P O U L T R Y --- E X H I B I T S. C. M. LLEWELLYN, Beaver City, Nebr. Superintendent in Charge. There were about 500 birds on exhibition. The exhibit of poultry was small and unsatisfactory to both exhibitors and the Department of Exhibits. This was believed by the superintendent of the Live Stock Exhibits to have been due to the fact that the sup erintendent for this branch of exhibits was not appointed earlier that it might be known in time who was to have the actual charge of the Poultry Department and emphasizes the fact that exhibitors must know who is to have charge of the exhibit and care of the birds before they will make entries or forward them for exhibition. Theodore Hewes of Trenton Missouri, and L. P. Harris of Palmyra, Nebraska are authority for saying that the birds presented for scoring were of the highest merit and would have made a good report in any line of competition. Mr. C. M. Llewellyn of Beaver City, Nebraska was, at a late day appointed superintendent of this branch of exhibits and did everything in his power to make the exhibit a success. From years of acquaintance with him I know him to be both capable and energ etic; that the exhibit should have been so small was not chargeable to him and I desire to tender my thanks for the thorough and systematic manner of his conduct of these exhibits. The rules under which exhibits of poultry and pigeons were solicited and received and a list of those to whom awards were made is given next below. P O U L T R Y. Each exhibitor must forward with his application for entry 50 cents for each bird he proposes to exhibit, to pay for the feeding and care of the same. All poultry offered for admission under an entry from the United States will be examined by a committee of three, who shall return to the exhibitor any bird which, in their opinion, is inferior, sick, out of condition, or which will not score 85 points in its class, according to the American standard of perfection. No one exhibitor of poultry will be allowed to enter more than four birds, i.e. one cock, one hen etc., of any one breed and but one breeding pen (one male and four females) of any one breed. (b) One cockrell, one pullet, pen checks i.e. one cockrell and four pullets. (c) Poultry from foreign countries will be admitted under the rules governing the admission of fowls at competitive displays in said countries. Birds will be scored according to the American standard of perfection. Heaviest pair of capons. Each exhibitor will be required to furnish their own exhibition coops, of standard size, viz: for chickens twenty inches deep, 30 inches long and 30 inches high; for pens 24 inches deep, 30 inches high and 48 inches long; for turkeys 36 inches deep, 36 i nches long and 48 inches high; for ducks, 30 inches deep, 30 inches high and 36 inches long; for geese 36 inches deep, 36 inches high and 48 inches long. Poultry exhibits were classified and designated as follows: Class I American Class IX Bantams other than Game Class II Asiatic Class X Turkeys Class III Mediterranean Class XI Ducks Class IV Polish Class XII Geese Class V Hamburgs Class XIII Ornamental Class VI Mixed Class XIV Pet Stock Class VII Miscellaneous Class XV Minor Pets Class VIII Games and Game Bantams Awards were made under the findings of Theodore Hewes, Trenton, Missouri and L. P. Harris of Palmyra, Nebraska as follows: C l a s s I. AMERICAN. COCK, BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Frank Patton, Surprise, Neb. HEN, B.P. ROCKS. 1st Premium $3.00 Frank Patton, Surprise, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 W. A. Irwin, Tecumseh, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. COCKRELL B.P.R. 1st Premium $3.00 A. A. Anderson, Boone, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 Frank Patton, Surprise, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 Southwick & Barclay, Friend, Neb. PULLETT, B.P.R. 1st Premium $3.00 Edward Irwin, Tecumseh, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 A. A. Anderson, Boone, Ia. 3rd " $1.00 W. A. Irwin, Tecumseh, Neb. PEN, P.B.R. 1st Premium $4.00 A. A. Anderson 2nd " $3.00 Frank Patton 3rd " $2.00 Southwick & Barclay COCK, WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 L. P. Thomas, Warrensburg, Mo. 2nd " $2.00 J. W. Gibson, Norfolk, Neb. HEN, WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $2.00 Mrs. S. E. Beckwith, Mt. Pleasant, Ia. 3rd " $1.00 L. B. Thomas, Warrensburg, Mo. 4th " J. W. Gibson, Norfolk, Neb. COCKREL, WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Mrs. S. E. Beckwith 2nd " $2.00 Southwick & Barclay 3rd " $1.00 L. B. Thomas 4th " J. W. Gibson PULLET, WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $2.00 Mrs. S. E. Beckwith 3rd " $1.00 L. B. Thomas 4th " J. W. Gibson PEN, WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 1st Premium $4.