The Dickinson press., 1915-01-30
BIG SHOW SUCCESS
DESPITE COLD WAVE
First Annual Meet of Missouri
Slope Poultry Association
At Dickinson, Has Nearly
300 Exhibit Birds
Patrons of Show Well Pleased.
Many Sales Made. Long
List of Awards Given

LlSC OF Awards GlVen
Dickinson saw the opening of the
first poultry show of the Missouri
Poultry Association on Wednesday of
this week with nearly 800 birds in the
coups. The severe cold weather of
the forepart of the week prevented
the people from the country from
bringing in many birds for entry and
greatly cut down the number ex-
pected. However, for the first show
it was a decided success. In speak
ing with E. G. Roberts, the licensed
Judge, he expressed himself much
pleased with the whole show and said:
"You have one of the best show rooms
I've seen anywhere. It has good ven-
tilation and plenty of light and room.
For the first show it is fine. In so
many first shows large number of
the birds entered are disqualified,
put at your show I've had occasion
to bar; only few" When asked how
the birds compared with birds of some
OF the big shows that he had recently
judged he replied: "Take your Barred
Rocks, there, your best are as good
as the Barred Rocks at the Fargo
show. The Buff Wyandottes, though
the class is small, are all fine birds.
The same applies largely to the other
classes"
The classes with the largest en-
tries were the Buff Orphingtons,
Barred Rocks, White Rocks and Rhode
Island Reds. The varieties were in
deed many. All sorts and kinds,
both large and small were there to
take the eye of the fancier. In the
early morning the Glamour and noise
OF the Growing rooster and cackling
hens were almost deafening. The
large turkeys had their place as did
the ducks and geese and rabbits.
The poultry supplies had a section,
where the poultry enthusiasts could
see the good things to feed the hens
to make them lay and secured much
valuable information along the line
of poultry raising for profit.
The members of the association
were constantly on the job to make
their first attempt successful in every
way. They did 1.-THE show was the
best evidence. Much credit for the
good showing belongs to the show
committee, E. X. Leonard, Jas. A.
Dobson, c. E. Eldred, W. E. Nc
Grath and J. L. johnson. The judg-
ing Of E. G. Roberts was very salts
factory and it is certain the Mr..
Roberts services will be sought again
by the association for their annual
show next year.. .----=, 49,.
The show means much to the
poultry raisers of western North Da-
kota and eastern Montana as it
brings better birds into this section
and also raises the standard Of the
poultry. >@:':#. -.
Every poultry man will endeavor TO
have his show birds take the blue
ribbons and viii use better birds in
the breeding, Then too, better blood
ed birds can? be had right here at
home at less money than demanded
by the eastern breeders and one can
see what he is getting. In place of
the keeping of hens that lay 80 and
100 eggs a year, will come the hens
that will average 200. Then poultry
will pay what it should. l.@1I1'
Following are the names of those
who entered birds and the awards:
WHITE MINORCA ,.zSs' +. - -
Roy D.. Corwin, Bismarck: 1st and
End Cockerel; 1st and End Pullet. j.
SILVER SPANGLED HAMBURG
r. Whitaker, Alpha: 1st, End and
4th Pullets; 1st Cockerel and End
Cock.
F. Milhollan, Dickinson: 1st Cock;
End and 5th Pullets.
SILVER CAMPINES
III. E. Kilmer, Bismarck: list Cock;
1st and End Cockerel; LIST Hen; list,
End, 3rd and 4th Pullets. ,4,a@.
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Dickinson Poultry Yards, J. L.
Badgley, Prop: End Cockerel; list
Frank Milhollan, Dickinson: LIST
Cockerel; LIST and 5th Hens; End Pull
let; 1st Pen. 4sE& ~ l's =,
W. J. Morley Dickinson: 1st Cock;
3rd Pullet.. iItlfsa NJ a1sA n y
James Fogaarty, Bismarck: End
Hen; 4th3 Cockerel.a u
Earl Partridge. Dickinson: 5th
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Mrs. F. c.. Mitchell, Crookston,
Mimi: LIST Cock; End tCockerel. r..
f.. X. Leonard, Dickinson: X list
Ceckerel and list Pullet bred Cockerel;
LIST Pullet and list Cockerel bred Pull
let.
Mrs. Mary Cuskelly, Dickinson:
3rd Cock. S'- :
Barney Ford, Mandan: End Cock;
3rd Cockerel; End and 3rd Pullets; 1st
Hen; LIST Pen. ,,agsi n , o,,5.,. 35,.i.,e. S.
w. SchWartz, Dickinson, .4th Cock
erel; 4th and 9Th Pullets.
BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Mrs. Frederick Davis, Haynes: 1st