American Agriculturist, December 22, 1923 
Poultrymen Hold Production Show 
New Yorkers Boost Layers Instead of Fancy Feathers—V ineland Winners 
“T)OOST production poultry,” was the big 
.D thought behind the second annual New 
York State Production Poultry and Egg Show 
held December 4, 5 and 6, at the College of 
Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 
This unique exhibit was set up in the animal 
husbandry judging pavilion, which provided 
enough space for the proper cooping of more 
than 1,000 birds and for the display of 87 
dozen eggs, entered for competition by the 
poultrymen of the State. Educational ex¬ 
hibits, including stereopticon slides, charts, 
diagrams and skeletons of different types of 
birds were placed along the sides of the flag- 
draped pavilion. 
Prof. James' E. Rice, head of the college 
poultry department, declared that the quality 
of the birds exhibited was even better than that 
of last year, and Professor Powell of the poultry 
staff, who was in charge of the Egg Show, said 
that the same was true of the eggs exhibited. 
Promoted by the College of Agriculture, this 
show was conducted as a state-wide educational 
project and demonstration in the judging of 
birds for egg production, for meat production 
and the judging of eggs. It also serves to facili¬ 
tate the widest possible distribution of the best 
quality of poultry for breeding purposes. The 
motto which governed the show summed up 
its purpose, “To make the useful more beauti¬ 
ful, and the beautiful more useful, is the highest 
aim of the poultry breeder.” 
Some of the more outstanding differences of 
the show compared with most poultry exhibits, 
were that the college poultry department staff 
judged the birds with regard to the production 
values and essential breed characteristics, the 
former being given the major consideration. 
Then, instead of roping off the cages as is cus¬ 
tomary during judging, exhibitors and visitors 
were given the opportunity of seeing the judge 
handle the birds and of hearing the reasons for 
the placing. As the judge examined the birds, 
his assistant made note of the outstanding 
faults, and this statement was delivered to the 
exhibitor. Another feature was that on the 
last day of the show an exhibitors’ judging 
contest was held in order to test the ability of 
exhibitors in selecting birds. 
Entries of any specimen of a standard breed 
could be made by New York poultrymen. 
Separate classes were provided for both certi¬ 
fied and uncertified birds without trapnest 
records and for both certified and uncertified 
birds with trapnest records. These classes 
were divided into separate exhibits of cocks, 
hens, cockerels, pullets, old pens, young pens, 
pairs and farm flocks. Entry fees were charged 
at the rate of 50 cents a bird, and for the eggs 
at the rate of 25 cents an entry. Practically 
all of the utility "breeds were represented. 
Competition in the Egg Show was especially 
keen and classes called for exhibits of one dozen 
white eggs, one dozen brown eggs, one dozen 
whitest eggs, one dozen brownest eggs, one 
dozen heaviest eggs and three dozen whitest 
eggs in cartons, from any standard variety. 
“It is important,” Professor Powell said, “that 
poultrymen in this State give more attention 
to the appearance of eggs sent to market, in 
order to successfully compete with eggs from 
other parts of the country.” 
The Rice Trophy cup for highest honors 
determined by the total number of prizes won 
by any exhibitor was captured by J. D. Rogers, 
Oxford, Chenango. Co. Four other cups 
awarded by the Cornell Poultry Association, 
one each for the best cock, cockerel, hen, and 
pullet in the show, were won by A. C. Len- 
By I. W. INGALLS 
nicker, Fort Plain, Montgomery Co., for best 
ccck; G. M. Brill, Brookton, Tomkins Co., for 
best hen; and R. A. Heller, Owego, Tioga Co., 
cockerel and best pullet. The New York State 
Cooperative Poultry Certification Association 
awarded two cups, one to the White Spring 
Farm, Geneva, Ontario Co., for best pen, and 
one to G. M. Brill, Brookton, Tompkins Co., 
for most points won by a member. Two prizes 
of 25 Cornell pedigreed chicks each were 
awarded to Walter S. Lyon, of Ovid, Seneca 
Co., for best dozen white eggs, and to C. S. 
Robinson, Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., for 
best dozen brown eggs. 
During the show the N. Y. Cooperative 
Poultry Certification Association, the officers 
and members of which are practical poultry- 
men, maintained a booth in the pavilion to 
explain the present plan of certification inas¬ 
much as the College of Agriculture has given 
over the responsibility for this work to the 
poultrymen of the State. 
One of the most popular features of the show 
was the plan of holding evening meetings for 
exhibitors and poultrymen at which different 
members of the college poultry staff discussed 
various phases of production poultry. On the 
last day an auction was staged for the sale of 
some of the birds. 
