The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
Annual Poultry and Pet
Stock Show is Opened at
the Armory With Large
Entry List.
MANY COUNTIES CONTRIBUTE
Prize Birds From All Counties in
Southern Wisconsin Make Up the
Six Hundred Entries Of What
Promises Successful ShGw.

All in their best bib and tucker,
without a single frozen comb or sin
gle misplaced feather the chicken
gentry Of Kenosha county and South
ern Wisconsin was doing its prettiest
up at the Armory this afternoon in
anticipation of the opening Of the an
nual show of the Kenosha County
Poultry and Pet Stock Association this
evening.
It is going to be q great opening
night for the Kenosha Association as
more birds are on the floor than ever
before and the show is declared to
promise a greater success than any
show ever held in this section of Wis
consin. More than six hundred entries
had been received when President Au-
gust Barth of the Association began
placing the chickens in the coops this
morning. Large coops of prize chick
ems had been shipped IN from Lake
Geneva, Racine, Delavan, Milwaukee,
Madison, Waterford and Waterfowl.
There were famous peI1s Of many varie-
| ties Of chickens, and turkeys and ducks
and geese and the show promised to
be more representative Of the various
classes than ever before. Judge r. W.
SturdevaRt who arrived this morning
was aiding in tie arrangement of the
show and he viii start the work Of
judging early Thursday morning and
By Thursday night many Of the coops
WILDE dying the many colored ribbons
showing that the birds in them have
won the honors Of the show.
The long lines of coops have been
arranged on the main floor of the
Armory and the coping has beer bet
fer done this year than ever before.
People interested in real chickens are
going to have a real delight during
the last three days Of the week. While
the pens coming from other counties
and other states would make a notable
exhibit there has been added to these
the finest display that Kenosha county
| raisers have ever made in show.
Of prime interest is the fact that
fifty two children from the farms Of
Kenosha county are exhibiting the
prize stock of the farm yards of Ke-
nosha county. The Juvenile depart
ment Of the show is under the direc-
tion of the Kenosha County Council of
Defense and prizes have been offered
to the children for displays in the
various classes.
1t Is going to be the greatest show
we have ever staged in Kenosha' said
President Barth this morning. stReal-
| ly have seldom seen such q wonder
full display Of poultry. The classes
are so well filed and the stock is in
such perfect condition that it is a real
delight to handle it. People in Ke-
nosha interested IN chickens of this
kind can get a real education here.
In addition to the show of the prize
birds the educational exhibits are of
especial merit this season. We hope
that The people will take advantage Of
this show because we believe that it
is the best show to be given in this
section this year.
Judge sturdevant who is in eharge
I'of awarding the prizes is a Judge Of
national reputation in the poultry bust
ness. His awards will carry great
weight fer the winners of the prizes.
The show will be open from this eve
ming until Saturday evening.