AMONG ANCONAS' 



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SILVER CUP 



coop. He had a neat head and was 

 a beautiful bird, and you could 

 never see him out of shape. 



By J. Leonard Pfeuffer, 

 Poultry Editor 



I just want to say that the An- 

 conas are certainly becoming more 

 populareach and every season. They 

 can thank H. C. Sheppard for this, 

 as I believe he is doing more for the 

 Anconas than all other breeders put 

 together. I have no doubt that the 

 Anconas are doing a great deal for 

 him also. Well, they are undoubt- 

 edly a very handsome fowl and when 

 it comes to producing eggs and lots 

 of them, they will take no back seat 

 for any variety. 



Reliable Poultry Journal 

 By Leo J. Brosemer 



For the best general display of Anconas 



in the International Ancona 



Club meetng 



types of combs, we have ever seen. 



At Forest City Exposition An- 

 conas made an impressive display. 

 H. Cecil Sheppard, Berea, Ohio, 

 cooped the best exhibit of 

 Anconas, representing both 

 His birds show the wonderful progress 

 he has been making, not alone in their approach to Standard shape, but 

 also in preciseness of markings, especially in the Single Combs. Mr. Shep- 

 pard's third prize Madison Square Garden cockerel won first as a cock here, 

 winning over his first cockerel at the Garden. This bird has a full tail of 

 fine color, a nicely shaped, full-breasted body and grand head points, includ- 

 ing a firm, five-pointed comb. The first, second and third prize cockerels 

 show many signs of Sheppard quality. First was a stylish bird, beautifully 

 mottled with fine tips, with smart colored wings, good length of neck and 

 legs, and he handled himself well, standing or moving. His tail had the 

 correct natural carriage. Second was a beautiful model, reachy and long 

 in body, with bright red eyes, pure white lobes and full sickled tail. His 

 coloring was exquisite. The mottling was distributed over his body like 

 flakes of snow over a glossy greenish-black mantle, and when slightly excited 

 he exhibited a wonderfully racy style. 



