The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
rips on THE FEATHER sRoT.
Points on Poultry. Pigeons and Pet stock
NJ the Garden THIS Week.

In ts varied sppeals 10 omateur and pI oie%-
sionsl fanciers thedepRrtment store idea OF %
many attractions rs possible under the one
roof has been taken W by the NsO York
Poultry. Pigeon and Pet stock Association.
which will holi he sIX'eenth eapn4i show
from Iuesdayto Saturday AZ Madison sqaeT"
Garden In consequence besides oil sorts
Of rne poultry and pigeons. there "ii' be A
keen competition for money ~ i2es and rib
bons between Belgian hsres. rabbit CAVES.
oats. cage birds and canar les besides dis
plays OF phesants and ornamen tal foNi
There is sharp line drawn between the
canar les and cage birds bv RI, mentors Of
the New York Ornitholoaical society. which
Il In charge NJ this section of the show There
are five divisions In each variety Of canary
birds and goldinches and rs many for the
uneful hytrIis the gold finch mules. In
csnaries these Of bright plumace are termed
yellow and those Of dun fes theirs are dubhei
bull All ara displlyed against light blue
background. u bring out the eNaH' shade
Of color and Wills exhibitors may furnish
their own show cages those OF plain wicker
work are most ~ ed.
Fine festhers stiIl make nne birds IN the
poultry classes az the show The develop
nent Of the scientific hen that la"s go eegs
each year or seven times her weight with
out dosing or stimulating hes not changed
this order Of things. The patent trap nests,
that have brought up the egg production
from the old average OF sixty eggs Tesr
20 the raodern limit for the hen. VIII be on
view among the lneuoStors orGodeFs et IL
suburbanite VINO yearns 10 keep ch!ckers
but the potential egg value Of Jhe e1hlnlts
chickens with the crowds. however. the
barred Plymouth Rocks and white wan
dottes. are the breeds vita which the n eI-
pert who has made the, egg records, ProI.
| George 81 Go, ell Of the agricultural ex-
| pertinent station OF the University OF Na.ne.
! has mad the greatest success.
To make the p!unage nne. the waite ana
| hun roosters and blddles are washed in soar
| suds ana hlueing before the show while
| The blacks and reds that score pN Il ne met allie
sheen on Their feathers are, ted a. 8 training
| table on a diet Of oil meal and. IN I he final
| dressing w. Just modioum OF vaselne
! exhibitor should Judge set trace OF grease
on his fingers There is very exact scale.
/ that covers the set and color Of each par,
I followed oy the Judges The ratings are
! contained in q book entitled The ) .andard
! OF Perfection and published By the : ationsl
! organization. the American Poultry Associ a.
Al Iii the cooks. bantams or ofthe giant breeds,
/ an The .how The densnt crows sound in
1 cessantlv. and should he opponunity come
/ the birds fly a. each other n COMBAT he
/ and save when csckling IN glee over he ad-
/ vent of an egg they seem as conterled as
J thOugn AZ nome IN lLr pil NFHlHs ~ ~
toms are az fuli OF fight as roosters, but
rot noisy and the geese and DUCKS are az
nfaref,,l and quied as the Quakers he dra b
/ sorfs resemble IN cOs's The cock phehsani .
/ do not seek o battle vii their rivals ~ other
cages but each bulle- and bro" beats D. !
! meek hens ia a scandalous way Hand
! some IL as handsome does + an upknown
| rule With the gorgeous rod and golden
| pheasants
puma &c count. most IN Tho pigeon classes.
| TOO hut the ~tylo 10 which thet SNOW Is 4
| Great uoiut In some Of tho breeds. ] he
1 fHutails are taken out 20 parade aud the va Y
thev throw hack the head and spre ad out the
/ circles OF tail feathers count In the Judging
| Pouters also receive sn opportunity TO strut
/ literally The pouters know their owners
/ and are as playful n their way as splnrl j.
/ zach pouter a. the owner chucks II Under
! the bill will throw out its cnesl IN balloon
style aud cooloudly in pride. while the ludg 5
note everything, aud give out the rippons
nor make the show attra Give 70 the visitors.
I whether they are fanclers or not.
Prize cats have always more admirers
among women than men. The. ca ges in
which they are displayed are always sur
rounded b. feminine crowd, and mere
man may get no nearer 10 one OF inc feline
chsmnIons than he could 20 bargain counter.
No cst NAV DE shown that has not listed
pedigree and. as the prices on the catalogue
reveal many of them ere valued al from
siOd to 81 900 each.
The cats will be on view only on Wednes-
day Thursday and Friday. and this depart
roeut will 30 managed BY the Atlantic Cat
long hatred and twenty for the short haired
sorte. the latter including the Siamese ~
rescrl bic pug dogs In coat and head, ma the
Menr cste noted for the lack OF tails