Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-11-13
AUORAlN
POULTRY

NA1aa1. Ne. Nos. 5 lsi4
Mr. r r. wAite Eaisor
TIE Nexieo Ledger.
McKee, 40
Yea state 4sf ve-y Ittle zsfenEsa
Is paid 70 ths p01ltry proposuoa
Aad thai yoa think i izporaat that
i Re develeped
Nd 80 nct sgHae vita yea snat yer
lHue arssattoR 5 aeizg pxd to the
Poatu P~rososHiou. in visu Of ne
tss tat tAs7e are several exteas-
i've deAlsS IN Mexico ara a large
quantity Of eggs ard pozltry Is -
tag handed CERTAINLY goes 10 sAow
that farEeH are giving the subject
a great deal q atentson. Possibly ia
mean nat se.lers and business men
90 not rre tbs important saA3ecs
the consideration TAI they sho1td;
Z this IS the esse yoar stsssEnsat Is
justified
Ia oar oaiuioa. the @est important
fact 8 be considered az the preseat
une in Missouri. is not particularly
keayier pu,dnctioa. bot 10 save and
develop shat has been and is beng.
pro1oee4 We make the general state
@sai which IS based o. cares=l s-xss-
tgaaoH that not more uza one half
OF the chickens hAtched ever reach
the market ssresxh lack Ok eQsipmea
and proper housing Of tie young
biuis uhieh II almost constant from
he time they are hEtehed until they
gst 70 Be Al least eight weeks old.
The eaases Ok this loss i varied, We
might meatioa rats. vernin. mte4n-l
fseted po1ltry houses and roostx; an
Of these are auses that can be ma
eliminated by proper and I'M
telhgent action On the part OF the
farmer. BY marketing this poultry
When 4 : wanted and not when II
suits the ooaTenience OF the farmer
10 sell Il. and BY raising those
breeds best suited for the markets
combined vita good laying Qualities.
Another fFightfal loss is the matter
IF eggs Missouri boats Of its wonder
hi egg production and the amount Of
money this represents, a fact that We
IRE ali proud Of. but one very import-
M fact is the question. How man
sEss go to waste?-
We make the statement that this
from June 18th to September Is
,eventy-nye percent Of the eggs pro
iueed IN the State OF Missouri were
destroyed these eggs. all good food
yhen produced, but through i-gnoranc
'arelessnsss and eauses for which n
armer and county merchant are re-
.ponEible. this loss was sustained.
Just stop a moment and figure out
what this means in dollars and cents.
We Zee! that in addition TO this loss,
ONE one should be punished for al
owing this waste that can be elimin-
ted BY more intelligence and better
methods from the farmer to the con
This, IN our mind. Is n of the {
lost important facts in connection {
With this business: there should be
lore cooperation between the pro- |
ncers and those supplying the con J
umer. ~ education on both sides, I
nd anything that can be done along 7
his line We r very glad 10 do our c
art. q
want 20 congratulate you for Ia a
~ up this very important subject, t
while Mr.. Priebe referred this b
to me from the tact that | am
interesed in this business in
and other points in Missouri,
want to assure you he is deeply b
.lteFested in anything that perains to- y
better production and marketing +,
good poultry and eggs.
AGAIN assuring you that We take
reat interest in anything that tends
the betterment Of our business, n
e are
Yours very truly, Of
F. A. Hightshoe Co. A
F. A Hightshoe, G. NJ. ty
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