The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-09
An Egg Laying Contest.

An Egg Laying Contest.
Floor Manager F.. e. Davenport
claims his buff Orpingtons are making
the best Roadway of any birds in the
show room toward winning the ribbon
for the most eggs laid during the show
He claims that ten of his chickens laid
fourteen eggs the first two days. H.
B. Dixon closely follows Mr.. Daven-
port. Mr.. Dixon's eggs will be scored
under the white Orpingtons, in which
class Local Judge Custer is expected
TO make some big gains. Mrs. E. A.
Lindsay's white Rocks have been lay
ing every day and it is believed they
will be winners in their class.
Interest was centered on the scoring
of the birds by Judge George Heyl of
Washington, H., during the second
day of the first annual exhibition of
the Northeast Nebraska Poultry asso-
citation in the Taylor building. Judge
Heyl arrived in the city Tuesday night
and everything was put in readiness
for him to start judging the blooded
fowls at o'clock Wednesday morning.
Judge Heyl is one of the oldest and
best licensed judges in America, hav-
ing nineteen years experience in the
judging of blooded poultry.
He has judged three times at the
Illinois state show and several times
at Chicago and other large shows. He
is now president of the Illinois State
association, and those who have en-
tered their chickens in the Norfolk
show are confident that he is a COM
petent judge and will give everyone a
square deal. For his two days judg-
ing in Norfolk Judge Heyl is paid $65.
From here he goes back to Wisconsin,
where he will judge at another show
He is said to be one of the most
sought for poultry judges in the coun-
try The days work was given over
entirely to the scoring of each bird,
and the results will probably be an
nounced Thursday morning.
800 Birds Shown.
A fair crowd was at the show rooms
Tuesday afternoon and evening, but
Wednesdays crowd was much in
creased. There are about 300 chick
ems on exhibition and more are ex-
pected. Chickens numbering about
thirty from Platte Center were not
shipped here, owing to the fact that
some unexpected delay was caused at
Platte Center. Tonight the associa-
ton will hold an annual meeting and
elect officers. 1t is probable that
Inlua Hayl will 6aliVar addracc in
the show rooms some time Thursday,
the last day of the poultry show.
1t is still evident that the buff Orp-
ingtons will draw the largest competi-
ton, while the white Orpingtons will
not be far behind. The barred Rocks,
and white Leghorns are also prom
inent. In the buff Orpington class j.
S. Mathewson and Frank E. Davenport
are competitors. Mr.. Davenport out
numbered Mr.. Mathewson Tuesday by
about three birds when Mr. Mathew.
son evened matters by sending post
haste for his fine black Langshans,
three in number. with no competition
This, 1t seems. brought out the fact
that Mr.. Mathewson had only recently
imported from Kansas coop of beau
1 tiful buffs.
Mr. Davenport gave out this infor'
nation while feeding cracked walnuts
to his birds and at the same time Civ
ing the imported cockerel OF Mathew
sons a treat of the nuts. Mathewson
countersd the charge by tipping of
the fact that Davenport, also, had 6
number of imported birds on exhibi