Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-10
POULTRY SHOW THE AFTERMATH
Comments by Mr. 6oOdaCre, the Judge on the
 Exhibits

A. c. Goodacre, who judged the en- tries at the First Annual Cochise Poultry Show, left Sunday morning for his home al Compton, Cal. where he is interested in the Victory Pou try ranch, one of the largest in South ern California. He expressed himself as being well-pleased with his treat ment here, saying that he had been given every aid and consideration by the local poultry breeders.
 On Saturday night Mir, Goodacre was a member of a party that went underground at one Of the mines, the party being arranged for his bcneAt He had never been in a mine and he desired to make the trip, so the party was arranged.
 Speaking of the poultry show, Mir. GoOdacre said that it was very oreditablc one and considering that i was the first show of this kind ever held in the country, it was remarkable one He said that there was a number of birds that could hold their own in any poultry show in the southwest
 The Orpingtbn and Leghorns were very fine, he said. And the bantam exhillt, too, was 'splendid. shCu like to have -seen more ducks and other water fowls entered in the show There were a few ducks but ] hope there wili-Bb more Of them next year. There should also bc more turkeys, geese. .Rigeons-a and guineas.
 One Of the best exhibits in the show, according tO Mr. GoodacTe, was .he blsc ribbon sbroRZo Tom turke., entered by Mrs. F.. C. Beyer of Bis bee. This bfrd is a fine specimen for a Oue-yesr-Old, MT GoodaCre de clared. and could hold his own .n faster compahy. lt is said that this prize-winner was raised in a small taci, yard, tymcal of Bisbee 0acs yards.
 Twenty one oI the birds entered in the show were disqualified and the points on which they were disqualified were. in the majority of cases, feathers and down on the feet and legs of the clean-legged birds, and white in the ear-lobes of the Ply mouth Rocks. This variety of bird should have bright red lobes. A mum ber were disqualified on this point. One pen of Rhode Island Reds was disqualified because nearly half ol the eaT-lobes of the birds was white. Another point ot which several birds were disqualified was that they had side sprigs on -the combs
 Mr. Goodacre said that with the start that has been made in the diTeC. tion Of holding annual county poultry shows, there should be 500 birds en. tered in next years show. He said that breeders shOu q read up on stan- dards sa that they may better pre- pare their entries for the show. One important point Of gIossiuess or feathers. This end hay be attained, Mir. Goodacre said, D. pulling out the old feathers about six weeks before the show and feeding the birds on wheat if the new feathers were slow 10 come. Hemp seed and sun-dCwel seed are also Sood food for birds during the period Of preparation for the show. Hemp seed tend Go make the plumage glossy
 In the case of white feathered birds, they should be washed period. Gcally for several weeks before the show
 The show just held was cOmpari. son affair, that is, awards ware made on a comparison of the birds entered Following the awarding O. prize ribbons by ET. Goodaere a mum Der Of the blucriblon birds Of the several classes were scored In this system of making awards. dec sious are given on points. A White Leg horn bullet entered in the Show just closed, scored 95 points. 100 being parFegf