Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29
THE BIRDS.
800 Entries.
Over 1000 Birds.
The Finest Exhibition Ever Seen at
an Agricultural Fair in New Eng
land.

The poultry exhibit has long been
recognized as one of the leading features,
aud each succeeding year has seen 1t sur
pass the year previous In both merit and
number, and this year Is no exception.
There were in all about 800 entries, COM
prising between 1900 and 1000 birds, and
1t was the finest show ever given by any
fair in New England, and easily surpasses
even any special poultry show in New
England except the Boston winter one.
And even so, 1t was smaller than the fame
of this fair has won, for entries had to be
refused at the last end for want of accom-
modations. Fifty new pens we're added
to the equipment this year, but IL all the
entries offered had been taken 100 would
have been required.
Those who have this department in
charge, with the aid and advice of the
veteran poultry judge, l. X. Felch, conceiv-
ed a Iery unique and novel classification Of
the different birds, which is entirety origin
al with this association, viz: in giving the
larger amount of money prizes to the
practical aud utility classes, and requiring
extra merit in order to win. That this
plan has been successful is demonstrated
from the fact that out of 800 entries this
year the principal class has 500, and they
include some of the best birds in New
England and New York state that have
won at the large fairs, as well as in Boston
and Madison Square Garden winter exhibit
tions.
The largest exhibit was by p. II. Free
man and Wood & Freeman of Fitchburg,
Mass. Gardner & Strong, Washington,
d. c., had the next largest, comprising
some 80 varieties. 4. II. Putnam of West
Boylston, Mass, had over go entries,
mostly in the principal class. G. II. Wad-
leigh, Titon, n. H., had 40 entries, nearly
all of which are class A birds. Greene
Brothers of Fitchburg, Mass, we're large
exhibitors of Black Minorcas, Rose Comb
ed Leghorns and Partridge Cochns. The
Seminary farm, Mortified, Mass, had 60
Wyandotte, Leghorn and MinOrca fowls
H. w. Higgins, Orange, Mass showed
over 80 Buff Plymouth Rocks; Ralph
Stoddard, Rutland, had a good exhibit Of
Black Minorcas, including winners at the
Madison Square Garden show; John Hoff
enyer, Rutland, exhibited Rose Combed
Leghorns, Partridge Cochins and Bsntams
F. d. Leisure, Winchester, N. H., had a
splendid exhibit of Light Brahmas, includ-
ing the first prize pen at New York city
last winter; A. +. S. Lyons, Greenfield,
Mass, of the firm of Cutler, Lyons &
Field, the shoe manufacturers, had fine
display of Wyandottes; K. S. Wayne OF
Bernardston, Mass, also exhibited Wyan-
dottes; l.. l.. Doolittle Of the same place
had the largest display of Leghorns of any
exhibitor; A. A. Hubbard of Spofford
n. H., and A. f. Davis of Warwick, Mass
had good exhibits of Barred Plymouth
Rocks; G. +. Reed of Westport, n. H.,
| al avh ~
d. F. Bigelow OF Petersham, Mass, show,
ed ducks, turkeys and Hamburg fowls; w
Z. Blaisdell, f asst Rochester, n. H., exhib-
ed Buff Plymouth Rocks, and A. o. Pres.
ton, Concord, N. H., Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Leghorns; f. S. Nicholson, X
w. and Harry j. Nicholson, and Ralph j
Wier of Cambridge, n. Y, had several en-.
tries, including winners at the Cambridge
fair; F. E. Marsh, Greenfield, S. G. Sever
ance, Leyden, Mass, and "A. W. McKinis-
try, Chicopee, Mass, we're also exhibitors
and there were several new exhibitors from
Ware, Mass One exhibitor came from
Schenectady, N. Y.
OF the local exhibitors c. b. Crowel
had the largest number of entries, com
prising Buff Cochins and Buff Plymouth
Rocks. VIM. j. Pentland, jr, showed
Barred Plymouth Rocks and Hamburgs
Lafayette r. Clark, West Brattleboro, anC
S. c. White, Leghorns; Chas. Long and J
K. Lawrence, White Wyandottes; the Brat
tleboro Retreat, Barred Plymouth Rocks
Toulouse Geese and Muscovy Ducks; Bar
Der & Pierce and Pierce Brothers, pigeon,
and Bantams; NJ. p. Capen exhibited PekiI
Ducks and Bronze Turkeys; Pierce Broth
ers of Winchester, N. H., were late arriv
ais with fine line of Buff Cochins anC
Black Breasted Red Games.