The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-23
THINGS THAT INTEREST
THE POULT RYMAN

After the smoke from the battle and
turmoil Of the seasons shows has
clared away. it is 3 good time for
sober thought and consideration. TO
not only make good resolutions for the
better. but 10 lay plans for exercising
them during the next seasons opera
tons.
A thoroughly and well-regulated
show room at the time appointed for
the judging to commence is an ex-
ception rather than the rule.
OF course we And them at times, and
when we do you readily detect the best
kind Of smile of satisfaction upon
our countenance, one that can be seen
At least a block away The old show
towns do nat always give US the best
planned and executed show. OF course
they should, but we frequently find
some Of the worst disarranged show
rooms in these places-wlere they
have held shows for years, most fire.
quentIy caused by an executive COM
nlittee that Is executive in name only,
each one OF whom considers himself
the leader and director and is expect
ing the others to do the work. which
workers and without q head or lead
er. What's everybody's business is, Of
course. no ones.
We 50 often see the great need Of a
system, and that system carried on to
success. II matters but little which
one of the many good systems for
ecoping, making entries. tagging and
taking care Of the awards is used, just
Sc that tho one that is adopted is
handled promptly and right on the
DOT.
Two or three good workers who un-
derstand the work and understand
each other can work hand IN hand
without friction, working to get the
work done rather than for the honor
there is in it, can accomplish more
than whole hall full of self-consti-
frted, red-tape executive committees
men. none of. whom are willing to do
much but boss the job. After the
judge who has been written and wired
!. to be sure to be on hand the morning
Of the first day has lain around the
show rooms and hotel for twenty four
hours waiting to see order come tout
o. chaos he finally gets to work and
finds he has incompetent helpers to
contend with. First the judges clerk,
u no in score card show is about as
important a parsonage as the pudge
himself. for what does it amount to IL
the judge does ever so careful work
and Is absolutely correct in his cuts
and decisions.i { the clerk is not eff
cient enough to record them upon the
card as they are given him. The in
competence of the clerk is usually
from the lack Of experience, being
often selected because he knew Moth
ing of the other work to be- done
about the show and put into the hands
o. the Judge to train. Thinking that
tho judge can just as well judge and
run q training school at the same
time as wei las not. But that is not
all We could soon train the average
person into a good assistant If he were
allowed to remain with us during the
show. but they are usually changed
and replaced BY others who are also
new at the business, until we have
tried and tested at least half dozen
during the time of the show. SO that
there IS a continuation of incompet-
ency from start to finish. But why
should the judge have all this saddied
upon him? He surely has his hands
and head full without being obliged
to keep one eye upon his clerk, while
he does his judging with the other
one. You cannot get two good man
for this important work. In compare
son judging. while the clerk or judges
assistant is not of as much impor-
lance as in the score card show. yet
1t would be mighty good thing If he
were thoroughly familiar with the
cooping Of the show and be ready to
give reliable information as. to any
missing specimens. tags. bands, etc.
Another very annoying thing the judge
has to contend with is the absence Of
leg bands and the everlasting jumbling
OF those that are on. They are often
changed by the exhibitors after they
have been recorded on the secretary's
book and put upon the entry tag. for
what purpose We do not know. We
: find these conditions SO often in the
local shows and quite frequently in the
big shows. The sealed bands put upon
each bird by the association is the
best solution of this problem.
Another very annoying thing to the
sJudge which tends to take his mind
from his work and cause mistakes is
the loud argument often engaged in
by bunch of good fellows rigth at
the judges elbow. No harm is in
tended, to be sure. but it should be
left out. that the mind OF the judge
may be free and untrammeled to OBJ
tain the very best possible results.
Discussions arc good things. but tho
time and place can be used to better
purpose.
The best plan for keeping these in
terested poultrymen from doing too