Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-13
THE POULTRY SHOW.
Finest Display of Fowls Ever Shown in
fsnnsylvanis.

| fsnnsylvanis.
The third annual exhibition Of the Ian
caster County Poultry association com
menced in Excelsior hall. Eas
King street, yesterday. 1t contain.
the finest collection Of the variou:
breeds of birds ever shown under :
single roof in Pennsylvania The entire.
number between 600 and 200, and as each
entry comprises from two to five fowls, til.
total number of birds. on exhibition is not
less than !, 800 The proportional entries
from abroad is much larger than at eithe,
OF the former very successful exhibitions
given by the society, and among the EN-.
tries are large number Of fowls of vnrie
ties never before exhibited in this city.
All the standard varietieS-Ccchins.
Brahmas, Laugshans, Games, Hamburgs.
LeShorns, Plymouth Rocks, Domiuiuues,
NC, Sc:-are very largely represented BY
| splendid specimens, many Of which will
score nearly 100. The more fancy vari-
eties-Polish, Silkies, HouClans. Bantams.
&c:-are also more largely represented,
and by better birds, than ever before.
The hundreds of pigeons, including all
tue choice varieties, in themselves consti
| tute show that is we'll worth seeing :
while the immense turkeys cannot fail to
attract the attention of all visitors. The
! display Of gabbling geese and uuaekinr
ducks is rather limited, but the specimens
shown are very fine. Bright colored can
aries keep up constant singing, to which
the tinches and cardinals listen in wonder
and admiration.
There Is but single objection to the
exhibition The exhibits are So numerous
that the spacious hall in which they are
shown is hardly large enough to hold them.
anu the consequence is the long rows OF
coops are so close together and the ave-
nues between them So narrow that visitors
nave barely room TO pass each other while
examining the birds.
The judges, J. d. Nevius. of Philadel-
phia; Jesse Darlington. OF llestonyil,e, and
Chas. Becker, of Baltimore, We're prompt
ly on hand last evening. and at once COM
:nenced the arduous labor of scoring the
birds, and have continued their work all
day. 1t will probably take all day to NOR
row, perhaps longer to finish the work.
MIR. Nevius and Mr.. Darlington iu,lec the
poultry and Mr.. Becker the pigeons.
These gentleman are all experienced and
reliable, and have no other interest in the
exhibits than te serve each bird according
to its merits. They do not even know the
winning birds, nor the owners thereof, as
they have neither the time nor the incina-
tlon to add up the column of figures on the
several score cards. They merely cut
each bird for any defect they
may find in it, when compared
with the standard of perfection, rs
laid down in the books. II after the
figures OH the score caris have been added
up by the executive committee of the So
clety, il IS found there is 4 tie between
two or more birds, these birds are again
taken to the judges, who examine them,
point by point, with great care and then
decide which is entitled to the premium,
and from their decision there is no appeal
10 those who can. conveniently do so.
We would advise visi. to the show in the |
morning. The birds are the brighter and
more active than they are in the evening,
which is their usual time for going to |
ToOSt.
The exhibition Will remain open until |
next Wednesday evening, being closed on
Sunday, Of course.