Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1913 — POETRY SHOW TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY [ARTICLE]

POETRY SHOW TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY

Sixth Annual Exhibit of Rensselaer Poultry and Corn Association—Special features. The annual poultry show and corn exhibit by the Rensselaer Poultry and Corn Association win be held next week, Jan. stK~t» 10th inclusive, at the armory. President A. E. Wallace, Vice-President and Superintendent Jesse A. Snyder and Secretary and Treasurer John Weber are actively engaged making the final plans. The catalogues show many interesting features, principal amopg which will be the educational exhibit by Purdue University. The exhibit will consist of the following; sanitary drinking fountains, dry mash feeders, balanced ration feeders, sanitary chicken houses, chicken coops, best methosd of mixing breeds for egg production, keeping eggs for winter use, in fact, everything connected with the poultry industry. Mr. Phillips, of Purdue, will be in charge and you can ask all the questions you want. Experienced and inexperienced poultry raisers Should see this exhibit. An egg laying contest also promises to be interesting. The contest is to last five days, starting Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock. It will close at 6 o’clock Saturday night, When prizes will be awarded, Coops will be furnished free and an entrance fee Of $1 oa&eacfh pen exhibited in the laying contest will be charged. Five ‘hens of any breed or of mixed breeds constitute an entry. The birds will be fed and cared for by the association. A record of each pen will be kept and posted twice a day. The winner will receive 35 per cent of the entrance money, the second prize fe 25 per cent and the third prize fe 15 per cent. * The corn contest also offers some good prizes. An incubator will be given away as one of the prizes and several pairs of chickens will be given away. Every person In Rensselaer and surrounding country should patronize this deserving enterprise.