Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-11-16
QUANTITY OF BIRDS LESS
THIS YEAR, BUT BETTER
QUALITY BEING EXHIBITED

$ Though not all the entries wer,
e in at noon Tuesday. 1t was predict
v ed by the management Of the Mex
$ leo Poultry Association which i
t holding the annual poultry show this
$ week, 14th-17th, that there would
probably be 400 birds on exhibition.
w. H. Turner, president of the as
: sociation, said Tuesday morning thai
there would not be as many entries
! as last year on account of the incien
ent weather Of the past few days
; keeping some away. who had intend.
ed 70 euter their fowls. The quaI.
fty, however. Is better. he said.
! L. c. Branch. u Lees Summit
Is here to Judge the fowls. with the
assistance OF wall Steele. Mr.. Branch
began 70 score the birds Tuesday
morning. Mr. Branch is an expert
chicken judge and has been at the
local poultry show in previous
years.
Among the fowls entered were not.
ed the Single Comb Buff orpingtons
belonging to Mrs. r. LeeAford, of
Vandalia. \ Mrs. Afford is one of Au-
drains most noted chicken fanciers
and always has a nice lot at the
shows. Adam Thompson Of Columbia
has coop OF nice turkeys. V. ".
Smith of Thompson ds exhibiting his
Barred Plymouth Rocks. John s.
Renie Of this city Is showing
coop of orpingtonss w. R. Berrey
OF this county brought to the show
coop Of Indian Runner Ducks. W.
s. Eller and Louis Mckee are show
ing some of their species. w. II.
Turner also has an exhibit.
The officers are:
President-W. H. Turner.
Vice-President-J. r. Lampson.
Secretary and Treasuer-W. S.
Eller.
Superintendent. X. Lampson
Judge-E. c. Branch.
Mr.. Branch spent the day Tues.
day scoring the birds and some of
the premiums have already been
awarded, but have not been made |
public. The ribbons also have not |
been tied.
u.be o.,A,,;1, esaix...
Mrs. Chas. Bledsoe, Black Lang.
shan, Mexico
r. P. Elliott, same. Mexico.
Sam Evans, r. l. r.
w. H. Turner, White Leghorns.
Garrard T. Shearmah, Brunswick.
Emil zuber, R. R., Bowling
Green.
z. Z. Pierce, r. |. r., Mexico.
]. R Lampson, Barred Rocks, Mex
ieo.
F. A. Daniels, Barred Rocks, Van
dslia.
v. v, Smith, same, Thompson.
J, T. Beatty, Buff orpingtons, Mex.
leo,
John S. Renie. Buff orpingtons, of
vandalia.
H. H. Porter, White orpinetons
and Black Orpingtons. Mexico
Mrs. R. Lee Afford, Buff Orping-
tons, Vandalia.
e. E. Reynolds. Black Orpingtons,
vandalia.
Mrs. W. H. Turner, R. /. X, Mex.
co
c. H Fisher S. C. and Buff orp-
Mexico. II
Blanche Mckinney, Golden Sea {
Bright Bantams, Mexico.
Benz. Lampson. Golden Sea Bright
3antams, Mexico.
F. R. ober, Black Iangshans,
Wright City,. Mo.
G. W. Miller, Light Brahmas. of
Mexico.
John J. Steele, Ancomas, Mexico, I
], NJ. Stone, Bronze Turkeys, Co I
umbia. Il
N. E. Mcdonald, Black Langshans,
Jentralia. 1
w. H. Berey, Indian Runner Duck t
dexieo. L
w. S. Eller. Brown Leghorns, of l
dexico.
Mrs. Harry Drebing, Barred Rocks, y
Iexico.
Mrs. Leslie Ferris, White Cochin s
'antams, Mexico. L
The premium List follows:
On Cocks-1st prize, So; End prize c
2; 3rd prize, 81, e
Hens--1st, $2; End, ST.; Bird, soc. n
Cockerels-1st, So; End, So; Srd, 81 e
n cash, o
Pullets-lst. 81; End, ST.; Srd. soc. a
Pens-1st. IS; End, SO; Sfd, So. a
pair-1st, SO; End, 81; 3rd. b
0e. I
Ducks, pr.-lst. $3.50; End, ST.; srd t
0c.
Baniams, pair-lst, $f.50; End, p
1; 3rd. soc. v
Specials. t
For highest scoring pen OF S. O c
!. Reds--$9 pair of pants, S. N t
1vans. III
Highest scoring chicken in show n
5 rug, Ricketts, & Emmons d. G. Co.
Highest scoring pullet in show =
'atr of cuff buttons, Elon Dearing. a
For~best pair Of Turkeys-s2 Stand b
amp, Fredendall G Wilkins o
For party exhibiting largest num- a
er of birds of any one breed, $40 i
Il cash. l.
Il. c, Branch, who scored the $
hickens on exhibition at the PouI- v
ry Show which is being held in f. e
|, Norris building ON East Monroe, a
ave lecture to Agriculture Glass s
If the Mcmillan High School We'd t
iesday afternoon Mr.. Branch's top i
c OF discussion was the scoring of c
'irds.
Following his lecture to the class,
he members went to the exhibition
DOM and scored the fowls under Mr.. Il
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