Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-23
MONEY FOR PRIZES
POULTRY BREEDERS TO ASK APP.
PRoPRIATIoN OF $1,000 FROM
LEGISLATURE.
A, [. Pedrick of This City, is Chairman
& of Appropriation Committee Sen.
atcr Harper to Present Bill to the
Senate.

atcr Harper to Present Bill to the
Senate,
A bill will be presented before the
coming session of the legislature by
p the Iowa poultry breeders asking an
appropriation Of 81 200 to be given in
trizes at the state poultry show. "A.
J.. fetrick OF this city, whose term
as president ended just recently, and
who is now a member OF the board
of directors ST the state association,
= is chairman of the appropriation CONF
nlittee, and lie stated today that the
bill would be presented to the senate
by Senator S. H. Harper of this city
and in the house by Representative
Langnn of Clinton
Need of Appropriation.
The needs of an appropriation are
given in . recent interview with
prominent poultry fancier. He said:
The poultry business stands alone
and unique / know of no one who
has made or is making anything out
erations. The breeding of poultry is
as indispensable to the human race
the breeding of mich cows, but in
the latter business there are immense
profits.
The Shortage of Eggs.
The present price of eggs is evil
dence of the fact that not nearly
enough attention is being given to
poultry breeding, for if one-half OF
our farmers and others who own land
larger than town lots would just
give a little attention to poultry
there would never be such a shortage
nf nrpSnnt and the
egg would be within reach of all in
stee6 OF luxury for the Rocke-
felers.
No Money in Shows.
1.-THE poultry shows are peculiar
propositions. The admissions at the
door would not begin to pay the prizes
IL it were not for the liberality of our
business men, who by encouraging the
BhoW brings no little trade to the city,
The breeder who takes week off to
exhibit a few coops of fowls canlsot
hope to break even no matter how
many prizes he wins, and must rely
entirely upon selling some Of his birds
at round figure. Even if he does
make some good sales the demand
for birds is not sufficient to make his
business unusually profitable. But II
we could educate the people to un-
derstand how easy it is to raise fine
poullry-noW every idiiiily eaii AaASs
good share of their meat and
practically all the eggs they want ev-
Lry year-the breeders would have a
rood business. And. while the breed
ers would profit directly the general
public would be benefited. ssi
Should Raise More Hens.
There is no sense in paying sc
cents q. dozen for eggs. There are
car eful farmers who make good share
of their winters living off their hens
but a hundred times as many hens
ought to be raised; then everybody
could eat eggs.
eve now by the experience of
breeders in other states that these
state shows, with liberal prizes, en-
courage poultry breeding and they
tend to educate the people along the
right lines
The Proposed Bill.
The following is copy of the pro-
posed measure:
An Act.
Legalizing the Iowa State Poultry
association, to define certain duties OF
said association, to make an annual
appropriation therefor and fixing a
penalty for the misrepresentation OF
any money hereby granted.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature OF
Inc state OIL iowa.
Section /. The the regularly or
known as the Iowa State Poultry as
ISOLATION, whose articles of incor-
poration are recorded in the office OF
the secretary of state, be and the
same is hereby legalized as state in
stitution.
Section 2. The Iowa State Poultry
association shall hold a convention
IN "A cannrS
full week in January. anS at such
place in the state as the board OF
managers may select, for the pur-
pose Of gathering statistics and diff
fusing practical knowledge on sub
jects pertaining to the poultry inter-
4 ests of the state, by addresses
papers, discussions. and such Other
direct.
4, Section g. The secretary Of sale
association shall preserve all papers
read, and take stenographic report
of all addresses and discussions Al
said annual convention, and shall
make report of the same to the
governor, together with a full report
Of all business transacted, including
! an itemized statement of all expen-
. ,litures Of money and shall publish
in pamphlet form not less than two
thousand copies of said report, which
snail be distributed according to the
laws governing the distribution OF
the reports Of the state board OF
agriculture.
Section 4. The sum of one thou.
sand dollars is hereby appropriated
for the fiscal year ending June 80
1915. and one thousand dollars fol
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1906
out OF eny moneys in the state
treasury nat otherwise appropriated
for the use and benefit of said as.
ISOLATION, and the state auditor is
hereby authorized to draw his war.
rants for the same upon presentation
of proper vouchers therefor, certified
to by the president and secretary O
said association. said amount to bt
used only for defraying expenses in
CURED in holding conventions and IL
publishing and distributing reports
and such other purposes as, in thu
discretion of the board of managers
shall hest subserve the poultry inter
ests Of the state.
Section S. If any officer or membe
of said association shall convert an,
of the moneys hereby appropriated t
his owl use, or suffer the same t.
be lost or expended in any other wa.
Or manner OF for any other purpos
than is designated by law, such of
fcer or member shall be deeme'
guilty Of cmheZ7lement, and upol
conviction thereof shall be punishe'
by imprisonment in the penitentiar,
not less than one nor more than tire
years.