Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1915 — POULTRY SHOW FOUR DAYS OF NEXT WEEK [ARTICLE]

POULTRY SHOW FOUR DAYS OF NEXT WEEK

Armory to Be Used For Annual Exhibit—Chickens to Be Given Away Each Evening.

The annual poultry show will take place next week, starting Wednesday and lasting until Saturday night. The exhibits will be placed in the armory Monday and Tuesday and all will be in readiness for the opening Wednesday. Each evening of the show the association will give away a pair of pure bred chickens. No member of the association can receive the chickens but they must go to some one who has paid an admission and who is present when the award is made. Since poultry shows were started here some ten years ago there has been a marked improvement in the quality of poultry in Jasper county. We have prpduced a world champion bronze turkey breeder and Barred Rock breeder and winners of prizes in state and national shows. Other breeders have had wonderful success and the mongrel chicken is giving way for the pure bred, which is a vastly more productive chicken. The best poultry in the county will 'be shown at the armory next week, that is, if all will da their duty toward making the show a success and since the association is founded solely for the purpose-of developing the poultry inductry, which means greater wealth to the farmers and the business centers the show should have the patronage of all and those who go will receive their money’s worth in the way of entertainment and instruction.