The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-19
STATE POULTRY
SHOW A SUCCESS
ANNUAL MEETING AT NEW sHAR
ON CLOSES FRIDAY.
COMPLETE LIST OF PREMIUMS
oficers Elected For the Coming Year
~. r. Hoover, Of oskaloosa,
is Again Honored With
the Presidency.

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The thirteenth annual exhibition Of
the Iowa State Poultry Association
closed Friday afternoon after a four
days meeting in New Sharon. In.
spite of the excessive cold which pre-
vented many exhibitors from showing
their birds, and lessened the attend
n c by considerable, the show was
successful and the meeting netted a
small sum to the club treasury.
There were three hundred fowls en-
tered in the exhibition and although
the number wax smaller than that OF
last year, the quality Of the poultry
shown could not be improved. The
local attendance and showing was not
large.
F. H. S~hellabarger, of West Liberty,
a poultry judge of national reputation,
scored the birds, and his marking met
with general approval.
The feature of the exhibition was a
showing of a pen of Rose Combed
Black Langsnans, by John w. Irwin,
originator of the breed. Mr. Twins
fowls are the only ones of the sort
known by poultry fanciers in the
United States, and are the result OF
much care and study upon his part.
Four years ago Mr.. Irwin, who is a
former postmaster Of New Sharon,
where he lives, found a rosecombed
hen among his Black Langshans, and
by careful study he has succeeded in
raising a family of similar fowls and
is now in a position to insure the con-
tinuatiCn of the breed. On exhibition
he had seven fowls. Rose comb" is
the name among poultry men given to
a double or triple combed bird. The
particular advantage in the comb is
that 1t does not freeze so readily as
that of the single comber fowl.
The officers of the association were
elected for the ensuing year at a
meeting held Thursday evening.
Those chosen were:
John Hoover, O~skaloosa, President.
II. H. Shivers, Knoxville, Vice Pres
ident.
w. B. Scruggs, MitchellviIle, Vice
President.
James wylie, %sigourney, Vice Pres
ident.
v. G. Warner, Bloomfield, Vice
RSident.
]. r. saafer, Bloomfield, Vice Pres
ident.
H. d. Rhine. New Sharon, Vice Pres
ident.
Directors-C. w. Phillips New Shar-
on: G. w. Stout, Rose Hill; NJ. E..
MighelI, MarshaIltown; Carl Dare,
Osceola; George Carpenter, Des
Moines; Sam Kitterman, Ottumwa;
Marion Robson, West Grove; w. R.
Warwick, Montezuma; A.. L.. Redick,
OttuIhwa; NJ. e. Craft, Brooklyn;R Rev.
A. B. Adams, Pleasantville; and H. H.
Rich, Des. Moines.
1t was decided to hold the next
meeting the second week in January
Of 1906. The place has not been de-
cided upon.
If Oskaloosa wants the poultry show
next year, this city will be the meet
ing place provided the city raises a
sum of $4,000 which will be used in
paying premiums to the exhibitors
and will be an inducement for greater
entries and greater attendance. Pres
ident ]. R. Hoover is anxious to bring
the show back to Oskaloosa, it having
been eve years since the organiza
tion met in this city. The sum asked
is that required to make the show
worth while, and is needed to attract
the best exhibitors. If such a sum is
raised the association expects about
fifty exhibitors and a showing Of from
eight hundred to a thousand birds
This would be the best show held in
recent years. Besides the exhibitors
all of the seventy members Of the as
ISOLATION are expected and there viii
be also many other visitors.
The list of the premiums awarded
by the judges is III follows:
Buff Plymouth Rocks.
H. D.. Rhine, New Sharon, list ant
Atm on cockerel; I'd on best pen, ant
I'd on highest scoring 10.
Mrs. Charles Steddom, Lacey, 81
on hen.
M. E. Craft, Brooklyn, list and I'd or
hen, I'd on pullet.
Scrub Poultry Farm, Mitchellvilfe
LIST and 4th on pullet; I'd and Sd or
cockerel; LIST on pen and LIST on 10.
White Plymouth Rocks.
w. R. Warwick, Montezuma, Isl
and I'd on pulfet, I'd on pen.
Rev. A. B. Adams, Pleasantyille Isl
Sd and 4th on cock.
J.. r. Hoover, oskaloosa, LIT, I'd, 30
and 4th on cockerel; 1st, ID and 80
on hens; Sd and 4th on pullets; 1sI
on 10 and 1st on pen.
Mrs. +. Heinzman. OF New Sharon
I'd on 10.
Barred Plymouth Rocks.
This class made the finest show In
the exhibit. There were seventy birds
entered and all OF excellent quality
W. 8. Russell, Ottumwa, LIST and
I'd on pullets; lst and I'd on cockerel;