The billboard (Jan-June 1899)

(!' Li 1 a n i l| II- 1* ii *fHE BILLBOARD II ejMbitipn, men should not be allowed to filch it away in handfuls for seed. Live stock should nave that protection from weather which is necessary to make it comfortable and safe. It implies that all promises made by the management shall be carried out to the letter. If certain places of prominence have been assigned to an exhibitor because of the extensive character of his exhibit these he should get, provldin- his exhibit reaches the grounds and can be put in place within the time limit. It implies that good food should be secured for the live stock and also good water. Animals in show con- dition are fed noon the best of food while at. home. Force them to feed upon a second quality of hay at the fair and their well-doing is hindered. Judging should be done at the time ltated when it is possible to have It so done. Prizes won have a money value to the winner over and above the actual prize money, Each premium is an advertisement, and to the winner is a matter of more or less moment that he be allowed to use it as such at the earliest moment possible. Delay- ing the awarding of prizes may do a serious wrong to the exhibitor. The exhibitor has a right to look for fair and competent Judging. It may have taken him months to prepare his exhibit, which usually represents a considerable outlay, when, after all this expenditure of time and money the award Is made by an incompetent man. or what is infinitely worse, an untrust- " worthy man, and in consequence is wrongly placed language can not easily express the extent of the injury done to the exhibitor, who has not been fairly dealt with. Honesty of purpose, competency, and moral courage are the three great requisites in a Judge, and the man who is lacking in any of these should never be asked to award pre- mlums at a fair. The first of these qualities will impel the man to do what is right. The second will enable Mm. to- do it. and the third will keep him from the fear of eiving offense to prominent or influential exhibitors by his decisions. Such men may not be num- «"-ous. but they do exist in all lines of life. These men should be sought out for the work and these only. Just here the caution may be Riven to keep clear of men who are anxious to engage in the work of judging. Be suspicious of the man who arks for this, and be doubly sus- picions of that man who fortifies his anpli- cation by forwarding testimonials to the high* character of his work. Good judges natur- ally shrink from the great responsibility which it entails, but these are the very men whom we should seek to do it. To secure such men, the heads of the de- partments should look well ahead. To leave the choice of Judges to a late hour, or to de- pend solely on picking them up on the ground ,1s a hazard that should never be taken. There Is no work connected with any department of the exhibit that should re- ceive such careful attention from the head of that department, and the more disinter- ested the Judge, the more valuable are his services. The man who is chosen to make awards upon several beef breeds is more likely to make disinterested awards if he has no present investment in any one of them, and men who have reputation to sustain for the knowledge which they possess are more likely to make disinterested awards than those who come less prominently before the public. Among the latter. I believe, are the professors of our schools of agriculture. Practical breeders and exhibitors may not at present, however, agree with me in the state- ment that much of the best judging at our fairs in the future will be done by the teach- ers and pupils of our agricultural colleges. Time must determine. In any event, every effort should be made to secure for the exhibitor fair and comnrt=nt judging. If he does not get it. he is wronged; In fact, he is robbed. If the fault rests with the designing judge, he is the robber: and it the designing judge has been placed there through any carelessness on the part of the head of the department, he is a participator in the robbery. We can not well imagine any wrong that can be perpetrated on an ex- hibitor at a fair that will exceed that of unfair judging. Hence, there is no duty de- volving upon the board of managers that should receive more attention; and. if nec- essary, no reasonable expense should be spared in order to secure judges that are above renroPCh. The exhibitor has a right to expect prompt payment of awards. True, the receipts of the fair are contingent