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

Dr1ng DlrOS 10 the snow The SccUut
| day, which request was granted un-
der the condition that the birds would
be scored only, but would not be al
lowed to compete for prizes. We did
all we could to make a big show
Now let us see who the exhibitors are
Mostly old familiar faces. Only six
parties are exhibiting the first time
It is somewhat disheartening. We
natchee has grown in population and
in wealth For every one owner OF
pure bred poultry six years ago we
surely have five or six at the present
time But the number of entries al
this our sixth annual show is but lit
tie higher than that of the first show.
What can be the cause? The show
was well advertised in all local pa
pers. Nice large placards have been
in the show windows of the stores for
several weeks and our premium lists
were sent to several hundred people
directly. There is no question that
all interested parties got knowledge
of the show in one or another way.
But what in heaven holds them back
1t is fear that their birds would not
be treated impartially? But we ex-
pressly stated in our advertisements
that all exhibitors share alike in
privileges and that membership in
our association was not required and
l can not imagine that anybody who
knows the officers of the association
and the judge has the least doubt as
to their honesty. No, it can't be that
Perhaps the fear that their birds
would be beaten? There are always
people lacking in courage, but why
should their number be larger now
than six years ago? We have to look
for another cause. Can it be lack
of interest in and appreciation of the
value of pure bred poultry? There it
must be, because there is nothing
else.
Yes, the fruit industry is over
shadowing all other interests in this
valley. Said man on the street who
was invited to see the show: "Pshaw
a chicken is nothing compared with
an orchard." I believe he SCUM led
the right note. But I bet the same
man hollers that he has to pay so
cents a dozen for eggs now and has
difficulty to get them fresh at that
price.
A chicken seems to be an insig-
nificant thing. But is it really so?
Nobody maintains that here it in any
way compares in Importance with our
orchards Or our wheat farms. But
do not let us underestimate its value
One thing is certain. We can not get
along without it. And if thing is
necessary we can not afford to treat it
as negligible quantity. Take the
chicken away and you deprive human
ity of it's most nourishing food. Who
wants to be without an egg or a
chicken, broiled, roasted or stewed
all the year around? What do say?
There are lots of people who would
not miss these foods a single day.
They do not care for Postum and ad-
vertised breakfast foods, but still
stick to the genuine article, a cup of
coffee and a couple of fresh eggs as
foundation for their days work.
Breakfast eggs! If that man would
know anything about the breakfast
egg industry near the large towns in
the east, New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, he would not talk dejecteily
about the chickens Enormous poul-
try plants have been erected to sup
ply the never satisfied demand for
this article. The eggs, which are
guaranteed in every way, command
fabulously high prices and the CAPT
tai invested in these plants pays fins
interest If eggs are never sold be.
low 35 cents dozen there is money
in chickens no matter where your
poultry plant is located. A few months
ago an article appeared in the Relia-
BILE Poultry Journal in which a prin-
cipal of a public school in Brooklyn
N. Y, gives a narrative how he came
to be chicken man. He produced
breakfast eggs for the neighborhood
and found it paid him so well that
he bought thirty-acre farm close tc
Brooklyn on which he is conducting
this business on a large scale. His
hens netted his the first year 1914
each and the second year SALT each
from eggs alone. His present income
from his chicken business equals that
fromsa full bearing 10-acre orchard in
Wenatchee.
True, this is in New York. 1t might
take many years before poultry
man in our state can realize such pro