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BIG POULTRY SHOW COMES TO CLOSE AT 11 P. M Mrs. Butts a Visitor. Mrs T V. Butts, of Columbus one of the many out-of-town vl at the show. Mrs. Butts did not an entry at this show, but she wot and fourth cock, first cockerel and und pullet at the Columbus show Egg Carrier Comes With Fifteen Egg§ Successful Breeder Is Larkin Hill, Ji No. 1 is spconi Barrorl Hock cook owned by Hod .Tones, Fitz- trcrald, Ga. No Breakage in Trip From Rochester to Atlanta—Devices Attract Much Attention. Lakewood Heights Lad Leads With Sweepstakes Cockerel Langshan In Children's Department. The rgs carrying deyice display at the poultry show of the Star Egg Car rier and Tray Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N. Y., has attracted a great deal of attention. F. D Meade, who is manager of the display, shows an egg carrier containing fifteen eggs, sent from Buffalo, N. Y., by parcel post, and arriving In Atlanta in perfect con dition, covering a distance of about 1,200 miles. Following announcement of prize win nings, Mr. Meade took a great many orders. His devices are intended to preserve the eggs from breakage. One feature is the baby chick box for ship ping live ohlck8. The factory at Rochester is the only one of its kind making a specialty of egg-handling devices. The concern spent ten years perfecting two of Its egg carriers. lairkln N Hill, Jr. (if Lakewood Heights. Is the proud possessor of a long string of prizes on Black farngHhans. both In thrt big ihow and in the chil dren's class Out of ten entries In the big show, his Black J^angshan* won third pen, second cockerel, first and second pullet und fifth cock. On three entries in the children's show he won sweepstakes cooker* 1, first and second cockerel and third pullet lairkln Hill. Jr., is only 14 years old, and Is one of the most enthusiastic hoy- breeders in the South ials Jubilant Over Success and \* Greater Exhibits lor Next Year—Out of-Town Folk Are Fast Departing. Hapevllle, East Point and Buckhead. Friday’s attendant*© was by far the best of the exhibition, and was very gratifying to the officers of the poul try association. It was noted in this connection that the poultry show did not draw Immense crowds on the average, but J. M. Poole, secretary, declared that he expected next year's exhibition to prove much better in this respect. It has been proposed to provide at future show s for some kind of musical entertainment in order to give an added zest to the display of birds. "The people must be entertained,” declared a show official, "or they won’t come out in great numbers, no matter how high class the show. If we could provide some lively mii9ie I think there would be a great differ ence in the figures. And it goes with out saying that much more interest in poultry would be the result. When it is considered that the hen does more than any other single Industry In feeding the world, the importance of taking good care of chickens and in having as many of them as possible is apparent.” Reduced admission to school chil dren has been announced for the show Saturday, and it is expected that hundreds will avail themselves of the opportunity. Teachers will accom pany the young folks and instruct them In the ways of poultry The annual show of the Southern International Poultry Association ia all but over. It will close Saturday night at l o’clock, and most of the exhibitors will depart for the Bir- minghaw show, which opens Monday. The Tampa show is set for December 29-iJanuary 3, and the poultrymen will in many instances go from Birming ham to Tampa. A summary of award® of the judge** at the poultry show* reveals the fact that Georgia birds got the largest number of firsts and seconds, which was not altogether expected, in view of ihe large number of entries from New Jersey. Ohio. Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Flor ida and other States. The firm of Thomas Cook & Sons, of Scotch Plains, N. J., for instance, took ten firsts with their single Or pingtons and various pens. The Al drich farms of Ohio w r ere large win ners, and the South Carolina, Ala bama. Mississippi and Tennessee chicken farms took enough prizes and ribbons to make it interesting foi Georgia. A feature of the winnings lay in the fact that Atlanta chickens did unusually well. Usually the large chicken farm in the city proper is a rarity, but out in the suburbs there are many thriving establishments, particularly at College Park, Decatur. Winner* from Columbia. I. L. Allison, of Columbia. S C., won second prize with a Black Orplng ton cockerel and fourth with a lien In White Orpingtons he grit a fourth for Cockerel. His total of single entries was Mr UlllM 1 I th< prize at the recent Columbia show for the English class, and the same at a taler show* In Darlington, b C No. 14 is-Oold- en Wyandotte cock heading first pen in Children T s De partment, own ed by Mark E. .lohnson, No. 7fi Reecher street, Atlanta. exhibition Bar red Rock ('ock- erel. owned by Georpe R. Bar rv, Jr., Rome, Ga. Proprietor of Farm at Buckhead Makes Good Record—Cock and Cockerel First. No. 11 is sec ond White Leg horn cockerel, owned by Model Poultry Farm, Colbert, Ga. Writers Representing Publications Keep Crowds in Good Humor. Some Old Visitors. No. 4 is Rlack Orpington cock heading Sweep- stakes pen of shpw owned by Mtr. L. P. Eber- liardt, Elberton, Ga. No. 8is ex hibition White Wyandotte pul let, valued at Stoddardville Poultry Farm, Pied mont avenue and Ivy road, half a mile north of Buckhead, were big winners in iPartridge Plymouth Rocks, cap turing eight prizes out of ten entries The winnings were first cock and first cockerel. The last-named birds were never beaten, having been shown three times this year. First and third hens, second and third pullets, and first and second pen were other Stoddardville Farm “pickings.” The proprietor of the Stoddardville Farm is William J. Stoddard, who has been active in automobile racing, but he is now more interested in raising fine chickens. Mr. Stoddard says he Is not trying to supply the trade, but is raising chicks for recre ation. He has a fine place near Buckhead, with plenty of acreage for chicken runs and lots of green stuff for the chickens. There is also a world of water on the place and Mr. Stoddard expects each year’s brood to be bet ter than the last. Aside from the numerous poultry exhibitors ht the show, tm* poultry Journal men have had quite a per formance of their own. Seated be hind tables, they have distributed hundreds of copies of their publica tions to people Interested In poultry, ami have taken many subscriptions. The coming of these Jolly members of the poultry journal world is al ways hailed with pleasure In Atlan ta. With most of them the visit to Atlanta Is nothing new. They* have been coming for years. Tak? U. B. Williams, representing The Southern Poultryman (Dallas), and The W est ern Poultry Journal (Cedar Rapids), for instance. Mr. Williams is always a conspicuous figure at locul poultry shows. Ruddy-complexloned and wearing a broad-brimmed soft hat, he Is easily picked out as a poultry expert. Then F. A. Ooodlin. who Is another "old reliable,” who Is noted for his smile and good humor. Let him tell the story himself: "I have been attending Atlanta, poultry shows six years, and travel regularly in ten States. It is always a pleasure to come back to Atlanta and observe the big growth of the city, and to notice the quickened in terest in poultry*. The hen is a mighty factor in our civilization. Without her our cost of living would indeed be a serious proposition. And, by the way. Bud, The Industrial Hen, of Knoxville, Is the best poultry journal hereabouts.” O. Tom Hallman, of Charlotte, heard this and said, "With the excep tion of The Reliable Poultry Jour nal, of Quincy, Ill.” Mr. Hallman Is an exclusive breeder of single-comb White Leghorns. He has been at tending Atlanta poultry- shows the last five years C. M. Sanderson, of Birmingham, representing Practical Poultry (Bir mingham), is another of the writers who tell the public about fowls. Mr. Sanderson’s publication is only in its second year, and yet It has gath ered a substantial following, and as serts that It is one of the few poul try papers which issues a sworn statement of circulation. One of the features of this paper for November is a discussion of why an acre of ”egg producers” is as good as an acre of cotton, corn, hay or alfalfa. The Industrial