JUDGES: Our judges are Tom Roebuck from VA, Richard Hickman from NJ and Mike Wasylkowski from MD. Additional judges will be a

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1 MARYLAND STATE POULTRY FANCIERS ASSOCIATION FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL SHOW Fairgrounds in Frederick,MD November 3 rd & 4 th 2012 The MSPFA invites you to exhibit your birds with us. The fairgrounds is located on East Patrick St, just off Interstate 70 and US Route 40. As usual we will have food and beverages available. We haven t had a show superintendent for some time and now we would like to introduce you to the two we have selected. They are Paul Gilroy and Don Schrider. TESTING OF BIRDS: All birds must be tested for Pullorum-Typhoid within a year and for Avian Influenza within the past ninety days. The sale of untested birds is prohibited. JUDGES: Our judges are Tom Roebuck from VA, Richard Hickman from NJ and Mike Wasylkowski from MD. Additional judges will be a ENTRIES: Entries close Oct 15 th or when cooping capacity is reached. Entry fees are $3.00 per bird. Double coops (for large fowl only) are $6.00 and must accompany entry. Make checks payable to Kay StAmour, 2017 Castleton Rd,. Darlington, MD SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: All birds must be cooped in by 9:00 on Sat Nov 3 rd. For your convenience the show hall will be open about 4 PM to 8:00 PM Friday. The show hall will open at 7:00 AM Sat. Judging to start at 9:00. The show will end Sunday at 9:00 or immediately following the short awards ceremony. CAMPER HOOKUPS: The Fairgrounds charges $15.00 per night. Please pay when you coop in. MOTEL INFORMATION: Days Inn is the headquarters for the show. They offer a discount for those showing with us. Be sure to say you are with the MD poultry show. JUNIOR SHOW: Be sure to indicate on the entry form that you are showing as a junior. We will also be having a Junior Showmanship Contest on Saturday. We hope to see all you juniors participating in this. Please sign up at the show. Please note that Showmanship classes will be held at 9:00 Saturday.

2 PLEASE NOTE: 1. There will be no alcoholic beverages on the fair grounds. 2. MSPFA will not be responsible for loss or damage to birds or people. 3. Juniors must show birds that they own and care for themselves and will coop them in themselves. SWAP MEET An expanded Swap will be held outside in the parking lot behind the building. Ask Erin Moshier if you have questions at as she is in charge of the Swap Meet. MSPFA OFFERS: OPEN COMPETITION For Grand Champion and Res of Show...Plates donated by Wil-May Poultry and Sailors Roost For Champions - Large Fowl, Bantams, Waterfowl...$75.00 For Reserve Champion - Large Fowl, Bantam, Waterfowl...$50.00 Class Champions (LF, Btms, WF)..$ Reserve Class Champions(LF, Btms, WF)..$10.00 Best Turkey..$ Res. Turkey..$ Best Guinea..$ Res. Guinea..$10.00 There must be 20 or more birds shown in each of the above categories to be eligible All District and National Meets will receive the following money to be used as the club wishes. 100 to 199 birds entered...$ or more bird entered...$ JUNIOR COMPETITION For Grand Champion and Reserve...Plates For Champions- Large Fowl, Bantam, Waterfowl... Lg Rosette Reserve Champion Large Fowl, Bantam, Waterfowl...Lg Rosette For Champion Turkey...Rosette...For Champion Guinea...Rosette All Class Champions...Rosette SHOWMANSHIP AWARDS 1 st thru 3 rd - Ribbons

