The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16

The poultry exhibit to be held In
connection with the National Feeders
and Breeders Show in Fort Worth
March 13 to 20. promises TO be the
largest poultry show ever held In the
south For this. the scrond show
ever held by the Feeders aud breeders.
the premiums are corrcspondinely in.
the prmiums ar corrcspondngly in
creased for the show this year
Secretary NJ NJ Offutt has had re-.
ports from many OF the largest poul.
try raiscrs Of this state. oklahoma
Louisiana and Arkansas. and even far
away Kansas has its representative
poultrymcu asking for Information
Liberal premiums in all classes and
the largest amount in sweepstakes spc.
cials ever offered by any southern
prizes, have served 10 attract the at
poultry show, besides numerous special
tcution OF the largest breeders Of fine
fowls in the country. and there is ev-y
reason to believe that this show will
prove Immensely successful
Advance classifications will be
ready for mailing within a few days
and entries for the poultry department
will close Tuesday. March Q, at mid
night The entry fees have been fixed
as follows: For poultry. 80 cents for
each specimen. with 81 additional for
each pen, pen 10 consist of one male
and four female birds turkeys. ducks.
geese. 80 cents each; pigeons. % cents
each. Judging of birds will commence
on Monday. March Is.
Premiums for the various breeds
and classes are as follows:
Breeding pens. first prize. 50; sec.
ond prize. SO third prize. $50.
Singles, first, 81; second, 81. third,
so cents.
Sweepstakes, special prizes, $3.50,
distributed as follows:
Best display by one exhibitor, s25.
Best display of solid color. $40.
Best display of parti colored birds.
500.
Best display in American class, $40.
Best display in Asiatic class. $40.
Best dislpay in Mediterranean class,
$40
Best display in English class. $40.
Best display in any miscellaneous
class, so.
Best display OF Bantams. turkeys
and water fowl, each so.
Best display of pigeons, 81.
Best pen of white birds. $40.
Best pen of black birds, $40.
Best pen OF buff birds. $40.
Best pen of red birds, SO.
Best pen of barred birds. $40.
Best pen of Columbian birds, $40.
Best pen of partridge birds, $40.
Best pen of laced birds. $40.
Best pen of pencilled birds, $40.
Best pen of Brown Leghorns, $40.
Best half dozen white eggs, first
prize, 50; second prize. So third prize,
81.
Same awards for best half dozen re-
spectively of brown and pink eggs.
weight and uniformity in size and
shape TO govern awards
Best half dozen broilers any breed
first prize, S., second prize, 50. third
prize, sl.50. Same awards on friers
roasters, capons, ducklings and squads.
Prizes as announced for breeding
pens and singles apply to entries in
any breed under standard classified.
tion as follows:
American: Barred White and Buff
Plymouth Rocks; Silver Laced Gold.
en-, White, Buff. Black Columbian;
Partridge and Silver Pencilled Wyan.
dottes Black and Mottled Javas; S.
c. and X. c. Rhode Island Reds
Asiatic: Light and DARK Brahmas /;
Buff, Partridge. White and Black Co.
chins: Black and White Langshans.
Mediterranean: S. c. Brown. S. C.
White. s. G. Buff, S. G. Black, r.
c Brown and r. C. White Leghorns
White Faced Black Spanish; Blue
AndalusiaEs; s. c. Black S. c. white
Rose Comb White and Rose Comb
Black Mnorcas.
English: S. c. Buff. s, c. White
S c. Black Orpingtons: Colored Sil
yer GRAY and White Dorkings
Polish Golden, Silver. White, Buff
Laced. White Crested, Black, Bearded
Golden, Bearded Silver and Bearded
| White Polish.
Dutch Golden Spangled, Silver
Spangled, Golden Pencillod Silver
Pencllled, White and black HamburFs
Oriental: Black Sumatras; Cronish
and White Indian Games, Black
| Breasted Malays
Games: Game Bantams, ornamental
/ Bantams pit games. turkeys ducks
/ geese. pigeons and ornamental fowls
| will he entered according TO standard
| classification for the breeds.
Special emphasis has been laid on
the prizes for utility fowls, but there
are several breeders OF fancy pigeons
and ornamental fowls who have an
nounced their intention OF preparinp
birds Tor exhibition at the Fort Worth
Show. During the show special IA
| cilities will be given the visiting poul