The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-19
POULTRY SHOW CLOSED.
Salem's Exhibit of Fowls Sue
cess From Start to Finish.

If anything, yesterday brought a lar
ger attendance to the Salon poultry
show than any previous one, the patron.
age on the cars from Roanoke being es-
pecially liberal. The ladies seem to be
thoroughly charmed with the many
beautiful specimens shown and it is safe
to say that their orders for eggs this
spring will be large and frequent.
The steam hen continued TO shuck out
chicks at irregular intervals. the parrot
in tue corner shrieked "Firo, fire and
Emma" whilst the ducks quacked, the
roosters croWed and all the feathered
captiyes seemed glad that it was the
lastday The Judging for regular awards
was finished at noon with the following
results
Silver Wyandottes-Firs on cock to
Frank billiard, Of Salem; second to DR.
S. c. Wells, of Salem. First on hens to
Frank billiard; second to l.. w. Over
street, of Salem; second on cockerels to
E. T. Robinson, of Rockbridge county.
First on pullets to l.. w. Overstreet;
second, L. T. Robinson.
Single Combed Brown Leghorns-
Second on cocks to Miss Martha John
ston, Salem; first hen to E. S. Strayer,
Salem; second to Miss Martha John
ston: first cockerel to e. Il. Robinson;
second to Mrs. Robert Magee, Salem;
first pullet to e. L. Robinson; second
to E. S. Strayer; first breeding pen
chicks to E. S. Strayer; second to Mrs.
Robert Magee. The brown leghorn
class was very large one, numbering
over 100 birds, and yet the number dis
qualified showed that Salem breeders
must make considerable improvement
in their fowls il they would breed win
ming birds.
The class of bronze turkeys was
went to Bowmono farms on bird
weighing 341a pounds, second TO II
Reid Harding on a 3215 pc nd Tom. In
hens the ribbons were reversed, and
Reid Harding's TN pound hen wore the
blue ribbon, whilst 4 III pound hen of
Bowmont farms took the red First
young gobbler, weighing IS pounds, to
Bowmont farms; second, weighing 1877
pounds, to Mrs. NJ S. Evans, Salem.
First and second on young hens went to
Bowmont farms for birds weighing
respectively 1914 a 1919 pounds.
In white turkeys the mammoth whites
of Mrs Josie b Peck, of Salem, had it
all their own way over White Hollands
and others. Her first old gobbler
weighed 30 pounds and was q beauty,
Isl,
took second with Tom weighing "a
pounds; first hen to Mrs. Peck, weigh
ing ~ pounds; second, weighing 1919, to
Charles Nininger; first young gobbler,
weighing Ii pounds, to Mrs. Peck; Sec
ond, weighing l5& pounds to Mrs. l..
D. Morgan, of Hollins; first young hen,
weighing IA pounds. to Mrs. Peck; sec.
ono, weighing 1914 pounds, to Mr..
Joan Gish, OF Salem.
AS previously sta Led the special pre-.
miums offered by friends OF the show
and the merchants Of Salem were
many OF them quite valuable and these
were awarded yesterday afternoon by a
committee. The list is too long for
publication here, but it may be OF in
terest to the public to know that the
handsome silver butter dish offered by
Jack Thomason, the jeweler, for the
best display by any exhibitor, varities
aud quality considered, was won nv
Bowmont Farms, of Salem, whilst the
premium for second best display was
awarded to Z. T. Robinson, Jr, of
Rcckbridge county. The premiums for
best display by lady exhibitor went
to Mrs. Jose Is. Peck, OF Salem, whose
exhibits were numerous and of high
quality.
The liberal avail Of a years sub
scription to THE Roi NoKE TINES made
by The Times Publ hing Company for
best breeding pen OF fowls or chicks.
barred plymouth rock, was won by
pen belonging to John ii. Garst, of
Salem, commissioner of the revenue.
At the close Of this the first show of
the Roanoke Valley oultry Association
II is fair to state thai it's wonderful sue
cess has been due principally to the
united efforts OF bro eders generally to
stimulate love in improved poultry
and TO the energetic, faithful way in
which the officers have worked harmo.
ni.usly together solely for the success
OF the show.
The judging has been done with great
care and impartiality, and, while com
parison Judging was observed instead of
the score card, the rules of the Ameri-
can Standard OF Perfection OF 1891 were
never deviated from in the slightest
particular. Thus many birds were dis
qualified and those who have won
premiums may feel that their honors
we're not lightly won.
The show was attended day and night
by hundreds of people, making it per
feet success financially and paving the
way fer much larger exhibition next
winter, when it is hoped even more and
better fowls will be shown
Meeting of Stockholders of tho Improve
mont Company.
The stockholders Of the Salem I'M
provement Company met yesterday
morning at IL m. Owing to the