Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
POULTRY SHOW IS
At 1RACT|NC BIC
ATTENDANCE
Exceptional Quality of Fowls
on Exhibition Is Creating
Wide interest.

torium Armory-and they are steadily
growing bigger. The 10 cent admis-
sion price, the Briarclff farm show
ing of imported exhibition stock. the
owen farm wonders, the unquestioned
class of the exhibits the fine weather
and the steadily increasing interest in
poultry have combined to assure the
success of the show.
Praise Of the show is being heard on
every side. l.. L. Jones, head of the
poultry department at the University
of Georgia, after an exhaustive study
Of the specimens shown. expressed his
amazement at the excellence of the
birds exhibited He voiced the senti-
ment so often heard-that in class the
show is strictly Madison Square"
Another testimonial came from Sec
rotary c. o. Harwell himself. 81 be-
lieve," said Mr.. Harwell, that in ad-
dition to showing the finest stuff in
many classes. ever shown in the South,
we unquestionably have more varieties
ever before seen at a Southern show.
Compare the number Of varieties shown
here with the number listed in the
Standard of Perfection and you will
note that there are few missing"
1t happens, however that there are
many birds being shown that are not in
the standard, some that have been new
iy placed there, and a few that are
virtually Obsolete" Among them are
Tel
Favorelles, Campines. Diamond Jubilee
Orpingtons, Partridge Plymouth Rocks,
White Runner ducks and the like.
One of the real sensations of the
show are the Blue Orpingtons shown by
Asa G. Gambler, Jr. One of the star
birds of the collection was taken sick
yesterday and was removed from the
show, but three remain. The cock bird
is an especially fine specimen, as big
as a Black Orpington, but Of a hand
some blush color. All but one of Mr..
Gamblers Blue Orpingtons were bought
in England, as we're his Diamond Ju-
bilee Orpingtons and many of his
other birds.
Many lncubators Shown.
One of the most interesting features
of the present show has proved to be
the exhibition of incubators, breeders
and poultry appliances in general. The
chief exhibitors were H. G. Hastings &
Co, Marbut & Minor, the Southern
States Incubator and Brooder Co., the
Hightower Box and Tank Company,
and w. ]. Speers, Southern agent for
incubators, breeders and poultry appli-
arices.
The Southern States Company. which
conducts factory and a 5l000-egg
hatchery at College Park makes all its
own appliances. It's 1918 model incu-
bator, now on the market, contains a
number of Improvements. For one thing
the fuel tank has been placed at one
end Of the machine and the lamp at the
other. This brings the equipment with
in the approval Of the underwriters as
ISOLATION. A new system of ventilation
and moisture production has been pro-
yided for BY simple scheme pure air
is allowed to enter the machine and
circulate at all times. These machines
are made to burn oil, alcohol or gas.
An especial advantage is that, with the
aid of flash lamp the eggs can be
tested without removing them from the
trays.
Marbut & Minor show, as usual, a
complete line Of Buckeye incubators
and breeders, as we'll as the Denning
whitewash pump and the Ideal auto
matte feeder.
New Features For 1918.
The Buckeye incubators have sew
eral improvements for their 1913 trade.
For one thing, the heating system-that
is, the boiler, the tank and the tubes
is now being made OF pure copper. AS
It does not rust or corrode, 1t should
last Indefinitely. A new scheme for
turning the eggs, for which an addi-
tional tray is provided, is a 1918 inno-
walton. 1t makes possible the turning
of all the eggs in less than a minute.
The front Is now provided with dou-
BILE door in which is a window. This
window can be covered with another
smaller door after Matching begins, so
that the newly Matched birds will not
crowd to the front. The top is this
year provided with ventilator to let
out the foul air, and the lamp is bet
ter made than ever before. The Buck
eye breeders are virtually unchanged
for the 1913 season.
w. j. Speers of Atlanta, is again
showing the Cycle Hatcher Company's
machines. which means the Philo sys-
tenn line. Neither the Cycle hatcher
nor the Cycle brooder, which have
proved so satisfactory, have been
changed much for the 1913 season.
=. New Hover Is Shown.
A novelty shown in the Speer ex-
hibit is the Cakes round hover, made
in Upton, Ind This machine has
many novel and attractive features
an easily removable top, which makes
cleaning easy; an easy method of re-
moving the hover from the lamp box,
which also makes for easy cleaning; a
weather proof lamp box, a system that
-insures uniform heat through the
-brooding chamber and a hydro safety
burner, which does not impair insur-
anCe risks