The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-28


An exhibit of 900 birds in the poultry
department made that one of the best
features of the Valley fair this year. This
number was in excess of last years dis
play by about 100 birds In the opinion
Of Paul p Ives of New Haven, Conn.
who was judge of the show, the Valley
fair poultry exhibit was the best he has
ever seen anywhere this fall. Leghorns,
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks consti-
tuted the largest classes and there were
remarkable displays of Rhode Island
Reds, Orpingtons. Anconas and Bantams.
The principal exhibitors of Leghorns
were William z. Blood of Townshend,
who had a display of 80 birds, and A c.
Franklin OF the same town, who showed
pens containing 81. Other exhibitors on
this class were Edward Welcome of West
Chesterfield, \. H., Lowell Smith of
South Hadley. Mass, Mrs. Anna Blood
of Townshend. Harold Barnes of Gull
ford. Roger w Goodnow of Keene. y. H..
c. H. Ely of Windsor, Harold Newell of
Brattleboro and r. w Paine of Keene,
\. II.
A. A. Hubbard of Chesterfield, y H.,
and T.. c. Silsby of Claremont, \. H.,
were the leading exhibitors in Wyan-
dottes. Competition in this class was
particularly keen, especially in the White
Wyandotte pens. Other exhibitors were
John s. Dunn of Gardner, Mass, A. A.
Halladay < Sons of Bellows Falls. j. 4.
Wildwood of Springfield. VT, George A.
Jones. of Etna, \. H., b. Z. Dexter of
Orange. Mass, and Burnley & Fellows of
Keene, y. H.
Plymouth Rocks made up an unusually
fine display the principal exhibitors be-
ing C. ii. Ely of Windsor and Chester NJ.
Burnham of Chesterfield, \. II. There
We're also fine displays by A. G. Franklin
of Townshend, j. y. Wildwood of Spring
field :. g. Mute of Concord. \. H.. Fred
~ Russell, of Keene. II. \. Burley of
Keene. NJ. III Highly of Bernardston.
Mrs. Ray Rand of Bellows Falls, William
W Ames of Amherst. Mass, and Arthur
L. Rohde of BrattleborO.
In Rhode Island Reds, the largest dis
play was by Paul H. Newcomb of Keene.
:. ii. Stone of Greenfield Mass, also had
a remarkable display. Other exhibitors
were Harlan NJ. Brown of Keene. y. l..
Bergman of Orange. Mass, John ].
Sheehan of Springfield, the Alton Farms
of Dummerston, and 4. l.. Billings of
Springfield.
Anconas, while they were not so num-
erous comparatively were particu-
larry interesting by reason of the
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chief exhibitors were Harry w. Jones
of Etna. n. H., and f. w. Holloway of
Mortified Mass
In the Bantam class there was close
competition. one of the best displays be-
ing shown by Judge Frank d. f. Stowe
of West BrattlebOro. Other exhibitors
were Fred Miner, II. c. Rice and Harold
Newell of Brattleboro. +. J. Freeman of
Springfield. Mass, G.. III. and G.. Il. Morse
of Petersboro. \. H., H. IL. Streeter of
Greenfield, Mass. and Thomas Chyno-
weth of Springfield, VT.
A fine display of OrpiBgtOnS was made.
the exhibitors being II. II. Sewer of Tenn
pletOn. Mass. Miss H. f. Hooker of
| South Hadley. Mass, and Mrs. II. A.
Wynn of Deerfeld. Mass.
Many common and fancy varieties of
pigeons were in a display by Charles NJ.
Barber of Windsor. Vt. Mr. Barber
showed % varieties and these We're an
| interesting feature of the show
Waterfowl numbering about so birds.
display considerably larger than last
years, were in the tanks. conspicuous
among them being displays by w. +. Ran
ney of Westminster and Miss Sarah Gates
of Dummerston l.. q. Hubbard of Ches-
ter and Arthur w. Ranney of Westmin-
ster also were exhibitors.
!. There We're Il good number of turkeys
in competition. Mrs George Atkins of
Winchester. \. H.. had a fine display,
and especially conspicuous was the exhi-
bition of birds by Harold Upton of Brat
tleboro, who showed one hen turkey with
a brood of 16 two-weeks-old chicks. Mrs
f. A. Scranton of Wardsboro also was an
exhibitor.