Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-07
MONEY IN POULTRY
Chicken Fanciers Say Their 0c-
cupation Is Underrated.
SCIENCE, NOT FAD, SAYS PEASE
Secretary Simpson, of State Board Of
Agriculture, Encourages Poultry
Raisers to Exhibit During
the Summer.


Coliseum to hear an interesting pro-
gram of addresses as a feature of the
annual Iowa poultry show All of the
speakers were authorities on their
subjects and emphasized the necessi-
ty of scientific breeding and selection
of variety of poultry for the purpose
of producing better results financially
DR.. P. 7. Bond, president of the
Des Moines Poultry and Pet Stock
association, presided.
In his address of welcome, Gov B.
F. Carroll emphasized the magnitude
of the poultry business in Iowa and
the necessity for raising the standard
of poultry in order to produce more
satisfactory results.
j. A. Pease of Fort Dodge, president
of the Iowa State Poultry association,
responded to the address of welcome.
He declared that the occupation OF
raising poultry was looked upon to
too great an extent as hobby instead
of the paying proposition that it is.
He made an appeal for an increase
in the breeding of good poultry and
called upon his audience to take
steps toward securing the aid of the
members Of the legislature in taking
up the work Of raising the standard
Of the breed.
Prof. c. F. Curtiss, dean and di-
rector of the Iowa State College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and
the Iowa Experiment station, gave an
address on "The Agricultural College
in Relation to Poultry Raising" Prof.
Curtiss assured those present of the
support of the college in the work
and told of many interesting expert
ments conducted recently at the state
institution.
"In this age of industrial efficiency
the poultry business has advanced to
as great an extent as any industry"
said Professor Curtiss "The facilities
for taking care of poultry have in
creased 300 per cent One phase of
the poultry business that is being neg
lected and causing great loss of
money is that the products are going
to market in an unfinished condition.
There is no more reason for placing
poultry produce On the market in an
imperfect condition than there is in
sending cattle and horses to market
in the same condition"
In his address on Poultry at the
State Fair" Hon. j. c. Simpson, sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture, declared that the value OF poul-
try was four times as great as that
of either wheat, potatoes or barley.
He also spoke of the attitude the
officers of the state fair toward the
poultry men.
I'VE would like to see the fair
grounds made a clearing house for
the poultry of the state in the same
manner as it serves many other prod
ucts of the state" said Mr. Simpson.
Eve also ask for the cooperation of
the poultry men of the state in max
ing poultry grading at the state fair
strictly first class"
w. S. Russell of Ottumwa, one of
the judges at the show, gave practical
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poultry. He showed many different
types of poultry, explaining their
classification, defects, etc, and illus
trating that the shape of the bird
makes breed and the color designates
variety.
w. c. Ellison of Minneapolis, anoth-
er judge, gave an address on THE
Mission of the Standard of Perfec-
ton" He advocated the perfection of
the breed in poultry from financial
standpoint
THE better the shape of the chick
en-, the better the egg" said Mr. Ell
lson. shape in poultry is of as great
importance in selection as the shape
of horses and cattle. Try to get bet
ter poultry and get higher prices for
the produce in order to make the
business more profitable in spite OF
the prevailing high price of feed.
People should not complain at paying
so cents per dozen for eggs when a
dozen eggs give more nourishment
than six pounds of meat"