Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-05
MAINE POULTRY SHOW.
Will be field at City Hall, Portland,
Dec. So.

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many other of the New England states
az well will be glad to learn that the
fourth annual exhibition of the Maine
State Poultry and Pet Stock Asso,ia-
ton will be held at City Hail. Port
land, on December s, :, s and 8, 1904.
This society WAS organized four
years ago in response to a demand on
the part Of the breeders for some place
where they might compare their own
poultry. both dressed and alive, with
their neighbOr. have a chance to in
snect all of the different kinds of poul-
Try appliances used by successful
poultry raisers, have an opportunity of
listening to lectures by experts in poul-
try raising. and in the interchanging
of ideas with his neighbor much of
profit has been obtained Dy each. Nor
is the commercial side of the industry
the only one to be benefited, for there
is a social side to it as well. Many
pleasant acquaintance are made and
old ties renewed by the ingathering of
those who are interested in the keep
ing of poultry.
Mr.. Charles l.. Cushman of Auburn
whose reputation as d Light Brahma
SllctEtl.Sl IL Ildliolldl, was tliS III
president of the association and Mr.
Geo. P. Coffin of Freeport. editor Of
the Eastern Poultryman and one Of
the well-known New England judges
of standard bred poultry was its first
secretary The first show was neld at
Lewiston and its success exceeded the
expectations of it's most sanguine pro-
motors. while the impetus which it
gave to the poultry industry cannot be
estimated. The interest in this in
dustry was intensified to a marked de-
gree with the result that more poultry
of a much better quality and greater
quantity of eggs have been produced
in the past four years than were pro-
duced in the same length of time be-
fore the inception of this show. There
has been no lapse of interest and. AS
each succeeding year rolled around
md the exhibition was held. the coops
have been filled with birds of a much
better quality than ever before.
In the dressed poultry and eggs de
partent, last year. there was a most
marvellous display, display which to
use the words of Mr.. A. F. Hunter, one
of the most noted experts in America.
Wonderful, most wonderful; one of
the best displays of dressed poultry
that it has ever been my pleasure to
gaze upon. Just think! pair of
chickens weighing when dressed a
plump % pounds 1t seemed almost
incredible but they were there, not
only one pair Of such weight but doz-
ems of other pairs of almost equal
weight. 1t is safe to assume that the
hat
of last year as the same persons will
exhibit again this year and many new
ones besides.
The present officers Of the associa-
ton are: President, E. f. Peacock.
Kent's Hill; vice-president. Silas Bart
lett, Lewiston; secretary. A. l.. Mer-
rill. Auburn; treasurer. T. H. Sclater of
Auburn: executive committee, II. L..
Hunton. Esq, Oakland: Geo. P. Coffin,
Freeport. c. L. Cushman, Auburn;
Geo. A. Jones. Auburn; T. NJ. Lom-
hard. Auburn. The directors by
counties are as follows: Androscoggin.
Parke G. Dingley; ArOostook. 5. T..
Griffin. Caribou; Cumberland. F. O..
Welcome. Yarmouth; Franklin. ID. H.
| Knowlton, Pennington; Hancock. L.
n. Campbell Ellsworth: Lincoln, AL
bert M. Card, Head Tide; Oxford
| Charles Francis. Otisfield; Penobscot.
v II. Mutty, South Brewer: Piscata-
ouis. Lyman H. Blair. Greenwich
Sagadahoc Daniel Stewart, Richmond:
Somerset, o. A. McFadden. Fairfield;
Washington, w. ]. Drisko, Addison:
York f. T. Perkins, Saco. Thus 1t
| vii, he seen that it is truly a repre-
sentative state organization and is in
direct charge of men who annually
raise from 200 to 5000 chickens.
For three years the annual exhipi-
tion has been held in Lewiston but an
urgent invitation was received IRON,
tbe portland Board Of Trade to hold
the next show in that city. Tnis emo
invitation was accepted and on the
dates above mentioned there Will be on
exhibition for the benefit of the pubic
one of the largest, if not the largest
display of pure bred fowl. both iana
and water. cats, pigeons. and pei
stock NJ every description that has
ever been seen in New England ano
every person should make special 9,
I fort 70 visit the show. With reduced
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