The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-11-06
SIXTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
The Missouri State Poultry AssOcia-
ton Meets Here December
I. 8, ., 10 and IL.

The Missouri State Poultry Associatic,n
will hold its sixth annual exhibition in
this city ON the second week in Decembar.
beginning with Monday, the 9th. and
continuing the rest OF the week.
While the association is yet young, this
being Its sixth year, 1t has steadily grown
In influence, membership and import
ance, and is every day becoming stronger
and impressing more strongly on the
mind OF the general public the profit to
be derived from raising fowls. Its list OF
members contains the names of leading
men and women from all parts of the
state who are interested in promoting the
welfare of this association, whose object
is the upbuilding of the poultry interests,
and to associate those who are interested
In the work. And the work is by no
means a small one.
Not many years ago but little interest
was paid throughout Missouri to raising
fowls, with a view to handling them in u
manner to secure much returns from
them. True, every farm yard contained
some of them, but il the good house wife
raised nough chickens to furnish a few
for the table occasionally, and secured a
basket of eggs from them once IN a while
which she could take to town to trade for
a few yards of calico or q few pounds of
sugar, it was all that was expected of
them. But today that is changed. We
see every thrifty house wife sending in
chickens and eggs to the market regu-
lerly, aud many OF them find that they
can pay their entire grocery bills with the
produce OF a good, thrifty lot of chickens.
We oaa NON daunffnn THAR uhnlo ffnna 70
raising chickens and other fowls and
deriving a handsome profit from their
sale. Some raise them merely to ship TO
the cities for food, and others are engaged
in raising fowls OF superior breeding and
grade which they sell for fancy prices.
Some commission houses in the cities
devote their entire time TO handling the
poultry produce shipped to them, and the
amount OF money paid the farmers in
Missouri from shipments of this kind
causes poultry raisiag to take rank with
the other branches OF Importance.
The state association is a we'll managed
organization, and Its promoters deserve
great credit for it's growth in Importance
and popularity To the secretary, Mrs.
Emma Y. Foster, of Borland, Mo-, is due
much of the credit for awakening the
lively interest which is being shown
toward making the exhibition, which
takes place next month, a grand success.
She has been untiring in her efforts to
promote the interests of the association,
and has left nothing undone toward pro-
viding for a business-like and interesting
meeting.
The Arcana Hall has been secured. in
which to give the exhibition, and q better
room for the purpose could not have been
obtained in the city. II is we'll lighted
and ventilated and will be found large
enough to give each coop all OF the room
needed. An admission fee of ten cents
will be charged all who are not members
of the association.
Letters have been received from breed
ers of fancy fowls all over the state, and
every breed of fine fowl will be well rep
resented. The premiums offered will he
we'll contested for, as It will be a great
advertisement for any breeder to take the
prize over the best birds In the state.