Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-12

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With 400 fowls, valued at approx
mately $4,000. on exhibit. the Southern
International Poultry show. the greatest
show ever seen In the south. and the
fifth largest show ever held in the
United States, opens at the auditorium
In Atlanta at O'clock Monday after
noon. The admission price has been
placed at the nominal sum of 10 cents,
and thousands Of visitors are expected
daily at the show. which viii be open
every day of this week. closing Satur-
day night at II o'clock Beginning Tues
day the doors of The auditorium will
open at O'clock In the morning and
will close at Il O'Clock each night
A spectacular display is made by this
wonderful show. whose 400 birds AVE
filled to overfiowing tbs big auditorium
armory. Breeders from every section
OF the country have brought their prize
fowls. and a bird which wins a premium
at the Southern International show win
Immediately rank among the very best
fowls in the United States. q
Every available space in the auditori-
UNI has been utilized. and coops have
been placed in Taft hall and in all of the
corridors upon the main floor OF the
building.
A large force of trained men has been
at work for the past three days. working
I'm two shifts "a hours out OF "a hours,
preparing for the reception of the fowls
and placing them in their proper cages.
These c, ops o cages nave been SO ar
ranged on long tables that the birds
are practically on a line with the head
of visitors and there will be no turning
and twisting OF necks in order that the
fancier may get gooo look at the
wonderful fowls
sURPAS sEa EXPECTATIONS.
In size and Importance the show sur
passes tie expectation OF It's promoters,
and had IL been possible to accept the
entries which breeders wished to send to
the show. after the lists sad closed.
5000 instead Of 400 BIRDS would have
been exhibited 1T the SLOW.
Notable among the exhibits which
were In place on Monday morning was
that OF Bushman-Pierce Red" farm of
Indianapolis. w. c. Pierce. who accom-
panied his birds TO the city, has enter
ed SO Reds" The total value of the
exhibit here is estimated by Mr.. Pierce
at $4,000.
For one bird alone, a famous cock
known as ''Wildfire," Mr.. Pierce has al
ready refused an offer of $4,000 in cash
AFR. Pierce will not enter this bird in
me competition. but had brought him to
Atlanta simply as a display exhibit
He has swept everything before him
at all shows" says Mr.. Pierce, land has
gained honors enough for one bird, am
going to give the others a chance"
More than 25 pens of Rhode Island
Reds will be exhibited at the show
This is the second largest number of
o-ns Of birds of this variety ever enter
ed in poultry show in the United
States. SAB
INDIANA'S CHAMPIONS.
Indiana is to be we'll represented at
show, and besides Mr.. Pierce, j. ], Win
CERT. famous breeder of Indian Run
uer and White Fawn ducks. is here with
big exhibit. Over 200 Indian Runner
ducks alone have been entered in the
show. The Wingert exhibit. alone, has
As fowls in It,
The big Black Orpington exhibit OF
the Blue Ribbon Poultry farm. of CO.
lumbus. Ind, is also here. This is an
other famous farm. birds from which
have carried away important prizes
from the best shows in the country.
The Orpington entries, OF Buffs and
Blacks. is the largest display Of the va
riety ever known to a poultry show, ac-
cording to Harry E. Jennings, Of Knox
vile, superintendent OF the show.
Another popular variety at the show
is that of the White Leghorns; 30 or
these beautiful birds have been entered.
Twenty-Five pens of Barred Rocks are
entered. This is tn third largest display
OF Barred Rocks known to any poui-
try show.
Eighty handsome bronze turkeys will
% ooh nd ann ON ordS in
their classes This Is the largest bronze
turkey display known to the south.
SHOW RANKS HIGH
And so it runs on down through the
list of the IS varieties which will be
displayed at the shoY. Some of the
varieties have the largest classes ever
known to a poultry show, and the others
in number and class Of birds rank
among the best ever known to the in
dustry Authorities who are here for the
exhibit declare that the shows which
have surpassed this in size in previous
years were largely those held at big
expositions The Madison Square Gar
den show in the past has been larger
than the Southern international, but the
Herald Square, a rival New York show
has never had as many birds displayed
as viii be seen at the Atlanta exhibit
A number OF the judges, who are
amongst the foremost breeders In the
United States. have already arrived in
the city. Among them is Mrs L. H
Graves. Of Southboro Mass. She is rec
ognized throughout the United States
as an authority on White Wyandottes
and viii judge this class.
George Ewald, of Cincinnati, pigeon
expert, arrived Sunday. DR.. ]. d. Rey-
nolds, another pigeon authority. is here
These two men will Judge pigeons and
the fancy bantams. John w. Policy, of
Royersford, Pa, famous breeder OF Buff
Plymouth Rocks, is here. He will judge
that class.
All of the classes will be judged on
Tuesday. and by Wednesday morning
the announcement of the awards will
have been placed upon the cages of the
winners. Consequently on Wednesday
and the succeeding days and nights. Wis,
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