The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Progress Is Made by
Boys and Girls I'M Second
Year Existence of Clubs.
NINE COUNTIES AND
~ SCHOOLS ENGAGED.
In Spite of Late Spring and
Bad Weather Members of
Organization Accomplished
Good Results.


Poultry Clubs in the state of Virginia
burinE Its second year Of action has
hot only shown decided improve
nent over it's years record but its re-
hnlts have shown many the value and
Importance of the industry with which
t Is dealing. II Is with great pleas
are, therefore, that lose interested
view the results accomplished by those
girls and boys and see what they
have done 70 add 70 the wealth of their
respective counties. their State and
their nation as well as add TO the
prosperity of their homes and develops
themselves mentally. morally and ply
ideally along the many lines Involved
n this work.
While some Of the figures meutione"
below do not seem great for an or
ganixa:ion that has been In operation
FOR two years, and during it's second
year working in nine counties. yet IL
must be realized that many factors
had to he overcome before Roadway
could be made and considerable pre-
urinary work accomplished before ac-
kual operations could be commenced.
The greatest OF these being 20 educate
the members as TO the correct methods
and 10 have them starr with solid
Foundation Of pure bred stock
During the past years this work
WAS tuaugurated in nine counties and
Forts two schools. The total member
ship being 54S girls and boys. While
his pumhcr Is not large IL must be
Understood that this means that 34S
children have better knowledge OF
Ne poultry industry than their parents
In most instances, 1; means that in
few years a&s farmers and their wives
wlIl look on this branch of agriculture
ns NE Industry OF Importance ard their
know ledge of this. coupled with the
Experience they had az children, will
rreate greater effort along poultry
ines and increase tho value and reye-
rue from their farms accordingly.
The total number os reports sub
Knitted by the members vas 5as,
Last spring 4sse esss were Sc; by
hhese members and from these a,@hn
chlcks were Matched which reprevents
4 hatch OF s7 8 per cent on the total
plumber set
The mortality of the chicks last
sprirr and summer was exceptionally
how considering the adverse weather
conditions experienced at that time II
s interesting to note also that while
ihe members of the poultry clubs dur
trg their first years work Matched
sss chicks had mortality OF 49, and
iar!ug the second year, when almost
tSp per cent more chicks were Matched.
|the death rate was actually per cent
less being sss This leaves 2,Tf2
rhfrkens raised to maturity.
II In recognized fact the poultry
Iindustry affords many branches OF out
LEI for Ats products and Il is CRAFTY
Xing to see that many Of the members
haye taken advantage OF these various
branches as the following figures Will
shnw: The number Of fowls sold for
table purposes was s7f This lot weigh
ling 1893 pounds, or an average OF
rs hounds per fowl. The total amount
received for these fowls was S3eT.i3, or
an average OF 2ts cents per pound.
The members making II a rule 30
raise nothing but purehrcd fowls, the
several items mentioned below could
not have been realized had mongret
stock been raised. For example. iss
fowls were sold as breeders for 1891.
ssne member having received $500 for
single fowl In like manner nifty set
,inFs of eggs were sold for Matching
Tor the amount OF $500
Notwithstanding the fact that the
late spring last year caused late
matches. and most of the eggs pro-
duced by the members fowls prior 20
January /, 1915. were produced by pull
let's, il Is encouraging TO note that up
20 ,"e 80 - 1870, r,,,na.n. 90
.,arara ~ 500. csrts
eior". VI
Among the expenditures OF 'ne heu'-
hcrs We see mat tney paid themselves
ssls Tor their iaoor AT ~ CENTS an
hour 10 ger their STAR WIN pure
bred stoek ,hey spent siss iof eggs
and breeding stock.
The cost OF feed UP to January l.
1915. was sSss.io' rms very important
Item should De CONSIDERED IN TINS way
Most or THESE hieh'"eIs HNe on tue
farm they 40 hot purchase tneir ieea
from dealers ou' purchase " FROM tnei.
parents r1gnt on the farm AT Market
prices. tnereoS Keeping 'he money IN
the county