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agricultural shows, and the value attached to his 

 opinion on utility poultry is shown by the fact 

 that he was asked to officiate in that capacity 

 at the Bath and West and Southern Counties 

 Society's show in 1858, an office he held until 

 and including the show of 1896. One such 

 appointment led to another, and in 1859 he 

 acted as judge for all the poultry classes except 

 game fowls at the Royal Agricultural Society's 

 show at Preston. For man}' years he judged at 

 various poultry and pigeon shows, being much 

 in request as a judge in all parts of the country. 

 Unfortunately, he does not appear to have 

 attached much importance to this part of his 

 work, of which no record was kept by him, 

 except that he was and had been judge at the 

 Royal Agricultural, the Birmingham, the Crystal 

 Palace, the Dairy Show, and other exhibitions. 



As a judge of poultry, pigeons, etc., at shows, 

 Tegetmeier was firm, impartial, and discrimina- 

 ting ; he soon acquired a reputation as a judge 

 who would not tolerate anything in the shape of 

 unfair practices by exhibitors. Preparation for 

 the show bench in those days meant, in some 

 cases, the exercise of various arts, such as 

 plucking superfluous feathers, judicious trimming, 

 and even wiring the combs of cocks to make 

 them appear upright. Some judges might be 

 imposed upon by these tricks, and others might 

 regard them with blind indulgence ; but not so 



