Evening journal., 1908-01-09
$4,000 CHORUS
AT POULTRY SHOW
Much Interest Taken in the
Exhibition in Turn
Hall

You can pay your IS per to hear Herr
conried's famous chorus in the Metro
politan Opera House. in New York. bu
for ten cents you can hear $4,000 chorus
any afternoon or evening this week in
Wilmington. It is the chorus OF hign
priced and aristocratic fowls at the poul-
try show in Turn Hail. and there is
mighty music when all get together with
the air-splitting crows OF 500 roosters
and the cacl1le Of hens equally as famous.
At certain intervals one chanticleer win
start and he soon VIII be Joined by the
entire army of chickendom.
''rhe estimate of $4,000 placed upon the
valuation Of chickens here is not exces
sive," said one fancier yesterday after
noon. "It is an average OF $50 a fowl,
and when you take into consideration
that many Of the birds here could not be
bought under SIS or sioO each you can see
readily that the valuation may even be
higher"
The most valuable exhibits are those
Of Mrs. Alfred I. DUPONT, including the
swans. Possibly the most valuable
chicken in the entire show is the white
Wyandotte rooster of A. J. Fell. OF West
Point. Pa. which at Scranton won the
Gibbons Challenge cup. valued at $780, 1t
certainly is a majestic bird of snowy
whiteness.
The most elaborate exhibit by any one
person is that Of Norris G. Temple, of
PocopsOn, Pa. He shows nearly every
strain Of chickens and has carried of
many prizes The exhibit of the Bouth.
brook farm at Harvey, Del, also is
very large, covering partridge and white
wyandottes, barred Plyinoth rocks black
orpingtons and white Muscovey ducks.
William H. Moore Of Chadd's Ford is
another large exhibitor. his tendency be
ing toward the famous orpington breed.
H. G. Riley OF Stanford, Pa. exhibits
Plymouths in a big array.
Awards Satisfactory.
One feature of this years show is that
there has been no objection to the awarts
made by the judges. While there is move
or less feeling on the part Of exhibitors
that each is entitled to the prize, the
awards have been taken philosophically
this year. The greatest difficulty in judg.
ing was that of the orpington class, tc
which Mr.. Stokes, the judge. devoted
an entire afternoon before making his dc
cision. The rivals in orpingtons are the
! Bouthbrook Farm and Mr. Moore. Las
! year in the older bird class a rooster OF
/ Bcuthbrook farm got three cups and rib
! bons as first prizes over a bird showl
by Mr.. Moore. This year Mr.. Moore won
out in the older bird class. getting frs
prize while the second went to the Bouth
brook farm bird which was the cock o.
the walk last year In the younger bird
! class, however Bouthbroolz farm carried
off the honors this year.
AS an educational feature alone. asid,
from what it represents to the scientific
poultry raiser. the show is worth while
and the interest in it is surprising. To th'
notice all chickens seem alike except al
to color or size. but the novice can heal
young men and women eyeing the fowl
attentively and commenting on their fn'
points in a way that makes him thinl
he does not know anything, after all.
The poultry show had its beginning sever
years ago at the Grange Fair at Brandy
wine Springs. L. Scott Townsend was il
charge then. Under his direction and tina
Of other fancy poultry breeders the SHOW
has grown until it is now recognized
as one Of the best in this section of tn
/ country. The entry fee seven years agl
was ten cents This year it was fifty cent
an exhibit. Next year it may be raisei
to 81 as that is now being talked Of
John M. ponohoe, of Edge Moor. 1
superintendent Of the show and he /
kept busy attending to the innumerabl
details and explaining to inquiring spec
tators about the various birds" III
SAYS many orders for eggs are being book
ed by the exhibitors.
Yesterday the school children were ad
mitted free. The bantam and pigeon dis
play was the magnet for them. and tn
small pets were surrounded all Afternoon
by the youngsters.