POULTRY SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1921, Page 7

POULTRY SHOW.

NEW PLYMOUTH EXHIBITION. Mr. C. J. Bryant, the poultry judge, is only recently over from Australia, where he has been very prominent in the fancy for many years, having bred many noted • winners, particularly in Indian Game and Leghorns—exhibition and utility. Among the coveted honors he has won has been the bannerette at the Melbourne Royal Show, whilst his yards were also well represented in the show of specially selected stock which was arranged in honor of the Prince of Wales’ recent visit. He therefore knows his businefis, and his awards have given general satisfaction, a particularly noticeable feature being the ’consistency of his judging all through. Mr. Bryant expressed himself as being particularly pleased with the show, both from the point of view of quality and so far as the number of entries are concerned, remarking that it compared favorably with the larger shows held on the other side, while the exhibits in the utility section were superior in quality and numbers to anything he had seen in Victoria. In a brief review of the different sections, Mr. Bryant said that in Orpingtons most of the exhibits -were typical birds,, excelling in size, shape and color. The winners were fit to be penned in any show, and were exhibited in capital condition. There was not a large entry in Rocks, but some really nice whites. There was a good penning of birds were exhibited, particularly in Wyandottes, especially in golden and silver, which were consistent for their evenness of color. The winning silver pullet was a splendid specimen, and was very well and evenly laced. There was very little to choose between the winning guldens. Whites were not a big class; but the quality was there, especially in the winning cock and cockerel, ■the- latter also winning the special for the best Wyandotte in'pie show. Rhode; Island Reds, judging by the number of the entries and the quality, have not' caught hold of the fanciers to any very great extent up to the present. Mr. Bryant, continuing, said that the English Leghorn seemed to be going out of favor now that the people recognised the value of the utility Leghorn. . In fact many of the birds penned in the utility c-lasses Would have carried off the honors in this section. There was only one really typical white English penned. Browns were a very fair class and quite held their own with birds on the other side for qualify, but in the females a softer color would be desirable. The winners in females and cockerels possessed good lobes, a desirable feature in the Mediterranean breeds. The American classes contained many beautiful birds, equalling anything Mr. Bryant had - previously seen for all-round quality. Min orcas and Campines were small classes. There was a nice display of Andalusians, but many of the birds were on the young side, and lacked size and condition. Mr. Bryant was delighted with the utility-section, and said he had never seen its equal in Melbourne. The Orpington classes alohe contained just on 60 birds, and the' quality of all was of a high standard. The winning cock excelled in head points, whilst the winning hen was a typical utility bird, good in color and penned in capital condition—in every sense a true Orpington. In cockerels, Mr. Bryant said he had had a somewhat difficult task, attributable to the large number of exhibits and the uniformly high quality of almost all the specimens. The winner was a lovely utility bird, sound right through, possessing good quality bone, good head points, with - a prominent, bold eye, denoting vigor and constitution. The winning pullet also possessed the same good qualities, whilst the and third birds were also of good laying type. -Several of the pullets showed too much feather and not enough- shank. In the Rock, Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red classes the exhbiits were lacking in numbers, and there was nothing of really outstanding merit, though several of the birds were of fair average quality. Close on one hundred Leghorns were penned, the winners all being. birds of very high quality. The winning cock was a very smart bird, whilst the winning hen was full of quality, with clean face, bold eye, and fine comb texture, denoting a true layer. In cockerels there was. a record entry of 30 birds, and the quality all through was very even, winners excelling in eye, |exture of comb and face. The entry of.'pullets was also a record, and the winner was a typical utility Leghorn, combining size with type, handling exceedingly well behind, and showing great capacity and width. The second and third prize winners were also creditable specimens, as were many more in, this- class. Browns were of fair average quality, but none of them handled like the winning pullet. Minorca were few in number, and some of them, Mr. Bryant said, were very poor specimens; in fact, were not utility birds at all.