Pa., 71, 124,657 Western Mass., Association, 561 Weekly vs. Monthly, 259, 569 We Can't have Eggs, 260 White Fan tails, 104 What Is It, 143 Whip Poor Will, 194 Where, 283 What to Expect, 466 Whereas, 487 Wisconsin P. A., 21 Wind Flower, 120 Willard's Tirade, 304, 217 With this No, 324 Wood Robin, 604 Woman Poultry Raisers, 149 Woman's Eights, 509 Worcester Association, 96 Work and Think, 133 Work of the Day, 476 Wood Pigeons, .501 Wouldn't be Eaten, 79 Young Breeder, 190, 225, 272, 376 Zoo Notes, 18, 30, 54, 78, 91, 138, 141, 155, 168, 177, 183, 206, 264, 266, 277. 314, 338, 374, 386, 410, 422. 434, 506. 518, 530, 577, 589 Gardens, 267, 607 on Sunday, 536 TU Pl as ISETTS FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. "isroT :fok, ztseXj :b' — b ttt s^oe- -A.iiXj. Vol. III. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 6, 1876. No. 1. (For Fanciers' Jonrnal.) PETS AND THEIR INFLTJENCE. -No. 1. BY Q. O. BROWN. "Tliere is that in every animal's eye, a dim image and gleam of liu- nianity, a flash of strange ligiit through which tlieir life looks out and up to our great mystery of control over them, and claims the fellowship of the creature, if not the soul." How many kinds of pets there are, would indeed be diffi- cult to enumerate. Tiistes or admiration of pets differ most wonderfully. What one favors another may dislike, yet that is but human nature, for none of us see everything pre- cisely alike. A fjentleman once, during a discussion, proved emphatically how tastes differ, when he exclaimed, as a clincher to his argument, "that every one has not the same taste or opinion ; did they have, why, all would have wanted my wife." " Yes," exclaimed his opponent, "and if they were of my opinion none would have had her." Thus is it with pets. Mrs. Dorgstor will fondle and caress a small poodle which may, perhaps, strongly resemble a first-class window scrub- bing-brush, and will indulge in a most i'ashionable hysteri- cal scream at the sight of one of Miss Tabbyrinth's little white kittens, " the horrid thing " — the kitten. Miss Tab- byrinth fairly " doats " on her three little white kittens with blue ribbons around their necks, and at sight of a poodle will mount a chair or table with more haste than grace. Nevertheless, pets play an important part during the life of nearly everj' one ; even commencing with the prattling child to the time-honored age of grandfatherhood, consider- able might be said relative to the pets of the human family, but as they do not bear petting as well as the lower creation, and for fear some reader might get in a pet at the length of this article, we will, without further pe<-tifogging, proceed — to begin again. That pets possess an important influence upon the morals is certainly undeniable. One who is fond of pets, rarely ever is evil disposed. It is a notevvorthy fact that the worst criminals never owned nor cared for pets of any description. The possession of a pet not only gives one a pleasant occu- pation for both mind and body, but they keep a tender spot ever fresh in the heart that, while keeping open the well- spring of mercy, begets confidence, and to one who really loves to administer to one of God's little creatures, and en- joys promoting its happiness, has an influence that will avail more for their good than can be found in many phases of society. A child that displays a love for pets should be in dulged and encouraged, for in such a child's breast, kindness and mercy have commenced to germinate, and, if duly favored, will take root sufficiently strong to nobly encounter and overcome many of life's temptations. Pets, while thus encouraging the finer and purer instincts, also give employ- ment where an idle brain might otherwise be engaged for no good. Who has not seen a mother's eyes sparkle with pride and delight a.s she listens to the prattle of her dear child? Who has not observed the wan face of the invalid illumine with a happy smile as some favorite pet has mo- mentarily caused him to forget his suffering? Who has not noted how soon our pets learn our very step, how quickly they show their confidence and gratitude ? Pets afford us all an ever-varying pleasure ; they smooth down many of life's rugged ways. In many instances brute instinct has exhibited a degree of sense almost human. Instances of attachment might be mentioned of dogs, for their masters, which hardly seem credible. Let us give an illustration of what Mr. Squegee experienced, and called an undue attachment. It was in his younger days, when he was basking in the -sunshine of Ar- abella's affection. A cousin, on a visit to Arabella and her fond parents, caused Squegee many nights of divers trouble. In fact, the pangs of jealousy in his breast so worked on his imagination, that one night he determined to satisfy himself that Arabella was either true or false. He stationed himself in a tree that commanded a full view of the parlor through a side window. It was a decidedly sharp night, and he shiveringly awaited and watched. He saw sufficient to convince him that this " cousin " was decidedly of the French order, and that Arabella was either false to him or a coquette. The distant town clock measuredly pealed out the hour of ten, and Squegee, full of revengful thoughts and frost, commenced to descend ; but, to his astonishment and disgust, a large dog bounded up in a per- suasive manner, as if he was anxious to assist him in coming down. He was In a cool fix. Evidently he concluded it was Jones' vicious buU-dog. He dare not descend, and to cry for assistance would discover him to the household, so he determined to freeze the dog out. He rubbed his feet, hands, and nose, until daylight began to streak the East, when he discovered it was his own faithful dog, who had been there all night. His feelings were — well considerable, if not more — and to this day, although that faithful animal saved him from a terrible fate, be says he never can forgive that dog. This reminds us of an instance that will illustrate what a person will undergo to even have the satisfaction of gazing at pets they cannot own. In Waverly, N. Y., a dozen years ago, there was a tame bear which a countryman was anxious to inspect. Arriving in town and inquiring for the " bar," he was sent to a butcher, a great practical joker. The butcher was sorry, but he had just the day before sent him up to Mr. Somebodys — about a mile — but there in the corner was a bull's head he was going to send up to feed him, and if the stranger desired he could carry it up, and save his quarter — for they charged that much to see him — I and see the old fellow eat it. August weather daunted him THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 1. not, and perspiring as freely as a " harvest hand," he arrived at Mr. Soraebodj-s, informing him that the butcher had sent up the bull's head, and that he was to see him free, etc. He was sorry — was this Mr. Somebody — but Mr. Whatsisname wanted him for a few days, and he would find him up there. Again shouldering the head "country" proceeded, butflnding the bear had been from there sent to Whatyoucallems, he threw down his burden and went home. A year after, the butcher was in the country looking for fat cattle and met his " victim," but did not recognize him. In answer to the butcher's inquiries, victim knew just where he could buy three very nice, fat cattle which the owner was anxious to sell — it was about seven miles — but if he wanted something good, they were worth going after. The butcher was di- rected. Nearly six o'clock in the evening the parties met again, about five miles from town. The butcher cried out, " Look here, you , what do you mean by sending me on a Tom fool's errand? No one lives there." "I know it," said victim. " Didn't see anything of the bar up thar, did yer?" (To be continued.) PodLTF^Y Dep/^f^tF'eNT- (For Fanciers' Journal.) OUR POULTRY AND OUR SHOWS. "Whatever is permitted will probably continue to be done: if for good, going up to better; if for bad, goiu'g down to worse." In No. 38 of your Journal we read, " Shall we award pre- miums according to merit, as decided by the points in the Standard of Excellence, or shall we award them by the old method of comparison?" And again, " Dominiques of to- day cannot be compared with those of a quarter of a cen- tury ago." These two quotations embody in brief the whole substance of the poultry interest, namely, the improvement of breeds, and the method of determining such improvement. With regard to these twopointsthereisagreat diversity of opinion among fanciers the world over, and upon these points they will probably continue to disagree. There are, however, some things in this connection whieii are continually brought to our notice, from which we cannot turn away unless we choose "to walk in darkness rather than in the light." Your correspondent tells us only a half truth when he says, "Dominiques of to-day cannot be compared with those of a quarter of a century ago ;" for the statements will apply with equal force to several varieties of our fowls. "We should judge it an act of folly to maintain that the Spanish of to- day could be compared with those exhibited at the early shows of the New England Society, and we think we are within bounds in saying that the Leghorns at those early exhibitions have never been equaled, certainly never sur- passed. "We are also of opinion that there has been a falling off in our Brahmas ; but we do not expect much encourage- ment from the " fancy" in this theory. Yet Mr. "Williams has told us that we have lost our faculty of breeding the dark variety, and that we cannot now show specimens which will compare favorably with those of four or five years ago. "Why is this? Why, with our past experience, aided as it has been by all the skill and the science which has been brought to bear upon the subject of breeding, should our poultry deteriorate in our hands ? It will be our purpose in this paper to try and answer these questions, and point out as well as we can the only method, as it appears to us, by which we can recover our lost ground, or hope to attain any permanent success in the future. The subject will un- doubtedly appear a hackneyed one to many of your readers, but it contains elements important to the poultry fraternity, which have not been sufliciently emphasized by our writers upon poultry subjects, and too much ignored by our fanciers and breeders. In approaching the subject two important considerations present themselves: ""What do we require of our poultry?" or in other words, ""What is the object to be attained in rearing poultry ?" and " How shall we best attain that ob- ject?" If we turn to our poultry societies and their schedules of prizes for an answer, we should say without hesitation that the object was the most perfect bird in shape, color, size, and style. This is evidently the purpose for which these societies are working, namely, to produce the most perfect specimens in all their external features in each class. This is the answer from the standpoint of the exhibition ; but is this all we require in our poultry ? Is beauty of form and of plumage a sufficient guaranty for one who desires to embark in the mystery and uncertainty of breeding for the exhibition? "Will size and style meet the increasing de- mand in a commercial point of view ? These are questions which must be met, and which will require all the thought and judgment we can give if we hope to keep our poultry interest abreast the world in its other branches of rural economy. This breeding for the exhibition or for " the fancy," as it is called, is very commendable so long as it is kept within proper bounds, for it is the means by which we are able to produce and perfect individual specimens; but there is a point in breeding beyond which we cannot go without de- terioration in some essential qualities. So far we have looked at this subject from the exhibition standpoint only ; let us turn for a moment to the commer- cial standpoint. "Fowls," says Mr. Tegetmeier, "are either kept for the table or for eggs." Here, then, is an important consideration, and well worthy our attention. Before the existence of poultry shows, we possessed certain varieties of fowls more or less valued for health and hardihood, as layers and table fowls, sitters and non-sitters. A desire to improve these different varieties sprung up in the com- munity, and poultry societies were organized for the purpose of creating an interest in the subject; but, with the growth of the poultry interest, there has also developed a fancy point bauble, in the pursuit of which our fanciers have wan- dered far away from the true ideal of improvement. They have turned their backs upon the idea that the breeding and rearing of poultry was for the purpose of placing in our markets and on our tables a cheap and nutritious article of food. The demand for eggs and good poultry for the table was Jan. 6. 1876.] THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. never more imperative than now, ami yet our poultry socie- ties have made no important move to meet this demand. Their sole object, as expressed by their schedules and their arbitrations, has been to encourage the breeding of individ- ual specimens up to the points required by an artificial stiind- and rather than to develop the best qualities of our poultry. A distinguished writer has said, " that notwithstanding the universal rage that prevailed a few years since, in regard to the rearing of poultry, the people seem to have acquired no useful experience." Fallacious ideas still e.xist in relation to breeds, and a prejudice in favor of those which will win rather than those upon which we must depend for the mar- ket or for profit. We are also constantly reminded of the fact that some of the best varieties of ten, fifteen, and twen- ty years ago, prized for their hardihood, the excellent qual- ity of their flesh, or their productiveness, have so far dete- riorated as to be dropped from our lists, or to make but a poor show therein, and their places supplied by others of delicate constitutions, questionable quality, and decidedly inferior as layers. We have been for some time convinced that our poultry were deteriorating under the severe tests of our exhibition standards, and we are sometimes led to ask whether, in the light of past experience, we have made any advance in "poultry," and whether our poultry societies have in real- ity been of much service in advancing its true interest. That they have brought the subject more prominently be- fore the community we are quite ready to admit ; but whether tbey have been the instruments through which we have re- ceived better stock, more stamina and productiveness, or a better quality of flesh in our poultry, are questions which we are disposed to think will admit of considerable doubt. We can account for this degeneracy in our poultry only by the assumption that the strife for prizes, which has led to breed- ing exclusively for fancy points, has so changed a majority of our breeds of fowls from hardy and productive stock to petted favorites, that they have become utterly worthless for any purpose except the show pen. To a certain extent our poultry societies are responsible for this state of things. This strife for fancy points, which they have encouraged, can only be maintained at the cost or sacrifice of other points more or less valuable. In this respect our societies are doing a decided injury to the true poultry interest, and sowing the seed from which sooner or later we must inevitably reap a most disastrous harvest. In ofiering their prizes nominally to the best specimens, and taking the standard of excellence as their ideal, they overlook the fact, that our standard and the values attached to the several points therein