Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-17
THE POULTRY SHOW
Is Growing in Interest-Large Crowd Yesterday and the Exhibit Added to
 and Improved.

The poultry show is still the attraction. Yesterday was a beautiful day and the number of visitors was much larger than the previous day. q. .
 Judge Gaston and Secretary Blue are untiring in their efforts to make each and every visitor pleasant and spare no pains in showing them through and pointing out the various attractive and most val uable birds.s-s ah se'
 Some of the lady fanciers of the south are in attendance and all express them selces as highly pleased with the exhibit. The judges are now engaged passing on the fowls and all will doubtless be judged by noon today and the winners of the prizes made knewn.s.r- N
 The plan of judging istas follows:
 Each fowl Is placed upon a barrel, and the judges, card in hand, note the fol- lowing points: Symmetry, weight, condi- tion. shape and color of head, eyes, comb, crest and beard, wattles and ear lobes, shape and color of neck, shape and color of back, xA2 isc and color of breast shape and coier of body, shape and color of fluff, shape and color of wings, legs and feet, shape and color of tail car riage and hardness of feathers.
 The following are the latest additions to the list of exhibitors:
 G. II. Mitchell, Birmingham-Buff and barred Plymouth Rocks, light Brahmas. Dave Fox, Birr1ingham-Buff Cochin cockerel
 P. II. Earl, Jr.. Birmingham-Buff Mrs. A. B: }. Barton, E. E1s1nsley-Buff E Leg R. z. sunim ers,. Manufactured Ply mouth Rocks. -f O, ,A
 R. O. Campbell, Atlenta-Langshans golden Seabright bantams, silver Sea- bright bantams, Pekin ducks, brown hroa ctc tu1 Townsend & Freddy. Birmingham Pit games.
 R. S. Allen, Birmingham-Light Brah- mas.
 R. s. Brown, ,Birmingham-White Wy andottes.
 w. w. Carter, ,Montgomery-Plt games Gina Andrews, Bmmingham-Blue An dalusian cockerel., -,-.--~,.
 J. T. D. May, Birmingham--Pit game L. s. Verdery, Augusta, Ga.-llndian games.
 w. c. Cunningham, Birmingham-Bar- red Plymouth Rock cockerel.
 Holden ~watte,- -Montgomery-Barr Plymouth Rock cockerel
 J. B. Sewell. Montgonery-Buff Cochin cockerel, white Plymouth Rock cockerel Mrs. H. J. Mccpfferty, Birmingham W. c. Estes. Birmingham-White Wy y. B. Gerald, Mortgomery-Buf coch- ins and white Plymouth Rocks. Joe Wood, Avondale-Plt game cock. John M. Burgin, Coalburg-Pit game cock ertTs and afTefT.. @ae'-----vs7 McCrossin & Downey, Birmingham White Plymouth Rocks, Buff Leghorns, white Leghorns, Tigeons rabbits and peafowls. ,.1
 NOTES.
 Among the promine3t fanciers present are pr. W. H. Whittsngton, of Green vile, one of the presidents of the associa- ton.
 R. V. Gass of Carbon Hill. and J. G. McReynolds, editor of the Southern Poul- try Journal, Nechez, Tex
 The children are delighted with the beautiful white, black and tan rabbits, the pink-eyed 'possom and the two hand some pet deer. .,=. The annual meeting of the association will be held this mortifng in the exhibi- tion room ats o'clock.~1
 Remember the doors of the exhibit open at 3 o'clock in the morning and close at 10 o'clock atsnight
 A large number of ladies are taking oc- casion to visit the poultry exhibit at night, while en route to the bazaars.