on the gate monev. and the gate money is largely dependent upon favorable weather. A rainy day or two may so shrink the receipts that the fair financially will prove a failure. Its treasury may soon be empty, but such contingencies do not re- lieve the fair association of responsibility any more than they relieve the individual, pud they should be provided for in advance. The published premium list is a bona fide offer to pay certain money to prize winners at a certain time. »nd at the specified time they cu'ht to be paid; hence the wisdom of m«kin<r due provisions for such a contingency shou'd it occur. Failure to pay premiums promptly has a most damaging influence unon the fair, and must soon react disastrously unon the organiation which allows it: failure to pay at all must prove fatal to any associa- tion. Exhibitors have a right to expect that an effort will be made to secure a large attend- ance by the general publice. Few would in- cur the expense of preparation for a chance of winning the money premiums offered. Exhibitors are usually dealers in the articles exhibited. The opportunity to show what they have to sell is valuable, and the larger the 'crowd, the more valuable is the oppor- tunity. The exhibitor does his part in mak- ing up attendance, and has a. rieht to demand that the managers shall advertise them and other attractions in such a way as will fix the public's attention and draw a crowd. The Mr should be liberally advertised and the public fully informed of what the man- , agers have to offer In the way of entertain- I ment Nothing should be advertised that U not honestly carried out. The show should always be equal to the promises made for it. The public resents dishonest dealings prompt- ly, and rewards the society that deals hon- estly with it. The reputation of a fair man- agement for fair dealing with the public adds to the value of every premium awarded by it, and the exhibitor Is benefitted accordingly. The advertising should not be done in ex- travagant language, after the fashion of cir- cuses and transient shows, but should be plain, straightforward,. and business-like. Bombast is out of place and promises that are not fulfilled to the letter are damaging in the long run, even if they temporarily in- crease the gate receipts. As previously stated, the parties to every fair are the board, the exhibitors, and the public. Each has its rights and each its ob- ligations. These are relative and interdepend- ent. Which of these elements is' the most important, it would not be easy to decide. However, this much is clear, there can not be a successful fair without exhibitors,' and there can not be a succession of good fairs in any locality unless the rights of the exhib- itors are so guarded that they leave the fair grounds from year to year at least measur- ably well satisfied with the treatment ac- corded to them. With fair and firm dealing, and that courtesy which is always due from heads of departments, and which invariably pays in any line of business, any reasonable exhibitor will go away with pleasant im- pressions and will feel disposed to come again. If the exhibitor is unreasonable, sus- picious, and fault-finding, his space is worth more than his presence, and his failure to return year after year is not a matter to be regretted. Mr. True: I endorse the paper to its utmost and would like to ask one question. Do you think well of publishing* the names of judges in the premium list, and in this way give notice to all exhibitors as to whom they are to meet and deal with in their transactions at the fair? Mr. Liggett: I do. While that has not been our custom. I believe it should be done. I think judges should be selected in advance and published. If this can not be done (and sometimes it can not. sometimes we find diffi- culty in securing judges), but in case it can not be published in the premium list, it should be published in the leading stock jour- nals some time in advance, so that exhibitors may know who are to be judges. I believe we should do. this and that it is the proper thing to do, and then the exhibitors come understanding that these men are to make the awards and I do not allow any changes made. Mr. Pearce: I think it necessary to have judges selected who have seen the inside of an animal and can judge as to the meat and know where the most salable meat comes from. Sometimes judges are selected from colleges and schools where they have had no practical experience. I think it would be better to select men from the butchers than it would from