laid down, are, at the best, but artificial expressions of our ideas, and that they do not, and cannot, fairly represent a perfect fowl, because they do not, and cannot, from the necessities of the case, take cognizance of the most important elements in our poultry, — hardihood, quality of flesh, and productiveness. These are entirely ignored, but without these elements the most perfect fowl in shape, color, and style, becomes value- less, except for the exhibition. Hence, we cannot accept the counsel of your correspondent to continue our judging by the Standard of Excellence, for the reason that we be- lieve our standards as now constructed do not represent the true ideal of what our poultry should be, and to judge them' by such standards is to give encouragement to that which is artificial, useless, and false, instead of rewarding what is good, useful, and true. Assuming, then, that a strict adherence to the require- ments of our standards of excellence, or breeding up to ex hibition points, is an undeniable cause of deterioration in our poultry, we believe the only method which will bring us back to a healthy condition of things and insure our future success is to retain and perpetuate the best qualities in our fowls at any cost, and, if necessary, make our stand- ard conform to this end, and then if we choose to breed for the exhibition, well and good ; but if the size of the comb, the increase of the white in the face or the ear-lobes, or the straining of any point, decreases the stamina, the quality of the flesh, or the productiveness of any breed, we must give less value to these points, or we are "paying too dear for our whistle," and will inevitably sacrifice our fowls. We are well aware that beauty of form and of plumage are very attractive, but they are purchased at the cost of other points more or less valuable. So with size, which has many admirers and advocates ; but size can only be obtained at the expense of symmetry, and too often at a sacrifice of quality. To those who believe that the exhibition and the prize-lists are the only objects of their ambition, we have but little to say; but to those who desire good and profitable poultrj', we can and do say from our own experience, that beauty of plumage is no criterion of productiveness, nor size any indication of quality, and that standard fowls are not always the most profitable. Fan. C. Hekr. (For Fanciers' Journal.) FOWLS IN THE GARDEN. I HATE been counting up the profit and loss on letting fowls run in the garden, and this is the conclusion which I have arrived at. The loss is sometimes serious, and the trouble is a great annoyance. At the time of planting and during the early and tender growth of plants, the fowls may do a great deal of damage, and should be absolutely shut out of the vegetable garden, except to take a hasty run early in the morning to pick up insects, or just at evening for the same purpose; always under the eye of the gardener, to see that they do not stop to scratch up seed or pick off tender plants. When I am working fresh garden ground, my fowls attend me closely, and pick up a host of vermin, which do the fowls good, and rid the land of these pests. But I do not allow the fowls to stop and wallow, which they are apt to do at mid-day. As soon as they cease to busy themselves in hunting, they are sent out of the garden. When the plants are well grown, the fowls may be left more at liberty, provided they do not go to picking green peas and such. In the fruit garden there is less danger of harm from the pri sence of fowls during a portion of the season, while the benefit of their foraging is quite as valuable as in the vege- table garden. In the flowery season of small fruits, the fowls may take to picking off the blossoms of currants and the like; but they are more likely to pick off the fruit in all stages of its growth, so I would n to March 4, inclusive. The following is a list of oiBcers : President — Henry Todd. Vice President — J. Z. Terry. Recording Sea-etary — Henry A. Cross. Corresjionding Secretary — A. N. Henshaw. Treasurer — Henry T. Cross. Executive Committee — Henry Todd, J. Z. Terry, Henry A. Cross, A. N. Henshaw, Henry T. Cross, W. H. Bra- dish, E. N. Crossman, Yours respectfully, A. N. Hbnshaw, Batavh, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1S75. Cor. Secretary. new england columbarian society. Mr. Wade. Dear Sir : At an adjourned meeting of this society, held Wednesday afternoon, December 31, 1875, an election was held, which resulted as follows : President — Henry S. Ball, Shrewsburj', Mass. Vice-Presidents — Philander Williams, Taunton; Dr. J. D. Mason, Arlington ; Charles H. Adams, Boston ; Albert Noyes, Bangor, Me. Secretary — J. P. Movar, Hyde Park. Auditor — W. F. Bacon, Lexington. Treasurer — D. Frank Ellis, Cambridge. Executive Committee — W. E. Shedd, Waltham ; E. C. Aldrich, Hyde Park; D. C. Cooper, Franklin; P. N. Sprague, Hingham Centre; Charles G. Reed, Worcester; Jacob Graves, Boston; George F. Seavey, Cambridgeport ; John Phillips, Pitchburg ; H. F. Felch, Natick ; D. H. Hayward, North Cambridge. In haste. D. Frank Ellis, Boston, December 31, 1875, Secretary of Meeting. ADVICE TO COMBATANTS. Jos. M. Wade. Dear Sir : The Journal has become a much-espected friend to me, and if it is not on time (which does not hap- pen often) I am at a loss how to spend the Sunday after- noon. Your Christmas sermon in the last number has been read with a great deal of interest, and I hope that the con- tending parties will read it and take therefrom the true standpoint of the brotherhood of fanciers, and with the new year bury the hatchet and live henceforth in peace and good companionship. But I have already taken too much of your time, and in closing I will say that I shall do all in my power for the Journal to increase its circulation, and wishing it a hearty success and a long life and yourself a happy new year, I am, respectfully, W. H. Z. East Saginaw, Mich., December 28, 1875. Sl^ALL Pej Dep^f^tF«eNT AND YOUNO FOLKS' CORNER. (Reported for Fanciers' Journal.) ARRIVALS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Pliiladelphia, for tlie weelv ending January 5, 1876. 1 Small Owl [Nictea acadia). Presented by Frederick Brown, Philadelphia. 1 Weeper Capuchin (Cebits apella). Presented by Dr. O'Connor, Harrisburg, Pa. 1 Grroen M.onkey {Cercopithecus callit)'ic/nis). Presented by Dr. O'Connor, Harrisburg, Pa. 2 Snowy Owls {Nictea nivea). Purchased. 1 *Great Kangaroo [Macropua giganteus). Born in the Garden. HuoN. •The Kangaroo at birtli is but little more than an Inch in length, about as thick as your finger, and resembles a transparent earth-worm much more than a four-legged animal. Very few naturalists, with all their care and patience in watching and waiting, have been rewarded with the satisfaction of being present at the birth of a "Joey," hence, it has not been positively settled as to how, or at what moment, the little thing gets into the mother's pouch. An extended notice of the marsupial animals will shortly appear in the Zoo Notes of the Faucis, Three years ago two young ladies of Oakland, Califor- nia, started a bee farm at Los Angelos, and this season they have sent 3500 pounds of honey to market. Shooting Bullfrogs. — A Reading paper says : Charles V. Dauth, although old in years, is young in spirit and still fond of gunning and fishing. He and Philip McGovern, of this city, rode in the cars to Leesport lately and from there took a stroll into the country, carrying guns and fishing tackle. After walking about ten miles, and visiting numer- ous meadows and small streams, they returned with twenty- two bullfrogs, which they shot, and a fine mess of catfish, which they caught with hook and line. ExcFjy^rJqEs. 4^ Advertisements under this head, of four lines, or forty-eight words, describing and offering for Exchang'e only, will be allowed at 25 cents for each and every insertion. For every line extra 10 cents will be charged. fl^"T0 EXCHANGE FOR CASH" Or "GREENBACKS," "WANTED A PDR- CHASER," or "wanted AN OFFER," ctc, etc, cannot under any circuni- stance be admitted to the Exchange or Want column. S^ No Exchange or Want will be inserted unless accompanied with 25 cents. CHAS. W. HOITT, P. 0. Box 425, Nashua, N. H., will exchange White Frizzles, Goiden-penciled Hamburgs (from imported stock), and Plymouth Rocks (Gilman's strain)— for good Red Pyle Bantams or Fancy Pigeons. I have good stock and want same. What offers? B. HUIiSE, Box 23, Allentown, N. J., will exchange Essex Pigs, 5 months old; Shepherd sluts. Light Brahma hens, Brown Leghorn cock- erels, two White Jacobin hens, One White Calcutta Fan hen, Red Mottled Fans— for Solid Black Fan cock. White Carrier cock, Gold-laced and Silver-laced Sebrights, and Duckwing Game Bantams. What offers? V. M. J£PSOX, Webster, Mass., will exchange one pair each of Red Barbs, Black Magpies, White Carriers — for one pair of Black, Red or Yellow Fans. Have Blue Fan and Blue Spot cocks. Yellow Spot and Yellow Jacobin hen; will exchange either two of these for mates to other two. FRANK PEPPARD, Box 114, Basking Ridge, N, J.,will exchange one trio of White Cochins, one Scroll Saw, (foot power), one Stevens' new Model Target Rifle (pocket) — forPrintiug Presses, Printing Material, or Electricity Engine. Speak quickly! AITDREW RASISEY, Manor Station, Pa., will exchange Hou- dans, three pullets and one cockerel, for Silkies. One Silver-laced Bantam pullet, weighs 12 ounces; one Black Cochiu and three Partridge The habit of a Boston dog was to put his fore paws on . , _ . ^^^v,i^ ^^A i^\.^r.r. ^^A «4-v,„- ♦is;^™^ ,«j ISP ^.^^ u Cochin cockerels— lor Silkies, Black Cochiu pullets or hens, or Lop-eared people, and tables, and otner things, and snifl until he was Rabbits > f satisfied with his investigation. At last he tried it on a . H. BURCHARD, Corry, Erie Co., Pa., will exchange a trio of first- loaded gun that stood in a corner, and now he has no nose I class Dark Brahmas, mated for breeding; cock, solid black breast; pul- j lets, well marked— for two Plymouth Rock hens equally as good. No , disqualified birds wanted. with which to sniff. 12 THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. III~No. 1. JEREMIAEC HARMAN, Middletown, Dauphin Co., Pa., will exchange one Partridge Cochin cockerel for Rouen Ducks; one pair Brown Leghorns for one pair White-crested Black Polish; one pair Silver-spangled Hamburgs for one Partridge Cochin hen; one Dark Brahma cockerel for one Black Cochin hen. Must he A-No.-l, as mine are. l>r. B. F. BEARDSI^ET, Binghamton, N. Y., has two large very fine Pekin Drakes, one Plymonth Rock cockerel, one Black Cochin pullet {fine, large, early hatch, weighs 8*^ pounds)— to exchange for a first-class large Light Brahma cockerel, fit to exhibit; or Silver-spangled Hamburgs, first-class. WM. H. GIBSOir, Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pa., has one trio of fine Light Brahma chicks to exchange for a good trio of Amer- ican Dominiques, rose comb; also one pair ot very fine Dark Brahmas for A. No.-l White-crested Black Poland cockerel. W- R. ST£T£|irSON, Oil City, Pa., will exchange Silver-spangled Hamburgcockerelsor White-crested White Poland cockerels, Buft'Cochin cockerels, or Black Hamburg pullets— for White-crested Black Polands, Wright's Illustrated Book of Poultry, or Circular Saw to run with treadle. G. HI7N01, 46 Page St., Providence, R. L, will exchange two Hounds one Fox, ears 211^ inches long; and one Rabbit Hound ; one Black Setter slut, 5 months old,''of fine breed — for Ferrets and Singing Birds. PETER I.EPP, P. O. Box 83:-{, East Saginaw, Mich., will give one pair Moorcaps, one pair Red, one pair Black Short-faced Tumblers, heavy booted, performers, and one solid Black Fantail cock, for one pair Red Barbs, and one White or Red Barb hen ; must be strictly first-class. Write quick. BOX 3946, New York, will exchange one pair Red Jacobins, one pair Wbite, and one pair Yellow Fantails — for Common Pigeons, which must be mated. A. C. VAN OOREN, Washington, N. J., has for exchange, one trio Black Sumatra Games, two trios Strychnine and Clipper cross, one Strychnine cock, one Clipper hen, all warranted "Dead Game;*' would like two or more Black-Red Derby hens or pullets, while legs, red eyes. What offers? W. M. WARD, Peabody, Mass., will exchange Light Brahma cock- erels, weight, from 8 to 10 lbs.— for a good Buffalo Robe. Make me an offer. G. W, FREDERICK, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa., has for exchange, two pairs good Partridge Cochin fowls, for White Cochin pullets or hens. B. SHIEIjD, Florence, Mass., will exchange fine pure bred Black Hamburg cockerels, for good Light Brahma hens, 187o hatch, or for fine cockerels of same variety to change strains. Nothing but good stock taken or sent in this exchange. S. CJ. WOOD, Nashville. Tenn., will exchange two Peacocks in full feather, two Peahens, and four young Peacocks — for Aylesbury or Rouen ducks, or Fancy pigeons, Leghorn or' Asiatic fowls, or other offers. R. KIRBY, 12 Courtlandt St., N. Y., will exchange one or more of Welch's Non-Freezing Fountains, for Partridge Cochin pullets, early hatch, or hatch of 1874. Must be good stock. Fountains warranted under directions. DR. H. ENDS, Milwaukee, Wis., wants to exchange three pairs JapaneseSilkies,twopairsSilverDuckwingGameBantam.'i,ouepairWhite Guineas— for Brown Leghorn or Black Cochin pullets. What offers? C. A. STEEI.E, P. 0. Box 17, North Adams, Mass., will exchange one trio Black B. Red Games, bred from A. D. Warren's and Bicknell's stock, for one trio good Brown Leghorns. What offers? WM. CRASTOX, Meadville, Pa., will exchange Partridge and Buff Cochins, tine birds, Golden-Spangled Polish (2d prem. at Meadville), Golden-Pencilled Hamburgs (1st at Meadville, and 1st at Titusville)— for first-class B. B, Red Stags, not later than June hatch, willow legs and bay eyes. JWO, A. JONES, French Hay, Hanover Co., Va., will exchange a beautiful Gold Chain (gentlemen's), valued at 820, for A-No,-l trio Ayles- bury ducks; good, large size, and all right in every respect. JOHN TATE, Jr., Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa., will ex- change one 1-i. li. Red Game cock, two years old, for pit, and guaranteed No. 1 to stand steel, one Red Barb, male, No. I— for offers. Also, one Sharp's Revolver. 4 shooter, in good order, for trio Duckwing Game cock, to stand the test of bteel. Cock or stag to weigh from 5 to 7 lbs. li. S. MIJDSOX, Lansing, Mich.— Pure Suffolk sow, from blooded stock, pedigree furnished, 10 weeks old — for a Berkshire sow as good, no inferior blood wanted. Write; satisfaction warranted. THOMAS P. HEOTTTGOmERT, 7 and 9 South Third Street, Harrisburg, Pa., will exchange one pair Yellow Tumblers, one Goldfinch, one Writing Desk; one Smoothing, one Jack, and one Fore Plane; one Foot Ball, large— for Fancy Pigeons of any kind but Tumblers. G. R. HAY, West Laurens, Otsego Co., N. Y., will exchange . alden Sebright Bantam cock for Fanciers' Journal for 1876 : a Rifle i Golden Sebright Violin for Bronze Turkeyi ' Journal for 1876 ; a Rifle and , Honey Extractor. J- T. BELL, Franklin, Pa., luis a single-barrel, muzzle-loading Target Pistol, eight-inch rifled barrel, plain finish, valued at $8; and a good Microscope, in a neat box, valued at $10— to exchange for Black- breasted Red Game pullets of good stock. J. W. WAMPIiER, Enterprise, Preble Co., Ohio, has for exchange one very fine buck Lamb, Southdown and Cotswold cross; Poland China Pigs; well-bred Black-and-Tan Terrier pups; Revolver, etc.