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


The cacl1le Of many fowls will be heard
abroad in this city Oh January I'D. when
the annual exhibition OF the Vrginia
Poultry Association viii begin. The ex-
hibition will last four days. and win bo
held In a place on Broad Street. vet to
bee selected Chicken always arous-s a
keen interest IA the mind OF the average
Nirginian. and besides. there is just now.
no little interest manifested in the price
Of eggs. which for those ia the business
is "A matter Of great Importance $50 Che
annual exhibition or the association WIFI
Dc OF widespread interest. both FEB t.e
rusthc and 10 the denizen OF the clty.
Secretary +. g. Burlington Is sending
out a great number Of copies OF the off,
cial premium list responding a. hum
dreds OF requests from Virginia poultry
men, and TO Inquiries from far Western
states. Tie 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. Wyandote.
Orpington. MiRorca and other clubs. and
b. a large number 90 city merchants and
poultry supply dealers
Glasses to Be Considered.
The following classes will De considered
by the judges. who are being selected
with the greatest care.
Glass American. Plymouth Rock
Barred. Bun. white. wvandotte- silver
Laced. Golden. white Bur Black silver.
Feaciled Partridge Columbian. Java
Black. White, Mottled. American Domi-
nloue
class s-EnFlish: orpinetons- Ru~.
Black white. a. o. VARIETY. Dorklngs-
White silver Gray. Colored
Glass 3-Asiatic: Rrahma-Idght Dark.
Cochin-Bun. Partridge. white. Black.
Lansham- Black. White.
Glass Mediterranean. T.egh0-n-
Brown. Rose Comb Brown. white Rose
Comb White Black. Dominique bur r.
c. Bur. Silver Duckwing. Pyle. Ninorca-
Black. White. r. G.. Black. r O. White
Blue Andalusian
Glass Polish. White Crested Black.
Golden. silver. White. Golden Bearded.
silver Bearded. Bur Laced.
Glass e-Dutch Hamburg Golden Span
gled. silver Spangled. Gold Penciied Sill
yer Penciled. white. Black Red caps
CANNES Silver. Golden.
Glass French II0udan. Crevccou-. la
Fleche.
class S-Garnes-Black breasted Red
Brown. Red. Red Pie. Golden. Duckwing.
Silver DuckwinE. White. Black. Bircheu.
Cornish Indian. White Indian Black
Breasted Red Malay
Glass a-Bantams. Game Bantans-
Black. Breasted Red. Brown Red. Golden
Duckwing Silver Duckwing. Red Pie
White. Black. Brchen Indian. MALAY
Glass 1o-Bantams. other than Game;
Seabright-+loiden, Silver. Rose Comb
White. Black Booted White. Cochin
Bun. White Partridge. Black. japanese
Black Tailed. white. BLACK. Polish
White. Bearded White; Brahmas- Dark
Light
CLASS ll--Miscellaneous- Black Russian
Black Slmatra, White Sikey. White Sui
tan FTizzes. any color. Rumples. any
color; Pit Game, any color. American
Reds K. c. r. J. Reds
Class 12-Turzeys -Siate. white. Black.
Bronze. Buff. Narraganset. any other va
rtety.
Glass 13-Geese- Toulouse. Embden. At
rican. Brown China. White China. Egyp-
tian. any other variety.
Class 14-Ducks- PeSln Aylesburv. O.
yllga. ROuen Mnscovey. coiored and white.
indian Runner. Blue. Swedish Crested
White. East India. cali gray and white.
Decoy. any other variety.
IN turkeys or geese. competition onlv
is required. Where there are less than
two entries IN each Of the turkey and
geese classes first prize money viii be
withheld. but first prize honor awarded
and second prize money revert TO the Arst
prize winner
As 70 ducks. three entries are required
20 MI. same as poultry ana pigeons.