Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1918 — ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN POOR [ARTICLE]

ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN POOR

At the Poultry and Corn Show and Farm Engineering School. For some reason or another the attendance at both the poultry and corn show and the farm engineering school has been far below expectations. Whether the farmers are too busy to get in or do not have the usual interest is not known, but at any rate they are not coming in. It is not at all improbable’ that most farmers regard the engineering school as a selling _ project on the part of the dealers an manufacturers, but this is far from correct. The school was arranged for by County Agent Learning to acquaint the farmers with the latest and best in farm machinery, and he secured the cooperation of the dealers and manufacturers. The latter are, of course, endeavoring to show the good points of their respective wiares, but that ought to be expected. Some very good lectures are on today’s program and farmers would do well to attend. The poultry and corn show has fared somewhat better than the machinery exhibit and rightly so, for the poultry on display is by far the best ‘ever exhibited in Jasper county. The corn is also very good, considering the unfavorable season last year. Following is a list of the awards made at the poultry and corn show:

Barred Plymouth Rocks Jesse Snyder—lst, 2nd, 3rd cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. Edgar Steward —4th cock; 2nd pen. B. I’. Rocks —Pullet Bred Edgar Steward—lst hen; Ist cockerel; Ist pullet. White Plymouth Rocks Guy Dooley—lst cock; 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. John M. Johnson —Ist hen; 2nd pen. ‘ Dark Cornish JOhn Webber—lst cock: Ist, 2nd, 4th hen; Ist, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. Frank Putt —2nd hen; 3rd cockerel. S. C. White Orpingtons Charles Postill—lst, 2nd, 3rd hen; Ist cockerel. Partridge Plymouth Rocks Frank Snow —Ist cockerel; Ist pullet. S. C. Buff Orpingtons Fred Linbeck —Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. R. L. Budd —Ist cock; Ist, 2nd pullet; 2nd pen. S. C. Brown Leghorns Charles Postill —2nd cockerel; 2nd, 4th pullet. W. H. Wortley—--Ist, 2nd hen; Ist, 3rd cockerel; Ist, 3rd pullet. R. C. Brown Leghorns Louis Tobin —Ist cockerel. R. C. Rhode Island -Reds Estel Price—lst cockerel.S. C. Rhode Island Reds Fred Linbeck—2nd cockerel; 2nd hen: .Ist, 2nd, 3rd cockerel; Ist, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. I. J. Carson—lst, 3rd hen; 2nd pullet. W. D. Baker— 4th cockerel. Black Langshans Simon Thompson—l st, 2nd, 3rd cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th .cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pulletj^lst, 2nd pen. Partridge Cochin Simon Thompson—lst cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3r4, 4th pullet; Ist pen. White Wyndottes College View Poultry Farm —Ist, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd pullet; Ist, 2nd pen. W. H. Wortley—lst, 2nd cock; 2nd, 3rd hen; 4th pullet. Silver Laced Wyndottes Charles Rishling—let cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet. John Werner —Ist, 2nd hen; 2nd cockerel. Columbian Wyndottes J. W. King—lst cock; Ist hen.

Silver Campines College View Poultry Farm—lst. 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd cock,erel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist, 2nd pen. White Holland Turkeys Thomas-Cain —lst, 2nd hen; Ist, 2nd cockerel; Ist cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet. Muscovey Ducks James Amsler —lst drake: Ist hen. Frank Snow —2nd drake; 2nd hen. White Pekin Ducks Frank Snow —3rd drake; 2nd hen. Thomas Cain —Ist, 3rd hen. Fred Linbeck —Ist, 2nd drake. Champion Male Fred Linbeck —R. C. R. I. Red. Champion Female John Webber—Dark Cornish. Champion Pen ' Jesse Snyder—-B. P. Rbcks. Champion Water Fowl Fred Linbeck White Pekin drake. Champion Turkey Thomas • Cain —White Holland turkey tom. ■- Ten Ears Yellow Corn Ist, E- F. Pullins; 2nd, Joe Trulley; sweepstake, E. F. Pullins. Single Ear Yellow Corn Ist, Charles Postill; 2nd, Jesse Snyder; sweepstake, Charles Postill. Ten Ears White Corn Ist, Theodore Amsler; 2nd, Victor yeoman; 3rd, Fred Tyler. Single Ear White Corn let, Percy Hauter; 2nd, W. H. Wortley; 3rd, Fred Feldhaus.