The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-22
MONSTER TURKEY
At POULTRY SHOW
FEATHERED BEAUTY WEIGHS 48
POUNDS-BEGlN AWARD
ING PRIZES.

second largest turkey ever exhibited IN
America. The big bird is occupying a
per- at the annual poultry SHOW in
Union hall this week. The bird weighs
exactly As pounds, and is truly mons
ter. He is Of the mammoth bronze
the appearance of old gold. In The pen
with him are three smaller birds, a
year old, which promise 10 break the
worlds record set by predecessors.
AS far as known. the only turkey
ever tipping the beams to a higher
mark than that of Mr.. Rice's bird. was
ole on exhibition at the poultry show
in Madison Square, garden. New York,
in 1899. Tais fowl. Of the same variety,
weighed SO pounds at the age Of four
years. AS Mr.. Rice's turkey is but two
years of age, he will doubtless surpass
the eastern record. as poultry men say
two years more will add ten pounds to
his weight.
! An interesting story in connection.
with the New York prize winner was
told a Statesman reporter this after
noon by Frank Breed, who was pres
ent at the show. The bird was pur-
chased by George Vanderbilt and
roasted at the Delmorico a week or so
after the show. One hundred guests
We're present at the feast, according
to Mr.. Breed, and after all had con-
sunled as much turkey as their cloth
ing would permit, Mr.. Breed said he
was ashamed to see so much Of the
noble fowl go to waist
I'm no other way than by visiting the
show and examining Mr.. Rice's mann
moth bronze turkeys can person get
an idea of their size. If roasted and
placed on table it would be almost
impossible for people on one side of
the board to see their companions on
the opposite side.
Fuzzy Chicks In Winter.
Another exhibit at Union Hall which
is attracting more than passing inter-
IS. is a pen of white Wyandotte chick
inotherly old biddy became industrious
early in December, and on January
came out with a bunch OF Is fuzzy lit
lie chicks Every one of them have thus
far weathered the cold winter in good
co,Gition. and their little heads peepinS
out through their mothers feathers
shows how the cold blasts of winter
have been avoided.
One of c.. c. GOse's prize winning
Ipullets could not be found prior to the
cper ing of the show, and consequently
was not entered. A day or so ago the
wise little mother appeared proudly
in the barnyard with bunch of chicks
the result of having stolen her nest.
The chicks are all doing we'll. and poul-
try raising in mid winter may soon be-
icome popular with poultry fanciers of
the Walla Walla valley.
Scoring Under Way.
Judge Elmer Dixon, of Oregon CITY,
who has acted as judge al many or the
shows in the Pacific northwest this
year, is busily engaged in scoring the
birds in Union hall. of which there are
'622 by actual count. Speaking of the
Walla WaIia show this morning, Mr..
Dixon said:
while the Walla Walla show is not
as large as some l have attended, nor
so we'll attended. it compares favor
iably with those held in other cities.
The scores are averaging up we'll with
those of other places. and l am wen
satisfied with the showing being made
here"
| Up to 10 O'Clock this morning. all
icook and cockerel prizes in the barred
plymouth Rock class had been award
ed: the hens and hens and pullets have
Ibeen scored, but the prizes have not
ibeen announced. Following are the cock
land cockerel ribbon prizes as far as
Iannounced:
E. J. Ladd. Portland. second: J. J..
IStage, Spokane. third; Frank Breed.
college Place, first and second cocks:
Ia K. Durant Walla Walla first cock
Iefcl, FFdnk SOllcSc AuII u
icockerel.
Scoring will be continued the remain
lder of the week. when cup prizes and
Iother ribbons will be awarded.
Following are the awards in the
barred Plymouth Rock class. which
Iwere made up to o'clock this after
moon. closing the scoring of this class
iof birds:
Breed &. Robinson, College Place.
first pen, 1870; l cock, SO; first pullet,
1872 1-3; second cock
Mrs. George Shaw, Sand Point. Ida.
third pen. 17S 3-S: first, second and
third hen. 81 IA, 81, 81.
A. K. Durant. Walla Walla, second
|pen. 179 1-16; third pullet, 81 first
icockerel
Andy Taylor, Walla Walla, second
lpullet, 81 IA.
E. j. Laid. Portland. Ore. second
tcockcrel.
| Judge Dixon is busy scoring this af-
tternOOn, and an effort will be made to