The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-22
THE STATE PoULURY ASSOCIATION AND
THE CHARLOTTE POULTRY SHOW.

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THE CHARLOTTE POULTRY SHOW.
The Charlotte Poultry Show held
last week was a fairly compact ok
hibit and filled CharlOtte's city hall.
The leading farmers of the State
brought out a lot of good birds. In
many specimens great excellence
was seen. On the day of our visit
/ the judges were hard at work scOr-
ing the birds and making the awards.
1t was rather an advantage to these
gentlemen skilled in the fine points
of our domestic fowls that the rainy
day prevented crOwding of the cor
ridors and gave them Il better chance
to complete their work than if the
attendance of Wednesday had been
repeated.
Beside the fowls of economic value
we saw Canaries, parrots, an owl, an
eagle. A young coon and u pair of
both were good specimens of their
respective breeds.
There was an interesting group of
games at one corner of the hall. No
Carolina show would be representa-
tive without a considerable number
of the favorite games IN evidence.
There seemed to be more represen
tatives of the American classes. And
of these the favorite, if numbers on
exhibition point Il preference, were
Barred Plymouth r Dck. There were
many fine specimens Of this breed in
the show.
Perhaps the finest exhibit present
was the tastely arranged ribbons and
cards won at leading Dultry exhibits
by the Biltmore Poultry Yards
during the last two These
were attached To plush back ground
or strung in line OF cords and
stretched over the small exhibit of
birds shown by the BiItnDre Poultry
Yards. These were nude up of fair
specimens which had MT previously
been out to show and whatever
terrets were also attractive to the
children who We're out in the after
Don The exhibit of turkeys and
water fowl were limited t. two II
the former and one OF the latter but
prizes are taken by them VIII be all
the more CrellULDle since Manager
Kerr did not expect to enter the com
petition but to show some repreSen
tative birds.
This meeting of the fancierS marks
the beginning OF greater things. 4
State Poultry Association has been
organized. The officers and princi-
pal committees are: A. L. Tate,
High Point, President j.. 2. Kerr,
Biltmore, First Vice President; B. S.
Davis, Charlotte, Second Vice Pre>i.
dent; L. p. Dillon, Monroe, Third
Vlce-President r. l.. Simmons,
Shelby, Secretary; w. M. Bar
ringer, Charlotte, Treasurer; j. A.
Harrlll, EllenborO, superintendent :;
s. w. Porter, Griffith, Assistant
Superintendent.
The Executive Committee consists
of b. s. DAVIS, j. p. Kerr, w. b.
Alexander, w. NJ. Btrringer, r. l..
Simmons, w. d. HurrIlI, j. Il. Wins
low, Z. =. Randlemdn, L. p. Dillon,
j. w. Kestler and j. w. Gibbs.
The Committee on constitution and
by laws consists of j. z. Kerr, b. S.
Davis, Il. l.. simmons, w. M. Bar
ringer, ana DR.. 5. b. Lea OF South
CarOnna. This committee were to
report TO an adjourned meeting and
Chairman Kerr Was preparing the
articles at every opportunity.
DR.. Lea and II. l.. Simmons were
the expert judges tor the show. The
latter, as many OF our readers know,
IS the puO1lsher Of the Tar Heel
P~OuIIryman.
We took down Il list Of about thirty
exhibitors and think this Is not ii
compete one. In their good work
the neWIy organized Poultry ASsO-
Clatlun and the Charlotte Poultry
Show ave our Dest Wishes.
F. E. E.