Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-01
RABBIT EXHIBITION
HELD IN CONNECTION
About Sixty Per Cent Of Entry Money
to 30 Paid in Prsmiurs-Many
Special Cash Prizes oscrsd-Exhibi.
ton Of Unusual Size, Of Both Poultry
and Rabbits, Expected.

Jointly at l2s-124 East Main street Jan.
IS to II, and from early entries the
exhibition promises to be the largest
the poultry association has ever held.
The exhibition this year will be free
10 the public, no admission charge be-
ing Masked. 1t Is believed that by
making the show free greater interest
will be taken in the chicken business
by the public generally.
Cash premiums will be paid, about
60 per cent of the entrance money be-
ing paid in premiums in the poultry
classes, the highest percentage of the
entrance fees paid in prizes by any
association in the state. The local
show pays a premium even tho there
be but one entry. Glen Richards will
Judge the show.
Many Special Pri0s.
An extraordinary number of special
prizes are offered this year in the
various poultry classes. These prizes
include the following:
c. A. Taylor, Ames, offers a 50 set
ting of Single Comb Buff orphingtons
to the exhibitor from Marshall county
showing best cockerel in this, class.
The association will give 81 each for
the best pens of American, Asiatic.
English. Mediterranean. Polish: Ham
burg Continental and French games.
c. E. Wicklund offers $3.50 for best
pen Of Black Langshans: Fred Pagelf.
Rockford, ILL.,. n-freezing, lampless
drinking fountain for best three
Langshan pullets: Joe Rambousek 81
for best trio of Black Langshans: a
member OF local association offers 81
to exhibitor showing largest number
Black Langshans, 81 for second pen,
and s. for third pen: Fred Paul. s. for
best ten birds o. Langshan breed.
John Aldredge offers 81 for highest
scoring White Wyandotte
P. H. Stidham offers 81 for best
Single Combed Black Minorca cockerel,
Black Mnorcas.
In the Single Comb White Orping-
ton class. John z. Moehrl offers. 81
each for fourth and NTH pens, and G.
c. Loundberry 81 on largest display Of
Orpingtons.
On Single Comb Rhode Island Reds.
W. A. Rice offers 81 for best cock, 81
for best hen. and 81 for largest show
ing by any one breeder. j. VI. Holt will
award $50 for best Rose Comb Rhode
Island Red cockerel, and 81 for best
pen of Reds.
One dollar is offered on the best ten
oirGA.of cockerei mating Barred Rocks,
and 81 on pullet mating Barred Rocks.
1oI fr-- Il EA
cock, cockerel. hen and pullet in s. c.
Buff Orphington class.
Waldo Pence offers s. setting Buff
Cochin bantam eggs for ten highest
scoring bantams, solid coiored birds
being handicapped 1ls points: 81 for
best display of bantams. and 81 for
highest scoring bantam. John Moehrl
offers 81 for best Light Brahma ban
tam.
The American Poultry Association
offers special medals for the best cock
erel in group to consist of American,
Asiatic. Mediterranean. English. Polish,
Hamburg. French game, and contin-
entail classes: special medal for best
bird in bantam class, and diploma for
best male under one year in all stand
ard breeds in land and water fowl.
Expect Big Rabbit Show.
Owing to the consolidation with the
poultry show the rabbit exhibition this
year is expected to be record breaker
Prizes will be awarded in all classes,
regardless of number of entries. on the
same basis as awards are made in the
poultry division. In addition there are
many special prizes. Diplomas will be
awarded on best New Zealand. Belgian,
Flemish. Angora, and American Spot in
the show. In addition special prizes
will be awarded as follows:
In utility class John Moehrl offers
81 for heaviest junior doe, and 80 cents
for heaviest junior buck. W. W. New
ell offers 81 to out-of-town exhibitor
making largest entry in any class or
classes.
For New Zealand Reds Joe Ram
bousek offers IL for best senior buck.
and 81 for best colored junior buck;
Henry Thompson 81 for best Junior
Dusk, H. Lynn Ellis 81 for best senior
doe, and John Moehrl 50 cents each for
fourth senior doe and fifth Junior doe.
On Flemish Giants A. E. Sprague Of
fers 81 for best Junior doe. any color.
81 on best Black Giant, 81 on best
Natural Gray, and 81 on best marked
American Spot; H. Q, Case 81 on best
display from out Of the city, Joe RAM
bousek 81 on best Steel Gray junior
doe, and 81 on best Flemish in show.
On Belgians the State Center Rab-
bitry offers 81 on best senior buck, and
c. E. Wicklund, so cents on best senior
doe, % cents on best junior buck, and
25 cents Nn best junior doe.