people who had never seen an animal slaughtered. They do not slaughter many of them at the colleges and that is the onlv tbing about which I differ. Mr. Lovejoy: I endorse Col. Liggett's re- marks and I think one of the best judges of beef cattle in the world was Prof. Curtis. While we have had good butchers, they look at the animal entirely from the butchers standpoint: they do not take breed character into consideration at all. Mr. Lisgftt: Mr. Lovejoy has covered my point. In judging animals you must take the type into consideration, and I believe that these men who are professors in colleges and who make this a study not only get this knowledge from books but they get It from actual experience. The men have classes of boys before them every day and the types are discussed. These animals are fed and killed in the station and the value of the meat is understood. Thev are the best teach- ers, and I think they will be the best judges in the future because they have a reputation to maintain and are not prejudiced. Th"y are more sensitive to criticism than a breeder would be and they have no favors to show anv one. When you put beef toeether in competition the Hereford man will choose the Hereford, and the Shorthorn the Short- born, and so on, and they can not get away from it. Mr. Randall: I feel like making one cor- rection. One gentleman says the professors and students in the agricultural schools do not have experience in butchering animals. They not only study the breeding of those animals but they kill them and teach their pupils how to slaughter them and how to cut them up and how to preserve the meats. All the animals are slaughtered on the prem- ises and you will find the members of the class in the butcher shops at work. The hieber classes do the butchering themselves. Mr. Cooper: There was a gentleman made a remark that breeding cattle had qualities that was not necessary for the butcher s block. Now I say that in judging beef breads vou always think of a finished animal for the butcher's block. I do not raise the point for an argument, but I want to just call your attention to it- I have a notion that we have fallen into an error in feeding animals and showing animals and in getting no ca*a"<-gues for our fairs that requires people exhibiting animals to have them in the highest type of finish for the butcher's block. Now every gentleman here 'nows that when the animal is in that condition it is out of the breeding condition. At least the majority of people who have bought animals in that way and have paid enough money to know the differ- ence, know it at any rate. Now our fairs are educational. What do we keep these ani- mals for? To educate the ordinary breeder to keep his animals in a hieh state of condi- tion to exhibit? That is all wrong. Breed- ing animals should never be put in that con- dition and fair associations never should re- quire animals In that way. Any breed°r knows that he can not take his animals to the state fair and get premiums unl»ss they are fitted to the highest degree. While it is all right th?t animals should be fitted for the butcher's block, if that is what you in- tend tbem for. and it is well enough to have classes to show the condition that they can be put in to show their susceptibility to tak- ing on flesh, but breeding animals should never be required to compete with these ani- mals in that condition. I have had the expe- rience at least in one instance of buying a cow that had been nut in show condition and kept for. two or three years. I paid J975 for her. She was with calf the third time when I bought her. When she was four years and one month old she dropped her third calf. I never could get another calf afterward. You ail know that putting on a heavy coating of flesh destroys the breeding qualities. We ought to encourage our breed- ers to bring their cattle in good breeding con- dition. Mr. Randall: It has been suggested that it would be desirable to have a vote of ap- proval for the paper to which we listened a short time ago recommending a sales depart- ment at fairs and expositions, I therefore submit the following: Resolved, That this Association thank Sec- retary Fleming for the thoughtful paper read bv him advocating a sales department at Fairs and Expositions; that the ideas ex- pressed be approved and recommended to the various members of this Association for thor- ough trial. The resolution was adopted. Mr. S. C. Ba.