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Poultry, including Geese, Ducks, and Turkeys. 
In tliis department there were as usual three judges 
appointed. The entries numbered 826, being slightly in excess 
of the 1906 figure (811), though the classification and prizes 
had been somewhat curtailed. The increase in the entries 
was no doubt attributable to the fact that the fees had been 
reduced, and the time for receiving entries extended. Mr. 
John Saul judged the Game fowls. Leghorns, Ducks, Geese, and 
Turkeys ; Dr. E. S. Jackson judged the Langshans, Plymouth 
Rocks, Wyandottes, and Orpingtons, and Mr. Clem Watson 
judged the Dorkings, Sussex, Brahmas, Cochins, French, 
Minorcas, Andalusians, and Table fowls. The following obser- 
vations are taken from their reports : — 
Fowls. — The Game classes made an excellent show. Tlie 
winning Old English Game cocks stood out in a very good 
class. The first and second hens were well to the front, but 
the other entries in this class were out of condition. Of the 
Old English cockerels, the winner was very good, and the 
second and thii-d were forward, but too small. The pullets 
were a fair quality class. The Indian Game cocks were 
a really grand class. The hens were also an excellent class, 
some grand birds having to be left out. The cockerels were 
very forward. The pullets made a very good class. Langshans 
had two classes with a total of twenty entries. Barred Ply- 
mouth Rocks made a good show of thirty-seven entries. The 
two classes for any other varieties of Plymouth Rocks contained 
twenty-seven entries, principally of Buffs and Whites. Wyan- 
dottes had fourteen classes, some of which were badly supported. 
A feature of the Show was the display of Oi'pingtons,ot which 
there were 192 entries in the twelve classes provided. The 
Buff Orpington classes were well filled, and contained some 
very beautiful specimens. Of the Minorcas, the two old bird 
classes were well contested, the hen which headed the list 
being of grand shape with a wonderfully clear thick lobe. 
The leading cock was a fine upstanding bird with a good head 
and very active in character. The White Leghorns were fine 
in colour, and made two good classes. The other Leghorn 
classes were small. The winners stood out from the others, 
but they were not so good as the Whites. Andalusians (one 
class) did not come up very well, and the quality was quite 
of an ordinary character. 
The Dorkings on the whole were a verj' fine lot, and con- 
tained all the finest specimens in the country. Of the four 
classes given to the coloured, the old cocks stood out, and com- 
petition was very keen. The winner was full of Dorking 
character, had a rare length of breast and very wide in front. 
Most of the hens suffered through lack of condition. The 
