Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-22

makes this class one of the best rep resented at the show.
 :, rather peculiar shaped egg was seen in the window of the poultry show building yesterday. It was talk en from one of the coops of fowls in the exhibit It is not known whether the phenomenon was taken from the coop of a chicken, turkey, vine. One end of the egg came al most down to a point, where con- mon egg is rounded. This peculiar specimen also had an extended handle about half an inch long, which made the egg in the shape of a short hand led gourd. One of the most ungentlemaniy chickens in the entire exhibit Is a proud game cock which is exhibited by Wiley Williams. This bird Is a very desperate character among the birds The spectators are not allow cd to push their hands through the coop without the severe pains in their hands from the sharp beak of the wicked fowl. On several occasions when small boys wishing to annoy the game bird shook their caps and hats in his face, he would make a few passes, and land the cap in the rear of the pen, and it was necessary for Superintendent Ryland to open the coop and recover the cap.
 X very amusing incident occurred Thursday night at the show, while a number of interested spectators were gathered around the coop in which was Queen, the $l,o0o Buff Orpins- ton hen, a high scoring White Or
 pint;ton exhibited by Bridewell & Barlow of the Brookwood farm at Hope. X certain Pine Bluff lady whose husband, is greatly interested in chickens, and who attends the show regularly With him, remarked that the brown hen that was consd- cred so very valuable did not look any better than her white birds, and she would like to slip one of hers in with the two noted fowls. MT. Bar the remark took the lady by surprise when he stated that the remark in- dicated that this was her first poul- 1 try show. All laughed
 The handsome loving cup offered 1 by the association for the best ten birds shown by one exhibitor, com i petition open to the world and to be won for three consecutive years by the same exhibitor. will leave Pine l Bluff the first year. Many believe that 1t is proper for the cup to leave this city on the first year, and think that with the lovely trophy held by an out-of-town fancier at the next show ], interest will be stimulated among the home breeders and greater effort will be made to have the prize returned to the city.
 Out of the many hundred chickens
 
 breeds, the fine bunch of home raised and bred Buff Orpingtons exhibited by George NJ. Wells, of this city have proved to be the best "egg layers and have far out-classed any other exhibit of any class in the show.
 The Arkansas Razorback', exhi- hited by II. C. Kilgore, is in one of the largest cages in the building, and is greatly admired by all ladies. on account of it's beautiful plumage. The hen Is a freak of nature. She is en, and other than that she could not be distinguished as belonging to the fowl class. Her feathers are worn, and instead of laying flat and smooth on the body and point to the back, they are curled and point to the head. She is without tail. This bird, all though very homely, is one of the busiest fowls in the building, and is continually scratching at the floor as If in search for something
 The crowds that visited the show on Tuesday and Wednesday were yesterday greatly increased. and the attendance was the largest yet re- corded It is expected that record breaking crowd will attend today. This is the first time the people of the city. have had an opportunity to witness an attraction of this kind. and in reality the success of the show is very remarkable. After the people have passed through the build i ing, and noted the many beautiful fowls on exhibition, and have talked with some of the officers of the asso- ciation or Superintendent Ryland, the fact is evident that the show will build m a large chicken business in this city and county.