-sett. of the Nebraska State Fair read the following paer: WHAT IS THE BEST SYSTEM OF DAIRY TESTS- The presentation of this subject will be in relation to tests made on State Fair or Ex- position Grounds, such fairs as extend over a limited period of from seven to ten days. It might be well to state that tests so made are only approximately correct in their re- sults, and there are most excellent reasons why it is not advisable to conduct such public tests under so adverse conditions. As a rule well bred dairy cow is of a highly nervous nature, easily affected by surrounding con- ditions as exist at State Fairs are not con- ducive to the best nossible results in the pro- duction of milk and butter, consequently tests made at State Fairs compare unfavorably with those made at home, where all the con- ditions can be controlled and the dairy cow is at her best. Other reasons might be given, such as that it is always possible to have a cow so bred as to be at her best for the test at the date when the fair is held, but it is not deemed necessary to state them. Successful Fairs are not conducted for the purpose of making money, but as educators, combining at the same time pleasure and amusement for those who attend, or. as ycur worthy President has often said, they are "great object lessons," and as such the tests of milch cows at fairs can only be considered. Even under the most adverse conditions, on fair grounds, the well bred, well fed. and well cared for dairy cow produces milk and butter in such excess over the average or ordinary dairy cow, as to be an educator, an object lesson, an eye opener to a large major- ity of those engaged in dairying or interested in the dairy indn«-trv. MAKING THE TEST. Experience extending over some twelve years leads me to state that the test should be for a period of two days, commencing on Tuesday evening when the cows should be milked dry in the presence of the judges, and close on Thursday evening at the same hour. The reasons for selecting these days are that cows which make the "Circuit" of fairs will, by Tuesday, have had time to get rested from their journey, have been groomed and in a measure accustomed to their surroundings. Closing the test on Thursday evening gives opoortunity to complete the work of the judges and announce the result before the close of the fair. The cows should invariably be milked in the presence of the judges, the milk immediately weighed and samoles for the test then and there taken. The test should be for a production of both butter fat and skimmed milk, as it is thus possible to arrive at an approximate value of the cow's product, and it is advisable to state in the premium list that in the test the butter fat will be given a value of say twenty-five cents per pound and the skimmed milk a value of say fifteen cents per one hundred pounds. Any attempt to determine the quantity or value of the food fed the cow will be found unsat- isfactory, and even if determined it will be with much labor and at considerable expense, and will then have little or no real value in determining the cost of the product. The most practical method of determining the per cent, of butter fat is by the Babcock Method and the weight of milk at each milk- ing and its per cent, of butter fat should ap- pear in the judges' report. THE JUDGES. As a rule representatives of State Experi- ment Stations make most desirable judges, as they are trained to do this work in a care- ful, painstaking, scientific manner, and the result under their supervision is less liable to adverse criticism than when conducted by less experienced persons. Early experience in inaugurating tests of milch cows at the Nebraska State Fair leads me to urge that when such tests are conduct- ed the "Fair Management" take some inter- est in the matter. If the horse entered in the speed ring, and which often is not worth one- fourth the value of the nurse for which he contends, is entitled to the "Best Track in the West." to an expert starter, secured at a high figure, to judges and timekeepers and the usnal etcetera of the speed ring, surely the well bred milch cow, who is worth in our domestic economy in a ratio of 1C to 1. as compared with the trotting horse, is worthy of at least some consideration at the hands of t^ose who ennrturt the fpir and those who conduct the milk tests should not only bo tolerated and furnished suitable accommoda- tions for carrying on their work, but inter- est should be taken in the test, thus showing to the owners of the cows, and to the judges, that the results of the tests have value, and its value is appreciated. Mr. Fleming: The paper just read by