The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-18
SHOW TO
Be GREAT
Poultry Fanciers Will
Have an Elaborate:
Exhibition.

To the domestic fowl the months OF
November and December have, for
nearly two centuries, been full of un-
certainties. In that season the question
of Ito be or not to be- comes rapidly
to a solution, and many a proud bird
has completely lost his head at having
been chosen as the especial feature of a
holiday, or, perhaps, selected to bear
other rewards of excellence over it's
competitors In the show room.
In the interest of both the practical
and ornamental features of this favor
Association has it's committees actively
engaged in preparing for the Second
Annual Exhibition of Poultry and Pig
cons, to be held on Thursday Friday
and Saturday, December 20, 81 and %.
Two most welcome and attractive
features are to be added to their ex-
hibition this year by the cooperation
of the Farmers Institute of Hawaii
oiAN tAiC IoO1Io VI Va
Agriculture and Forestry, the Bee
keepers and Silk Culturists. The for
mer will exhibit fruits, cut flowers and
ornamental plants of local production,
offering cash premiums for best exhi-
bits; the Board of Agriculture will ex-
h1bit maps and charts showing present
forest reserves and a collection of
beneficial insects, etc, and the Bee
keepers will exhibit samples of honey
at the side of Mr.. Van Dimes silk CO.
coons.
The exhibition is to be held in the
skating rink on Queen street, one
short block from Messrs. H. Hackfeld
& Co The hall is more spacious this
year, thus allowing the Association to
extend the scope of the exhibition in
many respects.
The comfort of spectators is to have
every consideration, and the indoor at
mosphere made agreeable by electric
fans. This is also necessary for the
comfort of the birds on exhibition, as
they will not be permitted to remove
their coats while in the show room
The exhibition will be judged by
comparison, Judge Ben. NJ. Woodruff,
of Stockton, Cal, officiating. The
American Standard of Perfection, an
authoritative publication giving the
complete description of all recognized
varieties of fowls, is to govern the
awards. This book, is the latest illus
trated edition (Feb., 1906). The coop
ing is to be new and attractive, and
above all, comfortable for the fowls.
Every care will be exercised to insure
their safety and health.
The prizes are to consist of ribbons, |
silver cups, cash, and numerous special
premiums, the latter being generously
offered by Honolulu's merchants and
by private individuals.
To bring pou.try-keepers into friend |
ly rivalry in the production of choice
specimens of the various breeds, and
without neglecting their useful quail
ties-table meat and eggs, is the object
of these competitive exhibitions there
being no dividend inducements to the
The official premium list and general
rules governing exhibits and exhibitors
will be ready for distribution about
December 1st. Some of the subjects
covered are: Competition. prizes, en-
-ries, awards, judging, coping, etc. 1t
IS not too early for exhibitors to begin
now to select their best birds, keeping
IS close as possible to standard require
nents for shape. size, weight. color.
markings. condition, etc. One can
1eruse recent or old poultry journals
md find in the fall numbers much valu-
lble instruction upon the subject OF {
selecting and preparing the birds to t
appear at their best in the show room.
The Association is DESTROYS of in
,luding every available specimen haV-
ng a fair degree of exhibition excel !
ence that can be found in these IS
ands in it's list of entries for Decem-
DER 18th, the date on which all entries :