The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31
The CHICKEN men
They Will Be Here With Finest
Feathered Products.
Seventeenth Annual Exhibition
January 8 to 13.
ONE OF THE LARGEST.
Over Twenty-Five Hundred En-
tries Last Year.
Even Larger Number Are Ex-
ONE OF THE LARGEST.
Even Larger Number Are Ex-
pected This Time.

The seventeenth annual exhibition
of the Kansas State Poultry show will
be held at the Auditorium from Janu-
ary to 3 inclusive. The show will
be greater than ever and upwards of
$4,000 in cash prizes will be hung up
to the breeders of fine poultry.
The fact that the prizes will be all
cash adds to the interest of the ex-
hibition; last year gold medals were
given as the principal prizes. There
are three prizes of $25, $40 and SIS for
the winners in each variety and about
81 varieties are expected to be entered.
In 1904 when the biggest show in
the history of the association was given
about $500 entries were registered. 1t
is expected that this record viii be
either equaled or eclpsed this year.
Though all of the entries have not
been received from the inquiries which
have been received it is expected that
a large number of foreign exhibitors
will be on hand with pens. Poultry
men from Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa,
Alabama and even so far away as New
Hampshire will compete together for
the prizes. This factor will lend an
amount of interest to the exhibition
which it otherwise would not have.
1.-THE Kansas show is considered one
of the great shows of the west, SAID
Thomas Owens, secretary of the asso-
citation. 1.-The entry fee of 25 cents is
the lowest of any of the large SHOWS
and this induces exhibitors to attend
who could not be brought out any
other way [ haven't made out the
Drogranme vet or the list of the eX-
hibitors; this will be done within the
next week.
"The promoters of the show have run
across a new find. The ma IS IN the
shane of K B. Beck of Nickerson VINO
supnlies most of the large geological
gardents of the United states with freak
specimens of poultry and OF wild game
birds Beck will bring some OF his
hest freaks to Topeka at the request OF
held the annual exhibition of the West
held fbe annual exhibition of ~ West
ern Pigeon club which is always an at
+ractiye feature. NJ f. Hankla is sec
retary of the Pigeon club.
"The following judges have been Sc
Iected to make the awards: D. Z. Heinz
Itch, Jacksonville, Ill, in the American
Polish and Turkey classes; Adam
Thompson, Anlty, MO, n Ast3tlc 1-1 oelea
and geese classes; NJ. S. Fite. Oklahoma
city. in Mediterranean Hamburg, game,
bantam and miscellaneous classes ana
KJ Muir of Chicago of the pigeons
I'm addition to the regular premiums
the special premiums below have been
arranged for"
Special Premiums.
To any county or local organization
showing largest number of birds scoring
80 points and over:
First prize, SIS in gold:
Second prize. SIS in gold.
Third prize SO in gold.
shawnee county barred from compe-
The highest scoring pen of birds by
exhibitor showing for the first time at
the state show, one 100-egg Old Irusty
incubator.
TO the one exhibitor having largest
number of solid colored birds scoring
e11h points and over, s. worth of adver-
tising in the Kansas Farmer.
TO the one exhibitor having largest
number OF. paFti-celored birds scoring
60 points and over. IS worth Of adver-
tisdng in Kansas Farmer.
10 the one exhibitor having largest
number Of parti-colored birds scoring