Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-11
SNOBBISH LITTLE
HEN RAIDS STATE
FAIR EXCKEQUER
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BE
ING EXPENDED FOR PoUL-
TRY BUILDING.
EXTRA PRIZES ARE ADDED
Chicken Raising Vital to the Food
Policy Of the Government and In
dustry is to Be Pushed.

At last. the old-fashioned, barnyard
hen has come into her own. No more
is she the scorned peasant of poultry
dom. an outcast consigned TO a neg
lected. unsanitary chickencoop. She
is now being petted and catered too in
a manner that has placed her on the
pedestal OF aristocracy. For. 10 her
has been allotted the solution of one
of the greatest problems in the sue
cessfu prosecution of the war.
Attention to this naughty little fowl
means more eggs More eggs mean
more food and more food means great
or success for the allies. But. the hen
is an exacting little creature. she
scorns the old. unsanitary chicken
house. and II obliged TO perform her
duty, demands a palace" in which to
accomplish the work. Her Importance
has forced the Michigan State Fair. not
only to consider her more seriously,
but 10 open its Golfers to the extent
Of $50 900 with which TO construct a
building to house her.
Under the direction of G.. W. Dickin-
son. Secretary Manager ~ the fair as
ISOLATION, building operations have
commenced upon a beautiful brick and
stone chicken palace at the state
Fair grounds. The structure viii be
1S0x200 feet and two stories in HEIGHT.
According to the plans. the building.
when completed. win be the acme Of
camouaage for instead OF resembling
chicken renoeitorv. il will remind The
visitors az the fair. more OF Moorish
palace In large open air court.
around which the building will be con-
structed. a suuken garden viii be- laid
out The garden will contain an am
pie pond. equipped with a beautiful
fountain and stocked with the rarest
varieties OF fish and water fowl Shrub.
berry will be set out on the terrace sur
rounding the pond. under the direction
OF expert landscape gardeners.
A wide. concrete walk with settees
placed every few feet, will encompass
the entire enclosure. The interior OF
the building is TO be devoted exclusive
ly 10 the comforts OF the lofty hen.
"One OF the greatest agencies for
food conservation and production is
the raising of chickens" Mr.. Dickinson
asserted THE Michigan State Fair
is making every effort TO bring this be-
fore the people OF the state. forcibly.
We are endeavoring TO assist in the
movement 10 interest the boys and
girls OF the state. in raising chickens
in the yards OF their homes. 1t has
been said that more mortgages have
been scratched from the records by
chickens than through any other
agency.
Belgium Industry Shattered.
Belgium was one OF the greatest
poultry raising countries OF the world.
but the war has shattered busL
ness Some place this must be sup
planted and IL Is up TO the American
people There is a science in raising
chickens as we'll as any other line of
endeavor II Is little more trouble TO
adopt a scientific basis and the increas-
ing results are astounding.
THE exhibit at the coming fair will
be under the direction OF Prof. G.. II.
Burgess, head OF the department OF
Poultry Husbandry. at Michigan Agri-
cultural College. He will lecture each
day, on raising chickens for the great
est results. and will spend his entire
time in assisting the chicken move
ment
Students of the food question have
come to realize the important part the
chicken plays in the food problem OF
today, and II is for this reason that the
association has gone to the expense Of
fitting special building for the dis.
play"
Mr.. Dickinson is making arrange
ments to provide extra prizes for the
boys and girls OF the state. who exhibit
their fowls at the Michigan State Fair.
in Detroit. August 30 to September s.