The Mankato free press., 1905-12-22
Poultry Show Is to Open on
Wednesday, Dec. 27.
ENTRIES WILL BE NUMEROUS
Prizes Awarded for Best Bred Birds
II Will Be The Best Exhibition
Yet Held.
From TUESDAYS Daily,

The sixth annual exhibit of the Cen
trail Minnesota Poultry association will
be held in Mankato the week of Dec.
25th to 3Oth The attendance promises
to be very large.
The officers of the association are:
President, l.. u. Smith, Mankato; vice
president, Fred Fisher, Mankato; treas
urer, HI. w. Perry; secretary and sup
erintendent, j. w. HOLMAN, Mankato;
assistant superintendent, Ralph Whitney,
Stewartvile; directors, L. Il. Smith,
Fred Fisher, II. w. Perry, w. w. P.
Mcconnell, w. B. Davies, S. R. Crocker
and j. w. HOLMAN.
The premiums of the association are
open to the completion of the world.
All stock must be delivered at the
show room not later than II o'clock
Tuesday noon, Dec. 27.
There will be three awards on breed
ing pens.
First premium must score 1872 points.
Second premium pens must score $50
points.
Third premium pens must score lis
points.
There must be three or more entries
in each and all the poultry, pigeon or pet
stock classes, or first money will be
withheld; but first honor awarded and
second money will 60 to first prize
winner.
All birds will compete singly except
that the same birds may also compete in
pens when so entered. One-quarter the
score of the best four females added
to score of best male will determine the
scor of the pen.
All specimens scoring eighty five
points or less will be disqualified for
want of merit, and the score cards of
such will be stamped across their face,
disqualified for want of merit
There will be a sale class for birds,
where the birds are not intended for
competition. The selling price must be
on the entry blank. The association will
be pleased to undertake the sale of the
birds for those not present. A commits
sion of 10 per cent will be charged on
all sales made in show room. All sales
must be reported promptly to the Sec
retary
All specimens should be exhibited in
attractive and convenient coops, which
can be easily opened by the judges and
their attendants.
Geese, ducks, and turkeys will be
charged an entry fee of 25 cents each.
All pet stock, such as rabbits, pig
cons, birds, owls, hawks, ferrets, white
mice and rats will be admitted free of
charge.
Doors will be open for the public
Wednesday, Dec. 81. 500 a. m.
The exhibition will open on Wednes-
day morning, Dec. 27, and close on Sat
urday EVENING" at 10 p. m., Dec. 80.
Geo. d. Holden, president of the Am
erican Poultry association, will place the
awards. This assures all exhibitors fair
treatment The large exhibitor, the
small exhibitor, the exhibitor who is
present and the exhibitor who is absent,
will all receive the same treatment. In
all instances the best bird wins.
Cash prizes for best exhibit are Of
fered as follows: Three competitors,
So; four competitors, 10; five competit-
ors, $l5 six or more competitors, $50.
Each competitor for cash prizes, to be
eligible, must show al least four birds.
Competition for cub prizes is restrict
ed to club members.
The Blue Andalusian club of America
offers, through its secretary, Mr.. Ed
ward L. C. Morse, 9009 Escanaba avenue,
Chicago, Illinois, one club ribbon each
for the best Blue Andalusian male and
female.