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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. BIG POULTRY SHOW COMES TO CLOSE AT IIP. M. No. 1 is second Barred R o c k cock owned by Red .Tones, Fitz gerald, Gs. No. :t is cork head ing first pen liar- red Ply- ru o nth Rock, own ed by Wil- I i a in M, Mac Phor- son, A t li ens, Ga. No. 2 is fim exhibition liar- red Rock Cock erel, owned by George R Bar ry', .Jr., Rome, Ga. Successful Breeder Is Larkin Hill, Jr. Lakewood Height* Lad Leads With Sweepstakes Cockerel Langshan In Children's Department. I .Ark In N Hill, .f r . of Lakewood Heights, Is the proud possessor of a Ring string of prlr.es cti Hlsrk F^ngst .« > both In th* big show and Iri the <• h i I - dren’s rlass Out of ten entries In ll.e, big fTiow, his Black JaingKhanr w«*n third pen, second cockerel, first anti j second pullet and fifth cock. On three entries In the chlklrer show lie won sweepstake.* cockerel, first and second cockerel and third pullet j fArkln Hill, Jr., 1h only 14 yearn old. I and la on* of the most enthusiastic hoy j breeders In the South Winners from Columbia, i. L Aihson, of Columbia, 8 v* • ri second prise with u Black Orpin g ton cockerel and fourth with a lien In White Orpingtons he got a fourth for Cockerel. His total of single entries was nine. \Jr. Allison won the ewerpstak*- -> prize at the recent Columbia show for the English class, and the same at a tater eh'rw In Darlington, F. C. Writers Representing Publications Keep Crowds in Good Humor. | Some Old Visitors. Aside from the numerous poultry exhibitors at the show, the 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, and 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. Take O. B. Williams, representing The Southern Poultryman (Dallas), and The West ern Poultry Journal (Cedar Rapids), for instance. Mr. Williams is always a conspicuous figure at local 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, 111.” 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, renresentinv Practical Poultry (Bir mingham), is another of the writers who tell the public about fowls. Mr. Sanderson’s publication is only in its second y*.vr, 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 <>f why an acre of "egg producers” is as good as an acre of cotton, corn, hay or alfalfa. The Industrial Hen is in its 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. IN STRONG COMPETITION Officials Jubilant Over Success and Predict Greater Exhibits for Next Year—Out- of-Town Folk Are East Departing. The annual show of the Southern International Poultry Association is • H but over. It will close Saturday night at 1 o’clock, and most of the exhibitors will depart for the Bir- rnlnghaw show, which opens Monday. The Tampa show is wet for December 29-January 3, and the poultrymen will in many instances go from Birming ham to Tampa. A summary of award# of the judges 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 the 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 were large win ners, and the South Carolina, Ala bama, Mississippi and Tennessee chicken farms took enough prizes and ribbons to make it interesting for (Georgia. A feature of the winnings lay in the fact that Atlanta chickens did unusually well. Usually' the large chicken farm in tho city proper is a rarity, but out in the suburbs there are many thriving establishments, particularly at College Park, Decatur, Hapeville, East Point and Buckhead. Friday’s attendance was by far the best of the exhibition, and was very gratifying to the officers of tho poul try association. Tt 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 u future shows for some kind of musical entertainment in order to give an added zest to the display of I rdg "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 wo could provide some lively music 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 an.v other single Industry in feeding the w'orld, 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 Egg Carrier Comes With Fifteen Eggs No Breakage in Trip From Rochester to Atlanta—Devices Attract Much Attention. The egg carrying device display at the poultry show of the Star Egg Car rier and Tray Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N. Y., has attracted a groat 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 Jn perfect con- diiion, 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 chicks. 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. „ J*™- 5 utt * a Visitor. Mrs T V. Butts, of Columbus, « u °r e .v, of l he m ¥i y out-of-town visitors at the show Mrs. Butts did not hsve an entry at this show, but she won first and fourth cook, first cockerel and sec' ond pullet at the Columbus show. No. 13 is Sweep stakes White Orping ton cock of show, owned by William Cook & Son, Scotch Plains, N. J. No. 14 is Gold en Wyandotte cock heading first pen in Children’s De partment, own ed by Mark E. Johnson, No. 76 Beecher street, Atlanta. No. 4 is Black Orpington cock heading Sweep- stakes pen of show owned !>y Mrs. L. P. Ebcr- hardt, Elberton, Ga. No. 8is ex hibition White Wyandotte pul let, valued at $1,000, owned by M. P. Mor ris, of Atlanta. No. 7 is Pit Gome cock own ed by Z. A. Tate, Elberton, Ga. No. 6 is Rhode Island White cock owned by H. L. D. Hughes, Danville, Ga. trw u k No. 11 is sec ond White Leg horn cockerel, owned byModel Poultry Farm, Colbert, Ga. No. 12 is Buff Orpington cock heading first pen, owned by Mrs. J. M. Hart, College Park, Ga. .. •••,.