The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
THE PRIZE WINNERS
AT POULTRY SHOW
CASH PREMIUM TO DELTA BOY.
Gunnison Breeder Won Many Pre-.
miums-ANford & Holman of
Paonia, Win the Business
Mems Cup. .

The second annual show of the
Delta County Poultry association
was concluded last Saturday even
ing after a most successful weeks
doings, and all residents of the
county who are in any way interest
ed in the development and progress
of this industry are now stimulated
to much greater effort The associa-
tion reports coming out ahead in a
financial way and say that there
was easily one-fourth greater dis
play this year than last and that
they hope to have fully thousand
birds in the contest next season.
Messrs. AFFORD and Holman, the
well konwn poultry breeders of
Paonia, were the largest exhibitors
this year. and naturally took down
a large number of premiums.
Rufus Knopp OF Gunnison, was
large exhibitor and as a result car
ong the number being the Paonia
Business Mems cup for the highest
scoring pen in the exhibit, won last
year by AFFORD & Holman. He also
took the Roy L. Smith cup for the
highest scoring solid color pen in
the show and first on White Leg
horns.
Vail & Livesay of Hotchkiss, took
the lead on w hite Wyandottes,
and T. X Seaton won first on pen
"
Sons took the lead on R. C. Brown
Leghorns.
The presidents cup, offered by w.
]. AFFORD of Paonia, for the best
display of water fowls, was won by
A. A Hutchins of this city. This
cup must be won three times before
permanent possession is given. The
secretarys cup, Offered by Geo. c.
Crabill, for the highest scoring Bar
red Rock in the show, was awarded
won three times. In all fairness to
George for winning his own cup,
and by way of explanation to the
other competitors, it can be said
that the judge was not allowed to
know the owner of single bird in
the contest E ach exhibit was car
ried to him in an unmarkde pen by
other members of the association.
The beautiful brass cup, offered
by the American Poultryman of Lin
coin. Nebraska, on the best pen IN
the American class, was won by AK
ford x Holman, and a second prize
a beautiful cup for best pen in the
Mediterranean class, by Rufus knopp
of Gunnison.
The sanitary fireless breeder, Of
fered by the Denver Incubator Co.,
en- third largest and best exhibit.
was awarded to A. p. Starr OF
Cory.
The Porter-Obert Hardware Co,
offered a Universal Bread mixer for
the second best cock. hen and pullet
o. any breed, and this prize went to
s. G. Ewing. of Hotchkiss.
A pair of SIS shoes by Remington
Elliott, on best pen including hen
pullet and cockrel, was taken by
Rufus Knopp.
Willie o'Connor was the young
est and proudest exhibitor OF the
show when he won the Delta Nat
ional Banks cash prize of $3.50 for
the best exhibit by any boy or girl
under Is years of age.
r ]. Holman of Paonia took
the Osborne-williamso $3.50 mer-
chandise prize on first pen OF Sin
gle Comb R. I. Reds.
The foregoing were the most I'M
portant of the special premiums Of
fered and the list of prize winners
in full follows:
Barred Plymouth Rocks-Geo' T.
Crabill, first and fourth pullet. sec
ond and third hen. second cock. first
third and fourth pens; l.. r. Wigram'
second and third pullet, first. sec
ond and third cockrel, 2nd pen; Mrs
w A. Loops. Austin. first hen' first
cock: j. C. Roberts, fourth hen
White Rocks-T. X. Seaton, first
cockrel. first. second, third ana
fourth pullets.
Rose Comb r. I. Reds-A. p. Starr.
Cory. first and fourth hen, second
and fourth cock. fourth cockrel,
third pen: AFFORD & Holman. Pao-
mia second and third hen. first and
third cock, second and third cockrel.
first. third and fourth pullet. first
and fourth pens; M Il. Fliniau'