Evening journal., 1916-05-13
POULTRY FANCIERS
prepare FOR EXHIBIT
Cash Prizes in Addition TO
Ribbons Will be Awarded
at State Fair Show
!. HARRY WOLSIEFFER
WILL JUDGE FOWLS

Poultry fanciers 0f this vicinity
laye began looking over their stock,
which they are to show at the coming
State Fair. With but three months re-
naming in which to enter the fowls,
requires work on the part OF The
)wners 10 prepare them.
The catalogues containing the rules,
prizes and classfcations, are being
sent out, and. Judging by the interest
aiken. the coming poultry depart
ment OF the State Fair will be feat
ure this year In addition TO ribbons,
cash prizes Will he awarded the win
ners. Winners OF prizes IN all non
standard breeds. such as guineas,
pearl and white: phoasants, all varie-
ties; and pea fowls. will receive one
half the cash premium awarded other
winners, but the entry fees are the
same.
J. Harry Wolsieder will he Judge,
and Charles C.. Speakman. superinten-
1ent. The assistants will be Charles
Simmons. Jr. and Frank NJ. Smith.
The entry fee for poultry in the
Lpen classes is so cents for each
specimen in competition and 81 for
each breeding pen.
Prizes for all standard bred poultry
in the open class will be:
First prize, 50: second prize. ST.
third. fourth and fifth prizes, ribbons
when there are three or more birds in
class When there arc two birds in
class. first prize. 81 second, third
fourth and fifth prizes, ribbons. When
one entry in q class one-half OF the
entry fee will be returned, in addition
10 ribbon.
On four or more entries i'm per
class. first prize. So; second prize. 81
Three or two entries in a class, first
prize. SO: second prize. 81; one entry
in pen class. one-half Of entry fee re
turned.
Special Premiums.
The Delaware State Fair Associa
lion offers:
One cup for the best display O
Rocks.
One cur for the best display q
Wyandottes
one cup for the best display G
Rhode Island Reds
Ouc cup TOT lht uNnN NiopiN9 1
he Asiatic Glass.
One cup for the best display
The Mediterranean Glass.
One cup for the best display /
he French Glass.
One cup for the best display i
he English Glass.
One cup for the best display G
Bantams.
One cup for the best display j
Nom STANDARD Bred Glasses.
One cup for the best display
Ducks
The above specials are to be CON
peted for as per rule 1S, OF the Poultr
Department Rules, which are as 70
lows; I'm order to compete for dis
play premium the exhibitor so con
peting must make an entry Of four {
more single specimens and one pen.
r. Coleman dupont offers SO
cash for the jargest number OF bit
ribbons won by a Delaware exhibito
With The POultrymen.
Frank Toppin. OF Thirty-drst al
Van Buren, streets, has purchase
several White Wyandottes from WI
liam j. Loveless Of this city.
Mr.. Loveless also reports haviI
sold a number OF fancy Wyandott
to David B. Jones, the well known c
erer
Charles c. Speakman has sever
Hamburgs on exhibition in the displ'
windows of l.. S. Fell, Fourth al
Shipley streets.
With poultry selling at p cents p'
pound. wholesale. in the local COZ
mission market. it is said that chic
ms next winter will bring the highe
price ever asked for in this section
George II. Spackman has purchase
pair Of Black Cochin Bantams. fro
L. S. Fell. The birds were bred
Miss Ruth Dale. of Thirty-ffth al
Market streets
With the Diamond State Homh
Pigeon Association reporting an i
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