Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19
Crowds Testify to the Increasing
Interest Manifested.
COMIC TUMBLING PIGEONS.
Fancy Breeds Hist Of Prize
winner. To-day.

possibly would be somewhat surprised
to have his pet theory shattered after
a visit TO the poultry show that Is now
In progress ON East Temple street.
quite goodly crowd visited the
show To-Day ANA expressed themselves
az being surprised at the variety OF
stock exhibited In the crowded ana
crampcd quarters rented for the occa-
sion Of the twelfth annual exhibit OF
the Utah Poultry association.
To those who arr not connuirseura up-
ON the points OF poultry. the incuba-
tor that stands just inside the entrance,
IN an unfnilinE nourcc ct Interest.
The "conl.oil hen" " doing good work.
too. ~ some thlrty-two broken cEg
shells and n corresponding number uf
volatile chicks testify, IN the face OF
such n novelty there II no wonder that
the scdnte old hen who " cpnscicn-
tioualy Matching out her brood In the
vicinity n entirely overlooked.
Apart from the interesting Incubator
exhibit Of Mr. &. !. Trump. there are
plenty Of other exhibits that arrest the
eye Of the visitor.
The star exhibit is essentially that
~ the Brook Ranch. adjacent 10 this
city; In neat pens are shown divcrti-
ned stock. embracing Belgian hnres.
record homlng pigeons that have won
lying records In other cities. bun
cochin 1iaS.1mr, Plymouth Rocks ana
ducks. All these exhibits. With the cN-
ceptipn ~ the ducks, arc simply On
show and are not In the competition TOT
prizes. Manager n. e. Adams of the
ranch was quite enthusiastic to u News
reporter. this afternoon regarding the
future OF the Belgian hare industry
lie states that the meat Of those
rodents .kccls that OF the rpring
chicken. and when one recognizes the
fact that from a single doe some iy0 10
200 pounds ~ meat may be raised IN
the course OF year. that fctchcH on
the market In tho ncighborhood Of
twenty-five cents n pound. u N no won
der that some of tho pedigree stock
reaches the fancy price OF $500.
Another notable exhibit II that OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Taysum of the white
Farm" The cxhlbN II white cnRc OF
ten pens without black feather In
them. Here one may see pure white
Plymouth Rocks. Wyandoticr. Pckln
ducks and pigeons.
Tho pigeon species IL well represented
nj the show. The judging of the same
was most hilarious proceeding this
afternoon. All parties concerned grave
~ formed circle. Judge W. W
browning and Secretary W. q. Mar
gets looking NJ grave and wise as the
proverbial solomon. Then Mr.P.u.JameH
trottcd out his tumblera. Hingly. into
the ring. ily the aid of a stick with
rnE attached he flckcd the birds into
activity that consisted In turning cart
wheels. rnmer-nuita and general bird
iah" anticr. the pigeon That turned the
most tunbles scored.
Possibly one Of the most remarkable
pairs II poultry mot Including the
ilrook Ranch Hun Cochin HantamnD IL
shame Jap cockerci and puilet, bred
from birds direct from the Mikado OF
Jnpan'r own particular private poultry
yard rhis unique pair OF birds is the
property OF Mr. j. ". Jenkins OF Salt
Ian. city.
lirook Ianch.-Firat prixr. silver cup
for best general display Of poultry.
Helgian harer and pigeons.
q j. Trump-sllysr cup. best lncuba.
tor display.
J. ", HRsiam-Siivcr cup. best gen.
oral poultry display.
Kllppor cross Gniner-K. X, Nebekcr.
first prize. Robert Graham. second
prize.
nun I.cghorns-J. W. liaslam, nrrt
prize g. 4. bruce. second prize.
Best Display of pigcons--iien a..
ReiEvi. first prlze. Y. J. Hancock. Og-
den. second prise. A.. A. Parsons, third
prize; Roscoe Savage, fourth prize.
The brook Ranch captured every.
thing In the Pollard strain ~ prltln
ducks, taking the firrt, second aud third
prizes for some splendid deep keeled
birds.
Day Rowe and co. secured the high.
esi score on pen ~ barred Plymouth
Rocks ana captured flrrt. second, third
afd fourth pflscs on pulictn.
puckH--Brook Ranch, flrnt prlzo;
| Mt und Mrs. Tnyrum. second prize
Utah Poultry company. third prize.
brown Leghornn- Cora Rick.
ards. ogden. first prize; J. w. iIanlam,
second prize.
Dark iirahmaH--J. W. Bird, FIRST, Sec
ond and third prlzes.
Hack l.anNshnngu-w u. MARIETTA