Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-04-19
MAkY BIRDS OF Mary FeA1RERs.
Local Poultry Association Is stimulus 70 Breeoh e
Of Choice BFeeds-Anuuai Meeting,

While the Viroqua Poultry association
has steadily added to its mem bershlp, IT
is to be hoped that its list of members
may be stitl more increased by the 2Sth
il when the annual meeting will be
ht :. Many of us are more than anx-
lous that a poultry show be held a. Vi
roqua in the fall or early winter. 1t is
already being discussed and we have
been in communication with some of
the best judges with the view of obtain
ing an expert to place the ribbons. Such
show as has been contemplated wilt
require money and an increased interest
upon the part of the membership. a.
we'll as hat portion of the public intel
ested in poultry 9uch a show at Viro-
qua would undo edly be we'll attend
cd and would .llikely be- one Of the
very best of its D ever held in south
western Wisces' l. 1t is indeed sur
prising to learFS at in our midst is an
aggregation of 8 ciers breeding almost
all the standa0 varieties of thorough
bred poultry g al as number Of the
new creations ( yet admitte1. 1t may
be of sUfiicen 3 Ierest to know some of
the memberss : ind the varieties repre-
sented.
First is T : Graves, president for
the past "eg : Who owns all the tested
and best stra.s-- IF American and foreign
Pit games Aseels, Indians, Old Style
| English game bantams exhibition game
bantams, Cochin and Brahma bantams
and fancy pigeons galore 81. E. Rog'
| ers, G. J. Smith and John A. Doerr breed
the old reliable Barred Plymouth Rocks,
each owning good strains with individu-
| al birds hard 70 beat in size, shape, color
and detail Mr.. Smith hes fancy fer
baRtams and now that things Japan
ese" are much the rage, has fine bunch
Of Black Tailed japanese bantams. w.
S. Arnold owns White Orpingtons and
| the old re liable Silver Grey Dorkings,
| the latter )ne of the oldest pure bred
varieties and much admired Mr.. Ar
mold also has flock Of Silver Sebright
bantams typical in shape and very
small.
Then comes Chas M. Thompson with
| his strain of White Faced Black Span
| ish, a strain too we'll known to require
comment. Certainly most excellent in
| size and as good as the best in the other
points that go to make up the ideal Z.
| Mr. Thompson also has Black Orping-
tons, Cochin bantams, Silver Duckwing
Leghorns. etc.
II. P. Proctor, Jr., is the proud posses
sor of flock of the new Dutch fowl,
Lackenvelders The flock is diminutive
III size but none the less good in quality.
Otto E. Davis owns the popular Buff
and Black Leghorns. J. E. Casson has
Buff Orpingtons and r. G. Buff Leg
horns.
Mrs. Millie Honaker has Buff Orping-
tons as we'll as S. G. Brown Leghorns,
Laced Wyandottes and Bronze turkeys.
IL. S Griffin and Owen Buchan8n also
each possess fine fiocRs of S. O. Brown
Lsghorns and the former White Wyan-
dottes The new r. Reds are repre-.
sented by Mrs. Arthur Rogers and
William J. Michelet John A. poerr is
martial to HE much praised strain of
Whjta Plymouth Rocks which he has
bred for many years. r S. Nuzum has
the Huddleson strain of rapid fire. Pit
game fighters and S. G. Black Minorcas.
w. F. Lindenann, Jr., owns Rose Cont
Buff Orpingtons aud S. G. Black Orping
tons Mrs Sarah Rogers in addition tC
the R. l, Reds, has nice flock of Mot
, tied Javas and White Holland Turkeys
! f. A Chase likes yellow feathers anC
, his desire is satisfied with large ant
good hocks of Buff Rocks and Buff WY
sndottes. J. A Davis has about dozel
varieties, more or less, including Leg
. horns, Minorcas, Brahmas, Langshans
Rocks, etc N. c. Peterson owns I
handsome flock Of White Wyan ties
and Mr. NJ Flemming some excellen
r c. White Lsghorns and Buff Rocks
N. A. Ferlen of La Fargo, has some goot
r White WYandottes with unusually per
r feet combs. Deacon Pollard intends T.
a show ell where they get off at" whe'
l. it comes to Partridge Wyandottes, Tn
writer owns focks of Anconas and tn
new Columbian Wyandottes.
1t has been the pleasant task OF tn
% writer to order number of fine bird
:. for others who have not yet been pei
;. suaded to Join the association At Ia
n annual meeting to be held April 2Sth
= at the aecretary's Office, at 7:30 p. m
4 officers viii be elected Under the cor
a stitution the president is ineligible fo
!. reelection and the secretary, believin
n that the offices should be passed around
:. declines to further serve. Hence an or
!. portunity presents itself for the unin
a. tiated to break into Office" by joinin
n now.
n J. HENRY BENNETT, Secretary.
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