The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-04-18


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chem ats city and county raissrs II
every State in the Union, ID all
parts Of Canada, and evenin Next
co, Puerta. Rice, the Philippines.
England and Australia. The great
er number Of contestants are
farmers, but among those who are
striving for the prizes are many
poultry specialists, who raise fine
birds for amusement and with no
idea of profit. In speaking Of the
contest and what led up to it one Of
the editors of the American Agri-
culturist said:
Poultry is raised on every farm,
on most village homesteads and on
countless city lots, to say nothing
of ty cellars and back yards. So
great is the interest in it and so
vast the amount of money invested,
that we regard the industry as one
Of the great American industries.
Now, we have an idea that it pays
to raise poultry. But we don t
know how profitable it is, and we
want to know. Still less is the
general knowledge of how to man.
age poultry on either large or a
small scale, so as to get the biggest
profits with the least trouble and
expense. This is a vital problem
which we are going to try and
solve. We hope that the induce
ments that we have offered will
result in one grand effort on
the part of those interested in poul-
try raising. to find out how much
profit there is in the business, and
how the profit may be increased.
On our part we have headed the
prize list with $500 in gold, and in
addition we have set aside $500
for the expense of running the con-
test and for collating and publish
ing the result. Hundreds of other
prizes have been contributed by in
dividuals and firms. Some are
money prizes, but for the most part
they are articles of value to persons
interested in poultry raising.
The first prize will be awarded
for the record that shows most
clearly and accurately just how
the contestant has managed fowls
during one year, the product OBJ
tanned and how disposed of, the cost
OF making and marketing such pro
duce and the resulting profit OF
loss. The prize is not for the big
gest profit. It is for the most accu
rate record of methods and results
A report that shows loss may wiz
over less carefully kept one thai
shows profit. There is no incen
tive to lie, to misrepresent or to be
careless and every reason for the
contestant to be absolutely truthful
''We are greatly pleased by the
character of the contestants. W.
made special effort to get city
raisers as we'll as farmers in anl
have met with great success
Among the contestants are dozens
who raise poultry in the most crowd
ed localities in large cities, Others
who keep hens in their cellars OF
back yards, and one man who raises
bis birds in an old horse car thai
he bought for S. and converted into
a hen house. When all OF these
poultry raisers get through telling
us their experiences, we will be
able to give the world some valu
able contributions to poultry litera
ture.
In addition to the. $500 in gold
| which the contestants are to strive
| for, there are these other incentives
to energy on the part of the poultr,
raisers: 2, 1877 prizes of cash, birds
eggs, poultry food books, subscrip
tions. etc., valued at So. 900, and ;
grand sweepstakes prize of 5000 il
fgold. The regular prizes are 800
$50, $25, SIS, $40 and 10 prizes of S;
each.
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