The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-09
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poultry Is KIM

EtiRlNESVILLE,.3 NOV. g.75=-=I he hen. us
monarch over millions more than she
Gun survey. Her productions are In:
Vulnerable and ordinarily speaking al.
most beyond comprehension. Seven:
teen years of her production and the
.,FT3frt,euso her offspring champions
1.-THE world. John d Rockefeller's dol.
lars aren't in 1t with Mrs. Hen, giving
her the luck that he has had and ia,
vor her with the following rules and
the sound Of Whistles from steamboats,,
railroad engines, and al, the factories
and fonndries Cd earth would be
drowned out by her melodious voice
and that OF her offspring. But woe
upon the preacher rule number one.
No chickens or eggs are to be eaten
By anybody not even the good preach.
er, no odds how nice he talks or how
hard he squeeezes the brethren or sis.
ters' hands when he shakes them he
must wait the seventeen years.
Rule n"mber two-There must be
no eggs fail to hatch and no chickens
die for the term mentioned. e.
Rule number three is for chicken
thieves to wait patiently until the sew.
enteen years is up and they can have
all they want without stealing them.
And II the school boy or girl will
take his slate and pencil and figure
on the theory or basis Of, the black.
smith driving the first nail for so much
and then getting double the amount
for each nail thereafter and SO forth
anil so on. according to the old grand.
father adage they will soon decide
that there is not enough trees, bush.
es or shrubs, fences. poles or posts
in the United States. Canada or Mexi.
co for half Of them to roost on and
for all the writer knows the ground
might be covered three feet deep with
them as he hasn't figured the ground
yet but Just took moon light look
at the trees, but one thing be does
know for sure, that eggs are thirty
cents n dozen ut Rivesville and there
are twenty-five ,suck.egg dogs in the
town. that ought to quit until eggs
come down anyhow. but that cuts no
lee with the poultry business, as it's
coming to the front AMI only matter
Of short duration will present the poul.
try business us one of the leading and
mammoth like enterprises of the coun.
try, as the financial results are prov.
Ing to be that Of the cleanest, quickest
and with less risk than most any other
live or domestic enterprise, meaning
that which can be produced on. the
farm or from the products thereof
Note many Of the leading citizens and
business men Of Marion county, also
throughout the State. and you will note
them belonging to poultry associations
throughout the State. Then glance
over the lines into adjoining States
and be surprised once by the interest
which Is taken In the business referred
to. Out while the writer has been
peeping by moonlight at forests load.
ed down with chickens and starving
the poor preachers and abusing suck.
egg dogs. he will side track the whole
and present the Marion County Poul,
try Association. which is composed Of
over sixty Of Marion county's hustling
leading and wike.awake citizens, rs
follows:
President, G. W. McCray. u
First vice president. ]. W. Upton.
Second vice president, W. S. Prick.
EFT.
Third vice president, Thos Jones.
Secretary and treasurer, Calvin D.
Conway.
Directors. James Boor, C. C. Arnett,
Sam R. Nuzum, James L. Irwin. Chas.
Fl. Ridgeway. X:
Members. James Boor, W. S. Prick.
EFT. James Neptune. Ira D. Prickett,
+. r. Heck, C. W. Freeland, Lee Swish.
err, c. D. Conway. r. I. Satterfeld,
c. II. Rigeway. John T. Beall, ]. W.
Upton, G. W. McCray. S. P. Williams,
Chas. E. Snider, Arch Fleming. John
Ebert, T. F. Huddleson. C. NJ. Short.
John R. Manley, L. H. Higgs, Frank
Fl. Shore, Samuel j. Williams, Chas.
| ]. Shaver, George HILL. Mrs. Geo. Hull,
G. c. Coffman. C. P. Moore, ]. L. Ir.
win. Walter Fleming, Il. w. Eyerhart,
NJ. R Musgrave, F. R. Clclland, Ed.
shroycr, 7. G. Boydston, ]. B. Wetler.
wax, T. l.. Brett, c, l.. Michael, L, Fl.
Wilcox, A. S. Prichard. G. =. Amos,
r. F. MARLEY, Wayne Priclinrd, c. W.
Hawkins. w. S. Bllllngslen. L. 7. Clay.
ton. G. F. Carroll, T. w. Arnett, S. A..
Dean, L. f. McCray, Sam II. Nuzum,
c. c. Arnett, Guy A. Leonard, G. A..
Straight. Thomas X. Jones, D. NJ.
Jones, Q. P. Jones. ]. W. Hawkins, i.
w. Clcllnnd and II. Glenn Fleming.
The above nnmp1 ora NIL .woII I.nnwn