The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
WILTON man TAKES
| PREMIER PRIZE IN
SLOPE BIRD SHOW
S. R. Livergood's Barred Rock
Entry Selected as Grand
Champion Exhibit
CAKES MAN WINS Pen CUP
Mrs. Frank Josephson, WASH
burn Wins in Turkey Divi-
sion With Yearling
oAKEs MAN WINS PEN CUP

TO Mclean county and s. r. Liver
good Of Wilton 90 premier tlonors In
the 18th annual Slope Poultry show
for Barred Rock pullet. selected by
the judges as the grand champion Of
the exhibition Thursday morning.
The bird was selected as the finest
entry In any class entered in the
show.
Barred Rocks also captured the
pen championship. with r. G. Peter
son, Cakes, winning group honors
with an entry Of three birds.
The grand championship carries
with 1t the award Of Z silver cup Of
fcred by the o. H. viii company. q
gold medal offered by the American
Poultry association, as we'll AZ blue
ribbon proclaiming 1t the finest
single entry in the show,
The winning pen entry will receive
. silver cup from The Bismarck Trtb-
une for the best group exhibit.
Washburn Turkey Wins
A yearling bronze turkey. owned b
Mrs. Frank Josephson Of Washburu
walked away with the championship
in the turkey division.
A. L. Nordquist. Underwood, vet.
eran exhibitor at Slope Poultry shows
won first honors among the Medi-
terranean breeds with q White Leg
horn cockerel. s..as,
In the division featuring English
breeds. Buff Orpington cockercl
owned by N. 8. Trau3er and Howard
Goehring- o. HaSelton, was selected a.
the finest In the class.
LaVerne Irish Of Bismarck cap
tured first hoi1ors among the Ger
man breeds with Hamburg cockerel
A nlallard drake, owned by Mrs
Amos Rohtdou. Bismarck, walked off
with honors in the miscellaneous
class.
Special awards, offered by the
American Poultry association to its
member exhibitors, went to Trauger
and Goehring for Jersey Black
Giant cockerel.
Attendance Drops Off
The sudden drop in temperatures
in the last "a hours has caused at
tendance to drop off sharply, accord
ing to officials Of the show.
Farmers find It difficult to get into
town under prevailing conditions, p.
w. StarEe, show secretary, said
Thursday morning in an appeal to the
residents Of Bismarck to support the
undertaking by attending.
The Slope show Is one Of the most
notable projects undertaken by farm
ers In the western part Of the state In
recent years. Starkle said. and de-
serves the support Of the townspeople.
1t has been instrumental in creating
. widespread interest In fine poul-
try and has worked to the advantage
Of the entire state.
Dinner Friday Night
Several hundred prizes will be
awarded to exhibitors at dinner to
be held Friday night when officers Of
the Slope Poultry association will be
elected.
o. J. Weisner Of South Dakota State
college. who judged the entries, was
working with corps Of assistants
tAbulattng results Thursday after
noon.. Judging was done by number
only to insure absolute impartiality,
Weisner said, and considerable work
must be done before results can be
accurately tabulated.
A compilation Of names Of prize
winners was expected to he completed
late In the afternoon.
Ribbons Of first, second. third, and
fourth places In each division have
been attached to pens so that specta-
tors may know which fowls took
prizes, Weisner said.