Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-08

Y There can be nothing better than [ poultry shows to awaken interest in
 the fancy. and Bisbee in particular 1 and Cochise county in general dis ! covered this during the past few
 days. The exhibition which was ' held in the Y. M C. A. gymnasium
 proved an eye-opener to the bree Ter ] of the county and to the general pub ' lie. There was good exhibit in ! quantity, especially for a first attempt, and the quality was surprisingly good
 under the circumstances, according to A. C. GOodacre who judged birds There are some disqualificalion5 { of birds that had to be disqualified because of some glaring faults und9T
 the rules of the National association
 of which Mir Goodacre is a judge
 He had to follow directions in shis
 respect. no matter how reluctantly,
 and the owners of the birds learned
 what these faults are It may have
 been some faneier had unloaded culls
 upon these purchasers, but on their
 next purchase they will have the
 wisdom to distinguish and insist that
 they obtain what they pay for Mir.
 Goodacre stated that there were some
 exceptionally fine birds among those
 shown, birds that would do credit to any association and to any show He is confident that breeding of blooded
 stock has received just the impetus
 which it needed by the exhibition of Thursday. Friday and Saturday and further says that he believes it will mean that poultry culture in this sec ton of Arizona will become an i'm portant industry.
 The attendance at the first day of the show was only fair for the weath- CT was threatening. The storm of the early morning kept a number of pros pectiye exhibitors away with their exhibits for Douglas and Benson had both been badly storm swept and from these two cities alone a number Of other exhibits had been expected Other sections. nearby also failed 10 send in exhibits. prevented by the heavy rains that were general. It ! is unfortunate for those exhibitors 1 that their birds were not benched for ] they would have had the opportunity 1 Of learning more of the good and l the bad points of their stock and l would have been benefited thereby.
 The attendance on the second day i was larger than had been expected 1 and indicated an interest by the | general public which can only be | taken Co mean that Biddy will become | less of a rare avis in this section in | the near future. Many families here | about will soon cease to relish store | eggs and will be enjoying fresh laid | breakfast food from their own feath | cred fiocks
 Not the feast important result that has been achieved by the poultry | show was the formation of the Co- chise County Poultry and Pet Stock The formation of this association will mean that unscrup uious breeders will not sell second | class stock in this secNon. at least not to members of the association and ! that these members will get exactly | what they pay for else the dealer who fails to deliver the goods" will i receive no further custom in Cochise county.
 The association starts of well with a membership of more than twenty. all of whom are enthusiastic At their meetings by interchange Of ideas and methods. they will be able to minimize the cost of keeping fowls, for food, especially green food, makes the proposition more expensive in this section than in other places. though this is largely balanced by the fact that eggs and poultry for the table bring higher prices here ] so that while the price of production is higher, so also is the realization from the sales. From the experience Of one another they will learn how to eradicate diseases from flOcks and to acquire healthy colonies. It will create a demand for good birds, a market for the young fowls for breed