Mr. Bassett was Certainly a very interesting one. Our Secretary, Mr. Miller, wanted to say a word or two along the line of dairy tests, but he is not here, and as tho hour is late. I shall not attempt to discuss the matter more than to say that for a number of years we of the Ohio State Fair conducted tests somewhat after the manner of the paper suggested by Brother Bassctt, but finally changed our method of testing milch cows, and in connec- tion with our Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion, we inaugurated a new system, and I have brought along a few pamphlets that give the conditions on which tests are made in Ohio, and I would be glad to have those interested take one. We conduct the tests for several months, and then award the pre- miums at the fair. I have also the report of the tester, who is one of the professors in the Experiment Station, the report of the test for last year, and if any of you would like to see it, I would be glad to show it to you. Mr. Furnas: The Committee on Fair Dat's should be appointed this evening before we adjourn. Mr. Randall: I move that the rule be that as each state is called by the Secretary that it name its Committee on Fair Dates. Motion seconded and carried. The commit- tee named was as follows: Ohio. Albert Hale; Illinois, A. J. Lovejoy; Minnesota. William M. Liggett; Iowa. P. L. Fowler: Nebraska. Austin Humphrey; Wisconsin, J. M. True; Toronto. H. J. Hill. Winona, Minn. Editor of "The Billboard:" Your valuable paper, "The Billboard," Is a welcome and regular visitor at my office every month, and as Secretary of the Winona Street Fair, it gives me many pointers on fairs and on advertising. Our last street fair, held in this city Oc- tober 5-7. 1S9S. was a grand and pronounced success in every respect. We had a large exhibit of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep poul- try, and an extra large exhibition of fruits and vegetables: also grains and seeds. The culinary department was large and fine. So was the fancy work and art department. We had a monster tent on Main street. 80 feet wide and 300 feet long, full of fruits vege- tables, grains and seeds, and the poultry department was also placed under this tent. The horses and cattle were in the nice stalls built for that purpose, and so were the swine and sheep at another place. The large Pyth- ian Hall was filled with the culinary, fancy work and art departments. On Thursday, October 6. there were from 35,000 to 50.000 strangers on our streets, and every one who came to visit our fair was well pleased with the exhibition and the way It was arranged and conducted. The premiums we paid out in cash and merchandise amounted to about $12,000. It cost us. outside of the premiums paid out, about $1,000 in cash to run the fair. This was our second Fall Street Fair. We had one in 1897. and a spring fair in the spring of 1S97. Our next street fair will be September 26-29. IS99. and will be on a still larger and grander plan. We expect to inter- est every one who lives within a hundred miles of Winona. Our citizens find it a good thing for the city, and our business men find that all money and merchandise given by them for street fair purposes is like sowing grain on well cultivated soil: they reap a rich harvest. They increase their trade by making new acquaintances during the fair, who stay by them as customers. The officers who were elected a few weeks ago for the 1899 fair are: W. J Smith. Presi- dent: W. L. Klett, Vice President: myself, John Rose, Secretary, and Wm. J. Reade. Treasurer. The Secretary is to work and spend a good deal of his time getting up the fair in 1S99, for which service he gets a fair remunera- tion. When my time is not taken un for the street fair. I intend to open an advertising s>nd distributing office in this city. I expect to get started by New Year's. Respectfully yours, JOHN ROSE. Lee's Summit. Mo., Dec. 17, 1898. Editor "The Billboard:" The Jackson County A. and M. Society held its annual meeting last month and put the ball in motion for a successful fair next year (1S99). The dates chosen are September 12. 13. 14. 