The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-26
DEPARTMENT
By w. 1. Witch, Jr. Secretary Escambia County |
II Poultry Association

(Note.-The Escambia County Foul
try Association, recently organized in
PENSACOLA, Fla, proposes to do all pos
sible for the upbuilding of the poultry
industry in this section, and to aid all
persons interested in poultry In any
way 1t can. This department Of The
Journal, edited under the auspices Of
the Escambia County Poultry Associa-
tion, Will gladly answer questions rel
alive to the care, management, feeding
and diseases Of poultry.
Some New Special Premiums.
VIM. Johnson & Son, one SIS brass
spray pump for the best pen Of White
Orpingtons.
100 pounds of Purina Hen Feed by
Consolidated Grocery Co., for the
best Brown Leghorn cockereI.
100 pounds of Corn-Falfa, by Welles-
= Kahn Co.. for the best Brown Leghorn
pullet.
100 pounds of Purina Hen Feed, by
Consolidated Grocery Co.. for the
best Black Minorca pullet.
100 pounds of Corn-Falfa. by Wsiles.
Kahn Co., for the best Black Minorca
pullet.
100 pounds Of Purina Hen Feed,
BY Consolidated Grocery Co., for the
best White Plymouth Rock puIlet.
100 pounds Of Corn-Falfa, by Welles-
Kahn Co.. for the best White Ply
mouth Rock pullet
100 pounds Of Purina Hen reed, by
Consolidated Grocery Co., for the best
Barred Plymouth Rock pu1let.
100 pounds Of Corn-Falfa, by WeIles.
Kahn Co.. for the best PARED Fly.
mouth Rock pullet.
100 pounds of Purina Hen Feed, by
Consolidated Grocery Co.. for the b
Rhode Island Red pullet.
100 pounds Of Corn-Falfa, BY welles-
Kahn Co.. for the best Rhode Island
Red pullet-
The above completes the list OF
special premiums in the Poultry De
partment of the Interstate Fair. and
the Escambia County Poultry Asso
citation wishes to thank every one
who has given these specials In help
ing them to make the poultry exhibit
q big thing.
Question-rf you can spare the time
I would appreciate II II you will tell
me what are the necessary requisites
for show birds in the single-comh
Brown Leghorns. *" Freeport
Fla.
Answer had intended taking the
different varieties as they come In
the Standard Of Perfection, but will
give below as near as can the color
and shape of the 8. @. Brown Leg
horns, which l hope will help you.
Male-The head should be short
and deep, with horn colored beaE
moderately curved. The eyes should
be medium size, bright red, round
and full. The face should be bright
red and free from folds or wrinkles
The comb should be single, bright red
and of medium size, 1t should be
firmly set on the head and should
stand straight and upright. The tor
of cocks comb should not turn over
neither should the back end turr
round. The points should be deeply
separated, being five In number, those
in center being longer than the onei
at each end, the back end OF conf
should extend we'll over back OF head
but should not follow the shape Of
the head. The wattles should b.
bright red and comparatively long
they should be well rounded at bot
lobes should be thin, freefrom folds
or wrinkles and should be white Of
creamy white. fitting close to the
head.
The neck should be long and nice
ly arched, and there should be al
abundance of hackle flowing well ovel
the shoulders. The hackle should b.
rich, brilliant red with a distinc
black stripe extending down the mid
die of each feather, but the edges o
feathers IN neck should be free from
black. The back should be medium
in length. rising IN a short. concav'
sweep to the tail. The back and
saddle feathers should be rich, bril-
liant red striped with black the same
as hackle, and the saddle feathers
should be long. The breast shoult
be full and (well rounded and car