The Greeley tribune., 1912-12-26
POULTRY
BREEDING
IMPROVES
COMING SHOW IN JANUARY TO
SHOW THAT COUNTY HAS
MADE GREAT STRIDES DUR
ING THE PAST YEAR

1.-The big poultry show to be held
in Greeley January to 10 will
demonstrate that the hen in Weld
county has outstripped. in proper
tionate growth. any other industry.
not excepting spuds, beets or the
dairy cow.
The Weld County Poultry as
sociation and it's annual exhibitions
have been the prime factors in this
accomplishment and the coming
show will be the largest exhibition
of pure bred fowls ever brought to-
gether in Colorado"
The above statements were voiced
today by w. C. Loney, secretary of
he Weld County Poultry associa-
ton, who is probably in closer
touch with the industry than any
other man in the county, and who
has all arrangements completed for
the association annual exhibition
to be held the second week in jan
uary.
The secretary has sent out some
500 premium lists to the poultry
raisers of the county and state and
anyone interested in poultry or pet
stock who has been overlooked may
have copy free by sending name
and address to w. C. Loney, Gree
ley. Entries are beginning to ar
rive much earlier than last year.
Denver, Berthoud, Fort Collins and
Loveland are already represented.
Fort Collins carried home many of
the ribbons last year and all of the
winners will bring a larger number
of birds this season.
The Fort Collins show follows
Greeley one week later and large
number of the local .fanciers will
take their highest scoring birds to
the Larimer county exhibition. The
rivalry between the wo towns is
growing keener each year.
The Weld county show is attract
ing much wider attention this year
on account of the handsome prizes
to be awarded. Through the efforts
of two or three of the associations
active members twenty silver cups
have been secured and will be
awarded to the best pens in the diff
ferent varieties.
The mammoth $50 cup presented
by Bruce Eaton for the best pen of
S. c. White Leghorns will attract
breeders of this vicinity from all
over the state.
Next in value are the two cups
presented by S. NJ. Edgell of the
sugar factory.
Other cups ranging in value from
IS to SIS were donated by the Neill
Lumber company, the Neill Furni-
ture company, Clayton Lumber
company, Wilson Grocery company,
Park Merchandise company, Nc
Cutcheon Hardware company. A.
w. Jacobs, Wagner Bros, E. Work,
Hickman-Lunbeck company, Buff
Orphington club, L o. Glazier, Gill
bert Drug company, Model Milling
& Elevator company, Kittle Grocery
and Baab & Sons.
The Belgian hare industry is also
keeping pace with poultry. The as
sociation is constructing uniform.
un-to-date hutches to accommodate
outside breeders and about so OF
these have already been reserved
for Denver fanciers.
The egg contest is another feat
ure that will be interesting as we'll
as instructive. From now till show
time every poultryman will keep an
eye on his nests for the largest and
best dozen eggs.
Eggs by the pound" is not far
off dream. The consumer is be-
ginning to note the difference in a
dozen eggs weighing 80 ounces and
dozen that weigh 23 ounces. The
latter is about the average weight
OF store eggs from flock of COM
mon hens. With the exception of
one or two breeds, all pure bred
fowls kept up to standard weight
and standard requirements will pro-
duce an egg weighing from 2S to 80
ounces to the dozen. They will also
be the same color and as near alike
as two peas in q pod. 1t is to DEM
onstrate these ideas that poultry
shows are held. The idealist or
fancier combines cleanliness and
beauty with utility and furnish the
foundation stock for large flocks
that lead to ultimate profit rather
than loss.
only few years ago." said
Loney. there We're great many
farmers keeping hens, but now
there are great many hens keep
ing farmers
According to the secretary esti-
mate there will be close to 1000
entries at the coming show. a num-
Der equal to that of the stock show
in Denver last year.