15. From a point of exhibit wo had the best feir last year in the history of the society. All the rings (except sheep) were well filled. We allow no gambling, and cater to the best element of the community. Next year we desire to introduce some novelties, and en- close you an "ad." for two months in "The Billboard," asking correspondence from amusement people. We were not successful financially, but came out about even, so have reason to congratulate the stockholders that they wore not compelled to dig up an extra assessment. We arc the only fair in Jackson County with 300,000 population. We expect to get our catalogue out early this year, thereby reaching all the spring and summer trade in advertising. We all read "The Billboard" with "-uch interest, and de- sire to congratulate you on the splendid Christmas number. Will try and give you some items during the year of our coming exhibi- tion. Please nuhlish our dates as September 12. 13. 14. IB. 1S99. Yours truly. LEWIS LAMKIN. Jr.. Secretary. E. T. BROWNING, President. THE JACKSON COUNTY A. AND M. SOCIETY. Lt-BE/S SU/V1MIT, MO. SBPTBNBBR 1Z TO 15, 1899. „ t.J^ e J 3,, l!r Pai r in Countv oF 300.000 copulation. Fine Agricultural, Horticultural mid Stock Kxhibitioii. Open for amusement of all kinds for next year. ADVERTISERS will write to Secre- tary for space and prices in Catalogue, out by April loth, 1S99. E- T. BROWNIN G. Pres. LEWIS L AMKIN. JR.. Sec'y. Lee's Summit, Mo. WANTED Lithographers and printers of I-air advertising paper or large ^ B -* r samnU wanted sent to my address for inspection before April 1st. E. J. CONGER, Sec'y Delaware Co. Agl. So., MANCHESTER, IOWA. THE BILLBOARD LIST OF FAIRS, This list is revised and corrected month- ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to send in their dates at the earliest possible moment after they are claimed, and to notify us promptly as to any change. Rosters and dates are published abso- lutely Free of Charge. Copyrighted 1898. All rights reserved. ILLINOIS. CHAMPAIGN, ILL.—Champaign County Ag- ricultural Board. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1899. H. H. Harris, pres.; John N. Beers, secy. MATTOON, ILL.—Free Street Fair. Oct. 4 to 6, 899. Sam Owings, secy. MT. STERLING, ILL.—Annual Brown Coun- ty Fair. Aug. 1 to 4. 1899. G. L. Brock- man, Mt. Sterling, HI., secy. KBNTUCSY. LAWRENCEBURG, KY.—Lawrenceburg Fair Association. Aug. 15 to 18, 1899. J.W. Gain- es, secy. LOUISVILLE. KY.—Louisville Driving and Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 30, 1899. Frank P. Kenney, secy. MASSACHUSETTS. BROCTON, MASS.—Brocton Agricultural So- ciety. Oct. 4 to 7. 1899. MICHIGAN. REED CITY, MICH.—Trl-County Exposition. Sept. 19 to 21. T. R. Welsh, secy. SAGINAW, MICH.—Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 29, 1S99. MINNESOTA. WINONA. MINN.—Winona Street Fair and Agricultural Association. Sept 26 to 29, 1899. W. J. Smith. Pres. Wm. G. Reade 1 , Treas. John Rose, Secy. MISSOTJBI. LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.—Jackson County A. and M. Society. Sept. 12 to IE. 1899. E. T. Browning, Pres. Lewis Lamkin, Jr., secy. NORTH CAROLINA NEW BERNE, N. C—Annual Fair and Race Meeting. Feb. 21 to 24. Geo. Green, secy. NEW BERNE, N. C.—Fair. Feb. 21 to 24, 1899. Geo. Green, secy. OHIO. LEBANON. O—Warren County Fair. Sept. 12 to 15, 1899. Geo. W. Carey, secy. ZANKSVILLE—Street Fair. 3d week June, 1899. OREGON. PORTLAND. ORE.—Irish Fair. Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, 1899. Manager Buckley, 313 Ore- gonian Building, Portland, Ore. PE N ITS YLV ANI A. MANSFIELD, PA.—Smythe Park Associa- tion. Sept. 26 to 29, 1899. J. M. Clark, Pres. W. P. Austin, secy.; W. D. Husted. treas. Poultry Shows. ABILENE, KAN.—Abilene Poultry & Pet Stock Association. Jan. 25 to 28, 1899. Roy O. Shadinger. secy. AUSTIN. TEX.—Austin Poultry and Pet Stock Association. Wm. H. Saige, secy. Jan. 10 to 13. 1899. BAY CITY. MICH.—Wolverine Poultry As- sociation. Jan. 16 to 21, 1899. R. Y. Cad- mus, secy., Bay City. Mich. BLUKFTON. o.—Consolidated Poultry and Pet Stock Association. D. J. Kohle, secy. Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. BOONVILLE. IND.—Southwestern Indiana Poultry Club. W. J. Hargrave. secy. Jan. 4 to 7.1899. BOSTON, MASS.—Boston Pou'.try Associa- tion. ATthur R. Sharp, secy.. Taunton. Mass. Jan. 19 to 23. 1899. BRISTOL, TENN.—Virginia and Tennessee Poultry Association. Jan. 24 to 27, 1899. M. _5- Andes, secy.. Bristol, Tenn. BROCKVILLE. ONT.. CAN.—Eastern Onta- rlal Association. Jan. 23 to 27. 1899. Fran- ■ els H. Gisborne, Lew Department, Ottawa, secy. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Buffalo Poultry Associa- tion. Jan. 2 to 7. 1899. E. C. Pease, secy. CANTON, O.—Canton Poultry and Pigeon As- sociation. J. H. Leeton, secy. Jan. 3 to 6, CAREY, O.—Carey Fancy Breeders' Club. W. 8. Payne, secy. Jan. 16 to 20. 1899. CEDAR RAPIDS. IA Western Poultry Fan- ciers' Association. C. H. Playter. aecy. Jan. 16 to 21, 1899. CHARLOTTE, N. C—Poultry Show. Jan. 18 to 20. 