The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-02
Annual Meeting of Virginia
Association Tuesday Night
Arouses Interest
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PAYING INDUSTRY IS
YET IN IT'S INFANCY
Only One Plant of Conse-
4fH4eHee III Ht4tcnriC0 County
and That Is Model
for Fanciers

The Virginia Poultry association
which Is doing more than any other
one agency IN the State to advance
the profitable industry of poultry
raising, will hold its annual meeting
Tuesday night, and many matters
of interest to fanciers are expected to
be threshed out at that time.
One of the chief questions to be
discussed ~iii-hc that uf the place
for the next state poultry show. jan
uary Is the fixed time, but last year,
though the headquarters of the as
sociation are Richmond, the show
was held In Norfolk Tor the very SIM
pie reason that Richmond afforded
no building suitable for the purpose.
The members of the assoclation--who
number one hundred and fifty--are
rather sore over this particular is
sue They feel that their efforts
to advance and standardize the poul-
try industry in Virginia should meet
with more ENCOURAGEMENT from the
State capital The proposition made
TO the association TO hold it's an
nuai show In a tent Is bitterly re-
scented. The members feel that the
importance of the industry itself.
which is yet in it's infancy. and the
relation of the association to
the betterment OF that industry.
should merit higher reward in
the way of recognition. Richmond is
the logical city for the show--there
can be no other argument ON that
score-but it will not be held In Rich
mond unless the proper facilities for
it are provided.
Frank s. Burlington is president
OF the association and George e.
Guvernator secretary, The objects of
the organization are to advance the
poultry industry and keep up the
breeding to a high standard.
Doing Great Work.
This association is accomplishing
great good for the industry for which
II stands. It is hard to realize that.
with the opportunity the State affords
for the successful pursuit OF poultry
raising. that SO few are engaged In
the occupation. While 1T IL true that
the business requires knowledge and
training--these requisites are easily
obtsinable. The association, backed
by the State department of agricul-
ture which has done its part toward
fostering the industry, is ready to aid
and encourage any and all who con-
template engaging In the business.
The successful poultry plants in the
States are few and far between. The
Nirginian expects from time to time
to look these up and put them before
the public as examples OF what may
be done in Virginia In this line. The
only plant of consequence in Henrico
county is that or G. b. MountcastIe's
at Ginter park The McElwaInes
plant at Petersburg Is an example Of
a successful poultry farm. ~. C..
Woodail, Richmond hoy, Is man
ager of it, and is a'Sing good. The
Virginian Warm Springs company
also maintains profitable plant, hav-
ing al the present time something
like 1000 chickens. Another eA-
ample of what opportunity the BUSH
ness affords is shown in the ex-
perience of w. n. Sydnor, q former
Richmond boy. who clerkea for sew
eral years In a local ~.ore, Seeing lit
tie future in the cierkship he held,
Mr. Sydnor bought a forty-acre tract
fat Emerson Va, ana Started to rais-
| Ing poultry. He has now. an up~to~
date plant with a ready market for
all the chickens and eggs ne can
bring to Richmond, and Is making a
good living.
Electric Poultry Plant.
Mr.. Mountcastle's pTanr IN ofnter
park--which he calls the Electric
Poultry Plants a model for the
poultry raiser. and has attracted viss-
tors from distant States. Views OF
this plant are shown ION this page
the hrooder house, breeding pens and
the prize cock, which Mr.. Mountcastls
has recently installed as the king Of
his flock He raises white ieshorns
and Rhode Island reds exclusively
and finds ready sale for all the esgs
for Matching and the day-old chicks
he can turn out. Mr., Mountcastie
has spent something like $4,000 on
his plant and II Is equipped with every
modern appliance known to the bust
ness. including an electric incubator
| Of Z. 4ee-exg capacity. The houses
and breeding pens are lighted by cleo
tricity. fitted with burglar alarms and
provided with automatic water fonn-
| taips He has now over l,t0V
chickens. and Is carrying in his mans
moth incubator duck and turkey eggs
that when Matched. Will bring him in
golden returns.
Later on The Virginian will present
A detailed description Of this plant ~
an object lesson to the State. MT
Nountcastle Ia very proud of, the new
king of his flock, whose picture ~
presented today. He was purchased
at q fancy figure and has, pedlxree
something less than a mile long.
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