The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-30
POULTRY SHOW is ON
WITH MEDLEY OF
SOUNDS
DISPLAY LARGEST IN YEARS
Every Variety of Humble Barnyard
Fowl Is ShOwn-SOme of the
Exhibits Are Exception
ally Fine.

'Cock-a-doodle-doo!" crcwed the bigtI
Buff Cochin rooster from his proud posi-
| ton in the center of the big auditorium.
'Cock-a-doodle-do!' echoed all his
brethren joyfully And the hens "cluck-
clucked; and the ducks 'quack-quack-
ca, and the pigeons .'cooed" all day yes
to-day until the big exhibit room of Min
nesota's sixteenth annual poultry show
resembled nothing so muclr as a very
large, very orderly and very lively barn
yard But it was a most comfortable
barnyard fer the visitors who visited the
show yesterday. 1t was Clearly, it was
comfortably heated and the air whole
some.
Decidedly the most attractive poultry
show ever exhibited in St. Paul. com
mented the visitors.
And 1t is the biggest show too for in
the uniform coops that are tastefully ami
compactly arranged on the main floor OF
the big auditorium and about the sides
are to be found over $500 birds, including
chickens, cocks, ducks, peacocks, geese.
pigeons and pheasants of every variety.
These all cheerfully voiced their satisfac-
ton at being exhibited yesterday, and
the result was convincing if a trife
startling.
AS is usual on the first day of such an
exhibit the attendance yesterday was not
large, but it was fairly UP to the average
w.
management is confident that the attend
ance between now and next Wednesday.
the closing day of the exhibit, will break
all records The usual chicken show VS.
1tors We're on hand yesterday. There was
the man who knows all about poultry
stock and who gravely sized up for thu
peneht OF curious and admiring crowd
the good points Of the burly Buff Cochins.
the dainty White Wyandottes, the stafd
and reliable looking Plymouth Ross
There was the girl who Gust loves chick
ems" and who listened in large-eyed be-
Wilderment when she was told that the
snowy chickens she so much admired
We're first given a bath in warm soan
suds and then blued in ordinary bIu1ng
Water And there was the old lady who
looked Ike a comfortable and very plump
hen herself, and who when she Thought
nobody was looking poked the chickens
with a plump foreinger and estimated
their cooking qualities. But many visit
ofs found the cat show in the gallery
even more interesting than the poultry
on the first floor. Fifty well-behaved and
beautiful cats in handsome cages are ar
ranged in this gallery with fine effect.
The pussies all look like prize winners,
and the exhibit on the whole is most
successful one.
Among the good things at the nou1trv
snow are to be found fine class Of
Light Brahmas, the largest exhibitors in
this class being RiIt and Hagan, of st.
Paul: A. S. Napier, of North Dakota,
and S. A. Kisher, of Mankato
" the DARK Brahmas there is fair 4
exhibit, w. o. Spencer and w A. Hol-
i lSSter showing the largest number of fine
birds. The exhibit includes a very large
and exceptionally good display of Buff
Cochlns. Leslie Parlin, of ST Paul, and
Dr. Gurdis. of South Dakota, are the
leaders in this variety.
There is also a large number of Part
ridge Cochins, the finest birds in this
class being exhibited by John p Peter
son, of st. Paul, and George D. Holdin.
of Owatonna.
Plymouth Rock Beauties
The largest class in the display is that
OF Barred Plymouth Rocks, about LIS
birds being on exhibition Large exhib-
ito 1tors in this class were n. S. Beardsley,
st. Paul; f. T. Brink, Ellsworth wis:
George d. Holdin. Owatonna; John Mr.
Pherson, w. d. Corouth, C. V. Carson
j. r. Schultz ana H. D. Boxrud, of St
The exhibit Of White Plymouth Rocks
is larger than last year, and shows some
unusually fine specimens. Arthur Erving.
Of Lake City, and w. J. Delaney, of ST.
| class ~
The display of Buff Plymouth Rocks
| IS very good this year. Some fine birds
| are shown by E. E. McCrea, Mrs. E. NJ
Ellison and N. c. Langeson, of st. paul.
There is also very fine exhibit of Sill
| yer yer, Laced Wyandottes. Prominent ex-
AAi'AtOAo are GGOES0 M. San
| dan, of st. Paul W. NJ SWaggert of
| Wyzata, and H. H Benjamin, Of Hutch
| inSon.
The display of Golden Laced Wyan-
! Gottes is exceptionally fine. William
| schultz, of St. Paul, and John G. AS
mondSon, of NerStrand, show good fowls
! in this class. Arnold Jungman of Glad
! stone, has the largest exhibit of White
Wyandottes. Grant Mott, of Austin
and William Schultz, of st. Paul also
| show number Of fine birds
Among the Buff Wyandottes are some
/ exceptionally good specimens. The
| largest exhibits are shown by by A.
dungman, of Gladstone; Edward Lynch.
of st. Paul, and Mrs. E. NJ Ellison.
also of st. Paul. The exhibit of Part.
| ridge Wyandottes contain some fine
| birds of an entirely new breed They
have just won a first prize in a large
! Western show.
Another odd exhibit is a display Of
puff ducks shown by Ed Lynch Some
| line turkeys are displayed by John a.
| Osmondsen, of Nerstrand.
| DR.. Boyd'S Bluettes attract an usual
| amount of attention All varieties of
| bantams are on exhibit and Justice
| Brown shows some fine B. B. red games
The largest exhibit Of pigeons is by
| Mr.. Weidenborner, of st. Paul The
| Twin City Homing club show some very
| fine carrier pigeons
| The poultry judges are Sharp Butter
| field. of London, Ont, and James Tucker,
| of Concord, Mich. For the pigeons R.
| W Wales. of Iowa City, Iowa.