The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-14
CHICKEN SHOW JUDGE TELLS
FRESNOITES ALL ABOUT us

UtOI2t aHQlCNc, NhO "NAN
lulu as Judge at the poultry show, re-
turned last night on the Owl.
81 had an excellent time, - he said,
although my trip was cut short by
the quarantine regulations in the port,
which prevented us from landing for
seven days The people there think that
the plague is killing many in San Fran
cisco, so they are very strict. Then on
the return trip the Mongolia ran into a
storm, and one of the officers developed
smallpox, and that caused another de-
lay in San Francisco.
Il met several Fresno people there,
including Al Joy, Rev. Mckeever and
wife, Miss Maxwell, and the son of Jay
Scott.
1.-THE third annual exhibition of the
Hawaiian Poultry association, held at
Honolulu. January Sth to 18th, was by
far the most successful, enthusiastic
and satisfactory of any that has been
held in the island.
"The number of specimens on exhibit
ton was not so great as most of our
coast shows, owing in a great measure
to the fact that it is but recently that
any attempt has been made at breeding
fancy stock, and the enthusiastic fan
ciers are Just beginning to know how to
choose, prepare and exhibit the birds,
but the quality of very many of the ex-
hibits would give hard race to any
of the coast specimens.
''The boys of Honolulu are of the
sort who do not mind paying a fair
price for good stock, and many of them
have done so, and consequently they
have as good stock as can be found
anywhere. And when the INSCRIPTIONS
breeder of the states imagines he can
send them any old thing and they won t
know the difference, he is greatly mis-
taken, as a number of cases are known
where inferior birds were sent them,
when they had sent good price for
them. and when they arrived they were
promptly returned with compliments of
the purchasers, and advised to keep
the birds and the money, as they didn t
want them.
pigeons were also a good strong
class, and some very fine birds were
shown. There were thirty-six pair of
pigeons shown and about three hundred
chickens. The coops are all modern and
splendidly made, and of sufficient size
to give every specimen plenty of room.
They are twenty-four inches square and
thirty-two inches high. The dividing
canvas and the top is two-inch mesh
wire, thereby giving the best light pos
sible. The fronts are upright rods of
3X16 inch iron 2 rs inches from cen
ter to center, with a rising sliding
door. The coping was in single tiers in
three pairs of rows, back to back, on
trestles thirty-six inches high. The
coping was as good as any we have
ever seen.
''The show was held in the armory,
on the ground floor, where the light
and ventilation were very good, but
the iron roof would have made it very
warm for the birds had the weather
been warm. but as it was the weather
was simply ideal; just the finest tropical
climate, plenty of sunshine, interspers-
ed with light clouds occasionally, not
a drop of rain, and gentle ocean breezes
blowing almost continually.
''The show was admirably managed
by President Raymond C. Brown, See
rotary J. J. Green, Directors L. c.
Ables, W. E. Wall and other enthusiast
tie members.
"The judging was done by score-eard
by George R. Andrews Of Fresno. Cal,
and the universal satisfaction among
the exhibitors is high compliment to
his efficiency.
"The show was opened to the public
Wednesday noon and practically all the
ribbons were up Thursday morning.
ALL INTERESTS JOINED.
THE Hawaiian experiment station,
Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, and
he Farmers Institute joined with the
'Oultrymen and made exceedingly cred
table and interesting side exhibits in
he show room.
1.-The weather was perfect all through
he show and the attendance was very
arge. Much surprise was shown by the
many visitors at the quality and ex-
ent of the exhibit and many declara-
ions were heard, such as 4 never
bought such chickens existed; am
,oing to get some myself and exhibit
ext year, etc.