The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
CACKLE AND CROW
Poultry at State Fair a Pleasing
Feature.
Nearly All Breeds Represented
I'm the CO0ps.
AMONG THE PONIES.
Children Swarm About Quarters
of the Little Horses.
An Excellent Showing in the
Pig Pens.

Those who love the sounds of crow
ing roosters, clucking hens, and who
deem the other sounds of the barn
yard as sweet music or to whom grace
full pretty fowls are a thing of beauty
and joy forever will enjoy the poultry
exhibit.
G. H. Binger of Topeka has eighteen
pens OF single comb Buff Orpingtons,
one Of the most attractive exhibits in
the building. J. c. Baughman has
seven pens of Cochins of the same com
plexion as Mr.. Binger's chickens. The
large display of the Sibley Rhode
Island Reds from Lawrence attracts a
great deal Of attention. A card an
nounces that the owner belongs to the
Rhode Island Red club of America-a
chicken organization-not lodge.
A great many compliments were paid
the five pens of ]. D. McMahon's
dainty White Wyandottes. The favcr-
were not barred from the show. Among
specimens of this specie were six pens
shown by John O'Gara, and an exhibit
from Milo Emery.
Other prominent exhibitors are r. w.
Wiscombe, who displays several sam
pies of White Wyandottes, W. H. Har-
rison is another Rhode Island Red man,
A. B. Binger who Is very proud of his
aristocratic White Orpingtons. and e.
B. Alley, who has some exclusive acs-
ing Single Comb White Leghorns.
OF course women have sent some
good chickens to the fair Mrs. A. B.
Woolverton is the owner of some
handsome naughty Light Brahmas,
and Mrs T. r. Schlegel several White
Wyandottes. Other women ana otner
men too numerous to mention are also
there with the chickens.
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are displays of White Holland turkeys
for J. r. Taylor, Toulouse geese from
A. B. Brubaker, and a number OF par
rots and cockatoos and even pair OF
alligators from the Topeka bird store.
Among the Ponies.
aren't they cute?' Aren't they
dear?" "a woman uses these terms
to describe everything from small
lap dog to full grown mani, put az
the fair such remarks are heard tnlck-
est around the Shetland pany staple:
Children swarmed about the staples al
day. na-,, alec
probably expensive. Even cold-blood-
ed newspaper men who aren't sup
posed to have any NOR Ieeinss tLLon
an Egyptian mummy enthusea over
the. week-old Shetland colt which Is
owned bv John Mitchell of Auburn
The little rascal isn't any larger thar
a Newfoundland dog, but is full OF
SKUNK and action. Mr.. M1tcneli nas
sent the ponylet's mother and three
other Shetlands to the fair;
Another herd of ponies which is the
center of attraction often is the eleven
shown by r. J. Foster of Tecumsen
This collection won nearly every tnlne
in the way of prizes at last years falr
First-an suspicious name Tor ar
exhibitor-has some cunning little
ShetIands in the stable. They come
from his farm near Tecumseh. VIII
liam Kriepe has three Shetlanders
Robert Armstrong has an exhibit OF
small "horsies."
Adam Becker of Meriden is exhibiting
several large French draft horses, al
hnilt along "Dreadnaught" lines anc
several huge mules.
Pig Pens Hold Choice Swine.
Out of town and out of state people
are more numerous than local meI
who have sent swine to the fair w. Il
McNutt of Ord, Neb-, has sent seyera
pens of Poland China hogs. From
the same place John c. Mese is nert
with ten pens of the same breed OF
hogs, and they are the finest ever seer
here.
Nearer home. G. NJ. Hammond OF
Manhattan is displaying nine pens OF
Duroc-Jerseys. More Duroc-Jerseys
come from Cleveland, Mo-, and are
owned by w. T. Hutchinson. From
Ottawa Dietrich & Spalding have sent
a group of choice Poland Chinas.
another Missouri man who raises
hogs is G. NJ. Curnutt of Monseratt
MO. He has contributed to the Poland
China display.
IT. l.. Bode of Friend, Neb., has sent
a number of pens of o. I. G. Swine and
Chester Whites.