The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-27
"a PoULTRY sHoM.
some intsrestHs Notes and Miseei
iansous oBseF stIens Concern
M the Big Exhfbitlon.
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pleasure OF looking IN on tne poultry
and other exhibits at the Clarksburg
Poultry and Pet Stock Association's
meeting which took place Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of last week
The upper end Of Harrison, a portion
of Lewis and the ragged edge Of Up
shur heard the call when 1t came to the
awarding of prizes. For instance, F.
W. Altman, of Berlin, got first and
second premiums on Bun Plymouth
Rocks, while L. NJ. Altman, his neigh.
Dor, won the laurels on Bun Wyan.
dottes.
e. o. Taylor, who by the way, places
us under renewed obligations to him
for his having shown US through the
building and among the exhibits, and
who gave us much of the Information
herein contained, receiving first prize
and also a special award on Rhode
Island Reds, and second prize on Nam.
moth Bronze turkeys. He had a year.
ling turkey there which weighed 80
pounds, and would, if properly kept,
have made a 45.pound bird when ma,
ture. He raised this turkey on his
farm on Laurel Lick run. The winner
of the flrst prize on turkeys a A. J.
Marble, of Lorentz. He got first on a
hen and third on a pullet. All the
turkey awards went to MARBLE and
Taylor.
Arthur Sheet, of Lost Creek. won
the first prize of Barred Rocks. A
very strong class of these birds was
exhibited, and the judge who was an
expert who received for his services
fifty dollars a day, SAID that a fifth
prize with that class Of Rocks would
be a distinct honor. On White Barred
Rocks the first award went to Clar-
ence Road, Of Rockford. He also won
a special award on this pen, the eX-
hibit of hat breed being the best ever
made in Central West Virginia. lie
also won a 25.dollar cup on these
birds. G. w. Stout, of Harrison coun'
ty, won TIC laurels on Brown Leg,
horns; also a special award on the
highest scoring exhibited, the score
being 95K, and the bird being a very
beautiful Brown Leghorn.
The classes exhibited were Barred
Plymouth Rocks, White Rocks. Buff
Rocks, White, Buff and Silver Laced
Wyandottes, Single and Rose Combed
White and Brown Leghorns, Single
Combed Buff Leghorns, Light Brah.
mas, Rhode Island Reds, Black Ian
shans, Blue Andelusians, Black Po-
fish, Houdans, Silver Spangled Ham.
6urgs, Indian Games, Buff orpingtons,
the whole Bantam family, some
ducks, geese, pigeons, Belgian hares,
an AngoPa hare and Angora cats. In
all there were GA birds shown. The
prizes amounted to fully five hundred
dollars. Poultry fanclers from Ohio
and Pennsylvania were astonished at
the splendid specimens of birds on
exhibition. During the entire three
days exhibitors were besleged with
queries from the visitors as to prices
of birds ana eggs for next spring, and
many orders we're booked.
The show was superior to anything
ever seen in this portion of the State,
and we doubt If II has y been equal
ed before. Those who attended the
State association meeting held some.
where in the neighborhood Of Charles
ton where they couldn't hope to have
any considerable number Of birds
other than hoot owls on exhibition,
and where the only real chicken
known to fame is that featherless and
poorly cared for old cockerel Of George
Byrne's which he keeps safe-housed
under a tub except in case of Il Dem
ocratic victory somewhere, a thing
which isn't likely to happen in this
enlightened age more than once in
the age of a chicken, declare that
Charleston didn't come up TO Clarks,
burg when It had the whole State to
draw on.
The immaculate whiteness of the
feathers of all white birds elected the
statement from Mr.. Taylor that the
process of making them ready for a
show is not unlike the weekly laun-
dering by the careful housewife, eX-
cept that men usually wash these
chickens. They are first scrubbed
in strong hot soap-suds. Then they
are rinsed in clear fresh water, and
then rinsed in another clear water.
Then they are blued just as white
clothing is blued, the legs and feet
are brushed and cleaned, when the
bird is ready for exhibition just as
nature made 1t and without n for.
eIgn substance on it.
Prof. C. D. Smith, OF the Michigan
Experiment station, who was present
at all the meetings of the various So
cieties, paid the live stock men the
high tribute of saying that he had not
in any state seen 4. nor intelligent
md progressive class of men engaged