The Washington herald., 1915-12-20
Valuable FOWLS
Will BE shown
Chatter Week" Begins in the
Capital on January l6,
Saws Announcement.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Fanciers Receive Special inducements
to Place Their Finest Poultry and
Pigeons on Exhibit Here.

Once a year In Washington. hens and
roosters-so say chickens in these de-
cadent times is to invite punning-have
their week. Next year the week is to
start January IS, when the National Capi-
tai Poultry and Pigeon Association starts
its fourth annual exhibition at the Ar
cade.
Barnyard chatter in States all around
Washington and over most of the East
might be interpreted into gossip as to
preparations for the show. With prizes
offered in many special. and nearly forty
regular classes, members Of the associa-
tion expect the largest entry list in its
history. Last year the chickens entered
were worth anywhere from S1.So-the es-
innate put on them by prosaic people
who figured them at so many pounds at
SO much q pound-to 1850, the price at
which one bird was held by its owner.
and to anything over 1850 within the
power of the press agent to get over"
Entries for the show will close jan
uary 3. it was said yesterday in the
announcement of premiums. The exhibit,
opening on January IS, will close JAN
uary 30. Special prizes are offered for
the largest number of entries, the largest
District exhibit. the best eggs. white and
brown, the best dressed fowls, and for
the best exhibits by boys and girls. In
addition, there are the usual prizes,
ranging from two or three to eighteen,
for the classes.
Many Prizes offered.
Fanciers of chickens have offered
prizes in all classes. Many have favor
lite birds. and are offered special induce
ments to bring out the best of their fav-
ored poultry. The Polish varieties are
the favorites. Sixteen prizes are offered
in this class. The American Polish Club
has offered a cup for the best exhibit
and special ribbons for the best males
and females in each variety in the class.
A dozen prizes have been offered in the
class for silver campines. Pit game
cocks, the fighters of the barnyards.
have attracted several special prizes in
addition to the regular prizes for pit
games.
Among the special prizes are those for
special matings of barred Plymouth
Rocks and for single-comb leghorns. The
regular classes are barred Plymouth
Rocks. single-comb brown leGhorns. sin
Gle-comb white leghorns. single-comb buff
leghorns. single-comb black minorcas,
blue andalusions. anconas, white rocks.
single-conb Rhode Island reds, rough
'omb Rhode Island reds. white wyan-
'ottes, partridge Wyandottes. lAsiatic
class. English class, sinGle-comb bun
orpinstons singlc-comb white orpngtons
S'n"ic-comb black OrplnStonS. dark cor
sh. Polish. houdans. silver campines.
Pit games. bantams. sebright and
cnclins.
Included in the list of sweepstakes
nrizcs are ribbons for the best cock. best
vi. best cuckeIcl.- best pIlct. best pen. f;
st display. largest entry list In one
''"es. best cockeTel in Aperiean,. Asia tic, |
editcrrancan. English. Polish. Ham,
,y''--. French. game and Oriental classes,
Fl; Jantam. Lest turkeys and best water
TO- Is |
r''dr~S will he J. G. kriner of Stettlers-
> 80. Pa: Jacob Eberly. Dallastown. Pa.
: d D.. w. {. Rippon. German. Pa Off |
" go of the association are Roy II. Waite. !
College Park. Md. president; z. ID. !
I'lie. secretary: Lewis T. Miller. first
r'cr president: w A. Craig. second vice I
r'rcsideEt: ]. II. Golmead. treasurer: W. !
7. Tilip. superintendent of poultry; ]. Fl. /
Davis. assistant superintendent of poul- >
try: W. F. Dismcr. superintendent of 4.
I iscons: J. Henri Wagner. superintendent
of pet stock. and William Weber. super !.
intendent of the utility department