Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-12
SUCCESS OF RECENT SHOW
ENCOURAGES LOCAL BREED
ERS TO WORK FOR BIGGER
ONE NEXT YEAR.
ASSOCIATION HOLDS MEETING
Numerous Cups To Be offered To
Stimulate Competition Standard
Score Card System of Scoring
Adopted-County Exhibit Planned
For Coming State Fair.

Better poultry and more OF it
larger show and more time in which
to see it-are two of the important
objects that is to spur the Polk
County Poultry association to renew
ed energy during the year 1912. Az
the postponed annual meeting held
in the Court House Wednesday,
many plans for the future were DIS
eussed with a spirit of interest mad
enthusiasm, and, taking encourage
ment from the success OF its recent
exhibition, the association hencefortl
is to be an active factor IN develop
ing one of the least advanced and yet
most important of the future indus
tries of Polk County. For the first
time since its organization, it closed
the year with money in the treasury
and is in fine shape for the coming
wears work. At least three meet
ings are TO be held each year here
after.
The annual election of officers re-
shifted as follows President, II. A.
Wood. Dallas; vice president, Arthur
Moore, Independence; secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Winnie Braden, Dai-
las. The executive board consists OF
President Woods, Secretary Braden,
Dallas; B. l. Ferguson, Eola; A. Z.
Rempel, Smithfeld; C. S. Graves,
Dallas. :.
The date of the next show was dis
eussed, but decision was not
reached. The method of scoring
was also taken up, and it was voted
to use the standard card in prefer
ence to comparison. 1t is the inten-
ton to engage Judge Goats, a noted
Judge of British Columbia, for the
: next show. and in order to allow vis-
itors more time in which to inspect
the birds after the prizes have been
> awarded. four days are to be devoted
> TO the exhibition instead OF three as
was the case this year.
At the next state FAIR held III oa
lem an effort will be made to pre-
: sent a Polk County exhibit Of poul
. trv as a whole, and with that in view
a committee is to be appointed b,
y President Woods to solicit the 60
. oneration of the breeders OF th'
= eountv. All individual prizes won a
such an exhibit are TO go, Of course
l. 70 the owner of the winners, an'
(, should the display itself be AWARDED
= a prize the association treasury Is u
, receive the benefit.
. A committee is also to-be appoint
!. :, ed for the purpose of raising sun
IL seriptions from the breeders OF eacI
, variety Of poultry for the purpose o
p awarding cups for the highest seoE
- ing bird in those varities, to be "o
three successive times.
A motion was made at the meetln
! that a cup be added to the prlze ii' ii'
to be competed for by Polk count
- breeders and to be known as u
tPolk County Poultry Assoeiatio
= Cup. which must be won tnr'
p times before becoming the proper
of the winner.
n President Woods was authorlz'
~ 70 confer with the Dallas CONNIE
- eial club and ascertain what the Ell
" would do to assist the association
, holding its next show.
The association expressed graf
ude to the Dallas Commercial el
and to business men and eitize
ii the city for the aid given IN 60
dueting the recent show