The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-16
FIRST DAY CROWD.
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to-day. Among the prominent exhibitors
in the sheep department are:
George McKerrow, Oxfords and South
downs: George Allen, Allerton, Wis, Shrop-
shires and Southdowns; w. w. Wilson,
Muncie, Southdowns and Cotswolds; Thad-
ius Wilson. Muncie; southdowns; Tran
guilty Stockfarm, Allamuchy, n. j., Dor
sets; DR.. Davidson. Millbrook. n. Y. Shrop-
shires; Richard Stone. Stonington, Ill. Ok
fords; Frank Harding, Waukesha, Wis,
Cotswolds and Ramboulets, and w. III.
Thornburg, Hamilton county, Indiana,
Shropshires Mason J. Niblack, of Vincen-
mes, is superintendent of the sheep depart
ment. and II. c. Phelps. of New Castle, is
assistant superintendent. Mr.. Phelps said
last night that there are about 500 sheep
on exhibit this year. The full list of prize
winners will be announced officially this
week.
The American Poultry Association will
hold a meeting at o'clock this morning
in the administration building at the fair
grounds. The work to be transacted is the
revision of the standards of excellence by
which fine-bred chickens are to be judged
in this country during the next five years.
with all its business at the meeting this
morning night sessions probably will De
held in the State Board of Agricultures
rooms ar the Statehouse.
BIG POULTRY EXHIBIT.
The poultry show this year is the largest
exhibition of poultry ever held in this coun-
try, according to Sid Conger who is super
intending the exhibit. There are, i'm ALL
about $500 birds in the exhibit and there
are so many of them that the board has
had to put up a tent sixty feet long for
the many coops which there is no room for
in the poultry building. The number of
premiums 10 be awarded for chickens will
be between 500 and 900 this year. which is
considerable more money than was ever
given poultry breeders before by the In
diana State Board OF Agriculture. The
chickens were judged yesterday afternoon
The complete list of awards will be an
number of the principal exhibitors:
Barred Plymouth Rocks-E. h. Murphy.
Carmel. Ind: Charles McClave. New Lon
don, o.. Mr.. Spaugh. Rugby. Ind, Mrs. I.
Leach, Shelbyville. ILL.,: w. w. like. Nor
ristown. Ind. White Plymouth Rocks-U. r.
t1chel; Hope. Ind. Light Brahamas-Frank
p. Johnson, Indianapolis; NJ. II. Ferris,
Ray. Shelby county. Buff Cochins-C. A.
Johnson, Greenfield: Lee Potts. Thorntown,
Ind; Warbritten Brothers. Ladoga, Ind. !;
Mr.. Curry. Anderson. Buff Wyandots-S
Il. Lane. Spiceland. Ind: T. f. Orr Beav-
ersville, Pa; r. r.. Jones. FIatrock. Ind
Black Lansshans-John Evans Greenfield:
MIR. Wolford. Milton. Ind. Bantams-Frank
r. Hale, Shelbyville: s. II. Lane, Spiceland;
Mr.. Vorhis. Peoria, Ill.,; X. f. Jones. Flat
rock. Ind.
The dairy building. on the main drive
where Prof. Van Norman, OF Purdue Uni
versity, Is giving instruction i'm the maxi
ing OF butter, is one OF the buildings where
the farmers and their wives are going in
large numbers. Prof Van Norman gave
his first lecture yesterday afternoon. He
will lecture each morning and afternoon
the remainder OF the week.
JERSEY CATTLE AWARDS.
The following awards on Jersey cattle
were given out last evening by Seer tary
Downing:
CLASS 2s-JERSEYS.
Bulls
23l-Threc years old and over: First, W.
l.. Scott. Scott Station. Ky: second. +. a.