The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29

man, rather than any natural increase
In the capacity of the animal. There
is nothing among the myriad forms
Of life that does not respond to good
care. In an Association like this
where you can get together at inter-
walls to compare your experiences, you
are bound to make progress at a rate
that will make the experiment sta
tions hustle to keep pace with you.
Friday came the real climax OF the
show, the fat stock contest There was
a good crowd around when James
Nutting killed and picked the first
bird. To be sure the entries had been
waiting in their coops for two days,
but that only increased the interest
in seeing how they would compare
with their feathers off. After the
birds had been killed and plucked,
C. NJ. Gallup drew and trussed the
carcasses in English style. something
entirely new to the numerous specta-
tors. The final weights which were
then taken showed that the birds had
shrunk from "a to 80 per cent In the
process. One interesting incident de-
veloped Immediately after the killing
of the White Wyandotte cockerel that
won the first prize in this class. The
bird was one of pair entered for
slaughter by E. J. Mitchell, but when
President Sanford saw the marked
superiority of this one, he immediate
ly hunted up the owner and bought
the other alive The ribbons In this
class were distributed the same as on
the eggs. First and second going to
White Wyandottes, third to r. |. Reds
The following prizes were awarded
Thursday:
White Plymouth Rocks: hen, F. B.
league, 1st and 3rd; Miss Eva Storer
of Norridgewock, End; cockerel. F. B.
league, 1st; Eva Storer, End: pullet,
F. B. league, 1st; Eva Storer, End;
pen foul, F. B. league, 1st; chicks,
F. B. league, 1st. Partridge Wy
andottes cock, cockerel and pullet
and pen chicks, F. B. league, 1st;
fowl, End. White Orpington cockerel,
Mrs Allie Knight. 1st. Buff Ply
mouth Rock: cockerel and pullet.
Earl Davis, 1st. Sicilian Buttercup:
pen chicks, P. A. Feeney, Portland,
1st. White Indian Game: cock. hen
and pullet, Eva Storer. 1st; pullet. F.
0. Eaton, Skowhegan, End; cockerel
1st. Buff Orpington pullet, E. A.
Haines, 1st and End; Earl Davis, 3rd;
pen chicks. Clarence Mantor, 1st;
Earl Davis, End. Light Brahma: C.
&c. Cleveland, 1st Brown Leghorn
chicks, Thomas Deane, 1st.
White Wyandottes: cock, cockerel.
E. E. Groder, 1st., End; pullet, 1st
and End; cockerel and pullet. Evander
J. Mitchell, 3rd; pullet breeding pen,
T. w. Bucknam, 1st. Barred Ply
mouth Rocks: cockerel, Louis Whit
ing, Norridgewock, 1st, End, 3rd; pull
let, Eva Storer, Norridgewock, 1st.
Partridge Plymouth Rock: cockerel,
F.. o. Eaton, 1st; cockerel and hen,
H. b. Heagan, Norridgewock, 1st and
2nd. Silver Laced Wyandottes: cock.
cockerel, hen, pullet, pen chicks and
fowl, C. C. Cleveland. 1st. Columbian
Wyandottes: cockerel, pullet, pen
chicks, c. c. Cleveland, 1st; cock,
Clarence Mantor, 1st; cockerel and
pen chicks End. White Leghorn: pen
fowl, A. J. Tantish, 1st; pen chicks,
cockerel and pullet, C. D. Miller,
lst; brown leghorn pen chicks.
Thomas Deane, 1st R. l. Reds: cock
erel Cony Sanborn, 1st; cock and pen
chicks. Edward Merchant, 1st; pullet.
Earl Davis, 1st; s. C. R. I. Reds; cock
erel, hen, pen fowl and pullet, F. O.
Eaton, 1st.
Best dozen eggs: 1st. w. H. Boyn-
ton white Wyandotte); End, Cryus
Goodrich (White Wyandotte); 3rd,
Cony Sanborn (R. l. Red).
Best Fat Chick 1st E. j. Mitchell.
White Wyandotte, 8lb. OF. dressing
per cent. rs; End, Mrs. Chas. Herrin.
White Wyandotte, Id. o., dressing
per cent. IA; Sd, Fred o. Eaton, r. 1.
Red, lb. s OF. dressing per cent, 73;
Clarence Manter, Buff Orpington, 8 lb.
8 o., dressing per cent. 76; A. r.
Jewett, White Wyandotte, lb. 9 o.,
dressing per cent, 70; Clarence Man
ter, Columbian Wyandotte. 6 lb. Z o..
dressing per cent 70; Fred o. Eaton,
Part. P. Rock, lb. IL o., dressing
per cent, 70; Clarence Manter, Buff
Orpington, lb. Z o.. dressing per
cent, 73; e. E. Groder, White Wyan-
dotte, 6 lb. o., dressing per cent.
70; Clarence Manter, Columbian Wy
andotte, lb. 8 o., dressing per cent,