494 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING 



Counts. Cuts. 



Comfort of birds 4 



Temperature of house -counts 2; moisture conditions count 2 



Location of houses 4 



Well drained, count 2; facing south, count 2 



Construction of houses 10 



Shed roof; perfect, count 2; smooth tight walls, 1; tight sound floor: con- 

 crete 3, dirt 2, wood 1 ; proper type and arrangement of fixtures, 4. 



Light (glass) 4 



1 sq. ft. to each 16 sq. ft. of floor space or to each 4 birds, counts perfect; 1 

 sq. ft. to 8 birds, count 3; to 12 birds, count 2; to 16 birds, count 1. 



Ventilation 5 



Muslin perfect. 1 sq. ft. to 2 birds, count 5; 1 sq. ft. to 4 birds, count 4; 

 1 sq. ft. to 6 birds, allow 3; no muslin, counts 2 or less. 



Utensils 2 



Facilities for doing work properly, 1; durability, 1. 



Incubation equipment 5 



Location of incubator house, 1; ventilation, 1; means of supplying moisture, 

 1; arrangement of cellar, 1; efficiency and sufficiency, 1. 



Brooding equipment 5 



Light, 1; ventilation, 1; sanitary conditions, 1; labor-saving devices, 1; effi- 

 ciency and sufficiency, 1. 



Total for equipment 50 



METHODS. 



Floor space per bird 4 



4 sq. ft. count 4; 3 count 3; 2 count 2. 



Cleanliness of birds . . . 5 



Cleanliness of houses 8 



Perches 2; nests 2; walls 1; curtains 2; glass 1. 

 Feeding practices. 



Dry mash 8 



Wet mash, count 4. 



Scratch grains 6 



Hopper grains, count 2. Consider 4 as the value of manner and time of 

 feeding: and count 2 on condition of litter. 



Water 2 



Clean and fresh, 1; convenient and abundant, 1. 



Succulence, method and efficiency 4 



Count perfect for double yarding, or range, in summer and sprouted 

 oats, vegetables, or root crops in winter. 



General methods of entire feeding practice 2 



Range conditions 6 



Abundance of range, 1; shade, 2; green feed, 2; dry mash, hopper fed, 1. 



Method of handling and marketing the eggs 5 



Regularity of collection, 1; care used in grading, 1; method of packing for 

 shipment, 1; regularity and frequency of shipping, 1; sterility in market 

 eggs, 1. 



Total for method.., 50 



Cuts equipment Cuts methods Total cuts 



Final score 



REVIEW. 



1. Name five advantages of exhibiting. 



2. Discuss the development of poultry exhibits. 



3. Name four types of poultry exhibits. 



4. What are some of the possibilities in educational exhibits? 



5. What would be your procedure in training a bird for exhibition? 



6. What would you consider legitimate conditioning? 



7. What do you consider illegitimate conditioning? 



8. Give the points you would look for in selecting birds for exhibition. 



9. Describe how to wash a bird. 



10. Give points of caution in shipping birds to the show. 



