The Dickinson press., 1915-12-18
SHOW
IS BIC EVENT
lNChEASHD NUMBER OF EN-
TRIES AND STRONGER CLASS
OF BIRDS OFFICERS ARE
PLEASED WITH FINE
SHOWING.
snow Does Not Close Until SATURDAY.
Night. Attend Every Session, II
Will Be Well Worth Your
While.

second annual poultry exhibit
OIL the Missouri Slope Association ;s
no" on IN tuR blast, with many more
olrds IN the coops than were exhibited
here last year.
oec' b. =. McGrath was very busy
since the first OF the week meeting
the entries and taking them to the
snow room in the armory, where thew
almost hA FIVE long rows of double
Everyone attending the show is
very much pleased with the healthy,
trlm appearance of the birds, of which
tnere are specimens of nearly all
kInds, large and SMALL, and one would
almost think all eolors. There are at
ieast three times more turkeys than
last year, great big monsters, that
hnd the eooDs a little snug. A pair
OF gulneas and some Mallard and
lndlan Runner ducks also have their
place, the latter being a new variety
list. '''e e''nuaro
The classes with the largest entries
tnls year were single comb Rhode
Island Reds, Barred Rocks, and
farIrldge Wyandottes, all being par
tlcularly fine Birds, large number of
which are for sale.
Inc armory is kept comfortably
warm, we'll lighted and has good VEN
tllatlon, SO that the birds feel very
mucn at heme as is shown by the
continuous satisfied cackling of the
hens and growing of the roosters.
IN tne northwest corner is a minio-
ture barn surrounding a silo. The
little structure was made bv the
Brown Dairy people and is fitted
With windows, doors, hay loft, mang-
ers and other equipment necessary for
model barn. The small building is
round IN shape and is built in two
sections which are slightly separated
to show the plan of the inside.
Other side exhibits are flour and
1ood products made from Durum
wheat, a display of foods for hens
to make them lay, by F. L. Roouette
Co., and a device to sprout oats dur
ing the winter SO that the birds NAV
have greens the year around.
OW1ng to the poor corn season but
two exhibits were entered for the N.
P. cup.
Among the visitors at the show
were: B. E. Schultz of Stanton. a
specialist of Buff Orpintons, who won
a prize ribbon on every one of his
birds shown. O. A. Barton of Valley
City was up looking after his fine
White Rocks. E. G.. Patterson. owner.
Of the Mckenzie hotel at Bismarck.
carried off large number of prizes.
winning 1st and 9rd on his Rhode
Island cock birds in a large and
strong show Of that variety, and also
LIST, End and 3sd on his white Leg
horn hens, one of them scoring 95 per
cent.
Our readers should bear in mind
that the Missouri Slope Poultry Show
is open evenings as we'll as davs at
the armory. The show does not close
until ~ o'clock Saturday evening.
Inc annual election of officers and
the fixing of the meeting place for
next year will take place Saturday
evening.
The show committee consisting Of
p. X. Leonard, Supt., and w. E. Nc
Grath, Jas. Dobson, r. A. Blair, J.
L: Badgley, Albert Nielsen and C. E.
Eldredr together with the district Of
1lcers, who are not on this committee,
Frank Mllhollan, president; O. A.
Brown, vice president and Wilson
Eyer, treasurer, have worked hard to
make this show a success and they
accomplished their purpose.
The judging was done by Elmer
Glmlin of Taylorville, ILL.,, and was
completed at the time this article
went to press but we are unable to
give the results until next week.