Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-23
POULTRyMEN HAD
SUCCESSFUL SHOW
HERE LAST WEEK
COLD WEATHER OF OPENING
DAYS GREATLY DIMINISH
ED ENTRIES

ISOLATION is past. III was a success in
that il increased interest in purebred
poultry in the community and fostered
a more harmonious feeling among the
poultrymen and business interests OF
the city. The showing was not sc
large as year ago. This falling of
was on account OF the cold weather
OF the opening days, making it unsafe
for exhibitors from distance TO ship
their stock. In all there were thirty
nine exhibitors and over three hundred
and fifty single entries.
The judging was done by Roy "
Otto OF Petoskey. Mr.. Otto is Judge
OF national reputation and a recogniz-
ed authority. He goes to all parts o!
the country during the winter and
/ judges at many of the largest shows.
I Mr. otto is at present manager Of the
4 Rcycroft Poultry Farm at Petoskey.
The farm is provided with sufficient
! broodcr and colony houses to easily
! handle many thousand chickens each
! year. 1t is owned by DrsGeorge Rey-
croft who is interested in large way
/ in POULTRY.
a complete list of the winnings Of
/ ,he show 5Dst passed follows;
GRAND SWEEPSTAKES
Highest scoring breeding pen. all
varieties competing, r. c. Anconas.
Ray Ring, Bedding, Mich.
Highest scoring cock in show-R. G.
| II. /. Red, Bolenbaugh & Brown.
Highest scoring coekerel in show
Partridge Wyandotte, Fred Pilkington,
Portland, Mich.
h4gnest scoring hen in show-A. r.
Smith, Alma, Mich. (Black Orping-
toni.
Highest scoring pullet in show
White Wyandotte, Dennis Hollenbeck,
Bedding, Mich.
Largest bird in show-Weight, 10A
pounds, White Orpington Cock, H. c.
Crandell, Ionia, Mich.
Smallest bird in show-Golden Sc
bright Bantam, weight 21 ounces Eli
leen Bolenbaugh, Bedding, Mich.
Best pair Bantams in show-Buff
Cochin, Mildred Bookey, Bedding r. f.
ID. No. II.
Lady showing largest number of
blrds-Mrs. /. l.. HubbeH, Belding,
Mich, eleven White Wyandottes.
Gentleman showing largest number
birds-Dennis Hollenbeck. Belding,
Mich, twenty-five White Wyandottes
SILNER TROPHIES
Best display Of Parti-colored Ameri-
can varieties-Curtis a. Pfeifer, Ionia,
Mich, 10 points. Barred Rocks.
"olid Colored American
varieties-Dennis Hollenbeck, Beld-
-, ...-,..., % poln,s, Wnlte Wyan-
doLlcs.
Best display of Parti- Color 81
Mediterranean varieties--Ray Ring.
Belding, Mich, S9 points, S. c. An
conas.
Best display solid Colored Mediter-
ranean varieties-Leone Alexander,
Lowell, Mich, SO points. Bun Leg
horus.
Best display French and English
Class-L. NJ. Berry. Bedding, Mich, SO
points, Houdans.
Barred Rocks
Curtis & Pfeifer, Ionia, Mich.-1-2
FIX. cock; 1-2-4 Eek. cockerel; 2-S-4 Elk.
pullet; 1873 FIX. hen; 2 pullet bred
CoCAcrei; 1 puAet bred cock 1-2 cock
erel bred hen; 1-2 cockerel bred pull
let; / Elk. pen; ] cockerel bred pen.
/. c. Grill, Hubbardston, Mich
Eek. pullct: 3 Elk. cockerel l pullet
bred cockerel.
Partridge Nyandottes
Fred Pilkington, Portland, Mich
liz cockerel; 1-2 cock; 1-2-3 hen
1884 pullet; pen.
White Wyandottcs
III. S. Ellis, Greenville, Mich, II. f.
Do cock; 1-3 hen: cockerel
pen; National White Wyandotte Club
ribbons for best hen.
Mrs. /. l.. Hubbell, Bedding, Mich.
Is cock.
Dennis Hollenbeck, Bedding. Mich,
II cock; 1913 cockerel; "a hen;
12-3-4 pullet; 1-2 pen; National
White Wyandotte Club ribbons for
best cock; pullet; cockerel and pen.
r. c. r. i. Reds
Vester Wells, Belding, Mich
cockerel.
w. II. Whitney. Bedding. Mich
cockerel; pullet.
Bolenbaugh & Brown, Belding,
Mich.--1 cock; ga cockerel; / hem
1928 pullet: 1-2 pen; II. ]. Red Club
of America ribbons for best shaped
male; best colored male. best shaped
female; best colored female.
S. G. White Orpingtons
II. G.. Crandell. Ionia, Mich.-1-2
cockerel; 1-2 hen; 1-2 pullet; pen;
American White Orpington Club rib
bons for best cockerel, hen, pullet, and
pen.
Black Orpingtons
A. II. Smith. Alma, Mich cock
erel; | hen.
Buff Orpington
A. Shaw, Alma Mich.-1-2 pullet.
Light Brahmas
w. j. Annis. Bedding, Mich cock
erel; hen; 1-2 pullet; l pen.
:. &. Black Minorca
JOS. Cranm re, Greenville, Mich. r.
+, D.-1 cockerel; 1-2 hem / pullet;
1pen.
X. G. White Lcghorns
Il. A. Lyle, Big Rapids. Mich
hen; / Npullet.
S. G. White MinOrcas
Frank NJ. Writ, Ionia, Mich
cockerel; 1-2 hen.
:. &. White Lcghorns
Little a Ryerson, Belding, Mich.-2
cock; "a hen; pullet; pen.
w. Willard, Lowell. Mich.-3 cock;
Ia cockerel; / hem; Ia pullet; open.
A. Kramer, Bedding, Mich.-2 pullet