The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
1000 FANCY
FOWLS
ARE ON EXHIBITION AT THE BIG
POULTRY SHOW AND PRoMl-
NENT BREEDERS PRO-
NoUNcE 1T THE BEST
THEY EVER SAW.
The Judging Is In Progress And The
Ribbons Will Soon Be In
Evidence.

Maury County's big poultry show
opened Tuesday with two thous-
and fancy fowls on exhibition and a
number of poultry fanciers in attend
ance. Everyone who attended the ex-
hibition last year said 1t was good
one. but this is far and away better
than that The number of fowls is
much larger and the quality of the
exhibits is very superior Mr. John
A. Murkin, Jr., editor of the Southern
Poultry Magazine, of Nashville, is
attending the show, and says 1t is the
largest counay exhibit he ever saw,
while the quality of the fowls is not
surpassed by the metropolitan shows.
Mr.. Murkin Is greatly gratified by the
exhibits from Maury county and says
the breeding of fine poultry in this
county is advancing more rapidly
probably than in any other section OF
the State, though the business is ad-
vancing rapidly all over the state.
While the exhibits from the coun-
ty are large and OF high class, every
section Of the state is represented,
and numerous exhibits from other
states are here. There are two hum
dred Rhode Island Reds on exhibition
and the array Of Barred Plymouth
Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Bun
Orpingtons, and White Wyandottes
are almost as large. In fact all the
leading varieties Of chickens have
creditable representations and the
Bronze and White Holland Turkeys
and the various breeds Of ducks are
especially classy.
Judge F. J. Marshall and W. r.
Maury got in Tuesday and the
judging Of the fowls 10 10 progress.
The judges win have their hands full
in examining and scoring the large
number OF fowls during the four days
allowed for the work.
The highest priced bird IN the show
IL a White sWyandotte Cockerel, for
which Mr.. Z. L. Doak Of Nashville.
payed $3.50. DR.. A. G. Dinwiddie, OF
Columbia. has a high priced cockeref
of the same breed, and there Is quite
diversity OF opinion as to which OF
the two Is the best.
Probably the largest exhibitor OF
Barred Plymouth Rocks is Mr.. Tom
Davis OF LewisbIrg. whose long line
Of fowls is attracting much favorable
comment Other prominent exhibi-
tors Of these popular birds are Mrs
Hugh English OF Pulaski. Mr.. J. c.
shofner Of Mulberry, Tenn. Mr.. w.
v. Thompson and Mr. J. w. Armis-
tead of Maury county. Mr.. Shofner
also has on exhibition some Of the
finest Bronze turkeys ever seen here,
while Mr.. Thompson has probably the
finest lot Of White Holland turkeys
In the Union. Porter Bros. exhition
of White Plymouth Rocks is large and
of high class. These young mer are
rapidly taking front ranks in the poul-
try business and have bright future
before them along this line. In the
Rhode Island class Mr.. W. N. Butler
Of Carriers Creek, Is a prominent ex-
hibitor and has fine lot of birds. DR..
A. G. Dinwiddie, Mr.. John Black and
many others have large exhibitions.
Harris Puryear Of Glendale is one OF
the leading exhibitors Of Bun Orping-
tons and his birds have been winners
wherever shown. e. L. Wilson is on
hand with his choice Buff Leghorns,
while Secretary Hopkins has a fine
lot Of White Leghorns on hand. Frank
Longhurst Of Nashville, is one Of the
prominent breeders ffoa distance.
with a nice lot Of birds.
The poultry magazines are repre-
scented by Mr.. Murhin Of ths South
ern Poultry Magazine. Mr.. Reece v.
Hicks of the Industrious Hen OF KNOX,
vile, ana W. d. Hastings OF the Dixie
Poultry Breeder Of Columbia.
Mr.. Hicks also is high IN his praise
Of the show and says II Is the finest
county exhibition he ever saw.
The above is simply q hurried and
,ursory view Of the show. There are
doubtless many omissions, but we
hope to cover the show thoroughly
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