The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-03
SCORING THE BIRDS
The Poultry Show Is III Full Blast
Judges Russell and Ellison
Are Scoring the Birds,

Are Scoring the Birds.
Every available space on the first
floor of the city hall used for the
State Poultry Show is now used for
the showing of many breeds Of chick
ems, turkeys and pigeons.
There are many noted birds at the
show. II. 2. Larson Of Beresford
has a single combed Brown Leghorn
hen, three years old. which has won
eight first prizes, also a cockerel of
the same breed which took first at
Sioux Falls and scored "a. which is
very high. Mr.. Larson also has two
very beautiful birds, the White
Crested Black Polish. the only two at
the show. The highest priced bird
ever sold was ? Rose combed Black
Minorca which sold for owe 81, 900.
Mr.. Larson has tblee of this noted
breed on exhibition.
The single comb Buff Orplng-
tons is a breed OF chickens which is
attracting considerable attention.
There are fifteen OF the breed shown
by Geo. r. Tuck s. Co., of Water
town. He has Ole cockerel which
won first at Minneapolis.
E. P. Sands OF Ethan has two birds
OF the Partridge Plymouth Rock
variety in his exhibit. They are
strictly OF American origin and their
novelty makes them very interesting.
Much interest is being displayed III
Tic State Poultry Show. which is
being held in the city hall. and hun
dredS Of StOckmen In the city are
taking advantage OF the opportunity
to view another important factor of
the farm. They express great Salts
faction at the elegant display OF
irds, and are ready to yield to the
feathered tribe their important part
To the financial end of the farms of
the state. The people Of the city
are showing much interest in the
show and during the mornings. af-
ternoons and evenings they inspect
the birds.
The following classes have been
scored UP to the present time and
the winners ale announced as fol-
lows:
White Wyandottes = L Z Ken D.
Huron, ] cock i, ,, 3, ckl: /, j, 4, 5.
pullet: /. 2. 4. hen: ] pen; 3 pen.
VIM Scallin. Mitchell. > cock; , pull
let: ) hen: , pen: 4 cockelcl; tie for
first cock and first hen. Geo + Tuck
& Co, Watertuwn. 3 cock: ckl )
pen. II Nj X III z Avery. Sioux
Falls. 5 hen. MIS- W j Hunt, Hart
ford, 4 pen.
White Plymouth Rocks = Geo f
Tuck & Co, Watertown, 3. 5 ckl: ,
pullet , pen; 4 hen. c p Rath,
I ripp. ] cock l., 5 hen; 5 pullet: 3
pen. Peter Warns, Wentworth. cock /;
=, 4 ckl; 5 pen. Miss Winnie Bah
cock, Sioux City, l ckl; 3 pullet; /
pen. Matte Webster & Sons, Woon-
socket. !, A pullet; ,, ) hen; A pen.
Golden Wyandottes-J II Adams,
Luverne, Mimi, l, 2 cock; l, ,. 3, 4,
5 hen; L, 3, 5 ckl: 3 pullet; /, 3 pen.
S L Chaplin, Luverne. ,. 4 ckl: /. 2,
A pullet; , pen. A p Hardy. Mitch
ell. 3 ckl; 5 pullet.
Buff Wyandottes-J L Reinelt, HUI
ron, ] cock: |, ,, 3. 4 hen: /, ,, 3
ckl: /, ., 3, A. 5 pullet: J.. ,. 3 pen.
Peter Ereier, Iripp, 4. 5 ckl: 4 pen
Single Comb Brown Leghom-H p
Larson /, cock; 2, 5 ckl; l. 3, a, 5
pullet; ., 4 pen. + Fl Winsor, jr.
Mitchell, 2 cock l. ,. 3. 4. 5 hen:
!, B. 4 ckl: 2 pullet !, 3, ) pen. A
Anderson, Aberdeen. 3 cock.
Buff Leghorn Single Comh-G Paul
Pitt. WATERFOWL, 2 cock; ,, 4 ckl:
/, 2, 3 pullet; j, , hen; l pen. II p
Larson, l, 3 ckl 3: hen; T.. pullet ,
pen.
Single Comb White Mino1ca-Bruh-
lert & Engler, Beresford. | hen.
r q Black Minorca-H p Larson,l ],
.. 3 pullet.
r C Brown Leghorn = f Il Spear