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $3.00 Mrs. S. E. Beckwith 3rd " $2.00 L. B. Thomas 4th " J. W. Gibson COCK, BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Oliver C. Link, Lincoln, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. 3rd " $1.00 W. J. Gow, Norfolk, Neb. 4th " L. P. Harris, Palmyra, Neb. 5th " J. A. Steel, Surprise, Neb. HEN, BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 L. P. Harris, Palmyra, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 J. A. Steel, Surprise, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 Lindley B. Hanna, Columbus City, Ia. COCKRELL, BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $2.00 J. A. Steel PULLETT, BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $2.00 L. P. Harris 3rd " $1.00 J. A. Steel 4th " W. J. Gow 5th " Oliver C. Link PEN, BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 1st Premium $4.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $3.00 Lindley B. Harma 3rd " $2.00 W. J. Gow 4th " J. A. Steel COCK, BUFF WYANDOTTES 1st Premium $3.00 H. C. Young, Lincoln, Neb. HEN, BUFF WYANDOTTES 1st Premium $3.00 H. C. Young, Lincoln, Neb. COCKRELL, BUFF WYANDOTTES. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay, Friend, Neb. PULLET, BUFF WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay PEN, BUFF WYANDOTTES. 1st Premium $4.00 Southwick & Barclay 2nd " $3.00 H. C. Young, Lincoln, Neb. COCK, GOLDEN WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Casper Dice, Roca, Neb. HEN GOLDEN WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Caspet Dice, Roca, Neb. COCKREL GOLDEN WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 Frank O. Green, Des Moines, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. PULLET GOLDEN WYANDOTTE. 2nd Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. PEN GOLDEN WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $4.00 J. C. Kasper, Clay Center, Neb. 2nd " $3.00 C. A. Cook COCK, WHITE WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 W. A. Irwin, Tecumseh, Neb. HEN, WHITE WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 W. A. Irwin COCKREL, WHITE WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 W. A. Irwin PULLETT, WHTIE WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 W. A. Irwin 2nd " $2.00 P. H. Gossard, Mo. Valley, Ia. COCKREL, SILVER WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 F. T. Giddings, Mo. Valley, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 P. H. Gossard, Mo. Valley, Ia. PULLETT, SILVER WYANDOTTE. 1st Premium $3.00 E. T. Giddings 2nd " $2.00 P. H. Gossard 3rd " $1.00 David Larson, Wahoo, Neb. C l a s s I I. ASIATIC. COCK, LIGHT BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 Casper Dice, Roca, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 O. D. Talbert, Omaha, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 A. C. Killian, Wahoo, Neb. HEN, LIGHT BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 O. D. Talbert, Omaha, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Mrs. Phil Crockett, Coin, Ia. 3rd " $1.00 Casper Dice, Roca, Neb. 4th " A. C. Killian, Wahoo, Neb. 5th " McKee & JOnes, Des Moines, Ia. COCKEREL, LIGHT BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 A. D. Talbert, Omaha, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Casper Dice, Roca, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. PULLET, LIGHT BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 O. D. Talbert 2nd " $2.00 A. C. Killian 3rd " $1.00 McKee & Jones 4th " Casper Dice PEN, LIGHT BRAHMA. 1st Premium $4.00 O. D. Talbert 2nd " $3.00 Casper Dice 3rd " $1.00 A. C. Killian COCK, BLACK LANGSHAN 1st Premium $3.00 W. G. Goodin, Friend, Neb. HEN, BLACK LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $3.00 W. G. Goodin COCKEREL, BLACK LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay, Friend, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 W. G. Goodin 3rd " $1.00 Estella S. Vaughn, Council Bluffs, Ia. PULLETT, BLACK LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $3.00 W. G. Goodin 2nd " $2.00 Southwick & Barclay 3rd " $1.00 Estella S. Vaughn PEN, BLACK LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $4.00 W. G. Goodin 2nd " $3.00 Southwick & Barclay COCKREL, WHITE LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay PULLETT, WHITE LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $3.00 Southwick & Barclay PEN, WHITE LANGSHAN. 1st Premium $4.00 Southwick & Barclay COCK, DARK BRAHMA. 1st Premium 43.00 A. A. Anderson, Boone, Ia. HEN, DARK BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 A. A. Anderson COCKEREL, DARK BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 A. A. Anderson PULLET, DARK BRAHMA. 