The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-26
POULTRY SHOW
SILVER PRIZES
Many Cups Offered This Year To
Exhibitors of Fancy Stock.
Ribbons and Cash Also.
Rules For Exhibition

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the large number of cups, ribbons ant
cash prizes which are to be Offered
this year.
The First National Bank of May
Landing tenders a silver trophy cul
to be contested for by the Poultr.
Associations of Atlantic County ant
to be awarded to the association max
ing the best display. The organiza
ton winning it each year shall have
possession and the organization win
ming the cup three TIMES shall be 1T
permanent owner.
The Linwood Poultry Association
offers a silver cup for the best utility
S. C. White Leghorn in the show.
United States Senator Walter E
Edge offers a silver cup for the besr
utility male in the show.
United States Senator Walter e
Edge offers a silver cup for the bes'
utility pen.
United States Senator Walter E
Edge offers a silver cup for the bes1
pen exhibited by a girl or boy under
sixteen. Boys and girls competing
for this cup must write age on entry
blank.
The following rules will govern the
exhibits:
The poultry department will have
classes for standard exhibition birds
which will be judged strictly in &C
cordance with the American STANDARD
of Perfection. The utility classes
will be judged on the basis of the
utility score card laid down by the
New Jersey Experiment Station.
Entries close Thursday, August "a
Judging starts 10 a. m. August 81
Show room will be ready for reception
of exhibits on August 80. Those not
received by August 81, at 9 a. m. may
be debarred from competition. All
specimenssshould be in single~coops,
or else properly divided when more
than one specimen is shipped in same
coop.
All expenses of transportation must
be prepaid and all specimens entered
at risk of owners. The greatest care
will be taken of all specimens, but
the association will not be responsible
for any accident, mistake, loss or
damage, from whatever cause aris-
ing, the specimens being at the sole
risk of the exhibitors, but they will be
fed, watered and cared for by expert
enced attendants. Every effort made
to return them in as good condition
as when received. Watchmen will be
kept on duty day and night.
Judging will be by comparison.
Five ribbons will be awarded in all
classes worthy of honor.
No prize will be awarded on an In
worthy specimen.
There must be at least three entries
in a class. If not, first prize ribbon
will be awarded and second money
paid.
The association reserves the privi-
lege of substituting another judge in
a case OF a Judge listed being unable
to o~ficiate.
There will be no class number
Therefore it is essential that you
write plainly and in full the name OF
variety you intend to enter and state
its age and sex on entry form.
Exhibitors shipping their exhibits,
should place their name and address
es on the coops in addition to the
shipping tags, as an additional securl-
ty for identification.
To help guard against mistakes, all
specimens should be banded; the band
number. the number of specimens
shipped and the number of coops in
the shipment stated on each shipping
tag and also on the entry form.
No advertising will be allowed on
coops until the judging is over. Send
advertisement to secretary if not able
to be personally present, and he will
see that the advertising is placed on
the proper coops.
Definition of terms: The term cock,
a male bird Matched previous to 1922.
The term cockerel, a male bird hatch
ed in 1922. The term hen, a female
bird Matched previous to 1922. The
term pullet, a female bird Matched in
1922. The term old pen, four hens
and one cock. The term, young pen,
four pullets and one cockerel.
No specimen shown singly can com
pete in pen, or vice versa.
Entries positively close Thursday,
August "a, and should be sent in as
long before that date as possible.
The State of New Jersey Is contrib
uting approximately $4,000 to the
premium list, all of which is being
placed ON Standard Exhibition Class
es.
The management reserves the right
to reject any entry.
The Utility Department of the At
lantic County Fair is the biggest Util-
ity Poultry Show in New Jersey. We
are striving to make it the n real