Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-04
WILL GIVE MANY
FINE PREMIUMS
oTTUMWA POULTRY ASSOClA-
TION WILL OPEN ANNUAL
SHOW IN ARMORY SOON.
ISSUE PRIZE LIS I
State Cup Will Be offered at Local
Exhibit: Numerous Other Cups
to Be Given the
Winners.

The premium list for the coming
show Of the Ottumwa Poultry asso-
citation that is to be held here Decem-
Der IS to 10, Is now Issued and makes
q booklet of more than twenty pages.
The exhibit is to be held In the
armory. The rules governing the eX-
hibits are many and a large number
of awards are listed in the book. The
rule regarding entries follows:
Entries close December IS at
O'Clock D. M, and should be made as
much earlier as convenient. All local
exhibitors must have their stock In
place by 6 p. M, Monday, December
is. Exhibits coming by express Will
be placed tn competition until Tuesday
December 16 at 10 o'clock noon. Birds
arriving after this hour will be re-
ceived If they were started in time but
were delayed through the fault OF the
express company. All birds will be
returned Saturday. December 20.
Positively no birds removed until close
of the show Friday, 9 p. M
Terms used are explained as FOL
lows:
A specimen Is any fowl, including
turkeys. ducks, geese and guineas
that may be entered in the show.
A cock is a male Matched prior to
1913.
A cockerel is a male Matched dur.
ing 1918
4 hen is a female Matched prior to
1918.
A pullet is female Matched dur
ing 1918.
A pen consists of a male and four
r females. :.
A ten shall consist of a male and
nine females.
A display shall consist Of the best
exhibit in class.
Entry fees will be Is cents per sin
gle bird, $1.00 extra on pens and an
additional $100 on tens. All birds
must be entered single before compel
ing for prizes in pens and tens.
Premiums and Awards.
Money premiums will be paid on
each and every variety in eight classes,
namely: cosks, hens, cockerels, pullets
pens, old birds pens, young birds. tens
old birds, tens, young birds. There
will be five awards-first, second,
third, fourth, and fifth in each class
and award cards and ribbons will be
given to each winner.
To insure competition the associa-
ton has adopted the following regula-
lions in regard to money premiums:
Single Birds.
In each class in which eight or more
entries are made $500 will be paid for
first premium, LOO for second, and so
cents for third. In classes where
there are less than eight entries and
not less than four $1.00 will be paid
for first premium and so cents for Sec
ond, and in classes having less than
four entries so cents will be paid for
first premium.
Buff Rock Club.
To the members Of the Iowa Buff
Plymouth Rock club.
The state show has been voted to
the Ottumwa Poultry association, and
the state cup will be awarded there.
! as vice president Of the American
Buff Plymouth club, invite you mem
gbers who are in good standing to
participate in the winning Of all spec
ials =: the Ottumwa show, and bring
out all your birds, where we will ex-
change ideas, and bring forth every
detail that will be- of interest to the
breeders Of the Buff Plymouth Rock
club in general, and to the future OF
the breed.
Hoping to see you at this show,
Peter Hove, Stanhope, Iowa.
Vice president of the American Ply
mouth Rock club.
Specials.
The following specials will be Of
fered to the members Of the Buff Ply
mouth Rock club who are in good
standing at the time of the show.
The state cup Of this club will be Of
fered to the exhibitor showing the
pest cock, cockerel, hen and pullet.
The Ottumwa Poultry association Of
fers also as a courtesy to the club
$25 silver sup to the exhibitor show
ing the largest number of birds scor-
ing 90 points and over, and $40 silver
cup on the highest scoring pen.
The Buff Plymouth Rock club offers
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