The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
POULTRY PRIZES.
Largest Show In South In Fort
Worth March 13 to 20.
ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 2.
Special Prizes, Liberal Premiums and
Largest Amount IN sweepstaks spe-
eIals Ever Offered In South Have
Attracted Great Attention.

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March 1s to 20. promises TO DO the
largest poultry show ever held In the
south. For this. the second show
ever held by the Feeders and Breeders,
the premiums are correspondinsly In
tha prmiums ar correspondingly In
creased for the show this year.
Secretary NJ. NJ. Offutt has had re.
ports from many Of the largest poul-
try raisers OF this state, Oklahoma,
Louisiana and Arkansas, and even far
away Kansas has It's representative
poullrymen asking for information.
Liberal premiums in all classes and
the largest amount in sweepstakes spe-
cials ever offered by any southern
prizes. have served to attract the at
poultry show. besides numerous special
tention OF the largest breeders Of fine
fowls In the country, and there is every
reason to believe that this show will
prove immensely successful.
Advance classificatlons win be
ready for mailing within a few days,
and entries for the poultry department
win close Tuesday. March 9. at mid.
night The entry fees have been fixed
as follows: For poultry, so cents for
each specimen. with 81 additional for
each pen, pen to consist Of one male
and four female birds; turkeys. ducks,
geese, 80 cents each; pigeons. 25 cents
each. Judging Of birds win commence
on Monday. March Is.
Premiums for the various breeds
and classes are as follows:
Breeding pens. first prize. IS; sec
ond prize. SO; third prize, $3.50
Singles. first. 50; second. 81; third,
30 cents.
Sweepstakes. special prizes, $3.50.
distributed as follows:
Best display by one exhibitor. s25.
Best display OF solid color, $40.
Best display Of pard colored birds.
$50.
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, $40.
Best display OF Bantams. turkeys
and water fowl, each $40.
Best display of pigeons. IS.
Best pen of white birds, SO,
Best pen OF black birds. $40.
Best pen of buff birds $40.
Best pen Of red birds, $40
Best pen Of barred birds, $40.
Best pen of Columbian birds, $40.
Best pen Of partridge birds. $40.
Best pen Of laced birds. SO.
Best pen of peDcilled birds. $40
Best pen Of Brown Leghorns, $40.
Best half dozen white eggs. first
prize, So; second prize, 81; 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, IS; second prize, SO; third
prize, s1.50. 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.
@. and R. C. Rhode Island Reds.
Asiatic: Light and Dark Brahmas;
Buff, Partridge, White and Black Co
chins; Black and White Langshans.
Mediterranean: S. @. Brown. S. c.
White. S. c. Buff, S. G. Black, R.
G. Brown and r. c. White Leghorns;
White Faced Black Spanish; Blue
Andalusians: S. C. Black S. G. White,
Rose Comb White and Rose Comb
BLACK Minorcas
English: S c. Buff, S. c. White.
S. c. Black Orpingtons Colored Sil-
yer Gray ard White Dorlings
Polish Golden Silver. White, Buff
j end. White Crested. Black. Bearded
Golden Peavded Silver and Bearded
v't'-e Polish
Dutch c den cnangled Silver
Soaneled. Golden Penoilled. Silver
e~cnied. White and Diack Hamburgs,
Oriental: Rlack Sumatras: Cronish
and White Indian Games; Black
Breasted Malays
Games: Game Bantams ornamental
Bantamg, pit games. turkeys, ducks,
geese. pigeons and ornamental fowls
will be 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 preparing
birds Tor exhibition at the Fort Worth
Show. During the show special IA
cilities will be given the visiting poul-
trymen for visiting the big packing
plants OF Armour and Swift, particular
attention 4 hAfng rfvan the denartn1ants