The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-06
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The Attendance Larger Than Wedncsda ny
~ Some of the Scores.
y The attendance ct the poultry show
yesterday WAS larger than on any pre-.
ceding day and it is hoped the attend
ance to-day, which will be the big one
OF the exhibition, will be much larger
still. The complain. raised in some
quarters that the people of Salem have
~patronized shows more literally than the
peopleo of Roanoke have patronizs ed those
held here, hardly holds good when it is
remembered that this city contributed
largely to the attendance at all tie
shows in Salem. This, however, is a
question about with there need be no
dispute.
The show is a splendid one and we'll
deserves..a large attendance. Il Ia hoped.
therefore, the people of Roanoke and
Salem will turn out Ell masse to-day
and tomorrow and in friendly rivalry
swell the attendance to such proportions
as TO reimburse the managers for all
the expense incurred in making the ex.
>hibition not q credit to Roanoke and
the Southwest only but TO the entire
State.
a TIMES representative, who had sean
thelexhibition before, went through the
building last night n was %agreeably
SURPRISED at the number and quality of
thejfowls displayed there. The chickens
wefe splendid speci mems of the varieties
represented and IL must have been diff
QUIT for the j idges TO make the proper
award with 70 man fine specimens
competing. The turkeys, white and
bronz.. were magnificent examples of
what Virginia can do in that line. The
geese, ducke, guinea fowls and rabbits
also were very creditahle specimens.
On the whole the Roanoke Valley
Poultry Association is 10 be congratu-
lated on the good WORK 1t has done and
Is doing to increase the interest of the
people of this section in poultry raising.
Such a chow as the one now holding in
this city Is a credit to any State or sec
ton and canno fail to aid materially in
improving the breeds of fowls raised in
the Southwest.
J.ID. Nevins, the expert Judge. has
worked hard scoring the chickens in the
American and Asiatic classes, come of
which are as follows:
Among black-breasted red. games
the competition. was close. Cockerels,
first 30 G. s. Adams, of L~ynchburp:
95 II jsecond to Persinger 81 Conrad, of
Salem. 95; hens, first to Persinger s.
Copfat. 9i}6; second to same, o.; cock
epele. first co Persinger 81 Conrad, 96%;
to j. r. CoomaR, %Lynohburg, 90:
pqllets. first 10 J. R Coopes, 96; secon /
t9 Persinger NJ Conrad, OAK; old breed
ing hen, first to u. w. Bocock, OF Bed
ford.
IAmong the turkeys Reid Harding's
f~9rty-pound Bronzs gobbler has no
1avais unless it be the young thirsy.fve
pound mammoth white turkey. which
the also oWns, and which he thinks in
another year will beat the old
champion
Among pigeons:Mr. A. D. Rice, of this
city. was awarded first priz, for the
largest and best collection; J.. r
Coomes. of Lynchburg, second, and
Thomas L. Engleby, OF this city, third,
The judges were busy last night max.
Ing out b awards on l%eghorns,
minorcas and all classes OF game fowls,
turkeys. geese, ducks, pigeons, rabbits
and guinea pigs, so that the ribbons can
be placed on the coops for the inspec-
tion Of visitors to-day.