Hen is in it£ tenth year. A discussion of poultry dis eases and the substitution of grains other than corn for food are two of the features of the Thanksgiving number. No. 12 is Buff Orpington cock heading first pen, owned by Mrs. J. M. Hart, College Park, Ga. No. 9 is ‘Ty Cobb,’ owned by Mrs. P. T. Calloway, Wash i n g t o n, Ga. No. 10 is •Quality King,’ owned by Al- drick Farm, Co lumbus, 0. No. 15 is first Part ridge Rock pul let, owned by G. W. Hughes, Atlanta. No. 16 is first White Rock cock own- ?d by Mrs. W. A. Sharp, Col lege Park, Ga. Total of 76 Points Best Show Record The Aldrich Poultry Farm, of Co lumbus, Ohio, and Mr. L. P. Eber- hardt, of Elberton, got a combined score in Orpingtons of 76 points at the Poultry Show, against a total for all other competitors of 70 points, ac cording to the figures of E. S. Aid- rich. The winnings showed first and sec ond pen, first, second and third pui- let, first, third and fourth hen, sec ond cock and thir dand fourth cock erel. One of the best exhibits in the show Is that of the Aldrich farm, showing its “Quality King,” a mag nificent cock and sire of a pen of beautiful pullets. "Quality King” is one of the bigerest and heaviest birds in the show and his plumage is per fect. He has drawn crowds wherever he has been exhibited. "Quality King” Is an exhibition bird only and wag not in the competition for prizes at the Atlanta show. He was first cockerel at the Madison Square Garden show- in New York In 1911, and w-as on display there In January of this year. He cost his owners $1,000 and is generally sup posed to be the finest White Orping- ton living. ris, of Atlanta Big Variety Shown By Mrs, J. M. Hart Gome cock own Mrs. J. M. Hart, of College Park, had a magnificent entry of Wyan- dottes, consisting of 114 birds and eleven varieties. She also entered some Buff Orpingtons. Her winings were as follows: On Black Wyandottes, first, second, third, fourth and fifth cockerel; first, second, fourth, fifth hen; first, sec ond, third, fourth and fifth pullet. On Columbian Wyandotte, first, sec ond, third, fourth fifth hen; first, sec ond, third, fourth pullet; first pen. On Silver Wyandotte, fifth cockerel, first hen, second cock, third pen. On Silver Penciled Wyandottes, first, second, third, fourth pullet; first, sec ond, third, fourth, hen; first cockerel, first pen. On Partridge Wyandottes, third cock, fourth and fifth pullet. On White Wyandottes, third and fourth pen. On Buff Wyandottes, first, sec ond, third, fourth, fifth cock; first, second, third, fourth and fifth hen. On Buff Orpingtons, first pen, fifth cockerel. Tate, Elberton Rhode Island White cock owned bv II, L. Buffs Won Third. In recent announcement of winners in single-comb Buff Orpingtons it w-as stated that Norris & Bass, of At lanta, got fourth pullet. The winning was third pullet. Poultry Show Notes No. 5 is first Silver -Laced Wyandotte pul let, owned by Pope M. Long, Cardova, Ala. 18 is White Rock cock head ing first pen, owned t5y Pat terson Farm, Fitzgerald, Ga. i Lands Bring Good Prices at Auction Sales—Old Estates Are Subdivided. George R. Berry. Jr., swept the boards on Barred Rocks In the Children's De partment. winning first cock, first hen. first cockerel, first pullet. unable to display her birds at the At lanta Show. No. 17 is second prize Barred Plymouth Rock exhibition cock erel, owned by W. G. Norman, Griffin, Ga. No. George R. Berry, of Rome, made three entries in Barred Plymouth Rocks, win ning on every entry. He also had on exhibition the Bared Hock cock which is pronounced by all a bird of phenom enal barring. On account of delays, this bird was received too late to compete. Mr. Berry refused $100 for this fowl. Ask Red Jones, of Fitzgerald, how he came out at the Poultry Show and he will feel for his cigars. Mr. Jones got second cock in Barred Plymouth Rocks, fourth hen. fifth pullet-bred cockerel in the main show and first pen. second hen and second pullet in the children’s department. JACKSON. Dec. ('*. More than $40,- (HM) worth of farm lands were sold at public sales this week, this being by far the largest real estate transfer of the season. The property ranged in price from $26 per acre to $66 per acre. The Beauchamp farm of more