Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-13
THE POULTRY SHO W.

THE BEST EXHIBITION YEr-FNE BIRDS FROM
THE BEST FANCIERs-A GOOD SHOW OF LOCAL
EXHIBITs-THE PREMIUMS.
As was generally anticipated the fourth an
nual exhibition of the Windham County Poul-
try and Pet Stock Association, held at the
town hall this week, has proved to be the
finest ever held by the society, both in the
number and the quality of the exhibits The
variety of choice birds is very great and they
are all in fine condition. The exhibition is
especially strong in Brahmas, Cochins, Ply
mouth Rocks, Leghorns and Games, and in
attractiveness and general interest il decided
" excels any previous one. One encourage
ing feature is seen in the increased number
and excellence Of the local exhibits The ed
vocational and stimulating effect of the associ-
atoms exhibitions becomes more and more
manifest every year.
II. r. I. Coffin, of Glens Falls, N Y, pays
the largest entrance fees and makes the lar
gest exhibit. He shows dark Brahmas, Ply
mouth Rocks, Leghorns, Polish fowls, games,
game bantams, geese, ducks and turkeys, and
has many fine birds. Pratt n Leonard, Keene,
N. H., pay the next largest entrance fees,
their exhibit being confined to a fine display
of game varieties, including spangled games,
piles, brown reds, black breasted reds, black
games blue games, and ginger reds The
third largest exhibit is that of Rice Il Libby,
Keene N. H., whose specially is pile games
of which they have some choice specimens
they also show silver and yellow duckwings,
and spangled and black games. Geo. Davis,
East Montpelier, has a 6ne exhibit of light
Brahmas and Partridge Cochins. DR.. ]. Ora
per of Troy N. Y, shows light Brahmas
Hubbard Bros, Chesterfield, N. H., have a
good show of brown and white Leghorns, and
L. l.. Hastings of Gill, Mass, a good one of
black, white aud brown Leghorns. L. But
terrified, East Lexington, Mass, shows white
Cochins brown Leghorns and bantams. Chas.
Bennington of Garrattsville, N. Y, has nice
breeding pen of black Hamburgs
II. A. Jones of Worcester, Mass, shows
Partridge Cochins, golden and silver pencil
led Hamburgs, silver sebright and white
booted bantams, and silver gray Dorkings.
A. E. Smith of Cherry Valley, Mass. has
large exhibit OF black Cochns. j. II. Bald
win Of Chicopee, Mass, has black Cochins
and some fine white Leghorns Geo. G. TAFT
of Chicopee Falls, Mass, also has n nice ex-
hibit of white Leghorns. II. Prentiss of
Reading Mass, shows white Georgia games.
O. G. Paine. East Bethel, has good display
of Polish varieties, including w. c. b. and
W. C. W. Polish also golden spangled Ham
burgs and black Javas. @. E. Bunnell of Biz
mingham, Conn, shows light Brahmas A. Z.
Hewitt and @. p. Nettleton of the same place
show buff and black Cochins @. A. Balou,
Worcester, Mass, has some good dark Brah-
| mas, aud II. J. Reed of the same place has
some fine buff Cochins, black Javas and
white Georgia games G. b. Day and Ralph
| Woodward, also of Worcester, show bantams
and game banams.
or our home exhibitors N. w. LOOMS
shows buff Cochins and white Leghorns, and
S. H. Warren dark Brahmas. d. Z. Tasker
| 4 4 ia l..tl a I
| Plymouth Rocks. A. X. Baker shows some
very choice games, s. o. Miner has a fine
exhibit of silver spangled Hamburgs. j. NJ.
| Allen good display of black COchins, +. II.
| Miller 81 Co., black and brown Leghorns, E.
| b. Barrows black breasted red game ban
tams, and G. N. Bemis a good sized exhibit
of buff Cochins. Fred Richardson has some
| turkeys which take the eye Of the crowd aud
two coops of capons, shown by N. H. White,
have attracted no little attention.
In the display of pigeons j. J. Estey leads,
his specialties being fantails and Jacobins.
NJ. b. Breck Springfield Mass, has good
show of fantal and swallow pigeons. J. u.
Rowland and H. A. Jones Of Worcester,
Mass, show turbt and owl pigeons and Her
bert Lyman of Walham has some fine tum.
bles. Geo. W. Patterson, Chicopee, shows
| silver owls blue fautails and Antwerps The
comparatively meagre display of pigeons il
a disappointment TO the management, "a very
large exhibit being hoped for from the fact
that J. @. Long of New York, a large import
err and dealer, and the best pigeon authority
in the country, was secured as the judge in
this department. 1t is to be hoped that nc
intending exhibitors allowed themselves to be
frightened away by this fact. There is very
good display Of canaries, and some choice
birds are included. j. G.. Smith, Mrs. j. f
| Willard aud Mrs. G. Z. Selleck are the lead
ing exhibitors. Mrs. Selleck also shows gold
finches Master Carl Newton has an exhibi
of pea fowls. A.. r. Bakers famous hound
''Old Ben" spares time enough from fox
chasing to be present, with one of his grand
sons. G. d. Colburn has fine pair of Cor
don setter puppies, and j. @. Newton splen
did English mastiff weighing $50 lbs at /,
months old, attracts much attention. TIL,
judges, l. X. Feleh of Natick, Mass, aud
G. Long of New York city, have performed
their duties in busness-like manner, anC
to the general satisfaction of parties concern
ed. Below we give the premium list as ia
as completed at the time of going to press.