The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
GROWING AND CLICKING
REIGN THIS WEEK AT TOMLINsON
HALL.
Governor Mount Formally Opened the
Poultry Show Last Night
His Speech.

The poultry and pet stock show at Tom
linson Hall was formally opened last night,
and, though the chickens showed discour-
tesy in not keeping quiet during Governor
Mounts speech, it seemed fit that the val
liable and practical address by the Gov
ernor should be accompanied by the realistic
Growing of cocks and clucking of hens The
ccops are ranged in rows across the hall,
and they contain about one thousand fine
birds. 1t brings memories of the days down
on the farm to visit the hall and spend an
hour with the chickens and their owners
ard hear the technical phrases of the
poultry yard The members of the State
Poultry Association are gratified with the
showing being made al the exhibition, and,
though the crowd which assembled at the
hall last night was not large it salts
factory in numbers, considering that it was
the opening night. Governor Mount, being
himself farmer and deeply interested in all
things allied to farming, seemed to enjoy
greatly being with the fine chickens and
their owners. He said in his speech:
Farming to-day offers abundant re-
enumeration to the man who combines mind
with muscle l do not believe there is to-
day, in all the realm of diversified industry
and vacations, a calling with a more prom
iSlng outlook than agriculture. l do not
mean that all farmers are going to sue
coed. / do believe there will be multiplied
failures, as we'll as brilliant successes. The
difference in degree of success and failure
will widen with the lapse of time. Factors
that enter into success and failure are null
tiplying. He alone will attain the highest
success who by intense thought is master of
the situation. The law Of supply and de-
mand, production and consumption, are the
basic principles by which markets can be
inteligently forecast and profits secured.
You may denominate the man farmer who
has hayseed' in his hair, but brains in the
hEppd or in 70 AIFler
The trend of our system of education is
away from the farm and manual labor. In
stead Of interesting pupils In the study of
natures forces, it's beauties and possible
ties, the professions and the instruction
that tend to create discomfort in rural life
are magnified. You find young men leav-
ing the country. with all its possibilities.
where with proper knowledge they could
command the forces in natures great lab
oratory, and in unison and copartnership
with natures God attain brilliant success
and independence. Instead of being charmed
by their possibilities of success and indie
peudence they flock to the crowded cities to
divide the work there with those already
lacking employment. Were / q young man.
seeking that profession or vocation offering
the broadcast success, / would seek my for
tune on the farm In recent speech at
Savannah, Ga, the secretary of agriculture
said: The young farmer of the South should
study soil, rather than dead languages He
should learn of the plant, instead of an
Gent history, and the feeding OF animals
before giving attention to bellies lettres. The
study Oh the movement Oh HuOlSluIc III LIE
soil will pay better than oratory. Barnyard
poultry offers greater reward for its intelli-
gent management than county office
There were consumed and sold from the
farms in Indiana last year:
2, 900 600 dozen poultry valued at. 81 800, 600
Eggs consumed on and sold from
farms, 100000 dozen, valued at. 35O0,0O0
Total number of poultry consumed
and sold in the United States,
val ar
Eggs in the United States. 49,,
900, 900 dozen, valued at............ SlOOO,OOO
1.-The product of the silver mines in the
United States as shown from the mint re-
port was $67 637, 200, or 81, 1862, 800 less than
the egg crop alone. The product of the GOLD
mines of the United States for 1897
amounted to $57, 300, or $23, 1897 700 less
than the egg product:
1.-THE total value of the egg and poultry
product was more than 400 per cent. larger
than the combined output of all our gold
and silver mines"
There are finer birds and more of them
sembed before in Indiana, the members of
the association say. Breeders from Ken
lucky, Illinois and Ohio have Joined the In
diana breeders in conteSting for premiums.
The judges began their work yesterday and
will continue to-day. The show will con-
tinue until Saturday night. Pigeons, cage
of white rats and three Angora cats peering
moodily through bars add to the variety or
the show, and on the stage Tony Ashton
gives interesting exhibitions with his
and children will form a large part of the
patronage of the show. and the members OF
the association think it will be a financial
success