The Monroe journal., 1922-12-22
PREMIUM LISTS FOR THE
POULTRY SHOW READY
Loving Cups Will Be on Display Next
Week-Show 10 Open Jan. 5th
Many Entries Expected

On Tuesday. 100 copies of the prem.
ium list announcing the annual show
of the Union County Poultry Assoei-
alton were mailed to prospective ex-
hibitors in this and adjoining states,
and others are being distributed
among Union county breeders VINO
expect to compete for the silver cups,
ribbons, and special premiums at the
lag show which opens January 9Th.
Sublication of the premium list was
delayed about two weeks owing to
the unusually large volume of adver-
tising received from Monroe mer-
chants and business houses, who have
been most liberal in their support OF
the Association. The premium list
this year is an attractive booklet of
II pages, containing the show rules,
list of cups and special premiums,
and complete information regarding
the show, and is distributed free to
all who apply for copy.
The store room occupied by the
Monroe Furniture and Auction Co.,
in the rear of H. G. Nash's store has
been secured to house the exhibits,
ana will provide an ideal location
for the show. Visitors will be ad-
mitted through Mr.. Nash's store fac
ing the court house square, and will
find no trouble in locating the show
as the publicity committee plans to
have a large banner across the front
of the building announcing the fact
That Monroe's poultry show is in
progress.
Allen G. Oliver, in charge of Poul-
try Clubs in North Carolina, is book
ed for lectures at 300 p. m, and
500 p. m. on Saturday, Jan. 9th, and
is expected to draw large crowds.
Mr.. Oliver is acknowledged to be a
leader in his particular field, and is
credited with accomplishing great
results in wakening interest in the
breeding of better poultry in this
state. When Mr.. Oliver accepted his
present position few years ago, a
farm flock of standard bred poultry
was about as scarce as millionaires
in Goose Greek township, but today it
is not unusual to see well bred flocks
Of Leghorns, Wyandottes, or Ply
mouth Rocks scattered about the
farm buildings and fields in any Sec
tion of our state, due largely to Mr.
divers efforts to convince our farm
ers that good poultry does pay. Fol-
lowing the show, Mr.. Oliver plans to
spend week in the county with
Farm Demonstrators, T. j. w. Broom,
organizing Boys and Girls Poultry
Clubs, and will make every effort to
assist farmers who expect to go more
extensively into the breeding of
poultry.
Judge James P. Kerr, of Haw Riv.
er, N. c., who will judge the show,
is another expert of wide experience
in this line of work, and is one of the
Oldest judges in the South licensed
by the American Poultry Association,
For thirteen years Judge Kerr was
in charge of the Poultry Department
at the Mississippi Experiment Stat
ION, and for the past ten years has
been connected with the North Caro-
lima State College and Experiment
Station at Raleigh. Judge Kerr has
also been successful as breeder of
exhibition Barred Plymouth Roc'is,
Rhode Island Reds, and Brown Leg.
horns.
The silver cups offered by the Rot
airy AMI kiwanis Clubs, the Monroe
Hardware Company, the Gordon In
suranc. & Investment Company, and
Be!k Erothe"s will be placed on dis
rlay at the W. J. Rudge Company's
store within the next few days, and
are expected to attract much .atten-
tion. Mr.. P. B. Stratton, district
entative of the Purina Mills is
making arrangements for a large and
attractive displaying of the laying
mash, scratch feed, and other foods
manufactured by his firm, and the
Pratt Company, of Nework, N. j.,
another large manufacturer of poul-
try feeds and supplies, will also have
an exhibit. Several of the poultry
journals and farm papers will have
representatives at the show to take
subscriptions and help keep things
moving.
Copies of the premium list may be
obtained from II, p. Dillon or Chas.