Evening journal., 1909-01-07
CROWDS ATTEND
CHICKEN SHOW
AriStOCratiC Birds on Exhi-
bitiOn at Rink Attract
Much Attention

The hundreds Of naughty
chickens, pigenns. swans and geese in
the annual show of the Diamond
State Poultry ard Pet Stock Associa.
ton entered upon their third day of
display this morning with every indi.
cation that they realize the Importance
of the occasion. The show is now at
its height in interest and the attend.
ance this morning was quite as large
as it was yesterday, although yester-
day was market day and the visitors
included many farmers in for the mar
ket.
Poultry breeders say that the stand
ard of breeding in Delaware and
neighborng states, as indicated in
this years display. has advanced 25
per cent. This is readily believed when
it is known that it required three
hours for the judges TO make a choice
Of the best maie bird. The prize was
won by BouthbroolS Farm by the
merest degree of superiority.
To most minds = chicken is a chick.
en- which varies a few cents per pound
when purchased in the market A
walk through the many aisles of the
show i'm Eleventh Street Rink vii;
D
are chickens, more chickens and then
some more chickens. Good enough to
eat" is not the motto, but, TOO good
to eat"
Think of a strutting cockerel costing
800! That IS the price at which one
exhibitor values his bird. Birds that
are valued a. S25 and $50 are common
and the $40 and s. bits of feathereo
aristocracy are really poor white trash
in the chicken world.
Some 20-Pound Fowls.
People nerve themselves to look for
und turkeys around Christmas
but who ever heard of 20-pound chick
ems and hens? There are nientv of
them at the big rink and they look big
enough to protect themselves asoI...-
/ any prowling chicken thief. The
Light Brahmas are the largest, and an
unusually fine exhibit is shown by
Norris C. Temple. of Pocopson. Pa.
who has carried most of the prizes in
his classes all down the line.
It is surprising how much interest
is taken in chiol;en breeding by women
A large part nf the attendance COM
prises women. and woman exhibitor
/ Mrs. Alfred T. duFont, has the most re-
markable ana unique display of inn
ported swan. geese. ducks and pigeons
I in the show. Another woman who is
an important exhibitor is Mrs. M. w
/ Thompson, If Greenwood, who wor.
first prize for a Pekin drake. Mrs
I J. a. L. price. of Edge Moor, is q
large exhibitor OF prize winning
! turkeys.
The pigeons make about as complete
n show as has ever been seen here.
Almost every known breed is repre-
sented. The classes devoted TO ducks
and turkeys are also we'll filled, ard
/ the spectacle is offered of one massive
/ turkey that tips the scale at 40 pounds.
/ This is the turkey owned by Mrs
/ Thompson, that will be Ped off foi
| the benefit OF the show on Saturday
night.
Cats There, Too.
Not to be disregarded is the display
of foreign cats vhica uphold the pet
stock" part of the associations Off
cial name. Three of these cats are
/ exhibited, two by Mrs. Isaac Hopes
of this city, and one by Mrs e. c.
I Cooley.
John NJ. Donohoe and Bouthbrook
| Farm, two Of the largest exhibitors OF
| poultry. will also be exhibitors at New
ark this week. From the barn yarcs
of both some very swell chickens will
be shipped to the experiment station at
| Delaware College. where they will be
used as object lessons in lectures dur
ing Farmers Week on the highest
grade of poultry breeding
Mr.. Donohoe, who is superintendent
of the show, Is enthusiastic over the
high quality Of this years exhibits
Within a few years he expects to sec
the Wilmington show strong rival OF
the Philadelphia and Baltimore eX'
hibits.