Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-17
RECORD BREAKING CROWD
ATTENDS POULTRY SHOW
Saturday Last Day-Audience
Impressions of ShoW-Big
Banquet Friday Night

Large crowds continue to throng the
auditorium-armory building, where the
big poultry show is being held by the
Georgia Poultry association. Friday
morning disclosed the fact that the tick
cts of admission to the building were
running extremely low, and 1t was neces-
sary to have two additional rolls print
ed, in order to meet the demand.
Saturday. the last day OF the poultry
show is expected to be a record breaker
in the number of visitors. The committee
in charge of arrangements for admission
to the building contemplated reducing
the fee for entrance for the final day.
but at a late hour Friday morning no
definite conclusion had been reached.
A prominent visitor at the show FRI
day morning was L. B. Audigier, man
aging editor of the Industrious Hen, of
Knoxville. Tein. In regard to the At
lanta Poultry show, Mr.. Audigier stated
that 1t was one of the best in every re-
spect that he had visited.
1.-THE building" said Mr.. Audigier, is
unusually we'll suited for a display of
this character. 1 don't believe l have
ever seen more carefully planned or
better arranged display
'',The south is just beginning to wake
up to itself in regard to the breeding
of poultry. Climatic conditions in this
section of the country are far superior
to those in the east where the best
displays have hitherto been Produced.
In Georgia and the surrounding country
the weather conditions are such that
poultry can be turned out in the open
air for at least ten months in the year.
The superiority of poultry raised under
such conditions is clearly demonstrate
ed at the Atlanta show. / firmly believe
that a number of the exhibits which are
to be found in this show could easily
carry away first honors at Madison
Square garden or any other show in the
east
REASON FOR FAILURES.
THE great trouble in the past with
poultry raisers in the south. was the fact
that they attempted 20 raise their fowls
according to rules prescribed in literature
obtained from northern and eastern
breeders. On account of different climatic
conditions existing in the south these
rules were in a large number of cases
not applicable here. For this reason
many failures resulted.
Southern breeders, especially in Geor-
gia, are waking up to the fact that rules
must be determined by experiments with
conditions as they exist. AS a result
they are meeting with wonderful success
on every hand and have already attained
the standard of>the northern and eastern
breeders.
'One of the most attractive features of
the Atlanta show is the variety Of the
exhibits. l was also very much impress
ed with the exhibits of Rhode Island
Reds. Orpingtons and Leghorns which are
to be found among the number of en-
tries
SOME FINE EGGS.
A large numer of eggs from some of
the hens on exhibition in the show will
be served during the evening. Some OF
these eggs could not be bought for
Matching purposes at most fancy prices
and many Of the prospective guests are
anxious 10 ascertain IL the egg Of a
priceless hen tastes any different from
an ordinary everyday hens egg. i
There was a great deal of excitement
at the poultry show Friday morning.
Two of Mrs. J. L. Upson's famous
prize winning Orpingtons escaped from
their coops and every visitor and breed
er present Joined in the chase to cap
ture the escaped birds
The chase was long. furious and at
tended with many humorous features
occasioned by the peculiar arrangement
of the coops of the various exh ibitorS.
An attempt was made to run the fugi-
tives into a corner and in this way
gradually close in upon them. Each
time tn . attempt was made intervening
coops allowed the fowls to escape. Men.
women and children fell over one an
other in the mad chase. Finally the
fowls became worn out from sheer ex-
haustion and were seized, and returned
to captivity No serious casualties
were reported among the participants
in the chase.