The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-17
POULTRY SHOW
OPENED THURSDAY
Fine Display of Most of the
Standard Breeds OF P0ul-
try and Pet Stock Gener-
ally.

The fifth annual exhibition OF the
Fremont County Poultry and Pet
Stock association was thrown open 10
The public In the room lately occupied
by the Rau- -Emmerson Furniture com
pany at 416 Main street, al noon
Thursday.
Wednesday morning and they contin
ued to come in at intervals until
o'clock that afternoon. until all OF
them were In place.
The display IS highly creditable
one, both in the number of coops ano
cages shown and in the character ol
the stock they contain. A few people
who had intended to compete at. the
abow were deferred from doing so by
tho snow storm of Wednesday nigh;
and the cold-wave that followed It and
the exhibit was minimized to that ex
tent. but despite that fact the dispias
As whole was an excellent one.
There were exhibitors from Colo
Springs, Denver. Pueblo and Salida
besides those from the Canon City dis.
trict ana he lrroualinS country. III :
display of chickens was a splendid one
and was revelation to those not ia
rniaT with the Importance of the poul-
try industry in Fremont county. In
addition to the showing of feathered
alistocrats there were rabbits galore.
including such Varieties as Flemish
Giants, Rufus Red Belgians, Blue
Dutch. New Zealand Reds. Himalay-
ans. etc. some of them of great size
and others in the infancy Of
their growth. There were also many
Guinea pigs and other specimens OF
pet stock. the former delightful lit
tie cusses," as Mark Twain would
have said
Some Of the stock exhibited
have taken prizes and blue ribbons at
Colorado Springs. Pueblo and Denver
and are of the most eSclusive ances-
try and lineage. This notably the case
with a pen of Dark Cornish game
chickens owned by Richard C. Ste
vens of the county farm, which at
tracted great attention at the Colo
RADIO Poultry Fanciers' association
=show IN Denver last week. One of
them took second honors In compesi-
ton with more than hundred birdie
OF its class AT the Denver show w.
W. Officer OF Fowler sold two young
BARK Cornish birds for s165.
The judging of the various speci-
mems In the rabbit and guinea pig d.
visions OF the Fremont County Poul-
Try and Pet Stock associations show
was done by Geo. C. Stump of Colora-
do Springs and he says some OF the
individuals would be entitled to a blue
ribbon in almost any exhibition of the
hind in the west About one hundred
rabbits were shown. among them being
Flemish Giants. New Zealand Reds,
Rufus Red Belgians and Himilayans
They were Of all sizes and ages and
represent II degrees of rodentia aristo-
eracy. The HimiIayans. with q beau
eiful fur coat of black and white. were
perhaps the NOSE beautiful OF the
lot. altho not as large os some other
varSeties. The biggest rabbit In the
show was a Flemish Giant owned by
w, II. Bland Of this city. 1t weighed Is
and a half pounds and was about the
size OF two ordinary jack rabbits found
Sn the sage brush plains OF southern
Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona.
A surprisingly large and extremely
gwen over to IL display OF guinea pigs,
UT -cnvies.'' AZ they are called by pet
stock tanciers While they ase Of no
greet edible.'value on account OF their
small size. aItho their flesh Ia said
to be paiatable and wholesome. there
Is always demand for them at good
prices for scientific experime entation
They ara used principally for vivisec-
ton purposes in laboratory and physi-
illogical work in the investigation of
celleular pathology. Mr.. Stump says
there Is an especial request for them
in research work. IN medical labornto.
ries since the beginning OF the war
to dermine the effects OF drugs and
chemicals on the circulation CT the
-biood and the nervous system. and In
directly In the treatment OF diseases.
Guinea pigs are easily raised and are
n profitable and non-troublesome addi
-<ion Ia the barnyard population. They
are less prolific than rabbits. but are
hardter and more easily g~