3 MSPFA IS PROUD TO BE HOSTING THE FOLLOWING MEETS: EASTERN NATIONAL MEET - COCHINS INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL MEET - PLYMOUTH ROCK FANCIERS CLUB DISTRICT MEET - AMERICAN SERAMA ASSOCIATION TRIBUTE MEET TO DICK HOLMES- AMERICAN BROWN LEGHORN CLUB STATE MEET - AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION STATE MEET - AMERICAN BANTAM ASSOCIATION STATE MEET - SEBRIGHT CLUB STATE MEET - BELGIAN d ANVERS CLUB STATE MEET - RHODE ISLAND RED CLUB OF AMERICA STATE MEET - AMERICAN LANGSHAN CLUB SPECIAL MEET- AMERICAN SILKIE BANTAM CLUB WHO JUMPED THE FENCE We all, at one time or another, have birds whose parentage is a bit cloudy. Here is your chance to show them to the world in a fun class. This is open to all healthy birds. There will be certificates for Prettiest, Oddest or Ugliest. Entry fee is the same for as for regular classes. Be sure to enter them on the entry blank as Who Jumped the Fence and whether large fowl, bantam, waterfowl, guinea or pigeon.

4 SILENT AUCTION: We will be having a silent auction again this year. We would like to have donations of quality birds for this event. Please consider our show for some good birds. We are in need of good birds to be donated for this. Thanking you in advance. PIGEON SHOW: We decided to add Pigeons to our entry last year. It seemed to be well attended so we are having them again. Pigeons do not have to be tested and it will be a one day only show on Saturday. Todd McWilliams has agreed to be the show secretary for this event. Send your entries to me and I will see he gets them. SERAMA TABLE TOP SHOW: For the first time we will be having the Seramas strutting their stuff. It should be very interesting. Flying Feather Farm-offers a certificate for: Prettiest Ugliest Oddest Greg Trimble- offers $10.00 for: Best LF Brahma Best LF Cochin Richard Barczewski- offers $5.00 for: Best LF Cochin Kay St Amour-offers $5.00 for: Best White Cochin LF Best Black Cochin LF Best Partridge Cochin LF John Burgess - offers $10.00 for: Best Cochin Bantam Best Cochin Large fowl SPECIALS BY MEMBERS AND OTHERS

5 Bill Sandoe- offers $10.00 for: Best Large Leghorn Best Leghorn Bantam Also $5.00 for: Best Silver Sebright. Best Gold Sebright Sailors Roost- offers $5:00 for: Best Speckled Sussex LF Best Speckled Sussex Bantam Res Gold Sebright Res Silver Sebright Best Langshan Res Langshan Livezey Family-offers $5.00 for Best Rosecomb Best d Anvers Best Naked Neck Richard Barczewski- offers $5.00 for: Best Bantam Best Large Fowl Best Waterfowl SPECIALS FOR JUNIORS Maryland Poultry Swap & Farmer's Market-offers: $15.00 for Champion Showmanship $10.00 for Reserve Champion Showmanship Jim Zook-offers $10.00 for: Jr Champion Large Fowl Kay St Amour-offers $5.00 for: Best Blue Cochin LF

6 English Family- offers $20.00 for: Best Overall Plymouth Rock (in Memory of Bob English) Livezey Family - offers $5.00 for: Best Orpington LF Additional awards received too late for the premium list will listed at the show. VENDOR SPACE (INSIDE BUILDING): Spaces will be 10 x 10 and will include 1 table and 2 chairs. If you require extra tables they are available for $15 each. If you want more space each space comes with 1 table and 2 chairs. You must send these along with your entries or are due when the entries close. Enter on separate sheet Spaces are $40.00 each. SOCIAL HOUR: The building will re-open Sat night at 7:00 to provide a social hour for any exhibitors wishing to attend. OUR THANKS... To all the breed clubs that have chosen to place meets at our show, and to those who have contributed special awards for the meets and individual winners. Our special thanks to those who have worked so hard to set up the show room and who have contributed goodies to the food stand. Last, but not least, sincere thanks to those who have exhibited with us. Without exhibitors there can be no show CHINESE RAFFLE: We will have our usual raffle of wild, weird, wacky and wonderful items Sunday at 9AM. This is our attempt to raise funds to help defray the cost of our show. If you have items you would like to donate the Livezey Family will gladly take your donations. DIRECTIONS; The fairgrounds are located on Rt. 144 which can be reached from I70 or US 40 if coming from the East, West or South. If coming from the North follow US 15 to 144. Enter the fairgrounds and the buildings are the second and third on the right. Go around the right side of the buildings for parking and entrance. No parking in front of these buildings.