Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1909 — Curiosities at the Poultry Show. [ARTICLE]

Curiosities at the Poultry Show.

Besides having an excellent exhibition of beautiful specimens of poultry, the Poultry Show has some peculiar fowls. One of the oddities Is a hairy hen from the Klondyke. She has no feathers, but instead, beautiful, long, fluffy black hair. She is the same form as any other chicken, and differs only in her apparel. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the show is a group of little Proud Fan Tail pigeons. They are simply the personification of pride. With their tails spread out, chests thrown forward to the limit, heads back in supreme haughtiness, they strut about in the he'ghth of arrogance. Mr. J. H. Holden has on exhibition a tailless nen which he says comes from the Isle of Man. He values the hen at SIO,OOO. There are 300 entries at the show. The poultry is of a very high grade and everyone interested In poultry will find the show of great educational value to them.