Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-21
GOOD CHICKEN
SHOW AT FAIR
Best Quality Of Birds Ever
Entered in a G. F. Fair Ac-
+. cording to Locknan.

The best poultry show that has
ever been held in Grand Forks" was
the answer. given this morning by A.
G. Lockman, superintendent of the
show, when he was asked for a tate
ment as to the merits Of the exhibit.
Several new exhibitors have birds
entered in the show as well as practi-
cally all of the "old timers who have
been present regularly for the past
several years. Over fifty of the
largest chicken farms of North Dako-
ia and Minnesota are represented IN
this department, exhibiting over fifty
different varieties of birds.
Every cage in the poultry house is
filled to its capacity and, because of
the large number of entries, a tent
has been erected in the rear and that
is loaded to its capacity.
Every kind Of domestic fowl that Is
popular in this part of the country is
on exhibition as we'll as several birds
that are rarely ever seer in the
northwest. Among the birds that are
very seldom raised in North Dakota
is the Black African and Embden
geese. Ike Foster Of Bathgate, N.
D., has several of both of these birds
on exhibition.
One exhibition that attracts a great
amount of attention Is a Rhode Island
Red hen with seven young Pearl
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Guineas This exhibit has been placed
in an extra large coop and the young
birds have a fine chance to exhibit
themselves as they appear to delight
in doing so.
Attracts Children.
Several exhibitions have a great at
traction for the children. The one
ticuiar is an old Angora rabbit with
several young ones. George Black
more Of this city Is the owner of the
exhibit. Another big attraction is a
pair Of wild Mallard ducks with a
number of small ones. A mammoth
Bronze Turkey Weighing 40 pounds
also has a place in the show.
that a larger number Of birds have
been entered in various fairs in the
past than are in This year but the
class of birds on exhibition at the
present fair are far better on the
average thar any that have v been
entered before.
Thomas Couch of Grand Forks and
among the biggest exhibitors who
have entered prize-winning birds in
the show this year. Mr.. Ahrens is
showing e seventy-five birds Of va
rious varieties. Mr.. Couch also has a
large number of different kinds of
birds on exhibition. Among the high
class birds that are prize winners are
6. A. Kreugher's, Plummer, Mimi,
White Plymouth Rocks: Mrs. C. H.
Moen's, East Grand Forks, light
Brahmas and r. w. Nelson's of At
water. Mimi. single comb Rhode
Island Whites.
w. E. Howe Of Forest River has a
fine exhibition Of Single Comb Buff
Leghorns and Rose Comb Brown
Leghorns. His birds were awarded
first three prizes in both classes. Mrs
Frank Bellaing of Drayton has sev-
Ieral prfze-winning White Wyandottes
while Mrs. John Wolf of Mortified
has a big display Of Rose Comb
White Leghorns. Tulouse Geese and
Bronze Turkeys.
S. ]. Rice Of P1ummer, Mimi, has
a fine exhibit Of mottled Anconae
and Rice Brothers of Pfummer have
entered a beautiful pair of Buff
Plymouth Rocks. The Norman
Poultry Yard of Crookston, Mimi, en-
tered a number of Barred Plymouth
Rocks that captured all prizes.
Mrs. H.. c.. Dickson Of Gi1by has on
exhibition a fine White Plymouth
Rock that o the special prize
donated by the Phillip Bernard com.
pany of Sioux City. Ia The prize was
a sanitary drinking fountain TO,
chickens. Superintendent Lockman
was also presented with a drinking
pan for his collie by the same com.
pany.