The Farm-poultry . It should be said, how-ever, that he handles a variety in whichcomparatively few are interested. Breeders of popularkinds of fowls generally find the outlook encouraging,and a similar feeling was discovered among the dealersin incubators and supplies. The average quality of the exhibits this year was un-usually high. This fact was frequently remarked bymen who have been regular attendants here for that looked out of place in their classeswere the three dollar entry fee operates to keep away birds which have no chance of winning, is a debatablequesti
The Farm-poultry . It should be said, how-ever, that he handles a variety in whichcomparatively few are interested. Breeders of popularkinds of fowls generally find the outlook encouraging,and a similar feeling was discovered among the dealersin incubators and supplies. The average quality of the exhibits this year was un-usually high. This fact was frequently remarked bymen who have been regular attendants here for that looked out of place in their classeswere the three dollar entry fee operates to keep away birds which have no chance of winning, is a debatablequestion. That was one result expected at variousshows when the entry fee was raised, some years ago,from one to two dollars per bird. It did not have theanticipated effect at that time. People who thoughttheir pet specimens were world beaters (though perhapsof no value for exhibition) were as ready to put up twodollars as one. The three dollar entry fee seems to haveoperated to discourage the sending of large strings of. Madison square, garden. Where trie New York Shows Have Been Held Since 1691. birds by one individual; but, without the recent touch ofhard times, it might not have had such effect. Anotherfactor in the situation is the nature of the doesnt eften happen nowadays that an unknown winsan important prize at New York. In fact, there aremany breeders of high reputation elsewhere who, insome classes find the competition rather warm for themhere. How this will finally work out, no one can tell. Inless popular breeds its tendency has been to discourage the less fortunate exhibitors, and to diminish interest inthe breed. This show seemed, more than ever, strong in the gen-eral purpose class of fowls. It was the Plymouth Rocks,Wyandottos, Reds, and Orpingtons, that furnished thebig classes. Many other classes were fairly represented,and quality good, but few were strong in mumbers. Barred Plymouth Rocks were the largest class, whilethe presence of nearly all the
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