Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-22
ENDORSE.o ROGUE RIVER
VALLEY FOR POULTRY

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here last fall. and who purchased
ranch near the city, was one OF the
judges for the recent poultry show
and at the meeting Saturday after
noon OF the newly organized poultry
association DR.. Wilcoxon addressed
THE assembly, highly indorsing Rogue
valley as a region with no superior as
a poultry county.
The speaker said:
"As one Of the judges Of the poul-
try show just closing, it has been per-
sonally a great pleasure to me to no.
tice the size OF the classes and the in
divldual merits of the birds that
have handled, and to note that II Is
decidedly matter upon which Grants
Pass may pride itself that a number
OF birds entered are specimens fit TO
win In much larger shows. The Off
cials and others who have worked so
hard TO make this first show sue
cess deserve the commendation OF
every person who is an active mover
for a greater and better Grants Pass.
Il was my good fortune TO be born
and reared in a section OF the country
that probably ships more fancy poul-
try and eggs for setting than any 9TH
er one section In the United States.
The show just closed would be a
credit to that section.
After a long search for district
in which It would be possible for us
to raise poultry with the smallest
amount of care and the least possible
expense, and yet attain the greatest
degree of perfection, we have settled
in this immediate vicinity After an
Investigation which covered the entire
Pacific coast, we have settled in this
community because an actual inspec-
tion Of the birds raised in this vicin-
ity, compared with those OF other
sections of the Pacific coast, show the
birds here to be in better condition
of health and feathering than any
other section that We visited.
We believe that although the price
of feed is higher in this section than
in others, that on account of the eli
matte conditions less feed is required,
and that therefore all things consid-
cred, this section is pre-emlnently the
section for poultry raising on the Pa
cific coast.
After investigation we are salts
fled that we can produce commercial
poultry for less amount per pound,
and more eggs at less expense per
dozen than any other section of the
Pacific coast not excluding the fam
Gus Petaluma section of California.
We are satisfied that any man VINO
will devote one or two hours a day to
poultry keeping and will start on a
small scale and increase only as mis-
knowledge and experience grow that
any such man can by judicious man
agement add $500 to his yearly in
come by keeping 500 hens, and that
II is possible by selection and good
care to increase the receipts from the
same number of hens at no additional
expense for feed or housing to $1,000
a year.
This, like all other business enter
prises, however, should be entered
carefully, as It requires as much skill
and Judgment as does any other bus
mess enterprise. We, however, do
not know of any like investment
which will yield as large returns
when properly managed, and we
know of no section where the indus
try can be conducted on a small or a
large scale with as large possibilities
for success, or with as small chance
for failure We have personally
backed our Judgment in this vicinity
by investments, and while we are op-
Grating on a small scale at present,
we expect ultimately to develop a
large paying plant in this vicinity"