The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-16
REQUESTS POULTRY
RA|SERS TO BRING
BIRDS To THE FAIR
w. L. WITTICH HAS CHARGE OF
THE POULTRY DEPARTMENT
AND WANTS THE SHOW TO BE
ONE OF THE BEST.
BY w. L. Witch

now only a lew weeks on, no DOUBT
there are many people who are con-
sidering placing exhibits in the differ
ent departments, and as | will handle
the poultry department of the fair
this year, naturally / desire to have
as good a show as it is possible to
have, and with that object in view |
am writing this article to try to en-
courage every one who has good thor
oughbred birds to place them in the
poultry department of the coming
fair.
At some fairs in the past it has
been the rule for the exhibitor to
feed and care for his individual ex-
hibit through the week of the show,
but / want to call the attention of
every prospective exhibitor that all it
will be necessary for hins-or her to
do in placing an exhibit in the poul-
try department will be to have the
birds on the grounds any time from
Saturday morning, October 30th until
Monday morning November list at 8
o'clock, which is the closing hour for
the reception of exhibits, and take
their exhibits from the poultry buifd--
ing any time Saturday night Novem-
Der 9Th at 9 o'clock until Monday,
November Sth at noon, and during the
4 week of the fair I will see that every
bird in the show has the very best
of feed and attention, and as have
been handling fine poultry for the
past 20 years, l feel that l can look
after them in a way that will insure
their return to their respective owners
in as good, if not better shape than
when received at the show. Of
course, before the birds are brought
to the show proper entry shall have
been made, blanks for which l will
take pleasure in mailing to any one
desiring same, together with premium
list if they will just drop me card
requesting same.
have heard comments by some
that it was too much trouble TO show
birds, but / want to say that there
is nothing know of worth while that
it is not some trouble, and while it
may be more trouble to bring your
birds to the show than it would be
to leave them at home, the premiums
offered will fully renumerate you for
the trouble involved if your birds are
Of sufficient quality to win, and of
course if they are not then you will
be repaid for the trouble by having
the opportunity of comparing your
birds with those of the same breed
which are finer specimens, and the
judge who is one of the oldest and
best in the business, Mr. F. j. Mar
shall, will be only too glad to give
you any information or advice you
may desire. as to the defects in your
birds and how to overcome them in
the offspring by properly mating for
your next seasons Matching eggs,
which to the amateur will be worth
far more than the trouble of making
the exhibit. Then, too, suppose you
have better birds than your Compel
itor, and are successful in carrying
off theblue ribbon, you have the priv
ilege of placing advertising matter
upon your coop which may be the
means of your disposing of some of
your surplus stock or Matching eggs
. at prices better than you could have
! gotten had you not won the premium.
J In regard to the coops, the Fair As
! ISOLATION has sufficient coops to ac-
commodate 1000 birds, which are
| furnished for each exhibitors birds,
and which will show them off to the
: very best. advantage.
The fair premium list, which is
: ready for mailing gives all rules, and
information regarding the poultry
show, the amount of entry fees and
premiums to be won, and any other
information that might be desired will
be gladly furnished if requested, and
since the Fair this year Mas been re-
: stricted to Escambia county, and no
outside birds can come in, it is GER
tainly worth while for every one to
study the premium list to form an
: idea of what wonderful opportunity
i there. is for the poultry fanciers in
Escambia county this year. Just for
example, was looking over the pre-
MUM list day or so ago, and
I! figured out that it was possible for
) one exhibitor, with birds of sufficient
Il
2 birds $500 or more in cash money
e together with several sacks of feed
e and other items which have been do
E mated as special or sweepstake pre-
: miums in this one department. These
!, sweepstake and special premiums are
+ covered in the premium list on Page
!, A and As as we'll as the rules COW
s ering competition for them, and I
n might say that there is no extra
/. entry fee, as in most shows, to com
: pete for the specials.
e / believe all interested parties car
= readily see, by the above, that it is
!, worth while to show their birds, and
& as there may be some who have never
4 shown before, and as / have had con
v siderable experience along this line