— for Fancy Pigeons ; Carriers, Inside Tumblers, and Light-colored Pouters preferred. G. W. HURLEY, York, Pa., will exchange first-class Black- breasted Red Game Bantam cockerels for Canaries or anything else valu- able. Also for exchange. Silver Duckwing Bantams, Crevecceur hens, Black Spanish and Golden Sebrights for what offers. GEO. E, BRUORTON, 41 Court St., Boston, Mass., will exchange White Leghorns and crevecteurs for Partridge Cochins. Fine stock given and required. D. S. WENRICH, Bernville, Berks Co., Pa., will exchange two trios of AVhite Hnlland Turkeys for Dark Brahmas or other offers. PROF. R. F. GEORGE, Secretary Wisconsin Central Poultry Association, Madison, Wi^., will exchange one compound Microscope, mahogany box, IS mounted objects, extra glasses, forceps, cost ^23- for good Lop-eared Rabbits, Plymouth Rock fowls, or Italian Greyhound slut. Do not write unless stock is first-class. BOX 333, Vineland, N. J., will exchange a Gold Watch, a good Spencer Riile, and a trio of pure-bred, good stock, Light Brahmas— for a Top Buggy. ISAAC S. SHABE, Tulpenhocken, Berks Co., Fa., will exchange Angora Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, White Mice, Red Squirrels, Light Brahmas, and Fancy Pigeons— for A-No.-l Partridge Cochin cockerel, Blue-pied or Blue Pouter hens. Black Magpies, Bluewing Turbits, Yellow Swallows. Make offers. ' Postal cards will answer. J. T, BEIiL, Franklin, Pa., has four trios Golden-Spangled Ham- burg chicks, choice birds, Ongley stock — to exchange for Black- breasted Red Game pullets. Must be good stock. JOHN* K. CAMP, Winsted, Conn., has for exchange one copy of Livingstone's Travels in Africa, by Chambliss, issued this year, cost, $3 ; also, a few pairs of A-No-1 Light Brahmas, young stock (Williams' and Dunbar'sstrains),— for Wright's or Tegetmeier's Poultry Books and a few nice standard Gray or Colored Dorking hens or pullets. F. A. PENNINGTON, Delaware City, Del., will exchange one pair of White Fans, one pair of Magpies — for a Red or Dun Carrier hen ; must be a good bird, as mine are. F. A. PENNINGTON, Delaware City, Del., will exchange a wal- nut Mocking-Bird cage, new, three feet long, twenty inches wide, half- round top, morticed posts, thin glued, cost 3^15- for pair Red or Yellow Fans, Must be good birds. ROBT. GRAT, Turtle Creek, Alleghany Co., Pa., will exchange one trio of White Guinea fowls for two Partridge Cochin pullets; two Pekin drakes (Cliffs stock) for Partridge Cochin pullets; one trio S. S. Hamburgs (Sheppard's), one trio White Leghorns (Smith's and Pitkin's) —for Rose-comb American Dominique pullets. CHAS. SELSEB, Doylestown, Pa., will exchange Dominique Leghorn, Black and GolUen-spangled Hamburg cocks and cockerels — for pullets of the same varieties, or Silver-spangled Hamburg. M. N. CHAPPElLIi, Box 61, Peacedale, R. L, will exchange Black Breasted Red Game Bantams (cockerels), for Dark Brahmas or Plymouth Rocks (good birds, Spauldiug stock), and nothing but good ones in ex- change. W. C. EATON, of Newark, N. J„ has to exchange, a Graves' Incu- bator, also, White, Buff, and Partridge Cochins, Light Brahmas, Houdans, etc., for Singing Birds, Fancy Pigeons, etc. JOSEPH L. TOSE, Kerserville, Pa., will exchange Black Cochin and White Leghorn cockerels for Light Brahma cockerels and Partridge Cochin pullets. My Black Cochins are June hatch, and weigh 8 pounds each. H. C. GREEN, Indianapolis, Ind., will exchange one trio Partridge Cochins for Golden Sebright Bantams; one double-barrel Shot-gun (good shooter), one Pekin drake, one Wild Gander, one Black Muscovy duck, two Silver Cups (triple plated) — for Buff Cochins, Light Brahmas, or good Watch. Stock first-class ; the same wanted or no trade. G, J. BAKER, Oakville, Ont., Canada, will exchange Partridge and Black Cochins, S. S. Bantams, Pouters, and English Tumblers— for Rifle, double-barreled Gun, chest of Carpenters' Tools, or Black and Tan slut (must be small and well bred). E. W. WATSON, Titusville, Pa., will exchange Target Rifle, with telescope and implements complete, cost .1f200, all in good shape for shoot- ing— for a good double or single Harness, Portland Cutter, Robes, or any- thing that is used in a livery stable, except horses. G. J. BAKER, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, has a Setter dog, 15 months old, well broken, out of the best stock in Canada, to exchange for a Double-barreled Breech-loader, with everything complete. WVPJ JED. READ INSTRUCTIONS AT THE HEAD. OF EXCHANGES. The name and address of any person acting dishonestly through the Exchange and Want columns, will be placed at the head of Exchange col- umn until thoroughly exposed. S, B. R. SMITH, Williamsport, Pa., wants, in good condition Folding Exhibition Coops for his exchange offers in No. 42. FANCIER, Lock Box 35, Natchez, Miss., wants Game fowls or eggs, from fowls that will fight. B. B. R. Games preferred. FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. "isrorv iFOia itseIjIF — stjt iFoia j^XiXi." Vol. III. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 13, 1876. No. 2. ' Press on I you're rusting while you stand, Inaction will not do. Take life's small bundle in your hand, And trudge it briskly through. ' Jump over all the ' ifs ' and ' buts.' There's always some kind hand To lift life's wagon out the ruts, And poke away the sand." PodLjF^Y DEfy^F^TI^^r^T- (From Journal of Horticulture.) THE EXHIBITION DORKING.-No. 7. BY. T. C. BURNELL. No difficulty will be found in making a broody hen take to a strange nest, the only precautions necessary will be to move her when it is dark, to give her a china nest-egg or two, and to keep her shut in upon the new nest until she becomes accustomed to it. It will not be advisable to put the good eggs under her for a couple of days, until she has become thoroughly used to being taken off and put on the nest again hy strangers. This should always be done every morning, and the hen put into a coop or other convenient place where she can be easily caught, with food and water for her to eat, and left there for about twenty minutes, and then replaced on the nest by hand and shut in. If a regu- lar system be adopted, it is astonishing how many hens may be kept going in this way with very little trouble. Two days before the eggs are due to hatch they should be well soused in tepid water when the hen is off the nest, and after being left in the water for two or three minutes they should be replaced, and the hen put on top of them. This will go a long way in preventing the chickens from becoming stuck to the membranous lining of the shell. If fresh, Dorking eggs will hatch on the twentieth day ; but, if stale, they may be a day longer. For this reason the eggs in a sitting should, as nearly as possible, be of the same age, so as to hatch out altogether ; but on no account should the hen be interfered with until the expiration of, at least, twenty-four hours from the appearance of the first chicken. I consider it waste of time to help chickens out of the shell. I have often done so, but believe it to be far better to let them die at once, as if they are not strong enough to get out of the shell they are pretty sure to die afterwards, and, at all events, will never make prize chickens. If pos- sible, it will be better to sit two hens on the same day, so that if the eggs hatch out badly we may be able to make up one good brood by putting all the chickens under one hen. A little sulphur should alwaj's be sprinkled in the nests of the sitting hens, or otherwise they are likely to become in- fested with vermin. The hen-coop, as illustrated in the accompanying sketch, is well worthy of the attention of amateurs. It has been designed by Mr. Henry Lingwood, who for many years has been one of the most successful exhibitors in the poultry fancy. Last year he very kindly let me have one as a pat- tern, and I have found it answer so well that I have asked and received permission from him to have it drawn for gen- eral information. It combines every requisite for rearing chickens successfully, and with it no shed or coop-house is required. It also possesses the merit of being vermin-proof when shut up, and this, too, without the ventilation being at all impeded. Owing to an error in shading, the engrav- ing is not so intelligible as I could wish ; but I will endeavor to make it a little more simple by explanation. Most hen- coops are entirely inadmissible for outdoor chicken-rearing for two reasons : One, that the wet drives into the front of the coop ; the other, that in heavy rain the wet runs in underneath the sides. In Mr. Lingwood's model coop both these disadvantages are avoided, as the roof projects over the open front, and effectually keeps out the rain ; while a wooden tray is made to fit inside (which should be always kept filled with sand or dry earth), which entirely keeps the little chickens out of the wet. The flap-door, which in the woodcut is seen lying on the ground, hinges at bottom on hooks, and when turned up and secured with a button, fastens the coop up for the night, secure against foX or rat. 14 THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 2. The top part of the open front is made of small-mesh wire, and should be placed perpendicularly, and not be made, as in the drawing, to lean forward. This, besides giving light and ventilation, will be found convenient for feeding the chickens through on a very inclement morning when it is not desirable to let them run out at once. When twenty-four hours old the chickens may be safely put into such a coop as I have described, or into any other description of coop with waterproof roof. The hen should be fed and watered, and the chickens, too, should receive their first feed of bread crumbs softened with milk, canary seed, or some such little delicacy. (For Fanciers' Journal. 3 SITTING HENS. Editor Fanciers' Journal. Everyone who has kept the Asiatics has been troubled, no doubt, by their sitting propensities. Usually there is no convenient coop to confine them in, and after they have been on the nest a day or two, their owner, in sheer desperation, shuts them in the first barrel or box he comes across. The hen generally manages to get out in a couple of days, and the consequence is she is strengthened in her stubborn desire to sit. If her owner succeeds in breaking her up in two weeks, he congratulates himself upon his good luck. If the hen is taken off the nest immediately when she first com- mences to sit, there will be no trouble in breaking her up. Very soon we will begin to be troubled with sitting hens again, and the winter is the best time to fix a coop to shut the sitters in. I have had in use for two years a coop for breaking up sitters, and I can consistently say, it is the best thing for the purpose I have ever seen. The coop is five feet long and two feet wide ; height, two feet. The floor is made of inch square pieces, placed one and one-half inches apart. The front part of the coop is of lath. The hen cannot very well sit on the slatted floor, and she will generally give up in disgust, and in a day or two will be willing to go back to her old quarters and do her duty. They do not like the slatted floor — it does not agree with them, and herein lies its efliciency. The above plan may be in common use for aught I know, hut I have never seen one like it before, and thought it might be of use to some of your readers. D. Passaic, N. J. (For Fanciers' Journal.) FACTS ARE STRONGER THAN FICTION. Mr. Wade: I see by last Journal you are asked to " tell how much Mr. Van Derveer's big brag Bronze Turkey weighs." Now, as fads are wanting, may I not have the privilege of replying to your enthusiastic correspondent, " Pacific " — not for an hour, as I have accepted an invitation to travel through Turkey (thirty pounds, dressed with oysters), consequently, I must be brief. I would say that "his very biggest" weighed at death, when twenty-two months old, forty-two pounds. "His very biggest" hen (now alive), at thirty months old, weighs, this New Tear's morning, thirty pounds ; the latter, without a doubt, is the " very biggest " hen turkey on this continent to-day. She may truly be called the Giantess turkey. Now, it seems that when people cannot find anything else to talk about, they give Van Derveer's turkeys a going over. and some of 'em talk big, and here is where fiction comes in. It seems that when "Pacific" and her opponent get talking turkey, facts are of the things that were. My turkeys are so large now that chicken thieves gener- ally leave them roosting and take lighter weights. And it would take the combined skill of the Forty Thieves to carry oft' one of those of which our enthusiastics talk about. I always thought that t%venty-six pounds was good for a six months turkey, but thirty-six pounds beats the Dutch all to smash. In this world, at the present day, we are too apt to get things slightly mixed. At Buffalo, in 1874, I showed a pair of turkeys which weighed sixty-five pounds, and the papers in that city told the people to "go to the show and see the big turkey that weighed sixty-five pounds." At the same show a little girl was heard to inquire, when in front of the cage which contained this monstrosity, " Mamma, is it an elephant?" Again, my turkeys during the past summer were taken for berry-pickers, as they were roaming in the meadows after grasshoppers. Now, when turkeys are taken for elephants and berry-pickers, they are big enough for all work ; but when " Pacific " gets them up to "either eighty-four or ninety-six pounds," they are too big by half. Nothing but a " Ransom Eange " can find accommoda- tions for preparing a turkey of the period for the table New Year's now-a-daj's. What of the coming turkey, of which " Pacific " must be dreaming about. True, a story never loses by being told often. In telling stories (without they be fish stories), like everything else, we should all adopt Davy Crockett's motto, and then we would make no mis- takes— " Be sure you are right, then go ahead." Port Jackson, Jan. 1, 1876. Bronze. (For Fanciers' Journal.) THE VIRDEN POULTRY ASSOCIATION, Of Virden, Illinois, held its second annual exhibition on December 29 to 31, 1875. Their display of stock, and the management of the exhibition, was in every respect most creditable to the society. The best of feeling prevailed among the competitors for the ribbons. The attendance was good, and the Virdenites seemed truly to enjoy and will doubtless be greatly bene- fited, poultrywise, by this second bringing together of fine poultry, for comparison, and study, as well as exchange or sale. P. M. S. (For Fanciers' Journal.) ILLINOIS POULTRY ASSOCIATION. Editor Panoiers' JotrKNAL. The annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Poultry Association took place at Springfield, Dec. 21, 1875. Present— B. L. T. Bourland, of Peoria; J. M. Wills, of Bloomington; Thos. Mason, of Jacksonville; I. J. Halsted, of Decatur ; C. P. Mills and Phil. M. Springer, of Springfield. The single bird premium list of last year was adopted, to which was added a classified list of pigeons. All first, se- cond, and third premiums of the association, are to be paid in cash. Fourth premiums are " Highly Commended," and fifth premiums " Commended." A bench show for dogs in connection with the next poultry exhibition by the associa- tion was decided on, and a premium list ordered to be pre- pared. Jan. 13, 1876.] THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL, 15 The ofGoes of iissistant socnitary and gennral superinten- dent were created. J. H. Leaton, of Bloomington, was chosen to the former, and H. C. Phelps, of Mansfield, to the latter. Kesolutions offered to hold the next exhibition in connec- tion with the Illinois State Fair for 1876, failed of adoption, and a committee of three was appointed to decide on time and place for an exhibition during the winter of 1876-77. The executive committee finding the association drifting from the original plan on which it was organized, appointed a committee to revise the