Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-07
POULTRY.
Talk ANA Action Old the Comm: Exhibition
y Good Show INuec:ed

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Talk ANA Action oD the Comm; Exhibition
n Good Slow Expected.
The November meeting of the Lancas-
ter Poultry association was held in the
Agricultural room in city hall, this city,
this mornIng, Vice President Gsyer in the
CHAIR. 1he following We're present Geo.
Y. Geyer, Spring Garden : j. Il. Lichty,
secretary, city; VIM. Schocnberser, city
r. X. Dii,endeliicr. city Jos. r. Trisslcr,
city Jacob B. Long, city j. NJ. John
Ston. city; Charles Lippold, city j. B.
Burkhart, Sannsa S. &. Ensle. Ma
r;eta Wash: l.. Hershey. Chickies DR..
II: d. Lonsaker, city.
Tie minutes of last meeting were real
aid approved. The secretary announced
Philadelphia; ]. d. Ncvius, Philadelphia,
and John f. Diehl, Beverly, N. ] had
been secured as Judges of poultry, and Mr..
Charles Becker, OF Baltimore, as Judge of
pigeons. The executive committee had
leased Excelsior hall in which to hold the
next annual exhibition OF tho society:
they had done ST. because the hall can be
had n about one half the cost of Roberts
hall. and is mere centrally located and
better adapted to the pu:posc Of an exhib-
tiOn. Ga motion the action of the com
mittee was approved.
The secretary also reported that in his
efforts to secure special premiums to be
awarded at the ensuing exhibition he had
been very successful, having already Sc
cured 80 or 80, some Of them Of more
value than those offered in former years.
He had also secured two special premiums
for rabbits, he asked what he should do
about them. He was directed to request
the persons offering the premiums to
award them to some variety Of fowls OF
pigeons instead of rabbits.
The secretary also stated that tho po;l-
try exhibition Of the Central Pennsy lvani:,
society would be held in Pottsville from
the 10Th to the 24th of January, SO that
it would not in anywiGc interfere with ours
which will close on the 18th. Exhibitors
will thus have an opportunity Of takin.
their exhibits from Lancaster to Potts
Vile and exhibit them ut both places.
The secretary had received reports from
owners of poultry in various places, which
warranted him in saying that the cnsuin.
exhibition of the society woald be larger
than either of the former ones. All the
express companies would return exhibits
| free of cost to owners and the railroad
companies would issue excursion tickets
to exhibitors and visitors.
The secretary also stated that the man
ufacturers of tho " Eclipse Incubator"
Waltham, Mass, were willing to exhibit
one of their machines ut the Lancaster ex-
hi6itiOn if the society would pay s. rent
for it, and pay the freight charges for ship
ping it here and returning it. Their prop
OsitiOn was accepted.
DR.. II. d. Longakcr was elected to
membership.
a long discussion ensucd on the q,es-
ton of scoring the birds on exhibition ut
the fair. By the action OF the society at
former meeting it was resolved that all
premium birds should be scored and that
any exhibitor, who paid % cents, in addi-
ton to the entrance fec OF fifty cents,
could have his bird scored whether in took
Il premium OF not. After discussion the
last named proposition was recOnsidered
and it was agreed that all premium birds
should be scored and as many more OF tho
birds on cxhibiaioa as the judges found
cause to score.
Adjourned.