The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
Big FEATURES FOR
THE POULTRY SHOW
GAME FISH AND ALLIGAToRs
AMONG THE DRAWING CARDS.
State Fish Commission Will Furnish
Interesting Exhibit to Accompany
Excellent Shows Of Fowls Of Barn
yard and Field To Hatch Alligator
Eggs in Incubators During Exhibit
ton.

Minnesota poultry fanciers will see
neapolis during the last week Of Janu-
airy. 1t will be the twentieth annual
exhibition Of the Minnesota State
Poultry association and will eclipse all
previous attempts of the organization.
The show will be held in the new
Pond building, 619-625 First avenue S,
and there will be plenty Of room for
everything. Every sort of fowl that
ever scratched for living in a barn
yard will be shown, all breeds Of chick
ems ems, ducks geese, turkeys and every
homing birds in the country. The
state game and fish commission will
arrange an exhibit of game fish from
the Willow Brook fish hatchery. Two
hundred alligator eggs are on their
way from Florida to be Matched in a
Minneapolis-made incubator, timed so
that the Matching will take place dur
ing the show. ess.. ,..a-.. &
The Wallace Evans Game company
Of Oak Park, ILL.,, will have bigger
and better display than ever. In add,
tion to large aviary showing all
breeds Of pheasants and other fancy
foreign fowls, will be exhibited. It
play Of native game birds Of every
variety. A feature will be made Of the
dogs, the smaller varieties only being
shown. '..<L...| t-E.
Opens January %.
With these features in prospect the
management of the show expects to es-
tablish record for the entire country.
The date Of the show is Jan. % to 30,
but the doors will not be opened to the
public until JAN a. The first of the
large floors will be devoted entirely to
different varieties of fowls. The coop
ing system and the lighting will be the
best that the association has ever had
and everything. will be shown to the
best possible advantage:
The sportsmen IS exhibit will occupy
the greater part of the second floorr
This will include the Evans game ex
hibit, which has been a strong drawing
card for two years. The exhibit Of ma
tive game birds Of every variety will
be entirely new and interesting. This
year will also be the first time that fish
have been shown. Native game fish il
large tanks Of water will be exhibited
by the state game commission. A:
there, probably, will be no cats this yea
ever and will include over 100 Of thu
best small dogs Of the state.
The third floor will be devoted tt
fancy fowls, ducks, geese and turkey:
and pigeons. There. will be about 60(
birds shown by the pigeon fanciers Of
the entire country. Flights will b,
| started at noon each day for the 500
| 1000 and 1900 mile distances, unde:
| the auspices of the American Homins
| Pigeon club. Birds are being entered
from all parts Of the country for tn,
exhibitions and flights. i
Alligator Incubators.
Among the novelties will be the ALI
gator 1ncubators. M. W. Savage will
show two jewell 9ineubators hatchin,
alligator eggs: There will also be 9th
er exhibits with the old reliable hens
eggs. This is said, however, to be tn
first time that an attempt has bee1
made to hatch alligators by incubator
and will be Of great credit to the show
if successful .: &&,
Z All entries for the show positivel,
will close JAM Is. The association
will have Grating capacity Of $3.50,
birds and as soon as this is reached al
further fees sent in for entries will b.
returned by George w. 10th, the sec
! rotary Of the association. When thi
| limit is reached the best bird in Ameri
ca will not be able to break in. Owe
$4,000 visitors saw the show last veal
an attendance of fully 10000 is expect
ed this year. The accommodations ar
better than ever before, as the building
is centrally located with good car serv
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