Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-10
CACKLING
Poultry Show a Noisy
Place.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ZEN.
TRIES THERE Now
COMPLETE SUCCESS.
CHICKENS, TURKEYS, DUCKS,
GEESE AND OTHER FOWLS OF
ALL DESCRIPTIONS PRESENT.
MIR. L. n. branch Says IL Is the Finest
Show He Ever Saw in
Texns-Notes.
COMPLETE SUCCESS.

Last night Gazette man was at
tracted to los Houston street by the
Growing Of chickens, the gohbllng OF
turkeys. the cacklIng OF geese, the
cooling of pigeons, all mingllng in a
medley Of force II not beauty.
The occasion Of so much commotlon
was the first exhibition OF the North
Texas Poultry association. The Ga.
zette man found Mr.. Hawkins, the
secretary, busily engaged in listing the
exhibits and giving directions as to
their disposition as fast as the coops
came in. He was In high spirits over
the number and character of the
fowls sent In. and felt assured of the
success OF the show.
Up to eight o'clock six hundred en-
tries had been made for the exhibition,
and more were coming in all the time.
The secretary estimated that by this
morning 100 exhibits would be listed.
The exhibits came from Fort WORTH
Dallas. Houston Plano, Granbury
Bolton. Handley. Bonham, Merit, Blan-
ket. Henrietta, Mckinney, etc. etc.
Ihey consist of chickens, turkeys,
geese, ducks, rabbits and pigeons.
The reporter strolled around the
large room and saw fine fowls with
out limit. There were buff cochins
light and dark brahmas, black lang.
shans, partridge cochins, plymouth
rocks, leghorns. games. minorcGs, and
SO on. Especially We're there bantams
ot every description. diminutlve coun-
terparts of the larger breeds.
There We're big bronze turkeys that
would weigh forty pounds, little ban.
Jams that would hardly weigh n mound
keeh-legged hamburgs and feather-leg-
ged cochlns. fowls OF all sorts and
sizes, all lifting up their voices in
hNeiy concert OF praise for the fineness
OF thelr breed, which renders them
sate from being baked for n Thanks-
giving or Christmas dinner.
Mr. H. Il. Branch, the youthfu, Inf
famous breeder of bun cochlns. ~ here
from Dallas with nineteen exhibits NJ
nus beloved breed. He has attended
many fairs and exhibitions, and nj.
Why's takes premiums. He said TO the
~ a man that the present show is
me nheat collection of fowls he eyer
saw In Texas "e e'ei
mr' ID, NJ. Owen OF Athens, Tenn.
VIII be the judge. on whose decision
the premiums viii be awarded. lie vas
'nuge at the Worlds fair and also
at galveston last winter. Mr.. owen is
es Tse 10 arrive this morning.
sac. AN.-N.iN 4 puitTN association
was FORMED last July and the members
are proud Of the progress they have
made. This being their first exhibltion
they are very DESTROYS Of having IL n
success. Mr.. A. @. Fowler OF Uenalon
II president and w. p. Uawlins ~
ms city Is secretary. The pnbIic 10 coy'
uihhy invited to attend Twenty .ave
cents admission fee will he charetd AZ
nelp pay expenses. The exhibit ian vii,
pe omen Mt los Houston street III.
morning and will continue three Says
IN addition to the large list ~ nra.
NUNS already published tho foi,ar,,,',.
citizens have offered further sn"iiaS
prizes; Beat display OF bantams p nv
yase, II. l.. Lathrop: hest disniav n,
puI cocnins, hat, Alexnnder & ~.
ptst DISPLAY single comb white -
horns, barrel apples. Turner q ,,,nr.aa.
o,st displRy OF single comb hsc,,,,,
white leghorns. case chiu co,,no w
pennery; best black snanisn ,i
tnonowelrs tape.-worm extrac,or, ne,
ninek Spanish hen. Holiowell's ta Ds'
worm extrnctor best black Htirep
.ockerel, Hollowell's tare-wor.,, ~
unctor, best display Of pit r,,nn, IN
roil Wire, Lewis Bros. best RIM p w
pnhtam hen. one-haif doyan snnin
,nnw, Turner & DlnFee. H., 'nnwr
"a,sv cock, one dozen ,omn,a
nna, ssp Turner \ Dlngea: best dIsn,n ,a
r r,swons' one-half dozen tomafa ~ , p,ns