Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
Me- HIS SHOW
WAS SPLENDID
SUCCESS
Rhode Island Reds Formed the
Largest CIasS-High Quail
ity in All Breeds.
BY =. j. MARSHALL.

week opened under the most favorable
conditions The weather was ideal.
While the management had their hands
full in looking after and placing the
A large exhibit. yet owning to their ex-
perience in the matter everything went
along like clockwork
The association owns it's own coops
Of uniform type. which are left placed
IN the poultry building from year t.
year. which of course saves them the
great work and worry Of tearing down
and replacing each year
The exhibit was large and varied.
The 8 c. Rhode Island class was the
largest with 175 birds entered. This
class was certainly one of quality in
all parts of It and showed up a little
unusual from the point of containing SO
many Ola male birds and Of great quail
fly, too. There We're something like
80 pulets on exhibition with many of
them good enough to make the old
breeders eyes water to look them over.
The cockerels were good but appar-
entity not SO well developed The pens,
ten in number, were all good, but not
as uniform in color as one would like
to see after second pen was passed
Great Red Class.
All in all, they were a great lot Of
Reds and such as were worth going
many miles 90 see, and such as can
only be found in the great Red section
of the South. becoming more and more
noted each year for it's famous fowls.
The Barred Rock class was another
large and splendid class. one breeder
having 40 entries on exhibition. While
the single entries were fine it seemed
to us that the pens contained the most
quality. 1t looked good to see these
old veterans, the Barred Rocks, wheel
Ing into line again. 1t seems that they
are coming into their own again after a
little lapse while some Of the newer
fads were taking turn at the wheel
The 3. c. White Leghorns, as al
ways in this country, was large and
important class with about 100 in the
single classes and thirteen pens, which
made a most excellent showing. The
old and younG males were not in extra
me feather, wR found some great
quality in pullets al ems with those
smooth, long backs anu ,5w carried
tails. The color was fine all through
the class. in fact. we can see great
Improvement in the color Of this class
during the past few years. There Is
nut little Of the brassy tendency now.
orpingtons Strong.
The Orpingtons were out in full blast
especially the Bluffs and Whites with
great quality all along the line IN
Tact, we had some of the very leaders
Of the variety from the East with the
cream of the South and West. There
We're $50 birds in the single classes
with 20 pens, making 100 more. or $50
IN all There was some splendid color
IN OLD birds for the time Of year, they
being not yet through the moult.
There were many fine pens of young
olrds almost in their prime. showing
color fit for the king The excitement
ran high in these classes while the
Judging was in progress.
he Wyandotte class was good, es
pe0ialIy the White which was COM
posed Of the cream of the country
nom North and South. Other varieties
We're light in Wyandottes
slack Minorcas was a small. class this
YEAR while two years ago it was one
OF the banner classes Of the show. II
]ust goes to show how exhibits change
IN numbers at these shows One goes
mp and another down for the time be-
ing
Fine Lot of White Rocks.
White Rocks were most magnificent
''t showing many well developed young
ones and good lot Of nicely moulted
'Id ones. about 100 in the class. Col
Nmbians and Partrdgcs each made a
good showing Of about 30 or 40 in the
class, showing that these new and pop
VIar breeds are rapidly coming to the
front
Indian Runner ducks were out in
FORCE both in the Fawn and White.
and the pure White, with the White
IN the lead, showing ~ head in single
Fnlries 2r5 ten pens. A fine showing
OF Bantams of good quality numbered
over 100.
Owens farms. OF Vineyard Haven.
.'"NN. ldu q large anu val i'N SN'''''
with much good quality. They showed
buff, White and Black Orpingtons,
White and Barred Rocks, Columbian,
Stuff and White Wyandottes, Single
and Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds
william Cook & Sons, Of Scotch Plains
y. j.. exhibited Buff Black and White
Vrpingtons of fine quality, ami there
VAS large exhibit Of Bantams from
indianapolis The bulk of the show
vas from the South and A credit TO II
at that.
A Quality Show.
The 1912 poultry exhibit Of the Ten
hessee Trl- State fair will go down in
history as one Of the quality shows of
The country.
The judging was done by g. r.
Rhodes of Topeka Kan. W. &. Den
n.y. of Buffalo and f. j. Marshall ~
College Park, "a.