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.

C1OSGu pIludy dAlOAhooh 1890
days meeting in New Sharon. In
spite Of the excessive cold which PREF
vented many exhibitors from showing
their birds, and lessened the attend,
ance by considerable, the show was
successful and the meeting Melted al
small sum to the club treasury.
There were three hundred fowls en-
tered in the exhibition and although
the number was smaller than that of
last year., the quality Of the poultry
shown could not be improved. TheI
local attendance and showing was not
large.
F. H. Shellabarger, 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 al
former postmaster of New Sharon,
where he lives, found a ~rose-combed
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-
tinuation 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 it does not freeze SO readily as
that of the single comber fowl.
The officers of the association were
elected for the ensuing year at al
meeting held Thursday evening"
Those chosen were:
John Hoover, Oskaloosa, President.
H. H. Shivers, Knoxville, Vice Pres
ident.
w. B. scruggs, M%itchellville, Vice.
President.
James Wylie, sigourney, Vice Pres
ident.
v. G. Warner, Bloomfield, Vice
&sident
J. 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; M. E..
Mdghell, Marshalltown; Carl Dare,
Osceola; George Carpenter, Des
Moines; Sam Kitterman, Ottumwa;
Marion Robson, West Grove; w. r.
Warwick, Montezuma; A. l.. Redick,
Ottu1hwa; NJ. E. Craft, Brooklyn 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 J. r. Hoover is anxious to bring
the show back to Oskaloosa, it having
been seven years since the organiZa-
ton 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 will
be also many other visitors. "
The list of the premiums awarded
by the judges is a follows:
Buff Plymouth Rocks.
H. d. Rhine, New Sharon, LIST and
4th on cockerel; I'd on best pen, and
I'd on highest scoring 10.
Mrs. Charles Steddom, Lacey, Sd
on hen.
N. E. Craft, Brooklyn, LIST and I'd on
hen, I'd On pullet.
Scrub Poultry Farm, Mitchellville,
LIST and 4th on pullet; I'd and Sd on
cockerel; LIST on pen and LIST on 10.
White Plymouth Rocks.
w. r. Warwick, Montezuma, LIST
and I'd on pullet I'd on pen.
Rev. A. b. Adams, Pleasantyille, LIST
Sd and 4th on cock.
J.. r. Hoover, oskaloosa, LIST, I'd, Sd
and 4th on cockerel; list, I'd and Sd
on hens; Sd and 4th on pullets; LIST
ON 10 and LIST on pen.
Mrs. f. 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 qualify.
w. s. Russell, Ottumwa, list and
I'd on pullets; ist and I'd on cockerel:
I'd and 4th on hen; best 10 and best
pen.
]. r. Shafer. Bloomfield, best 10;
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