Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-21
Nearly One Thousand Fluffy Birds
Assembled at the Poultry
Show.
SEEKING LEGISLATIVE HELP.
Officers of Chicken Association VIII
Try to Get Bill Passed Making Ans
nuaI Appropriation for Exhibits.

That's the way the chicken show is
making pace for the greater Salt Lake.
Every old prize winner that is back in
his coop this morning at the annual
exhibition of the Utah State Poultry
association, feels that he has something
to crow about, and there isn't a single
one OF them who isn't taking full adj
vantage Of his opportunity.
Such babel Of chicken talk salt
Lake never heard before. The old
white Wyandotte rooster is spreading
his feathers because he isn't crowded
completely out of notice by the ambi-
tious Rhode Island red which is the
latest bird TO strive for first honors.
And first honor the red gets this year,
despite the Growing of the old-time
leader. When Americans first began
TO apply the rules of Darwin to Ameri-
can chicken breeding they found about
sixty-four varieties, imports from Asia
and the Mediterranean countries.
The first American home-raised chick
Ell was the Plymouth Rock, with her
barred wings. and domineck head feath-
ers She reigned supreme for two de-
tades, and almost every small Ameri-
can home had few running around the
back door yard.
THE FIRST RIVALRY.
Afterwards came other breeds, for
there are now ia in all, where rs
years ago there We're only Go. Grad
ually through one decade the White
Wynndotte, with his fluffy feathers and
large breast-just right for eating. mas
tered the Plymouth Rock and then
came the Rhode Island Red. n larger
bird by a slight margin. a huskier bird
generally and rival in laying quali-
ties. Gradually the red made his bid
for fame and the present chicken show
marks his first acquisition of suprenl-
ncy over the old favorite Wyandotte
Two years ago there We're hardly any
OF them. Last year there was almost
enough 10 overcount the whites, ana
this year there is a snfe lead In favor
of the reds.
SCORING TODAY.
Today the birds are being tagged as
to honors. The day will be spent I'm
Judging for quality. as will also to-
morrow, and then on Wednesday the
public VIII be admitted to see whose
birds are best aud what constitutes
high quality in each standard breed.
The chicken men are an enthusiastic
lot only few of the fancy pens rep
resent commercial ventures For in.
stance, Or. G. q. Plummer has Orping-
tons on exhibit that II would take over
$50 each to purchase from him, and ~
by any chance anyone else should pass
him IN honors he would be quick 10 buy
In the winning birds, 10 make his pens
perfect He only has a few pens, aud
keeps them purely from the love OF a
fancier, while hundreds of commercial
breeders win look at his exhibits, and
take pointers on what kind OF form
and featherlng TO aim al in BUILDING Up
their Hooks.
HEWLETT ALSO
orson II. Hewlett is represented by a
number OF Rhode Island Reds, lust To
prove that railroad commissions and
civic improvements leave him time 10
brag about how many eggs his pet
chickens lay, and how pretty IL the lat
set red feather ON the neck OF his
favorite cookerel.
AFTER THE LEGISLATORS
The chicken interests are better orr
ganized this,year than ever before. he
hind the organization is a little group
OF men. nearly all fanciers, who are de-
termined that Utah shall have the best
quality OF fowl IN the world. aud that
the day shall not long continue In which
the state ships In over 90 per cent OF tho
poultry for home consumption.
The officials consequently are looking
with q longing eye towards the legis-