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CLOSE AT II P. M
Mrs. Butts a Visitor
Mrs. T. V. Butts, -
1 'me of the many <
at the show. Mrs. .
an entry at this show
anti fourth cook, r...,:
I ond pullet at the Columbus
Egg Carrier Comes
With Fifteen Eggs
Successful Breeder
Is Larkin Hill, Jr
No. 3 in
cock liea<l-
niff f i r h t
l> i* n Bar-
r <> d I’ly-
iii o u t h
I lock, own
ed by Wil-
I i am M.
Mac Ph ar
son. A t h-
ons. Ga
of Columbus
out-of-town vi
Hutts cll,l not
■ tv, but she wot
first cockerel and
No Breakage in Trip From Rochester
to Atlanta—Devices Attract
Much Attention.
Lakewood Heights Lad Leads With
Sweepstakes Cockerel Langshan
in Children's Department.
No. 13 is
Swcpp stakes
White Orping
ton cock of
show, owned by
William Cook &
Son, S c o t c h
Plains, N. J.
The egg-carrying device display at
the poultry show of the Star Egg «’ar-
rltr and Tray Manufacturing Company,
Rochester, N Y., has attracted a great
deal of attention. F. D. Meade, who is
manager of the disp : ay, shows an egg
carrier containing fifteen eggs, sent
from Buffalo, N. V.. by parcel post,
and arriving in Atlanta in perfect con
dition, covering a distance of about 1,1.00
miles*.
Following announcement of prize win
nings, Mr. Meade took a great many
orders. His devices are intended to
pt>* erve the eggs from breakage. One
feature is the baby chick box for ship
ping live chicks.
The factory at Rochester is the only
ore of its kind making a specialty of
egg handling devices. The concern
spent le!i years perfecting two of its
egg carriers.
I^arkin X. Hill. Jr., of Lakewood
Heights, is the proud puss* *sor of a long
string of prize - <>n Black l^angshans,
both in the big show ami in the chil
dren’s class. < nit of ten entries in tic*
big show, bis Black Ijing^huns won
third pen. second cockerel, first and
second pullet and fifth cock.
< n three entries In the children's
show be won sweepstakes cockerel, first
and second cockerel ami third pullgt.
I.nrkln Mill, Jr., Is only 14 years old.
and is one of the most enthusiastic boy
breeders in the South.
ials Jubilant Over Success and r
Greater Exhibits for Next Year—Out
of-Town Folk Are East Departing.
Hapeville, East Point and Buckhead.
Friday's attendance was by far the
best of the exhibition, and was very
gratifying to the officers of the poul
try association. If 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 shows for some kind
of music al 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 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 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 is
all but over. It will close Saturday
night at 1 o’clock, and most of the
exhibitors will depart for tli» Bir-
rninghaw ?how, which opens Monday.
The Tampa show is set for December
29-January 3, and the poultrymen will
in many instances go from Birming
ham to Tarn pa.
A summary of awards 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
C’asolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Flor
ida and other States.
The firm of Thomas Cook & Sons,
of Scotch Plains. N. J., for instance,
took ten Arsis with their single Or
pingtons and various pen??. The Al
drich farms of Ohio were large win
ners, and the South Carolina, Ala
bama. Mississippi and Tennessee
chicken farms took enough prizes end
ribbons to make it interesting for
»Georgia.
A feature of the winnings lay in
he. 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,
Winners from Columbia.
E. L Allison, of Columbia, S. C.,
won second prize with a Black Orplng
■'•n cockerel and fourth with a hen.
in White Orpingtons he got a fourth for
cockerel. Ills total of single entries was
nine. Mr. Allison won tl •• sweepstakes
prize at the recent Columbia show for
the English class, and the same at a
Utter show in Darlington, S. C.
No. 14 is Gold
on Wyandotte
cock heading
first pen in
Children’s De
partinent, own
ed by Mark E.
Johnson, No. 76
Beecher street.
Atlanta.
No. 2 is first
exhibition Bar
red Rock Cock
ercl, owned by
George R. Bar
ry, .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 Black
btoddardville Poultry Farm, Pied-
j raont avenue and Ivy road, half a mill,
i north of Buckhead, were big winner*
I in Partridge Plymouth Rocks, cap-
| taring eight prizes out of ten entries
I The winnings were first cock amt
j first cockerel.
The last-named birds were never
beaten, having been shown thr* 1
times this year. First and third hens.
| second and third pullets, and first and
second pen were other Stoddardville
l Farm “pickings.” \
Orpington cock
heading Sweep
stakes pen of
show owned by
Mrs. L. P. Eber
hardt, Elbert on.
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 poult ry 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 C. B.
Williams, representing The. Southern
Poultryman (Dallas), and The West
ern Poultry Journal (Cedar Rapids),
for instance. Mr. Williams is always
.i conspicuous figure at local poultry
shows. Ruddy-complexloned and
wearing a broad-brimmed soft hat,
he is easily picked out as a poultry
• •Xpert.
Then F. A. Goodlln, who Is another
"old reliable." who is noted for his
-mile and good humor. Let him tell
the story himself:
"1 have been attending Atlanta
poultry shows six years, and travel
regularly in ten States. It Is always
.i pleasure to come back to Atlanta
and* observe the big growth of the
• ity, 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 thip 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 neon at
tending Atlanta poultry shows the
last five yeftrs.
C. M. 8anderson, of Birmingham,
representing Practical Po”k r v (Bir
mingham), Is another of the writers
who tell the public about fowls. Mr.
Sanderson's publication 1h 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 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.
