The Green Forest tribune., 1907-10-25
A POULTRY SHOW
Strongly Advocated by Col.
 Forsyth and t. II. lnman
BOTH HAVE WIDE EXPERIENCE
Great Good Certain to Come
 of Proper Organization

Actuated by The Tribune's move toward the organization of aspoultry association, E. H. h. man comes forward with som @ timely remarks on the poultry business and puts himself on record as heartily in favor of such an organization.
 Mr. Inman has been engaged in the breeding of poultry since 1895 and has been identified with show interests almost ever since, either as a judge or exhibitor and a better posted man on the bene- fits to be derived from local poultry show could hardly be found anywhere. He has exhib- ited at three Arkansas state shows, national show at Mem- phis, state shows of Kansas and Missouri, and at numerous local shows, including our own county fair.
 "There is no excellence in the poultry business without some labor and expense," said MT. [nman to The Tribune, in dis- cussing the subject of a county poultry association. Continuing Mir. Inman said:
 'sIt will cost som ething to hold a show but the premiums need not be large, for the procuring of the services of good poultry judge will be plenty of inducement to any one engaged in the breeding of thorough bred poultry to ex- hibit for the benefit of the ad- vertisement it will be to their stock.
 "Now, little as to the poultry industry, some think that this is little or petty affair and not worthy of the attention of the lord and master of the house. hold, but belongs to the women and children; but if you will take the statistical reports you will see that this is no little affair as it far exceeds that of any other industry of the nation. The value of the poultry is far great CT than any other farm products. Knowing this, is it not worthy of attention, and does it not be- hoove us to pay little more at- tention to an industry that yields so great a profit to the producer?
 ''It will do more to educate the rural population to the advan- tages of the breeding of the thorough bred and do a way with the common farm yard mongrel than anything else. One could talk until they are as gray as a badger and as old as Methuselah and it would not ac- complish as much as a two days poultry show, judged by one of our promin ent poultry judges who lectures on the bred poultry.
 "Charge an admittance and apply the proceeds to the expen- ses and it will in measure light en ssthe burden of the promoters.
 "One can hardly estimate the benefit show of this kind will be to the farming class of the com munity and I think it will be the means of securing a better class of poultry. The breeding of ure-bred stock of any kind is the very best advertisement of a country there is. Let any one go into a strange land and if there are pure-bred stock of all kinds to be seen on the farms, he will say at once that the people are educated and looking after their interests; that it will be a good place at which to stop for location.
 "It not only benefits the farm CT, but is equally beneficial to the people of the town, for if a farm ing community is behind the time and not in a prosperous con- dition, the town is just as surely to be in the same condition, for does not the farmer support the town? and if any old thing is good enough for the farmer, can the merchant afford to put in an
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