The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-10
FINAL REPORT OF
POULTRY SHOW
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS $500 Of
FGRED IN PRIZES $66.65 AWARDED
NO EXHIBITS FOR SOME GLASSES.

lnelr Will De general meeClnS OF
the Carroll County Poultry Associa-
ton Wednesday evening, December Is,
at 7.30 in the County Agents Office. All
interested in poultry are urged to at
tend. The following statement con-
cerning the recent Show has been sub
mitted by Thomas w. Kemp, President
of the Association.
To the Editor: / wish to submit
through you to the people of Carroll
County a report of the committee of
arrangements having II charge the re-
cent Poultry Exhibit, but before doing
so l would like to present few gen
eral facts concerning the Carroll
County Poultry Association This AS
sociation was formed in 1919 at the
instigation of our County Agent, but
it did not begin to function until this
year when it staged the Poultry Show.
held III conjunction with the County
exhibit All the arrangements for the
poultry exhibit were separate and dis
tinct from the agricultural exhibit and
were carried out by the association.
When the show opened on November
II, we had on our roll only 21 mem
bers. The show was arranged by a
very small band of dyed-in-the-WoOl
poultry fanciers who were determined
that the poultry industry of the county
should be organized. IC was necessary
to call upon the public-spirited citi-
zens and business men for financial
aid and they responded nobly-they
made the show possible. In turn the
show has made the future of the Car
roll County Poultry Association pos
sible and therefore, in a very true
sense. The public spirited citizens and
business men have presented the poul-
try industry of the county with an in
strument of unestimable value. 1t is
now up to the poultry raisers of the
county to employ this instrument in
the proper manner. There is now on
the rolls Of the Association more than
100 members and it should no longer
be necessary that s or 10 persons car
ry the burden of it's affairs.
To the exhibitors at the recent show
wish to say that although the show
was made possible by the public spir-
tied citizens it was rendered success
/ full through the response Of the pouf--
/ try breeders. Those OF us who engine
cred this enterprise We're really as
tonished at the display made and the
unselfish spirit shown by the eXhib-
tors. A summary of !he work of the
committee of arrangements follows
Cash contributions amounting to $131
were received from the following
Hon. Wade H. D. WaTGeld, Senator R.
Smith Snader, B. F. Shriver & Co,
Smith & Reifsnidar, Westminster
Realty & Insurance CO. o. ID. Gilbert,
Herbert j. Essich, G.. Irving KrOh, DR..
H. M, Fitzhugh, George Schrade, Will
liam E. Frock, Stoner & Hobby, Otto
/ F. Leist, Millard H. Weer, Chenc'
) e. 10 Cent Store, Farmers & Mechan-
les National Bank, Louis E. Shriver,
Thomas w. Kemp, Edgar c. Iingling,
First National Bank, Norris Mitten,
Jos. L. Matthias. Jos. S. Myers, z. n.
iSamois, Smith & Yingling, H. Rosen-
stock, C. A. Baile, George Osborne,
Delco Light Co.. G. Y. Lockard, H. H.
Harbaugh, Matthews e Myers, Georg
Hunter, DR.. G. Lewis WetZel, Farmers
Feed & Fertilizer Co., Westminster
News Co., Chris. Schnauble, VIM. A.
Arthur and Mayor Howard e. Koontz.
Those who donated articles for
prizes were Farm PoweraC Westmin
ster Hardware Co., Fl. ]. Jones, John
w. Humbert, A. M. i1orine, JOS. B.
Boyle, A D. Leister, ReXall Drug Co,
/ Englar & Sponseller las. H. Cassell,
Shreeve & Schaeffer, Thos. Zile, VIM.
E Frock, Herr & Babylon, ]. W.
Skunk, Times Publishing Co., Sharrer,
Gorsuch & Starr, Edgar K. Fleagle,
VIM. N. ,Keefer, Farmers Feed & Fer
tilizer Co., D. S. Gehr, George A. Shrin
er, Clinton n Myers, D. F. Shipley,
Jr., Krcop Bros, Blamberg Bros,
John NJ Weigle and Cutris Publishing
Co, Baker Grocery.
The cooping of the show cost $6S.35;
printing cost ofsribbons and incidental
expenses $6055; fees and expenses of
judges $16.50; total expenses $145.50.
Their was offered in cash prizes
$50, including the cost Of cups; Of this
amount $6665 was awarded; it was
impossible to award $23, on account
of the fact that many entrants failed
to make a display, which consisted
of 8 entries, thus placing themselves
out of competition. For instance in the
i White Leghorn Glass, one of the larg-
est classes in the show, their was not
a single display, AMI $3.50 offered for
display in this class could not be
awarded. The committee recommends
that this amount be retained in the
treasury of the association as fund
for similar cash prizes at the next
show.
/ The thanks of the association is due
Mrs. Chas. S. Shirk and Mr. c. N
Myers, of Hanover, for the use Of
coops, and Messrs. Thomas, Bennett
& Hunter for hauling coops from
Taneytown. The committee also
wishes to acknowledge the valuable
services rendered by the newspapers
of the county in giving the show pub
licity. 1t will be Motel that their has
been no charges made for services
and labor, all members of the commit
tee and other members and fanciers
gave many hours of time and labor
to the enterprise with out one cent
! of cost. The committee feels that
the Yoeman's work III Capt John N.
Weigle, who gave mary hours to
mounting and arranging coops, and
Mr. Pow o. IInnlra WI .aofoH q cI1nnr-