The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
"FLEAS" ADMIT
new MEMBERS
in CHICKEN SHOW
Organization Is Confined t.
Those Who Are Interested
In Poultry

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Every feathered exhibit at the show
Of the Michigan State Poultry Breed
ers' association. In the armory was
supremely satisfied with It's lot In Life,
Monday morning. The reason wa3--
The Fleas were holding a meeting
in the secretary's Office. There were
Fleas of all kinds, men who had been
Fleas for years, and others who were
about 10 become Fleas. The Order
of Fleas Is an organization which
limits its membership to poultry fan
oiers. To become a member, one must
successfully pass an examination
concerning the life and habits of
chic kens OF all kinds.
|, John p. cred Comb Plane. Most
Eminent Flea, presided over Mondays
meeting. Prof. o. j. Linton, Of the
Michigan Agriculture college. prom
inent Flea, figured the percentages Of
the various applicants TO determine
whether they were qualified. The fol-
loving passed the examination and
were put through the initiatory cere-
monies: Frank NJ. Grove, Owosso; j.
Arthur Turner. Lansing; Frank W..
Robson, Bay City; William Wise.
Lansing; J. ]. Spracklin, Windsor;
Leonard @. Humphrey, Detroit, and
Daniel Thomas, Pontiac.
There are now close to 1000 Fleas
In this country" said Mr.. Plane.
THE organization came into exis.
ence three years ago. Outside of poul
try circles, We are comparatively I'M
known, but last year alone. We aided
scores OF members who were In need
of assistance of some kind or other.
We crawl into meeting every time
there is poultry show or other gath
eriEg where men interested In chick
ems meet"
The judges OF the show have COM
pleted the list OF awards. Among the
first prize winners is minister. the
Rev. b. Smell, OF Wardsvfl1e, Ont. Now
that the giving of awards Is over, the
judges have no hesitation In telling
OF the keen rivalry among various ex-
hibitors.
Why" remarked James III. Tucker.
OF Royal Oak. one OF the judges, ''ons
exhibitor at this show who was par
ticularly anxious to win prize. sent
me a fine, home-cured ham. II was
one of the best pieces of meat | ever
tasted. But l couldn't conscientiously
give him more than fourth prize in the
class in which he exhibited.
THAT man cornered me this morn
ing, and wanted to know what sort
of man was. He asked me IL !!
had any gratitude in me. told him.
and l want to tell you. that I have
The men who got first prize in that di
vision gave me whole pig" and
Tucker laughed at hrs little joke.
J. J. sprackIIn.
Black Leghorns are the specially OF
j. ]. Spracklin, No. Is Crawford-ave.,
Windsor. For two years past he has
won cups for black leghorns at the
Guelph Poultry show. He had eight
birds entered In the Detroit Poultry
show. winning four first and four Sec
ond prizes.
=. A. Thompson q Co.
Proper fumigation OF poultry houses
Is dificult matter under the old
methods, but with the "Fumoth Fun
, isator," it's all different. Instead of
going into the hen house with spray
pump. one closes up the house. lights
the fumigator in kettle or pail-and
presto--the vermin are all dead.
Oswald NJ. Fisher.
Buzz Leghorns are fine birds, nc
cording to Oswald NJ. Fisher. who has
reputation as q bun leghorn spe-
cialist. His poultry farm at Clawson.
IL miles from Detroit. Is the home OF
lot of fine breed poultry.
J. @. LANCE.
Anyone who prefers bun Wyan-
dottes can find stock to suit his
fancy at ]. @. Lange's place. No. 1887
Scotten-ave. Mr. LANCE Is great
chicken fancier, and his parks are
full OF fine blooded stock
r. w. Grove.
Raising the best White Wyandottes
Is a hobby with F. w. Grove, OF
Owosso, whose White Wyandotte pull
let drew first prize. and the remark
from Judge Tucker that II was "the
best pullet he had seen this year"
Mr.. Groves regular business is sell
ing agricultural implements-that Is
when he isn't in his chicken yard. His
three display pens attract much at
tention at the poultry show.
Henry Keenan, a Son.
| How to raise chickens by rule and
| by rote, without setting hen-that's
the exhibit OF Henry keenan, & Son,
OF No. sos Fourteenth-st.. at the poul-
| try show. A full line of poultry sup
plies are shown. including incubators.
brooders. brooder stoves and all the
other paraphernaIfa OF modern
chicken plant.
Henry p. Fischer.
Henry p. Fischer, attorney In the
Dime Bank building. is well-known
Importer of birds. particularly ca
naries and pigeons. He has difficulty
In keeping prize-winning birds In stock
on account OF the heavy drafts made
by other bird fancfers on his stock
His entire stock OF fan-tails was re
Gently purchased by Charles Wagner
of Toronto. one of the leading author
tiles on pigeons In this country and
Europe. THE Detroit show Is fortu'
nate" said Mr.. Fischer. "in obtaining
so high an authority on birds for one
lof the judges at the present show,
/ Birds are a hobby with Mr.. Fischer
and while he Is not In the business
lcommercially his stock IL in constant