Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-27
THE BIRDS.

over 80 Out Of e5 Recognized Standard
Varieties and the Quality Of Re-
markable Excellence.
With over 80 of the 95 varities rec
ognized by the American Standard of
excellence, and with the birds scoring
well into the 80 marks, the poultry de-
partment distanced all of it's old marks
on quality. In numbers, 1900 speci-
mems, the show was large enough to
satisfy all. There have been more
birds in some years, when single ex-
hibtors have unloaded large collec-
tions of miscellaneous fowls, but never
so satisfactory an exhibition as this
one. This year birds came generally
from men who are specialists in par
ticular lines, and not from general
breeders. The Barred Plymouth Rocks
predominated, with 100 birds, followed
by the White Wyandottes with go
Buff Wyandottes 60, Light Brahmas
60, Golden Wyandottes so, Silver Wy
andottes so, White Plymouth Rocks
so, and Buff Plymouth Rocks so. The
Hamburgs and the Spanish classes
were also well represented, and w. e.
Wheeler, secretary of the Worcester,
Mass, Agricultural society sent here
200 Games and Game Bantams, IL var
ieties of the larger and six of the
smaller birds.
Arthur Davis of Warwick, Mass, had
Barred Plymouth Rocks and White
| Wyandottes of particularly high
grade. In the latter variety were to
be seen 80 birds for which he refused
an offer of SITS at the Greenfield fair
| last week.
H. D. Hopkins of Montpelier brought
his White Plymouth Rocks which won
at the big show in Boston last winter.
E. R. Perry & Son of North Charles
town, N H.. with White Wyandottes
and Buff Plymouth Rocks and A. o.
Preston of Concord with Single
Combed Brown Leghorns were exhib-
itors who have good records in COM
petition. E. P. Putnam of West SUIT
ton, Mass, was leader in the Span
ish classes. Green Brothers of Leo
minister, Mass, were among the larg-
est and best exhibitors with Partridge
and Buff Cochins, Light and dark
| Brahmas and Black Minocras.
There were fewer local exhibitors
than in some years, but d. e. Tasker
showed % Al Light Brahmas, and w.
r. Pentland excellent Light Brahmas,
Silver Spangled Hamburgs, and HON.
ing pigeons; Charles Lang White wy
andottes, and Pierce Brothers a large
collection of fancy pigeons.
Greenfield. Mass, has become a cen
tire of interest in the poultry industry,
and that town was represented by
many varities of choice birds, among
the principal owners being A. F. s.
Lyons. F. Z. Marsh. DR.. NJ. l.. Sever
ence. George e. Burnham, Robert Aid
rich. z. w. Fish and c. G. Ensign.
A great variety of water fowls were
shown by Wood & Freeman of Fitch
burg, Mass, their ducks and geese be-
ing the pick from the large flocks on
the lake near that city.
The Gates Lane Poultry Farm Of
Worcester brought large numbers of
| Barred Plymouth Rocks and White
| Wyandottes, G.. w. Patterson Of Chic
opee Falls White Wyandottes, and H.
w. Higgins of Orange, Mass, several
pens of Buff Plymouth Rocks.
The exhibitor from the greatest dis
lance was H. w. Bellows of Whitman
tic, Conn, with 16 pairs of very pretty
fancy pigeons.
Only some of the leading exhibitors
are included in this enumeration. The
premium list is well worth studying to
determine the general standing.
The poultry department. was we'll
arranged and classified. There is no
division Of the Valley Fair in which
| more painstaking work is done than
in this one, and it is gratifying to be
able to record that none shows better
results of persistent and conscientious
efforts.