constitution to suit the new policy which seems to be growing in favor. The transactions of the association from its organization to the present time, are to be published without unnecessary delay. John T. Boyden, of Lincoln, was elected Treasurer of the association, vice Phil. M. Springer, resigned. Ad- journed to meet at the call of the President. Yours truly, P. M. S. (For Fanciers' Journal.) PERHAPS. While hearing the conversation of various members of the fancy we are struck with the diversity of opinion re- garding the best breeds for their several purposes ; and it is generally worthy of remark, that whatever breed or breeds a man may have, he considers them better than ail others for the particular purpose for which he keeps them. We should be "charitable" till we are thoroughly convinced that the breed we are about to denounce has been tried by us and given every advantage before we condemn it too severely. We are not all constituted alike, and select the breed of poultry (if we are over wanting all breeds) which is best adapted for the object we have in view. Perhaps we should like the Partridge, Grouse, Wild Duck, Goose, or Turkey better if we knew they had been fed on corn and pure water alone ; but that peculiar consti- tution of fiesh of the wilder fowls or birds, and to which nature so my.steriously provides, is far more preferable to my palate than your " corn and water " fowls that can eat off the top of a flour barrel. When we cannot readily obtain the wild fowls, then I should come so near to nature as pos- sible, and select the breeds that can take care of themselves, and subsist for the most part, especially during the summer, on the food provided by nature, and on which man cannot improve. I most heartily concur with " Burleigh " in his remarks on Brahmas and Games. He has thoroughly tried the Brabmas and they failed his expectations ; they did not " fill the bill;" he reverts to the ever alert, graceful, juicy-fleshed Games, a fowl that can be picked up almost any time, from a good walk, well prepared for the table, and has not been, necessarily, fed from the filthy pools of the barnyard. Mr. " Young Breeder " do you not know of any one who has or is keeping Brahmas that live in the barnyard a goodly por- tion of the time? Please discuss both sides of the question. It is not necessary for every breeder of Games to be a cock-fighter ; some breed them for pleasure, some for profit, some for the pit; neither is it necessary for a Brahma cock to whip a "so-called" (well put in) Game, to prove that Games are not true to their name. Now, Mr. Y. B., if you should assist your fighting Brahma over the fence into my yard, you would soon have occasion to repent, and be obliged to kindly take him back, right soon too, place him " in his little bed," and for the next fortnight administer tonic paste to keep him alive, and bone meal to prevent bowleggedness. You should be careful while endeavoring to step on other people's corns, for you may be blessed with the same protu- berance, and bear in mind the Golden Rule, and remember that some breeds in summer will lay two eggs to one to your "gentle Brahmas;" so if eggs are twice as high in winter, others make up during the summer in mimbers ; what is the difference, " six of one and half a dozen of the other." You, Mr. Y. B., should not try to fool those just catching the fever, for if your remarks should lead them to accept the Brahmas it might be the biggest "grind" they ever had played upon them. Unicorn. (For Fanciers' Journal.) CONNECTICUT NOTES. SUBSCRIBING FOR THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL — THE NEW ENGLAND CONSOLIDATED EXHIBITION — A GRAND AFFAIR PROMLSED — NEW FEATURES — PERSONAL NOTES — THE BRISTOL EXHIBITION — GETTING READY FOR THE EXHI- BITION, ETC., ETC. My Dear Wade :— Your question, " What are the Con- necticut fanciers doing?" has remained unanswered too long, and I will try to give you just a faint hint of what they are about. In the first place, from what I hear, they are subscribing in an exceedingly lively manner, for the Fanciers' Journal, and saying lots of good things about it. You know when the Connecticut men like anything they go in for it strong, and so every one of them who reads your Journal takes every possible opportunity to commend it, and that sort of thing tells, as you know probably better than any one else. In the second place, they are getting ready for the grand consolidated New England Exhibition, which is to be held at Springfield, next February. There was considerable hesitation at first on the part of the Connecticut Society in coming to a decision to give up its regular exhibition, but the benefits to be derived from a consolidation with the New England Club of Worcester was so apparent that it was finally decided to "pass " this year and go in for the best thing ever seen east of Buffalo. The exhibition is to be given under the auspices of the two societies above men- tioned and the Rod and Gun Club, of Springfield, which gave, last April, as you well remember, a remarkably fine bench show of dogs. The society is composed of many of the leading men of that enterprising city, and seem deter- mined that its reputation for doing handsome things shall not suffer at their hands. The Massachusetts Society, which always gives splendid exhibitions, will also pass this year, and its ofiicers and members will contribute very largely to the success of the "Consolidated." I know your readers will be interested in a statement of the principal features of the exhibition, and so I give them. The birds are to be entered in pairs, but are to be separated in the coops. The birds must score at least 85, 80, and 75 points for a first, second, and third pre- mium. The exhibitors' names are to be placed upon the coops as soon as they are put in position. The score cards, which originated with the Connecticut Society, last year, are to be put upon the coops by the j udges, thus showing in detail, the points of all premium birds. In the sale department, from which all inferior birds will be excluded, exhibitors will be allowed to sell at their own prices, and will noi be required to attach "sale cards" to 16 THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 2. their coops. Their honor will be trusted to report sales and pay commissions. The entry fees are to be one dollar per pair for competition, and fifty cents for exhibition and sale. Many of the leading breeders of New England will send fine birds to the sale department, and the management in- tend to make this a prominent feature. The premium list will be a very liberal one, and, in addition, there will be offered several "combination" premiums of $100 and $50 each. The rules, which I am told were compiled by Presi- dent Sperry, of the Connecticut Society, are a new de- parture from the old stereotyped form, and present many attractive improvements which will, without doubt, com- mend them to other societies in the future. A mention of the names of the Executive Committee will convince you, I think, that the affair will prove all that is promised. Mr. George W. Eay, the chairman, is a re- tired merchant, very wealthy, very genial, very liberal, good-looking, and just the man for the position. C. N Nichols, the treasurer, is a well-known book publisher, i clear-headed, far-sighted man, who is always connected with successful undertakings, very gentlemanly, and ex- ceedingly fond of good jokes and good fellowship. D. J. Marsh, the secretary, is the treasurer of one of Springfield's leading savings banks. He is not so good-looking as Ray or Nichols, but possesses an even temper, is full of grit and drive, well liked by all his friends, and often bet on bv those who do not know his weight. The representatives of the Connecticut Society in the board are President H. T. Sperry, familiarly known among fanciers as the " White Poland Man," and S. J. Bestor, who stands at the head of White Calcutta Fan fanciers. The New England Club men are A. D. Warren, President, the Black-breasted Red Game man. He was never guilty of belonging to but one "ring," and that was a golden one, of course. President Sperry gave him the appellation of "A! Warren, My Boy," in a poem read last year at the Worcester supper, which you published, I believe, at the time, and it still sticks to him. The other is J. R. Pierce, the secretary, an elderly gentleman, well endowed with sterling good sense, which, with his dignified bearing and terse manner of putting things, always secures for him attentive listeners and willing followers. Altogether, as you can see, the manage- ment is in good hands. The Advisory Board is made up of such men as Presi- dent Williams, of the Massachusetts Society ; Hon. Dr. George B. Loring, President of the Essex County Society; General Chas. A. Johnson, President of the Merrimack "Valley Association; Hon. V. C. Gilman, President of the New Hampshire Society; Hon. Albert Noyes, President of the Maine Society, and the presidents of some ten or fifteen other New England poultry organizations, all of which shows that the very best talent has been enlisted, and no- thing that will tend to make the Exhibition in all respects the best will be overlooked. A reunion of officers of poultry associations and fanciers generally, will be held at the Massoitt House, on some even- ing during the Exhibition. Of course. Friend Wade, you and the rest of our Quaker fanciers will come up and see what New England can do when she " consolidates." In the third place : The Exhibition of the Central Con- necticut Society at Bristol, held last week, was a fine affair. There were nearly seven hundred entries, and the propor- tion of meritorious birds was very large. In the fourth place: Many of our fanciers are getting ready for the Chicago and other exhibitions. Mr. Sperry, who has offered his flocks of White Polish for sale, showed eight coops at the Easton exhibition last week. And, by the way, while we all want him to succeed in his wishes, we hope he will not succeed in selling out. We want him to stay with us. There, Friend Wade, I think I have answered your ques- tion in part. If this dose is not strong enough, let me know, and I will mix up another. Cokn. PiqEO[J DE|=A^F^y|VlEflT" (■For Fanciers' Journal.) INFORMATION WANTED. J. M. Wade, Esq. Dear Sir : I have watched the Pigeon Department of the Journal for some time, in hopes to see some information in regard to breeding and rearing. I have lately obtained two pairs of Pouters, and I know nothing of their habits, neces- sary food, etc., and thinking that, perhaps there might be others as green as I am, I apply to you for information. Please give us, as soon as convenient, an article, giving just the information needed by amateurs. Surely the columns of your paper cannot be better employed than in spreading knowledge among the young and inexperienced. I am a regular subscriber to seven papers, and prize the Fanciers' Journal above all the rest. Success to the Ex- change column. Yours, etc., Eaton, N. Y., December 14, 1875. J. B. TuCKKRMAN. [We would be pleased to hear from any of our experi- enced pigeon fanciers on this subject, and would refer Mr. Tuckerman to page 504, Vol. II. — Ed.] COLUMBARIAN SHOW AT ALLENTOWN, PA. On Monday afternoon, last, I took my departure from Doylestown, at four o'clock, and at half past six my journey came to an end, having reached the thriving little city of Allentown. After a glorious night's rest, and partaking of a hearty breakfast at the American House, kept by that prince of landlords. Sheriff Newhard, who, by the way, is one of the few men who knows how to keep a hotel, I walk- ed up Hamilton street to Centre square. In looking around I discovered the banner of the association floating out upon the cool morning air, and I then entered Kline's Hall. Chickens were crowing, pigeons cooing, and everything in grand confusion; however, all this was soon righted by the active, energetic committee, headed by that veteran fancier, Walter Miller. There was on exhibition about fifty coops containing pigeons. There was some very good birds on ex- hibition, and of course some very poor ones. The display was not equal to the last year's show, but the quality was far superior. Jan. 13, 1876.] THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. 17 McKeen & Hulick, of Easton, Pa., had quite a line dis- play of pigeons, those of particular note were a pair of splendid Blue Antwerps ; in using the word splendid, I wish it understood that they were not the dirty blue birds that we are accustomed to see, but in coloring almost up to the pictures in some of our pigeon books. Black Carriers, good ; Blue Owls, Blue-wing Turbits, Black Magpies, and White Carriers, a pair of Silver Owls very fine, would have receiv- ed a first premium, but were entered wrong. Charles Trexler, of AUentown, showed a very large col- lection of fancy pigeons, some of them being Black Barbs, White Pans, Black Nuns, Magpies, and Trumpeters. Mr. Trexler received the special on pigeons, he having received the largest number of first premiums. There was several small exhibitors, but there was nothing worthy of mention concerning their birds. I might say, in regard to the poul- try department of the show, that it was far ahead of Philadel- phia, Tamarjua, and Doyleslown. Miller's Light Brahmas, McKeen & Hulick's Buff and Partridge Cochins, were a grand sight to look upon. Mr. Keen had on exhibition an extraordinary fine Partridge Cochin hen. Mr. Otto, of Easton, showed some of the finest Polands I ever saw, per- fect pictures some of them. The Lehigh Valley Poultry Association may congratulate themselves on this, their se- cond poultry and pigeon show. Mr. Moore, the President of the association, has met with a sad bereavement, and was too unnerved to pay much attention to the poultry show. He has the sympathy of the whole community in. this his sad hour of trial. Hearty thanks to Messrs. Shimer, Wor- man, Khue, Miller, Trexler, and others, for kindness shown. The visit of the past week, will long remain as a green spot within my memory. Tknnet. DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (For Fanciers' Journal.) PIGEON RACE. The pigeon race from Spring Mill to Philadelphia came off on January 8th. Fifteen birds were entered and flown in this match. The following is the distance and the time made by the three winners : The pigeon owned by Mr. John Parker, of 502 North Eleventh St., Philadelphia, flew ten miles, bee line, in 16 minutes and 15 seconds, winning first prize, a very handsome urn. The second, which was ft money prize, was won by John Parker, Jr.'s bird in 16 minutes and 30 seconds. The third money prize was won by Mr. Stephen Kershaw's bird, the distance being nine miles and three hundred and eighty-seven yards ; time, 15 minutes and 57 seconds. Many of the other birds came in close to the winners. This race was got up, and first prize so kindly given, by the well-known sportsman, Mr. Fred. Smith, of the Cen- tennial Hotel, corner of Twelfth and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, who served up a good lunch after the race was over; also filled the urn with the very best of wine. Mr. Parker also filled it. Many of the Philadelphia fan- ciers were very sorry to see so few birds entered for this handsome prize. It is owing to the season of the year and the distance being so short. We finished up the evening on the English free and easy style. I hope all who get in the neighborhood of Twelfth and Callowhill Street will give Mr. Smith a call, as he is a jolly good fellow, and will make them welcome. T. Grist Philadelphia, January 10, 1875. Timekeeper. SpOI^JS|Vi;\l^'s DEj=/\F^J|VIEfJj. (For Fanciers* Journal.) SETTER AND POINTER CROSS, OR DROPPER. In the last issue of the Jouriial, I