The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-02-13
The MISSOURI HEN
TO HAVE HER DAY
Meeting to Be Held For Purpose
of Encouraging the Hens to
Keep Up Record.
APPOINT CAPE LEADERS
Meatings to Be Held Over County
on Missouri Hen Day
March 7tk


in the chicken industry, and among
those who have helped her to gain
that distinction might be mentioned
a number of residents of the city and
county of Cape Girardeau.
T.. W. Flcntge postmaster of this
city, has been appointed temporary
president of the Cape Girardeau
County Branch of the Missouri state
Poultry Association, and the follow
ing chicken fancicrs of the county
have been appointed honorary vice.
presidents of the association in their
respective communities;
Chas. Behrcns, jackson; Hinklc d
jenkins, Oak Ridge; Chas. Lamb,
Cape Grardcau; +. ), Tcmplcton,
Fruitland; and +. W. Hnk, Gordon
vile.
These gentlemen have been dcsig-
mated as the most competent to carry
on the work of organization through
out the county, and to arrange for
successful meetings of poultry grow
crs in their localities in celebration
of Missouri Hen Day which will be
held on March eth.
Great interest is being manifested
throughout the state and If the locaIl-
ties in the different counties are as
well represented as those in Cape
county, it is needless TO say that
Missouri Hen Day will be one OF
the biggest events of the season.
Missouri is the greatest poultry
state in the Union. We admit it,
and we are proud of il. \ larger
number of Missouri's citizens are
engaged in poultry raising, either to
large or small extent, than are
engaged in any other single industry.
The value of the poultry and eggs
produced in Missouri last year was
greater than the value of Missouri :
immense wheat crop, or OF any Other
single product Of farm, factory ol
mine.
The organization to which credit
is largely due for the present magnl
tudc of the poultry industry in Mis-
souri, is the Missouri state Poultry
Association. For nearly quarter
Of century this Association ha'
been a mighty power for the better
mcnt of the industry. But there II
still work to do. The poultry in
dustry in Missouri is only in IT
infancy. There is yet vast room
for growth and improvement Pro
fits might easily and quickly be doub
led bv more general use of modcrl
methods and practices.
There is contagious enthusiasm
and inspiration in concerted acuo
which makes molchills out of noun
tains, and renders the impossible pos
siblc. 1t is with this thought /
mind that Saturday, March al
has been designated as Nilsson,
Hen Day" On that day, the Mr
souri, State Poultry Association Wi
launch systematic and thoroug
educational campaign, in co-opcratio
with the State Poultry EXpcrimcr
cducatioral campaign, in cooper;
tion with the State Poultry ENpcr
mcnt Station at Mountain Grov
which will extend into every count
in the state, In order to propcrI
carry on this work, as well as
promote the poultry industry local.
the members of the state PouItl
Association in each county will me-
and organize a County Branch
the State Poultry Association.
In addition to organizing II
County Branches, the day will
devoted to onc-day mcmbcr>h
campaign. As special mark
appreciation, every member who :
cures five or more new member
will be presented with one of Il
beautiful new gold and enamel sta
Poultry Association pins, and Il
pcrsons who secures the most ne
members will receive a bcautli
silver loving cup.
If you are from Missouri an
either through oversight or negIc'
YOU are not member of the NJ
souri, State Poultry Association, SCI
in your membership today, and 8
ready to assist in the mcmbcrsh
campaign, and in organizing yo
County Branch We want yo
help, your loyal support, and cooper
tion. And in return, We viii h'
YOU, personally to make your wo
more pleasant more profitable, m'