Evening journal., 1910-01-04
FINE DISPLAY
OF POULTRY
Diamond State Associations
Show Began This Morning
in Turn Hall
MRS. ALFRED |. DUPONT
HAS VALUABLE ENTRIES

No need for visitors to inquire
whether they are on the right path to
the show which opened to-day in Turn
Hall. for the roosters are doing more
than Growing, they are fairly yelling.
and three blocks off it sounds exactly
like an elocution class. This morning
the serious and dignifed judges were
going the rounds, and the roosters evil
IDENTIFY thought their lung power an
important point.
About $40 cages Of poultry are ready
to receive their friends. A few be-
lated exhibitors came in this morning
tenderly carrying by their legs some
mortally insulted fowls. But the new
poultry smoothed their ruffied tempers
with their rufiied feathers and began
to partake OF food and drink from the
neat little cups on the side of their
zinc cages.
The pigeons were having a drill-a
long line OF them did right-about-face
and counter-march with precision and
gravity. Some Of the ads of animal
foods on the cages were strangely ap-
plump white chickens were labelled
"cat-food." Mrs. Alfred 1. dupont has
a number Of fine exhibits of Rock Farm
poultry, but they are not in competi-
ton.
While the attendance this morning
was made up mostly Of the exhibitors.
it is expected that there will be many
to view the exhibit of fowls Of all kinds
at the show this afternoon and to-
night. The show will continue until
Saturday night. 1t is the largest in
point of number of exhibits that the
Diamond State Poultry and Pet Stick
Association ever has held.
The exhibits are arranged in orderly
manner, with wide aisles so that the
public can pass up and down and view
the chickens. ducks. pigeons, turkeys
and the graceful swans.
Some of the fowls exhibited by Mrs
dupont from Rock Farm are stationed
just within the entrance-at least some
of the more majestic birds" are
shown there They include white and
black swans and Egyptian and
Muscovy ducks pedigreed and proud
Mrs. DUPONT also has all kinds OF
chickens and ducks, ana great
variety Of pigeons in the show, but
cards on tho cages state specifically
that her entries are not i'm competition
There is no doubt that the Rock Farm
exhibits would win the prizes at any
show.
It is estimated that the poultry
shown this ear is valued at $50. 900. OI
course the dupont exhibit makes M
a material part Of this. but there are
other fine exhibits as we'll
Among the other prominent eX
hibitors are Norris G. Temple. of Po
copson, Pa, showing Asiatics an,
White Orpingtons; Evelyn Heights
! Farm, Catlett, Va. ducks; Mrs. Emmi
McCaulley, White Wyandottes direc
from the New York poultry show; Johl
Ashton, Hartley. Del, White Plymouth
/ Rocks; J. M. Root. Jr., Collingswood
n. j., Buff Orpingtons; L. J. Chandler
Kennett Square. Columbian, Buff AM
Partridge Wyandottes; Bouthbrool
Farm. Orpingtons; Walter Beaster
! Middletown, Orpingtons: Kirk an
| Speakman, Wyandottes; J. w. Morrow
White Wyandottes and Whit
| Plymouth Rocks; Moore and Handy
/ Chadd's Ford. single-comb Rhod
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! Plymouth Rocks; w. p. Morrison, rose
comb Rhode Island Reds.
The pigeon exhibit. which is on an
about the stage Of Turn Hall. not onl
will interest the children but hold
the attention of adults as well. Josep
II. Gould. Jr., and John +. Green ar
in charge Of this department. Anon
the pigeon exhibitors are Mrs. DUPONT
Lititz Pigeon Company, Lititz. Pa; +
B. Martitus. Philadelphia; William
Splan, George Churchman, Egbert Nut
ter. A. +. Wall, c. S. Wood. Herbel
Thornett and Charles Simmons.
The judges. who began their round
this morning and who viii be busy fo
a day or two, are ]. E. Chandler. Ker
nett Square, Pa; A. P. Ingram, Yves
Chester, Pa; J. d. Nevius. Philade
phia; William ]. Stokes, Philadelphl;
and DR.. II. II. Cushing. Philadelphi,
All are well-known in poultry breedin
circles as competent judges.