The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-07
BIGGEST
EVER HELD.
The State Chicken Show Has
Never Been Excelled.
It Begins i'm Topeka Monday
and Will Last
SIX DAYS AND NIGHTS
This lis the First Exclusively
Poultry Show i'm Kansas.
Specimens Will BE Here From
ALI Over the West.

sas State Poultry association commences
Monday and lasts all the week in HAM
ilton hall.
ssThis will be the largest chicken show,
pure and simple, ever held in the United
States,'' said Colonel J. w. f. Hughes.
1.-The chickens entered will be from all
over the west. Other shows that were
not exclusive chicken shows have been
given, but this will not be a pet stock
show. Some of the finest chickens bred
in this country will be on exhibition and
1000 to 800 BIRDS
The following are the sweepstakes prizes;
IN addition to The aWss spEsa nnn,,sb-
peka, Kan, offer. one Reliable incubator
and brooder. complete on the highest scor-
can class. Value, $40.
Sweepstake No 2-The Monitor com
Improved Monitor incubator on the highest
scoring ten birds of one variety, Aslatlc
Sweepstake No. 3-The Star Incubator
ana an off eGeue one is6egg star incubator on
the highest scoring ten birds of one va
riety of the Mediterranean class. Value
sweepstake No. 4-The Mascotte Incu-
offers one one Mascotte brooder on the high
est scoring ten birds of one variety, the
Fs5sh ea5 No Haiqe E g. Fowler proprie
tor of the Columbian Poultry Farm, To-
6nkf the hiehee es Scoring ten Birds Of one
variety Of the Hamburg Eg class value Roo SlS.
and Lumber company, Bedford, O., offers
one egg cabinet on hghest sG igsb e. ten
sweepstalze No. &c. H. stahl. manu-;
brooder, Quincy, ILL.,, offers one 5O-egg
wooden hen (bantam. tncubator) on the
Sweepstake No. s-The Gillies Printing
eomPsany publishers of the Equity West.
on the best ten birds of one variety or ex-
his1St9n Rt or No Fhe Ges Printing
company, publishers of the Poultry West,
brooder on the greatest number of birds
coming the longest distance; !. E., number
sis. TO Illustrate: 20 birds from Emporia
multiplied BY 50 miles, LOCO miles; 10
m nE3s 1873 i550 i heRee arSsn esS Wins ~
Sweepstake No. 1o-The Gillies Printing
eggl capacity on the highest scoring hen or
sweepstake No. n-.Central. National
bank, Topeka, Kan offers s. in rs gold ,2I on
Sweepstake No, 12-The Kansas Farmer.
PeE df pdna Of any d f0d ali
hibited by one person person g a1d three months ad-
The following are the officers of the as
Directors-Judge A. NJ. Story, president,
Topeka; Thos., owen, Treasurer, Topeka;
Lewis. director, Lecompton.
Vice presidents-F. B. Glimpse, Abilene;
Enterprise; j. P Johnson, Junction City;
Geo. Topping. Cedar Point; w. NJ. Cong
WORTH W45r MS rsu II. p. sWerdfeger - Wichita;
". s. Randall, Hutchinson; Richard
F. 6: Wallace, Horton; Mrs. NJ J. Jar
L. Y. Marks assistant secretary, To-
peka; z. c. Fowler, superintendent, To
peka; G. Fl. Rhodes, Judge Topeka.
and breeds of birds entered:
Americans- No: 1- I3I tn Rocks,
yer, golden, white, buff and black; Javas.
black tx and ana m no No aRro,,s ,;eb+
and dark: Cochins. buff. partridge, white
and 6ifeK anncSIh 0 No eghorn
brown, rose comb brown, white, rose comb
xe nac mofed and 5yeF SaeE and
white: Andalusians. blpe; Spanish. black.
ID blae gode M s1eP Rh Mhte 6eaFed
golden, bearded silver, bearded white and
Hamburgs-C1ass No. 5-Hamburgs,
golden ,spangled, silver spangled. golden
Frenech-c1ass No. -e-Houdans, notified;
Engiish-Class No. 7-Dorkings, white.
silver, gray and colored,,
breasted red, brown red, golden, duckwing,
silver duckwing, red pile white, black
Game Bantams-Class No. 9-Game Banz1
tamPs black breastgd red PT9Tn req
pile. white, black and birchen-
Games Cornish and white; Ma1ayS, black
breasted red; Sumatra, black.
Oriental BantamS-ClaSS No. 11-MalayS,
black breasted red.
Ornamental Bantams-C1ass No. 12-
Seabright, 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.
Turkeys-ClaSs No. 13-Turkeys, bronze,
Nara gansett, buff, slate, white and
black.
Ducks-C1ass No. 14-White Pekin, White
Aylesbury, Colored Rouen, Black Cayuga,
Gray and White Call, Black East Indian,
White Crested, Indian Runner, Colored
and White Muscovy.
Geese-Class No, 15-Gray Toulouse; White
Ernbden, Gray African, Brown and White |
Chinese, Gray. Wild or Canada and Color |
ed Egyptian.
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