Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1909 — WINS PRIZES AT ST. “LOUEY.” [ARTICLE]

WINS PRIZES AT ST. “LOUEY.”

Jasper County Man Takes About All That’s Worth Taking at the y/ Poultry Show There. Hershman of Walker tp., Is at the St. Louis poultry show this week, and a few lines from him yesterday to The Democrat, stated that he had won all kinds of laurels with his Mammoth Bronze tqrkeys and Black Langshan chickens. He won on turkeys, Ist, 2d,f*Bd, 4th and sth on cockerel; Ist, 2d and 4th on pullet and Ist on year old tom, |54 tn cash and specials and a silver cup, on nine birds. He also won Ist and 3d on cockerel on Black Langshans. There 5,281 birds in the show, the largest poultry show ever held in the United States. is certainly a great showing for Mr. Hershman’s birds 'and one that he may well feel chesty over. He.ls the largest grower of fine poultry in Jasper county and will have a fine lot on exhibition at the coming poultry show here. •