Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-08

AWARD PRIZES
TO WINNERS
FANCY BIRDS SEEN AT LOCAL
SHOW
POULTRY MEN ENTER HIGH
GRADES OF FOWLS
Exhibition Now Being Held at chutes
Park Most Successful In Hs-
tory Of Breeders Asse-
citation

Pigeons as large as chickens. bantam
as small as song birds. Is the collection
OF extremes that meets the eye on enter
ing the exhibition hall of the Pacif
Pigeon Fanciers' association. now hold
ing its third annual exhibition at Chute
park.
Carrier pigeons. pouters. homers, tum
blers. runts, dragons and ell classes O
the dove tribe can be seen at this hall
some strutting about their coop with th'
dignity of brigadier general. while 9th
ers, not of such a streuous temperament
are contenting themselves with acquaint-
ing the spectators of their presence by
filing the air with cooings.
Miniature fowls-bantams-com in fol
their share of attention. 1t is at these
coops that the young folks crowd, and
not only the young folks and little ones
but the grown persons as well, are at
tracted by these little members of the
chicken family. Viewed from a CONNER
cial standpoint. the little fowls are prac-
tically playthings. as feathers and looks
are about all there Is to them.
The chickens to excite the most COM
ment are the red, blue. green and pur-
Pile ones which are in pen to them
selves In the Inglewood exhibit.
Many Opinions Given
The various opinions expressed as TO
the cause of their color are amusing.
One man said he thought an Easter egg
must have been put in the nest to hatch,
resulting in a purple chick. while man
With a red nose standing near him, said
he firmly believed the green chicken was
Matched out on St PatriclS's day. Two
elderly women were the rext TO voice
their opinions Dear me. Lizzie, l do
believe those men have painted that poor
hen with kerosene and paint. Isn't it
a shame?" The comments on these fowls
would fill a large volume.
Ingewood colony has about the most
complete exhibit of any one club or as
sociation. This exhibit is apart from
the Poultry Breeders association and is
in the hall with the pigeons and bantams.
None of their fowls have been entered in
the poultry breeders exhibit, their aim
being purely a commercial one.
This colony is interesting to a person
interested in cooperative colonies, for,
while not cooperative one. this colony
embraces some of the good features of
that system.
1t is composed of twenty-five ranch
owners. all engaged in the poultry bust
ness. In buying and selling the cooper
done as a whole.
Fill Large Contract
The main industry is the production
ana marketing of eggs, the members
having a contract with a Los Angeles
merchant who handles their total output
of eggs.
Marketing Of the eggs is another in
teresting feature. These eggs are packed
l., i,oyaE ono dozen q a ra
Each egg is stamped with the colony
stamp and a printed slip giving the date
the eggs were laid is pasted on the cover
Of the case.
According to a member of the colony,
the demand for eggs has far exceeded
The supply, but the interest in poultry
raising has also increased, and in a
short time Ingewood will be second to
none in the state as a poultry center. |
The ranches at Inglewood comprise over !
hree hundred acres.
The second day of the annual exhibit |
ion OF the Poultry Breeders Associa- |
non of Southern California finds the |
officers and assistants of that organiza- !
ion still busily engaged in taking records |
IF the fowls, and while they have been |
eorkng to the limit of their capacity, |
hey have been unable to complete the |
list of awards.
among
number of fowls entered are Captain
Thomas Broadhead of Los Angeles. J.
l.. Harrison of Pasadena, Percy Harley
If Redlands and T. 7. Gardiner of Gar
lena.
Have Large Exhibition
The largest exhibitors of Columbian
,Vyandottes are Frank 1ronmonger of
Los Angeles and Ed Bunnell of Pasadena.
rhe largest exhibitor of White Wyan-
lottes is F. A. Holbroolz of Santa Ana.
Ribbons of five different colors are
ised for the prizes. First prize. blue;
second, red; third. yellow; fourth,
green. and fifth, pink.
The ducks and geese. as if afraid of
Tot receiving their share of attention,
we're yesterday making all the various
oises known to their branch of the fowl
annily. Some fine specimens are entered.
There are nine coops of geese and ten of
ucks.
The following is a complete list of the
fficial awards of the Pacific Pigeon
'anciers' association:
Maltese hen pigeons-old white cock, W. II.
liott, first, second; A. E. Bradshaw, third.
Id white hens. w. II. Elliott, first third; A.
. Bradshaw, second Young white cocks. C.
: King, first; L. G. Waetz, second; A. f.
BRADSHAW. third. Young white hens w. II.
radshaw, first, third; C. r. King, second Old
ems. W. II. Elliott, first. third; E. G.. Waetz,
,cond. Young black cocks, W. H. Elliott,
rst third. A J. Coke, second. Young black
ems, all TO w. II. Elliott Old blue hens, all
w. II. Elliott Old blue hens. all to w. II.
Ilott. Young blue cocks, A. j. Coke. first:
:. II. Elliott, second, third Young blue hens.
Schumacher, first; W. II. Elliott. second.
Id dnn cocks, W. n. Elliott, first: A. j,
oxe, second. Old dun hens, A. J. Coke, first;
:. H Elliott, second. third Young dun
,cks and hens, all to w. H. Elliott Old red
.cks and old red hens, all TO W. II. Elliott
ms. w. H. Elliott, first and second; A. j.
IKE. third Old yellow cocks and hens. all to
Z H. Elliott. Old blue check cocks L. Schu-
acher. first. Old blue check hens w. II. Ell
ut. first; c. r. King, second; L. Schumacher,
rd- Young blue check cocks, W. H. Elliott
ID dun check cock and hens, L. Schumacher
Dung dun check cocks. W. II. Elliott. Silver
elk and hen. c. r. King. II
Swa1lows-Blue barred cock and hen blue
Iriess cock and hen. red cock. all awards TO
st and second; yellow hens, same; o. L.
amond, third.
white cocks. E. G. waltz. first
ID third; W. B. Bradley. second. Old white j
ms. r. z. Nordike, first; W. B. Bradley. q
cond and third. Young white cock and hen s
an Ford. first. Old black hen, Freeman
nd, first; r. e. NordIke, second. Old blue Z
OK and hen, r. E. Nordike. Old yellow
OK. r. e. Nordike. FIRST; Freeman Ford, sec t
d. Old yellow hen, Freeman Ford. first; e.
Waltz. second. Old splash hen. e. G.
7isny Pouters--old black cock, J. L. Hor- =
r. first Old black hen. first, Freeman Ford:
sond. young Black cock, Freeman Ford, !,
St Old blue cock and hen and old white .
* and hen, J. L. Horner, first e
White Barbs--Young white hen and old cock.
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