The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-08-30
BIG MONEY In POULTRY.
Pennsylvania Farmers Lose Millions OF
Dollars Every Year by NegIecting
the Hen. Consumption
MORE THAN THE PRODUCTION.

"The poultry productputsd about
Slj,000,0 900 annually into the pock-
cts of Pennsylvania farmers; but
when it is known that the state of
Pennsylvania consumes five times
as much poultry and eggs as it
produces, it becomes necessary
for us to devote some time and
thought to poultry conditions and
PROSPECTS in our commonwealth. +"
The above is the opening an.
nouncement in a,bulletln just is
sued by the state department of
agriculture with view to stlmu.
lating interest in the poultry bus
mess in Pennsylvania. This doc
ument, prepared by T. h. Orr, of
Beaver, shows that many millions
of dollars might be added to the
revenues of the farmers of this
state through the production of
eggs and poultry.
Six states west of Pennsylvania
surpass 1t in the production of the
hen, Ohio and Iowa leading with
500, 0,000worth each. Yet Penn
Sylvania has more individual land
owners than either of these states
almost every plot being capable
of yarCing and feeding a few
hens.
''There is a single wholesale
dealer in Plttsburg, says the de
partment bulletin, "who handles
an average daily of 300 cases of
eggs Of 90 dozen each. He pays
out for these eggs about half a
million dollars a year. How many
Pennsylvania farmers participate
in tins handsome sum of money !?
Not one. E fery egg that this man
handles comes from Indiana,
where careful buyers gather them
from the farmers. He says /;
The farmers of western Pennsyl.
vania do not produce enough eggs
especially in winter, for me to
bother with. OF course, / would
rather buy home eggs, but | must
buy from people who have eggs
To sell.
'rhe above named egg buyer
pays good prices. He handles
fresh eggs only. He has no use
for storage eggs. He would pay
higher prices if he could get
constant supply of nearby fresh
eggs. From September 1st to
March lst, period of SIX months
the wholesale Plttsburg prices
will average 30 cents per dozen
for strictly first.class eggs.
"lthas been demonstrated again
and again that the man who can
produce eggs IN this district
in these six month does so at a
food cost Of not over 10 cents per
dozen. Ia what other line of ami
NAL industry can one find larger
margin to pay for the labor and
interest on the cost of invest.
ment?
"EasternPennsylvania demands
even a better quality of poultry
and eggs at still higher prices.
The better class residents of Phil
adelphia and New York are each
year becoming more fastidious as
to the quality of the poultry pro-
ducts they consume, and less care
ful as to the prices they pay, pro.
vlded the quality is above re.
proach, Not only in the two cities
named, but in dozen smaller
cities are people who contract for
their eggs six months at 30 cents
dozen and six months at 45
cents, just to be sure they get
eggs that are strictly first-class.
SIN every town of 5000 popula
ton or larger are people who
would be glad to pay close to TIE
above named prices, provided
they could be sure of getting {
regular supply between Septem
ber and March.
"Pennsylvanla Is furnishing 8
constantly increasing demand 70,
more table poultry of first quail
ty. One has only to loiter arourt
some of our commission house,
TO learn that most of the dressed
poultry consigned will not ranI
above third class; that first.clas,
poultry sells more ra, idly and TO,
twice as much as poultry tina
Il