find an article by " Vic " on this subject, in which he alludes to " Greenhorn's dog " (whose vagaries as a field dog created a sensation among your sporting readers some months .since, several writers accounting for his worthlessness by reason of his being a dropper), and says, "Now, from actual experience with a ' dropper,' or cross between a setter dog and a pointer bitch, I can very positively assert that these parties were mis- taken." Now this is a pretty strong position to take, as " Vic's " experience, judging from his article, is altogether based on the performance of this particular dog. Before going further, I will state that " Greenhorn's " dog was a myth, and his eccentricities were saddled on him for the purpose of eliciting a discussion in the Sportsman's Department of the Journal; all the replies were against the theory of cross-breeding field dogs, and I am glad that " Vic " has come to the front as his champion. But, now to come to the pith of the subject. Granted, for the sake of argument,' that "Vic's" dog is perfection, is this enough to warrant him to advise sportsmen to breed their dogs in this way, when arrayed against it is the ex- perience of scori'^s of practical sportsmen and breeders? Does he not know that for every prize drawn, twenty blanks will occur ? No, we cannot afford to waste time and labor in attempting to improve our field dogs by hybridizing ; and in the face of such an array of facts as come within every breeder's knowledge, what can be gained by it? this taking a step backwards. Surely the setter is good enough as we now find him. Where would the leading British breeds — the Gordon, the red Irish, and the Lavarack — be to- day if the mongrelizing system had obtained ? Purity of breeding intensifies qualities, whilst h3'bridizing runs off on a tangent to — nowhere. The setter and pointer are distinct breeds, and each has reached the acme of perfection ; each has a specific place in field sports ; under some conditions a setter is preferable, under others a pointer. To attempt to make a dog for all work by crossing is idle ; for where you might by chance improve one quality, you would lose in another, and make the moral instincts of the brute a hopeless jumble, as in the instance of Greenhorn's dog. And again, of what use is Vic's dog ? Can he breed from him and feel sure of the quality of his produce ? Every one knows that cro.ss-bred stock of any kind is entirely unrelia- ble to breed from, absolutely worthless, you never know what is going to turn up. Any well-bred setter or pointer will do all that Vic's dog will do, if, as he observes, " such a dog be trained as he should be," and with the advantage of being able to reproduce his quality in his progeny. Gkebnhokn. 18 THE FANCIBES* JOUENAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 2. FANCIERS' JOURNAL THE FANCIER'S NEWSPAPER. The Eecognized Authority on Poultry, Pigeons, and Pets, SIIBSCRIPTIOHr. Per Annum $2 50 Five Copies, one year 10 00 Single Copies 10 POSTAGE PREPAID. NOTICE. — Anonymous communications not noticed. Rejected communi- cations not returned. Manuscript not preserved. JOSEPH M. WADE, Editor and Proprietor. A. JS". Batjb, Associate Edito?-, ASSISTED BY A CORPS OP THE ABLEST WRITERS, ON OUR SPECIALTIES, IN THE UNITED STATES. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT. STILL ANOTHEK NE"W" SOCIETY. Rev. C. W. Bolton, Armonk, Westchester Co., N. Y., in- forms us, that a society has been formed and christened " The Westchester County Poultry Association," with the following list of officers : President, James Wood ; Sec- retary, Kev. C. W. Bolton. They are to have an exhibition at Mount Kisco, on the Harlem Kailroad, on February 8, 9, 10, 11, 1876. A good hall has been secured. Any fur- ther information can be had by addressing the secretary as above. TWO ADMIRABLE CORBBCTIVES, Fob use in poultry feeding, may be found in charcoal and Cayenne pepper, judiciously provided and not given too often, to both young and old fowls. The best way to ad- minister these condiments efficaciously, is to pulverize the charcoal to a powder and mix it with soft food. In this shape the birds eat it freely, and it is a grand purifier of the system. The Cayenne should be procured of the best quality (always the cheapest in the end), and a tablespoonful should be thoroughly mixed through a pail of water and given them to drink. This last method is an admirable preventive of gapes in chickens, and for older fowls it is found an excel- lent thing in cold or chilly weather. Neither of these aids should be used oftener than ever}' other day in the week, and only for a week or two at a time, anyway, to be eifective ; but if managed with discre- tion they are more valuable, as a common preventive to disease, and a corrector to the internal composition of domestic poultry, than all the medicines that can be given fowls after they once get sick. Both charcoal and Cayenne can thus be very easily used, and after a little while, it will be found that the chickens become fond of this change for their benefit. WEEKLY GOSSIP. Contributions to this department respectfully solicited from all. EXTENSION OF TIME. To THE Editor of Fanciers' Journal. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Poultry Association, January 6th, the time for making the entries in the fowl and pigeon classes was extended to Jan- uary 18th, at 12 o'clock, noon, to accommodate many fanciers who wish to exhibit, but did not get premium list and blanks in time to make necessary arrangements. C. P. WiLLARD, Secretary. — "Philadelphia," if you will turn back to page 686, of the Journal, dated November 25th, you will find why " the squirrels were taken from the public squares." — Col. Bee shot a hare {Lepus sylvaticus, Huon's name ; Jackass rabbit, the localism) and sent it over to my chickens. The boys skinned it to make bridles of the hide, but not before I had measured it, and found that it was 31 inches from tip of nose to end of tail, .38 inches from tip of fore- leg to tip of hind-leg, 15 inches from tip to tip of ears (they being set on the head one inch apart). The color is a yel- lowish-brown and black, eyes red. I noticed several swellings, nearly two inches high, on the back and legs. Cutting into one, I found the contents to be numberless white eggs, resembling in shape and size a white mustard seed, inclosed in an opaque, white mem- brane; the whole floating in a fluid clear as crystal. I was told that a disease seizes many of them at this season of the year. Those that do not die, are called "grubby," some say " wormy." E. S. S. • — One of the Delaware County papers complains that hawks are particularly numerous and very destructive this season, in that and the neighboring county of Chester. Of all the hawk family, the Bideo Borealis, or red-tailed hawk, is the most to be dreaded for the havoc he commits on game. Bold, wary, and watchful, he haunts the neigh- borhood of the farmyard ; always on the alert, and ready to seize any luckless fowl that strays outside the pale of the farmer's protecting gun; or, failing in that, he lurks near the feeding-ground of the partridge, and in a short space of time will annihilate an entire covey. In fact, nothing comes amiss to this rapacious and powerful bird ; rabbits, pigeons, small bird, and even reptiles are equally acceptable as a repast. Every farmer, poultry breeder, and sportsman is interested in his destruction. But how is this to be ac- complished? Ah! there is the rub. Perched on the top- most branch of some tall tree, his piercing eye roves incessantly in search of prey, and at the same time warns him of any threatened danger. He seems to have a correct idea of the range of a shot gun, and the shooter, be he ever so careful, is never allowed to get within the danger line. We must, therefore, have recourse to strategy. Of a team and driver he seems to have little fear ; possibly, not pos- sessing an analytical mind, he looks upon them as a harm- less centaur, and the shooter may generallj' approach with oxen or horseback sufficiently near to riddle him with a charge of No. 5. But one of the best ways to destroy him, is to bait an ordinary steel trap, with the head or offal of a fowl, place it on a fence post near his lookout tree, securely tied with a strong cord to prevent his carrying it away if caught by the legs, scatter some feathers in the vicinity to attract his attention. This generally brings the answer. Greenhorn. SjWy^LL PeJ DEp/^F^TfflEfJj AND YOTTNG FOLKS' CORNER. (Reported for Fanciers* Journal.) AERIVALS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Philadelphia, for the week ending January 12, 1876. 1 [Horned Owl [Bubo Virginianus). Presented by I. W. Ransom, Philadelphia. 1 Screech Owl [Scops asio). Presented by Otto Weber, Philadelphia. 1 Cardinal Grosbeak [Cardinalis Virginianus). Presented by Daniel K. Polk, Philadelphia. 1 Red Pox ( Vulpes fulvus). Presented by ■ , New York. (For Fanciers' Journal.) "ZOO" If OTES.— No. 9. VITLTtTRES. In the southern end of the now completed Carnivora House, a rather remarkable bird has his winter quarters. Jan. 13, 1876.] THE FANCIEES' JOUENAL. 19 His name is ^' Qyparchus papa," though, should you prefer it, you may call him king vulture. He may have bunst his cgg-sboll in Peru, Brazil, Guiana, Paraguay, or Mexico, for in all these places, do the king vultures reside, though they arc only known there as " Condors." I have no good word to say of vultures in general, or of king vultures in particular. They are all large birds, most of them gorgeously feathered, with a flight more graceful than that of the eagle, and equally as bold ; but they are cowardly and filthy birds, feeding and gorging themselves on carrion, in good aldernianic fashion, to an aldermanic state of inactivity. Still, di-sgusting as are their habits they are invaluable in tropical regions, devouring animal sub- stances whoso speedy decomposition would otherwise, en- gender pestilential diseases. In this way the vultures fill the same place in the economy of nature, as the Jackal and Hyena. Until Humboldt visited South America, the most extrava- gant ideas prevailed as to the size, and consequent strength of this bird, even to the belief that it could carry off a full grown man, while children of whatever ago or size, were " no- where." The great traveller exploded all that, as, after much time spent among them, and great research, he could not find any native who had known, personally, even the smallest babe to have been " appropriated ;" but, on the con- trary, the natives asserted that the birds were not at all dangerous to either man or beast, and even their young children were allowed to sleep in the open air without the least fear of danger from the vultures. Another instance that a nameless individual is never as black as he is painted. The king vultures, like all of their kin, are disgusting to us in their choice of food, as well as in their gluttonous ap- petites. Preferring meat which has been dead some time, and consequently " high," they do not care to kill it for themselves, and have it fresh, only doing the battle when pressed by extreme hunger. On this " high " flesh will the king feed, tearing it with both beak and claws, overloading his crop to a fearful extent, until he becomes too stupid to move, when he is easily knocked over with a club and killed, or captured alive with the lasso. The head and neck of the king vulture are of bright colors, the eyes are bold, beautiful and expressive, and the general color of the plumage is white, hence the Spaniards called it a " white crow." The name of king vulture was applied from the fact, that being of greater strength than other vultures, he forces them to stand aloof from a carcass, until his highness has finished his repast. Weakness must go to the wall, and ever bend to strength. The king vulture clings to life with the tenacity of a cat, and, like the Irish gintleman in the song, "he's mighty hard to kill." Happy king vulture now in the Zoo. You need never more indulge in " high" food, or disgustingly play the glut- ton ; henceforth for fresh meat, and enough (which we are told is quite as good a feast) will be provided for you, and we hope you may pass down the rate of vulture years, living an ungorging peaceful life, and that your captivity may not prevent you from arriving at the appointed goal of vulture existence. Tea, Gyparchus, may it be long, very long, before Dr. Chapman the accomplished prosector of the Zoo, places your bones to bleach on the roof of the Carnivora House, along- side of those of the dear departed Empress, giant elephant of India. HuoN. (For Fanciers' Journal.) PRAIRIE DOG VILLAGE. From notes I made of "items of interest" for my little folks, modified from the guide book to suit little ears and understandiugs. Fo0R hundred and thirty-five miles west of Omaha is situated the great Prairie Dog City, one of the largest settle- ments on the line of the Union Pacific Kailroad. Several hundred acres, each side of the track, have been taken up by the sagacious little prairie dogs, and there the}' have made their homes, and that without buying one lot from the company, or as much as saying, " By your leave." The dwellings consist of little mounds, from a foot to eighteen inches in height, raised by the dirt excavated by their bur- rows. On the approach of a train, the little inhabitants can be seen scampering for their homes. Arrived there, they squat upon their hams or stand upon their hind feet at the entrance — a hole in the top — barking at the train as it passes. Should anyone venture too near, down they go, and their city is as silent as the " city of the dead." It is said that the opening in the top leads to a subterraneous chamber, connecting with the next dwelling, and so on through the settlement ; but this is a mistake, as a few buckets of water will drown out any one of them. The prairie dog is of a sandy-brown color, and about the size of a large gray squirrel. In their nest, living with them, are found the owl and rattlesnake, though whether welcome or not is uncertain. He lives upon grasses and roots, and is generallj' fat, and is by some, Mexicans espe- cially, considered good eating, as his flesh is sweet and tender, though rather greasy. Wolves prey on the little fellows, and may be seen sneaking near the town, hoping, by chance, to pick up some straggler. But the dogs are not easily caught. Some one is always on the lookout for dan- ger, and gives the alarm on the first intimation of trouble. Then away they all scamper to their holes. There are settlements for miles up and down the road, but none that can compare in size with what is dignified on the map as Prairie Dog City. C. S. S. [A prairie dog village was one of the first things of in- terest started in the " Zoo " in this city, and, judging from the number of inhabitants and their activity, it would soon become a city were they not restrained by brick and iron. But probably " Huon " will tell us all about them ere long. —Ed.] (For Fanciers' Journal.) CAT SaUIRREL (Sciurus Cinereus). BY O. D. FOULKE. I NOTICE in your paper many references to the Fox and Gray squirrels, but nothing about the Cat squirrel, which, I believe, is peculiar to the middle states. Is it so rare that none of your many correspondents meet with it, or do they take it for merely a variety of the Pox squirrel? In my collection trips, in the mountains of Pennsylvania, I have shot numbers of Gray, Black, and Fox squirrels, but have only been able to procure four specimens of the Cat squirrel, and these in but one place : in the Cumberland valley, at the foot of the South mountains, in a tract of heavily wooded bottomland, known, I believe, as the Rich Lands. Two of the specimens were of a beautiful light silvery- gray color, one a reddish orange slightly sprinkled with gray, while the other was nearly black. I showed the skins to Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian Institute, who was staying at Carlisle at that time, and he pronounced them to be fine specimens of the Cat squirrel [S. Vinereus). 