Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
THE BIRDS.
1900 EXhibited--Rem for
Their Quality.

Some Of the Notable Exhibits, aud some
of the Spectacular Features.
The poultry department was dstin-
guished both by the numbers and the ex-
cellence OF the birds exhibited. The num-
Der was approximately 1000 l. X. Felch
of Natick, the veteran judge, said that the
Plymouth Rock class OF $50 specimens
was the best he ever saw at fall show,
and he spoke in very complimentary terms
of the whole exhibit. Mr.. Pierce of Win
chester, who exhibits at all the winter
shows, said that the display here was bet
ter than al - per cent of the winter ex-
hbitons.
Nearly all of the standard varieties of
both land and water fowls were exhibited
but Barred Plymouth Rocks seemed TO be
the iavoriles, although White and Silver
Wyandottes, White Plymouth Rocks
Light Brahmas, Buff Cochns, Buff Ply
mouth Rocks and Wyaudottes were much
in evidence and the two latter classes were
advanced to class A.
The largest individual exhibitor was
viii A Sherman Of the Butternut Poultry
yards Of Glens Falls. y. y, whose birds
have never been seen in Braitleboro be-
fore. Other exhibitors who had several
Freeman of Ftchhurg, Mass. Shepard
Strong Of Manchester, Vt. and +. c.
Brown OF Quechee, Vi
Winchester y. H., is a small town but
il is TO the front when a display OF fine
poultry is wanted The Pierce Brothers
OF that town have a national reputat ON a.
breeders OF Games and Game Bantams and
ornamental +. ID. Leisure OF that town is
a winner wherever he shows his Light
Brahmas, large rds OF very handsome
plumage. ;. A Woodbury. had several
pens Of A ! Buff Cochins and +. a. Pick.
erIng was represented in the Game class.
BerDardstOn was another town which
was well represented, The exhibitors being
H. H. Cushman. l. ;. Wayne and Doolt-
tie Brothers. A A. Hubbard of Spofford.
y. H., had Barred Plymouth Rocks which
were top-notchers. In his coops were five
birds from one setting OF eggs and all were
prize winners
There were many pens Of White Wyan-
dottes, among the leading exhibitors being
A. l.. Davis OF Warwick, Mass, L. l.
Perry ~ Son of North Chsrlestown, y. H.,
+. II. Fuller Of Hinsdale, the Seminary
Farm of Mortified, Mass, J. II. jackson
OF Hudson, Mass, and Charles Lang Of
Brattleboro j. b. Donovan of Fitchburg
showed Games and ornamental bantams
in great variety. The BrattlebOro Retreat
and Peter ;. Chase had a novelty In Eng
lish pheasants, showing a large number
MI Sherman's SllkIes and Frizzels were
also curiosiiies. One man was heard to
remark, a. he pointed 10 the Frizzels,
"Those birds must have been raised In a
windy country
A new exhibitor here, and with re-
markably fine lot OF birds, was H. W. Hig-
gins OF Orange, a leading breeder OF Buff
Plymouth Rocks. There was a fair show
ing in the Polish and Spanish classes
The Hamburg class suffered a great loss
in the non-appearance OF the Silver Span
ged Hamburgs with which s. O. Miner
has usually swept the boards. The ban
tam classes were very complete. and IN
addition TO the birds shown by Pierce
Brothers should be mentioned those
owned by C. l. Fish of Greenfield
Pierce Il Barber and George Adams Of
Brattleboru exhibited homing pigeons, and
collections Of pigeons were shown by Fred
and Wade Pierce OF Bratteboro and ;.
Strong Of Manchester. Turkeys Were not
as numerous a IN some years but ex-
hibits were made by Merrill T. Moore Of
Mortified, Mass, D. +. Bigelow OF Peter
sham. Mass, and the BIat,leboro Re,rea,
farm.
The water fowls occupied 80 coOps,
among the large exhibitors being :. Strong.
p II. freeman, K. II. Cushman, viii A.
Sherman and c. A. Brown. A lone par
rot had gushing and silly remarks thrown
at his cage, but he said never word.