The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-04
GRANGE POULTRY SHOW
THIS WEEK
Excellent Display of Birds, Good At
tendance and Financial Profit.

The poultry show held in Grange
hall Tuesday and Wednesday was a
brilliant success and the beautiful
array of birds was well worth going
miles to see There were two hun
bred on exhibition, representing vari-
Gus breeds. all of which were of very
high excellence. The exhibitors
were Mrs. H. L. Mitchell, Thomas
Deane, Fred French Frank B. league
Fred o. Eaton, e. E. Groder, Dell
Smiley Frank Danforth, B. C. Tay-
lor, o. D. Wells, C. Davis Miller
Charles C. Cleveland, R. F. Parker
Louis Whiting. Water Adams, Mrs
Fannie Adams and Roland Kilkenney
Among those who should receive
special mention are Mis-. Mitchell for
her Black Minocras and for dozen
large white eggs of their laying. O.
d. Wells, the largest breeder in the
county for his Plymouth Rocks and
Rhode Island Reds. Louis Whiting of
Norrdgewock for Plymouth Rocks.
f. o. Eaton's Rhode Island Reds and
B. C. Taylor. handsome Brahmas.
Frank league had thirty birds on ex-
hibition.
The display took place in the low
er hall from p. m. Tuesday until 9
p. m. Wednesday At O'Clock last
evening Christopher M. Gallup, Of Au-
gusta, editor of tie Maine Farmer,
delivered an address on The Poultry
Industry in Maine" in the upper hall,
The admission to both halls was ten
cents. The show was a fine thing
for the people of the town as well as
for the Changers, who realized quite
profit from the financial stand
point
Mr.. Gallup completed the civil en-
cheering course at Yale in 1897 and
for some time worked in that line, but
it was not to his taste and he has
for several years been experimenting
with poultry. His home has been I'M
til recently in Brooklyn, Conn, where
Associated Press, while in prepare
tory school He has also written
magazine articles and worked on col
lege papers. With the last issue of
the Maine Farmer for September, he
began his work as its editor and
Skowhegan is remarkably fortunate
to have had him here for an even
ing
The following is an important part
of Mr. Gallup's address:
Under almost any circumstances
within reason. poultry will return a
fair margin over the cost of feeding,
but when carried as a commercial en-
terprise, several other factors are
added to the debit side of the account.
Rent OF the land interest and depre-
citation on equipment. and labor, must
each and all receive consideration
"A long laying house with double
ydIuS, iIOlll anu iCdl, ID IlcquSHiiy
recommended, but we find that the
colony house, designed with reference
to portability and convenience, as
we'll as for the comfort of fowls, Is
more satisfactory. The colony house
is of small dimensions, and for this
reason can be moved with compare
tive ease by attaching horse, while
the droppings can be hoed out from
the outside. The house, z IT. long,
IT, deep and 4 IT. high in front, wit.
roof sloping in. per foot, gives am
pie accommodation for from Is to 20
pullets. To economic labor | rec
ommend the hopper feeder which can
be suspended In the completed house.
AS to rations | plan to provide all
the green stuff the birds will eat and
then to leave them to complete their
meal with beef scraps and hard grains
as nature directs.
ITO raise them in a yard with a
row of sunfiowers for a fence is very
practicable and a corn field is also q
good place for them to feed