1899. W. M. Barrlngcr. Becy, CHICAGO. ILL.—Illinois State Poultry Asso- ciation and National Fanciers' Association. Jan. 9 to 14. 1899. L. H. Fuller, sec, 115 Dearborn st. CHICAGO. ILL.-Natlonal Bronze-Turkey Club. Jan. 9 to 14. James Garvin, secy.. Princeton, 111. CINC1NATI, O.—Clnclnatl Poultry. Pigeon Pet Stock Association. February. 1899. C. J. Ross, secy., 139 West Sixth street, Cin- cinnati. O. clay center, NEB.—Clay County Poultry Association. Jan. 23 to 27, 1899. Chas. N. Jester, secy.. Clay Center, Neb. COLUMBUS, O.—Poultry and Pet Stock Show. J. C. Rowe. secy. Feb.. 1899. COTTONWOOD FALLS. KAS.—Chase Coun- ty P. Association. C. M. Rose, secy. Dec. 27 to Jan. 1. CRETE. NEB.—Blue Valley Poultry Assocla- r.VSKu.SS?- Hi. Trout t "wy- Jan - s to 6.1899. BANBURY. CONN.-Jan. 4 to 6, 1899. Fred. Bonnan, secy. DAVENPORT, IOWA—State Poultry Show. J. B. Voss, secy. Jan. 2 to 7, 1899. DENVER, COL.—Colorado State Poultry Association. Chas. A. Watson, secy. Jan. 16 to 21, 1899. DETROIT. MICH.—Michigan State Poultry and Pigeon Association. F. W. McKenzie. secy.. Concord, Mich. Jan. 4 to 10, 1899. DULUTH. MINN.—Poultry Show. Jan. 2 to 7. J. B. Greenfield. 5 Expo. Bldg., secy. ELMIRA. N. Y.—Elmira Poultry Associa- tion. E. W. Andrews, secy. Jan. 17 to 21, 1899. ESSEX, MASS.—Efeesex County Poultry As- sociation. A. W. Tyler, secy. Jan. 3 to 6,1899. FREEPORT. ILL.—Lanark Poultry Assoc'n. Jan. 2 to 7, 1899. G. W. Sword, Lanark, 111., secy. GLASCO, KAS.—Glasco Poultry Association. M. E. Potts, secy. Jan. 5 to 7, 1899. GLOUCESTER, MASS.—Cape Ann Poultry Association. Jan. 24 to 26, 1899. Lorlng Cook, secy., Gloucester, Mass. GRAND RIDGE, ILL.—Grand Ridge Poultry Association. T.E. McMuIlan, secy. Jan. 3 to 6. HAMBURG, N. Y.—Erie County Poultry and P. S. Association. Jan. 2 to 6, 1899. Ed- ward C. Pease, secy., 444 Guaranty Bulld- ng. Buffalo, NY. HENRY. ILL.—Illinois Valley Poultry Asso- ciation. R. Freece Burt, secy. Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—State Poultry Asso- ciation. Thos. W. Pottage, secy. Jan. 23 to 28. 1899. KANSAS CITY. MO.—Kansas City Fanciers' Club. Jan. 18 to 25, 1899. Bert Ross secy., 768 Gibraltar Building. Kansas City, Mo. ' KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA—Central Okla- homa Poultry Association. H. F. Stephen- son, secy. Jan. 16 to 21. LE MARS, IA.—Plymouth County Poultry and Pet Stock Association. G. A. C. Clark, secy. Jan. 24 to 27. 1899. LINCOLN, ILL.—Logan County Poultry and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 10 to 13, 1899. F. A. Hickman, secy. LINCOLN. NEB.—Nebraska State Poultry Association. E. A. Pegler, secy. Jan. IS to 21, 1899. LITTLE ROCK. ARK.—Arkansas State Poul- try Association. W. H. Westbrook, Pine Bluff, Ark., secy. Jan. 10 to 14, 1899. LOGANSPORT, IND.—North Central Indiana P. Association. Sol. D. Brant secy. Jan. 18 to 25. LOUISVILLE. KY.—Kentucky State Poultry Association. W. J. Drulen, secy. Jan. 16 to 21,1899. LU VERNE. MINN.—Inter-State Poultry Fanciers' Show. Feb. 1 and 2, 1899. • N. R. Reynolds, secy. MASON CITY, IOWA—Cerro Gordo County Poultry & Pet Stock Association. Jan. 25 to 27. 1899. John D. Reeler, secy. McCOOK, NEB.—McCook "Poultry Associa- tion. J. S. Le Hew. secy. Feb. 6 to 9, 1899. MEMPHIS, TENN.—Mississippi Valley Poul- try Association. Jan. 3 to 7, 1899. C. R. Barr, 194 2d St., secy. MILFORD, N. H.—Milford Poultry and Pat Stock Association. E. B. Burns, secy. Jan. 10 to 13,1899. NASHVILLE, TENN.—Nashville Poultry As- sociation. J. M. Hopkins, secy. Jan. 10 to 14. NEW ALBANY, IND.—Southern Indiana Poultry Association. Frank Heck, secy. Jan. 2 to 7. NEWBURG, N. Y.—Wallkill Valey Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. W. <j. Mlnturn, secy., Warwick, N. Y. Jan. 17 to 19, 1899. NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Louisiana P., P. S. Association. Geo. A. Eyrich, box 714. sta. C, New Orleans, La„ secy. Feb. U to 15. 1899. NEW YORK CITY—National Bantam Asso- ciation. Madison Square Garden. Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 1899. E. Latham, Flatbush, L. I., secy. NEW YORK. N. Y.—New York Poultry and Pigeon Association. H. V. Crawford, secy.. Montclair. N. Y. Jan. 31. Feb. 4. 1899. NORTH MANCHESTER. IND.—North Man- chester Poultry Association. Jan. 8 to 14. OKLAHOMA CITY. O. T.—Oklahoma Stat* Poultry Association. Jan. 2 to «, 1899. L. F. Laverty. secy., Guthrie, O. T. OSKALOOSA, IA—Iowa State Poultry Asso- ciation. C. C. Harris, secy. Jan. 2 to 7, OTTAWA. KAS.