Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
OVER 1900 BIRDS.
Nearly All Varieties of Land and Water
FOwls---WhRt the Veteran Judge
said Of the show.

Nearly All Varieties of Land and Water
Said OF the show.
Six hundred and thrty-fve entries,
representing upwards of 1900 birds, tells
the story of the record-breaking poultry
show, which over.taxed the quarters, and
made necessary the placing of water fowls
and late entries in the open air. The
most enthusiastic man in re gard to the
show was the veteran judge, l. X. Felch
of Natick, Mass. II said the exhibit was
the largest and best he had ever seen at a
fall fair-three times as large as the grange
fair at Worcester, twice as large as the
New England fair at Portland, and much
larger than the celebrated Rochester, n.
H., fair. The display was, however, more
notable on account of the excellence of the
exhibits than from mere numbers. Sixty
new coops bought by the Valley Fair asso-
citation since last year added to the attrac-
/ tiveness of the hall. Mr.. Felch found the
scoring of the Light Bramhas, Plymouth
Rocks and White Wyandottes, difficult work
as many of the birds were up TO an ex-
| ceptionally high standard and closely
matched.
The largest exhibitor was p. II. Free
man of Fltchburg, Mass, with 60 entries
representing about 20 varieties. j. O.
Frost of Vernon had 40 entries, and his
! pens of 40 wild geese and large focks of
/ wild Mallard and Muscovy ducks were
/ features of the outdoor show.
j. ID. Brown of Fitchburg, Mass, had
30 entries, mostly of water fowls. Shepard
Strong of Manchester, Vt, was a large ex-
hibitor, with varieties of Leghorns, Coch-
ms, Wyandottes, Brahmas and water fowls.
c. C. Paine of South Randolph was on
hand as usual with large variety of birds
The St. Johnsbury fanciers included II.
b. Daniels with Black Javas, Leghorns,
Hamburgs and Indian Games; II. NJ.
Barrett with Black Javas and Pekin Ban
tams and r. f. Gibson with White Won
ders.
The town of Winchester, n. H., added
much to the excellence of the show. A
prominent place belonged to A. F. Pierce,
with many varieties of Games and Ban
tams. Mr.. Pierce is one of the largest
prize winners in this country, and will send
many birds to the next Madison Square
Garden show. S. A. Woodbury. had fine
Buff Cochins and Brown Leghorns, f. l.
Alexander, Wyandottes and White Ply
mouth Rocks. Fred ID. leisure, also OF
Winchester, had fine lot of Light Brah-
mas.
One of the oldest exhibitors in the coun
try is A. W. McKinistry of Chicopee
whose favorite breed is Black Spanish. II
w. Heath of Piermont, y. H., had coop.
of Light Brahmas, Langshans, White
Wond rs and Game Bantams; ID. f. Bge
low of Petersham, Mass, Black Javas
Spanish, Hamburgs and water fowls; Sem
mary farm, East Mortified, Mass, Wyan
dottes, Minorcas and Leghorns; +. S
Wayne, Bernardston, Andelusians, Ply
mouth Rocks, Golden, Silver, and VIOle
Laced Wyandottes; Merrill I. Moore
Mortified, Leghorns, Hamburgs, Guineas
and several varieties of geese and ducks
j. D. Brown, Fitchburg, White Wyan
dottes, Silver Seabrght and Cochin Ban
tams; X. H. Cushman, Light Brahmas
Game Bantams and Toulouse geese; f. NJ
Fish, Greenfield, Plymouth Rocks anC
Game Bantams; G. f. Reed, Westport, \
H., Games and Game BAntams.
S. O. Miner, for years Americas leading
breeder of Silver Spangled Hamburgs
swept the boards in that class. Other loca
exhibitors were w. j. Pentland will
Games, Leghorns and Barred plymouth
Rocks; II. C. Rice, White Wyandottes
Robert c. Clark, White Leghorns; c. b
Crowell, Buff Cochins and Buff Leghorns
Roy Park Munroe, Silver Duckwing Ban
tams; f. l.. Roberts and p. S. Chase
English Pheasants.
Other especially good exhibits were Ar
thur E. Davis, Warwick, Mass, and A. A
Hubbard, Spafford, n. H., Barred Plym
, outh Rocks; Fred j. johnson, Newfane