20 THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 2. They are much larger than the common Gray, and a little smaller than the Fox squirrel, being about twelve inches long in the body, with a broad flat tail about eleven inches, just an inch shorter than the body. In form, they are much stouter than either the above varieties, and I found them much less active in their movements and more covered with fat than any other variety of squirrel. The fur is a little inclined to be woolly, but, aside from this, they much resemble the Fox squirrel, and might easily be taken for it by persons unacquainted with that peculiar mark of the S. Vidpines — the white ears and nose. A Galbsburq farmer, whose pew rent was raised to twenty-five dollars, exclaimed : " Great Cfesar ! here's a nice state of affairs — the gospel going up, and pork coming down. What's to become of us? " Exclj^NqEs. JS^ Advertisements under this head, of four lines, or forty-eight Tvords, describing and offering for ^Exchange only, will be allowed at 25 cents for each and every insertion. For every line extra 10 cents will be charged. J^^ "To EXCHANGE FOR CASH" Or "GREENBACKS," "WANTED A PUR- CHASER," or *' WANTED AN OFFER," etc, etc, cannot under any circum- stance be admitted to the Exchange or Want column. 4ISP" No Exchange or Want will be inserted unless accompanied with 25 cent.s. inil^TOK J. RUTH, Globe Hotel, Lancaster, Pa., will exchange , few numbers of "'Tbe Illustrated Book of Pigeons," by Robert Fulton -for Fancy Pigeons; books in best of order. FRANK R. HOWE!.!., Lancaster, Pa., will exchange Yellow Duckwing Game cockerel (took first prize at York last week), and one Guinea Pig, heavy with young—for Red Pyle, White or Black African Game Bantams. None but good birds wanted. I. P. LORD * BRO., Waupaca, Wis., will exchange one pair fine Tartar Games, young, for Dr. J. W. Cooper's work on " Game Fowls," or trio of same for " Tegetmeier's Poultry Book." WINTER BROTHERS, Lock Box 5, Soutlibridge, Mass., has for exchange, first-class Dominique Leghorns (Lowe's strain), for Dark Brah- mas and Black-breasted Red Game Bantams. What ofiers? OEO. A. MEACHAM, North Cambridge, Mass., will exchange Black Spanish cockerels, White Cochin cockerels. Light Brahma cock- erels, one Setter dog, almost nine month's old — for Plymouth Rocks and White-crested Black Polands. FANCIER, Box 314, Worcester, Mass., will exchange choice Brown Leghorn hens (Wheeler's strain), ; also. White Fantail Pigeons— for a good Rifie, Revolver, Jewelry, or other articles. Write description. "W. "W. EL.1.IOTT, McEwensville, Pa., has for exchange one trio Aylesbury Ducks (Todd's stock). Light Brahma cockerels (Williams' strain), and a fine collection of postage stamps — for Winged Turbits, Bald Tumblers, Moorcaps, Magpies, Archangels, and a White Fan hen. None but good birds wanted. D. S. "WENRICH, Bernville, Berks Co., Pa., will exchange two trios of White Holland Turkeys for Dark Brahmas. What other oflFers? H. K. OSBORN, Carabridgeport, Mass., will exchange a fine muz- zle-loading Rifle, with patent steel hardened breech, also bullet moulds, etc.— for Fancy Fowls or Pigeons. Rifle cost S125, and is as good as new. Make me an olfer. OEO. SHVRAS & BRO., No. 3 Stockton Ave., Allegheny City. Pa., will exch:ui;c Blue Antwerp cocks (partly trained). A single cock for any of the following pairs: Red or Blue Swallows, Tumblers, or Moor- caps. Two cocks for Red or Mottled Jacobins or Baldheads. Must be first-class. W. S. KEMP, Dayton, Ohio, will exchange one pair Buff Cochins, one pair W. F. B. Spanish, one pair G. L. S. Bantams, one trio Sultans, one pair Red Barbs, one pair Archangels, one pair Black Magpies, one Black Swallow hen— for one Yellow Pouter hen, one Black Swallow cock, one Yellow-winged Turbit hen, or other offers in pigeons, books, etc. JAS. W. McMAKIN, 25th Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, will exchange Black Cochin fowls or chicks (P. Williams' strain), B. B. R. Game Bantam and Buff Cochin cockerels— for BufF Cochin pullets, White Cochin cock erels, or Bronze Turkeys. Must be good, as mine are. ». F, PARKER, Station A, Cincinnati, Ohio, will exchange Black Carriers, BIub Pouters, Redwing Turbits, and Archangels— for Yellow Carriers, Yellow Pouters, or Hoiidan pullets. H. T. BOr.E.ES,RockviUe, Conn., will exchange Stationary Steam Engine (six horse-power), Boiler, twenty feet of Shafting, Hangers, etc., — for offers. J. F- FERRIS, Stamford, Conn., would like to exchange White Leghorns of his celebrated strain, for good light Harness, Carriage Robe, etc. Also, Dark Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, Aylesbury Ducks, and fine Bantams of all kinds— for Pekin Ducks. J. F. FERRIS, Stamford, Conn., wants choice Light Brahmas in exchange for extra fine Red Pyle Game Rantams, Gold-laced Sebright Bantams, or White Leghorns of my well-known strain. H, T. BOIiliES, Roekville, Conn., will exchange a few thorough- bred Brown Leghorns, American Domiuiques, Pea-comb P, Cochins, and Light Brahuias— for white Fautails or White Pouters. HARRT K. WEI.SH, York, Pa., will exchange one pair White Fantails, one pair Mottled Tumblers, Brent's Book on Pigeons, 112 pages, and A No. 1 Allen (seveen-shooter) Revolver— for A No. 1 nickel-plated Revolver (seven-shooter), Game Bantams, Red Pyle or B. B. Reds, or offers. T. H. CARPENTER, Foxburg, Clarion Co., Pa., will exchange three first-premium Plymouth Rock cockerels for pullets or Dark Brahma hens or pullets ; also, one trio P. Cochins and one pair Houdans (chicks) to exchange as above. S. NEWTON, Oakdale Station, Alleghany Co., Pa., will exchange Dark Brahmas (A. A. Miller's strain), three White Leghorn hens — for Planet, Jr., No. 2, Seed Drill, in good order. Also, Golden, Polish cock, first-premium bird, for pair Guinea pigs. BOX 474, Orange, N. J., has to exchange, fine Partridge Cochins, S. y. Hamburgs, or Dark Brahmas — for a good single light buggy harness. W. "W, 9IARTIN, York. Pa., will exchange two Black Cochin cockerels .and two Black Cochin pullets (Todd)— for Fancy Pigeons or what offers. P. 0. Box 246. ERNEST "W. WIDER, East St. Louis, Illinois, has to exchange two pairs Runts for two trios B. B. Red Game Bantams or Duckwing Game Bantams ; two pairs Barbs for one pair Black Baldheads ! two pairs Pigmv Pouters for one pair Blue Baldheads; two pairs Carriers for one pair Black and one pair Blue Beard Tumblers. IF XOU WISH TO 9IAKE A TRADE of any kind, write to J. F. FERRIS, Stamford, Conn. Will take anything of value that does not eat in trade for really choice fowls! Read this twice at home; profit by it ; and say what we shall do for you. W. ATIiEE BURPEE, Philadelphia, Pa., will exchange Dark Brahma, Partridge Cochin, Brown and White Leghorn cockerels, Buff Cochins, Rouen and Aylesbury Ducks, Fancy Pigeons, etc. — for pullets, Bremen Geese, Pekin and Cayuga Ducks, Poultry, Pigeons, Ferrets, and Rabbits. li, A. HATS, Spring City, Chester Co., Pa., will exchange two Rouen drakes, White Fantails, Pearl Guineas, extra-large Black Gobbler, Pea cock, two pairs Snells, pair Black Carriers — for Light Brahmas, three White-crested Black Polands, pair Maltese cats, or Blue, Black, or Yellow Fans. Good stock wanted. CHARI.es EIPPOIiD, Lancaster, Pa., will exchange one pair of White Frizzles, fowls (took first at York), German Canaries, Gold- finches, Linnets, Guinea Pigs, White Rabbits, one Red Squirrel, Red, Black, Yellow-mottled Tumblers; White, Blue, and Mottled Trumpeters— for White Owl cock, White Turbit hen, and Bantams of all kinds; none but good birds wanted. J. T. BEI.I., Franklin, Pa., has a si Target Pistol, eight-inch rifled barrel, plain good Microscope, in a neat box, valued at S breasted Red Game pullets of good stock. gle-barrel, muzzle-loading finish, valued at S8; and a 0— to exchange for Black- JAUIES r. VOSE, Kerserville, Pa., will exchange BuflF Cochii and White Leghorn cockerels for Light Brahma cockerels and Partridg Cochin pullets. My Black Cochins are June hatch, and weigh 8 pound O. J, BAKXIR, Oakville, Ont., Canada, will exchange Partridge and Black Cochins, S. S. Bantams, Pouters, and English Tumblers — for Rifle, double-barreled Gun, chest of Carpenters' Tools, or Black and Tan slut (must be small and well bred). 'E. W. WATSON, Titusville, Pa., will exchange Target Rifle, with telescope and implements complete, cost ff200, all in good shape for shoot- ing— for a good double or single Harness, Portland Cutter, Robes, or any- thing that is used in a livery stable, except horses. Wm^t E D. READ INSTRUCTIONS AT THE HEAD OF EXCHANGES. The name and address of any person acting dishonestly through the Exchange and Want columns, will be placed at the head of Exchange col- umn until thoroughly exposed. J. F. FERRIS, Stamford, Conn., wants at once a good Light Harness, new or nearly so, in exchange for choice thorough-bred fowls. Also, Pekin Ducks and Light Brahmas wanted in exchange for Bantams of superior merit. H. B. GIBSON, Lock Box R, Cincinnati, Ohio, wants the name and P. O. address of all the Pigeon Breeders in the United States, with a view of purchasing enough to stock a large loft. J. B. COIiVIIil., 411 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa., wants six Silver-spnnvrled liens; nofhing but first-class stock wanted. Address above, wuh particulars. FANCIERS' JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. IsTOT IF* OK. ITSEXjIP B T7 T IF O IS J^ L X.. Vol. III. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 20, 1876. No. 3. PodLji^Y DEpj^f^TMEfJT- WISCONSIN STATE POULTRY ASSOCIATION. We are indebted to G. H. Spear, Secretarj', for the fol- lowing'list of awards : CLASS I. — ASIATICS. First premium, ?3 ; second premium, S2. Brahmas — Light — Cock, C. Robertson, Beloit, 1st. Hen, S. H. Seamans, Wauwatosa, 1st; C. Robertson, 2d. Cock- erel, Ziegler & Williams, 1st; S. A. Philbrook, Brookfield, 2d; S. H. Seamans, 3d. Pullet, C. Robertson, 1st; Ziegler & Williams, 2d ; S. A. Philbrook, 3d. Dark— Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st; John Mueller, 2d; Peter Schoen, 3d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st and od ; J. Mueller, 2d. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st; Peter Schoen, 2d; C. A. Koefller, 3d. Pul- let, J. Mueller, 1st; C. A. Krefder, 2d; S. H. Seamans, 3d. Cochins — Partridge — Cock, H. D. Gardner, 1st; J. Mil- ler, 2d; C. Robertson, 8d. Hen, C. Robertson, 1st; J. Miller, 2d and 3d. Cockerel, C. Robertson, 1st; S. A. Philbrook, 2d ; S. H. Seamans, 3d. Pullet, H. D. Gardner, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d; J. B. Crosbj', St. Joseph, Mich., 3d. White— Cock, J. B. Crosby, 3d. Hen, J. B. Crosby, 3d. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d; S. A. Phil- brook, 3d. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d ; S. A. Phil- brook, 3d. Black— Cockerel, Dr. H. Enos, 1st. Pullet, Dr. H. Enos, 1st and 2d. CLASS 11. — DORKINGS. Silver-gray — Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Hen, S. H. Sea- mans, 1st. Gray — Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Plymouth Rocks — Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Cockerel, J. B. Judson, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. Pullet, J. B. Judson, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. CLASS IT. — SPANISH. Black— Cock, H. D. Gardner, 1st and 2d ; J. W. Steffen, 3d. Hen, H. D. Gardner, 1st and 2d. Cockerel, H. D. Gardner, 1st; Ziegler & Williams, 2d; S. H. Seamans, 3d. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. //e^r/torns- White— Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st; J. B. Crosby, 3d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st ; Leon Howard, 3d. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. Pullet, S. H. Sea- mans, 1st; G. A. Cunningham, 2d; Leon Howard, 3d. Brown— Hen, G. A. Cunningham, 1st. Cockerel, M. J. Lane, 1st. Pullet, M. J. Lane, 1st; G. A. Cunning- ham, 3d. CLASS V. — POLISH. Polands — White-crested Black — Cock, Dr. Horace Enos, 1st. Hen, Dr. Enos, 1st. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st; Dr. Enos, 2d; G. W. Lee, 3d. CLASS VI. — FRENCH. Houdana — Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st; George Butters, Oak Park, 111., 2d; S. H. Seamans, 8d. Hen, S. H. Sea- mans, 1st and 3d ; George Butters, 3d. Cockerel, George Butters, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d. Pullet, George Butters, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d. CLASS Til. — HAMB0RGS. Golden-spangled — Cock, S. H. Seamans, 2d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Silver-spangled — Cock, S. A. Philbrook, 1st. Hen, Hermann Preusser, 1st. Cockerel, G. W. Lee, 1st. Pullet, S. A. Philbrook, 1st, 2d, and 3d. CLASS VIII.^-GAMES. Black-breasted Red — Cock, J. W. Cross & Bro., Winne- conne, 1st and 2d; G. A. Cunningham, 3d. Hen, J. W. Cross & Bro., 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d; W. Lindman, Mil- waukee, Sd. Cockerel, J. W. Cross & Bro., 1st, 2d, and 3d. Pullet, J. W. Cross & Bro., 1st, 2d, and 3d. Brown- breasted Red — Cock, G. A. Cunningham, 1st. Hon, G. A. Cunningham, 1st. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Silver Duckwing — Cockerel, H. D. Gardner, 1st. Pullet, H. D. Gardner, 2d. Spangled — Cock, P. J. Kline, 1st. Cockerel, P. J. Kline, 1st. Pul- let, P. J. Kline, 1st. Pyle — Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d. CLASS IX. Silkies — Cock, Dr. H. Enos, 1st. Hen, Dr. Enos, 1st. Cockerel, Dr. Enos, 1st and 2d. Pullet, Dr. Enos, 1st and 2d. Frizzles— CocV, Dr. Enos, 1st ; H. D. Gardner, 2d. Hen, H. D. Gardner, 1st ; Dr. Enos, 2d. CLASS X. — TURKEYS. Bronze — Gobbler, S. H. Seamans, 1st; M. Robinson, 2d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st; M. Robinson, 2d. Cockerel and pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st in each. Best fat turkey — J. Johnson. Guineas — White — Fowls, pair. Dr. H. Enos, 1st and 2d. CLASS XII. — GEESE. Toulouse — C. Robertson, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d. Bi-emen — S. H. Seamans, 1st ; C. Robertson, 2d. Wild— John Stuart, 1st. African — J. Johnson, 1st; Mrs. Said, 2d. Best fat goose, J. Johnson. CLASS SIII. — DUCKS. Rouen — S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d. Aylesbury — White — S. H. Seamans. Pekin — Amos Sawyer. Muscovy — White — S. H. Seamans. CLASS XVI. — BIRDS. German Canaries — Pair, Mrs. P. W. Spear, .1st and 2d. Cardinal Red-bird— Dr. H. Enos. CLASS XVII. Guinea Pigs— S. A. Philbrook, 1st and 2d ; J. E. Bast, 3d. THE FANCIERS' JOUENAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 3. MISCELLiNEOUS. Heaviest Tiirke_y — S. H. Seamans. Heaviest Goose — C. Kobertson. Heaviest Pair of Ducks — S. H. Seamans. CLASS XV. — PIGEONS. First premium, ^3 ; second premium, $2. English Carriers — Black, G H. Spear, Milwaukee, 1st.