The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-10
POULTRY EXHIBIT IS
BEST ON RECORD
When TOtiay's Arrivals Are Counted
VIII BE 10000 Birds At
Fair.
ALL KINDS OF CHICKS.
One of Most Interesting Is An Old
Rooster Who Is Endeavoring to
Mother Breed of Orpfans-Eight
Carloads Prom One Farm.

( ENCelhng the exhibitions OF previous
years both in quality and quantity. the
! Poultry Department at the Virginia
state Fair this year Is the best ever
I Already there are something like 5000
birds on hand. while by midday today
at least 1000 additional are expected
to arrive.
The entries were so large this year
that a large tent had 10 be placed Just
across from the main building in ad-
dtion to the annex, adjacent to the
old structure
As people walk into the door they
find chickens TO the right Of them
chickens to the left OF them. chickens
In front Of them, chickens all around
thcm. In fact, there are chikens
everywhere.
There are chickens OF every name,
description and color found in the
poltry department There is even an
old Rhode Island Red rooster mother
ing a brood Of fine little chickens. It's
very seldom that one sees a busy old
cuCkerel fondllng a bunch of little
chicks, hut hats just what this old
boy Is doing The mother Of the
chicks died Just after they were
Matched, and the old rooster immedt-
atcly came 10 the rescue and has been
serving in the role as mother ever
since He seems as proud Of the lit
tic things as a school boy is OF a new
S3,9S suit of clothes
One Farm Sends Eight Cars
No less than eight carloads of birds
arrived yesterday afternoon from
Ntseljc Farm. New York state. while
there Is a variety OF ducks from
Whitney's Point, n Y The ducks.
which are something Ike goo In num-
her. are placed Just outside Of the
main building and have a pond In
which 10 take their usal baths. The
ducks were the most envied things
within the enclosure Yesterday There
were many In the grounds who would
liked to have exchanged places with
them long enough to take n dip In the
water Those ducks from Whitneys
Point have won ribbons In fairs and
poultry shows throughout the country
and Superintendent Riddick considers
himself exceedingly fortunate In being
able to place the birds on exhibition
hero.
There is an unusually largo class Of
game chickens. while there are many
hantams on exhibition. There arc also
number Of white Rmneas. which are
rarely seen In this section. number
OF phensants are also shown
The class Of pigeons is very large
Among the various kinds OF the birds
on display are turbets, African owls.
pouters, tumblers homers. magptes.
silver and bar runts, dragons and
others
Hares On Exhibition
! In the poultry department are n
! few Belgian hares, pink-eyed white
/ rabbits. some mtxtures. and about "A
half dozen black hares. besides eight
or ten guinea pigs
! superintendent Riddicls has on dis
play thirty cups this year which will
J he given away to the prize winners.
AT the last State fair there were only
nine in all given away. The trophies
are handsome affairs and we'll worth
winning There are also on display
the trophies, medals and ribbons won
during the past three years by tho
Lassiter Poultry Farm, OF Richmond.
/ There were only $500 birds entered
in this department during the last fair.
while this year the superintendent Is
anticipating no less than 10 900 The
entries up TO yesterday had already
surpa ssed those OF last year.