Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-22
POULTRY SHOW FINE
Three Hundred and Sixty Splendid
Birds Compete for Long List of
Premiums.
COMPETITION Is VERY CLOSE
IN THE VARIOUS CLASSES
Long List of Valuable Premiums
Awarded to Exhibitors Showing
Best Birds.

The Winneshiek County Poultry
Association second annual show al
the aMrsh hall last week was an un-
qualified success in every way, and
the officers deserve to be congratulate
ed for the splendid manner in which
they carried it out. There were $50
birds entered in the various classes,
and the competition was close and
spirited. The Judge, U. j. Shanklin
of Anamosa, one of the best in the
country, gave universal satisfaction,
and he said that he had been acting
as judge for shows for twelve years,
and in all that time he had never
seen such general good quality OF
birds in all classes, even in shows OF
twice the size of this one.
Barred Rocks class last year was
credited as being the best class i'm
the show, but even at that they
showed a marked improvement over
last year. The competition in this
class was very strong and close and
many a bird lost out by a Traction
of point. The White Rock class
was larger and better than last
year and there was some lively
competition in this class The white
wyandotte class, not being as big a
class as some, showed up to be a
fine class as the best shaped male
bird in show was white wyandotte.
The white leghorn class showed UP
way ahead of last years class, both
in number and quality. The S. c. r.
Island Reds class was the big class
and also was one of the quality
classes of the show. With this
breed winning sweepstakes for high
est scoring pen, highest scoring
male in show, and also highest scor-
ing pen in American class, l.. o.
Reed with his "a birds entered, the
other fanciers in his class thought
that he would have easy picking,
since he had won at Dubuque over a
very large class. But Mr.. Reed
found competition right here at
home as strong as he wants it to be.
The much sought for brilliant Red
was there DIN lunches, not a poor
colored bird in the class. We doubt
if there every was such a uniform
colored class of reds i'm any 25 cent
entry show i'm any state. Orpington
class DIN buff, white, and black,
showed great improvement over last
year, white, showing up some real
quality. w. M. Richert of Fayette,
Iowa, also had made a big winning
at Dubuque i'm a big class of white
orpingtons, but he too found COM
petition here, plenty strong enough.
The Orpington proved to be very
popular, and especially the white
as this breed won the loving cup
for the highest scoring female, best
shaped female, and the highest scor-
ing pen in English class. Buff Or
pingtons class showed a fine i'm
provement over last years class.
When the home fanciers of Buff Or
pingtons heard that Miss Jessie F.
Gorden of Spring Valley, Mimi, had
entered her birds here. they COM
menced TO think they had no chance
at all. But by the way the score
card stood she found competition
here very strong and lively. The
Buff Leghorn class was very small
with only one pen entered by God
dard and Tracy, Nekoosa, wis. They
sure We're fine lot of birds. They
came here from the Minneapolis
show. THIS pen has been shown
at number of places and have ta-
Ken the blues most everywhere.
wednesday, Thursday and Friday
We're program nights. Musical pro-
grams consisting of Band Concert
~ S~S'i ul NlCiCIlftILtS bdHu, VOCAL
solos and quartettes. AS a whole,
the Association and officers can feel
proud of their efforts.
Following is complete list of the
winners of the show in the various
classes, the cup winners and the mer-
chants special prize winners:
b. p. Rocks: S. T. Whalen, New
Hampton, 1st pen, 1st cockerel, 1st
hen, 1st pullet. E. j. Stoddard, I'd
pen, 4th and 5th cockerel, 1st cock
.erel. K. w. Cutting, Sd pen, Sd hen,
4th hen, Sd cockerel Mrs. A. NJ.
Eliingson. I'd pullet Will Leach, 2d
hen. VIM. Symonds. Sd cockerel.
Ed. Hanson, I'd cockerel. Sd, 4th pull
let.
w. p. Rocks: Mrs. John A. Jew
ell. 1st pen, Sd and 4th hen, 5th
cockerel, lst. I'd, 5th pullet. r. H..
Tracy, I'd. Sd, pen, I'd cock, 4th cock