The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-26
Eleventh Annual Exhibition
of Vermont Poultry AS
sociation Opens
CHURCH STREET GYM.
A NOISY, BUSY PLACE
About 1000 Birds Are EX-
pected, with $50 AL
ready Here

At dawn to-day, chorus of chanti-
cleers ushered in the eleventh annual ex-
lhibition of the Vermont Poultry associa-
tion, which is to be the goal of many
| poultry breeders in Vermont and some
other New England states until Thurs
day afternoon. The grand chorus OF
cock "a .doodlc.doos and cut-cut-ea -dacuts
| is being trained in the old Church street
Gymnasium, where some $50 of the elect
| in all that's feathers and fine singing are
preening themselves before the judges and
| an admring stream of poultry breeders.
| There are to be 800 or 400 more birds
registered at the gym. before the show
ends, and when you consider that half OF
them are roostcrs you can imagine with
what fervor the dawn will be greeted
about tomorrow morning.
For Vermont the present exhibit is the
official show for the American Poultry
association. To the man who spends the
last week of the dying year in clipping
coupons, that means but little; but it is
mighty big factor for the poultry asso-
citation, so the bird breeders will tell you.
Considering the inconvenience which
fancy, fussy cocks, cockerels, pullets and
their ilk encountered in making the prop
er train connections on a holiday, the
registration is very large and the over
due birds, when they arrive on the
grounds, will push the total enrolment
we'll up to the mark set by the executive
committee in making reservations for the
19l6 exhibit. Birds from Maine, New
Hampshire and New York, to say moth
ing of our home grown Vermont birds,
began arriving Sunday, and all day yes
terday there were busy scenes enacted
in the gym. For the convenience of the
public, the coops are arranged in aisles,
and every last bird may be seen to the
rinest advantage.
Some OF the breeds already represent
ed are: Barred Plymouth Rocks, White
Plymouth Rocks. White Wyandottes,
Buff Vyandottes, Silver Laced and Co
lumbian Wyandottes. Rose Comb Rhode
Island Reds, Single Comb Rhode Island
Reds. Single Comb Buff Orpingtons,
Partridge Wyandottes, Single Comb
White and Black Orpingtons, White Leg
horns, Buff and Brown Leghorns, White
and Black Minorcas both combsl Anco-
mas, Black Javas, Gold and Silver Cam
pines, Sicihan Buttercups, Blue Andalu-
slams. Cochins { Also, there are ducks, |
turkeys and pigeons TO be seen, making
perhaps one of the finest exhibits ever
assembled in Vermont.
There are plenty of special induce |
ments for breeders this year, and poultry |
growers over wide range Of territory !
haye been quick to respond. The judges,
George P. Coffin of Freeport, Me, and |
George w. Weed of East Lee, Mass, ar
rived in the city yesterday and were on
the floor early to-day with their pencils
and note pads. Both judges have ofticiat-
ed at shows in Barre, and their presence |
AZ the 1916 exhibit is regarded by poul-
trymen as guarantee of satisfaction in
the distribution of awards. Some of the
splendid trophies that are to be awarded
before the show ends are shown in the
display window at the store of b. W,
Hooker & Co. a
The Barre Board of Trade has offered
two handsome silver cups, one for the
best cock, hen, cockerel, pullet and pen
in the American or English breed, and
one for the best cock, hen, cockerel, pull
let and pen in the Mediterranean or
Asiatic breed. The Vermont association
las offered grand cup. valued at $50,
10 be competed for during three years, to
Dc given to the breeder winning the most
points in any one variety, the cup to be
leld by the association until won. For
pest displays in several varieties, the
also offers % silver cups For
he best colored bird. NJ. S. Levin offers
Il and w. Barclay Scott, president of
he state association. offers glass punch
,owl and glasses for the best bird in the
how The donor is not to compete, and
he decision is to be final Many ribbons
ire to be distributed and any bird that
possesses special merit is sure of a re-
ward A striking array of medals is to
,e awarded by the American Poultry .
ssocia tion.
With three busy days yet ahead of ,
hem. the executive board on duty at the
lall had little time for interviews this
morning, but all were confident that the
most successful show in II years is in
,rogress. Edwin Keast is acting as su-
of the floor, and his assist
nts are William oliver and Peter Park
secretary Charles oliver is in charge of
he registrations.
An armed guard denoted by the desig-
lation, the pin feathers, has been as
igned to the duty of guarding eggs and
{ the close of each days exhibit the ac-
umulation of hen fruit will be placed in !
safety deposit box.
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