The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-20

meeting last FRIDAY nlSHI DIV Chc
Commercial Club rooms. For the
benefit of those who were unable to
be present we will try to give a
brief resume of the most important
points brought out by the speakers.
Attorney Moulton acted as chair
man and first introduced R. l..
Leitch who had acted as Judge at
the poultry show during the day.
Mr.. Leitch, before coming west,
was for years extensively engaged in
tina breeding of fine poultry in H.
inois. He believes that the climate
of the Columbia River Valley, the
advantages afforded by the mild
winters, and the possibility of pro-
curing green feed the year round
make this the poultryman's ideal
locality. He said that to get a
profitable egg production the breeder
must get his matches early, as his
flock of winter laying pullets were
the money-bringers.
Mr.. Leitch said the man or
woman who embarks in the poultry
business should choose the breed he
or she likes best; if with no pre-
vious experience, they should make
a modest start; should exercise their
common sense in following out the
laws of nature and should always
pay attention to the little details of
the business.
Going farther into his subject,
Mr.. Leitch cited some of the more
common causes for failure, such as
not keeping the fowls free from YER
min, crowding too many fowls in
too small space, and a lack of
knowledge of proper feeding. For
winter feeding he recommended
that the grain feed be well varied
and that meat food in some form be
given the hens at the ratio Of one
pound to Is fowls three or four
times week. Condiments or foods
given for the purpose of forcing the
egg production are not good, said
Mr.. Leitch, as forced nature always
a reaction.
Summing up, he advised breed
ing the variety one likes best, max
ing a sn IL start with the best stock
obtainable, as well bred stock eats
40 more than mongrels. Study
the characteristics of your breed,
learn the good points to breed for
and above all, give them the best
IF care at all times.
He said there are Just as good
chickens in this state. as anywhere
in the country, aud some of the
BEST breeders are now residents Of
Washington.
If people would raise more chick
ems, said the speaker, they would
be better off. One hundred good
owls, with ordinary intelligent care
will pay the family grocery bill and
ay up some pin money for the wife
Or daughter besides.
Mr.. HerberG, who had charge
of the exhibit of the Chas. H. Lily
20. at the Poultry show, next made
l few brief remarks in which he
said that the citizens of the. valley
should be proud of Kennewick' s
irst venture in this lime. He said
hat though he had visited many
shows. he had never seen one at
which the class of birds was higher,
considering the number of entries,
nan this one. He urg I'd that the
surely be mad perma-
nent annual event.
Mr.. Collins next spoke briefly,
thanking those who b ad W orked to
make the show the Success that 1t
was, and particularly the merchants
whose donations of premiums and
other sup port had made the .exhl-
Dition possible.
The principal speak er Of the eve
ming, Mr.. H. L. BE anchard, was
hen introduced. Mr.. Blanchard
besides having an extensive flock OF
Inc fowls on his private farm, Is
n charge of tb state poultry ex-
pertinent farm at Puyallup, which
S cOmparati vely new institution