1st Premium $3.00 A. A. Anderson PEN, DARK BRAHMA. 1st Premium $4.00 A. A. Anderson PULLET, PARTRIDGE COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 W. A. Irwin, Tecumseh, Neb. COCK, BUFF COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 ---------- 2nd " $2.00 McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. HEN, BUFF COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones COCKREL, BUFF COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 William Powers, Clay Center, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 McKee & Jones PULLET, BUFF COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 William Powers 2nd " $2.00 McKee & Jones PEN, BUFF COCHIN. 1st Premium $4.00 William Powers COCKREL, WHITE COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 P. R. Longfellow, Wahoo, Neb. PULLET, WHITE COCHIN. 1st Premium $3.00 P. R. Longfellow C l a s s I I I. MEDITERRANEAN. COCK S.C. WHITE LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 E. E. Green, Beatrice, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Leon C. Hungtington, Omaha, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 J. Cook Johnson, Omaha, Neb. HEN, S.C. WHITE LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 Milton C. Furst, Adair, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 E. E. Green, Beatrice, Neb. 3rd " $1.00 J. Cook Johnson, Omaha 4th " Leon C. Huntington, Omaha COCKEREL, S.C. WHITE LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 Milton C. Furst 2nd " $2.00 E. E. Green 3rd Premium $1.00 J. Cook Johnson PULLET, S.C. WHITE LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 Milton C. Furst, Adair, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 E. E. Green 3rd " $1.00 J. Cook Johnson 4th " Leon C. Huntington PEN, S.C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 1st Premium $4.00 Leon C. Huntington 2nd " $3.00 J. Cook Johnson COCK, BLACK MINORCA. 1st Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. 2nd " $2.00 Chas. Ross, Omaha, Neb. HEN, BLACK MINORCA. 1st Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook 2nd " $2.00 Chas. Ross COCKREL, BLACK MINORCA. 1st Premium $3.00 Chas. Ross 2nd " $2.00 C. A. Cook PULLET, BLACK MINORCA. 1st Premium $3.00 Chas. Ross 2nd " $2.00 C. A. Cook PENS, BLACK MINORCA. 1st Premium $3.00 C. A. Cook 2nd " $2.00 Chas. Ross COCK, BUFF LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 L. P. Harris, Palmyra, Neb. HEN, BUFF LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 L. P. Harris, Palmyra 2nd " $2.00 Southwick & Barclay, Friend COCKREL, BUFF LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 L. B. Harma, Columbus City, Ia. 2nd " $2.00 Southwick & Barclay 3rd " $1.00 L. P. Harris 4th " McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. 5th " A. G. Duncan, Independence, Mo. PULLET, BUFF LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 L. P. harris 2nd " $2.00 A. G. Duncan 3rd " $1.00 Southwick & Barclay 4th " Lindley Benson Harma PEN, BUFF LEGHORN. 1st Premium $4.00 L. P. Harris 2nd " $3.00 Southwick & Barclay COCKEREL, S.C. BROWN LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 David Larson, Wahoo, Neb. PULLET, S.C. BROWN LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 David Larson PEN, S.C. BROWN LEGHORN. 1st Premium $4.00 David Larson COCK, WHITE LEGHORN, ROSE COMB. 1st Premium $3.00 A. C. Killian HEN, WHITE LEGHORN, ROSE COMB. 1st Premium $3.00 A. C. Killian, Wahoo, Neb. COCKEREL, WHITE LEGHORN, ROSE COMB. 1st Premium $3.00 Casper Dice 2nd " $2.00 A. C. Killian PULLET, WHITE LEGHORN, ROSE COMB. 1st Premium $3.00 Casper Dice 2nd " $2.00 A. C. Killian PENS, WHITE LEGHORN, ROSE COMB. 1st Premium $4.00 A. C. Killian COCK, BLACK LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 David Larson, Wahoo, Neb. HEN, BLACK LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 David Larson PULLET, BLACK LEGHORN. 1st Premium $3.00 David Larson C l a s s I V. POLISH. No entries in this class. C l a s s V. HAMBURGS. COCKEREL, S.S. HAMBURG. 1st Premium $2.00 A. A. Madson, West Branch, Ia. PULLET, S.S. HAMBURG. 1st Premium $2.00 David Larson, Wahoo. 2nd " $1.00 Mrs. D.Larson, Wahoo, Neb. 3rd " $ .75 A. A. Madson, West Branch, Ia. C l a s s V I. MIXED. No entries in this class. C l a s s V I I. MISCELLANEOUS. COCK, AMERICAN DOMINIQUES. 1st Premium $3.00 C. C. Lazarus, Omaha, Neb. PULLET AM. DOMINIQUES. 1st Premium $3.00 C. C. Lazarus, Omaha, C l a s s V I I I. GAMES AND GAME BANTAMS. COCK, BLACK BREASTED R.G. BANTAMS. 