The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-09
MANY PRIZES WON
BY FITZGERALD
CHICKENS
Members of Fitzgerald Poultry Asso-
citation Get Highest Recognition at
Florida State Fair.

c1atlon yet highest Recognition at
Florida State Fair.
The Florida State Fair, which has
just closed. had as it main attraction
a poultry display, which attracted
national attention. This being the
season of the year when thousands of
northern people make for Florida,
poultry fanciers from many northern
states attended, and leading men in
the business, when interviewed by
representatives of The Times Union,
the leading paper in Florida, express
ed themselves freely in praise OF the
extensive display of poultry
George I. Tippen, president of the
Missouri Poultry Breeders Associa-
ton, said yesterday: Il do not hest
tate to go the distance, no matter how
tar, to see good poultry show, and
III coming to Jacksonville | have
been doubly surprised. You have the
classiest show, both in quality and
numbers, | have seen in long time
Your arrangement and management
is perfect"
w. B. Carter, of Racine, Wis, said:
1T is wonderful, Florida has set a
pace that will be hard for any state
to keep. have visited the shows held
at Atlanta, Louisville, Knoxville, Ma
con and Memphis, and you have the
neatest arranged, best conducted, best
managed show ] have seen. The
quality and number Of fowls exhibited
exceed any show of the cities | have
visited, and Florida has golden op.
portunity if she but realizes it,"
Ii1dna Chorfac N:xo.,
ton, n. j., who officiated at the show,
was loud in his praise. This is my
first trip to Florida. | just had to
come to see your great state and can
celled several offers of Judging at the
large Northern shows to be with you
have never seen more genuine quail
lty than is displayed in your exhibit
ton and the numbers far exceeded my
expectations.
Lee Maxey, representing the Pou1-
try Tribune, of Mount Morris, ILL.,,
said, We'll, boys, it's my business to
visit them all and | have done so. l
have seen some dandy ones, especially
the big Louisiana show, but you have
that great show beat. ! only wish
J. w. Watt, the editor of our journal,
was here to write up your exhibition
through the columns of the Tribune"
10 win recognition in such COM
pany requires class, and Fitzgerald is
really proud of the distinction it's To-
cal poultry breeders have earned for
themselves and their town. Here are
the prizes won by our poultry fan
ciers:
RED" Jones
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Largest and best display from any
state outside of1Florida- $50 i'll gold.
End best display of any one variety.
$780,
Best display of Barred Plymouth
Rocks-$1O.
Best display of Barred TAOIN
..-zed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Best Cockerel in Southern States.
Sweep stake offered by the Ameri-
can Poultry Association-golda medal
Light cocks g in class 3rd.
Dark cocks 90 in class) LIST and
3rd a
Light cockerels g in class list and
3rd
Dark cockerels go in class End
and 4th
Light hens az in class LIST and End
Dark hens az in class 1st and End.
Light pullets III in class End and
Dark pullets 90 in class End and
4th.
Light pens g in class End.
Dark pens 6 in class3 End
White Wyandottes-1st, End, 3rd,
4th and 5th Cockerels.
Pullets, LIST and End pens.
w. R. Skinner
White Leghorns
Best display of any one variety
$50 in gold
Best display of White Leghorns-
$1,000
Best cockerel in show-gold medal
Cocks GA in class) 1st, End and 5th
Cockerels (15 in class) 1st.
Pullets Q5 in class) 2nd 3rd and
5th.
Pens e in class End and 5th.
]. P. Patterson.
White Plymouth Rocks
Cockerels 90 in class) 1st and 3rd.
Pullets 90 in class lst, 3rd, 4th and
5th
Pens 6 in class End and 4th.
Cocks C in class) LIST, End, 3rd and
o. ]. McCrary.
Rhode Island Reds (Single Comb).
Hens 90 in class) 1st.
Pullets (18 in class 3rd.
Pens a in class 4th.
G. S. Wilcox
Hens 90 in class 4th and 5th.
Pullets Q8 in class End.
Pens a in class) 3rd