Summary of Awards by Counties 
Tompkins County led in number of points 
won, with 317. C. S. Robinson led the^Tomp- 
kins County exhibitors with 85 points.* Other 
exhibitors from Tompkins County to 'win 
points were G. M. Brill, Henry Holtkamp, 
F. W. Adams & Son, H. F. Patterson,^ W. I. 
Myers and H. S. Mills. 
Chenango County came second with 135 
points. J. D. Rogers and W. H. Rogers were 
the only exhibitors from Chenango, the former 
leading all exhibitors in points won, by 103. 
Tioga County was third with a total of 107 
points. Charles P. Leasure led this delegation 
with 50 points. Other exhibitors were R. A. 
Heller, W. H. Stoughton and G. H. Thompson. 
Wyoming County totaled 85 points, F. L. 
Steward leading with 52 points. Royce Knox 
and L. H. Robinson also exhibited from this 
county. 
Chemung County only had two exhibitors 
who totaled 84 points, J. E. Gregory . winning 
49 and R. L. Clark 35. 
A. C. Leneker, of Montgomery County, was 
the only exhibitor from his county, being 
awarded 67 points. 
Chautauqua County was represented by six 
exhibitors, W. H. Hand and J. A. Carlson tying 
with 12 points each. Other exhibitors were 
Gordon Farms, H. B. Irwin, F. Y. Stein and 
D. A. Williams. 
Willow Brook Poultry Farm led the Schuyler 
County representatives with 33 points. P. L. 
Gabriel and Seymour Bulkley brought the 
total up to 53 points for the county. 
W. I. Trask and Mrs. C. R. Whitekar totaled 
48 points for Alleghany County. 
W. B. Silver and R. S. Whitehead made 
a total of 44 points for Franklin County. Mrs. 
E. H. Jennings, who was awarded 35 points, 
was the only exhibitor from Livingston County. 
W. S. Lyon, F. B. Miner and J. B. Stebbins 
totaled 32 points for Seneca County, the two 
former tying with 14 points each. 
Schenectady County was represented by 
only one exhibitor, Mrs. M. K. Baker, who 
was awarded 27 points. 
Charles Mearson led the Cayuga delegation 
with 13 points. H. H. Hawland and Mrs. E. 
Sohmer also exhibited from this county. 
Those counties winning less than a total of 
20 points and the exhibitors are as follows: 
Cortland County, 16 points, R. E. Newcomb 
and George Gilbert; Madison, 16, W. H. B. 
Kent; Oneida, 14, Potter & Pepperman; 
Albany, 9, G. D. Schultes; Erie, 8, Charles H. 
Williams, R. W. Baum and E. Hanewinckel; 
Ontario, 8, A. G. Lewis; Nassau, 7, T. F. Ed¬ 
wards; Rensselaer, 7, Mrs. Emily Henrotem. 
Wayne, 5, Peter Poray; Onondaga, 4, E. W; 
Berger; Orleans, 5, W. A. Crandall; Orange, 
H. L. Davies; and Monroe, L. T. Dunn. 
THE VINELAND WINNERS 
HE illustrations on this page show the 
winning hen and a part of the winning pen 
that took first honors among all breeds and 
entries in the International Egg Laying and 
Breeding contest at Vineland, New Jersey, 
which closed its current season on Novem¬ 
ber 1st. 
“Lady Bountiful” and the other winning 
fowls, which are all White Leghorns, are owned 
by James Whetsel, of Vineland, N. J., one of 
our leading farm bureau executives in the 
State, prominent co-operative leader and 
nationally known by his connections as a mem¬ 
ber of the National Egg Marketing Committee 
of the American Farm Bureau Federation. 
Mr. Whetsel is president of the Atlantic 
Coast Poultry Producers, Inc., a co-operative 
egg marketing association representing 285,000 
laying hens in New. Jersey and adjacent States 
and the only large co-operative egg marketing 
organization in the East with marketing head¬ 
quarters, candling and storage rooms and a well 
developed sales organization in the New York 
City market. 
As noted on the legends under the accom¬ 
panying pictures, the winning hen laid 289 eggs 
“Lady Bountiful”—High Bird in the 
Vineland International Egg-Laying and 
Breeding Contest, 1923. From the Win¬ 
ning Pen No. 93. Official Score 289 eggs. 
in the twelve months period, while the winning 
pen made the official high score of 3,998 eggs. 
This latter record was 144 eggs above the 
nearest competitor. 
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Selecting Breeding Cockerels.—The 
proper time to select cockerels for the following 
breeding season is during the fall and winter 
months. People who intend purchasing 
cockerels have a better opportunity to get 
better birds now than next spring when the 
supply is practically exhausted. 
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