Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-19
(From Advance PoultryD

NtFom Advance Poultry,)
The success of conducting a winter
poultry show depends very largely up
on the manner in which the judging is
done and the promptness in which the
awards are made after the birds have
been scored. 1t is nothing uncommon
to hear complaints at many of the
shows regarding the work of the judge.
and it is along this line that we desire
to make some suggestions. In the first
place an association should employ only
men whom 1t believes are capable Of
handling a show composed of all va
rieties in the Standard. While there
are many judges in the field it can be
said that nearly all of those who claim
to be capable of handling all varieties
are competent men, and if occasional
mistakes are made they are made I'M
intentionally. Judges are human
beings and every one is apt to make
mistakes. Therefore. it is quite I'M
Just to severely crtcise the judge when
some of the awards may not be exactly
Taking it for granted, however, that
the Judge Is competent, impartial and
honest, there are still certain things
that can be done to carry on the show
more successfully as far as the judg-
ing is concerned. In the first place. the
secretary should have all OF his work
in proper shape before the judge ar
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tries made on his books, all entry tags
on the coops and all birds properly
weighed. This will enable the Judge to
begin his work without delay and. with
a capable clerk, he can keep things
moving along nicely without a hitch.
At the end Of each half days work
the judge should foot up his score
cards, make the awards. indicating the
award upon the score card of the bird
that wins. The cards should then be
signed and turned over to the secre-
tary so the latter may be figuring up
the pens and placing the ribbons on
the coOps while the scoring is going on.
Some judges do not turn over their
score cards of the days work until the
evening. in which case it is impossible
for the secretary to complete his work
that evening. 1t has always been our
contention that the awards made dur
ing the day should be on the coops in
full on the evening of each day.
Nothing pleases the exhibitors more
than to receive their score cards and
be able to learn of their winnings the
same day their birds have been scored
It is only natural that they should de-
sire to know whether or not they won
anything and it seems as though the
Judge and the management of the show
should do everything in their power to
accommodate them. 1t may mean a
little extra work for a few evenings
while others are enjoying the show, but
the secretary is supposed to receive pay
for his services and when he is paid
he ought to perform his duty.
We often see shows that are conduct
ed very carelessly when it comes to
placing the awards upon the coOps, The
Judge may have done his share. but
the secretary is to blame for the delay
The Judge usually likes to see the eN-
hibitors satisfied and even If there is
an occasional kick regarding the
scores. the rough edges Of this com
plant can be rubbed off if the awards
are promptly made and the score cards
are delivered without unnecessary de-
Law. Judges are very often criticised
for something the show secretary neg