The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06

LANE AM vARfD COLLECTION Of FOWLS
2 Ssve4nl Attractive Exhibsss nj rets
Il List ~ the lastrics So
Ear Made.


bells all ringing.
Let's givo few yells for the old spccklcs
hen.
The hen Of our boyhood
The hen good and true.
The hen OF all colors
M White. speckled and blue. Bs
Our glcriosts old banner. tbs floating afar
TO It soon will be added some other brigh
stare.
Cuba, Porto Rico, PHILIPPINES. Manila. and
then
Well have bigger scope for our useful old
The hen OF our boyhood
In which Our mother took pride
And whose eggs, when came Easter
She so beautifully dyed.
Three shouts and tiger for the flag and
Let the loud echoes startle the rocks In
the gleh.
For the American flag is the greatest on
earth
Ard thu American hen Is the greatest IN
e Worth
The flag OF our ooyhood
Let US wave II. and them, tNs
When we've saluted Old Glory.
Let us cheer for the hen.
The thir1 annual exhibition OF tho South
Texas Poultry and Pct Stock association
opened Its doors to tiia public yesterday
4 morning ass o'clock. thus commencing the
weeks engagement Two large stores.
75xI0o feet in size and located on the corner
Of Main street and Congress avenue. FUR
nish the space occupied and are entirely
filled by six rows OF two-story coop5.
With, however. are not more than suffi-
Gent for the. reception Of the poultry and
pet stock on exhibition.
The association may be said 10 be in Il
ncst foiti,ishtng condition, and is growing
10 interest every year. both in Its member
ship and in the increase in The number Of
breeders and exhibitors. The officers for
tho year are as follows:
President, H. N. Ramsay, frs, viec pes
idcnt, James Journeay: second Vice presi
idant. Slrs. p. 3. Ciladstone treasurer.
Walter Johnson; secretarv. Calvin Andrus.
'Hhe superintendent appointed for tho ex-
hibition this year is Mr.. Ilo,fis l.. Nnckon-
son OF Houston, who is we'll acquainted
with all the varieties of poultry, knows
how TO sxhibit them To the best advantage
! aud To care for them in true chicken hos
pitality. with plenty of food and water.
Mr.. a. j.. Miller or Dallas, who has been
chosen MS Judge of awards, did not arrive
u
day and will start at oncc on the ardtious
dutiss before him. The announcements OF
prize winners is TO be made later on In
the week. Mr. Miller has been Judging
poultry for the last ten years and lis vol
known among the fanclers as competent
and fair in his decisions.
The association has adopted the percent
age plan OF paying premiums. whereby they
can guarantee payment 10 all winners III
null. according to the revenues that may
lNsns III
The main object OF thei exhibition, how
ever, Us not for the intrinsic value OF the
premiums, but for the honor and Tho en-
terprsng spirit manifested as well as a
conceded advertising value. Even those
who may Win nothing Mt all Will he we'll
paid In receiving n score card from n COM
petent judge pointing out the points OF
merit and defects OF each bird. 10 that
tho knowledge gained as TO what good stock
really consists OF is worth the time ard
trouble IN making entries.
The percentage plan by which tho cash
premiums of this exhibition are to be
governed Is as follows:
First pisize specimens shall receive 50 per
cent of the entry fees received In that
class.
Second prize specimens shall receive %
per cent.
Third prize specimens snail receive II. G.
AL specimens To compete according to
ago and Sex. and all pen prizes to be
awarded in tho same manner
For example OF the above, we shall sup
pose that there are twenty bullets OF
one variety entered VI 20 cents each, giving
n fund of So. Thus the first prize pullet
receives the 80 per cent OF this amount
or $3.50. and the second prize pullcts rs
per cent or sl,25.
The moro entries IN u certain class. the
larrer preinitlms will he. Cash prizes in
classes where tho ertrlss are few Will. OF
course be small; this. however. should
commend Inc plum, for those who win In
large class after hot competition. should
be given more consideration than those
who enter Ia a small class, aud yet win as
much as those who had greater competition
Premiums viii be awarded on Pen. Cock
Cockrell Hen and Pullet OF all standard
varieties. and on pairs of all standard va
ricsios OF turkeys, geese and ducks.
Tho premiums of the association are
open to the competition of ALL
The American Standard OF Perfection
viii be the guide OF jkc Judge in render
ing bis awards ON MI stauiard varieties.
and premiums viii be awarded on single
birds and on breeding pens. No premium
birds to score less than 90 points.
IN addition to premiums by the asso-
citation, quite number OF tho business
men and merchants have offered list Of |
elghty-two special premiums, consisting
Of merchandise. cash and various articles
Of value. which will make the contest
douAly attractive.
The entries for competition are so far
about the same In numbers as last year
hut there Is much more attractiveness at
teas1(ng the general exhibit, owing to the
tncrsa~ed variety and novel exhibits. some
- them forntdng pictures. truly pastoral.
ana making ut subjects for All artists