Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-10
Poultry Show All That was Expected
BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE HUNDRED
FINE BIRDS ON EXHIBITION.

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4 BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE HUNDRED
FINE BIRDS ON EXHIBITION.
: They were certainly fine lot Of birds
: Everybody said so, both those who didn'
. know anything about it, and those VIII
did.
, OF course this means the birds on ex
hibition at the second annual show o.
|, the Western Maine Poultry Association
which was held at New Hall, Soutt
Paris, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week.
And they came from all over western
Maine. The local breeders and fancier'
were we'll represented, and there were
which is just having bad attack Of tb.
hen fever. /. V. Mckinney Of Auburn
was here, and for second time carried
off the silver cup offered by the associa
ton for the highest scoring cock, hen
cockerel, pullet and pen. He says he i,
bound to earn 1t again next year, and
then he will own 1t and carry it off
There were lot of fowls from Mechanic
Falls and numerous other places, even as
far as Waterville and Skowhegan.
But what the promoters of the show
feel best about is the high quality of the
stock shown, which was fully up to that
of last years exhibit, and was a sur
prise to the judges and to those who
didu't know the kind of stock that We
have in western Maine. 1t is doubtful ii
a better lot of birds was ever together in
a place of this size.
As for quantity, it was pretty near
double that of last year, the number of
birds actually on exhibition being abou.
$50. They filled the hall plumb full.
tors to move around, and in some of the
aisles between the coops, the man who
went in couldn't get out again If any
body else came in. All were arranged in
the uniform coops belonging to the
association, except few for which it
was found necessary to bring in addi-
tional accommodations.
The expert judges, Abel F. Stevens of
Wellesley, Mass, and Daniel P. Shove of
Fall River, arrived on the forenoon train
Tuesday, and Immediately went to work,
and their work was not finished until
well along in the day Wednesday. All
Judging was by score card. As will be
apparent from look at the awards, in a
few of the classes one exhibitor got near
ly or quite all the premiums, but in most
of them there was good competition,
and in some classes the competition Was
was eagerly awaited.
1 n,,.S xhnr Of tr1c hon
hands during the show, the record prices
being for three cockerels, two of which
were Rhode Island Reds sold by q. NJ.
Tucker of Canton, and one White
Plymouth Rock sold by j. NJ. Thayer of
Paris. The money represented in these
three transactions was S26 90, two of the
birds bringing IS 90 each, and one
$1,000.
THE AWARDS.
The regular prizes given by the asso-
citation are, for breeding pens, So 90 for
LIST and $3.50 for I'd, for single fowls
81. 90 for 1st and so cents for I'd, with
ribbons for Sd and 4th in each case.
Premiums awarded for the association
were as follows:
Barred Plymouth Rocks. - Morey
| Farm, Mechanic Falls, lst on cock
erel, I'd on cock, I'd on pen. l. V.
Mckinney, West Auburn, 1st on cock,
lst on hen, I'd on pullet, Sd on cockerel.
e. C.. Rawsou, Mechanic Falls, Sd on
pen E. P. Atwood, Mechanic Falls, Sd
on cock. Ralph w. Keene, Auburn, 4th
ou hep, 4th on pen. Randall o Porter,
! Norway, I'd on hen, Sd on cockerel, Sd
and 4th on pullet, 4th on cockerel. l.
n. Loripg, Auburn, lst on pen, lst on
| pullet, I'd on cockerel, Sd on hen, 4th on
cock.
| White Plymouth Rocks.-J. NJ.
Thayer, Paris, LIST on hen, I'd on cock,
I'd on pullet, Sd on cockerel, 1st and 4th
on pen. Morey Farm, Sd on pen. q. N.
Porter, South Paris, I'd on cockerel, Sd
on pullet. Z. P. Crockett, South Paris,
lst ON cock, 1st on cockerel, 1st on pull
let, I'd on hen.
Buff Plymouth Rocks.--I. V. McKen-
rey, West Auburn. 1st each on cock,
hen, cockerel, pullet, and pen, I'd each
on cock, hen, cockerel, and pullet, Sd
each on hen, cockerel, and pullet.
White Wysndottes-Edward E. Groder,
Skowhegan, LIST ON cock, 1st on cockerel.
C. r. Wyman, South Paris, I'd on cock.
erel. l. Z. Andrews, South Paris, I'd on
cock. F. S. Clark, South Paris, lat on
hen, LIST on pullet, I'd on pullet, I'd on
pen, Sd on cock, Sd on hen. Sd on pullet.
l.. L. Briggs, South Paris, 4th on cock
erel. John 3. Robinson, Oxford, lst on
pen. Morey Farm, Mechanic Falls, I'd
on hen, Sd on hen, Sd on pen.
Silver Wyandottes-H. E. Lovejoy,
Norway, LIST on cockerel, 1st on pullet,
I'd on pullet, Sd on pullet.
Partridge Wyandottes-R. P. Cobb,
Mechanic Falls, LIST on cock, I'd on hen,
Sd on hen.
Columbian Wyaudottes-Nutter &
Scott, South Portland, 1st on cock, LIST
on cockerel, 1st on pullet, LIST on pen, I'd
on hen. r. P. Cobb, Mechanic Falls, Sd
and 4th on hen. Presumpscot View
Poultry Farm, Sebago Lake, 1st on hen,
I'd on cockerel.
Buff Wyandottes c. Maxim, South
Paris. 1st each on cockerel, pullet and
hen, I'd on pullet, Sd on cockerel.
Golden Wyandottes.-R. P. Cobb,
Mechanic Falls, 1st on cockerel, Sd on
cock, Sd on hen. Rev. D. w. Kimball,
Mechanic Falls, 1st on pen.
S. C. Rhode Island Reds.-F. A. Tay-
lor, South Paris, LIST on pullet, Sd on
cockerel. Brookside Poultry Yards,
South Paris, 9Th on pullet. A. 4.
Morse, South Paris, Sd on pullet, 4th on
cockerel, 18th on pullet. W. A. Gould,
Mechanic Falls, I'd on cockerel, I'd on
pullet. John B. Robinson, Oxford, 1st
on cockerel.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.-H.
lP. & A. H. Fuller, South Paris, 1st on
cock. Morey Farm, Mechanic Falls, I'd
on cockerel, 4th on cockerel. G. V.
Penney, Mechanic Falls, Sd on cock, Sd
on cockerel. W. A. Golderman, Me-
chanic Falls, LIST on pullet. w. G.
Thayer, South Paris, Sd and 4th on pull
let. Herbert NJ. Tucker, Canton, 1st on
hen, LIST on cockerel, 1st on pen, I'd on
cock.
Light Brahmas.-Frank c. Nutter,
South Portland, LIST on cock, 1st on cock.
erel, I'd on hen, I'd on pullet, I'd on pen,
E. P. Crockett, South Paris, 1st on hen,
I'd on cock, Sd and 4th on pullet, Sd on
pen. C. F. Jose, South Portland, LIST or
pullet, 1st on pen, I'd on cockersl, Sd on
cock, Sd on hen.
S. c. Buff Orpingtons.-E. II. York
South Paris, LIST on cock, LIST and I'd or
pen.
Buff Cocbins.-S. C. Shaw, Auburn
lst on cock, 1st and I'd on hen, 1st or
cockerel, LIST and I'd on pullet, 1st and
I'd on pen.
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