Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-17
The Poultrysshaow a Point Of Increas-
ihgAttraotion.
The JUDGES, iC@PLEqB THEIR AWARDS
Large Attendance Today and Un-
tagging interest Shown.
NJ A n Y FIN Z B I r D S

The bracing cold snap quickened interest
and attendance In the poultry show today.
The bl1ds went over Sunday in good shape,
although many exhibitors who, after show
Ing at Boston and New York, are beginning
to be nervous. MIR. E. P. Shepherd of Gro
tons Falls. N. Y, probably the largest
breeder of Buff Leghorns in this country,
afforded an example of this anxiety this
morning when he stood in front Of the
cages where he has score of fowls on eX
hibition.
1 can't complain he said, "of my luck
mere. have taken the best of everything
IN this breed, but look at that cock. He
stood first in New York. and l was offered
$ioo for him. He has taken second here,
ard If he stays in a coop two dayS logger,
ne Will not be fit to show. His comb is
falling over on one side. and he is rapidly
gong out of condition.
Inc various features Of the show con-
,lhue to Interest visitors. The fowls are
nVeiy as ever and the noise is as shrill and
lhce&saHt as ever. The swan and Pekin
ducks splash and d!sport themselves ill the
pond the geese sound their loud honk-
MONK ana the suineas and bantams still
CRATER and squawk. Now and then hen
lays an egg, and a loud cackle sets up that
carries one back to the farm and to the
Dressed days when the best pleasure in life
was 10 climb up over the understanding
timothy hay to get the warm egg that a
moment later brought smile to the grand
mothers face and merry snap of the be-
nisnant eyes behind the gold-bowed spec
tacles But all this is another story.
Display of Ribbons.
There was some dissa tisfaction Saturday
among exhibitors in regard to the exhibition
OF ribbons which they bad won in shows
elsewhere 1t is the prao tice in all poultry
SHOWS after the awards have been made by
the Judges for exhibitors to hang upon the
cages as trophies the prizes which they have
previously won with their birds. AS soon
as the awards We're made in number of
classes Saturday several gentlemen who
We're winners imme diatey began to hang
up their badges and ril bons. Not long af-
lef~ard President Munson took them down
ana carried them to the office. A meeting of
the board of directors was held and the
matter given fun consideration. Although
the society had published nothing in regard
10 the exhibition of ribbons in this manner.
III seems that a resolution had been adopted
prohibiting it, Upon the ground that there
had been no publication in regard to this
acton. it was decided to permit entrymen
to exhibit their prizes and the ribbons were
ut back on the cages
An Amn1eur's Success. 'rr0: eTt
Saturday night the judges made the
au ards on iHcubators and brooders. giving
the first in both to the Prairie State Com
teur. who, as diversion, made an incuba-
tor which Matched out 50 per cent of fertile
eggs. Experts examined his machine with
great deal of curiosity, IL presents a
Humber OF new features in heating ami
Eshtiatloh. The way in which Mr.. Jones'
VINO Is clerk in one of the departments
anu lFes at Fariin Springs came to MAKE.
al Inc ubator is Interesting He saws he had
recess in one end Of his dining room for
which he had special use and one day
II hat
an incubator in th.t space. and amIse him
sell with It, just as other amateurs do with
an aquaril m fernery
Catching the idea he went on made bis
machine and experimental adding one i'm
provement 10 another. until the result Is
su1flclent to attract a good deal of atten-
uoil ana win him considerable credit The
fihelahd incubator people, who brought
their eggs to Washington in trunks did
iot enter the competition. People are for
ever curious about the incubaturs and 10
the last hour of the show they will renal
the greatest attraction. Old ladies' and Old
men. girls and children and people in every
walk OF life, are continually Crowding about
them and asking all manner of questions
one OF the curious things is that when
they are told that the Pineand people
shipped their eggs 80 miles to WASHINGTON
In trunks, and then Matched them out they
always NANTES. surprise. and wonder why
they did not get chilled on the way beyond
recovery: Mfr. Smith. the opera tor of the
Pineland. however. says that the greatest
danger in shipping eggs which have been
!ncuhated up to the fifteenth or eighteenth
day is that the animal heat in the chickens
within the shell Is sufficient to raise the
temperature when they are packed in
trunks sometimes as high as los degrees,
lob being the temperature required. for in
cubation. and variation of only a few de-
grees, if long continued. being fatal.
A Queer Bird.
This morning a queer bird vas set out
E.a -, bo1I
whore it is attracting much attention
| 1t is freak, being the result of a cross
! between q turkey and guinea hem 1t is
| Intermediate in size between the two fowls
| has somewhat the shape of each and the
markings of each. 1t is prevailing yellow
in color. with the lacings of me guinea
| II has the guinea voice and habit
| The large exhibit of pheasa.ts Ev Mr.
Werner De Gulse of Railway, n j.. con-
/ tlhues to draw crowds. These beautiful
birds are bred by Mr.. De Guise in large
numbers entirely for CONNER ,ial nurnosss
| Few people who look at them and a1mire
| their beautiful markings, their gracef,1I
form and unquenchably wild :pirit viii
Ian 70 mathematics any one Who will de-
| liberately breed sucn beautiful creatures
| for the purpose Of selling them Ia snorts
| men to be shot If they were Dro.J,,rad for.
| the pleasure their beauty gives. the enter
prise prise Mouia De eoInmeldable. Mr.. De Guise
| supplies parks and hunting preserves in
all parts of the country with Ilr,e n,,m-
berS. O. ''''i
POultrywomen.
1t is interesting to notice in the Show
that there are number of poultrywomen
who rank high as breeders and exb;bitors
| Miss Kate L. Clark of Auburn, Mass. has
a number of very fine fowls in the show
some of them worth upward of 500 anieca
She has taken several first prizes. Miss
Anna E. BreRnan of Baltimore has ono ' of
4! the largest Exhibits of barred Plv pe -,
Rocks and has taken fair share of prizes.
| Two of the best exhibits in dorkines ava
shown by Mrs, r. .. Farrer of ORANGE Va
and Miss Lizzie Goodel of Canastota' ~ "
One of the3li most active poultrywomen
around the Show is Miss Jennie Tassiera
of Johnstown, N. Y. She has been raisinp
speciality is ,bantams. Of which She saws
| she raises every year about 300 in ali he
various classes. She makes a living NV
producing these little birds. and in sonos
instances selling specimens for prices nc
high as $50 land tS25. She attends ali the
| poultry shows in the country. and ia hail
| fellow we'll met with all the leading bread
ers and judges. who respect her not onIv
as successful breeder, but an excellent
| judge of stock. ~.
| Today's Awards.
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