The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-24

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ond to none The regular cash prizes,
gold specials. cups and trophies Offer
ed this year cannot fail to make the
exhibition the greatest in our histo-
ry."
Two New Cups offered.
Two new cups are offered this year
in addition TO the regular prizes and
both are valued at $50. Walter S.
Prickett, proprietor of the Roycroft
Farm at Sidnaw, Mich, is the donor of
one. which he offers for the best dis
play OF ten birds of one variety of
the parti-colored varieties. The Fam
ciers cup is another $50 cup donat-
ed by several fanciers and is offered
for the best display of ten birds of one
variety of the solid -colored varieties
be competition in the winning varie-
" Of more than one exhibitor and the
display must contain cock, cockerel,
hen. pullet and pen.
The association again offers a cup
donated by Judge Frank w. Travis.
beautiful trophy open to competition
by all breeds. and offered for the best
display in the show of ten birds of one
variety.
Besides these prizes are number
of special club offers from all the large
clubs in the country. The premiums
are offered for every conceivable var
iety of bird. 1t may also be mentioned
here that twenty dollars i'm gold is Of
fered in two prizes by the Roycroft
Farm as a reward for the efforts of
those breeding the strains of White
Wyandottes and White Plymouth
Rocks Matched from eggs purchased of
the Roycroft Farm, and for which the
Roycroft Farm has become famous.
Gold Special Prizes.
The premium list contains a state
ment of the 500 in gold special prizes
offered by various chicken fanciers of
the copper country. These prizes fol-
low, each being a IS gold piece:
]. II. Rice for the best pen of barred
Plymouth Rocks.
John G.. Stone for the best pen of
huff Plymouth Rocks.
c. s. Fales for the best pen of white
Plymouth Rocks.
Ed. Haas & Co. for the best pen of
white Wyandottes
b. L. Chynoweth for the best pen OF
silver laced Wyandottes.
j. T. Mcnamara for the best pen of
golden Wyandottes.
r. II. Shields for the best pen of rose
comb Rhode Island Reds.
c. II. Moss for the best pen or sin
sic comb Rhode Island Reds.
NJ. j. Finnegan for the best pen of
buff Leghorns.
II. S. Sheldon for the best pen of
single comb white Leghorns.
Clyde Mackenzie for the best pen of
rose comb brown Leghorns.
Lake Superior Produce company for
the best pen of single comb brown Leg
horns.
r. b. Lang for the best pen of single
comb black Minorcas.
Joseph Strobel for the best pen of
rose comb black Minorcas
T. A. Green for the best pen Of buff
.Orpingtons.
H.. S. Goodell for the best pen of
white Orpingtons.
+. p. French for the best pen of pit
Game.
James r. Dee for the male Cornish
Red Game.
John G. Michels for the best male pit
game.
No bird can compete for more than
one gold special
Work OF the Association.
The claim OF the Poultry Association
is to promote intelligent and syste-
matte poultry breeding, to build up
better stock and to demonstrate to
the people OF Northern Michigan that
there is both profit and pleasure to
be derived from poultry raising. In
promoting this work the association
has met with great success and much
ncouragement. Better stocks may be
seen at the exhibits this year than ever
before.
The show will this year, as in all
former years. be superintendent by M
j. Finnegan Of Winona. which is suf-
fcient assurance TO all that their birds
will receive careful treatment. other
officers and directors OF the associa-
ton are as follows:
President-John @. Stone, Houghton.
Vice president-T. A. Green. Onto
nagon.
Secretary John T. Mcnamara.
Houghton.
Treasurer-Charles VI. Moss, Hough- |
ton.
superintendent. J. Finnegan, WI
mona.
Executive committee-M essrs. Stone.