Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-17
Interesting and Profitable Meeting.

interesting anu 0Ac6tlAs.
The meeting OF the Horticultural
Society, in the Superior Courtroom.
Saturday afternoon, was we'll attended,
over half the audience being ladies,
doubtless attracted by the topic,
Poultry" as well AZ the individuality
of the speakers announced for lead in
the discussion. The subject was ably
presented by George G. Israel, in
statement of his experience in raising
"Squabs" as well as poultry. He gave
it as his opinion that the raising of
pigeons might be made a profitable
industry; that the demand seems un-
limited at the restaurants in the
larger cities for the birds, at $3 per
dozen that the cost Of raising, under
favorable conditions amounts to about
two thirds that sum; that to make
money at the business would require
some capital and much intelligent
care and attention. More money can
be made from poultry and that was a
branch of the business better under
stood and with fewer essential rules to
guaranty success. Mr.. Israel has ex.
perimented in several breeds OF blood
ed stock but was unable to give any
reason for preference for either, as his
carefully kept record, with a due al
lowance for conditions and figures
based upon the season favorable to
each, would result in little difference
in yield. Each variety has its points
of excellence, and he thought the best
breed for each owner was the one per-
sonally favored. His favorite, he
thought, was the Rhode Island Red,
although there were other species that
were excellent producers. He advised
warmth, cleanliness and proper food
at regular intervals, as the prime es.
sentiale for success. At the close oil
his remarks, the thanks OF the society
were expressed for the very intelligent,
interesting and useful discourse.
Mrs. Ada ]. Lewis, the wife of a
farmer on Bush Prairie, followed in q
carefully prepared essay on poultry.
She advised kind treatment of the
biddies and careful attention to their
few wants. She likewise emphasized
the necessity Of warmth and cleanli-
ness in the poultry yard, and gave
many excellent suggestions regarding
attainment OF success in this leading
industry and resource Of the farm.
She said it outclassed the product of
silver and gold per annum, in this
country, and she might have said
more than doubled it, for the product
of the precious metals in 1903 aggre.
gated $l43, 797, 100 in value, while the
egg crop reaches each year about l.
l66, 100000 dozen, according to a re.
port OF the Secretary Of Agriculture,
which at an average of say twenty
cents per dozen, yields the enormous
sum of 1888, 100000. Her comments
we're likewise greeted with applause.
Several other speeches followed
mainly in commentator of the sug.
gestions OF the previous speakers,
after which Mrs. B. B. Lord, of New
York, who came West in the interest
of Grange work and to visit her son,
G. j. Lord, Of this city, addressed the
society. She is an intelligent lady, Of
pleasing address, whose soul seems
TO be in the work to which che has
devoted much of her time the past
twenty years. She endorsed the opin.
ions expressed by previous speakers
regarding the care OF poultry. and then
alluded to the benefits derived from
Organization Among Farmers" her
assigned topic. The high apprecis.
ton in which she holds the tiller of
the soil, Is evident in every sentence
she uttered. She has lived on q farm
nearly her whole life, and is an en-
thusiast on the subject: clear and
decisive in her reasoning, and nobody
can listcu TO hor- eaeooaiums without
being impressed with her sincerity.
Mrs. Lord expressed the most en-.
thusiastic appreciation Of our Western
climate, and was surprised aud de-
lighted to find flowers in bloom here
in the depths OF Winter. She declared
that those who complain OF the cold
weather we have experienced the past
fortnight. know nothing of the cold
weather as experienced in the East,
with the thermometer frequently far
below zero, accompanied by blizzards,
nor did she think they could appreciate,
flowers where they grow in such
production. She had seen enough of
our " Indictment season" to decide to
make our State her future home
She thought that if this is Winter,
what must the Springtime and Sum.
mer be?
The lady promised TO attend the
next meeting of the Society-of which
she was elected an honorary member
at the meeting on the second Saturday
OF March, at which she hoped to be OF
some service in the way of promoting
the objects of the organization.
The historical injunction to "Burn
This" which appeared on a postscript
to q letter written by an eminent
politician years ago and was quoted all
over the country, has been frequently
repeated by Mitchell, in his CORE.
'pondence with his law. partner, Judge
Tanner. Here arc anna If tho a.