Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-02
ALL KINDS OF HENS.
The Best Poultry Show in This Sec
tion-QuaIity First.

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The poultry department of the fair
| in charge of d. f. Tasker and w. r.
Goddard was equal In many respects
to the best winter poultry shows
Some of the pens were empty because
exhibitors who We're expected to for
ward displays failed at the last mo-
ment, but this fact Notwithstanding
the birds were of such high quality
that quantity itself was secondary
consideration. The building was
pretty well filled and only one exhibit
out of them all was anything but first
class. Mr.. Tasker has the poultry de-
partment as firmly scheduled in his
mind as If he were "A walking catalogue
of hens. and his services are indispen-
sable.
The display of Asiatics was not quite
up to the usual standard on account OF
the failure of "A large exhibit which was
expected, to arrive. The single comb
white leghorns showed up the best of
any display at the Valley fairs. The
Hampshire county poultry company
had over 60 birds in this class and also
an excellent display of barred Plymouth
rocks. The principal exhibitors of
rose combed white leghorns were
Messrs. Ensign and Munson of Green
field. Mass. and Mr.. Daniels of St.
Johnsbury A. o. Preston of Con-
cora, IN. H., d. II. IlltI VI I1llISudlt, anu
A. Gustavson of Orange, Mass. ex-
hbited single comb brown leghorns
Roy H. Buss of East Acworth, N. H.
had a good display of rose comb brown
leghorns George G. Vernon and j. G.
johnson of Greenfield exhibited some
creditable black leghorns, and f.. J.
Vladish of Turner's Falls, buff leghorns.
There We're a few Houdons from f.
NJ. Munson's, Greenfield, and two
- L L.. Toll l, fr,. ~ l,t
ton only, which We're highly spoken of
and given reward of merit.
A large exhibit of partridge cochins
from Lyndonville failed to arrive. The
display of buff cochins was also small,
r.. c. Wilcox of Greenfield and c. b.
Crowell of Brattleboro being the prn-
cipal exhibitors Merrill 7. Moore of
Mortified showed dark brahmas, and
there was a most handsome display of
light brahmas by d. +. Tasker, includ-
ing several young birds which have
been sold and are to be sent to Ger
many.
The Addison county poultry associa-
ton was represented by displays of
silver spangled Hamburgs by George
S. Farr of Bristol buff Wyandottes by
n. c. Norton of Bristol, buff Plymouth
rocks by G. w. Small of Bristol, white
Wyandottes by DIR. A. NJ. Norton of
The partridge Wyandottes, a new breed
We're creditably repre-
scented, +. f. Atwood of Orange, Mass,
being the principal exhibitor j. f.
Burt of Athol, Mass. had remarkable
exhibit of buzz Wyandottes, as did also
Wood and Freeman of Fitchburg, Mass.
The Gedney farm sent fine lot Of
white Wyandottes from White Plains.
N. Y. and SO did +. r. Perry and Son
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exhibited some fine buzz Plymouth
rocks. The Misses Smith and Powers
Of West Brattleboro and II. c. Ross of
exhibited white Wyan-
lottes. In this class the largest ex-
nibitor was A. E. Davis of Warwick,
Mass, who also had the largest ex-
1ibit of barred Plymouth rocks. Wood
and Freeman showed fine silver and
golden Wyandottes.
birds" exhibited by p w. Noyes
Quaker Hill, Conn, Mrs. C. V. Wood
West Fitchburg. Mass, NJ. ]. Corey |
Springfield, Mass, who also had two !
pairs of wild geese on exhibition only. |
". j. Pentland. Jr., Brattleboro, and |
he Hampshire county poultry farm had |
| large display of white Plymouth |
ocks, and ]. w. lizard had an excellent |
moving also.
There were all varieties of bantams |
md game cocks which excited consid-
rable interest.
The water fowl department had some
inc geese and ducks from Wood and
freeman who have charge of the
yhalom park at Fitchburg, Mass, and
ave the privilege of exhibiting the
irds there There We're more kinds
f ducks and geese than you could
hake a stick at, and all looked good
nough to eat Mrs. A. p. Noyes of L
.eyden had an exhibit of Toulouse
eese. The premiums and awards in
ach department will be found in an
Their part of the paper.