- Dun, G. H. Spear, 1st. Red, G. W. Lee, Milwaukee, 1st. Blue, G. H. Spear, 1st. White, G. H. Spear, 1st. Mot- tled, G. H. Spear, 1st. Barbs— White, G. H.' Spear, 1st. Black, G. H. Spear, 1st. Red, G. H. Spear, 1st and 2d. Yellow, G. H. Spear, 1st and 2d. African Owls— Blue, G. H. Spear, 1st. Tumblers — Button-head, 6. H. Spear, 1st and 2d. Almond, W. A. Collins, Milwaukee, 1st and 2d. Black Mottled Trumpeters, W. A. Collins, 1st and 2d. Splashed, W. A. Collins, 1st and 2d. Black, W. A. Collins, 1st. White, F. C. Germain, Milwaukee, 1st. Pouters— Yel- low, .;. Williams, Milwaukee, 2d. White, G. H. Spear, l.st ; J. Williams, 2d. Blue, J. Williams, 1st and 2d. Red, J. Williams, 1st and 2d. Blue-checkered, W. A. Collins, 1st. Tans- White-crested Calcutta, F. C. Germain, 1st ; W. A. Collins, 2d. White Plain-head, F. C. Germain, 1st. Black, G. H. Spear, 1st. Blue, W. A. Collins. SWALLOW PIGEONS. FiKt premium, S2; second premium, $1. Blue, G. H. Spear, 1st. Black, J. Williams, 1st; F. C. Germain, 2d. Red, G. H. Spear, 1st; J. Williams, 2d. Yellow, J. Williams, 2d. Blue Swallows, white bars, W. A. Collins, 2d. Turbits— Silver-wing, F. C. Germain. Yellow-wing, W. A. Collins, 1st; F. C. Germain, 2d. Red- wing, F. C. Gi'i-maiu, 1st; J. Williams, 2d. Blue-check Wing, F. C. Germain, 1st. Black-wing, F. C. Germain, 1st; J. Williams, 2d. Tumblers— Yellow, F. C. Germain, 2d. Black Mottled, W. A. Collins, 1st and 2d. Black, G. H. Spear, 1st. Kite, G. H. Spear, 1st. Black Bald- head, G. H. Spear, 1st. Blue-beard, F. C. Germain, 1st. Ked-beard, F. C. Germain, 1st. Red, W. A. Collins. Nuns— Black, W. A. Collins, 1st and 2d. Archangels— J. Williams, 1st. Priests— Black, G. H. Spear, .1st. Red, J. Williams, 2d. Spangled, J. Williams, 1st. Yellow, J. Williams, 1st. Jacobins — Red, Black, White, Red-mottled, and Yellow, J. Williams, 1st in each. Helmets — Yellow, G. W. Lee, 1st. Ice Pigeons— G. H. Spear, 1st; W. A. Collins, 2d. Moorheads— Blue, G. H. Spear, 1st. Black, J. W. Williams, 1st. CLASS XVIII. — BANTAMS. Game — Black-breasted Red — Cook, S. H. Seamans, 1st; S. A. Philbrook, 2d ; H. D. Gardner, 3d. Hen, G. A. Cun- ningham, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. Cockerel, S. A. Philbrook, 1st; Miss Alice Wells, Milwaukee, 2d; S. H. Seamans, 8d. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st ; S. H. Philbrook, 2d; Miss Alice Wells, 3d. Silver Duckwing— Cock, S. A. Philbrook, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, Ist, 2d, and 3d. Cockerel, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 3d; P. Ricketson, Milwaukee, 2d. Pullet, S. H. Sea- mans, 1st and 2d; F. Ricketson, 3d. Yellow Duckwing — Cock, S. A. Philbrook, .3d. Hen, S. A. Philbrook, 1st and 2d. Pyle— Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st. Hen, Houghton Bros., Milwaukee; S. H. Seamans, 2d. Cockerel, Hough- ton Bros., 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d and 3d. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d. Gold-laced Sebright— Hen, S. A. Philbrook, 1st. Cock- erel, S. H. Seamans, 1st and second. Pullet, S. H. Sea- mans; S. A. Philbrook, 2d. Silver-laced Sebright— Cock- erel, H. I. Allen, Schoolcraft, Mich.. 1st. Pullet, H. I. Allen, 1st. Black African— Cock, S. H. Seamans, 1st; Dr. H. Enos, 2d. Hen, S. H. Seamans, 1st; Dr. H. Enos, 2d. Cockerel, Dr. H. Enos, 1st; S. H. Seamans, 2d ; S. A. Phil- brook, 3d. Pullet, S. H. Seamans, 1st and 2d ; S. A. Phil- brook, 3d. DOGS. Pointer — P. A. Turner, Stoughton, Wis., 1st. Spaniel — Jacob Wisher, Milwaukee, 1st. Native English Setter— J. S. Ormsby, 1st. Black-and-tan Gordon Setter — J. S. Ormsbv, 1st. Setter Pups— Charles Goets, 1st and 2d. Bull Terrier— J. L. Griffen, 1st; Frank Whitney, 2d. It was decided that a bird must figure eighty-flve points for first premium; eighty points for second, and seventy- five points for third. (For Fanciers' Journal.) MARYLAND POULTRY ASSOCIATION. Baltimore is ahead. The third annual exhibition of the above-named association took place in BaltinTOre, January 3d to 7th, and was decidedly a success. The interest manifested by the public in this show was of a character both gratifying and remarkable. The attendance of visitors, on the first and second days, was so great, that to judge many of the fowls properly was difiicult and the judges were fain to request the officers to have a portion of the aisles closed until they had completed their labors. Taking the number of ladies and children that visited the show, as an index of the interest felt in fancy poultry, etc., Maryland must be singularly favored, for they surely composed a large proportion of the visitors. All things taken into consider- ation, we believe this to be the finest show of the season. Maryland Institute, where it was held, is well adapted for the purpose, as it is large, well-lighted and conveniently located. Outside the hall, near the entrance, were displayed beautiful paintings of fowls and pigeons, which presented an attractive appearance and caught the eye of the passing throng, giving a vivid and life-like picture of the living specimens to be seen within the hall, and we doubt not, lured many for the first time into a poultry show. In fowls, the interest apparently centred on the Asiatics. Of Light Brahmas, tliere were nineteen coops. The first prize pens were remarkabl}- fine in color and of good size ; this pair were awarded the silver cup for best pair of Asiatics ; also, special for best cock. The second prize pair were also good, both in point of size and markings. There were several more coops shown in this class to which the judges would gladly have awarded-premiums, but, as only first and second prizes were offered, they were compelled to pass them. Dark Brahmas, ten coops. Taken as a whole, this class was not very good, the prize birds being the only ones worthy of notice, the majority of the hens showing the white shaft plainly, while many of the cocks were bras.sy or brown on the back. Buff Cochins were not a large class, nor were they par- ticularly good, many of the hens being marbled or mottled in color ; this, however, seems to be prevalent in Buffs this year, both here and in England. Partridge Cochins mus- tered ten coops ; some of the hens were remarkably well penciled and of good size. The first and second prize hens were good birds, the cocks especially so. White Cochins were a very small class, only three coops, and of passable quality. Black Cochins, of this variety, we did not see a single coop ; they ought to be more popular, but do not seem to meet with much favor. Dorkings were a small class, one pen of Silver-gray and two or three of colored Dominiques — Plymouth Rocks were also few in numbers and of fair quality. The Hamburg classes were not strong in numbers, but some excellent fowls were shown. Black Spanish were a good class, in fact the best display we have seen for some time, and contained some really good birds. Brown Leghorns were a poor class, two pens, and both were disqualified. White Leghorns were quite a good display, and some excellent birds were shown. The French classes were also small in numbers, but contained some good speci- mens. Polish were represented by White-crested, Black, and Silver-spangled. The first prize cock, of the Silver variety, was a grand bird. The White-crested Blacks were also fine, the first prize pen especially so, winning silver Jan. 20, 1876.] THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. 23 cup for best pair of Polish. Games were well represented by UUiek-reds, Brown-red, Gray, Spangle, Duckwing, etc. The Black-reds were undoubtedly the best, and won the cup for best pair of Games. Bantams were small clas.sosi but contained • some good specimens. Black-reds were rather the best class, Sebrights, both Golden and Silver, ■were about the average. Turkeys were well represented by Bronze, and one or two pons of White. The display of water-fowls was not large, but some good Rouens and Aylesburys were shown. The display of pigeon.s was simply grand. Wo doubt if such a magnificent show of really high-class birds was ever before seen in this country. There being over five hundred entries of pigeons, and all strictly first-class specimens, we confess our inability to do the pigeon department justice ; hence, shall not attempt it, but leave it for a more abler pen. The exhibition was to conclude the last two days with a display of pure-bred dogs. Judging from the numerous inquiries, of would-be exhibitors, this also promised to be a success. We regretted our inability to remain until the close of the show. The arrangements of the show and its management were a credit to the officers, who bave good reason to congratulate themselves upon the success of their exhibition, which they well deserved, as the energy dis- played by Mr. Slifer, the President, and JVIr. G. O. Brown, the courteous and gentlemanly Secretary, would insure the success of anything, in the way of a poultry show, they might undertake. We are especially grateful to them and others for the pleasure we enjoyed while at the show, and when Baltimore has a hen show again, may we be there to see. W. E. Flower. (For Fanciers' Journal.) THE DUCK aUESTION.— No. 1. BY J. Y. BICKNELL. In presenting this subject to the readers of the Fanciers' Journal, I shall, for want of a larger store of language, be obliged to copy in part from my Catalogue of 1871; yet I hope to present some ideas that will be new and interesting to such as are seeking instruction. In treating of the com- parative merits of the difterent varieties of ducks, I shall not aim to establish or overthrow any hobby, but present facts candidly and fearlessly, regardless of frown or favor. In view of the fact that Pekins have held so prominent a place, I shall digress from the natural order and discuss their comparative merits at the outset. It is well known, that they have been recently introduced into this country, and that the entire stock, except a very few, have descended from Mr. Palmer's first importation. Notice of their arrival was duly chronicled, and their won- derful merits were conjectured. On account of their scarci- ty and supposed superiority, they have sold at extravagant prices, and purchasers have been found among those who never before supposed they had any affection for ducks. Some purchasers fully believed in their represented supe- riority, while others supposed that high prices would be maintained, and great profits would accrue therefrom. With some, this last supposition has been 'realized while others have their Pekins on hand longing for customers. I bave found no other variety of ducks so plenty at our shows this season as Pekins, and I have been urged by sev- eral parties to purchase their entire stock. My first intro- duction to Pekins was at the Buffalo show, while judging ducks in 1874. I was favorably impressed with them, and believed them to be a valuable addition to our stock of water fowls, but I did not believe they were much superior to our old varieties. My experience with them since verifies my first impression. In the early autumn of 1874, I procured, from headquar- ters, two pairs of early hatched birds. On their arrival, their size seemed immense, but on handling them they seemed light. I gave them a splendid chance ; they shared the pond and stream with my Aylesburys for a few months, and, although they appeared .so much larger, when tested by the scales the Aylesburys fell short of them in weight, just one pound to the pair.' During the winter I exhibited them successfully at two shows, then gave them as good a chance as my facilities, which are unexcelled, would admit of. The record that fol- lowed is so discouragingly bad that I omit it. In two in- stances I crossed a Pekin drake with an Aylesbury duck, as an experiment. The result was quite an improvement on the Pekins, both as to size and symmetry. ' The crosses bore no resemblance at all to the Pekins, but could easily have been mistaken for Aylesburys, with a slight tinge of yellow on the bills. All the crosses have been slaughtered except four ducks, which I propose to experiment with the coming season. A neighbor of mine, last spring, crossed a Pekin drake with a Rouen duck, and the result was a splendid lot of black and white ducks that also outweighed the Pekins. Noticing a very nice lot of Pekins at a show last fall, I purchased the best pair, which were afterwards shipped to me. On their arrival I was again disappointed in their actual weight. A pair of late hatched Cayugas weighed in the same notch, although the Pekins looked to be one-third heavier. The scales informed me, also, that my young Aylesburys, Rouens, and Cayugas outweighed them by from one to three pounds per pair. Pekins look much larger than either of the above-named varieties, but it is because their feathers are loose and fiufty. In view of these facts, have I not a right to claim that we have other varieties of ducks as valuable as Pekins? I dis- card the idea that they possess a single point of superiority over Rouens or Aylesburys. The compact, glossy plumage of the latter finds no comparison in the Pekin, and in sym- metry and beauty the Aylesbury is ahead. It is of no account to us whether they come from the Imperial yards of the great heathen city or from the desert of Arabia— whether they are as plentiful as the sands of the seashore or as rare as pearls among pebbles. The point of interest with us is. Are they what they have been represented to be ? I predict, and time will sanction my assertion, that to place Pekins on a par with our other valuable varieties-is all that their merits will warrant. If they can rise higher, let them do so on their own merits, and not because others quack for them. I hope to hear from " Pekin " again ; her articles are sensible and spicy. " It makes good garden sass "^ to let your hens and chick- ens into your neighbor's grounds to take an Easter holiday, " That bed is not long enough for me," said a tall, gruff Englishman, on being ushered into his bedroom by an Irish waiter at one of our hotels. "Faith, an' you'll find it's plenty long enough, sir, when you get into it," was the re- ply ; " for then there'll be two more feet added to it." 24 THE FANCIEES' JOUENAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 3. PiqEOfl DE[=y^i\j|viEflj. (For Fanciers' Journal.) SHOW OF PIGEONS AT BALTIMORE. The liberal schedule offered by the Miirj-Uind Poultry Association, together with the cups and other valuable prizes, brought out a large and beautiful collection of pigeons. The cream of the country were in the show. The high-class varieties contained some of the best birds ever shown on this side of the Athintic; they were a great treat to behold and a surprise to all — not only to gentlemen of the fancy, but to the uninitiated in these feathered pets. We were pleased to see so many fanciers from neighboring cities, which happy meeting is the life of these interesting exhibitions, and many exchanges and purchases were made, to their mutual benefit, not forgetting the advantages in the comparing of good and bad studs of birds. Last year, the hall in which the show was held was found too small for the number of entries, which caused a fancier to wish that the largest hall in Baltimore would not be of sufficient size to hold the number of coops another season, which caused us to smile; but that enthusiastic fancier's wild ex- pression (as we thought) has disappointed the hopes of the most sanguine and has been realized, as the hall was packed and no space for any more. The attendance of visitors was greater than at any exhibition of a similar character we have over visited. The interest being taken in our pets we attribute partly to the large circulation of our poultry and pigeon periodicals, now to be seen in nearly every household. The grand display pleased all, which must have been very gratifying to the getters-up of so successful an exhibition. The birds had the bestof attention given them, with good food and water. The well-sanded and new wire coops belong- ing to the association gave a neatness to the entire arrange- ment. In another season we hope to see printed labels of each variety posted on the coops, that strangers may recog- nize a Carrier from a flying Antwerp. The .society having offered a silver cup for the bird that would make the best time in a fly from Washington City to Baltimore, brought out several contestants. The race was won by Mr. Strine's Silver-dun Antwerp; time, one hour and forty-nine minutes; weather very cloudy. The time made did not satisfy the flying fanciers, as the same birds had flown the distance in much quicker time. The race created considerable excitement both in Washington and this city. Many persons witnessed the start from the dome of the capitol. The winning birds were again placed on exhi- bition, and attracted considerable attention and were much admired, as were also the beautiful Antwerps of Mr. Van Opstal, of New York, his birds having won prizes in races of several hundred miles in Europe. Many fanciers are now starting with this fashionable and intelligent variety of pigeons. The crowded state of the aisles prevented us examining critically many of the birds ; however, we man- aged to take a look at the winners and a few others. The judges were Mr. Long, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Stunyse, of this city, whose awards gave satisfactioVi in nearly ail cases. We did not envy their work, as points in pigeons are so much finer now-a-days that it requires good and careful judgment to satisfy fanciers of the times. There were ninety-one coops of Pouters, one fancier of this favorite variety (Mr. Becker) showing forty-two birds. First prize. Blue cock, very stylish and good in girth, rough limbed. Second prize (Caughey), a splendid bird, good in nearly all points, excellent in leg, crop, and moon, wanting only shoulder-marks. 