The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-01-26
Coming Show
Gets Attention
POULTRY FANCIERS EVINCE IN
TEREST IN SHOW TO BE HELD
IN MORGAN FEBRUARY I'll.

The twenty-four page premium
booklets for the poultry show to be
held at Morgan February Til inclu-
sive by the Redwood County Poultry
Association were completed last week
and are being distributed this week.
j. C. Jackson, president of the associa-
local distribution while the general dis
tribution is being made from the Of
flee of the secretary, Max Treu of
Redwood Falls. The booklets were the
product of the Messenger printery.
Enclosed with each booklet is an Off
cial entry blank for the use of ex-
hibitors.
The booklets contain the complete
premium list with information regard
ing the seven silver cups, the rules
and regulations under which the ex-
hibition will be held, the rules and reg
-ulations regarding the award of the
silver cups, advertising for the corn
show, the detailed program of the
special farmers institute, and other
information regarding the association
and the third annual exhibition. Any
one desiring copy should write or call
on the secretary or president.
Inquiries regarding the show for
this early IN the game are much more
numerous than last year, and undoubt-
edly nearly every exhibitor at last
years show will enter specimen S
again, and there will be numerous new
exhibitors. The seven exquisite sill
yer cups to be awarded seem to be
a feature Of keen interest to poultry
fanciers. The beautiful and valuable
silver cups are of course something
that are priced by the winners, and
the winning and possession of one Of
these awards is also valuable adver-
tisement for any poultry breeder.
OF the seven cups only three are
limited to Redwood county breeders.
Four of the cups are being offered for
the first time this year. Furthermore
one of the cups offered last year for
the best pullet in the show owned by
a Redwood county breeder was won
by Mrs. Carson Rote of Clements, who
has since moved out of the county,
thus forfeiting her right to compete
for permanent possession of the cup,
so that this cup in reality on parity
with the new awards. Cups must be
won for three consecutive years before
they become the permanent possession
Of the winner. They are retained from
year to year by the last winner who
is entitled to have his or her name
on the cup.
The silver cup offers are as follows:
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of
Morgan, for the best cockerel in the
show owned by Redwood county
breeder.
Asleson & Hillig, Redwood Falls,
for the best pullet in show owned by
Redwood county breeder.
F. G. Hubbard Co., Redwood Falls,
for best pen in show owned by Red
wood county breeder.
The Big Store of Morgan, for best
male or female bird of the American
class exhibited in show by a breeder
from Redwood or Brown counties.
State Bank of Morgan, for best
White Leghorn cockerel in the show,
exhibited by any breeder.
State Bank of Redwood Falls, for
the best Rhode Island cockerel in the
show exhibited by any breeder.
The Morgan Department Store, for
the best exhibit in the show both
quality and number of birds to be
taken into consideration, all exhibits
eligible.
The above awards will whet the ap-
petite of poultry fanciers in this part
of the state.-Morgan Messenger.