Arizona republican., 1915-01-05
POULTRY MEN ID.
 MEET SATURDAY.
Annual Meeting of the State Association PrOmis e S Much of General Inter- est-Officers for Year to Be Elected

The annual meeting of the Ari- zona State Poultry Association is to be held next Saturday afternoon at the board of trade at D. m, at which time the officers for the en- suing year are to be elected, and plans made for the coming year. Ernest Hall horticulturist and poul- tryman, is president of the associa- ton and H. G. Powers, whose cap able management of the poultry de- partment at the last state fair caus- ed Judge c. G. Hinds of Oakland, Cal, to say of him that he will cer- tainly be looked upon now as one of our top notch show managers" is the secretary
 It is expected that a large num- Der of the members, and those who wish to become members will attend the annual meeting.
 Of the industries of Arizona, there are few offering greater inducements to the small farmer, the suburban citizen, or even the city resident than does the poultry business.
 One of the chief concerns of the nation is supplying the demand for meat. During the last decade the population of the United States in creased over 15,000000 and the num- Der of beef cattle decreased nearly 6.000,0 900 head in the same time Poul- try offers the most available substi- ute for beef. and the fact that thousands of farmers are adding to their flocks annually is evidence that they are alive to the value of poultry.
 In Arizona are opportunities for raising poultry which are not en- ioyed by other states. The demand for poultry products-particula eggs. is far beyond the supply not withstanding that poultry is increas- ing in numbers and quality, the Phoenix market ships in some 5000 cases of eggs each year. Prescott ships in 5000 cases more, and other towns, of the state in a larger pro- portion to the inhabitants, with the possible exception of Tucson
 With good prices, and since March, 1913, the lowest wholesale price of eggs is 15 cents, and from this to
 
 feed, those poultrymen who have good stock and who make a business of caring for their birds in systema- tic manner, are making a good pro- fit. Figures from twelve commercial poultry farm in the Salt River Val ley of from 300 to 1900 laying hens, indicate they are paying their own CTS from $1 to $145 each annually. During the past three years there has been a wonderful increase in en- | thusiasm among the poultry breeders and this is due in no small measure to the work of the Arizona State Poultry Association. This associa- tion has held three annual shows, and the result has been to create a friendly strife among the poultry fanciers and many valuable birds have been shipped in from the best blOoded flocks of the country, and at the present time some of the poultry breeders of Arizona have birds which would be a credit in any show in the country
 | The enthusiasm has extended to l other parts of the state-at Prescott there is a flourishing poultry asso- citation, another at Tucson and one l is being formed at Chandler During the coming year the asso- i citation plans some regular monthly meetings which will be in the nature of experience meetings. There will 1 be papers by practical poultry breed CTS which will take up matters of general interest, discussion of the questions which are of vital interest to poultry fanciers and breeders --G--