Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1909 — POULTRY SHOW ENDS TODAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY SHOW ENDS TODAY

Large Number of Birds on Exhibition at Show in the Armory.

ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN GOOD

But Should Have Been Better—The Show Is Coining a Long Distance to See, and Must Be Uilierally Patronized If It Is to Be Continued Next Year—Baby Show This Afternoon.

The Rensselaer Poultry Show which has been going on in the Armory in the K. of P. building this week, is well worthy of going to see, and if any of The Democrat’s readers have not seen the exhibition, and can possibly to-day, we urge them to do so. To-day is the last day of the show. There is a splendid lot of birds on exhibition from "The Tailless Beauty” hen from the Isle of Man, to the wingless goose, the property of Geo. Daniels of Barkley township. There is also “The Hairless Hen from the Klondyke," all covered with a heavy mat of black hair, the property of Wm. Hershtnan of Walker township; the half-blood goose—a cross between a brant and a Touloese goose, owned by Isaac Saidla; a genuine wild turkey gobler, the property of Pullins Bros., of Barkley township, hatched from a setting of wild turkey eggs bought in Virginia; a big 42 pound gobler of mixed breed, owned by O. K. Ritchey of Marion. The above are some of the freaks. Then there is the finest lot of turkeys, geese, ducks, chickens, pigeons, pheasants, etc., you probably ever saw at one time in your life.

The old strains of poultry that we used to think were “it” in our younger days, like the Dominique, Hamburgs, the top-not, or crested strains, etc., etc., are not in evidence. >There is a coop or two of the Black Spanish, another old strain we remember as a boy, and the Brahmas. Even the reliable Barred Plymouth Rocks have apparently given way to newer strains, and the Langshans, Rhode Island Reds, Cochins, White and Buff Rocks, etc., predominate. The largest and best display of any single exhibitor is that of Wm.

Hershman of Walker township, with his Langshans. W. R. Nowels, in his White Brahma exhibit, has a last spring’s cockerel that weighs 14 pounds. W. R. Geier of Remington has some fine White Plymouth Rocks, and in fact the exhibits as, a whole are good, much above the average shows, and we regret that we cannot mention each individually. Following is a list of the awards. Barred Rocks—J. H. Holden, Ist. Cock; Ist and 3rd, Cockerel; and 2d, Pen. Emmet Pullin, 2d Cockerel; Ist, 2d, 3d Hen; Ist, 2d 3d Pullet; Ist Pen. Buff Rocks—B. L. Brenner, Ist and 2d Hens; Ist and 2d -Cockerel; Ist Pen. Everett Brown, Ist, 2d, 3d Pullet; 2d Pen. James Haniford, Pleasant Grove, 3d Cockerel; 3d Pen. W. H. Gibson, Winamac, 3d Hen. White Rocks—Wm. Geier, Remington, Ind., Ist Cock; Ist and 2d Cockerel; Ist, 2d, 3d Hen; Ist, 2d, 3d Pullet; Ist Pen. L. M. Ritchey, 3d Cockerel. „ Light Brahmas—H. L. Bi-own, Ist and 2d Hen; W. R. Nowels, Ist and 2d Pullet; Ist Cockerel; Alfred Peters, 2d Cockerel; 2d Cock; 3d Hen; 3d Pullet; Ist Pen; ■L. H. Meyers, Ist Cock. White Wyandot tea—S. B. Woodruff, Brook, Ist Cockerel; Ist Cock. Fred McDuffer, Wolcott. 3d Cockerel; Tat and 3d Hen; Ist Pen/ Arthur Mayhew, 2d Hen; 2d

Cockerel; Ist, 2d, 3d Pullet; Don Wright, 2d Hen. 8. C. Rhode Island Reds—A. B. Cowgill, Remington, Ist Cock; 3d Pullet; Slyvester Gray, Ist Pen; Ist and 2d Pullet; Ist and 2d Cockerel. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds— George Hopkins, Ist Cock; Ist Pullet; A. G. Catt, 2d Cock; Ist and 2d Hen; 2d Cockerel. F. M. Parker, Ist Cockerel; 2d and 3d Pullet; Ist Pen. Buff Orpingtons— Boyd Porter; Ist Cockerel; Ist and 2d Hen; Ist and 2d Pullet; Ist Pen. Black Langshans— Wm. Hershman Medaryville, Ist and 2d Cock; Ist and 2d Hens; Ist Pen; Ist, 2d, 3d Cockerel. • * Mrs. W. V. Morehouse, 3d Hen; 2d Pullet; 2d Pen. Rose Comb Black Minorcas— Harry Murray, Ist and 2d Hens;

2d Cock; Ist and 2d Pullets; Ist Pen. John Q. Alter, Ist Cock; 3d Heft*; 3d Pullet. Cornish Indian Games—Wentle J. M. Long, Ist Cock; Ist and 2d Cockerel; Ist and 2d Hens; Ist, 2d, 3d Pullets; Ist Pen. Buff Cochin Bantams—Simon Thompson, Jr., Ist and 2d Cock; Ist 2d, 3d Hens; Ist and 2d Pullets; Ist Pen. Ralph Stokes, Remington, 3d Pullet; 2d Cockerel. Joe Pullin, Ist Cockerel. Partridge Cochin—C. D. Norman, Ist Cock: Ist and 2d Cockerel; Ist and 2d Hens; Ist Pullet. T. F. Dunlap, Surrey, 2d Cock; 3d Hen; 2d Pullet. Game Bantams—Mrs. James Wiseman, Aix, Ist Cock; Ist and 2d Pullets. Black Spanish—Chas. Pullin, Ist Cock; Ist Hen; Ist Cockerel; Ist Pullet. Blue Andulusians—-M. O. Gaut, Parr, Ist Cockerel; Ist Hen. S. C. Black Minorca—Pullin Bros., Ist Cock; Ist and 2d Hen. Buff Wyandottcs—Max Broadie, Remington, Ind., Ist Cock; Ist Cockerel; Ist. 2d, 3d Pullet. Bronze Turkeys—Emmet Pullin, Ist Cock: Ist Pullet; Ist, 2d, 3d Cockerels; Ist and 2d Hen. White Holland Turkeys—Barney Kohloff, Ist CoCk; 3d Hen; 2d Cockerel; Ist Pullet. Joe Pullin, Ist and 2d Hen; Ist Cockerel: 2d and 3d Pullet. D. B. Comer, 2d Cock; 3d Cockerel. White ('hiua Geese—Chas. Sommers, Ist old Gander; 2d young Gander; Ist old Goose; 2d old Goose. Julius Huff, Ist young Gander; Ist young goose.

BLACK LANGSHANS.

M. B. TURKEYS