Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-18
Sullivan County Poultry AssOcia-
ton.
FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
NEWPORT, N. H., !
Feb. 10, 1876.

ANNUAL
NEWPORT, N. H.,
Feb. 10, 1876.
Correspondence of the Bellows Falls Times
The Sullivan County Poultry Associa-
ton has stepped to the foot lights and
made its first bow to the public, and a
very pretty bow too. This first exhibit
ton has been success, owing to the en-
ergetic management of its officers, who
have been untiring in their efforts to in
terest the public in the matter as well as
breeders and owners of pure blooded
fowls. The public responded by visiting
the show room and speaking encourag-
ing words to the officers of the associa-
ton and to those who were exhibitors.
All seemed well pleased and | have
heard of no complaints concerning the
award of premiums and should say from
my own limited knowledge, that the
judges were honest and impartial in their
awards. The new American standard of
excellence was used in Judging. This
is book of about $50 pages and should
be in the hands of every one who keeps
poultry. 1t may be obtained by send
ing one dollar to the Fancier's Journal,
Philadelphia, Pa. The association now
numbers some over twenty members, all
wide awake men. Mr.. j. G.. McKeen OF
South Acworth, N. H., is president, and
will be remembered by many of your
readers as the gentleman who has during
the winter read before the meetings of
the Vermont Board Of Agriculture a
valuable paper on popular poultry rails
ing. E. A. Pollard, Esq, their genial
secretary, is working hard to promote
the interests of the association and would
gladly correspond with any who may be
interested in the association. | give be-
low an abridged report of the awards.
No premiums were given simply because
there was no competition in the given
class, nor unless those exhibited showed
high.staDdard of excellence, and thus
it is that frequently there was no first
premium awarded. In the Asiatic class
WIS notice:
Light Brahmas-1st, TO j. H. John
son, West Springfield, n II.
Partridge Cochins-1st, Mrs. j. G.
McKeen, South Acworth.
White Cochins Sd, N. E. Rice. New.
port.
Buff Cochins-2d, c. H Lewis, New
port.
AMERICAN CLASS.
Plymouth Rocks-Two first premi
ums to Curtis G. Britton, Keene Thes,
were fine birds and well deserved th,
prize.
I'd, H. A. Wilcox, Newport.
OF the Spanish we have room but fo
short list.
White Leghorns -fowls, LIST, C. G
Britton chicks, LIST, to E. A. Pollard
Newport.
Brown Leghorns chicks, LIST, to
Woodbury.. Newport.
The various other classes includip,
Bantam, French, Game, Polish an,
Hamburg were well represented. Nj
j. III. Morrison of NARROW, N. Fl. wa
expected to be present with his choic
White Leghorns and Plymouth Rock
but was unavoidably absent. His stoc
is from the best strains in the country an
bred by him with great care. He h.
taken several first premiums this seasol
Doves, pigeons, rabbits, Guinea fowl
dogs and cats we're present and adde
much to the show. A shepherd dog an
six pups, shown by Mr.. Joseph c. Kin
ball, Newport, attracted much attentio
Withal the association may congrat
late themselves on the success of the
first effort and We trust their next wi
surpass this. Constant effort for il
provement in every particular we hol
will be made by all ana we shall be q.
to note it at the next annual show.
ALTA.