Evening journal., 1907-12-13
PREMIUMS FOR
POULTRY SHOW
Many Special Prizes Offered
in Addition to the Reeu-
lar Awards

The premium list OF TIE poultry show
of the Diamond State Poultry and Pet
Stock Association, TO be held in Turn
Hall from January 10 January IL.
which has just been prepared. gives
promise of the most successful poultry
show ever held in Wilmington. Many
premiums are offered in addition 10
the regular class premiums.
The poultry classes win be in charge
Of John M. Donohue. The prizes on
open classes viii be as follows; First.
81: second. so cents; third, fourth and
fifth. ribbons. The prizes on pens win
be ribbons There are seventy-six
varieties of poultry I'm four classes,
cock. hen. coclSerel and pullet In
guinea fowls there is one class: in
ducks, eight classes; turkeys, eight
classes; geese, four classes.
Joseph II. Gould. Jr., will be super
intendent of the pigeon classes. In the
special premiums for pigeons, cups are
offered by the Delaware Dragon and
Fancy Pigeon Club for the best adult
dragon, and two cups for the best
dragoon 1907 bird by two members Of
the club.
The entry fee will be so cents for
each specimen in competition. and 81
for each breeding yard. A breeding
yard consists of one male and four
females. The premiums of the associa-
ton are open to all. The entry Gee
for pigeons in all classes VIII be SO
cents per bird. which will include coop
fee. feed. etc. The prizes I'm open
classes for pigeons viii be: First
prize. 81; second. so cents; third. fourth
and fifth. ribbons. The officers Of the
association are: President, l.. Scott
Townsend; vice-president. W. II.
Moore; treasurer. c. c. Speabman;
secretary, Courtland Rice.
Many Spelial Premiums.
The following special premiums viii
be offered:
The association offers s. for best dis
play of Americans: 81 for best display
Of Asiatics; s. for hest display Of
| Mediterraneans; s. for best display Of
English; s. for best display Of pigeons.
Ralston Purina Company offers a
| cup for the best bird in show that has
! been fed on purina Feeds.
! The president offers one cup for the
best Plymouth Rock.
The vice-presiient chers one cup for
best Wyandotte.
The treasurer cffsrs one cup for the
pest ;-cghorn.
Howell s. England offers one cup FOR
hest Rose Comb r. J. Rcd.
Howard J.. Davis O. Clenolden. Pa
breeder cf White Lcghorns offers one
cup Tor the best cock. hen. cocSerel
and outlet of single Comb r. 7. Reds.
FOR best Asiatic.
Mrs Marie Howells offers one cup
for the best display OF Bantams
THE EVENING JOURNAL offers
one cup for best Buff Orpington Pullet.
John NJ. Donohoe offers one cup for
best display in the English classes.
Lewis S. Fell offers one cup for best
display in Mediterranean classes.
Strawbridge and Clothier offers one
cup for best display in American
classes.
John NJ. Gessler Sons. Philadelphia.
offer one cup for largest exhibit of
different varieties in Asiatic classes.
W. H. Smith and Company. VIII
mington. offer one fine rug for largest
number OF entries in American, Asiatic
and English classes.
William Taylor offers one rocking
chair for best Barred Rock Cock
Henry f. Mitchell Company, Phila-
delphia, offer one special prize, value.
so, in merchandise selected from their
catalogue Of poultry supplies for
largest display Of poultry.
E. c. Vahle Philadelphia, offers one
singing canary in brass cage for best
! I,f,.I -, 40 Ar,nvfrap rfaaa
Alfred d. Peoples. Wilmington, offers
one fine pocket knife for best game
hen.
f. W. Bird and Son. East Walpole.
Mass, offer one roll Of "Paroid" Root
ing for whitest bird in the show; ons
roll of "Neponset" Roofing for black
est bird in the show.
Barrett Manufacturing Company.
Philadelphia, offer one roll OF
"Amatite" Roofing for best exhibit Of
/ Brahmas.
]. o. Petty, Belvidere. Ills, offers:-
One petty poultry purch for best white
rock hen. best white wyandotte cock,
best white leghorn prllet, best bun
wyandotte cockerel, best partridge
wyapdotte hen, best buff orplngton
pullet.
tOnn Seou company Fnllduelpuld,
Pa, offer:-One cyclone sprayer for
best Pelxin duck. One food hopper for
best Muscovey drake. One pigeon foun-
tain for best homer in show.
Moore & Simon, Philadelphia, offers
; one Cornell feed hopper for hest cochin
hen. One Cornell trap nest for pest
exhibit Of turkeys. One Wilson bono
mill for best exhibit in French classes.
The Phillips Thompson Co. Whining
torn. offers five special premiums value
s3 each in merchandise selected from
their catalogue of poultry supplies
one for best breeding pen OF barred
rocks. one for best breeding pen OF
white rocks. one for best breeding pen
cf white wyandottes. one for best breed
ing pen Of $ laced wyandottes, one tor
best breeding pen of bun wyandottes
Inland Poultry Journal, Indianapolis
Ind. offers four yearly subscriptions
One for the second best barred rock
cockerel one for second hest black
orpington oOckerel one FOR second
lbest 8 G. r. l. red cock. One for sec
ond best white Wyandotte hen.
The s c. Brown Leghorn Club Of
fers five special ribbons TO be COM
peted for by members only.
The Rhode Island Red Club offers
four ribbons 70 be competed for by
members only.
The American Buff Wyandotte club
offers four ribbons, for club members