The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16

tact than does the dealing with a man
or woman. who has purchased a setting
OF eggs. and the eggs fail TO hatch al
together. or possibly one or two chicks
resulted from the three anxious weeks
heat probably ran up TO 10 degrees
Ia not unfrequent occurence) and when
this happens in the first week of In
cubation. IL means disastrous results.
Again your customer may put those
precious eggs under one OF the faith
tul Btddies. l wouldn't trust a hen on
earth If she is free TO come OF her nest
at will. Any experienced poultryman
VIII tell you that a hen that leaves her
nest particularly in the evening will 60
out into the yard, have q fight or two
with some OF her peaceful sisters and
then deliberately go in and squat down
on the first old egg she finds. The
next morning she will probably begin
to have dim recollection of her other
nest and You will probably find her on
ner proper nest. In the meantime II
In the early season OF the year the
batch OF eggs have been spoiled, prob
ably one or two extra strong germs
have lived through the prolonged chill
In either case our customer invari-
ably falls all o"er the seller of the
eggs with a possible demand for his
money back or eight or ten baby chicks
to make good his loss.
by Way of illustration.
Following is a case in point: In
March last i shipped two settings OF
eggs to Mariana, Fla. one setting to
Key West Fla. one setting to Balti
more and one setting to party in
pennsylvania These eggs were all
shipped the same day. and not an egg
In the bunch was over As hours old
Mariana reported twcnty-three chicks
out of thirty eggs. KeS West thirteen
out of fifteen, Baltimore eleven out Of
fifteen and Pennsylvania reported eggs
no good. what are you going to do
about it? To make a long story short |
sent another setting of eggs which again
were no good. and ended UP by send
Ing party a young cocherel TO com
pensate him for his great outlay of
time and trouble
OF course. this case is exceptional
but all breeders have the same ex.
periences with different variations.
Trouble of the Seller.
Now take the customer who orders
baby chicks or pen or two OF fowls
In the case of baby chicks. the worst
that can happen is the death of one or
more of the little fellows on the way
(althoush this seldom happens) The
buyers gets ten. frty or 100 chicks, just
what he ordered. and is perfectly salts
ned If he cannot raise them that Is
his own lookout.
In regard TO the selling of trio.
or perhaps pen of birds. I'VE come
10 the most satisfactory phase of the
selling end of the poultry industry.
Provided we understand our business
we can pick from our yards a pen of
birds. and know to great extent. al
most certainty we might say. just
what the progeny of this pen will he
Thus 1t may be readily seen that to
buy matured stock mated by the
breeder of same is by far the most
satisfactory way of ali to start with
thoroughbreds
Shall the Show Go Away.
At the last meeting of the Virginia
Poultry Association the Judges were
selected for the annual show in jan
uary. 1t seemed to be the opinion of
the meeting that If tie association
had to have their annual exhibition in
store which is totally inadequate
for even small show. leave alone
one the size of Richmond annuars
show. then 1t would be better to ac-
cept the hospitality of Norfolk in Of
fering us large. suitable building to
hold the annual show.
1t is to be sincerity hoped that our
city fathers Will this winter see the
wisdom OF encouraging the poultry
industry of the State enough to sae
that the association has. the use OF {