Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
POULTRY ON THE COAs
BY A. G. GOODACRE

Having been questioned Dy several
as to how our Southern California
birds compare in quality with those 1
lately handled on my trip up north,
where 1 judged the Seattle show l
now find time to give your readers one
mans ideas of a careful comparison
made by myself. Remember, Seattle
did not have all the good birds in the
northwest in that one show; here in
Los Angeles we had practically Cali
fornia's best in the leading varieties.
In white Rocks and white Wyan-
dottes I would say it is an even
break, and why not? They are all
breeding exactly the same strains;
there are quality flocks right along the
coast When we come to buff Rocks
I have not seen in the west the quality
[ handled at Seattle. Barred Rocks
from a show point fail in quality to
what I have been used to seeing In
the east. 1 don't think breeders take
the same care in making doub
mating; still, both at Los Angeles and
Seattle we saw here and there good
specimen. When we came to review
the popular Rhode Island Red, the
leading class in both these shows, l
certainly think we are ahead in breed
ing standard quality cockerels; but
when I come to think of the fine lot
of pullets that faced the judge up
there. I am a little in doubt if I can
make the same bold claim. One thing
I noticed in particular, they breed TO
a coarser type and breed their males
darker. l am firmly convinced that In
breeding the Rhode Island Reds it is
not size that we should consider, put
quality and type.
Orpingtons, | must confess, at both
shows were not up to the quality as
in other classes; still the blacks We're
quite one of the strongest classes IN
the show: but, strange to say, had not
the size we should expect in that ell
mate, so like their native land. Black
Minorcas had a good inning at both
shows and certainly Seattle could
boast of the largest Minorca hen on
the coast, but she did not get place
Here, again, the same line of breeding
has been followed, but the northern
birds had been shown too much to look
at their best; a show room always
makes a telling hit on this variety.
Certainly Seattle made grand show
ing in Leghorns; their bluffs were of
wonderful quality, the brown were OF
the same blood as shown at Los An
geles but I think the males were a
decidedly better lot, especially hrst
cock. White Leghorns contained one
of the sensational birds of the show in
first hen-the best l have seen IN
vears-and a Jap" the owner. was
show The Houdan and Langshan eX-
hibits were very fine. c. H. Burnett
jr. judged the bantams, and for quail
ity they could not be equaled outside
of the historic garden show" black
and white rose combs were wonder
full show in themselves, games were
kept up to the mark, but Cochins,
Seabrights, Polish, etc, were extreme
ly fine. The wining Pekin ducks were
simply immense, and the Toulouse and
African geese We're very fine. There
was also a fine display of pigeons and
a cat show.
AS both these shows are "compar1-
son shows" and strong in the same
classes, and the show dates don't
conflict, / think it would be grand
thing to get together and exchange
exhibits We have fine lot of fan
ciers in both organizations, and both
are ready with the glad hand.