< No. 5 is first Silver -Laced Wyandotte pul let, owned by Pope M. Long, Cardova, Ala. 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 ed 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 pul 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 biggest and heaviest birds in the show and his plumage is per fect. He has drawn crowds wherever he has been exhibited. "Quality King" 1r an exhibition bird only and was 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 was 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. Proprietor of Farm at Buckhead Makes Good Record—Cock and Cockerel First. p Stoddardville Poultry Farm. Pied mont avenue and Ivy road, half a mile north of Buckhead, were big winners in Partridge 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 h-e 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. Big Variety Shown By Mrs, J. M. Hart Mrs. J. M. HaTt, of College Park, had a magnificent entry' of Wvan- 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. Buffs Won Third. In recent announcement of winners in single-comb Buff Orpingtons It was stated that Norris & Bass, of At lanta, got fourth pullet. The winning was third pullet. Pumpkin Pies Win ‘Passenger’ Pigeons Silver Pitcher Prize Found in Michigan WEST CHESTER, PA.. Dec. 6.— “Corn night” at Newtown Square Grange attracted a large gathering of the grangers and their families. Besides the fine display of golden.ears of corn there were on exhibition choice truck and orchard products. The feature of the show was the display of pumpkin custard pies in competition for the silver pitcher of fered by W. Spence Harvey and whirl) was won by Mrs. William Menden hall, of near Castle Rock*. RANKING, .MICH., Dec. 6.—Accord. Ing to a r ort received by State Game Warden Oate* 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 country, although plentiful about 30 years ago. If the report is confirmed, every effort w ill be made by the State to protect the bird*. 891 Acres Are Sold For $40,000 Total Farm Lands Bring Good Prices at Auction Sales—Old Estates Are Subdivided. JACKSON, Dec. 6.—More than $40,- 000 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 aero to $66 per acre. The Beauchamp farm of more than 336 acres, near Jackson, sold at an aver age of more than $50 per acre. Among the property sold were 300 acres of S. i:. Glass estate lands for $10,800, 154 acres of Mrs. Mattie Lee Wall s estate for $26 per acre, 102 acres of W. W. Weaver s estate for $53 per acres and 335 acres of Beauchamp lands for more than $18,500. First Pen Prize. William MacPherson, of Athens, is receiving the congratulations of friends upon winning the first pen prize for ! Barred Plymouth Rocks, having only I one entry. The male head of this pen [was winner of many cups at various i shows. The pen is pronoun < d a beauty by * many Barred Rock breeders. Poultry Show Notes George R Berry, Jr., swept the boards on Barred Rocks in the Children’s De partment. winning first cock, tlrst hen, iirst cockerel, first pullet. 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. 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, and first pen in the childrens 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. Mrs B. H Middlebrooks, of Yates- ville, was among the out-of-town visit ors. At flic Columbus show she won first pen White Leghorns, second for best pen of leghorns in show, second pen ot Barred Rocks in pen, second cock, fourth hen and first pen of Indian , Runner ducks. Mrs. Middlebrooks was unable to display her birds at the At lanta Show. George R. Berry, of Rome, made three entries in Barred Plymouth Rocks, win ning on every entry. He also had on exhibition the Bared Rock 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. A poultryman frequently risks a good deal on entering only one pen in a show . He may get a first, second, third, fourth, and, again, he may get noth ing and he 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 judge’s. 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, w'hose average Is thus 1.000! One of the best displays of Silver Lance Wyandottes ever exhibited in lo cal pouluy shows was that of Pope M. No. 17 is second prize Barred Plymouth Rock exhibition cock erel, owned by W. G. Norman, Griffin, Ga. No. Long, of Cardova, Ala. Mr. Long's ex hibit consisted of 22 birds. His win- nlngs were as follow’s: First, second, third, fourth and fifth pullet. First, second, third, fourth cockerel. First, third, fourth, fifth cock. Second, third, fourth, fifth hen. First and second pen. Silver cup for best §ilver 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- i 18 is White Rock cock head ing first pen, owned t5y Pat terson Farm, Fitzgerald, Ga. ridge Wyandottes. which were shown here last year. 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 bifd 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. When it comes to hnving classy White Wyandottes, you will have to tip your hat to M. F. Morris, of At lanta. Mr. Morris captured first pen in a competition of eleven. He also had on exhibition a beau tiful White Wyandotte pullet, w'hich is the last word in Wyandotte. A look convinces that she is in a class by herself. This bird ip typical of Morris’ ideal gtrain and is valued at $1,000. Eight Out of Ten Winners G. W. Hughes, of Atlanta, certainly got his share of prizes on Partridge Plymouth Rocks, winning first pullet, second, third and fifth cockerel, seoond cock, second and fourth hen and third pen Mr. Hughes won eight out of t#u entries. ^