Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16

campaign in the county for the pur-
pose OF increasing poultry production.
The need for this work had previous
~ been called TO the attention of these
organizations by the statement OF To-
cal poultry dealers and packers that
they were no longer able To secure a
sufficient supply from this immediate
territory and We're buying in car lots
from other states in order to meet tbs
demands Of their regular trade 4 re-
port of the board says:
Early in the campaign we found that
orr farmers must first be induced TO
send the mougrels TO the discard, buy
pure bred fowls and enlarge their Ia
cilities by the addition of modern incu-
bator and broeder plants. Few of them
were willing to ventura all the way
without some definite guarantee OF in,
creased revenue in the immediate flu
ture. The matter was presented TO the
local packers through the board OF
trade and an agreement of so cents
per pound vas made for all chickens
OF broiler size delivered on contract
Armed with the proposition from the
packers aud Information in detail con.
corning the profits of brniler raising,
cost OF equipment and plans for devei-
oping poultry raising as an important
department. of every business farm in
the county, representatives of the board
OF trade. the Poultry association and
rfpt. Iru aEr5h raIT rhair
canvass.
Priur TO this campaign the local broil.
er industry had been carried on in a
small way only and with little apparent
prospect of large growth. During the
season following the campaign over
600.0tt0 broilers for which the farmers
received an average Of 40 cents each
were delivered to Morristown hackers.
fattened in the local feeding station.
which ran its full capacity of 10000 a
day throughout the season. killed.
dressed and sold as fancy milk fed
broilnrs" TO select dining car. hotel
and restaurant trade in the large cit
les of rile south, east and north. This
much was accomplished for the deyei
y
The same agencies are working on the
co-operative plan for the continued de
vpl0pment of the industry and the near
future will add another million 20 the
annual value of the shipments from
Morristowu alone
The newest and one of the most
promising facrors in the development
Il .ft,5sf I'd. n oF.%
menus hnndled through local dealers
and Fuckers. is the sterile egg farm
These egg farms. all established with
in recent years. are devuting their time,
ana efforts chiefly 10 the production OF
tilt. ..all white. sterile guaranteed fresh
the middleman. are selling direct 60
concerns supplying hotel and res
taur,nr trade in the large cities of the
east. The superior transportation ia.
cilities afforded by the cooperation OF
the railroads enable these farmers tG
compete successfully with any section
OF the United States easf Of the Miss
lssippi. and the time is nor far distant
when. with largely increased prodnc
ZION of eggs uniform in size. color and
auaiitv. tiiey will he organiZed and
represented in the principal markets OF
the north east and sourt hr their own
selling agents.
East Tenness+at. IL dt,sfiueti ia become
the greatest psnirry prodnriug section
In ttla Tinted States aud thar before
sk,.. pa.sitIts OF ifiins gI.llrs