The Forrest City times., 1913-11-14
The Poultry Show.

tion closed US tnlfG annual show ln rbi, city yesterday evening after hay ing continued four days. This St. herb poultry exhibit Was without 4oubt tire greatest and most success fuI event of the year ill Forrest City. Something over four hundred fowls ,ore exhibited at this show including all the best known fancy breeds, viz. Bl9ck Orpingtons, White and Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons. White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds. Cornish. Hambergs, Golden and Sil- yer WyandottS, Rantams. Runner ducks. etc.
 Quite a number of the best known breeders in the state sent their choi- rest fowls to the Forrest City show and The Times is proud to state that our own home breeders more than maintained their regulations as pro- docers of the best in the face of all kinds of competition.
 MT. Thos O'Brien, proprietor of the Palace Market, swept the board with his princely White Rocks which won practically everything in their class and all the sweepstakes. Another home exhibitor who deserves a lions share of praise and credit is MT. A. l.. Stevens with his Black 0rpingtons. the strongest class in the show. Mr. j. 0. Winford, the efficient superin- tendent of the show, also deserves special mention as Ohe of the strong est competitors in the Black Orping- ton class
 All the local breeders did themselves proud and it is most gratifying to note that a majority of the most at tractiye and eagerly sought premiums were kept at home Itisa significant and well established fact that the Tri-Coan'y Poultry Association is do ing mere to advertise and put Forrest City on tine map as the most imp0r- tant poultry center in Arkansas. It i, the duty of every spirited citizen to encourage and support the p0utry associations in every manner possible.
 Forrest City should have poultry show every year. All the breeders of fancy fowls should and will join hands in making it greater and better with each passing year.
 Mr C. A. Emry, of Carthage, Mo has served the association as judge here this week and as q result of his scoring premiums have been awarded as follows
 Barred Rocks w II Abingdon, Beebe, Ark; lst, 2nd, 3rd, and Ith bullet; 3rd best pen parti-colored birds: best Barred Rock in exhibit, s250
 Other exhibitors in this class were II A Terrell and F. F. Ritchie
 White F. Rocks II. S Blackwood. Helena: 4th cock, 2nd hen
 Thos. O'Brien, Forrest City: lst. 2nd 3rd cock; lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cock ere., Ist, 3rd, 4th hen; lst, 2nd, 3rd ith bullet; lst, 2nd. 3rd, 4th pea: for the best and largest display one vari- ety and color, S20: for best display of White Rocks, S5: for best pen birds in show Sl0; sweepstakes for best eX- htbit If chickens of any variety. S50 prize trophy cup given jointly by Bus mess Mems League and Helena Board of Trade, Helena, Ark. for best cock, hen, cockerel and bullet, any variety, S25 prize trophy cup, given by Marian na Commercial Ciub for the best pen Of solid colored birds, S25 prize trophy cup given by Retail Merchants ASSo- ciatlon, Forrest City Thus it will be seen 0'Hrien's White Rocks carried oil everything that wasn't nailed down and constituted an exhibit that the proprietor of the Crowley Ridge White Rock Yards and his friends are justly proud It was an exhibit that would have given a good account of itself at Madison Square Garden.
 In addition to the above prizes Mr. Briens White Rocks also capt ured the following association specials open to members only: for best pen solid colored birds, $3; for best fifteen oifds of one variety in show, Sl and Tor the highest scoring cock, cockerel, hen and bullet, any breed s4
 Partridge Rocks Butt & Ewing, clarendon, Ark; lst bullet
 Buff Orpingtons Hillory Jennings, Little Rock; lst cockerel, lst hen, lSt, znd, 4th bullet lst pen.
 l., II. Merritt, Forrest City: lst, Znd, 3rd cock, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel, znd, 3rd, 4th hen, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pen, Tor best display of s. C. Bun Orping- tons B..
 Tom IIorney, Forrest City; $rd pull let.
 Black Orpingtous F. J. French. Little Rock; 2nd cockerei
 H. k, Clark, Forrest City: End hen.
 A. l.. Stevens. Forrest City: list cock.