Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-12-31
POLK'S FINE POULTRY
Over Two Hundred Birds Were
Exhibited at Annual Show
In Dallas Last Week.

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and Saturday attracted large CROWD
OF fancters from all parts of thi
county aud the adjoining counties
and admirably served the purpose fo
which it was inaugurated, namely, t
bring about an increase of interest i
the breeding Of fine chickens anon,
the people OF old Polk.
Many poultry raisers made entrie
but were unable to bring their birds t,
the show owing to the heavy rains las
week. One man near Eugene had q
fowls listed for the exhibit, but thu
sudden food on the Willamette rivel
made it impossible for him to get then
across into the city in time for ship.
ment However the coops were com
paratively well filled, over 200 fowls
being exhibited.
Chickens of every breed were to be
seen, and the big exhibit hall
resounded all day long with sounds in
every key, from the shrill high pitched
growing of the bantam to the heavy
bass OF the phlegmatic cochin. The
lighting spirit was rampant among the
nigh bred cockerels and often it was
necessary to erect temporary barri-
cades in the fronts of the coops to keep
them from pecking each other out OF
all semblance of high class poultry
exhibits.
1t would have been difficult thing
to decide which class appeared to the
best advantage, for all the birds we're
we'll cared for and beautifully formed
and colored. White Wyandottes,
Black Langshans, Rhode Island Reds
and score of other breeds were there
and all evoked exclamations of delight
from the throng of onlookers who
crowded the aisles between the exhibit
coops.
Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City, who
judged the fowls, spoke highly of the
quality of the stock and predicted that
when the Polk County Association is a
few years older, and the poultry fan
ciers have acquired more experience,
the poultry raised in this county will
rank among the first in Oregon in
degree of excellence.
The show was conducted in an
extremely efficient manner consider
ing that it was the first ever held bv
this association and great credit is
due to the executive committee for the
zeal and skill which they showed in
the work. The high scores which were
registered by the majority of the fowls
spoke we'll for the advance
ment that had been made in the field
OF poultry raising before the associa
ton was founded, and indicated DOS
for far greater and more
extensive growth Of this industry,
under the direction of a strong and
organization such as the
present one promises to be.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
George Hinshaw, Dallas,-1st. and
Ind. on Silver Spangled Hamburgs.
G. S. Brooks, Dallas-3rd. on same,
Fl. K. Metcalf, Cottage Grove-1st.
and End. on Salmon Favorelles.
Mrs. l.. Rogers, Dallas-srd. on
Houdan.
w. S. Simson, Dallas-1st. and 2nd.
IN Cornish Indian Game; end. and
'rd. on Black Langshans.
Fl. q. Tharp, Monmouth-1st. and
md. on Irish Grey Pit Game.
G. P. Cornwell, Monmouth-lst. and
md. on Red Pit Game.
A. Longnecker, Dallas-2nd. and
rd. on B. G. Red Game.
M. B. Grant, Dallas-2nd. on B. B. s
Red Pit Game, {
D. M. Calbreath, Monmouth-1st ,
nd. 3rd and on Blue Andalusians.
Q. A. Kurre, Tndependence-3rd. ON /
White Wyandotte; 1st., End. and Srd. {
n White Pekin Ducks; End. and 3rd
n w. G. Bantams.
Ray Boydston, Dallas-1st. and end.
n W. G. Bantams.
+. d. Rosenberg, Cottage Grove h
nd. and 3rd. on Buff Cochins. Q
d. @. Allard, Dallas-2nd on s. L. 4
Vyandottes. r
Joseph Hall, Newberg-2nd. on Buff =
rpington. v
J. E. Beezley, Falls City-1st., End. c
nd Srd. on Buff Orpingtons. a
James Middleton, Dallas-2nd. and :
I'd. on Black Minorcas. Z
j. L. Hoskins, Newberg-1st. and s
I'D. on s. @. Black Minorcas. y
A. III. Tillery, Ballston-lst. and End. +
4 Fl. B. P. Rocks.
G. s. Graves, Dallas-1st. and 3rd. \
! R. I. Reds.
B. I. Ferguson, Salem r. F. D. 2-
t., md. and Srd. on R. 1. Reds.
D. A. Critchlow, Dallas-1st. on S.
II. L. Reds.
Mrs. James Boydston, DalIas-2nd.
I'd Srd. on White Wyandottes.
Mrs. @. L. Hawley, McCoy-1st and
d. on White Wyandottes.
Krebs & Reynolds Poultry Co..
srvais-1st., 2nd. and srd. on White
Rocks.
Mrs. J. S. Parker, Dallas-9rd. on
hite Plymouth Rocks; 2nd. on
own Leghorn.
L. Shaw, DaIlas-2nd. on S. G.