No. 12 is Buff
Orpington cock
heading first
pen, owned by
Mrs. J. M. Hart,
College Park,
Ga.
jBpjk
■
hibition Whitt
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-
<I rick Farm, Co
lumbus, O. No.
tr> is first Part
ridge Rock pul
let, owned by
G. W. Hughes,
Atlanta. No. If!
is first White
Roek eoek own
'd by Mrs. W.
A. Sharp, Col
lege Park, Ga.
Wyandotte pul
let, valued a t
$1,000
bv M.
Total of 76 Points
Best Show Record
owned
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 Poultrv 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-
11 ■ 1 *i i"-n, 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 bigirest and heaviest birds
in the show and his plumage is per
fect. He has drawn crowds wnerever
he has been exhibited.
"Quality King” is 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 nnd is generally sup
posed to be the finest White Orping
ton living.
Atlanta
Big Variety Shown
By Mrs. J, M, Hart
Gome cock own
Airs. 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 pe:
On Silver Wyandotte, fifth cockerel,
first hen, second cock, third pen. On
Silver Penciled Wyandotte®, first,
second, third, fourth pullet; first, sec
ond, third, fourth, hen; first cockere;
first pen. On Partridge Wyandotte'
third cock, fourth and fifth pullet. On
White Wyandottes, third and fourth
pen. On Buff Wyandottes. first, sec
ond, third, fourth, fifth cock; firs
second, third, fourth and fifth hen
On Buff Orpingtons, first pen. fift 1
cockerel.
•L;,a.
Tate, Elberton
Rhode Island
White cook
owned bv H. L.
Danville, Ga
HP
m
mm
0m
891 x4cres Are Sold
For $40,000 Total
No. y is tirst
Silver -Laced
Wyandotte pul
let, owned by
Pope M. Long,
ardova, Ala.
18 is Wlnt'
Roek eoek head
ing first pen
owned ay Pat
tersou Farm,
Fitzgerald. La-
Farm Lands Bring Good Prices at
Auction Sales—Old Estates
Are Subdivided.
George U 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 B a r r e d
Plymouth Rock
exhibition cock
erel. owned by
W. G. Norman,
Griffin, Ga. No.
George R. Berr.\. of Rome, made three
entries in Barred Plymouth Hocks 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.
Ask Red Jones, of Fitzgerald, bow 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.
. Dev. 6 More than $40,-
•f farm lands were sold at
this week, this being by
,vst real estate transfer if
The pioperty ranged in
26 per acre to $66 per acre,
amp farm of more than 335
Jackson, sold at an aver-
■ than $50 i>er acre,
e prop* rty sold were 300
E. Glass estate lands for
.-»•:* - « ; Mrs Mattie I^ee
• !•>! >_** per acre, 103 acres
\ caver's estate for $53 per
acres • f Beauchamp lands
Pumpkin Pies Win
Silver Pitcher Prize
'Passenger' Pigeons
Found in Michigan
deal on entering only <
show. He may get a first
fourth, and, again, he may get noth
ing and be obliged to explain to bis
friends and customers. Of
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,
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
“staked his all” on a bunch of \
Plymouth Rocks and the result was that i d<
he took first prize
Good far Mr. Ellis, whose average is
thus 1.000!
ne pen in a
second* third,
i Long, of Cardova. Ala. Mr. Long’s ex
hibit consisted of 22 birds. His win-
•ourse he ! nings were as follows:
First, second, third, fourth and fifth
pullet.
; First, second, third, fourth cockerel,
i First, third, fourth, fifth cock,
i Second, third, fourth, fifth hen.
* He first and second pen.
White j Silver cup for best Silver male Wyan-
te in show.
Liver cup for best female Silver Wy-
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,
tirst and fourth hen, White Orping
tons. anti tirst 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
lanta. Mr. Morris captured first P r!
in a competition of eleven.
• He also had on exhibition a l>«£.
tifu! White Wyandotte pullet, ,
is the last word in " y an ,,] a .
look convinces that she is
by herself. This bird is ■ L ^ a
Morris’ ideal strain ana
$1,000.
Eight Out of Ten w ' nne,s ,
G. W. Hughes, of Atlanta, ce^
f?>-m h out*K"ok° f £,«
second, third and fifth c ^ third
cock, second and fourth t p f ten
pen. Mr. Hughes won eight
which 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. Airs. 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 having classy
White Wyandottes. you will have to
til* your hat to M. F. Morris, of Ad-
WEST < HESTER, PA.. Dec. |
lorn night” at Newtown Square in,
range attracted a large gathering G.
the grangers and their families. j
• aioeB tl:* fine display of golden i-ars s ni
’ corn there were on exhibition
ioice truck and orchard roducts. j h‘ J
The feature of the show was the 1 \\.
ispl&y of pumpkin custard pies in D j
omjvetitlon for the silver pitcher of.
r’vn by W. Spann- liars. \ w i s n
l
I - 1- of near castle Hu' ky i.
n fount;
First Pen Prize,
Mrs. B H. Middlebrooks, of Yates-
ville. was among the out-of-town visit
ors At the Columbus show she won
first pen Whit** Leghorns, second for
best pen .J I/Oghcrns in show, second
I pen <>t Barred Rocks in pen. second
I eoek. fourth ben and first pen of Indian
j Runner ducks Mrs Middlebrooks was
it glut
andotte.
Silver cup for best display.
Three club ribbons for best display of
Silver Wyandottes that have ever been
ii .iisplax in he Southern States
Mr Long is also a breeder of Part-
One of the best displays of Silver
Lance Wyandottes ever exhibited in lo
cal poultiy shows was that of Pope M.