The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-22

held Tor the purpose of advising pee
pie to go into the chicken business. l
only mentioned the above facts to
throw more light on the Importance
of the poultry industry The main
object of our poultry show is to bring
before the public the best specimens
of the different types or breeds. To
stimulate the production of high bred
fowls prizes are offered. This creates
a rivalry between the breeders with
the effect that the standard obtained
is raised every year. There is no ques-
ton that the result achieved since
our first show in 1905 are wonderful.
We now have in Wenatchee birds of
the highest quality, which are fit to
compete anywhere.
What is the good of it / hear the
practical man ask. Will these fancy
fowls lay more eggs than common
chickens? Yes and no. 1t is foolish
to maintain that beautiful chickens
lay better than mongrels. On the
other hand nobody can say that beau
ty is an obstacle to fecundity. The
fact is that the different varieties or
breeds fulfill different requirements.
There are ''egg breeds" and s'meat
breeds" and general purpose breeds.
similar to the different types of cat
tie, which are classified in milk, meat
and dual purpose breeds. The intel
ligent farmer knows when to choose
the one or the other and exactly the
same is true of the progressive poul-
try keeper. With mixed chickens
methodical work is impossible. You
can not tell whether or not your
chickens will weigh from to 10
pounds by Christmas, nor can you
tell when they will begin to lay. The
types are lost and everything is guess
work. The up-to-date poultry man
does not lose any time with mongrels.
Another advantage not so well
known is that by careful selection so
called laying strains have been es-
tablished in almost all varieties.
Poultrymen who have undertaken
this task, without exception, worked
with certain pure bred fowls. Nobody
would dream of spending his time,
efforts and money on mongrels for
the establishment of a laying strain.
So, if you look for layers" look
among the pure breeds.
But this is not all. Our different
types or breeds of fowls have been
standardized. The foremost poultry
breeders and judges Of the whole
country and the best artists of animal
life have worked in harmony for sew
eral decades to arrive at the true con-
ceptions of the ideals of the different
breeds. These ideals are infinitely
described in a book entitled Stan
dard of Perfection" which is publish
ed by the American Poultry associa-
ton, society which embraces all
states of the union and Canada. All
ideals are drawn on highly artistic
lines in form and color. A breeder
must be somewhat of an artist him
self in order to succeed. There is
no chance work possible in the pOul-
try yard nowadays. The products of
our efforts in this direction we are
showing to the public and the visitors
of show in return becomes impress
ed with the different types of poul-
try and can not but leave the show
room enriched in knowledge and in
his tastes for the beautiful.
Our shows are educational without
doubt. Sorry that our teachers could
not see it that way and have urged
their pupils to Sc the show. Sorry
that so few parents have thought far
enough ahead to bring their children
to the show. 1t is deplorable that so
few mothers appreciate the educa-
tional value of care taking of animals
by their children. Only one excep-
ton from this was prevalent at our
show. Both mother and her daugh-
ter exhibited their beautiful pets. We
must be thankful for that little.
The attendance of the show was
not bad, but not by far as good as It
ought to be- There are too many
who do not realize that we have an
enormous poultry industry in this
country and perhaps equally many
who think that pure breeds are mere
ly fads. 1t is with these modern in
dustries the same as with many 9th
ers. The course of events is too fast
for our minds
H. HEIDENHAIN
Wenatchee, January 10, 1910.
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