The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-26

I'VE thousand DOLLARS Is the very tidy
sum which the poultry raisers of New
Plymouth and Caldwell will have re-
ceived for. their years work by Jan l..
when the last Of the turkeys chickens.
ducks and geese have been shipped to
the Portland market. One thing
worthy Of note Is that the greater
part Of this sum will 60 to the women
Of the Payette and Boise valleys; who
almost without an exception, have
been the ones to give this branch Of
farm work their exclusive attention.
and to their industry and intelligent
management is due the credit Of ad-
ding very materially to their husband.
bank accounts.
The man who leaves this very salts
factory sum in Idaho this year is M. C.
Mace Of Portland, owner Of the "Mace
Market in that city. Mr.. Mace, who
has operated here and at Caldwell for
the past four years, left Monday after
making arrangements at both points
for the shipment Of $4,000 pounds Of
dressed poultry for the Christmas and
holiday trade. For Thanksgiving $1,000
pounds about equally divided, left the
New Plymouth and Caldwell houses
which did not begin to supply the de-
mand Of the Mace Market. Fully twice
as much could have been handled had
it been available. Throughout the sum
mer and early fall months Mr.. Mace
ships quantities Of live poultry, the
greater part going through the Cald
well house. Prices this year have been
the same as obtained last year-Tur-
keys 10 to 20 cents per pound, 1.-Two
weight; chickens, 8 to IL cents, ducks
10 cents and geese cents. The poul-
try shipped out this fall has been
highly satisfactory to Mr.. Mace who
states that in no other section in
which he operates does he find the
poultry in better condition, when
brought from the farm than in Idaho.
He has one criticism to offer, however
and that is that far too. many engag-
ing in this industry as money max
ing business are raising the Mediter-
ranean breeds OF chickens, such as the
Leghorns, which as table bird are
unsatisfactory to the trade, and do not
command the price that, the American
and Asiatic breeds do.
Another season. said Mr.. Mace,
the chickens will be graded, lower
figure being paid for the sMediterran-
can class, while the highest market
price will be paid for Plymouth Rocks,
Rhode Island Reds, Brahmas and othe
breeds in the American and Asiatic
class. For this class of poultry / can
we'll afford to pay top prices for the
reason that they look nicer in the mar
ket, sell more readily, bring from 2 to
3 cents more per pound and are con-
sidered much superior to the Medi-
terranean breeds for the table. cater
exclusively to private trade, no whole
sale business being done at my market
hence am DESTROYS Of obtaining the
very best poultry which it is possible
to get irrespectivelof price in order to
satisfy my city trade" F
The Mace poultry house here pre-
SCENTS a scene Of great activity for
eight hours every day, and the coming
week work will be pushed during the
evenings in order that the Christmas
shipments may be gotten off in time.
The poultry industry Is fast becom-
Ing q leading money making PROPOSE
ton and each year sees it being enter
ed into more and more extensively by
the farmers Of the valley.