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may be awarded, but the second money paid. Prizes are 

 not usually awarded to birds impaired in value for breeding 

 purposes. The American Standard of Perfection should 

 be and usually is the guide and authority in judging.* Un- 

 healthy specimens are not allowed to be exhibited. Fowls 

 intended for exhibition should be banded and the band 

 numbers properly entered on the entry blank. 



*See page 346 for the Scale of Points of the American, Mediterranean, and Asi- 

 atic Classes. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is the object and value of poultry exhibitions? 



2. Name five kinds of poultry shows. 



3. What fact should be kept in mind when selecting the birds for 

 the show? 



4. Describe the preliminary selection of the birds to be shown. 



5. Name a disqualification as concerning the comb, face, back, 

 wings, tail, shanks, weight. 



6. Describe the method of training an exhibition bird. 



7. Discuss the arrangements that should be made prior to actually 

 washing the birds. 



8. Describe the method of washing an exhibition fowl. 



9. Why is it so necessary to remove every particle of soap from the 

 plumage? 



10. Describe the method of drying the birds. 



11. How should the head, feet, and shanks be cleaned? Why 

 before the bird is washed? 



12. Discuss the method of preparing geese and ducks for exhibi- 

 tion; turkeys; pigeons. 



13. Discuss the method of shipping fowls to the show. 



14. Mention some of the important rules and regulations govern- 

 ing poultry exhibits. 



SUGGESTIONS 



1. The real value of poultry shows can not be fully appreciated 

 until you have actually taken part in one. Hold a poultry show in 

 your community. Such a show may be held either in connection with 

 a school poultry club or local poultry association. Through your 

 efforts endeavor to stimulate enough interest among those in your 

 community who raise poultry to exhibit their fowls at some one time 

 during the year. 



2. Should there be no school poultry association or local poultry 

 association in your community, endeavor to organize one, having for 

 one of its objects the holding of an annual poultry show. Suggestions 

 and information concerning the holding of poultry shows may be 

 obtained from the secretaries of such poultry organizations as exist 

 in near-by towns and cities. Secure a copy of the premium list of your 



