Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-23
De KALB POULTRY SHOW
CLOSED ON FRIDAY
Over 400 Fowls Entered in De-
KaIb County ShoW-AWards
Are Announced

The second annual exhibit of the De-
Kalb Poultry association at Stone Noun
tain closed on Friday night, and its off,
Gals say it is the most successful county
show ever held in Georgia.
over 400 fowls were entered in the ex-
hibit, which opened on Thursday morning.
Four hundred birds were about all that
the management could provide for, al
though officials of the organization de-
clare that had it not been for the ex-
tremely bad weather preceding the ex-
nibits, fully 500 classy fowls would have
been displayed at the show.
Practically every one of the 400
fowls entered at the DeKalb show had
been in the recent Georgia Poultry as
sociation's exhibit in Atlanta, and most
of them were winners in that classy dis
play.
The show of the DeKalb association
was scheduled to open on Wednesday
of last week, but the date was post
poned for one day on account of the
bad weather When the exhibit did open
on Thursday morning the spacious show
room at Stone Mountain was literally
filled with interested visitors and the
attendance throughout the day was re-
markable.
The officers of the DeKalb association,
who have been theoretically working
for the success of this brilliant county
show are Ed L.. Sutton, president;
Mrs L. F. McClelland, first vice presi-
dent; NJ. f. Norris, second vice presi-
dent, and H. II. Summey, secretary.
The executive committee consists of
z. L. Sutton, M. +. Morris, D. B. Can
trell, A. L. Matthews and f. A. Dough-
man.
The fowls were judged on Thursday
Judge ALT Bertling, of Chamblee, plac-
ing the following cards:
w. F. Jones-S. c. White Leghorns,
first, second and third pullet; first and
second hen.
o. o. Ray, Snowwhite Poultry Yards
s. c. White Legnorns, first cock.
c. Stewart, Decatur, Ga-Light Fawn
and White I. r. Ducks, second cock,
third cockerel.
L. G. Evans, Lithonia-White Wyan-
dottes, second, fourth and fifth cockerel;
first White Runner Duckl cockerel.
Benjamin H. Spurlock, Lithonia-Barr-
ed Plymouth Rocks, first cockerel; first,
fourth and fifth hen
Mrs. L. F. McClelland, Stone Noun
tain-White Wyandottes first and second
OOShs AASA pulAcAs AlISb anu bSCOhu pen
Indian Runner Ducks, fourth cock, sec
ond cockerel; first. second and third hen;
fourth and fifth pullet; second pen.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Summey, Oak
Dean Poultry Farm, Ston eMountain-
Indian Runner Ducks, first cockerel,
first cock, second pullet, fourth hen, first
pen. Pekin Ducks, first cockerel, FIRST
pullet; White Wyandottes, first hen, f%st
cockerel, second pullet, third pen.
John Dean Wells. Stone Mountain
Black Langshans, first cock. second pull
let.
Mrs. A. L. Matthews, Redan-Rhode Is
land Reds, first and second cock; first,
second and third cockerel; first and third
hen; first, second, third and fifth pullet;
first pen.
Mrs. George r. Pace, Stone Noun
tain-Light Fawn and White 1. r.
Ducks, first hen; first, second and third
pullet; third cocl1erel. nv -r
Mrs. Thee. A. Brown, Decatur, Buff
Orpington Ducks, first cockerel, third
pullet, Barred Rocks, first hen
w +. Wimpey, Erslxine Farms, Clarks-
ton-Bronze Turkeys, first pen.
Jolly Brothers, Crystal Lake Farms,
Clarkston-Barred Rocks, first pen. s.
c. r. /. Reds, third pen. S. c. Brown
Leghorns, fourth pen.
A S. Johnson, Clarkston-White
Rocks, first and second pullet.
Mrs. Ed L. Sutton, Sutton Orpington
Yards, Clarkston-Black Orpingtons.