Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-16
THE ELITE
0 Of CLUCKDOM
On Exhibition at Rocky Ford
Poultry Show
TWENTY-FIVE VARIETIES
OF BLOODED FOWLS
With from HaIf-Dozen to Twenty or
Hore Birds of Each Variety,
Attests Success of Show

The center of attraction this
week is the club room of the Otero
Agricultural association, where
since Tuesday morning the walls
have been resonant with the cackl-
ing of hens, the growing of roost-
ers and the quacking of ducks of
about every known breed and line
age, that have been gathered from
all sections of the Arkansas Valley
to compete for the premiums offer
ed by the Rocky Ford Poultry
association.
Some three hundred birds
under which title the collection of
chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons
and turkeys may be grouped
attests to the success of this, our
first annual poultry show, which
comes to most satisfactory close
this evening with the assurance
that it is now an established year.
ly event that birds fair to become
as prominent in its class as is our
far-famed Arkansas Valley fair.
Ever since the show was opened
from early morn until late at
night-a constant stream of
visitors has been ceaselessly pass
ing along the narrow aisles of the
show room and conservative
estimate places the number at
1000 for Tuesday, with full half
as many more for Wednesday and
about 1000 yesterday, SO that the
grand total will mount up to we'll
over 5000 for the four days-a
showing that exceeds the expecta-
tons of even the most sanguine
poultry show booster.
Fl. II. Chase of Colorado Springs,
a licensed Judge of poultry, about
Tuesday noon began his job of
Judging the array of feathered
stock, and he did not complete
his labors until Wednesday night,
which attests his painstaking care,
and The Enterprise has heard not
hing but praise of his ability and
fairness as judge.
Amongst the premium winners
and birds that received the adj
miring attention of all visitors,
were the $3.50 White Orpington
cockeral exhibited by j. W. Lor-
ing; S. g, Woods silver cup win
ming pen of Black Minorcas-with
a mammoth newly laid egg on top
of the coop attesting their super
iority i'll this line and making one
wish that he could get its like at
the present nickel apiece price of
"hen fruit" l.. Il. Jennings
single comb Buff Leghorns were
also greatly admired as were also
Int Stanley's White Rock pullets.
The White Orpingtons belonging
to Clark E. Kitchen drew first.
second and fourth prizes in their
respective classes, and with the
big White Leghorn display of o.
G. Frantz placed the birds of
snowy plumage away in the lead
of all competitors in point of num-
bers.
Some features of the exhibit
were the silver spangled Ham
burgs owned by j. A. Robinson
our noted poultry fancier who has
won blue ribbons on his birds
from coast to coast-and DIR. e. n.
Stout's Kellerstraus pens.
Amongst the out-of-town ex-
hibits that attracted special notice
were the Partridge Wyandottes of
Oscar Huston of La Junta.
Black and Buff Orpingtons,
Brahmas, Rhode Island Reds,
Barred Rocks, Buff Cochins and
iLeghorns, Houdans and every
other conceivable. color and style
of chicken is to be found at the
show.
Over to one side the ducks
quick for attention and up where
they are prone to roost the tur-
keys gobble after a press agent
fashion of their own, and down
upon the floor the humble pigeon
almost unnoted amid the con-
gestion unavoidable in the re-
stricted space-is no doubt plum
ing himself that he is carrying
away the honors of the show.
The Enterprise will publish the
complete premium list in our
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