The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
over 500 BIRDS ARE
ENTERED FOR THE
BIG SHOW
Fancy Poultry Being Trans
ported Under Blanket
Covered Coops
BUILD MINIATURE
LAKE FOR DUCKS
Colored Chickens Bid Fair to
Be Unusual Feature of
Exhibition
BUILD MINIATURE
LAKE FOR DUCKS

To prevent the feathered aristo.
cratS that r being shipped to Grand
Forks for the poultry show, which
opens at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
In the basement of the Empire build
ing. from taking cold and getting
their combs frozen, blankets are to-
day being thrown owe the coops al
the depots and every precaution taxi
en- to get the birds to the show in the
furnished by the Grand Forks Poul.
try association under the auspices OF
which organization the show will be
held.
Many blanketed coops arrived al
the old roller rink this morning and
a number more are expected in this
afternoon. The birds are coming
from all sections of North Dakota
and a number of Minnesota cities.
from Crookston this morning. A
shipment Of nearly 100 birds Is ex.
pected in from Merrifield this after.
noon.
Over 500 Entries.
This is the fourth annual mid-win.
ter show of the association and prom.
tses to be the best ever held here
The entries number over 500 and in
clude exhibits from the largest and
8 poultry farms In this part OF
the country.
Show visitors will have an oppor.
tunity to e ducks in water as well
as on dry land. A miniature lake
is to be built in the Dig showroom,
Some Of the best ducks in the exhi-
billion will be cooped on the shores
OF this little lake and will be per-
mftted to do all the swimming they
desire.
There will be all kinds of ducks
too: Pekfn ducks, Aylesbury ducks
Rouen ducks. East indian Runner
ducks and relations from the several
branches of the big duck family.
Every Variety Coming.
chickens known to the poultry fan.
cier. including an interesting collec-
ton Of ornamental bantams and, best
Of all, the wonderful troupe Of color.
ed acrobatic fowls.
This family Of colored chickens Il
not believe that there are red, pink
yellow and rainbow hens have a SUR.
prise in store for them. The re.
markable feature Of these chickens
Is that the eggs they lay are marked
BY az many colors as usually adorr
the festive egg displayed on Easter
Sunday morning.
Inc ZEBRA rooster or this ColOret
troupe is said to be the most unusua
specimen of the fowl ever exhibited
1t has the marking and coloring OF
the little animal that is always ar
interesting sight at the circus, and /.
Of unusually larpe size.
Show Continues Four Days.
The poultry show will continue
four days. The price Of admission II
IS cents. The show is conducted b,
the Grand Forks Poultry association
which has the reputation Of puttirs
on the best chicken performances OF
any poultry association in the coun.
try. that is not assisted by city OF
state aid.
An attractive display Of the silve,
cups to be awarded at this years
show are on exhibition in the win.
dows Of the Monroe jewelry establish.
ment on DeMers avenue.
Poultry fanciers in Grand Fork.
this morning. in speaking Of the
show. said that their annual exhibit
has become such a large undertaking.
that a bill will probably be introduc.
ed at the next session OF the leEisla-
ture. urging state aid for the Grand
Forks association.