Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28
THE POULTRY SHOW
STILL THE BEST
THAT ANY FAIR ANYWHERE MAKES

Ard Wi, I'm with Special Poultry
sho,v.-About 1900 Rirds. Fourth
Les. In Number Than Last Year, hut
Even Better In Quaiity-Agresabie
Con,rast to ACKNOWLEDGMENT EXHIBIT
Of 300 Games, a New Feature.
Nearly 1900 birds, all of which would
stand in most any competition brought
the poultry department again 10 .he
nromipent position which 1T has
occupied in mast years and reflected
new credit on the superintendent "
| r. Tasker. 10 regard to Jhe quality
of the birds X Felch, the veteran
lodge, made the statement that It
had never been better and also eaiu
| that thay were in much better coudi-
ton than they had been for some years.
Brattleboro is fortunate III having lts
poultry department governed IN stch
way that there ere 70 Inducements
to catch the hucksters." anu conse-
o,,ently 70 scrubs are found in any
of the coops. This is contrast to
the poultry show at the Greenhela
fair In point OF numbers tue
Barred Plymouth Rocks led all the
other varieties, there heirg about l0O
entries in this class; Of White Wyan..
dotes there we're about 80 entries, OF
Buff Wyandottes and Light Brahmas,
60 eacn, of Buff Plymouth Rocks
about 80: of Golden and Silver
Wyandottes and White Rocks about
10.
An entirely re. feature of the
poultry show was the EXHIBIT oil
games made by W J Wheeler, secre-
tsry of the Worcester Agricultura
society, who showed nearly 300 birds
comprising y varieties OF the large
games aud six of the game bantams.
4 f. Davis of Warwick, Mass, was
without doubt, the foremost exhlhltt
of Barred Plyu 9th Rocks and White
Wyandottes and his birds certainly
seem fit to win in any competition
At the Greenfield fair Mr. Davis was
offered Sl75 for 81 White Wyandotts IS
hut refused. II Hopkins of Montnelier
showed soma White Plymouth Rocks
which were prize winners at the
Boston show last year, and 4 K Perry
& Son Of North CnarlestoTn, II,
exhibited White Wysndotte and But
Plymouth Rocks which had captured
premiums ut tho Concord state fair.
Among the other exhibitors who's {
birds were particularly good looking
were A A Preston of Concord, N II, :
G Brown Leghorrs; E p Putnam y
Son of Vest Sutton, Mass, Leghorns
aud Greene Brothers OF Leominster,
Mass, who were on hand with an
unusually good lot of Asatics.
A new exhibitor this year was the
Gates La I'd Poultry Farm, which had a
creditable lot Of barred Plymouth
Rocks aud White Wyandottes.
The local exhibitors were Lot a
many as in former years, but those
who did show bad birds which
eouallad the best Among them were
W j Portland with Light Brahma;
and Silver Spangled Hamhurss
Charles Lang with White Wyandcttes
and D E Tasker with Light Brah mas
The Greenfield contingent INCLUDED
such we'll known exhibitors here a,
f S Lyons. F + Marsh, George u
Durham, DR. NJ Severance, Rober
Aldrich aud Z NJ Fish.
The display OF watsr foil was gnoC
! but not as big as some years, Woot
4 Freeman Of Fitchburg, Mass, belns
the largest exhibitors with 81 entries
The Pierce Brothers of Brattlebor'
SHOWED d collection of homing pigeon
and II w Bellows OF Willimantic
Conn, exhibited l6 pairs of fame!
varieties.