The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-14
S75 BIRDS AT
POULTRY SHOW
Biggest Meeting of Poultry Held
in State

GU dt hllllet idsI Weeh anu peTtld is
the poorest attendance. So far as
the birds were concerned and the
prizes given. the second annual
meeting of the Rec Valley Poultry
Association was a success. But
whether through failure to properly
advertise the event, or a general
lack of interest in such things. is not
known, but certain it 1t that one of
the best exhibitions yet held in the
northwest almost went by default so
far as the public is concerned. This
annual exhibition is a good thing for
the community and should attract
the public patronage.
Gha exhibition attracted birds
from many sections of the state.
and disclosed the fact that South
Dakota is climbing upward in the
poultry business. Following is a
list of the prizes won by the various
exhibitors:
Winners of cups, special prizes
and sweepstakes:
Best male bird in show. $40 90 clock.
White Wyandotte cock, Rev. a. p.
Cooper.
Best female bird in show, $1,000
clock, White Wyandotte pullet, Mrs
A T., Gentle, BrookiDgs, S D.
Best pen IN show. $40. 90 silver cup
James l.. Boyd. S. G.. K. /. Reds,
Wolsey, s. D.
The South PouItr, Assn Cup for
best display of Bantams by one
hreeier, Mrs A. h. Gentle, Brook
ings, S. d.
$500 silver cup best display Ply
mouth Rocks. Mrs A. +. Gentle.
Brookings, S. D.
$500 silver cup best display of
Wyandottes, Mrs A. Z. Gentle,
brookInGS, -. ~.
SIS 90 silver cup best dislay Rhode
Island Reds, j. l.. Boyd, Wolsey, S.
D., on Sir gle Comb Rhode Island
Reds.
$500 silver cup best display in
Asiatic class, F. K. Gardner. Rec
Heights. S. ID on Black Langshans.
$500 silver cup best display in
English class, Mrs A. +. Gentle,
Bookings, S. D., on Single Comb
White Orpingtons.
SIS 90 silver cup best display in
Mediterranean class. Eta Knox,
Alpena, S. D., on White Leghorns.
$1,000 silver cup best display of
all other breeds or classes, George
Marsh. Miller, S. D, on Silver
Spangled Hamburgs.
$500 silver cup for the largest
number of birds entered b. any one
exhibitor scoring 90 points or more
Mrs A. 4. Gentle, Brooklngs, $. d.
Number entered Sc.
Hand County cup. copper and ell
yer, offered BY Lud the Jeweler for
the best pen from Hand CO., won by
George Marsh on Silver Spangled
Hamburgs.
Silver cup for best dozen brown
eggs, w. l.. Schroeder, Miller, S.
d.
Silver cup for the best dozen white
eggs, Il. c. Wareing, Rec Heights.
S. D.
$500 silver medal for best display
of turkeys. No turkeys entered.
$500 silver medal for the best
display of ducks. A. J. Harrison, on
Indian Runner ducks.
$500 silver medal for the best dis
play of geese, Mrs A. &. Harris,
Virgil. S. d., on GRAY Toulouse
Geese.
Local fanciers who received cash
prizes were:
J. H. VanLoon, 4th on Barred
Rocks.
A. { Sweetland, lst and 9Th on
Barred Rock Cockerels.
w. l.. Schroeder. 5th on pen on
Barred Rocks.
R. N. Hunt. End on White Rocks.
r. N. Hunt, 4th on pen White
Rocks.
A. 2. Cooper, LIST White Wyn-
dottes.
j. M. Williams, 4th White Wyn-
dottes.
+. l.. Sedan. 2nd and 4th Golden
Wyndottes.
j, O. Gage, all prizes on Part
ridge Wyndottes.
>. Kegler, IN Rhode Island Red
hen.
j. R. Hewett. End Rhode Island