Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1913 — PURDUE EGG SHOW MAY 14,15,16 [ARTICLE]

PURDUE EGG SHOW MAY 14,15,16

Fifth Annual Event Promises to Be Best Tet—Splendid Prises of * Cups, Cash, Etc. The sth annual egg show at Purdue will be held in the agricultural building of tjie university on the 14th, 15th and 16th of May. Poultry associations and prominent breeders throughout the state have shown their interest in this show by offering a number of special prizes in the form of cups and cash, etc. As the show is held entirely in the interests of mor£ and better eggs there will be no entry fee charged. All that is necessary to exhibit a dozen eggs is th send to the secretary of the show for a premium* list and entry blanks. The scoring will be in the charge of a prominent judge and will be done with a standard score card. These will be returned to the exhibitors after the show in order that each man may see just how his eggs were scored. ~ The exhibits will be divided Into classes as follows: General or Fancier’s Class—Open to anyone not a member of the student body of the university, and intended for farmers and fanciers especially. . - < Commercial Egg Class—Open to the farmers, fanciers and commercial egg men, same as above, but judged by a different standard. Student Class—Open to the students of the university only. The show committee guarantees that no egg shown will be used or sold for hatching purposes, and asks the support of the farmers and egg men throughout the state. A number of the most prominent poultry and farm papers have agreed, to publish a full list of the awards after the show. For premium list write to Secretary, Purdue Egg Show, West Lafayette, Indiana.