705, very stylish and long in feather. 295, good color, large bird, but too thick. 475, highly commended, nice bird, fair marking, good legs. 476, rather small, good in girth and limb. First Blue hen, a very large bird and winner wherever shown ; first two years in succession at New York ; many supposed her to be a cock. Second prize hen, well placed, color and limb very good, no shoulder-mark. 480, nicely-marked hen. 481, highly commended, fair bird. First Black cock, a grand Pouter in all points and shown in splendid condi- PT VLK CARRirR COCK — SECOND PRIZE. tion, the best for color and marking in the show. Second, fine bird, wanting in limb and color. 484, highly com- mended, excellent in limb and color, rather short in feather, good crop. First Black hen, not in good show condition, color and marking very good ; we preferred second prize, with her good clean legs and feathered to our taste. 486, good in crop only. 487, fair bird, good crop. 703, un- noticed baby, we liked very much. The Black hen shown by Mr. Becker beat all the cocks in the show for crop. In Reds we find a great improvement in color of the cocks; some excellent birds in the class, and the winners hard to choose ; nearly every bird deserving of a prize. First and second Beds very equal in points, the former the best in marking, the other best in leg and color; the prizes could have been reversed, second being such a stylish bird. 351, unnoticed, beat the pair in all points; a clean-marked bird, slightly ring-necked; he was sold, we believe, at what we thought a low price, to a New Yorker. Bed hens not so good in color as is wantedi First Bed hen, bad color, very long bird, good limbs, and a splendid stock bird; we pre- ferred second prize hen. 493; a nice bird. Yellows were a good show, and well-known birds competed. First, a grand bird and no mistake, very long in feather, capital color, wanting only the rose to make him a bird hard to match. Second, a good Pouter. 353 seemed very young, only Jan. 20, 1876.] THE PANCIEES' JOURNAL. 25 wanting in leg-featiioring ; willi a little more age he will bo a good one ; very long, thin girth, and quite stylish, with good marking. 228, worthy of a prize. First Yellow hen, a largo bird. Second, we liked best; her being lame lost her the usual place ; she is good enough to win anywhere. 677, a good hon. In young hens there were some good birds, 501 being the best in the lot, which won the special, 1875. First White cock will kfeep his place, and well deserves it, although some young ones coming on may take it from him. Second, also a good one. Several other White cocks deserved notice. Some very pretty young Whites shown. This class is always admired, especially by the ladies. The first White hen is always in her place ; she changed hands, and now goes back to her old home ; she recognized her old mate when she was put in an adjoining coop, and looked another bird just in time to catch the judges' eyes. Moaleys and Splashes contained some good birds and some inferior ones. One of the best in the lot was shown by Seheld, of Brooklyn. :,ACK OAKKIER COCK— FIKST PEIZE. Carriers, twenty-six entries. First prize Black cock ( Yew- dall) was a grand bird, sound color, thick box beak, and the handsomest eye-wattle ever seen, and as near perfect as any Carrier ever shown ; the condition of the bird attracted much attention ; it will be difficult to find his equal. Second prize was a raven black, very long in face, beautiful in eye- wattle, and a very thin, long neck; a grand bird for the show-eoop ; head well up all the time, with that race-horse- like appearance so characteristic of these famous birds ; he was a little faulty in beak ; some fanciers regarded him as a dangerous competitor. The other Black cocks were good birds, but much behind the winners. First Black hen, good in head points. Second was a fair bird, her color very good ; too young to compete with older birds. The first Dun eoek was a magnificent bird, grand eye and beak-wattle, very strong in build, perhaps the best beak in the show ; he was preferred by some to any bird shown ; we thought he showed a little too much gullet, which gave him too thick an appearance about the head. Second prize Dun was a good bird in the show-coop, beautiful eye-wattle, rather too thick and short in neck, excellent beak. First prize Dun hen, a beautiful Carrier all over, very straight beak, excel- lent in color, and grand style, quite equal in size to most of the cocks. Second prize was not much behind, color not quite right. Pen 577, the best Dun Carrier hen we ever saw, good everywhere, and we think we are safe in calling her the best Carrier for a hen shown ; we cannot see how she escaped the judge's notice ; she deserved first prize, although her wattles were not quite as heavy as the win- ner; one fancier of this noblo bird tried hard for her, but she could not be left in Baltimore ; she is a model of a Car- rier, having all the points required in a first-class specimen. The other colors in Carriers need no special remarks. Judging seventy-four short-faced Tumblers was no easy matter, the entire lot being so even throughout. First and second prize Almond cocks were two such birds as are not often seen, the latter only beaten in feather; he was a little gem, and had a wonderful head. Several others un- noticed were also good birds, especially the well-known Boston bird, who is now growing too dark. First prize Almond hen, excellent in step and carriage. Second, we preferred to the winner. Two others unnoticed were much better than the prize birds. The well-known little Scotch Lassie was again left out on account of a slight defect in beak. The highly commended hen was a grand bird in carriage and color, with the right Almond ground, beauti- fully spangled. The Keds were a grand class. First prize cock has won many prizes in Great Britain ; he was the best Short-faced Tumbler in the show, so remarked a good Scotch judge of Short-faces. Second Red was a very fine style bird and excellent color. First Ked hen (Wall), a neat little bird. Second, not so good in color. Agates were up in all points. Second Agate cock (Purvis), very good in head and beak. We preferred his hen to the first- prize hen, beating her in all points save feather. 746 con- tained a beautiful pair of Yellow Agates. Some good Mot- tles, Kites and Splashes were shown. The two latter colors we always like to see in the prize list; without them we could not well keep up our strain of Almonds. A few very pretty Short-faced Balds were placed too high to be seen. They were very good in head, and some really clean cut, especially coops 452, 453, and 455. A nice pair of Yellows (long faces) were shown, also one pair of very small Blue Beards. Almonds always takes precedence in the Short-faced class. We preferred many of the other colors, especially the Ked and Yellow Agate Mottles. The former, unless in their prime for feather, are not near so attractive. A special prize for the best pair of Short-faces (any color) might settle this question of feather. RED BARB — FIRST PRIZE. Sixty-two Barbs competed, and the winners well selected. Nothing wanting in the prize birds. The first Black cock (Slifer) was a Barb throughout, and we thought the best in the class. It was a grand show of Barbs, 'and many good birds changed hands. A few were not in prime show con- dition, and it would have been better had they'been left at home ; but a cup was at stake, and they all tried hard for it. We think the judges awarded the prizes to the right birds, without fear or favor. 26 THE FANCIERS' JOURNAL. [Vol. Ill— No. 3. TliB sixty-live Owls caused much talk in the judges' de- cision. The Blue Africans were very good in head points, and with their muffled frills were very pretty, yet we thought them very deficient in color. The latter we think a very importarit point in this favorite variety. We think the English and foreign should have separate classes. The several coops of White Africans were very clean and neat. In Blue and Powdered, as well as Yellows and Blacks, we saw some grand birds. BL.\CK B.\RB COCK — FIRST PRIZE. Thirty-six Swallows, nearly every coop good. The Blues, Beds, and Blacks with white bars, shown by Colell, of New York, were certainly deserving of the extra prizes. But the most perfect Swallow ever seen in Baltimore, the Blue Barless hen, coop 355, was as perfect as any of the Swal- lows in Fulton's new work, whether they are overdrawn or not. She is matchless. Her OAvner deserves much credit for showing such a faultless bird, which is as hard to breed true to feather as any of the Toy varieties. All of the known colors in Swallows in a row was quite a pretty sight. Twenty-six Trumpeters, and four of them fine Russians, good Black and Mottles, the latter entirely too gay. Nice Yellows and Blues were shown. What has become of the pretty Keds we used to see so much ? Thirty-eight Turbits, all colors. A very pretty pair with white bars. Yellows few and good: points won over shells — why not? Beds were few, as were also Self-colors. Twelve Jacobins. Not a first-class bird in the lot. Eighteen Magpies, some very clean in marking. A very pretty pair of Keds won. Twenty Fantails, some very fair birds. A beautiful pair of Whites, with shoulder-marks similar to Turbits, Twenty Priests, consisting of Reds, Yellows, Starling, Spangled, and Ice — a very good collection. A famous pair of Yellows lost their place this time. The hooked-nose pair were given the preference. They were very pretty and won by having this extra point. Eighteen Homing Antwerps. Their performance wins them the prize — not looks any more. Archangels, Nuns, and other varieties contained nothing extra. A good number of Short-faced Berlin (Magpie-marked) Tumblers were shown by Colell. They were new to the fancy here. Extra prizes wore given to each color. PRIZE LIST or THK MARYLAND SHOW Or PIGEONS. Po7rfe/-s— ^Uie— Cock, 1st, J. Yewdall, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 2d, N. W. Caughy, Baltimore; highly commended, A. Seheld, Brooklyn, N. Y. Hen, 1st, A. Scheld ; 2d, N. W. Caughy; highly commended, C. Becker, Baltimore. Black — Cock, 1st, J. Yewdall ; 2d, A. Scheld ; highly commended, C. Bei^ker. Red — Cock, 1st, 2d, and highly commended, J. Yewdall. Hen, 1st, A. Scheld ; 2d, J. Yewdall ; highly commended, N. M. Pusey, Catonsville, Md. Yellow — Cock, 1st and highly commended, .1. Yewdall ; 2d, C. Becker; highlj' commended, A. Scheld. Hen, 1st and 2d, J. Yewdall. White— Cock, 1st and 2d, J. Yewdall ; highly commended, C. Becker ; highly commended, N. W. Caughy. Hen, 1st, John Yewdall ; 2d and highly commended, C. Becker. Any other color — The following won prizes : A. Scheld, C. Becker, C. H. Cleram. Young Black cock, A. Scheld, $5; Yellow, C. Becker, $5; White, C. Becker, $5; White hen, C. Becker, $5. Best— Blue, C. Becker, $5; Splash, A. Scheld; Mealy, A Scheld, C. W. Clemm. N. W. Caughy's special for best Blue and White, J. Yew- dall, $10. Cup (value $23), for best collection of Pouters, J. Yewdall: Carriers, J. Yewdall. Carriers — Black — Cock, 1st and highly commended, J. Yewdall ; 2d and highly commended, T. S. Gaddess, Balti- more. Hen, 1st and highly commended, J. Yewdall ; 2d, T. S. Gaddess. Dun— Cock, 1st, J. Yewdall ; 2d, T. S. Gaddess. Hen, 1st and highly commended, J. Yewdall ; 2d and highly commended, T. S. Gaddess. Red— Cock, 1st, W. B. Cochran, Baltimore. Yellows— 2d, F. Heine, Bal- timore. Whites— 1st and 2d, D. F. Wall, Baltimore. Short-faced Tumblers — Almonds — Cock, 1st and highly commended, T. S. Gaddess; 2d, G. Purvis, New York; highly commended, S. H. Slifer, Baltimore. Hen, 1st and highly com.mended, T. S. Gaddess ; 2d, G. Purvis. Red — Cock, 1st, T. S. Gaddess ; 2d, D. F. Wall. Hen, 1st, D. P. Wall ; 2d, T. S. Gaddess. Agate— Cock, 1st, T. S. Gaddess ; 2d, Geo. Purvis. Hen, 1st and 2d, T. S. Gaddess. Black Mottled— Cock, 1st, T. S. Gaddess. Hen, 1st, T. S. Gaddess. Kite— Cock, 1st, S. H. Slifer; 2d, H. Colell; highly com- mended, T. S. Gaddess. Hen, 1st, H. Colell ; ^2d, S. H. Slifer ; highly commended, T. S. Gaddess. Splashed — Cock, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, S. H. Slifer. Hen, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, S. H. Slifer. Silver pitcher and cup for best collection of Short-faced Tumblers, T. S. Gaddess. Short-faced Ber- lin Tumblers — Extra prizes were awarded to H. Colell for his collection of these varieties of Berlins. Extra prizes were also given for Yellow Short-faced Tumblers, 1st, D. F. Wall ; 2d, C. Becker. Balds and Beards — Cock, 1st and 2d, J. E. Koons. Hen, 1st and highly commended, J. E. Koons. Beards — 1st in Yellow, 2d in Blue, 1st in Blacks, H. Colell; 2d, J. Oler, Baltimore. jBacfts— Black— Cock, 1st, S. H. Slifer ; 2d, H. Colell ; highly commended, D. Mordecai, Baltimore. Hen, 1st, D. Mordecai ; 2d, H. Colell. White— Cock, 1st and 2d, S. H. Slifer. Hen, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, S. H. Slifer. Red— Cock, 1st, D. Mordecai; 2d, S. H. Slifer ; highly commended, H. Colell. Hen, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, D. Mordecai. Yellow- Cock, 1st and highlv commended, S. H. Slifer; 2d, D. Mordecai ; Hen, 1st, S. H. Slifer ; 2d, D. Mordecai. Dun- Cock, 1st, D. E. Newall, New York; 2d, S. H. Slifer. Cup (value $23) and beautiful vase of wax flower offered by a lady friend of the society, won by S. H. Slifer. Oiois— White— Pairs, 1st, D. Mordecai; 2d, W. B. Coch- ran. Black— Pairs, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, D. Mordecai. Yel- low— Pairs, 1st and 2d, D. Mordecai. Blue — Pairs, 1st, J. Schminck, Baltimore ; 2d, W. B. Cochran. Blue-powdered —Pairs, 1st and 2d,- D. Mordecai. Dun— Pairs, 1st, H. Colell. Cup, value $23, for best collection of Owls, D. Mor- decai . Swallows — Black — Pairs, 1st, J. Schminck ; 2d, T. Sym- ington, Baltimore. Yellow— Pairs, 1st and 2d, T. S. Gad- dess ; highly commended, H. Colell and T. Symington. Red— Pairs, 1st, T. S. Gaddess; 2d, J. Oler. Bliie— Pairs, 1st, J. Oler; 2d, T. Symington. Blue (barless), 1st, T. S. Gaddess. Extra prizes were awarded to H. Colell for Blue, Red, and Black Swallows with white bars. rrirm;jcto-.s— Black— Pairs, 1st, H. Colell ; 2d, T. S. Gad- dess; highly commended, D. Mordecai. Mottled — Pairs, 1st, H. Colell; 2d, T. S. Gaddess. Yellow— Pairs, 1st, F. R