New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-04
WOMEN RAISE POULTRY.
MANY FEMININE EXHIBITORS AMONG
THE PRIZE-WINNERS AT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN
MRS. OSBORNE. OF FABIUs TALKS ABOUT HER
WORK AND SAYS SHE FINDS 1T BOTH

MRS OSBORNE OF FABIUs TALKS ABOUT HER
WORK. AND SAYS SHE FINDS IT BOTH
PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE.
That poultry raising is a field in which women
are rs successful as men IS clearly shown at the
Poultry Show now being held In Madison Square
Garden Many women among the exhibitors.
and there are now no prouder or happier indvidu
ais in NewYork than Mrs. J. @. Osborne OF Fa-
bus. y. Y Miss H j. McCoun. OF oyster Bay,
". Y: Miss Dorothea NJ. Keasby, Of New-London,
Conn. Miss Lizzie Goodel Of Canastota. y. Y,
and Miss Selma Wieners. OF College Point. n. Y.
the winners Of so many prizes for their pet birds
Miss Wieners exhibits trio OF black rose-comb
bantams hens and cock They won both
first and ,ond prizes Miss Wieners Is one Of the
successful breeders and raises the most beau
tifu! variety Of baniams in the world. She has
won prizes for them in London and Birmingham,
England: I'm Paisley. Scotland. and at previous
shows at Madison Square Garden. Miss Weners is
most enthusiastic over her pets. and thinks 10
work more suitable for women than poultry rails
ing Her birds tame "a possible, eat from
her hand and seem 10 understand every word she
says 10 them.
Miss Keasby has an exhibit Of pigmy pouter
pigeons. which are the prettiest things I'm tho
show and she Is justly proud of them.
Miss Lizzie Goodel exhibits oolor,d dorkings--a
cock cockcrei. hen aud pullet-having won first
and second prizes against large showing from
other exhibitors. Miss GOOdeI II tnorouthN pId'-
teal and earnest I'm her work. and Is enthusiastic
over the dorkng breed
Mrs Osborn. who has won first second. third
and fourth prizes on her exhibit Of rose-comb
rninorcas both Of the black and the white vari-
etics. thinks there is no fowl 50 good as they Mrs
Osborne's exhibit consists Of two hens TWO puIlets
one cock and a cockcrel. The cocks name Is Dixie
and he is as proud his owner Of having won the
prize. He struts about hs cage as though ne
owned the whole show. Mrs. Osborne mas bten
Cob f.arl f.rf.a for
"oud buy him
Mrs Osborne said to The Tribune represent2atiy,
when asked what the particular merits OF 'ne
"TIeV are the hest layers their eggs are large;
and. while they not 50 delicate that they re
quire more care than other fine breeds, they arr
The hest table fowls have ever eaten. Their flesh
is finely grained tender and juicy have won the
first second third and fourth aware lor g, WI,
breed Of poultry at the international Poultry Show
in Washington at orr State fair IN BuHaio az the
poultry shows in Elmira and in eW-1oIk w 80
YOU can readily understand that am proud OF my
birds I am n farmer and Ike many farmers !
used to pay little attention TO fancy prteuS %
was contented with them. But about ten years
ago ! began raising mirorcas ana nave kept az ~
the last five years have exhibited At almost every
poultry show always winning prizes. Mnen ns-
Saving il was not 1T work for a woman, and mat
it would b. extremely unpleasant 10, nj ng ~ where
there would - only men But did not allow any.
ns Sney Fd erb 59 gs' AT n but now the
men as courteous and helpful as possible. oll
/ truly from own experience, litN N'' -
| b. no plcasanter o more prOn'abIe WORN io
women than that OF raising fine breeds OF poultry
THE THIRD DAY OF THE POULTRY SHOW.
The attendance at the Poultry and Pigeon Show
at the Madison Square Garden yesterday was even
larger than on tho first two days. new eHhioit'
the horaing pigeons from the Navy Yard, attracted
much attention.
In spite OF the careful watch kept over the eX-
hibits Il was found yesterday morning that priSe-
winning white pigmy pouter cock had been stolen,
probably during the crush Wednesday evening.
from the Kendall Green. Washington, ID. c., lofts.
A reward OF S25 has been offered BY the association
FOR the recovery Of the bird
The Wyandotte poultry breeders held meeting
In the afternoon and organized a Wyandotte club,
with the object IN view Of promoting the breeding
W Wyandotte birds. J. II. Draversted, OF Johns
town y y was elected president, and ]. a. Lewis.
OF West Orange. y. J., secretary and treasurer.
The following we're elected directors J. T. White,
Jesse Moon + L. Madison James Forsythe and
W. r. Green.