Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-07


| condition in which the Journal man
found that great poultry exhibitor, a.
j. Remission of Simpsons Corner,
when he visited the poultry depart
ment, this morning. He actually didn't
know how many of the feathered kind
he had with him. and had to take a
census Of his poultry
Mr.. Remission was the largest OK
hibitor at the Bangor for in fact, he
had about oDe-third of all that was
exhibited there. His stock does not
stand In that proportion here, even
though he has more of the poultry
here by one-half than he had there.
There is great display here. and 1l9
pairs OF the fowls do not make the
showing among 1900 hens, that $50
fowls make in 500 hens.
There are several very large exhibits
among which is found that of George
Ward Of Richmond. over on the Ken
nebec river. Mr.. Ward seemingly has
everything that walks about wearing a
feathers on its back. He has not quite
so many on exhibition as Mr. Kennis-
ton. but il is, nevertheless, great
show in its self. There are several
other men who have many of their
chicks and fowls here in an abundance
that will be given in their census.
The place was noisy, this morning,
when we visited it, for IL was Just a
the feeding hour. and the hens. tur-
keys. geese. ducks and guinea fowl
We're calling at the tops Of their voices
for breakfast. The latter named fowls
are not by any means the largest,
either in size or In numbers but they
can make more noise to the square
inch than % Of the strongest growers
OF the ordinary barnyard sort They
were ravenously hungry. this morning.
and the way they screeched soon
brought the superintendent OF the de-
partment. Mr.. NJ. +. Hawkins Of Au-
burn. TO their cage with the corn and
water. 1t IL no snap to have 10 feed
between 1900 and 1900 hens the mum
Der that IN in the poultry building
There were nearly 1000 entered on the
lists AT the start. but all did not APP
pear some being Withheld on account
OF not being in condition. and others
not being heard from. Al the same
time. Mr. Hawkins says there ar.
many hcre on exhibition that had not
been previously entered.
Previous To The breakfast, some Of
the biddics had been attending a. their
household duties and in consequence
there We're eggs in many a coop. what
collection of chickens u would make
to promiscuously set these eggs There
would bc chicks " every color ana a.
scription. from the common dunEhM
fowls % the fancy sort that one sees
on the second floor 81 the building 10
which some 81 the fancy names arr at
tached. such as Silver Spargled orSilycr
PeEcil.d. But speaking OF laying. there
was not 20 much ut this today as
usual 1t is early in the week FOR the
hers To think Of such mlItrr-uf- fact.
everyday events The worked over
hours. last week llylaE duulle-ynlked
eggs that they might take q few days
Of. this week. ULtiI they become &C
Customrd "a their surroundings. The
change in the homes 81 the hens j.. as
everyone knows not conducive ~ the
best results Tn, ir environments have
everything To ~ with their ability rs
layers. BY Friday forming they VIII
have become SO accustomed 10 watch
ing people pass By their cages that
they viii lay as well as though they
nests
Some Of the geese and ducks dis
played their lack Of good form. This
morning. by tearing away their tags
and other notices tackled to their cages
so that people could not tell what they
We're. They were like the goat in the
story they had eaten up the place
where they belonged.
Some Of the hens made themselves
generally obnoxious by grabbing a,
everything in sight. One large Bra
nah rooster got more than he asked
for when he bit the lighted end of a
cigar that was held too near the cage
Another took hold of the rubber end of
an editorial pencil. evidently thinking
to do something toward debating the
fate Of the nation.
And now for the exhibitors. First |
and foremost is TO be seen the name of
A. j. kenriston. Ii is hardly possible |
to give the names of all the different
varieties that Mr.. Remission has in his !
exhibit. OF every sort Of which we
speak, imagine ii said that Mr.. Kennis- !
ton has pair or two of each, and then |
think of a dozen or 20 more breeds and |
consider il said that he has those. too. |
1t is certain that he has them at home |
If not here for here he has something |
near 100 varieties.
f. Il. Burnham of Auburn. then fol |
lows with one Of the nice cages Of Buff |
Cochins. III. II. WetherelI of Mon |
mouth, has White Pekin ducks.
George Wards exhibit is great |
credit to the town of Richmond. 1t is |
not quite 50 large as that of Remission |
but it is an immense one. In ii are in |
cluded pens of Pekin ducks. Muscovy |
ducks. Langshans. White Cochins. |
Light Bramahs, Wyandottes. Ply |
mouth Rocks and several Of the fancy |
varieties.
George p. Coffin of South Frceport. |
shows some excellent White Lang |
shans. F.. A. Drinkwater of Sabattus. |
has an exhibit that is equal to those of |
Remission and Ward in many ways. |
together with being almost as large as
the two. Pusifer x Co. of Auburn |
have many cages of birds. j. w. Will |
son of Auburn, shows some beautiful |
Partridge Cochins. w. II. Scovil of |
East Lebanon. is another extensive ex-
nl,o, Of