The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-03-22
Report of Seward County
Poultry Association

show. This was de6nately decided
by the Board of directors of the
Seward County Poultry Associa-
ton at their meeting Saturday.
The show will commence Novem-
Der 9th and run four days. 1t
will be held under the auspices of
the county association and will
conform to the rules and regula-
tions of the national Poultry Asso.
aiation, The Judges will be select
ed from those licensed by the ma
tional association and every feature
will conform to standard require
ments. While the Seward county
association will be the ruling factor
entries will by no means be limited
TO Seward county. 1t is the pur-
pose of the promoters to encour-
age entries of all standard vari-
cites in the entire trade territory
of Liberel, which not only in
cludes large portion of South
western Kansas but takes in West
ern Oklahoma and portion of
Northern Texas. Rules and regu-
ations governing entries, exhibits
and premiums will be published, in
pamphlet form, in due season and
mailed to all known breeders of
fancy poultry in the territory EN-,
braced in the district whether or
not they are members of the as
ISOLATION.
Immediately following the d.
rectors' meeting the Association
held very interesting session at
which various topics relating to
the best methods of breeding,
handling and marketing fancy and
utility poultry were discussed by
f. o; Rindom, Mrs. A. d. Rob
erts, j. W. Anders, 7. w, Hub
bard and others. Mrs. Roberts
presented an exceptionally strong
paper on the relative merits of
pure bred and mongrel birds, in
which she said:
There are many reasons why
we prefer pure-bred birds to mon.
grels.
"A flock of pure blooded, well
bred birds is much more beautiful
and far more interesting than one
of scrubs of all shapes, sizes and
colors.
THE amount of time and atten-
tion given to the details of the
poultry business, rather than large
amounts of money expended,
means profit or loss to the owner,
If our flock is pure, we enjoy
giving them tie attention which
d they require.
The possible profit from stock
d and eggs is another point in favor
S of pure pure bred birds.
Y If your birds are pure they will
q always command higher price
than market, and eggs are always
in demand during the season of
: incubation at double the amount,
G at least, that you could obtain for
, them for table use alone.
If one should desire to establish
traits OF heavy egg production or
fancy points, he would doubtless
avoid scrub stock for a foundation
u on which to build W such traits.
A larger per cent of good mark
etable birds may be obtained from
/ a pure bred flock. In a mixed
D flock there will be hens with legs
y varying in shade from very light
: yellow to very dark. The skin
will also vary in shade. Pale legs,
t yellow legs and black legs all in
the same shipment do not command
O the best prices, no matter how
. good the carcasses may be.
a This same thing holds true with
: eggs also. In pure bred flock
I the majority of the eggs will be
? the same color with perhaps a
Q slight difference in shade. Well
: graded eggs usually bring better
prices on the market, and are
highly appreciated by private Gus
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