The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
REFORMS IN WAKE
OF POULTRY SHOW
Marking Coops Before Judging
a Subject Of General
Discussion.
LEGHORN MEN AGITATED
OrpingtOn Breeders Concerned
Over Length Of Leg
Full Awards.

Full Awards.
The Madison Square Garden Show
closed Its silver anniversary In a blaze
OF glory. IL had the largest number OF
birds ever penned In a New York show,
and II had a record attendance, nearly
10000 persons visiting the Garden on
Sunday alone. As an educational feature
II Will go down in history, as II was the
first time so much prominence has been
given TO the utility side. The lectures by
some OF our leading professors We're TO
this end. and the many display coops from
farms which never enter their birds for
competition but which breed strictly for
egg production was revelation TO fol
lowers OF this. Americas leading poultry
show
To the casual locker on everything
seemed peaceful. but underneath things
were taking place that were not entirely
harmonious. OF course the dissatisfied
owner OF an unplaced bird Is always In
evidence. but in the National White Leg
horn cub meeting tho members were GU,
In goodly numbers. A very warm SEES
sion followed. which was continued on the
foor with various other breeders helping
out
one OF the chief discussions In the
Orpngton alley was length OF leg Some OF
the breeders and Judges are favoring n
very short leg, which makes the birds
look like creepers and although this was
taken up AT the Atlantic City convention
II was decided To leave II medium short.
and breeders now have different ideas Of
the meaning of medium.
Another thing which concerns every
breeder and Is one OF the most sweeping
reforms ever attempted in the poultry
business Is being discussed at every show,
"Shall every coop be marked with the
exhibitors name before being Judsed?"
The rules now call for no distinguishing
mark until after Judgment and should
this departure take place II Is thought that
II will do away with the supposition that
the Judge knew the big breeders birds
II should do away with lot OF criticism
and would have a tendency TO make the
Judge study the bird even more than he
Is apt to do now. as he would know
where every exhibit came from. II has
been recommended by the Pennsylvania
branch OF tho Barred Rock Club. and 40
much sentiment has been expressed In
favor of II that II may eventually become
law. The pigeon entry this year was
beyond everything expected and classes
were well filled. especially In the utility
classes. where SQUAD breeders seized upon
the opportunity 10 push the merits OF the
Mondaines. Carneaux or Homers as the
best squad breeders. This department was
handled by w. j. Krauetter. who gave
general satisfaction In caring for over
1000 exhibits.
The awards were MS follows:
barred Rock.-E y, Thompson. nr.t and
fourth cock, nrst, second; third. fourth
AND sna,s raa n Sls. n,s so"S
second thIS and nd, fourth r., hens n,,s
second cock; C. r. Latham first and fourth
''ws,1h,i White Rock.-Niir,m,chi Poultry Farm
First cock second and fourth cockerel
third and fourth pens; n + Delano nrst
coc H hrs, and attn puliet nr.t ana mn, ,nn
pen; Hampden Poultry Yards; third and
h Sorn b n%nGS r, nSsl1.y Farms third
cock. nr.t and fourth hen. nr.t and fourth
second cock, ,hira hen frsi coeksrei. second
pulIst fr s.n and fourth pens. .,
HAIRY Hn%Sins e.! AZ paiieS;; Ssnsss e., -.
Bros. third aud fourth cock. ffth hen. nfsh
SSsEsrs1 fourth p 1Is5t third pen; si;d
ssst e si;' ~ S:s ':
'A ssla a%s si'A R s3ss, Poultry
En and fSur sGsI pu .; s'H 'h s:st
Whyland. fourth ana hfth cockereL NTH
Silver wyandottes-R. q. williams nrst
cock. fourth hen, first cockerei. NTH pullet,
FIRST pen; Millspaugh & Decker, second cock.
NTH cockerel. third pen: James +, Hughes,
third and fourth cock. second and fourth
pullet; j. Reepmeyer. Jru first hen. third
eockerei, nrst pullet; J.. H. brown. second
and NTH hen; X, W. Bates, second pen
r, Golden wyandO.tes = All to Albert
ory white W ,n;o5 E.I, nr;t cock.
cockerel. first and second puliet, first pen;
A. a. puston. third cock, second, fourth
and NTH hon. nrst cocksrel. hrst. third and
fourth pullets nth pen; q, II. Pullsrd, NTH
cock; H. Delano. second hen. NTH
Black -Robiner.:s Farm. nr:t
cock. second hen, NTH cockerei. second pull
let; Alfricha Meadows. fourth cock. hrst and
third hen. FIRST. second and third cockerel,
first puliet; Nesbit Brown, second cock,
Hun Wyandottes-W. q. Marshall FIRST
cock. FIRST and fourth hens. fourth cockerei,
cock. third hen. third coekerel. nrst and
second puiiet; stuart A. Rowland. fourth
and NTH cock. second hen: fourth pen; w. j.
Shuts. nrst cockerel. NTH pullet. second
cock.
Partridge Neutrality-suspicious. II. Wood.
nrst. second and fourth cock, second hen.
1sst, third and fourth oocksrsl, nrst, fourth