The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
LARGE CROWDS
VISIT SHOW
Birds of Exceptional Quality
on Exhibition-Judging now
Going on.

Notwithstanding the heavy
snowfall which visited the Prairie
region the first of the week, and
necessarily curtailed the number
of birds that would ordinarily
have been exhibited, the Third An
nual Idaho County Poultry Show
which opened its doors to the pub
lie yesterday, is an exhibition of
which the community may well
be proud. When the show was
formally opened there were over
$50 birds on display, which rep
resented nearly all classes of
fowls that are now being success
fully bred. Among the newer
breeds that attracted attention
were the Columbian Wyandottes.
A visitor to the show who has
been to most of the poultry ex
hibits held in the northwest this
fall says these particular birds
were the equal,if not the super
ior, of any of this class he has
seen anywhere.
The birds are all neatly shown
in roomy coops that bring out
their fine points in a striking
manner.
A great interest is being dis
played in the show, and perhaps
400 people visited and admired
the aristocracy of the bird world
yesterday. Not only are the
townspeople displaying an irter-
est in What Grangeville's poul-
try fanciers are doing, but large
numbers of the country folk are
being attracted to the city, and
quite a number have birds ON dis
play. Perhaps half CT those who
visited the show yesterday were
farmers, and they evinced keen
interest in the different kinds of
fowls.
As an advertising medium to
Grangeville and Idaho county
the show will prove a most invit-
ing proposition. Not only will
the results of the show be herald
ed far and near, but the influence
of the exhibition will be felt in
many ways, perhaps more partic-
ularly in inducing those who now
breed fowls that are not profit
able to discard them and put pure
bred fowls in their places. Exper--
fence has taught Camas Prairie
residents the value of thorough
bred cattle, horses and hogs, and
in a small way the poultry fan
cier is showing what can be
done in raising pure bred fowls.
There are dozens of people living
in this section of Idaho who have
engaged extensively in raising
pure bred fowls, and the birds
now on exhibition in the show
room is certainly an object les
son as to what can be accomplish
ed when one puts brains, energy
and money into a popular and
useful enterprise.
The birds on exhibition will be
judged by DR.. Fite of Nez Perce,
who arrived on the belated train
of Wednesday. The doctor is a
licensed judge from the American
Poultry association, of which the
local organization is a member
and is said to thoroughly under
stand his business. He is a new
conner to this section, and his
work will. be watched with much
interest.
This is one of the few poultry
shows in the northwest where NJ
admission is charged. This was
made possible only by having thu
county commissioners make
small appropriation to cover th'
expenses of the show. This is al
it should be. The appropriation
is a popular one. The show il
held for the benefit of the peopl
of Idaho county. 1t is held to in
duce more people of the count.
to line up with pure bred stock
, and help to educate them regard
ing the various breeds and wha
they can expect from them. TIL
members Of the association ar
donating their time and energ.