than 335 acres, near Jackson, sold at an aver age of more than $50 per acre. Among the property sold were 300 acres of S E. Glass estate lands for $10,800, 154 acres of Mrs Mattie Lee Wall's estate for $26 per acre, 102 acres of W \\ Weaver's estate for $53 per acres and 335 acres of Beauchamp lands for more than $18,500 \ poultryman frequently risks a good deal on entering only on© pen in a show. He may get a first, second, third, fourth, and. again, he may get noth ing and be obliged to explain to his friends and customers. Of course he picks his best individual birds and thus enters his best pen, but his showing is so small that It Is apt to attract much less notice than it would otherwise. At least this is the effect on visitors, al though it may not be on the judges. W E. Ellis, of Greenwood. S. C.. pre ferred to make only one pen entry. He • staked his all” on a bunch of White Plymouth Rocks and the result was that he took first prize. Good for Mr. Ellis, whose average is thus 1.000! Pumpkin Pies Win Silver Pitcher Prize 'Passenger' Pigeons Found in Michigan One of the best exhibits in Orping tons was that of J. W. Fincher. Jr., of Buchanan. Mr. Fincher drew second hen and second pullet Black Orpingtons, first and fourth hen. White Orping tons. ami first pen in the children’s department. Since Mr Fincher had only six en tries in this department, he captured all the prizes possible, the only failure to place being a pen in the main ex hibit. ridge Wyandottes here last year. lanta. Mr. Morris captured first pen in a competition of eleven. He also had on exhibition a beau tiful White Wyandotte pullet, which is the last word in Wyandotte. A look convinces that she is in a class by herself. This bird is typical of Morris’ ideal ®train and is valued at $1,000. Long, of Cardova. Ala. Mr. Long’s ex hibit consisted of 22 birds. His win nings were as follows: First, second, third, fourth and fifth pullet. First, second, third, fourth cockerel. First, third, fourth, fifth cock. third, fourth, fifth hen. wtyich were shown Mrs. W. A. Sharp, of College Park, entered nine beautiful birds, and her winnings were first and fourth cock, first, third, fourth hen. Her cock bird has been shown at three differ ent shows, and has always taken first prize. Mrs. Sharp is more than de lighted at her showing. She is one of the best women breeders of White Rocks in the section. Wh« n it - omes to having clajny Whit« Wyandottes, you will have to tip your hat to M. F. Morris, of At- WEST ( HESTER, PA.. Dei 6. “Corn night” at Newtown Square Grange attracted a large- gathering of the grangers and their families. Beaides the fine display of golden ears of com there were on exhibition choice truck and orchard ; roducts. The feature of the show was the display of pumpkin custard pies i.i competition for the silver pitcher of fered by W. Spence Harvey and w hi h ^as won by Mrs. William Menden hall, of near Castle Rock®. LANSING. MICH., Dei 6.—Accord- ing to a r ort received by State Game Warden Oates a flock of pas senger pigeons has been found in Em met County. Naturalists, it is said, have asserted that passenger pigeons were extinct in this countin', although plentiful about 3u years ago. if the report is confirmed, every effort will be made by the State to protect the birds. Second First and second pen. Silver cup for best Silver male Wyan dotte in show. Silver cup for best female Silver Wy andotte. Silver cup for best display. Three club ribbons for best display of Silver Wyandottes that have ever been on display in the Southern States. Mr Long is also a breeder of Part- First Pen Prize. iam MncPherson. of Athens, is ing the congratulations « f friends winning the first pen prize for 1 Plymouth Rocks, having only llry. The male head of this pen vinner of many cups at various Mr.- 1’ 11 Middlebrooks, of Yates- ville, was among the out-of-town visit ors At the Folurnbus show she won first pen White Leghorns, second for best pen of Ixghorns in show, second pen "f Barred Rocks in pen. second • oik. fourth hen and first pen of Indian Runner ducks Mrs. Middlebrooks was One of the best displays of Silver Dance Wyandottes ever exhibited in lo cal poultry shows was that of Pope M. many Barred Rock breeders.