118 TwENTY-FlEST BlENNIAIi KePOBT 



to olir fair for no other purpose than to photograph win- 

 ning poultry on exhibition at the Kentucky State Fair, 

 "why should we not be proud of the department? One well 

 known Kentucky fancier made a collection of White Ply- 

 mouth Rocks, the strongest class shown, from New Jer- 

 sey, Mississippi, Missouri and Indiana, and had ^^ entry 

 of half a hundred fine birds to win for him the ribbons 

 he carried home. Another class deserving mention was 

 the White Wyandotte, only a trifle fewer in number than 

 the Eocks, and just as good in quality, and to enumerate 

 them all would be a task and require too much space. 

 Yet all in all, if proper encouragement is given we are 

 assured of the greatest and finest show for 1916 ever on 

 the Kentucky State Fair Grounds. 



John T. Adaie, 



Superintendent of Department. 



DOG SHOW. 



The Dog Show at the 1915 Kentucky State Fair was 

 the best in the history of this Department, both in quan- 

 tity and quality. We had benched something over two 

 hundred dogs, and very few inferior ones, many great 

 dogs coming from Chicago, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Co- 

 lumbus, Lexington, etc., in addition to a splendid show 

 of local dogs. The star feature of our show was the police 

 and Dalmatian dogs shown by Mrs. Yates, of Virginia. 

 The entries are heavily increasing each year, and more 

 roomy accommodations will soon become imperative. 



H. M. Wood, 



Superintendent of Department. 



VEGETABLE AND MELON DEPARTMENT. 



Complying with your request for an account of the 

 important features of the Vegetable and Melon Exhibit 

 at the recent Kentucky State Fair, I feel that we had 

 about as interesting an exhibit as could be expected con- 



