Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27
The Poultry Sholc.

! C-sAtt WIS 81 NV " AAttt tSfN 1NohS " - =
/. Importance of ii until it was over, aud its
magnitude was seen. II was pronounced
by many OF the fancy breeders out OF the
STATE as the best show they had ever
witnessed.
The hens were al exhibited in Coops
made for lhe occasion, uniform in APP
pearance, and being arranged on double
ROWS, made a neat appearance.
The exhibition continued four day >,
and was crowded in The evenings, while
the attendance in the daytime was good.
Ihe binds were treated 10 band music
daily. which they seemed 10 enjoy.
Some ui the varieties exhibited were
the tollowin BUD. black. white and
partridge Cochins; gold laced Bantams {;
silver do; b. b. Il. game BantamS {;
white china. gray do. Linden, Hong kong
and wild geese; Whiie Swan Rouen,
Cay uga. AyIesbury, while crested. Mus
covv and wood ducSs; Bronze Turkeys
Pea aud Guinea Fowl.
Mr. George +. Seayy oi Cambridge
port exhibits cage oi pigeons. a. d
DAVID P,ummer OF Cape Elizabeth %
varieties OF The same. The ayiary OF
I Nit. llaIry May attracted crowds OF de-
lighted spectators embracing, besides the
/ '.weaveIs." Australian paroquets, Java
sparows, orioles and iinctes The Nut
ter Brothers also exhibited collection oil
beautiful tropical birds There Is huge
bsouze turkey. thai lis owner said weigh
ed 40 pounds, and yet. he said compla
Gently ~ had thought Of Grabbing hi"
1 H1Uld hare gircE ham something u eat.
Ihe MuscOvy ducks were cry large. thai
81 cle contained IA thc ,'uop wiih tuc pea
cock, and There wyre Roucn, AyleNOuy,
N4.LrJ, Eriyr. S,uia American. and
Wood ducks; Eabdcu, Hong Kong, and
China geese.
Among hc largest exhibitors were p. W.
Hudson. OF North Manchester, Coun.,-
who exhibited ten coops OF superb Ply
mouth Rocks-thc gentleman who gained
the silver medal a, the great poultry
show in Hartford, Conn Nh. I. /.
Harm, of Portland. who entered % coop>
OF Partridge Cochius and light anil d.uA
Bmhmas Mister. Albert Noyes OF
Bangor. who entered 2j coops. Mr.
G.. W. SlvcAWc,l OF East EtdiuStun =
snd Mr.. T, O. Bailey of Portland Is and
J. \. Lord OF KrnucbunS 10. Among
the prominent poultry men present were
T. o. Wondue.l, North Adams; Isaac
Deane, Taunton, \. H. D.a,s. Slough
ton; Albert Moves. Bangor; g. 7. SlocN /
well, T. Edd,uglou; Fred Atwood, Win |
terport; Athetton B,o,heIs, HaIIowe.i, /
+. q. Haley. Deerius; Fred + Iianis. .
Portland; J. A Ford, Keuncbuuk; Cap, /
Deering. CApe I izabeth; Mr. Henley OF |
Boston; b. y. Hight and Dr.. LeAviu ol
SkoNheSan.
\ very curious incidcu, connected with (
tie exhibition took place Wednesday /
Several OF the tame pigeons hal been
released from their cages and took up |
position on the coruices OF tic hall neat
tue ceiling. y il ty one Impulse every |
rooster aud hen gave yeit - "a cry oi
them chicken hawks
that ior uuearih.iness cOn!d mol toe cX.
cel,el. and caused The hcalels 20 give au
involuntary jump.
One ol the novelties va, Graves In.
cubalor, which was hatchiu : oot chi,ecu,
continually. The eggs ha, BEEN p'ncc'.
In j, in advance. to make the Matching
occur during the Show. The same tm,
Tor Incubation, p days. j. required. Tia,
Incubator j. made in two zrs. and sell,
.or So and 800. I, j. sort OF chest.
about feet long. 3 high aud , vide
with shelves 4 OF ) inches apart. upon
N hich egg, are placed - closciy -
possible. Il Is heated los lamp. auJ
,loe, running around the clc>,, aud acli
10 uniform hca,, regulated by Their
momcter inside After huchiu. they al,
allowed 10 remain in tie chest q hou.s,
" hen they mus, be cared Tor al, nature
pr,scr.bes Tue Incubator la, Two .L,s>
s.d"s. Il is held at rather a high price.
'Jt hO,e. keeper in Bangor bought one
for his private use.
Alt. A.ouzo Shuuletf, OF South Paris,
- b. winters orera hundred hens. includ