Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-03
THE POULTRY OUTLOOK FOR THURST0N COUNTY
BY HELEN DOW WHITAKER,

Head of of the Pullman
glad indeed when invitation representa-
tive of the poultry department of the State College Pullman
Washington Mr. Van Houten county hurston county
try Association, visit Thurston county.
10 O'Clock the morning of August 2nd
mained until o'clock the afternoon of August 9Th My
friendly cait effort to get acquainted with poultry
hurston county Thurston county poutrymen
could BY their good works have known them of their
office hocks registered in the college poultry catalogue
But wished to get the intimate in, knowledge that could only
andake conference Of very informal community meetings.
disposal We crced the county from Ssquay on the north to
Grand Mound the south We visited poultry plants
George Rochester; ranch Nkqualy Mrs
Whp WI Mr. GrPpen % and I'D Ny Grand y Mound Mr. De Line
meetings held in the Chamber of Commerce Olympia
and also snno & and Grand Mound The time in M was too
esng places should have liked visit while in the county
Notes Two Favorable Points
Some of the things that especially impressed favorable
the flock is in Thuston took the woods while
there Secondly the interest shown dryness in light and
good ventilation winter housing sanitary floor and yard cond
on forage for food and in complete atons for the
douby impressed with the marketing facilities There is
good and growing local market By rail there Portland which
buy feeds and sell poultry productions by boat
freight added
of advantage Seattle Tacoma British Columbia Alaska
have offer And finally there all the natural advantages
the lay of the land the of the sofia dry
sandy yet with fertility for growth of forage
winters cool cheap umber-wha could
be demanded for chicken paradisef
WOul0 IOc0te
Yet to touch earth again and heard enough convince
that the poultry people of Th1on county have their problems
h high feed prices of of last and the lower than usual
for and poultry have down profits justly earned
by hard work What the outlook do not know only
all sincerity that if had undertaken other work which
behoove the end then would be afraid
the market business Thurston county today should not
tread pathway but would work confidently
for comfortable living and home in OF the most beautiful
parts of the state.
Pouymen should remember that they the only business
people that have felt the stringent conditions of the past The
successful pouyman he who for just such emergencies
the painsakng and detailed breeding work, by putting
thought and study into proper housing and feeding by semang
the last degree the labor the poultry ranch by gathering
ends of the business all along the ne eliminating waste in
ceasng efficiency and making the head help out the hands
The day will when poultry people will have learned to-
their good If could have left
with poulyman and child Thurston county it
would have been this:
together your poultry association You have your
leader worthy following Get all the help that
stands ready Use the poultry depart
State College Pullman the fullest extent Smile
if you canf you grit your teeth and stick The
outlook is good.