Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-03-09
POULTRY FANCIERS
HOLD A MEETING

Ihe largest attended meeting the
South Jersey Poultry, Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association has held since it's
organization was held Tuesday.
The members and invited guests as
sembled III their room over Mitchell's
law office and adjourned to the Maier
building, where better accommoda-
tions were provided. The meeting
was called to order by President HI.
W.. Schnitzer and short business
meeting was held. Several new men,
bers were elected. The committee on
potpIe supper made report showing
that the members were taking an ac-
tive interest in the affair.
The Secretary gave short sketch of
the Association. which showed that
the formation occurred September 9Th,
l9O3, and has steadily grown until
now there are sixty members in good
standing. The membership OF the AS
sociation is not only from Bridgeton,
buJ covers South Jersey very thorough
~. There are names on the roll from
Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland,
Salem, Gloucester. Camden and Bur-
lington counties. This is, indeed,
very encouraging to those interested
in it's success.
President Schnitzer introduced Mr..
A. L. Sparks, OF Swalnton, who is
one OF the foremost White Wyandotte
breeders of the country. Mr.. Sparks
first took up the origin of the White
Wyandotte, which was in 1888, and
were admitted to the standard the
same year. Prior to this time, the
| speaker went on to say, the names
were Hambrights, Hambletonians, Elk.
celsiors, Columbians, Seabright Co.
chins. Seabright Brahmas, and Amer.
ican Seabrights. From this mix OF
blood, as suggested by names, came
the White Wyandotte. Considerable
trouble existed in reversion of form,
feather ticking, stubbs and fuzz be-
tween the toes. The Silver Laced
WEandotte came first, then the Golden
Wyandotte.
A variety similar was bred as early
| as 1866 in Oneida county, New York,
Land as early as 1876 White Wyandottes,
fthen known by other names, were
bred. One line of blood in production
OF Wyandotte was mixture of Dark
Brahma. White Cochin and Hamburg.
but it is generally admitted that the
start came from Asiatic and Hamburg
blood, mostly Dark Brahma and on
the other side wholly Silver Spangled
Hamburg.
After Mr.. Sparks had fully explained
the origin of his choice, he took the
hen, put her on table, Fand pointed
out the points to be desired.a .and the
defects to be avoided in breeding show
birds.
Mr.. Sparks took the cock bird anc
put him on the table-.by the way, he
was the fellow who took the blue rib
bon at the Poultry Show last fall, and
as he stood on the table, large, white
and handsome, many comments were
passed around the room. The birc
seemed to know justl what he was
there for, and never once seemed the
least bit frightened. The Deacon
started at the head, explaining the
different points, and spoke particu.
larly about how essential it was te
have first class cock in your breed
ing pens. The speaker said the sub.
ject showed every characteristic for 9
good Ebreeder: very deep keel, short
round back and. .blocky shape.
The speaker then took up line breed
ing, explaining every detail clearly
and thoroughly to those acquainted
with breeding poultry, and put especial
emphasis on the necessity of line
breeding to keep the stock up to shape,
plumage and vigor.
Mr.. Sparks was loud in his praise
of the South Jersey Association, .and
said among the large number OF poul-
try associations he had attended no.
where had he found half the interest
which he had found here.
The speaker concluded his.tal with
a short sketch of the late Newark
shcw, where seventy thousand people
were in attendance during-.show week.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Sparks
address the Association gave him a
rising vote of thanks for his practical
and entertaining talk.