Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-11-14

The poultry department has its nov
cities just like the other departments,
Though il has fewer now than it start
ed with for the fOur-legged rooster
could not stand publicity and Monday
afternoon it curled up and died. Sup
erintendent Wood says he thinks he
will have the freak embalmed. AN
other freak chicken is a hen brought
in by a Mexican woman The wings
are either double or there is an extra
joint in them for they hang down on
each side and cannot be drawn up
snugly to the body like other wings.
Every time the bird steps her toes
scrape the wings. The most attractive
freak Of all is brown Leghorn pullet
which has the perfect plumage of a
rooster and every visitor insists that it
is rooster until verification is found
in the fact that the chicken lays an
egg every day. 1t is a pretty chicken
too. and is owned by Mr. Quist.
Altogether the show Is bigger and
better than last year. The same two
buildings are used that the poultry de-
partment had last year. but there are
more coops in them and still they are
overcrowded. There are about 1900
birds in all and in many instances
three or four different entries are all
placed in one coop for the economy Of
space.
The south building, the one first APP
preached by the visitors. is devoted en-
tirely to chickens up TO the plates OF
the building. From there up is a series
of pigeon lofts. and they are all full.
TO ducks. geese. turkeys. guinea fowls.
to ducks. geese. turkeys. guinea folws
pea fowls. pheasants. bantams. and
other novelties and to the overflow
exhibits of pigeons. There is also a
brooder full of lively little chickens
that feel very much at home. In the
first poultry building all the American
classes, or breeds. are gathered to-
gether on the south side and the Med
iterrannean classes are found on the
north side. 1t is Impossible to speak
in detail of the Individual exhibitors
for their names are legion but all who
secure prizes vii get their glory when
the premium list is, published. Where
a name is used it is merely, to call at
tention to a novelty OF some sort and
is not intended TO imply that the ex-
illDilS III question are a Dll bttltT llidli
many others. In the north building for
instance is a coop full of Golden Chi
nese pheasants shown by Joe Bush as
one of some forty entries. In this
same building is a great novelty in a
coop Of Buff Orpinton ducks. a breed
originated by William Cook and son
of England. the ''irventors" of the
Buff Orpinton chicken. These birds
come from the yards of Mrs. M. z
Plaw who has the only California ex-
hibit at the show. There are also 20
be seen some fine red turkeys and
Narragansett turkeys. gray and white
barred birds from Mesa cry. Mrs.
Ralph Quinn. Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs.
Utley have coops of magnificent white
turkeys and the bronze turkey family
is well represented.
Mrs. f. B. Stone of Junction. Yava-
PAL county. has the-prize Pekin ducks.
Mr.. Crismon of Mesa City has some
fine Rouen ducks and Mrs. a. NJ. Sayer
has some white crested ducks that are
about as ornamental as a duck can
hope to be. VIM. Pickrell has some
Malards, domesticated by a few gen.
erations of breeding. Among the