Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-16
LARGEST POULTRY. EXHIBIT
EVER SEEN IN VIRGINIA
Between 1000 and 10000 Birds Are
on Display Mt Virginia
State Fair.
JUDGES ANNOUNCE AWARDS
New York Poultry Farm Makes Clean
Sweep OF Prizes, Especially In Ger
tain Imported and Game Classes.
Fine Display Of Water Fowl.

this department were G.. y. cornman.
Of Carlyle, Pa: Newton Cosa. of Vine
land, y. j.. and G. II. Riddick, supe"in-
,cndent of the poultry department or
tho Virginia State Fair. Between o.
900 and 10000 birds were exhibited
at tho fair this year. the largest show
Ing of chickens ever made In the State
of Virginia. or in the South. The fair
authorities were forced to resort to
double coping, something never be
fore done at the State Fair. Not only
In numbers. but in variety was this
years exhibit the largest ever shown
here. and the judges stated that the
birds seemed TO be in better condition.
In addition to chickens there was the
largest exhibit Of water fowls ever
seen in the South. The geese and
ducks in the water fowl yard are val
ued By their owners at more than So
600 The largest classes In the show
arc the Barred Rocks. Leghorn, Minor
cas- and Game chickens.
NEW YORK POULTRY FARM MAKES
CLEAN SWEET IN SOME CLASSES
The largest single exhibitor. espe-
ciallv Of imported breeds of chickens
was the Otselic Poultry Farm. OF Whit
neg Point. y. Y, which sent ton ear
loads OF chickens to the Virginia state
Fair. In some classes this farm made
clean sweep in the awards, winning
all of the awards in the following
As'h.a''o's "n!o"H''" ny TIC JUICES
Yesterday: White porking. silver
Gray Dorkinv, Rcd Cap. jubilee or
pington, Colorcd Dorkiur :. g. Buff
nrpincton. X. e. Eun orpington. K:
G. White trping ton. Whit. Crest ed
Black Polish. Bearded Golden Polish
Polish. Buff Laced Polish Eonbearded
Golden Polish. NoHhcardcd silver
Polish i. white h1mhurE. Dutch cold !,
en- en- SpaneleG ,'ain nHrs. silver Hphnsied
HAMBURG, BIack hamburg. ltoudans.
Grove Occur. La fl"chc salmon Fa
Brown Red Game Golden puckwing
p,in VII ,,uSN , "i't LAM , hTa
nv '"'ne' i''ach 'aine' T. y.
hcd Maiay' Black Sumatra. White In
"lah came. brown ltcd came Banta m
Golden Duckwing Game Bantam. Red
isnn,am. white old Eng Ii Game B'ne
tam Black Game bantam Sn.ryi.L
old English Game bantam
Ann,TIoNAh rouhTnr
AWARDS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
=, o's ss.. sT e a. sy
'e'"'S as '' Dark Cornish.
flrst prize. cock. ~. smith. War
Irenton. Va. second prize. =. II. Smith.
nm M ~ !a''f" prize ). y Ora
fIrst prize, hen-c II Smith, War
IeutOn, Va. second 10
Poultry Farm; third nriZs Gtseic
Poultry Farm: fourth priZe I \ o..
ham. Rio vista. Va
First prize, cockcrel-c. II. Smith.
shnfz 9hra Vn nrzs sG s. G Grfs Mo
Vista. Va
First prize. pullc,-C. H. Smith. War
ham. Rio Vista. Va.
First prize. pcn--C H. Smith. War
third prize, o,s.Iic poul,rv raw
Hue OrphIngton.
First prize. cockcrel-Mrs J. +
Beauchamp. Highland Springs: second
prize. Mrs, J +. Beauchamp. Highland
springs, ,hird prize. Mrs ]. +. Beau
blue orpinIton.
First prize, pullct-Mrs. J. + Resu-
champ. Highland Springs second prize
Mrs. j. i. Ecauchnmp. Highland
SPRINGS IhlIu prII.. AIRS j. +. Ecau-
champ. Highland springs
=. &. BInrk OrpinGton
First priz". Cock-F. l.. Montague
Jr, city; second prize, +. L. Montague
city.
I've r;y