Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09
INTERNATIONAL POULTRY EXHIBIT.
The state of Delaware WIN Probably he
Well Represented.

me state Of Delaware WIN Probably He
Wen Represented.
From our Washington Correspondents
Washington, Jan. Judging from
the number of inquiries received from
residents Of Delaware, the State will
be well represented at the International
Poultry Exhibition, which is to be
helu in this city February 14th to 18th
inclusive. The premium list will be
ready for distribution the latter part
OF this week and will be forwarded to
all Interested upon application to
George e. Howard secretary Of the
national association, Lemon Building,
Washington. The main exhibition room
will be in the drill hall Of the old Ma
tional Guard Armory and will be de-
voted to exhibits Of fowls of all classes,
pigeons and pots There win be 11S
standard varieties of poultry.
| Adjoining rooms will be given up to
special exhibits Of poultry appliances.
| The Prairie State Incubator Co. has
leased space for 10 incubators and will
hatch out 5000 chickens during the
exhibition. The Homer City Co. has
also taken large space and will hatch
out :, OO0 Numerous other incubator
| companies will be represented and will
!
Matching chickens with hot water,
steam, electric and hot air deyices.
All branches Of the poultry business
Will be illustrated during the exhibi-
tion. There will be class showing
the broiler business in evey stage OF
development, from the egg to the 1O
weeks chick. The various crosses
necessary to produce the most rapid
and satisfactory growth, the whole
process of incubation, the brooders
used, the various kinds Of feed and grit
and all the necessary appliances will be
ON exhibition.
Some exhibits will be made by large
societies rather than by individual ex-
hibitors, as, for instance, the Canad-
ian Poultry Association intends to send
here about 600 birds, among them some
famous prize winners. There will be
several birds shown that have sold fol
5000.
There have been made so far about
5000 entries. II. Farrar Rackham, this
general agent of the association, has
travelled all over the South and the
West and will, in the next fortnight, t,
make tour of New England, arrang
ing entries.
Among some Of the exhibits thai
will be sent here will be large collec
tion of turkeys from the Fisher Islant
farm, Rhode Island, which is the
largest in the world This farm vii
send gobbler weighing 46 pounds anC
u bunch of hen turkeys averaging 81
pounds. In the exhibit of turkeys
there will not only be the ordinar,
bronze domestic turkey, but the wilC
turkey, the buff, the slate and whit,
Holland. A. j. Hallock, the larges
producer of ducks in the world viii
exhibit % varieties of wild and do
nestle water fowl.
The first premium of all of tho III
standard classes will be SO in gold
The second will be 81 in silver. Th,
first premiums will ne presented b,
some prominent advocate Of the singl,
standard, and the second premiums b,
some leading silver man. a numbe
of special prizes have been offered ant
a large number of cups and trophie
will be competed for, James Forsyth
president Of the American Poultry Ae
sociation, has given beautiful silye
cup to the National Association, to b
hung up in any competition which tn
board OF directors may deem advisable
Mrs. Garrett and Charles Il. Ford hay
also given cups for prizes. In addition
10 these there are many prizes in tn
way of poultry appliances given b
various manufacturers,
In connection with tho internationa
exhibition there will be held the regu
lar annual meeting Of the America
Poultry Association, embracing men
hership Of about GOO leading poultr
raisers in the country. Through thi
association the Department of Agricu
ture and all the Experimental station
IN the country have been led to Civ
special attention to the poultry indu.
try.