The Portland daily press., 1891-01-14
ALL YARMOUTH GROWING.
The Best Poultry Show OF the
Series.
Upwards Of Five Hundred and Fifty
five Fine Birds In CompetitIon.

The poultry exhibition this year Is the best
In the record Of the society which has
achieved high reputation for good and well
| conducted poultry events of that character.
There are upwards OF $50 birds in great
variety, and splendid specimens of poultry
breeding. The scoring has commenced and
when completed 1t will be found that the
Maine birds rank high. The hall Is filled
with coops and the music made by the lordly
chirp Of the poultry is more vigorous than
harmonious. You get all sorts Of crows,
from the hoarse roar Of the big Asiatlcs down
to the pert challenge Of the Bantam. aud the
cucklings of the other sex in the feathery
convention Is equally diversified.
Plymouth Rocks lead in cumbers as usual.
There is a double line of coops extending the
entire length of the hall. and an overflow of
dozen or so. The Barred Plymouth Rocks
le I'd in numbers and there is nearly as large
a display of the White variety, very hand
some birds.
Light Brahmas come next in numbers,
there being long double line of coops Of
that species extending across the opposite
side Of the hall-and some noble birds
among them. The wy andottes are in great
varIety-laced and white.
In LeghoIns there are four varieties, rose
comb brown, rose comb white and single
comb brown and white.
Mr.. William r. Howard Of this city, adds
much to the display by his finely pred birds
In the Polish, Hamburg, Game and Bantum
line.
Then there are the Houdans, Langshans,
black breasted Red Crowns, crow breeds,
etc.. to numerous to 60 into details about.
The birds are carefully examined for
points" by experienced and impartial
judges from another state. who know moth
ing Of their owners, but 60 through the
coops by their numbers, aud score the birds
upon their merits. The perfect bird of the
various various varieties has possibility Of
100 points. The judges examine and cut
down for all defects. 1t is a rare bird that
will score Into the nineties, and the highest
score ever obtained was 9S points In a show
In London. There is one bird in the Var.
mouth exhibit that has record of 92. The
judges for the present exhibit are Messrs.
Alvin F. Stevens of Wellesley. Mass, and N.
A. Knapp of Winchester, Mass. They be.
gan their difficult labors promptly and will
probably complete them today.
A rare bird in the collection is hen with
four legs. two pair of extra ones. though
apparently useless, growing from directly
behind the natural limbs of the fowl, which
is a bright. pretty little specimen OF the
Brown Leghorn line. Then there are Pekn
and Muscovy ducks, Toulouse and common
geese. and large owl belonging to Mr..
Charles Harding.
Two large ornamental coops contain II va
rleties OF fancy pigeons, sent by Fl. p. Moore
OF Portsmouth. N. d., and a pair of white
turtle doves by Master Stoddard Of Var
mouth.
There are 254 special premiums offered.
Among them nay be mentioned solid sill.
yer cup valued at SIG. given by l.. r. Cook
of Yarmouth president of the ASSOCIATION:
another by j. S. Seabury of the same town,
and third BY w. r Ladd of Cardiff Tenn