The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-26
SPECIAL PRIZES OFFERED
At POULTRY SHOW
Which Opened Up This Morning In
The Merrill Block.

The third annual exhibition and in
| stitute of the Somerset Poultry Pro
| ducers' Association opened up today
in the Merrill block. Russell and Wa
| ter streets. Considerable poultry has
| already arrived and 1t Is expected
hat the display will be an interest
ing one. 1t continues through today,
tomorrow and Saturday. Special
prizes have been offered as follows:
The "Bucknam" silver cup for best
display of any variety to be won two
successive years.
r. l. REDS, S. c. or r. c.
$500 setting of S. e. and r. c. eggs
! for best pen of Reds. A F. Sanford !;
soc pkg. of International Poultry
Food Tonic for best cock. G. r. Fogg;
SOC pkg. of International Poultry Food
Tonic for best hen. G. r. Fogg; Csc
pkg. International disinfectant for
best cockerel, G. X. Fogg; Csc pkg.
International dlsinfectant for best
pullet, G. r. Fogg
WYANDOTTES.
$l00 in goods for best display any
variety, J. P. Merrill & Son; so lb.
bag Orono mash for best Wyandottes
cock, any class, Steward & Smiley;
| pkg Hess Poultry Pan-ace-a for
best White Wyandotte hen, Steward
& Smiley; can of Pencils egg per-
server for best pen, Steward &, Smil-
ley; soc for best cockerel, White
Wyandotte. Ralph Hill CBreederl;
soc for best pullet, White Wyandotte,
Ralph Hill BREEDER $500 set
ting of Silver Laced. Wyandottc
eggs for largest and best display
OF water fowl. Charles G. Cleveland;
$500 setting of Indian Runner Duck
eggs for best Pekin duck in show, F,
b. league; $3.50 setting of Partridge
Plymouth Rocks for best pen of same
variety, F. o. Eaton; l bag Park &
Pollard dry mash for best pen of
Columbia Wyandottes, chick or fowl,
D. A. & w. e. Porter; soc for best
White Wyandotte pullet, J. E. Taylor,
PLYMOUTH ROCKS
$l.0O in goods Tor best display Bar
red Rocks, C. 7. Huff, photographer;
soc in goods for best male bird, White
Rock, c. T. Huff, photographer; soc
cash for best pullet. Rock classes, j.
ID. Vaughn soc pkg. of Capitol Poul-
try Remedy for best pen, any variety
Rocks, Stanley, Harlow & Hight Co;
$l.O0 in goods for best Buff Wyan-
dotte chicks, c. A. Ross.
ORPINGTON.
$3.50 in goods for best exhibit. Bow
man Hardware Co; . gal. Days Lux
ury Mol. for best display of Column
bla Wyandottes. c. w. Day; $500 set
ting of Columbia Wyandottes eggs for
best pen Buff Orpington, Clarence
Manter; $100 feed hopper for best
display of White Orpingtons, Blunt
Hardware Co; $100 setting of Cy-
press JdpdlltSt Athlh ipANh cSbo IOi
best Light Brahma, Nelson Weston;
$10C setting of White Wyandotte eggs
for largest fowl In American or Med
iterranean class, Nelson Weston.
LEGHORNS.
soc in goods for best white male
bird Mlburn Fruit Co; soc package
of Capitol Poultry Remedy for best
female Buff. Stanley, Harlow & Hight
Co.; SOC pkg. Capitol Poultry Remedy
for best cockeref and pullet, Houd-
ans, Stanley, Harlow & Hight Co.;
/ pkg. Seneca Poultry fowl, Samp-
pen speckled. Hamburg fowl, Samp-
son & Ayore; | bu. potatoes for best
display of Bantams In show. Nelson
Weston. 20 III. Green Cut Bone for
best cock of any variety in show, A.
r. Jewett; $500 setting of White
Wyandottes for best display of White
Wyandottes, l.. l.. Sanford; $3.50 Hat
for best pen in show, fowl or chick,
any variety, Chas f. Ward Co. $1,00
in goods for best styled bird of show,
F. W. buchanan.
There will be ribbons for all classes
of poultry and for eggs.