1st Premium $3.00 Fred Curtus Arthur, Stuart, Ia. HEN BLACK BREASTED R.C. BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones, Des Moines, Ia. COCKREL BLK BREASTED R.G. BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones PULLET BLACK BREASTED R.G. BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones 2nd " $2.00 Fred Curtis Arthur 3rd " $1.00 David Larson, Wahoo, Neb. COCK, CORNISH INDIAN GAME. 1st Premium $3.00 John Skinner, Spiker, Neb. HEN, CORNISH INDIAN GAME. 1st Premium $3.00 John Skinner COCKEREL, CORNISH INDIAN GAME. 1st Premium $3.00 John Skinner 2nd " $2.00 Edwin Bird, Calloway, Neb. PULLET, CORNISH INDIAN GAME. 1st Premium $3.00 John Skinner, Spiker, Neb. PEN, CORNISH INDIAN GAME. 1st Premium $4.00 John Skinner COCK, BERCHEN GAME BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones HEN, BERCHEN GAME BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 McKee & Jones COCKEREL, RED PYLE GAME BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 E. T. Giddingsn, Mo. Valley, Ia. PULLET, RED PYLE GAME BANTAM. 1st Premium $3.00 E. T. Giddings C l a s s I X. BANTAMS OTHER THAN GAME. COCK, GOLDEN SEABRIGHT BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 Leon C. Huntington, Omaha HEN, GOLDEN SEABRIGHT BANTAMS 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green, Des Moines, Ia. 2nd " $1.00 Leon C. Huntington COCKEREL, GOLDEN SEABRIGHT BANTAMS. 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green PULLET, GOLDEN SEABRIGHT BANTAMS. 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green COCK, BUFF COCHIN BANTAMS. 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green HEN, BUFF COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green COCKEREL, BUFF COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $1.00 Frank O. Green PULLET, BUFF COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 Frank O. Green HEN, BLACK COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 E. T. Giddings, Mo. Valley, Ia. COCKEREL, WHITE COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 E. T. Giddings PULLET, WHITE COCHIN BANTAM. 1st Premium $2.00 E. T. Giddings C l a s s X. TURKEYS. COCK, MAMMOTH BRONZ TURKEYS. 1st Premium $6.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. HEN, MAMMOTH BRONZ TURKEYS. 1st Premium $6.00 C. A. Cook COCK, WHITE HOLLAND. 1st Premium $6.00 C. A. Cook, Salem, Neb. 2nd " $4.00 H. A. Cameron, Schuyler, Neb. HEN, WHITE HOLLAND. 1st Premium $6.00 H. A. Cameron 2nd " $4.00 C. A. Cook C l a s s I X. DUCKS. COLORED MUSCOVY DUCKS. 1st Premium $6.00 H. A. Cameron, Schuyler, 2nd " $4.00 " " " " CAYUGAS, DUCK. 1st Premium $6.00 H. A. Cameron PEKIN, DUCKS. 1st Premium $6.00 A. H. Morrow, Council Bluffs, Ia. C l a s s X I I. GEESE. No entries in this class. C l a s s X I I I. ORNAMENTAL. No entries in this class. C l a s s X I V. PET STOCK. No entries in this class. C l a s s X V. MINOR PETS. No entries in this class. SWEEPSTAKES. 1st Premium $10.00 W. G. Goodin, Friend, Neb. 2nd " $ 6.00 O. D. Talbert, Omaha 3rd " $ 4.00 David Larson, Wahoo, Neb. P I G E O N S. Each exhibitor must forward with his application; for entry 50 cents for each bird he proposes to exhibit, to pay for the feeding and care of the same. Premiums will be withheld where specimens are of inferior quality. Specimens must be named with what the exhibitor believes to be their correct titles: all known synonyms (provincila or otherwise) may be added. Birds entered in a wrong section will be excluded from competition. All specimens must be exhibited in their natural condition. Quality, beauty of plumage, purity of race and uniformity in markings will be required in each instance. Entries shall consist of single birds of the following varieties: Pouters, Carriers, Short Faced Tumblers, Barbs, Fan Tails, Jacobins, Turbits, Owls and Russian Trumpeters. All other varieties will be entered in paris, one male and female constituting a pair. Exhibitors will not be allowed to enter more than two specimens in any one section, i.e. two cocks, two hens, etc. All birds entered for competition must be the property of the exhibitor. The right is reserved to the Superintendent of the Department of Live Stock to return to an exhibitor any bird that in his judgment is inferior. The Pigeon exhibits were classified and designated as follows: Class I Carriers. Class XII Chinese Owls. Class II Pouters. Class XIII Tail-Marked Owls Class III Pigmy Pouters. Class XIV Trumpeters. Class IV Barbs. Class XV Fan Tails. Class V Short Faced Tumblers Class XVI Orintal Frills. Class VI Short Faced Bald Heads. Class XVII Turbits Class VII Long Faced Tumblers. Class XVIII Magpies. Class VIII Inside or Parlor Class XIX Swallows. Tumblers. Class XX Priests. Class IX Jacobins. Class XXI Nuns. Class X English Owls. Class XXII Dragoons. Class XI African Owls. Class XXIII Various. Class XXIV Homers (Open Class) Class XXV Homers (Record Class)