Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-29
POULTRY SHOW A HUMMER.
Nine Hundred Birds i'm Exhibit-Very
Highly Commended - Best Seen by
Judge Anywhere this Fall.

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
of Paul +. 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 E. Blood of Townshend,
who had a display of so birds, and A. G..
Franklin of the same town. who showed
pens containing "a. Other exhibitors on
this class were Edward Welcome of West
Chesterfield, n. H., Lowell Smith of
South Hadley, Mass, Mrs. Anna Mood
of Townshends Harold Barnes of Gull
ford, Roger w. GOodnow of Keene n. H..
9. H. Ely of Windsor, Harold Newell of
Bratteboro and II. w. Paine of Keene,
n. ii.
A. A. Hubbard of Chesterfield, n. H.,
and Il. G.. Silsby of Claremont, n. H.,
were the leading exhibitors in Wyan-
dottes. Competition in this class was
particularly keen, especially in the White
John $. Dunn of Gardner, Mass, A. A..
Halliday & Sons of Bellows Falls, J. A..
Wildwood of Springfield, VT, George A..
Jones, of Etna, N. H., b. p Dexter of
Orange, Mass, and Burley & Fellows of
Keene, n. ii.
Plymouth Rocks made up an unusually
fine display. the principal exhibitors be-
ing G. H. Ely of Windsor and Chester NJ.
Burnham of Chesterfield, n. III. There
were also fine displays by A. G. Franklin
of Townshend, j. A. Wildwood of Spring
field, $. G.. Mute of Concord. y. H.. Fred
a. Russell, of Keene, III. a. Burley of
keene, NJ. II. 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 II. Newcomb of Keene.
). III. Stone of Greenfield. Mass, also had
remarkable display. Other exhibitors
We're Harlan NJ. Brown of Keene, N. L..
Bergman of Orange, Mass, John j.
Sheehan of Springfield, the Alton Farms
of Dummerston, and A. l.. Billings of
Springfield.
Anconas, while they were not so num-
llarlv interesting by reason of the
high breeding of the birds. The
chief exhibitors were Harry w. Jones
of Etna. n. H., and r. w. Holloway of
Mortified, Mass
In the Bantam class there was close
competition. one or the best displays be-
ing shown by Jadge Frank d. f. Stowe
of West BrattlebOro. Other exhibitors
were Fred Miner, III. c. Rice and Harold
Newell of Brattleboro, T.. J.. Freeman of
Springfield, Mass. G, II. and G. Il. Morse
OF Petersboro, n. H., H. II. Streeter of
Greenfield, Mass. and Thomas Chyno-
weth of Springfield, VT %
=, fine display of Orpingtons was made.
ploton, Mass. MfssFfI. Il. Hooker of
South IIadley, Mass, and Mrs. f. A.
Wynn of Deerfield, Mass.
Many common and fancy varieties of
pigeons were in a display by Charles NJ.
Barber of Windsor. Vt. Mr. Barber
showed 20 varieties and these were an
interesting feature of the show.
:. Waterfowl numbering about 80 birds. n
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.. O. Hubbard of Cbes-
ter and Arthur W. Ranney of Westmin-
ster also were exhibitors.
There were a good number of turkeys
IN competition. Mrs. George Atkins of
winchester, n. H., had a fine display.
and especially conspicuous was the exhi
b,tlon of birds by Harold Upton of Brat
tleboro, who showed one hen turkey with
a brood of l6 two-weeks-old chicks Mrs.
E. A.. Scranton of Wardsboro also was an
exhibitor.