Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-18
EXHIBIT
PRAISED BY
EVERYONE
PRIZE WINNERS ENTHUSIASTIC
AND LARGE NUMBER OF
VISITORS PLEASED.
&C. .WHERRYL LIKEDAS JUDGE
More Exhibits Would Make Larger
Show But They Could Not Have
Made More Successful Show.

The fourth annual poultry show of
the Idaho County Poultry Association
held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week. closed Saturday night, and
although the lateness of the season
and the location of the show room were
features which hindered the greatest
success of the exhibition, yet the mem
bers and the public were well pleased
and great satisfaction is expressed
from all sides.
One of the features which added to
the success Of the show was the large
number of birds from outside points
and the number Of birds from the
farms Ilo poultrymen sent over .
large number of birds representing
several varieties and w. H. Thomas Of
that place carried of the sweepstakes
cup donated by the Alexander -Freiden-
rich Co., ON his famous Partridge
Wyandottes.
One of the surprises of the show was
the defeat of DANDY" the prize win
ming Wyandotte cock, owned by
Thomas Of Ilo, Joe Brockman's IS bird
carrying off the first prize and push
ing Dandy back to second place.
Dandy has been exhibited in many
shows over the Pacific Northwest and
has won eight firsts out of the nine
shows where he has been placed on
exhibition this season and would pro-
bably have carried off the honors at
this show had it been held earlier in
the season.
"Dandy'' won first in the Asotin
County Poultry Association, show at
Charleston, in Dec. 1913; first in the
Inland Empire Poultry Association.
show at Spokane, in Dec. 1913; first
at the Walla Walla show, Jan. 1914;
first at the Rockford, Wash, show.
Jan 1914; first in the Palouse, WASH,
show, Feb. 1914; first at the Inland
Empire Poultry Association, show at
Spokane in Dec. 1914; first in the
Idaho Official State show at Ilo, Ida
ho, Dec. 1914; first at the Columbia
County Association show at Dayton,
E Wash, in Jan. 1915; and first at the
Kootenai County Association, show at
Occur d'Alene, in Jan. 1914.
Thomas took the Brockman bird
away with him, trading a setting of
n eggs for the bird which took first. The
/ Brockman bird is classy bird and has
been on exhibition before Joe got him
and has taken several firsts.
n Among the Exhibits.
Jim Graves crested Polish birds and
his light and dark Brahmas attarcted
considerable attention from the visi-
tors at the show, and his White Crested
l. Black Polish birds took the prize for
y the best scoring pen in the show, one
IT of the pullets winning the silver cup
y for the highest scoring bird, with 90
IF and "a points. Jim s name also ap'
o pears in several places on the prize
list.
TO w. s. Jacksons White Orpingtons
were also feature of the show and the
y, big white birds had many admirers
n, among the visitors. His birds are far
0. above the average. The black Lang
G shangs exhibited by Mrs.'W. H. Warner
A. were the best scorers in the Asiatic
II, class and one of her pullets won the
F. prize for the best pullet in the show
". any class. G. 8. Smith Is Barred Rocks
m presented the best in that line and ad
e, mircrs of that variety found their favo
We rites well represented. Here is the lisi
n, of awards in full:
es The Awards.
n, Grand sweepstakes special-W. h
Thomas, 10. Partridge Wyandottes.
ce Best pen English class-Dr. W. 9
N jackson, game cup; C. A. Mclean
lis Lewiston cornish Indian Games.
ng Highest scoring bird-J. G. Graves
ri Grangeville, White Crested Blacl
ng Polish pullet, scoring s5 "a.
ng Best colored bird-Mrs. w. II. War
ner. Grangeville, Black Langshant
vs.. pullet.
&c Best pen in Polish Dutch class
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