The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
KANSAS BOOSTERS CROW LOUDLY
Poultry and Pet show is a Great Success
and Worth seeing.

The fifth annual poultry show, held
by the Wichita Fanciers association,
IS now being held on North Main street
near Second street. The visitor is
transferred, from the rattle of cars,
drays and like, directly into all the
noises Of a 'barnyard which can be pro-
duced by any of the feathere tribe IN
Usally found there And amid the
growing Of the proud rooster, the soft
'curr" and loud cackle Of the hens, the
quack of the ducks, the occa SiOnal
''pUrt" OF the turkey and the loud voices
of the guineaS; the visitor passes from
coop to coop and dbeholds as fine a COL
lection of fowls as has ever been seen
In the city.
There are all the varieties that have
ever been heard of, and some that never
have been heard of by the Eagle re-
porter, who visited there yesterday, at
any rate. The fowls are all in excel
lent condition, and for size some of them
would be difficult to beat One tur-
key gobbler on exhibition, belonging
TO Mr.. L. II. AIatson of Kechi, accord
Ding to Mr.. DUttou, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, was said to weigh 40 pounds.
He certainly is a large bird and It
would take about three families to dis
pose of him if served at a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
The following is a list of the exhibits
and the owners. Three pens barred
Plymouth Rocks, one coop Pearl GUM
cas-. NJ. S. Kohl, Furley, Kan; two
pens Black Ainorcas. one pen Brown
Leghorns, one pen Silver Laced Wyan-
dotte, one pen Black Langshans, Mrs.
D. S. Hersey, Wichita: two pens Silver
Spangled HambuTgs, B. G.. Stout Wich-
tia; this variety are a very pretty bird
and they gliSten in the sunshine like a
new tin roof; fourteen pens Brown Leg
honrs. H. p. Swerdferger, Wichita; two
pens White LeghOnnS, four pens White
Plymouth Rocks, w. d. Congdon, Sedg-
wick City; one pen White LeghOnrS,
one pan Black Ieghonrs. one pen Part
ridge COchins, j. 7. Dale. Wichita; two
pens White 8IinOrcas and a cock just
shipped from New York where he re-
Gently captured the first prize at the
state poultry show, these belong to Mr..
J. r. Dutton of this city. One coop
Kentucky DOms, one coop Gtrist Cham
piOn Games. J. NJ. Young, Marion, Kan.
One pen Barred Plymouth Rocks, two
pens Bronze Turkeys, l. II. MatSon,
Kechi township; two pens Silver Laced
Wyandottas, William Whitley, Goddard
Kan; four pens White Dramas, Mrs.
F. II. Mccormick, Furley, Kan; one
pan Partridge CoclEins. r. S. TOrrington
Wichita; four pens Partridge Cochins,
l.. s. Butterfield. Wichita; four pens
Barred Plymouth Rocks, quite large.
\. E. Davis, Wichita; four pens Barred
Plymouth Rocks, Joseph POstlewait,
Wichita; one pen Barred Plymouth
Rock cockerel, William Hochel, Wich-
tia; six pens Barred Plymouth Rocks,
w. A Baily, Wichita: fine peafowl be-
longing to Mr.. Charles Payne of this
city is also upon exhibition, also a fire,
large pair of Pekin ducks belonging TO
c. !. Baird OF this city; and a pen Of
Black Cochins belonging TO DR.. F.
Richardson also Of this city and three
pens of Buff COchins belonging 10 Mr..
II. 5. Rochelle of this city complete the
list. The specimens are some OF the
finest of their respective varieties. The
Plymouth Rock variety still stands
pre-eminently the favoTite in this local.
ty: but to the inexperienced ii is hard
10 decide which variety one would
choose, but each have their respective
advantages. This is a fine collection
and is we'll worth a visit by any one.