The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-01
Breeders Held
Their Opening Meet
ing at Court House
PRIZES
Premiums Awarded on Barred
Rocks and White Wyan-
dotte Glasses Today

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resentatives of some high class poul-
try, which are vieing with each other
in their efforts to attract the atten-
ton of the many visitors who are
coming and going throughout the
lay and evening at the State Poultry
Show.
Rhode Island Reds Strong.
Walking down through the sever
al aisles are the specimens of the
royal blood in the chicken family,
prominent among which are the
Rhode Island Reds, and these are
coming into greater prominence each
year at the poultry shows. 1t was
only a few years ago that in the poul-
try show the Barred Plymouth Rocks
headed the list with the largest num-
Der of entries, but at the present
show the Rhode Islanders stand at
the top with 142 birds. There is a
good display of the Barred Rocks
and the others in the class of Rocks,
but the Rhode Island Reds outshine
their former competitors. They have
been slow in being accepted in this
state as the right kind of a bird, but
is popularity is now accepted.
Among the Exhibitors.
The exhibitors come from all sec
ions OF the state and from some
points outside the state. The local
exhibitors are numerous and have
some splendid birds in the coops.
Will Scallin, who has been exhibit
ing at the show for a good many
years, has a fin selection from his
White W~yandottes, and he got away
with the high premiums therein. He
got LIST, Sd and 9TH on cockerel,
and did quite we'll in his other chick
Ems. j. n. Grow, another of the long
time exhibitors, is showing his Bar
red Plymouth Rocks, and has a good
collection. George Law, who for so
many years handled the Light Brah-
mas, is again in the display with his
Columbia Wyandottes, and in raising
these birds Mr.. Law takes a great
deal of pleasure. ID. r. X. Hull &
Son are displaying their Black Lang
shans. twenty in number, and these
birds are eagerly inspected by the
crowd. Mr.. Hull finds much profit
in the handling of the Langshans.
Paul Scott has switched from the
Leghorns. with which he has work.
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and is now showing birds in the
White Orp.ngton class. In this line
Mr.. Scott has selected a bird which
he believes meets his requirements
better than anything else. Jack
Levings shows some S. c. Brown
Leghorns, and C. S. Michels displays
his Black Langshans, W. in num-
Der, with which he was so successful
NJ 4hn NI;,,ocDt, Ct,to Chou ,ooo,tJ,,
j. w. Beddoes is exhibiting Light
Brahmas with some fine birds. e
Kelley makes one of the strong show
ings with twelve single comb Rhode
Island Reds, and with which he has
made a fine success since he took
them up. Mr.. Kelley devotes the
greater part of his time to the egg
and poultry business in buying ant
selling and shipped a vast number OF
cars of poultry the past year. A. e
Tanner is showing some White Wyan.
dottes, and e. p. Sand shows fifteen
fine birds in the Barred Plymouth
Rock division. Mr.. Sand has had
fine success with his Barred Rocks
Ray Triganza shows five beautiful
White Wyandottes. and the Cornisl
Bros. show a few Barred Rocks as de
the Rorn Bros. Mrs. +. G. kruege,
, also displayed 13 Rhode Island Reds
One of the biggest displays in the
show is that of the Henline Bros
They have a group Of twenty Nam
moth Bronze turkeys in a large cage
OF the north side OF the hall, to
gether with nine Toulouse geese
which attract the attention of thu
visitors to a marked degree. The
turkeys are fine specimens, ant
4 brings to the minds eye the Christ
:, mas or Thanksgiving season. TIL
, Henlines make a speciality of thu
. turkey business and notwithstanding
!, the hazard of raising turkeys the.
. are successful in getting the bes
of the hazard part of it.
- Among Outside Exhibitors.
H. p. Larson, one of the oldtim'
exhibitors, who has been out of TIL
show for several years, is back agail
this year with a fine exhibit of pig
ons The birds comprise a larg'
I number of varieties. among whicl
is the Jacobin. the special feature o
! which is the fur collar which close
, up around their heads. Mrs. Mat
tie Webster, of Woonsocket, has i
birds displayed in the White Ply
!. mouth Rock class, and Mrs. A. L
il Gentle, of Brookings, got in las
) night with a fine display from he
poultry yards. This includes Whit
Plymouth Rocks, Black and Bu1
Bantam Cochins. and Buff Wyandot
ties, making an exhibit of "a birds
l.. c. Gooch, of Brookings, has l
birds in the Light Rrahma class, an
r c. w. Stanley, of Dolton, makes tn
. same kind of an exhibit.
This evening there will be a pou
try institute at the city hall, whic
will be conducted by Prof. A. Z
Brigham, and it promises to be
very interesting feature, and will b
of much help to poultry fancier.
This is the first time that anythin
of a like character has been held.
The poultry men are having a b
of fun at the expense of Secretar
Wheeler. The boys say that to b,
come an Office. of the association on
must C"n some poultry. So to qua
ify il that regard Mr.. Wheele
! bought q pullet, and it looked so goo