The Portland daily press., 1892-01-15
THE POULTRY SHOW.
Premiums Awarded at Yarmouth Yester-
day.

The third day of the exhibition of the
Yarmouth Poultry Association pro-
crossed about as usual despite bad
weather. 1t is certainly rare exhibi
ton of the feathery tribe that does much
honor to Maine and Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire comes in handsomely as
competitor.
The birds are scoring very high, many
being in the nineties, while the acme is
100 Melville Thomas of Brunswick has
pair of Black Hamburgs, the pullet
scoring 963 and the cockerel 944. A Lang
shan pullet exhibited by C. K. Richards
of Falmouth, scored 96a, and also a
Black Hamburg pullet bred by the same
scored 081 It is rare exhibition, prob
ably the finest ever made in Maine, if not
the largest. 1t will be continued through
Friday. Half fare arrangements have
been made with the Grand Trunk and
Maine Central railroads.
The following are the regular associa-
ton premiums awarded:
PREMIUMS.
Laced Wyandottes-D B SWEET, Portland
cock, I'd; hen I'd; tie Sd on hen; tie 4th on pull
let; I'd on cockerel; Sd on pen OF chicks Sd on
Mrs. j " Merrill, Falmouth, eth on cock; on
hen tie Sd and 18th; on pullet LIST, Sd and 4fh;
on exhibition pen Sd on chicks.
George Hodgdon, Yarmouthville, tie on Sd
and 4til for pullet Sd on cock; tie 4th on hen;
on exhibition pen of chicks 4tl; on pen OF fowl
Silas Bartlett, Lewiston, LIST on cock; LIST on
hen; tie 4tll on hen; on exhibition pen Ist.
M Hawkins, Auburn, list and 4th on cock
ereis pullet, 1St; tie I'd and 3D. on pullet LIST on
exhibition pen.
White Wyandottes- Bartlett Lewiston,
fowl, LIST OH cock; 1st, I'd. Sd and 4th on hen;
1st on exhibition pen.
* b True, Norway. LIST on cockerel; LIST OH
Holdans- D Buchanan, Yarmouth, LIST, I'd,
Sd and 4th premiums and all specials.
HamburgS, Silver Spangled = Stephen A
Preble, Portsmouth, n II, four 1st premiums
Black Hamburgs--A j Kenniston, LIST on hen;
I'd on cock.
hen. Same, LIST and I'd on cockerel and pull
let.
Red Combs-G V McKenney, Auburn, LIST on
cock, cockerel, hen and pullet.
Samuel Merrill Yarmouth, I'd on cOckerel and
pullet and Sd and 4th on pulets.
Ducks--R w Robes, Salem, Mass, 1st on
young and 1st on old Pekin ducks.
Wallace r Merrill, Cumberland Centre, Sd on
young Pekins.
A j Remission, LIST on Aylesbury ducks; same
1ston White Call; 1st on Gray Call; 1st on Cay
uga ducks; 1st on Muscoyey ducks
Geese-Fenn Blanchard, Cumberland Centre,
LIST on Toulouse geese old; A. J. Remission, 1st
on Toulouse geese young; A G !, Ke tennis Isl
Turkeys-L. B. True, Yarmouth, LIST on
black turkeys; Charles Poole, Yarmouth, 1st on
bronze turkeys young; A Shurtlef south
ton, 1st on buff turkeys; A J Kenniston, 1st on
white Holland turkeys.
Special Premiums.
No. 27-Barred Plymouth Rocks, So cash, G
No. 2s-Barred Plymouth Rocks, So cash, G
No. 29-Tie between G V McKenney and D
No. 30-I McKenney, cash So.
No. 31-C l. Pulsifer, East Poland, cash 81.
No. 32-Cash 81, d III. Bennett, Yarmouth.
No. sICash 81, A D True. Norway.
Houdans-No. 156, cash 50, N. D. buchanan,
Laced Wyandottes-No. &c, cash So. Silas
No. eS-Cash 81, M p Hawkins.
No. 69-Cash 81, George H. Hodsdon, Var
White Wyandottes-No. 80, cash So, silas
Bartlett.
Red Caps-No. 1877, cash So, G B McKenney,
No. 1913 Samuel Merrill, Yarmouth.
Ducks-No. 175, cash 80, r W Ropes, Salem,
Mass
No. 177-Cash 81, A J Remission, Simpsons
Corner, Me.
Mr.. L. R. Cook, the secretary, has been
highly efficient and unceasing in his Ia
bors and to him is chiefly due the credit
for one of the largest and best poultry
exhibitions ever held in Maine.