The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
SPLENDID WORK OF
TIL E ASSOCIATION
Climatic Advantages Are Superb.
virginia Should and Can Be
Chicken Headquarters of the
World-More Money in
Eggs and Fowls Than
in Grain.
BY FRANK S. wOoDsoN,
Industrial Editor,

Industrial Editor.
The statement has recently been
made that the egg crop of the United
States now exceeds in value the corn
crop. Tho statement was doubted
when first made, but statistics for
few years back prove it to be correct.
This statement and the statistics to
prove it refer to the country in gen.
eral. Some sections give much more
attention to the poultry interest tnnn
other sections. For instance, in tile
State of Ohio last year there were
raised and sold nearly sixteen million
fowls. while in Virginia the total poul
try output was only about four and
half millions. In Illinois the output
was nearly twenty millions and in
Missouri nearly as much. while in
North Carolina only four and a half
million fowls were raised.
A Coming -, Try.
But the poultry Industry is increas-
ing every year and the time may not
be far distant when Virginia will lead
in this industry. Certainly it has
| been making rapid strides for the
past few years and under the stlnlii-
lating influence OF the Virginia Pon;-
try Association, Incorporated. VIII
continue to grow from year to year.
This association is composed of about
a hundred enthusiasts who have
and it is probable that there is no or
ganization in the entire Common-
wealth that is doing more to build up
money making industry in Virginia
They have found that the advan-
tages of climate, the advantages OF q
central location and many other aa
l.vantaEcs are such that Virginia and
North Carolina ought to be and can
| be made the ideal fowl-raisinS ground
| of the country.
| Az Good MS Corn.
| If the poultry industry can be made
to yield as much money as the corn
crop in other states it can be made
to do as we'll in Virginia. Commits
lsioner Koner estimates that yirslnia's
corn crop of last year was worth SiO-
100000 Make the poultry and esq
crop worth as much and 1T will be
Just like picking up that much mce'ey
in the road. Heretofore, or that Is
up to a few years ago, chicken rats
ing in Virginia was regarded as
source of amusement for housewives
and children, and intended for moth
ing greater than to supply fried
chicken. brolers and fresh eggs Tor
home use. Now. however, 1t Is get
| ting to be a business, and an immense
! business it will soon become.
/ NVideawnkc Association.
| The enthusiasts ,.ho compose the
| Virginia Poultry Association have
learned that In order to make poultry
raising success in Virginia stock
must be improved and chicken and
| duck and turkey growing must be
done along scientific and intelligent
! lines. No body of men In Virginia.
! or out of IT, are doing more to inn
| prove this stock. and 1t is very graft
| flying to the Industrial Section to be
/ able to announce that people who
want to raise poultry and eggs as
4 ~ No mn "a iS
| in it, and every farmer In Virginia
ought to do 1t, need not go North or
/ West to buy the improved stock or the
| eggs from which to hatch the better
| stock. There are in Virginia right
now fowl farms from which the eggs.
birds can be bought. SINE of these
farmers can show as many as 5000
birds and firm that down to a hum
dred or two, and want to repeat that
these people arc doing as much as any
! Nirsinians ever did to enlarge the
wealth and increase the commercial
Importance of the state.
/ The present officers of this wide
awake association are as follows:
/ j. w. Quarles president; r. II. iaS-
lor, first vice-president; ]. W. Smell
4 lings, second vicc-president; r. s
Gray. third vice-president, w. r. Todd.
secretary; A. j. Warren, treasurer.
Executive Committee-G u. Guver-
nator. w. d. Sydnor, C. w. Mont
gomery, r. o. Berger, ]. w. Dennis,
The association had many ups and
downs and struggles. but it Is now on
/ a firm financial basis, and its annual
!, shows bring in enough money to keep
/. it going and TO offer exhibitors oc
+ prlze-winners in all lines cash and
: other prizes that are worth competing
: for Their fourth annual exhibition
g made last month vas credit TO the
t association aud TO the State
Immcnsity of the business.
) have lust been reading up on
, fowls in the Farm and Home. an ag-
, ricultural journal published in SPRING
! field Mass. This paper has gathered
some very interesting statistics con-
corning the poultry business of last
wear | wish had room for the whole
story, but | have not, and must con-
tent myself with using few OF the
4! condensed figures The value OF the
poultry raised in the whole country
last year was s.ll,o0o,0oo The value
OF the eggs produced and sold WAS
Il $30T4U0, 900. Tho number OF eggs pro-
duced was one and half billion dozen.
Il Virginia produced last year twenty
six and a half million dozens of egge,
and could haveAvery largely more than
rrvheubled this number,
But Virginia is coming. ! have al
ready told in this Industrial Section
about the wonderful turkey raising
interest in the Southwest, especially In
Craig county Ten years ago the
Southwest got Very little money out
of the turkey business, Why should
not the whole state set all tEat rs
coming to her out of the turkey nWi
chicken and duck interests, II viii DO
it if the Virginia Poultry Assocta,ion.
!, Incorporated, can have its say and II
, is going to have IT, too.
Personal investigation.
III | have been to some Of these Nir-
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