Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
THE POULTRY SHOW.
A Successful and IntarastinE Exhibition.

A Successful and Interesting Exhibition.
LARGE LIST OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY ATTEND
ANCE-GENERAL NOTES.
| The second annual exhibition of the Cham
plain Valley Poultry Association opened in
City Hall on Tuesday, December 10Th, and
| proved, as we anticipated, far superior to
that of last year and undoubtedly the best
affair of the kind ever held in Vermont. The
hall Is filled to overlooking with exhibits
embracing not only large show OF all the
standard varieties of domestic fowls, but
many rare breeds and an interesting display
of pet birds and animals and of taxidermical
objects and the attendance was large and
the spectators more than pleased with the
show The hall is handsomely decorated
with flags and evergreen and everything is
neat and attractive The following are a few
general notes of the exhibition.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
These birds, with their large and shapcly
| forms and handsome black and white pencil
| ling, are great favoritcs with our poultry
raisers and are shown inlarge numbers Mr..
J. d. kingsland heads the list of exhibitors
with nine coops, embracing the costly fowls
which he purchased some time since and
number of his own raising-very handsome
poultry and attracting much deserved at
tention. OF all kinds of fowls Mr.. Kings
land exhibits twenty-four coops making
splendid show. Other exhibitors of Ply
mouth Rocks are J. W Goodell, David
Walker, Frank X. Converse, c. F. Wheeler
and Charles Hallaire of this city Walter A.
Weed of Shclburr, and W E Allen of
Winooski
Houdans-beautiful birds. with their black
and white plumage and stately crests-are
shown by j. D. Kingsand, C. VI. H. An
derson of st. Johusbury and Mrs. n. p.
Clarke of Winoosli
Light Brahmas are shown by George Davis
of East Montpelier (who has seven coops of
the mammoth BIRDS, Fred \. Drury and
Mrs E. ]. Bunker OF this city. George B.
Drury of Essex Junction, Walter Hastings
of St. Johnsbury Dark Brahmas by W. Z.
Allen of Winooski and c. A. Pratt of Mil
ton
In Cochins there is Il large display. Black
are shown by G. F. Thompson of Wadley's
Falls, n. II. (who is one of the largest exhib-
itors in the show, and Mrs. n. p Clarke
of Winooski; Partridge by Charles Haaire,
W. J. Langshore, and H. F. Pettengill of
this city, George Davis Of East Montpelier,
and C. F. Thompson Buff by Mrs. Clarke
j. D. kingsland, Rollin Pcase and George
B. Drury of Essex Junction. and White by
the latter exhibitor.
White Leghorns delicate and beautiful
fowls-are exhibited by B. j. Derby of this
city (who has Il splendid show, embracing
seven coops), W. L. Smith of st. Johnshury,
John Griffin, Rol!in Pease and Mrs. f. J.
Bunker and Brown Leghorns by Mr.. Pease,
j. d. Kingsland, Andrew Sym of this city,
c. A. Pratt of Milton and c. NJ H. Ander-
son of st. Johnsbury.
In Hamburgs. also, there is great variety.
Golden Spangled Hamburgs are shown by our
townsmen j. w. Goodell, Samuel Curtis and
]. w. Jones Black by j. D. kingslaud
Silver Pencilled-eegant fowls in their hand
some black and white-by Robert Watt of
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Silver Spangled
by John Griffin, Frank K Converse and
Albert Chapman & Sonof Middlebury; Col
den Pencilled-small and extremely pretty
by II. L. G. Cannon of this city, and some
very handsome fowls by G.. D. Weller, who
shows four coops.
There is a very beautiful show of that
handsomest of breeds the Polish, at the head
of which undoubtedly come the magnificent
birds exhibited by William II. Root. He
has some of glittering white, smoother
than velvet, with stately crests, which at
tract the attention of all visitors to the ex-
hibition and the black ones he shows with
variegated crests, are equally handsome in
their way. Black Polish fowls are also
shown by c. II. NJ. Anderson of St. Johns
bury Golden by j. W. Goodell White by
W. L. Smith of St. Johnsbury; and Golden
Spangled Black by F. F. Gonyeau of Wi
nooski. This department is one of the most
attractive in the whole exhibition, and it at
tracts deserved attention.
Colored Dorkings are shown by Edward
Cole of North Willistion and White-very
handsome fowls-by W. J. Iangshore of
this city and II. H. Rankin of Milton.
Among the other varieties we noted some
White-f faced Black Spanish-a curious look
ing bird, its body being jet black and comb
red, while around and under the eyes is a
large, white spot-shown by II. A. Brush of
Milton Langshans, shown by John Roby of
this city-gigantic birds, black and green
in color; American Dominique some
thing like diminutive Plymouth Rocks
shown by G. D. Weller and
last but not least pair of Frizzled fowls
shown by Rollin Pease These are large
white birds and their popularity is that the
feathers, which curl at the end, grow the
wrong way. They are unique things.
American Seabrights are shown by F. f.
Gonyeau of Winooski
Bautams are largely represented. Ii. l..
G. Cannon shows some line coops, includ-
ing several varieties of game bantams, and
Fred A. Drew and David Walker of this
city have number of B. 3. Games. C. F.
Thompson of New Hampshire is, We believe,
the largest exhibitor and his show is Ger
tainly fine one. F. +. Gonyeau of Wi
noosk also makes an excellent display.
Golden Seabrights are shown by Rollin Pease
and d. W. Sowles of Barre; and Charles W.
Hoitt of Nashua, n H., has some handsome
White Rose Combs.
There is large show, too, of game fowls.
Allen & Stoddard of Winooski exhibit fine
collection, including Red Pile, White Pile,
Blue, Black. Brown, Red and Golden and
Silver Duckwing and B. b. Red John Z.
p. Wright of this city shows White Georgia,
b. b. Red, Silver and Yellow D. W, and
other breeds, the whole forming an excellent
exhibit Blackbreasted Reds are exhibited
by A Chapman X Son of Middlebury,
Thomas Paine and John Griffin of this city,
and Edward Cole of North Williston. Z.
II. Newell of Springfield, Mass, has some
handsome Red Piles; and some curlously
notified Partridge Games are shown by Mrs.
n. p Clarke of Winooski.
G. D. Millington makes splendid show
of Light Brahmas, taking the first premium
on fowls and the second on chicks.
Prentiss Il Litchfeld of Keene, n. H.,
have magnificent display of Plymouth
Rocks, embracing six coops; and W. H.
Prentiss has some handsome Dark Brahmas.
Scott W. Bedard of the same place has
some B. B. Red Games -pure-bred birds and
perhaps the handsonest in the exhibition
two pairs and coop OF six.
George f. Skiff of Monkton shows some
fine Partridge Cochins.
IN TURKEYS
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