The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-21
POULTRY SHOW.

First Annual Exhibition Of the 0ttaquechee
Valley Poultry Society at Woodstock, Dec.
10, 1878.
The meeting of this society was held In
the town hall, Woodstock. on Thursday,
Dec. 10th. There were 100 coops Of poul-
try entered, making the largest exhibition
Of fowls ever held In the state, and consid-
ering the short time since the organization
of the society the meeting was considered
q great success. The hall was we'll filled
with visitors during the day and evening.
The organization of the society lie due to
the following gentlemen, who used their
utmost endeavors to make the first meeting
a success Major L. s. Woodward, D. G.
Spaulding, T. =. Eaton, w. d. Foster, L.
P. Tewksbury, F. II. Chapman, of Wood
stock, and others.
Following is the
Award Of Premiums.
LIGHT BRAHMAs.
Geo Davis. East Montpelier, lst and % pre-.
MUM.
BUFF CoCHISs.
j Eaton, Woodstock, LIST premium.
j G Mower, Woodstock, I'd premium.
PARTRIDGE coCuIss.
Geo Davis East Montpelier, LIST premium.
G. Q. Bugbee, 6ridgewater. I'd premium.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
Lewis Washburn, Woodstock. lst and I'd pre-
miums.
DoAISIoUEs.
] 8 Eaton, Woodstock, LIST premium.
Hewitt, Woodstock, I'd premium.
SEVEN sPANGLED HAMBURGs.
Jas Anderson, Woodstock, LIST premium
Geo Is French, Woodstock, I'd premium.
BOLTON GRxYs.
Jos Wyatt, Woodstock, ist premium.
BLACK SPANISH.
is Richmond, Woodstock, list premium.
WHILE LEGHoRss.
N Montague, woodstock, LIST premium.
A Jaqueth, Woodstock, I'd premium.
BROWN LEGHoRSs.
EP Tewksbury, Woodstock LIST premium.
M Whitcomb, Woodstock, I'd premium.
WHITE CRESTED BLACK POLISH.
INV Leach, Pomfret, 1st premium.
DIG Spaulding, Woodstock, I'd premium.
aAMB.-I
George Marble, Woodstock, best trio Yama
FOWLS list and I'd premiums.
George Marble, Woodstock, best trio Yama
chicks, list and I'd premiums.
BANTAM,
A B Jaqueth, Woodstock, one trio golden sea.
bright, LIST premiums.
ROYAL JAvAs.
DIG spaulding. Woodstock, 1st premium.
A b JaQueth, woodstock, I'd premium.
MIXED FOWLS.
OIL Seaver, list and I'd premiums.
TURKEYS.
Rush Vaughn, Pomfret, pair bronze turkeys
lst premium.
premium.
d G Spaulding, Woodstock, pair white call
LIST premium pair do, I'd premium.
GUINEA.
W d Foster, Woodstock, LIST premium.
W Washburn, Woodstock, I'd premium.
PEACoCKs.
Fine exhibition by F WLockwood, woodstock
list premium.
PANTAIL PIGEONS
- LIST prize.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Heaviest trio brown Leghorns. ZIP Tewksbury
Woodstock.
Heaviest trio Plymouth Rocks, C Emmons
Heaviest pair of geese, C Emmons, Tafts
| Vile.
Largest collection of fowls, D G spauldlng
| Woodstock.
| A special premium for birds counting mos
points by the standard Of excellence IN thl
Bun cochin coc Isi EXHIBITED by john
Eaton, woodstock.
Plymouth ROCK cockerel, exhibited by W ]
| Washburn, Woodstock.
Partridge cochin cockerel, exhibited C Bug
| bee, Bridgewater.
Black Leghorn pullet, by Tewksbury
| Woodstock.
out of the eight entries these four were con
| sidered the best by expert judges, counted yer,
high, they were very fine fowls, and the breed
ers are entitled to great credit for being abl
to exhibit nearly perfect specimens poultry
The fowls were all judged by an exper
committee according to the standard o
excellence"
There being so many entries l shall b.
unable TO mention all, but thee are few
who are entitled to special merton for tn
fine fowls exhibited.
Geo. Davis,of East Montpelier, exhibite,
coops of light Brahmas, which are con
sidered as good as the best, especially on,
coop, the trio weighing 81 ponds tn
cockerel took the first premium at Boston
last year at the Massachusetts POULTRY 80
ciety. He also exhibited some fine fowl
of partridge cochin variety; Johi s. Eatol
of Woodstock, exhibited 3 coos of buf
cochins which took first premium, and wer
really fine fowls as the writer ever saw
The care and trouble he has takel in breed
ing and selecting his fowls, entities him t
great credit. Any one wishin, to breet
this variety cannot do better th:n purchas
ing from his yards. He also slDwed SOM
good Domiuiques, taking first pemium.
There was the largest exhibition of BROW
Leshorns of any one variety they seen
to be the favorite fowl in this vicinity.
T. NJ. Whitcomb made the largest ex
hibitlon of this variety. He las a larg
henery and yards, and doubtless Is tn
most extensive breeder of thii variety il
the state, his coop containing fifteen cock
erels, was one of the finest in tie hall. Hi
fowls show great care In heeding an,
selection.
George Marble of Woodstock, VT, mad
large and fine exhibition of came fowls
among the black breasted red game Derb,
and Sumatra game. He has large stocl
of full bloods, and is able to supply fowl
at any time and sell eggs for Matching il
the season.
f. II. Chapman exhibited two coops o
brown Leghorns, also coup of light Bra
mahs.
w. D. Foster exhibited several coops o
: brown Leghorns, some Of them considered
as fine fowls as were on exhibition.
! must not neglect to speak of a yer,
large collection of stuffed birds and ami
+ mails exhibited by @. X. White of Wood
stock. The collection consists of abou
$50 specimens, all birds and animals of thi
state, killed and prepared by Mr.. White
The collection embraces nearly all the diff
ferent birds of this climate and a grea
many of the smaller animals.
The collection attracted the most atten
I ton or any entry in the hall and is wei