St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-19
"A VERY NOISY OUTFIT.
THE POULTRY SHOW rs THE BEST
EYER HELD HERE.
PRIZES AWARDED YESTERDAY
Over a Thousand BOOSTERS and
Hens in Artistic Array-some-
thing About the Various Kinds
OF Fowl-A Description of Sew
erai Unique experimentation
Patronage Wanted.


erai Unique Specimens-More
Patronage Wanted.
When the tower of Babel fell, accord
Ing to Biblical stories, pandemonium
and chaos reigned supreme in that
vicinity. There was babel of tongues
and veritable bedlam of noises. 1t is
doubtful If there was any more con-
fusion of sounds at the occurrence of
this wonderful and dread calamity than
held sway last night in the old S. E.
Olson building on Nicollet avenue,
where the state poultry show is in prog
ress, Motherly hens and their progeny,
strutting cocks with their combs
rampant, turkeys with their feathers
on end. and geese with their
wedge shaped tails, clucked and
crowed, gobbled and Quacked. each
singing different tune, until the big
store rooms were filled with discordant
notes. The show is remarkable one
for its kind, one Of the best ever held
| in the Northwest, and 1t is shame the
! patronage is no more extensive. The
officers, in spite of the small attend
ance, were up to their necks in bust
ness. During the after noon the judges
examined the exhibit of Plymouth Rocks
and awarded the following prizes:
First Cockerel-Franklln Bremen,
Minneapolis.
Second Cockerel-T. Slater. st. Paul.
Third Cockerel-T. Slater, st. Paul.
First Puilet-T. Slater, st. Paul.
Second Pullet-F. w. Smith, Mime.
apOlis.
Third Puilet-N. S. Beardsley, ST.
Paul.
Third Cock-Dr. F. S. Muchey, MINI >
apols.
First Hen-B. S. Griffin, st. Paul.
Second Hen-M S. Muchey, Mime
apolis.
Third Hen-F. w. Smith, Minneap-
oils.
First Pen-Franklrn Bremen, Mime
apolis.
Second Pen-T. Slater, st. Paul.
Third Pen-F. w. Smith, Minneap.
oils.
Best Display = Franklin Bremen,
Minneapolis.
The task of Judging" the exhibits IS
by no means small one. Each and ev-
cry exhibitor has right to have his ex-
hibits examined. from the tip of the
beak to the end of the tail feathers
ure, the legs are smoothed up
and down for defects and the
epidermis of the chicken receives
a thorough investigation. There are
over thousand birds on exhibition 1t is
an all-day's job to examine into the
good qualities of the sieek-feathered
pets. There are crows and rows of
coops. piled tier upon tier. The fluffy
feathered ButfCochins with their downy
light brown trousers, stand next to milk
white Leghorns. The ROSTERS, rooster
like, tlirt through the slots, and the hens
cluck their shrill disapproval.
There are several coopS filled with
Brown Leghorn cockerels, and more
arrogant, corn-proud set of vagabonds
would be hard to find anywhere. The
White Crested Black Polish fowls are
among the unique exhibits. They are
as black as the ace of spades, and card
players know how black that is,
whilst On the top of their little
heads is white, duster-like
canopy, rendering them curious lot.
b. E. Nye, of st. Paul. has a splendid
display of dainty single-comb Leghorns.
ana II. Schroeder, of The Sanity City.
does the show proud with an. exhibit of
White Leghorns. The latter are a
saucy lot, and resent any invasion by
uuiudH Hall 10 lllGO tll6lI COOUS Will lUuu
and startled noises. The Black Brah-
mas are a unique specimen of the
gallinaceous fowl. They are slender and
petite. Their heads are marked with
white and red, giving them the appear
ance of comedian ''made up" in the
character of the notary in 1.-The Chimes
of Normandy"
The red-crested Black Minorca is
another interesting bird. With a coat
that shines like satin and huge red
comb. the cock, the lord of the rOOst, is
an inspiring-looking fellow. His note
is baritone, and he does not stint its
use, for next to the White Leghorn he
is about as noisy fellow as there is IN
the show. The Indian Game cocks, long
legged and large necked, receive their
share of attention, though the cock Of
the walk among the fighters is a scrawny
individual whose native heath is Mexico.
The fellow is the property of Frank
Hall, of this city, who AYERS he can
whip any rooster in the community. H.
ii. Krier, of Owatonna, has had a good
display OF black-breasted games whose
feathers bristle whenever approached.
Theo Segelbaum's exhibit of mammoth
Buff Cochins occupies large portion of
the front of the room, and Is an inter
esting one. In the rear of the room are
several coops containing fan-tailed
pigeons, and daintier, prettier exhibit
| is not in the building.