The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-04
POULTRY, PIGEONS
And PET STOCK
Annual Exhibition Begins on De-
cember II.
CONTINUES THROUGH WEEK
The Entries viii Close Tomorrow AT
ternoon at O'clock Judges Win,
be Governed by the American
Standard of Perfection.

The fourth annual exhibition of the Ala
bama Poultry, Pigeon and Pet STOCK asso-
citation will be held in this city beginning
on Monday, December IL, and continuing
through the week. The exhibition prom
ises to be the most successful In the history
of the association and the most creditaole
ever held in the state.
The place of holding the show has not
been definitely agreed upon, but several
places, including the Auditorium, are pc
ing considered. The officers are also con-
sdering the ACCESSIBILITY of using a large
tent which is at their disposal. Already
many entries have been made and 1t is ex-
pected that between 600 and 700 birds and
many animals will be on exhibition.
Entries will close tomorrow evening at
o'clock.
The American standard of perfection will
be the guide of the judge. First premium
birds must score not less than 80 points;
second premium birds. not less than 81
points, and third premium BIRDS not less
than So points.
The premiums of the association will be
first, second and third on cock, cockrel,
hen, pullet and breeding pen in each vari-
ETY., and will be designated as follows: First
premium, blue satin badge; second pre-
MUM, red satin badge; third premium,
yellow satin badge special premium, white
satin badge.
Valuable premiums have been offered in
each of the classes follows:
American-Barred Plymouth Rocks Buff
Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks,
Silver Wyandottes Golden Wyandottes,,
White Wyandottes. Buff Wyandottes, Black
Nyandottes, Black Javas, Notified Javas,
American Dominiques.
Asiatc-Light Brahmas, Dark Brahmas,
Buff Cochins, Partridge Cochins, White
Coehins, Black Cochins, Black Langshans,
White Langshans.
Mediterranean-Single Comb Brown, Leg
horns, R. c. Brown Leghorns, Single Comb
White Leghorns, r. C. White Leghorns,
Black Leghorns, Buff Leghorns. Silver
Buckwing, Black, Minorcas, White Minor
cas-, Andalusians, (blue), White Face Black
Spanish Anconas.
Polish-White Crested Black Polish, Col
den Polish, (plain), Silver Polish plain),
White Crested White Polish, Golden Polish,
(bearded), Silver Polish, (bearded), White
Polish, (bearded), Buff Laced Polish (plain).
Hamburgs-Golden Spangled Hamburgs,
Silver Spangled Hamburgs, Golden Pen
ciled Hamburgs, Silver Penciled Hamburgs,
White Hamburgs, Black Hamburgs Red
Caps.
French-Houdans, Crevoeur, La Fleche.
Dorkings-Silver Grey Dorkings.
Games-Red Pyle Games, White Games.
Silver Duckwing Games, Golden Duckwing
Games, Black Games, Birchen.
Game BantamS-Black Breasted Rel
Game Bantams; Brown Red Game Ban
tams Golden Duckwing Game Bantams;
Red Pyle Game Bantams, Silver Duckwing
Game Bantams, Black Game Bantams,
Birchen.
Oriental Games-Cornish Indian, White
Indian, Malays, Sumatras.
Ornamental Bantams- Seabrights Golden
and Silver; Rose Comb, White and Black;
Booted, White; Brahma, Light and Dark;
Cochin, Buff Partridge, White and Black;
Japanese, Black Tailed, White and Black;
Polish, White Crested, White and Buff
Laced.
Observation-Disclosures Sultan, Silkies,
Frizzles, Erminettes, Orpingtons.
Turkeys-Bronze, White, Slate, Buff,
Black, Narragansett.
Ducks-White Pekin, White Aylesbury,
Colored Rouen, Black Cayuga, Coored
Muscovy, White Muscovy, Gray Call, White
Call, Black East Indian, White Crested.
Geese-Toulouse, Embden, African,
Brown Chinese, White Chinese, Wild Geese,
Egyptian.
Ornamental fowls-Golden Pheasants,
Silver Pheasants, English Pheasants. Pea
Fowl. Pearl Guinea Fowl. White Guinea
Fowl, Partridges, Canary.
Pigeons-Pouters, Carriers, Short Face
Tumblers, Short Face Bald Heads, Barbs,
White Fantails, Colored Fantails, Saddle
Backs, Tail Marked Fans. Jacobins. Tur
bits, Tail Turbits, English Owls, African
Owls, Chinese Owls, Dragons, Blondinettes,
Satinets. Russian Trumpeters. Swallows,
White Barred Swallows, Short Face Ant
werps, Magpies, Nuns. Long Face Tum-
blers, Inside Tumblers, Priests White
Barred, Starlings White Barred, Quakers
White Bars, Archangels. Shields White
Bars, Wing Trumpeters. Fire Backs, Hell
NETS, Moreheads, Homers, Flying Tum-
blers. Ring Doves.
Rabbits--Lap cared. Belgian Hares. An
goras Flemish Giants, Himalayan, Silver
Cream, Dutch. Patagonian, Egyptian. Eu-
ropean White, American Gray and other
varieties.
Squrrels--white. Gray. Red. Black, Fox.
Flying, Striped.
Guinea pigs-Common, Golden Brown,
Abyssinian, Peruvian.
Miscelianeous-Cats. Ferrets, Fancy Mice,
White Rats.
NJ d. Owen, of Athens. Tenn. has been
engaged as judge. The officers of the assoc
citation are:
H ]. McCafferty, president Birmingham
w. L. Woodruff first vice president, Bir-
mingham.
W. A Andrews. second vice president.
Opelika
C. H. Cole secretary, Birmingham.
Mrs. C. III. Cole. assistant secretary. Bir-
mingham.
w. G. Estes, treasurer. Birmingham.