The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-13
FIRST
EDITION.
O'CLOCK.
r. !. POULTRY SHOW.
Early List OF Large Prizes for Practi-
cal Exhibits.

The Rhode Island Poultry Association
In an endeavor TO increase the public
value OF it's annual exhibition, is paying
especial attention TO securing exhibits
that are of interest and value TO the
farmer and market poultry-raiser. Ex
ceedingly liberal premiums are offered on
turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowl (bott
on pure bred and crosses on fowls other
than pure bred, on dressed poultry of al
kinds; on eggs and on ncubators and
brooders
This and other societies that have in
the past offered prizes on eggs or dressed
poultry have usually made the amount oi
the premium SO small that no one would
compete. When the prizes have been
made larger usually no more entries are
received because the expert producers
who would be able TO exhibit have not
heard of IL in time or have not become
interested until too late. BY the time
their attention Is called TO the matter
they have engaged or sold their product
and have nothing to exhibit.
Exhibitors OF pure bred poultry regu-
larly prepare for the annual exhibitions
and can exhibit on short notice, but they
rarely compete in che dress poultry or
egg classes. This is the reason why at
tcmpts to secure exhibits of eggs and
poultry dressed by experts have usually
failed. That this may not be the case
with this class of exhibits at the next
Rhode Island show, the committee has
sent out a brief summary Of the prizes
offered for practical exhibits.
largest fowl, regardless OF purity of
breed, on cock, 1st, 50; I'd, q. Hen same.
Cross bred fowls. Exhibitor must spec
ify the cross. Best first cross for table
poultry. Best first cross for laying. Best
first cross for general purposes. Cock, 1st,
80; I'd, $1.50. Cockerel, hen, pullet, same
Exh fnt LAT A.. = D.. k.o
lection: LIST, 70: I'd, s6.
Best pure bred Capon: LIST, So; I'd, g.
Best Capon mot pure bred) same.
Turkeys, all varieties, wild cross and
other than pure bred, each cock: 1st, So;
I'd, $3.50; cockerel, hen, pullet, same
Pen 1st, "a; I'd, S2. Best collection in
turkey class: 1st, S16; I'd, $40; Sd, So
Guinea fowl, each variety: cock, 1st So;
I'd s1.50; hen, same.
Ducks, all varieties and wild, each
variety: Adult drake, 1st. 50; I'd, 1.50;
adult duck, young drake, young duck,
same; best collection in class: 1st, SO; I'd,
So; Sd, 90.
Dressed poultry Best dressed turkey
gobbler, 1st, $40; I'd, So; best dressed turkey
1st, "a, I'd, 81, Sd, 81 I; pair chicken roasters,
pair capons, pair fowls, pair geese, pair
ducks, pair Guinea fowl, dozen squads,
same premium. Entry fee for single
specimen, pair or dozen as the case may
be, IL. Each specimen must be la belled,
giving breed or com bination of breed SO
far as known, from which il was pro-
duced. Best collection in class of not
less than 10 pairs exhibited by market
men, same prem um. Entrance fee for
dressed poultry collections, g. Best coll
lection in class of not less than 10 pairs
exhibited by producer, 1st, SIS, I'd, $40,
Sd, s5.
Incubators, entrance fee S5 each, for
machines that shall hatch during the
show the largest per cent. of fertile eggs,
and not less than 80 chickens: 1st, S20;
I'd, so; 3D., IS.
Brooders, entrance fee for each machine
$2: 1st, SO; I'd, s..
Eggs, entrance fee for each lot 81 Best
dozen brown hens eggs; 1st, 50; I'd, S2;
Sd II. Dozen white hens eggs, dozen
largest hens eggs, smallest bantam eggs,
dozen turkey eggs, dozen goose eggs,
dozen ducks eggs, same premiums. Most
interesting and instructive collection of
not less than 100 eggs: 1st, s.; I'd, s3.
All entries positively close Dec. 1. Full
amount of entry fees must be forwarded
with entry. The exhibition to be held i'm
Music Hall, Providence, Dec 10 to 13,
1895. An unheated room will be provided
for the dressed poultry, and large coops
may be rented for live turkeys and geese.
Premium list will be sent as soon as pub
lished to all who apply. Address II. s.
Babcock, Secretary, 1874 Butler Exchange,
Providence, II. l.