Alma record., 1916-01-27
POULTRY SHOW
A BIG SUCCESS
Finest Lot of Birds Ever
Exhibited by Local
Association.
300 BIRDS ARE ON DISPLAY
ID Silver Cups and Many Special
Prizes Awarded by Alma
Merchants.

10 De one VI lht ihooN
shows ever held in this city. Coco
sized crowds have been visiting the
exhibits and general air OF "some
chicken" seems to prevail.
Without doubt the finest lot oil
birds ever on display in this section oil
the state are on display at this show
About three hundred birds are on ex-
hibit. most of them in complete pens
and the finest breeds known to poultry
men.
Interesting exhibits of rabbits and
a pen of Belgium Hares are attracting
considerable attention of the younger
attention of poultry raisers.
The exhibit of white Orpingtons OF
A. r. Smith of this city are the pret-
tiest bunch of birds in the whole show
+. f. Boyd of Alma, however, wor
the first prize of the best exhibit OF
the show. Mr.. Boyd exhibited, Buff
Rocks. White Rocks and Barred Rocks
and Black Orpingtons altogether were
fine set of birds.
Judge w. A. Bonner finished Thurs
day morning, the exhibitors were wei
pleased with the judges decisions anC
the committee is to be contragulate'
upon having secured as competent
Judge as Mr.. Bonner to Judge th'
show.
Following is a list of the frs
awarded by Mr.. Bonner in their re
spective classes:
Buff Orpingtons.
First pen. A shaw, third eockerel
first and fourth hen, and first anC
third pullet.
f. +. Boyd, second pullet.
f. w. Tohm, Saginaw, first cock
first and second cockerel, first and sec
ond pullet, first, second, third an'
fourth hen.
White OrpingtOns.
First pen, A. K. Smith. FIRST COCK
first and second cockerel, first and sec
ond pullet, first, second, third an'
fourth hen. Second pen, Harry wal
lard Second cock, third and tourti
pullet, third cockerel.
Black Orpingtons.
First and second pen, +. +. BOYD
First cock, second and fourth hen
second cockerel, first, third and fourtl
pullet.
r. d. Bradford, first cockerel, secon'
cock, first hen.
Miss Blanche Baker. Vernon, Mich
second pullet.
Molay Bantams.
Glen Vine, first cock, first and sec
ond hen.
Golden Sea Bright Bantams.
Hawley Conklin, first cock, mrs
hen.
Crested White Pullets.
Miss Marvel Litwiller, first and sec
ond pullet, first cockerel.
Barred Rocks.
First pen, F. E. Boyd. First cock
erel. third pullet, first, third an
fourth hen. Second pen, John North
on. Second, third and fourth cockere
Second hen, first pullet, first cock.
A. II. Gully, second pullet.
White Rocks
First and second pen, F. +. Boy'
First and second cock, first and sec
ond cockerel, first second, third an
fourth pullet, first, second, third an
| fourth hen.
Buff Rocks.
First and second pen, +. +. boy'
First cockerel, first, second, third an
fourth pullet, first cock, first secoh'
third and fourth hen.
Buff Rocks.
First and second pen, F. +. Boy
First cockerel. first, second, third an
fourth pullet, first cock, hrst' secon'
third and fourth hen.
Rhode Island Whites.
L Iitwiller. first cockerel, fr'
and second pullet, first hen.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.
First pen. f. l. Litwiller. flr'
cock first. second and third pulle
first and third cockerel, first, secoi
and fourth hen. Second pen, H.
Smith. Second cock, second cocker'
third hen.
single Comb Rhode Island Reds.
First pen, o. S. Smith. First coo
first and second cockerel, first ne
first. second and third pullet.
f. |. Litwiller, third cockerei' Tour
pullet.
Buff Wyandotts.
B.. F. Cline, first cockerel, first, Sc
ond. third and fourth pullet.
DIur rL
I First pen, j. c. King. First COZ
) first, second and third hen.
Z w. II. Wells, second cock, four
Z hen.
: Single Comb Black Manorcas
: First pen, +. /. Litwiller. First a
y second cockerel, first second and thi
Z hen, first, second and third pullet.
) Rose Comb Black Manorcas.
Z First pen, Bert Young. First CO.
\ first, second, and third pullet, fir
Z second, third and fourth hen.
\ Single Comb White Leghorn.
! First pen, Otto Hawley. First CO.
\ first hen, first, second and third coo
) erel, first, second, third and foui
Z pullet. f. A. Phillips, second cock
; Rose Comb White Leghorns.
= +. A. Pierce, first, second, third a
\ fourth cockerel, first, second, tn
! and fourth pullet.
\ White Wyandotts-
) J. C. Pardee, first and second h
4 White Angora Rabbits.
> M. L. Perrigo, first buck, first doe
q Belgium Hares.
= George Bradford, first and secs