Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

What is the American Poultry AS
ISOLATION and what good has it done?
These are questions that are asked
Of US so often that we shall attempt
to give little general information in
regard to this great organization.
I say great for two reasons. 1t IS
the greatest Live Stock Association
in the world. Then its work has been
so great in the results accomplished
that it cannot be over estimated.
The American Poultry Association
was organized in 1873 in Buffalo. y.
Y. The object of the association was
to stimulate the breeding of better
poultry. thoroughbred poultry. A few
leading poultry fanciers from various
parts of the United States and Can
ada saw the importance of Organi-
cation that the thoroughbred poultry
! interests might be pushed for the bet
terment of the fancy and the general
good of the poultry industry of the
scOuntry at large.
25 Members at Start.
The association started its career
with about % members. Life mem
| bership without dues was the only
way into the organization. One OBJ
| ject of organization was to publish
Standard of Excellence for the
| guidance of breeder in the various
varieties then in existence, which
numbered about 65 different varieties
of chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
At this time there are over $50
varieties. The first Standard was is
sued in February. 1873, and contained
about 100 pages. The Idea was at
| that time, and has always been, to
revise the Standard every five years.
| This is done for the object Of admit
| ting any worthy new breeds, also
| for the changing or correcting of the
| text or description of any breed 0r
variety as its advancement and i'm
provement would warrant.
Committee Handles Revision.
! For this purpose a standard revis
| ion committee Is appointed for the
! handling of all this matter and ge'-
! ting 1t into shape for the publisher,
/ This committee is usually composed
/ of ten of the most efficient members,
/ familiar with all breeds Usually
| they are judges and leading breed
ers.
/ The standard revision committee
! for the 1915 edition viii hold meet
/ ing soon to, prepare the preliminary
matter for that book All matter has
| to be in shape for the printers early
| in 1914 and il is With this end IN
view that the meeting is held so
soon. The committee wishes that ali
who haye any suggestions TO MAKE
/ in regakd to errors in the present
Standard or something new that thev
wish to go in. such a new breeds
and the like would get in communica
| ton with one or more Of the me,G-
/ beers at once Write to the commit =
/ teeman nearest to you and he Will
| present your claim to the whole COM
mittee.
The committee consists Of the.foi-
| lowing: Hon. r. V Hicks, Topeka,
Kans.. chairman: f. c. Branch, Lee
! PuffaIo. \. Y: w. c. Pierce, Indian
/ anolis Ind. A. c. Smith Waltham,
! Mass. w. S. Russell. Ottumwa. Iowa ;
Richard Oke, London, Ont; F.
I Marshall. College Park, Ga. The COM
nittee desires the hearty cooperation
| Of all poultrymen whether member
of the American Poultry Association
| or not. that they may get out as com q
plete an edition for 1915 as possible
Membership Increased Slowly.
The membership increased but
/ slowly for a good many years Whlle
/ the people Of the county We're De-
coming educated slowly TO the oene-
/ Ats OF good stock Of poultry over the
scrub kind that dominated the couh-
| try in the early days. Finally the
iaa,,en hogan to get in its work and
/ tba membership took on new lie an
igor until at this time 1t is growing
] ~ leans and bounds In comparison.
IN 10 about 1906 the association
IbaT but a few hundred members
Widely scattered. and the annual
,,,catings were but slimly attended,
nften II was with effort that a quo
RIM was secured. About that time
a great effort was made 10 popular
ize il and II began to take on ne y
iifa and members were added oy
bundreds rather than by singles as n
gornoer years. During the last year
r,1ora than a thousand were taken
into the ranks. -.
Nov the total membership is about
& OOO This makes - great WoTklns
hodv Formerly IL only included th4
Co., side of the work but now they
are seeking TO educate the people as
III the best methods OF running COM
mercial poultry plants. the proper
methods Of marketing eggs ana pouI
~, To avoid as much Of the neeu e.
Is loss as possible. seeking TO have
tLe reaching of poultry methods u
~ n,blic schools A committee mas
Gently been appointed to get az
80 hooks for the schools otnel
co~,rrittees 10 look after contagious
disaases study them and see Wna'
On he done to reduce the morta u =
in that way, particularly among III
tie chicks.
Many Branch Organizations
There are now branch organization
a., aacb state TO endeavOr TO get N
nIossr touch with the work in all us
5staiIs These branches while IN
ta1dad 70 work as a state organ MIA
ION are under close control OF u.
norant body and must report 10 II a.
- an the work that is being dont
TShe officers Of the parent oodN ar
,.,,,nosad OF a president, two wee
~gvasidants a secretary, treasurer. anc
- elective members Of the eXecutlN
- 80 T1iteee. together with the presi
49, ~ each state branch as members
mis- gives direct State represents
ton. ...r.a-,oa 70 3
lain section or State that may %
5isssrent from what it Is in otne
sactions and that might need the IN
sysnCe and help OF the whole bodl
nsn he brought before II through ih'
S+are representative in the EXECUTIVE
C,oUu,ittee of the whole
IN mis- way the old association Il
-ott;,g before the country al larg'
:. Las baeu hammering at To