Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-16
BIG POULTRY SHOW
HERE WEEK JAN. y
Winneshiek County Poultry Associa-
tiOn Making Preparations for
Their Seventh Annual
Show i'm DecOrah.
HELD IN HAUGEN'S HALL
BIG PREMIUMS OFFERED
r. II. Hoffman of La Crosse, Will
Award the Premiums. Latest Edi-
ton OF American Standard of
Perfection Will be Guide
of Judge.

Secretary HI. E. Miller of the Win
neshiek County Poultry Association
has issued the premium list for the
seventh annual show of the associa-
tion. which will be held in Decorah
at Haugen's hall from Jan. 22 to %.
The judge this year will be E. H.
Hoffman, of La Crosse, and the 9TH
er officers are: f. w. Drummer, presi-
dent; H. E. Miller, Sec. Treas, and R.
+. Schwarz, Supt.
All premiums of this association
are open to the world. Entries must
be made on entry blanks furnished by
the secretary, and must be accom-
panied by the entrance fee, and re-
mittances should only be made paw
able to the order of H. E. Miller, sec
retary.-
All entries must be made by Mon
day January 21, twelve O'Clock noon.
and all stock must be in the hall by
ll:OO p. m. Tuesday, Jan. o. Stock
unavoidably detained may be admit
ted at the discretion of the executive
committee. Stock should be delivered
or sent by express to r. F. Schwarz,
superintendent, and express charges
must be prepaid.
The premium list is as follows. Spe-
cial sweepstakes open to the world,
$500 first. and $500 second, given
by the following:
Citizens Savings Bank, best pen
Rocks, any variety.
Winneshiek County State Bank,
best pen Orl ingtons, any variety.
Decorah ST. te Bank, best pen Wy
!andottes, any variety.
Winneshiek County State Bank,
best pen Reds, any variety.
G. F. Baker, best pen Leghorns
amy variety.
Citizens Savings Bank, highest
scoring pen in show, any variety.
National Bank of Decorah, best ten
birds in show, any one variety.
E. E. Berg, for biggest and best
display, any variety
On variety and display point sys-
tenn to count as follows: All firsts
shall count five seconds, four;
thirds, three; fouLhs, two; fifths,
one; pens double for points. only
birds can compete that have been
scored by Judge.
$3.50 will be given for the most
typical bird of the following:
Mott & Co., for Rocks.
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co.. for Reds.
Upper Iowa Power Co., for Orping-
tons.
Decorah Music Shop for Wyan-
dottes.
Decorah Posten for Leghorns.
$500 will be given for the high
est scoring male bird by Decorah Pos
ten, and $500 for highest scoring
female by Severt Larsen.
The pen money will be as follows:
One entry, 75c; two entries. first pen
$1.00, second pen soc; three entries,
first pen $1.75, second, soc; four en-
tries, first pen $1.75; second pen 81 !;
five entries, first pen $3.50, second
pen $3.50.
On Market Poultry: Best pair
capon $500; best dressed foul $3.50;
second best dressed foul $1.00, and
third best soc, given by the Decorah
Produce Co.
On eggs and market poultry: Best
third best soc, given by Fred Reum
& Co.
County special: One pound Riyzon
Baking Powder and Cook Book for
highest scoring cock, hen, cockerel,
pullet and highest scoring pen of any
variety. given by Hanson & Jansen.
$1.00 in merchandise for each OF
the following, best pen Rocks, Or
pingtons, Reds. Leghorns, Wyan-
.dottes, given by X. |. Haugen.
Sack Pillsbury's Best Flour for the
best display of any variety, given by
n. II. Adams.
Sack White Lily Flour for second
best display any variety, given by
Bernatz Bros.
$500 hog waterer for best display
turkeys, given by G.. h. Mckinney.
Horse collar for best display by a
farmer, given by n. r. Croft & Sos.
Lady's muff for best display by any
lady outside of Decorah, given by
Fred Rosenthal.
Five pounds of coffee for best shap-
ed bird, given by Emil Rosenthal.
One dozen handkerchiefs. for best
colored bird, given by The Mems
Shop, r. A. German.
Pair of skates for largest exhibit
by any boy, given by Winger {: Bid
ne.
To Barred Rock Breeders: Awards
will be placed on exhibition Barred
Plymouth Rocks, viz: Cock, hen, coc-
kerel. pullet, pen and flock.
In Cockerel matings awards Will De
placed on a breeding pen only or one
male and four females, same to De
cooped together and so marked Coo
kerel Bred Pen. All to be judged by
comparison. and not to compete IN
the open class. For the best mated
cockerel bred pen, first prize $500;
second prize $1.O0. Entry fee per pen
|S1.OO. No single entry necessary.
In Pullet matings awards Will be
placed on q breeding pen only l
(Continuad on last Dag0.)