The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-12
A LONG LIST OF PRIZES
The First Annual Exhibit of the State
Poultry Association.
JUDGES MEN OF NATIONAL REPUTAT, ON
Unusual Advantages Are Offered to Breeders.
Half Fares Secured on All the Railroads
The Outlook Excellent For a
Large Attendance.

j, High Point, Jan. 11.--All roads lead to
High Point, and judging from the present
outlook multitudes of people will find
their way here during the great North
Carolina Poultry Association, to be held
here January IA, Is, 10, II. This will be
the first annual exhibition of the asso-
citation and unusual advantages to breed
ers will be offered. Reduced rates OF
half fare have been secured on all rail-
roads. A large building sufficient to ac-
commodate 1000 head of poultry, pigeons,
pet stock and poultry supplies has been
fitted up. The services of Mr.. Jesse A.
Harrell, the old veteran superintendent,
! has been secured, which is a guarantee
to exhibitors that their stock will re-
ceive the best of care in the show room
and will be returned to them in good
condition. The judges are men of ma
tional reputation and it can be relied on
that awards will be placed where they
justly belong.
The special prize list exception
ally fine as to number and value.
Some of them are as follows: The
American Plymouth Rock Company
offers 4 handsome silver loving cup to
the best barred Plymouth Rock cock hen,
cockerel and pullet shown by a club
member frem North Carolina; Frank r.
Smith, Louisville, offers So for best ex-
hihit Barred Plymouth Rock; Southern
Chair Company, High Point, one set din
ing room chairs for best pen White
Wyandcttes; High Point Mantel and
Table Company. High Point, parlor table
for best pair Black Minorcas; Victor
Chair Company, High Point, child's din
ing chair for best pen S. C. Brown Leg
horns; j. II. Petty, High Point, one fine
umbrella for best light Brahma cock;
Chas e. Kiser, Louisville, one roll poultry
wire for best pen White Leghorns; Robt
Biddle, Philadelphia, one razor for best
pair Cornish Indian games; d. A. Hold
gin, Greensboro, carving set for best pair
Buff Ccchins; High Point Clothing Com
Lany, ties for best Golden Wyandotte
cockerel: A. E. Tate, High Point, breed
er of fine chickens, offers barred Ply
mouth Rock cockerel to lady exhibiting
best dozen eggs. Also several other
handsome prizes for winners National
Fanciers Journal Chicago, Offers ten
prizes. r. L. Simmons, Cherryyille gold
medal for best display Black Minorcas,
one cock. two cockerels, three hens and
four pullets to compete. Prof. .. L.
Wilson, proprietor Archdale Poultry
Yards, offers seven valuable prizes B.
S. Davis. Charlotte, offers two prizes
from mis- yards. G. Z. Conkey & Co.,
Cleveland, through their agent, A. T.
Tate, High Point, offer eight useful prizes.
Keys. Davis & Co., Battle Creek, Mich,
also offer through Mr.. A. e. Tate, their
agent, fifty Climax leg hands for differ
ent displays. c. c. Randleman, Randle-
man, breeder offers four handsome pre-
NUNS. High Point Milling Co., one bar
rel best -four to exhibitor of largest dis
play OF fowls from Guilford county. Col
den Plume Poultry Yards Burlington of
fer two useful prizes. o.. r. Coffield,
breeder OF Barred Plymouth Rocks at
Ellenhoro, offers one setting OF Barred
Plymouth Rock eggs for second best
Barred Plymouth Rock cock. Sandy Run
Poultry Yards, Ellenboro offer six valu-
able premiums Fred G.. Hege. Salem
prize of $40 value for best display of
Pigeons, three or more varieties to com
pete. s. C. Brown Leghorn Club. a spe-
cial award to club competitors for best
6. C. Brown Leghorn cockerel j. A. n
Wolf. Rural Hall, three useful prizes, r.
J. Parish, Lucama, breeder, offers five
VALUABLE HfelItuiES. Mig 0TySIdI COM
pany, Concord. " H., through their agent
"A f. Tate, High Point, offer several
useful prizes HUMPHREYS & Sons, Joliet
His. also offer through Mr.. Tate prize
of value. j. A. Mclean, Fayetteville, two
nice premiums II. A. Moffitt. High
Point pair kid gloves for best light
Brahma hen. Alma Furniture Company,
High Point, one kitchen table for heav-s
lest dozen eggs. Tate Furniture Com
puany, High Point, golden oak chiffonier
for second pen Barred Plymouth Rocks
exhibited by member North Carolina
Poultry Association. High Point Up
holstering Company, lounge for best pen
Light Brahmas The Feather. washing
ton. three subscriptions. Piedmont Table
Company, High Point, extension table for
exhibitor largest display fowls. Rices
Goose Grease Liniment Company, Green's
boro, twelve bottles liniment for differ
eut displays. Reliable Poultry Journal,
Quincy, Ills. six annual subscriptions
Magic Food Company. Chattanooga,
Tenn, offers eight prizes of their manu-
faeture. Orange, Judd Co., New York,
three subscriptions. Rex Remedy Co,
Omaha. Mob, offers thirty-five subscrip-
tions; Farm Poultry, Boston, five sub
scriptions; d. J. Lambert. .Apponong, H.
l., through their agent, A. e. Tate. six
special prizes. Fancy Fowls, Hopkins