The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-15
POULTRY PRIZES.
Largest Show IN South In Fort
Worth March l3 to 20.
ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH g.

Gals Ever Offered In South Have
Attracted Great Attention.
Tho poultry elhibit to Le held I'm
connection With the National Feeders
and breeders show in Fort Worth
March la 20 2u. promises to be- the
largest poultry show ever held Ia the
south For 'lts. the SECOND .how
ever held by the Feeders aud Breeders.
the premiums are correspoudingly In
the prmIums ar oorrespondIngly in.
creased for the show this year
Secretary NJ VI. Offutt has had 70.
ports from many Of the largest poul
try raisors Cf this state. Oklahoma.
Louisiana and Arkansas. and even far
away Kansas has its representative
poultrymen asking. for Information
Liberal premiums in all classes and
tho largest amount In sweepstakes spe.
cials ever offered by any southern
| prizes, have served 10 attract the at
/ poultry show, besides numerous special
| tcntion Of the largest breeders OF fine
/ fowls in the country, and there Is ey-y
reason TO believe that this show will
| prove immensely successful
Advance classifcations will be
ready for mailing within 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, a pen to consist OF one male
and four female birds. turkeys. ducks
geese, 80 cents each; pigeons. 2j cents
each Judging of birds will commence
on Monday. March 10.
Premiums for the various breeds
and classes are as follows.
Breeding pens, first prize. So sec.
ond prize. 81, third prize. $50.
Singles, first 81; second, 81, third,
30 cents.
Sweepstakes. special prizes. $3.50.
distributed as follows
Best display by one exhibitor. s25.
Best display Of solid color 500.
Best display of parti colored birds,
$50
) Best display In American class, $40.
Hest display In Asiatic class. $40.
Best display In Mediterranean class,
SO.
Best display In English class, $40.
Best display in any miscellaneous
class, $40
Best display OF Bantams turkeys
and water fowl. each $40.
Best display Of pigeons. S.
Best pen of white birds, SO.
Rest pen of black birds. SO.
Best pen Of buff birds. $40.
Best pen OF red birds. $40
Best pen uf barred birds. $40.
Rest pen OF Columbian birds. $40.
% Best pen of partridge birds, $40.
Best pen OF laced birds. SO
Best pen of pcucilled birds, $40.
Best pen of Brown leghorns. $40
Best half dozen white eggs. first
prize 81, second prize, 81, third prize
81
Same awards for best half dozen re-
spectively of brown aud pink eggs
weight and uniformity In size and
shape 10 govern awards.
v Best half dozen hrolcrs. any breed
). first prize s.. second prize. 81. third
prize $3.50 Same awards ON friers
p. ruastcrs Darous, duCklings aud squads
;. BrIlcs As announced for breeding
pens aud singles apply To entries In
any breed under standard classified
u ton as follows.
American barred. White and Buff
Plymouth Rocks. silver Laced. Gold
en-, white, Butl. Black Columbian
70 Partridge and silver Pencilcd Wyan
dottcs. Black and Notified Javas, 5
4 & and X. G Rhode Island Reds
Asiauc Light and Dark Rrahmas;
llutt. Partridge, white and Black Co
chins, Black and White I.angshaus
Mediterranean. ). &. Brown. : G
white. : G. Buff 5. c. Black, Il
G Brown and II c. White aeghorus
white Faced Black Spanish: Blue
Audalusiaus, 5 G. Black ; e White
, Rose Comb White and Rose Comb
Black Muorcus
English 5 C. Buff : G white
$ c Black Op.ugton~. Colorcd. sill
yer Gray and White nurhings
Polish Golden silver. White. pufi
Laced White Crested Black Bearded
Golden Bearded Silver ana bearded
white Polish
dutch Golden Suauglrd. silver
Spaurlrd Golden pcuCillpd silver
Pcnclllcd White and pluch Hlmburrs
Oriental BLACK Sumatrls. Crouish
and White Indian Games. Black
HToastpd Nu'ays
Games Game Hautlms. ornamental
UutIms U,t games. turkeys. ducks,
goose, pigeons ana ornamental fowls
viii hr entered according 10 standard
class fCatiou for the breeds
I Special rwuha-is has been laid ON
, tho prizes for utility fowls but there
are several breeders OF fancy pigeons
and ornamental fowls who have an.
uouucrl their intention of preparing