The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-07
Of
VIRGINIA FOWLS
Poultry Association Will Hold
Annual Meeting in This City
on january ED.

The cackle Of many fowls will be heard
abroad in this city on January I'D, when
the annual exhibition Of the virginia
Poultry Association will begin. The ex-
hibition will last four days. and will be
held in a place on Broad Street. yet to
be selected. Chicken always arous.s a
keen interest In the mind OF the average
VirgInian, and besides. there Is just now
no little interest manifested in the price
of eggs. which for those In the business
Is a matter OF great Importance. So the
annual exhibition or the association will
be OF widespread interest, both to the
rustic and to the denizen OF the city.
Secretary II. 8. Burlington Is sending
out a great number of copies of the otii-
clal premium list, responding to hun
dreds Of requests from Virginia poultry
men. and to inquiries from far Western
States. The premium lists are accom-
panied by entry blanks and shipping
tags Tho entries will close on January
10th. The prizes will consist Of silver
cups and numerous money awards and
ribbons, with many special awards Of
fered by Plymouth Rock. Wyandotte.
Orpington. Minorca and other clubs, and
by a large number of city merchants and
poultry supply dealers.
Glasses to Be Considered.
The following classes will be considered
by the Judges. who are being selected
with the greatest care:
Glass ~1-American: Plymouth Rock
Barred. Buff, White: Wyandotte-Silver
Laced. Golden, White, Bun, Black, silver,
Penciled. Partridge. Columbian; Java
Black. White, Mottled; American Domi-
pin,ie.
Class s~-English: orpingtons-Bur.
Black. White. a. o. Variety; Dorkings-
White. Silver Gray, Colored.
Glass 3-Asiatic: Rrahma-Light. Dark;
Cochin-Buf. Partridge. White, Black;
Lansham-Black. White.
Glass mediterranean: Leghorn-
Brown. Rose Comb Brown. White, Rose
Comb White. Black. Dominique. Bun, r.
C. Buff. Silver Dnckw!ng, Pyle; Minorca-
Black. White. r. C. Black, r. c. White.
BLU Andalusian.
Glass 6-Polish: White Crested. Black,
Golden. silver. White. Golden Bearded.
Silver Bearded. Buff Laced.
Class Clutch: Hamburg-Golden Span
gled, silver spangled. Gold Penciled. Sill
yer Penciled, White, Black. Red Caps,
Campies-silver. Golden.
Glass 7-French-Houdan. Crevecour, La
Fleche.
Glass sGames-Black, Breasted Red.
Brown. Red. Red Pie, Golden, Duckwing.
Silver Duckwing. White, Black. Birchen.
Cornish Indian. White Indian, Black
Breasted Red Malay.
Ciass e-Bantams: Game Bantams-
Black. Breasted Red, Brown Red, Golden
Duckwing, Silver Duckwing, Red Pie,
White. Black. Birchen Indian. Malay.
Class 1o-Bantams. other than Game:
Seabright-Golden, Silver: Rose Comb
White, Black. Booted White; Cochin
Buff, White. Partridge. Black: Japanese
Black Tailed. White. Black: Polish
White. Boarded White: Br~ahmas-Dark,
Light.
Glass Observation-Disclosures Russian.
Black Sumatrn, White Silkey, White Sui
tan. F~rizzles. any color; Rumples. any
color: Pit Came, any color; American
Reds. r.. C. r. /. Reds.
Class 12-Turkeys-Slate, White. Black,
Bronze, Buff. Narraganset, any other va
riety.
rican. Brown China, White China. Egyp-
tian. any other variety.
Glass 14-Ducks-Pekln. Aylesbury, Ca
yuga. Rouen, ,Muscovey, colored and white;
Indian Runner. Blue, Swedish. Crested
White. East India, Call, gray and white;
Decoy. any other variety.
In turkeys or geese, competition only
is required. Where there are less than
two entries In each of the turkey and
geese classes, first prize money will be
withheld, but first prize honor awarded.
and second prize money revert to the first
prize winner
AS to ducks. three entries are required
to fill, same as 4Doultry and pigeons.