The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-13
VIEWING THE HENS
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT YRSTER-
DAYS POULTRY EXHIBITION.
Many Birds of Feather Flocked Together
in the Ge!to Block Visiting Exhibit
ors Pronounce the Exhibition the
Best Ever Held in the
State of Kansas.

0la.6 OF Kansas.
The second day of the show of the South
ern Kansas Poultry association was pro-
nounced success
The attendance was splendid which is
highly encouraging TO the association.
the number and character of the fowls
on exhibit is much better than at any
previous show of the association, aud Wis
iting poultry men think it is the best dis
play ever held in the state.
Every variety of domesticated bird from
canary to a turkey is on exhibition, the
pigeon display being exceptionally good.
The people of Wichita are taking great
interest in thoroughbred poultry and
among the exhibitors are many promi-
nent people of this city. Every body
finds interest in poultry show. 1t is. in
this respect. something like chrysanthe-
mum fair, and, by the way, some OF the
ladies who were most interested IN the
birds yesterday were those who took the
most delight in the recent flower show,
The show will continue the remainder
of the week and it is to be hoped that the
attendance will be large each day.
The judge Of the display will be Hon.
3. \. Pierce of Indianapolis, who is editor
of the Fancier's Gazette and one of the
hest posted men on bird pedigree there is
in the United States. The following is a
list of the exhibitors who have arrived so
far:
Barred Plymouth Rocks-M. B. Keagy,
Wellington, birds; Mrs. NJ. E. Davis,
r.; q. aitxv .. TCb ,
Herr, Denver, 2; A. Sheetz. North Topeka,
9; II. a. Wattles, Bay enville, 4.
Silver Wyandottes-Robert Murphy,
Hukle, S; H. A. Wattles, Bayneville, 6;
Mrs. D. S. Hersey, city, 6; Mrs. q. A.
Hunt, Constant. 8.
Partridge Cochins-Wichita Poultry
Yards. city, IL; F. NJ. Smith. city. 5; c.
S. Treat, City. II; Jennie Stratford, Ell
Dorado, z; Roscoe aud Gleed Wallace.
city, 4; S. S. Robinson. Hazleton. II.
Buff Cochins-Wichita poultry yards,
city. II; Jennie Stratford. Ell Dorado, Z.
Black Cochns-W Wichita poultry yards,
8; Freeman Mccoy, city, .; c. H. Rhodes.
Topeka, 10.
White Cochins-Wichita poultry yards.
II; +. NJ. Smith, city, g.
Dark Brahmas-William J. School,
city, 8.
Light Brahmas-Geo. w. Harmon. city,
Z. John Herr, Denver, %; Jennie Sratford.
Ell Dorado. Z; G. w. c. Jones. city. 16; A.
Scheet, North Topeka, 10; o. E. Null,
Red Bud, T.
Black Langshans-George w. Gard. Den
yer. 5; J. l.. Nc Dowell, Denver, Il; S. S.
Robinson. Denver, 20.
Single Combed Brown Leghorns-J. A.
Bailey, Denver, 13; NJ. B. Keagg, Yelling
ton, 10; II. p. Schwerdfeger, city, IA; r. B.
Campbell city, >, w. A. Stewart, city, z.
Rose Combed Brown Leghorns-R. H.
Hurlbut, Denver. 3; H. II. Bair. Topeka. 10.
Singles ,ombed White Leghorns-W. A.
Stewart, city, :.
Rose Combed White Leghorns-W. A
Stewart, city, II; f. d. Gahagan, Topeka,
II; K. S. Stewart, Cit, 5.
Black Leghorns-W. A. Stewart, city,
IL; r. H. Hurlbut. Denver, 9.
Black Minorcas-John l.. Mcdowell,
Denver. II; w. o. Rogers, city, 2.
Silver-spangled Hamburgs-Floyd Whit T,
more, city, 5; r. s. Stewart, city, ).
Red Cap Hamburgs, r. 3. Campbell, !
city, 5.
Exhibition es-Vadlandingham and
Fletcher, city, black-breasted reds. 6.
Indian Games George w. Harmon. city, |
S; w. V. Church, Marion, Is; J. r. |
Station. Udall,7.
Pit 6 .mes-George Cert, city, 5; J. f |
city, 1; B, I. Blanchard, city, 1; |
H. C. St. John. Oklahoma City. 2.
Bantams-F. ID. Mum. city, 2 white, 2
black and buff Pekin bantams.
Game bautams-P. Hubbard, city, z; W. |
A. McAtee, Caldwell, 2
Lebright Bantams-Charle Ashcraft, |
city. .; John Herr, Denver, 81.
White Muscovey ducks-Mrs. William |
J. Schott. city. ?.
Pekiu ducks-C. L. Baird, 2; Jones
Bros. .
Turkeys-M. b. Keagy, Wellington, 2,
bronze.
r. S. Stewart of this city enters nine
varieties of fancy pigeons.
Mrs. J. p. kenworth. Wichita, enters
.wo cages of Canary birds.
NOTES.
Thomas Owen, editor and proprietor of
be Western Poultry Breeder, Topeka, is
attending the show and is much pleased
With it.
f. ID. Stratford of the Butler County
Citizen is stricaly in it, being great ad
nirer of blooded fowls. His wife has many /
birds entered for competition in nearly all
he varieties
Mr. Owen, Mr.. Stratford and Mr.. Pierce
III speak in fiattering terms of the ex-