—Franklin County Poultry & Pet Stock Association; L. L. Porter, secy. Jan. 17 to 20. PAINESV1LLE, O.—Palnesville Poultry, Pig- eon and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 23 to 26. 1899. C. W. Hadden. secy. PEORIA. ILL.—Peoria Feathered Stock As- sociation. V. Deweln, secy. Dec'. 28 to Jan. 2. ROCHESTER. N. Y.—Rochester Fanciers' Club. W. O. Ingle, secy. Jan. 9 to 13. 1899. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.—Utah Poultry Association. Jan. 17 to 21, 1S99. W. G. Margeth. seccy.. No. 333 North Second West street. Salt Lake City, Utah. SIBLEY, ILL.—Sibley Poultry Association. W. B. Harvey, secy. Jan. 4 to 9. 1899. SPOKANE, WASH.—Spokane Poultry Asso- ciation. John L. Mercer, secy. Jan. 24 to 28. 1899. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—Sangamon "County Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 24 to 26. 1S99. Ward G. Murray, secy. ST. PAUL. MINN.—Minnesota State Poultry Association. Feb. 6 to 11. R. Meile, secy., 692 Hamllne avenue, St. Paul. Minn. ST. PETERSBURG. RUSSIA—International Poultry Show, Russian Society ot Bird Dealers. May 13 to 28. 1899. Address Rus- sian Ambassador, Washington, D. C. STOCKTON. KAS.—Rooks County Poultry Association. N. H. Neher, secy. Jan. 2 to 5. 1899. SYRACUSE, NEB.—Otoe County Fanciers' Association. Jan. 10 to 14. 1899. H. S. Westbrook, secy., Dunbar, Neb. TACOMA. WASH.—Poultry Show. Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. 1S99. C. C. Jvhns. secy. TOPEKA, KAS.—Kansas State Poultry Asso- ciation. J. W. F. Hughes, secy. Jan. 9 to 14. TORONTO. ONT.. CAN.—American Ply- mouth Rock Club. Jan. 11, 1899. F. J. Marshall, secy., Mlddletown, O." TORONTO, ONT., CAN.—Ontario Provincial Show. Poultry Association ot Ontario. Jan. 9 to 13. 1899. Thos. A. Brown. London. Ont.. Can., secy. UTICA, N. Y.—Poultry Association. W. J. B. Williams, secyr Holland Patent, N. Y. Jan. 25 to 31. WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, O.—South- ern Ohio P. Association. W. R. Dalby, secy. Feb. 7 to 11. 1899. WASHINGTON. D. C—National Poultry and Pigeon Association. Geo. E. Howard, secy. Jan. 10 to 14, 1899. WAUPACA WIS.—Central Wisconsin Poultry Association. January, 1899. W. R. Claus- sen, pres. WINONA. MINN.—Winona Poultry Associa- tion. Henry Hess, secy. Jan. 24 to 28, 1899. WORCESTER, MASS.—Central Massachu- setts Poultry Club. C. A. Ballou, secy. Jan. 5 to 8, 1899. Expositions. GREENSBORO, N. C—Industrial & County Exhibit. Aug. 1 to 4, 1899. H. J. Elam. secy. ' NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.—Pan-American Ex- position. 1899. R. C. Hill. secy. PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Exposition of Amer- ican Manufacturers', 1899. Dr. Wm. Pep- per, chairman. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Semi-Centennial Exposition. Winter, 1901. Races. NASHVILLE, TENN.—Tennessee Breeders' Association. April 27 to May 6, 1899. J. W Rurswunn. secy. WESTCHESTER, N. Y.—Westchester Racing Association. National Stallion Race of 320 - 000. H. G. Crickmore, 173 Fifth av. New York City. Spring, 1900. Horse Shows. LOS ANGELES, CAL.—Horse Show. Janu- ary. 1899. PITTSBURG, PA.—Horse Show. Jan. 13 to 14. 899. Wm. S. Bletz, secy., care Johenley Riding Club, Pittsburg, Pa. Dog Shows, NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Mammoth Show of All Terriers. Jan. 19 to 21, 1899. T. J. Woodward, jr., P. O. Box 1659. PROVIDENCE. R. I.—Rhode Island Kennel Club. Jan. 13 and 14, 1899. Dr. Z. J. Lewis, Providence. R. I. NEW YORK CITY.—Westminster Kennel Club Show. Jas. Mortimer. Superintendent. 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Y.—Cheshire Swine Breeders' Association. Jan. 10. 1899. B. B. Badger, secy., Onaquaga, N. Y. BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—State Baptist Pas- tors' Conference. Oct 24 and 25, 1899. Rev. C. A. Clauson, Brockport, N. Y-, secy. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Phamaceutlcal Asso- ciation. May, '99. P. C. Candidus, Moble, secy. BIRMINGHAM. ALA.—Synod of Alabama. Nov. 21, 1899. W. L Sinnott, Clerk. Co- lumbiana, Ala. BOONE, IA.—Iowa Master Plumbers' Asso- ciation. Jan. 3 to 4, 1899. E. Edson, secy.. Cedar Rapids, la. BOONE, IA.—Baptist State Convention. Oct 20, 1899. E. P. Bartlett, secy., Des Moines, Iowa. Established 1823. WM.II. WARNER &BR0. MEDALISTS. Na. 424 N. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Medals in all metals struck to order forall pur poses that may be desired.We want the ad dress of all streetmen throughout the United States. i AwYovCwOrTniM? ""AllTfeWPIKiCftSSSS Chicago* ST. LOUIS.