The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-02
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POULTRY ASSOCIATION HOLD
MEETING
Enthusiastic Raisers of Highbred
Poultry Unite on Praise for Pa
per on ejaculation"

The Wayne County Poultry Asso-
citation held a meeting at the home
of Henry Murrman on High street on
Tuesday and it was largely attended
by poultry fanciers of Honesdale and
vicinity. The meeting was called to
order by the president, E. E. Kins-
man, and after considerable business
was talked over and dispensed with
the question of a poultry show for
this winter was brought up for dis
cussion. 1t was unanimously decid
ed to hold such a show between
Christmas and New Years and this
seemed to excite no little enthusiasm
| among the members who are all ex-
tensively engaged in raising fancy
and thoroughbred poultry. The
only thing that the association needs
to make an affair of that kind a
success is the hearty support of the
| people of the county. Without that
support a show would mean little or
nothing. The idea of the association
is to educate the people of Wayne
county in raising high bred poultry
and to set higher standard in the
raising of their poultry for market
and also to get them to take an in
| terest in the raising of high class
|
association has about fifty members
and has been in existance about three
years, during which time great ad-
vances have been made in the work.
F. w. Schuerholz was at the meet
ing in the interests of his high grade
imported Belgium Campine stock of
which he is very enthusiastic.
Mr.. Murrman of High street, keeps
Indian Runner Ducks, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks and Hambergs. He
has a big poultry yard and is ex-
tensively engaged in the raising of
fancy poultry.
Mr.. Robinson Is interested in
Rhode Island Reds and says that he
had about 400 Matched this spring
or about ninety per cent. of hatch.
He has been raising birds for show
and utility purposes for about four
years.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton will be held at the farm home
of Ralph Martin, above Hawley, on
Saturday, August "a.
Much regret was expressed at the
loss of Russell Erik from the active
membership by the association as he
has accepted a partnership with DR..
Corson, of Scranton, located at Dal-
ton, in the poultry business. Mr..
Erik always took an active part in
the work and acted at one time as
secretary for the Wayne County
Poultry association
During the meeting a very credi-
BILE paper was read by Mr.. Robinson
on Incubation" and we herewith
= publish it for the purpose of stimu-
lating more active interest in this
, | aI he
county.
The subject which we have before
us Is one that probably has had more
articles written upon it and theories
J advanced than any other one subject
which concerns the poultry business
and yet it is one of which even the
most experienced can still learn. Ar.
/ tificial incubation has been carried
| on in foreign countries, especially
= China, for hundreds of years, in 9
= crude way perhaps, but still allow.
ing close enough to Nature to pro
duce results. In the matter of pro
ducing a good, strong, live, little
fluffy ball of a chick, out of a case
e of lime, which but twenty-one day
4 before held but little albumen an(
5 yolk OF egg, is one of the most won
S derful works of Nature.
. To produce results of this kline
= one of the most important points t
! consider is the care given, the con
= dition and the vitality of the paren
/ stock No person OF average intelli
a gence would think OF planting poo
: seed upon poorer soil and still ex
- pect good crop; yet this Is one o
the things great many in the poul
try business, whether for pleasur,
or profit, seem to overlook. Espec
: tally is this true of the late winte
and early spring matches, and 1t 1
lContinnah on pana EInhtl