The Western Poultry Breeder from Topeka, Kansas • 8

8 THE WESTERN POULTRY BREEDER. WESTERN POULTRY BREEDER. Published the First of each Month. Entered at the postoffice at Topeka, Kansas, second-class matter. OWEN PUBLISHERS PROPRIETORS.

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The Kaunas lielyian Hare Cluh. On May 9th at the oilice of the Western Poultry Breeder, the Belgian Ilare breeders of Topeka and vicinity formed a temporary organization; appointed a committee on Constitution and By-laws etc. On May 23rd they formed a permanent organization and elected the following officers: President, R. S. Paxton Bert Green Secy, P.

J. Weggen Treasurer I)r. DeObert Directors, John W. DeHart, J. E.

Guild, Thomas Owen. The following are charter members of the Club: J. W. F. Hughes, Raymond Atwood.

Ch8s. Knowles, W. H. Stewart, R. S.

Paxton, P. J. Weggen, Geo. II. Gillies, Dr.

DeObert, F. J. Kellogg, B. B. Collins, Thomas Owen, L.

Y. Marks, Bert Green, Chas. Stein-berger, A. Wise, Topeka, John W. DeHart, Lyndon, J.

E. Guild, Silver Lake, Milton Adams, Hiawatha, Prof L. L. Dyche, Lawrence. The name is, The Kansas Belgian Ilare Club.

Initiation fee $1.00, yearly dues 50 cents, payable in advance. A resolution was passed, that until fifty members had joined, persons could become members on the payment of 50 cents for the first year. This 50 cts. includes initiation fee and dues. The regular meeting night of the Club is the 2nd Tuesday of each month and it will meet next time the 2nd Tuesday in June at Dr.

DeOberts office 623 Kansas Ave. All Belgian Hare breeders desiring to become members can do so by sending their names to the secy with 50 cents and a reference as to their reliability. The sscretarys address is P. J. Weggen, 2000 W.

6th Street Topeka, Kans. Mr. P. J. Weggen of this city has gone into the Belgian Hare business good and strong.

While doing a thing Mr. Weggen believe in doing it right and has started with the best pedigreed stock obtainable. Money has been no object with him and he has now in his rabbitry some of the best Belgian Hares in the country. His strains include Lord Britain, Yukon, General Miles, Sir Styles, and Rochdale. The buck at the head of his rabbitry, Royal Britain, cost him $150 and expressage from California, and he has ten does that cost from $50.00 to $125.00 each.

He has built a fine and commodious rabbitry and is ready for business with stock for sale. He will be found perfectly reliable in all his transactions. Send us five subscriptions or renewals to Breeder and get the Farm Journal for five years. Mr. W.

A. Forbes, North Topeka, has a change of this month, lie will sell you some fine breeding stock at reasonable figures. The first five dollais will buy the first prize White Wyandotte cock at State Show. C. L.

M. Atkinsons of Belgian Hares will be found in another column. We have known Mr. Atkinson for a number of years as a reliable breeder of Buff Cochins in Denver and we have no doubt but he will prove to have good Belgian Hares, for he is a fancier from the word go. Since going into the Belgian Ilare business, Col Hughes rabbitry has increased in numbers considerably.

We learn he has several dozen young Belgian Hares. The Col. will sell them at any age, or even no age at all. Though not a board of trade man he believes in futures, when it comes to Belgian Hares Great preparations are being made in Topeka towards the Street Fair to be held here the last days of May and the first days of June. A large number of booths have been erected and extra attractions have been secured for the midway.

It is proposed to have a display of Belgian Hares and maybe some Poultry will be shown. We have two new Sure Hatch Incubators on hand that we will sell at a great reduction rather than hold over to next season. There is plenty of time yet to hatch chickens and experiment with an incubator so as to be good and ready for an early start next fall and winter. Now is your time to buy a good incubator cheap. 150 and 200 egg capacity is the size.

As an inducement for advertiseis to send in their advertisements as early as possible and for small advertisers to send at least $1.00 at one time; we will give as a premium to the first twenty persons sending $1.00 or more for an advertisement, the Farm Jour nal of Philadelphia for five years. The Farm Journal i3 one of the best and most original Farm Journals in the United States and has now several hundred thousand subscribers. We know the premium will be appreciated by all who recieve it. Remember the first twenty advertisements received with $1.00 or more after this paper is mailed. We furnish a Spring Punch for marking little chicks for 25 postpaid.

We have thoroughly tested Incubator Thermometers for sale at 75 cents postpaid. We have Egg baskets for sale at 60 cents per dozen for one setting size. 75 for three setting size. Anybody knowing of some person having White Pea Fowls for sale would confer a favor by sending their address to this oilice. Mrs.

J. W. Gause, Emporia, Kansas, Will sell eggs for the remainder of the season at $2 per 15 $5 per 45, from her best pens headed by cockerels scoring 933 and 92. We have neat labels for sale with Eggs for hatching, Handle with care printed on them and place for address of sender and receiver. Price 15 cents per 50 postpaid.

Bewley Son, Denver, have an of their Belgian Hares is this issue. They keep high grade stock and have a good reputation for fair and square dealing. Their prices are very reasonable..