Show INITIAL POULTRY SHOW unqualified SUCCESS experts pronounced show at bountiful the best initial attempt of the kind in the state of utah the davis county poultry associations first show of poultry and pet stock has just closed at bountiful with the record of being the best initial show ever given by any local poultry organization in utah As this exhibition was strictly a davis county affair not an entry outside of our own territory was solicited no notice ol of the show was given given in in any of the large daily or weekly papers and but a two weeks notice was given iven in our local county press yet notwithstanding this the association with the help of the poultry raisers of the county with the help of the boys and girls got to together ether an entry of nearly four hundred birds pigeons and pet stock which in the poultry department alone covered twenty three varieties and of a quality that surprised even the most chicken crank the S 0 white leg leghorn oh orn class was by far the largest with quality to burn barred rocks were second with many good entries white rocks and S C R I 1 reds a good third with entries about equal in number white and buff were well represented as well as silver laced Wyan dottes much to the surprise of all not a white wyandotte was ta be seen it is needless to siy say that at next years show the lovers of this popular breed will not be caught 0 napping the other varieties of chickens were represented by good entries and to round out the exhibit pekin and indian runner ducks turkeys and geese ge eso were in evidence the kaysville Kays ville breeds did themselves proud by coming down in force with about one hundred entries including ducks and geese while the centreville Cen treville boys made iliin things s hum with a fine entry of games while the association is justly proud of the success of their first show they fully appreciate the fact that the help given them by the generous contributions of the public went a lont long 0 ways toward the result I 1 the attendance during the two days of the scow show is estimated at two shousan thousands thou sandL 4 next year the association hopes to entertain the entire population on of the county lt at their second ax hibit the follows following g is is as near a co in list of ithe the winners as we can give at t this i time WINNERS NERS barred plym th rocks jonathan fay Y 1st ast cockerel jamesia james N darts I 1 4 s 1st ast cock geor george geore e B hatch ja pullet Is 4 2nd and cockerel ff 2nd and pen J H ba baillow Bai flow 01 ow sr 2nd and pullet j pen white ply mouth 0 rocks george allann 1 ann 1 cockerel if 69 hen is 1st ast pen it ond pullet best plymouth R rock ock eg eggs 7 ernest burnham cock 49 14 2nd and hen 99 46 2nd and pen J H barlow sr pullet 99 2nd and cockerel S 0 R 1 I reds B berryman berryma 1 b cock Is 49 pullet hyrum cyru i sessions cocle cockerel erol terry draper pen 61 99 2nd and pullet ada R dunham ond cock white john thurgood 1st ast pullet willard moss 1st ast cockerel 2nd and cock 1st ast hen 19 64 2nd and hen ben 99 49 nen pen truman baclaw and 2nd 2 nd cock fred bergen cockerel silver laced Wyan dottes geo earl alst 1st cockerel 91 1st ast pullet 0 and 2nd nd pullet ira porter 2nd and cockerel albert B barton ast 1st cock ost hen it 2nd and hen 1st ast pen brown le leghorns Leg t horns H J kirby y e n ast 1st h i r s Is X 10 allet E F T W willia I 1 I 1 I 1 s t coc k V y 2nd and pen buff le leghorns Leg 0 horns john thurgood 0 all prizes it was impossible for me to 9 get et the complete list in time for this issue so the balance will appear in the next issue E W ANDERSON sec |