The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-25
Mrs. Erwin Asks Cooperation.

Mr.. Editor: Will you hlnQiy diioWS
me space il your paper to tell those
interested in the growth OF the poultry
industry in our county few OF the rea-
sors have for hoping our Poultry AS.
ISOLATION will be a success.
First. We must have cooperation.
What will be impossible for 20 or 40
will easily be done by 300 or 400.
Through the Association we can sell
to the best advantage all the poultry
and eggs our county can raise. We can
give our secretary salary or commis-
sion and let him see that We get the
highest market price and that what we
sell is worth the price. In this way
creating a demand for our products.
Some may think this unnecessary, that
We can do as well TO sell as individuals.
Let me cite my experience. had little
invested and lfttIe to lose, but if two
or three hucdred growers had sold as
I did, on the wrong side of the market,
the loss would have been worth look
ing ipto. I had Is hens. In April l
bought an incubator and brooder, so
that I dld not get off the first hatch
until the last of April. have sold S9O
worth of chickens and some eggs. OF
which I did not keep record. l have
on hand 10 hens, IS pulletS, 10 cockress,
q number of fryers aud broilers Tor
home use. and IS week old chicks IN
brooder. These latter vii! be broilers
by January. l have notsold show birds
or fauct breeders. My first sale was
Is at TO cents each. The next week !
sold 26 at is cents per pound, f. o b.,
Manning. That days mail brought an
offer of 20 cents per pound, I. o. o.,
Manning. These chickens were all
about the same size aud were mild fed.
Each sale that I made was Oh the wrong
side uf the market. Now, had our Asso-
citation been we'll organized and had
sold through that, / would have some
thing over 500 instead OF the $50. A
friend shipped some milk fed hens and
fryers 10 Charleston and got 10 cents
per pound for hens and 20 cents for
| fryerS. Some of the hens gained Two
pounds while fattening. Charlton Du.
Rant, Jr.. of Manning, got sitting OF
| IS eggs from which be got IL chicks
about the middle of April. He raised
these according TO Prof. Hsre's Bulle.
tin. l milk fed of his cockrels and
shipped with mine that sold for ie
cents per pound. Two weighed pounds
each: one 1-2 and one S. He sold one
cockrel to his mother and has two
cockerels and puIlets left. A small
boy on a town lot can make little
money for himself, aud best of all he
has something TO interest him and
work with to keep him off the streets
You may lot be raising poultry tor
profit, but by joining forces with US II
may help some one TO make a living
who is 40 object of charity now, and
the only real help we cau give one is
to belp him help himself.
There is money TO be made on pcul'
try and eggs. Whatwe need to DO is tc
fget together and learn how to raise
them and how TO grow our own chick
feed, instead of getting it from the
West as most of Us do now. Fhe more
! we can raise the better and larger
market shall we have: One breed will
probably give US as good results as
another, depending entirely upon the
owner.
If YOU are interested in building uI
our county or IN helping our boys ano
girls TO earn-their college money, give
US your name and support for the AS
sociation
We regret that so many OF the mem
bers have neglected 10 send 10. thell
dues, so cents, to the treasurer, as only
paid up members can compete for our
beautiful silver cup. Pay up. -.
We hope to have much better dis,
play at our fair this year than we had
last. We invite everybodv,.to exhibit
! with US. We are fortunate in having
Prot. Hare of Clemson college ano
Prof. Cleveland of Winthrop to- place
the awards. They will be glad tc
answer any questions in regard tc
raising poultry, etc:
thank our friends who have made
our premium list so attractive. 10 the
window of the Home Bank and Trust
Company may be seen our silver cups.
Look at them. They make US wish we
had used little more care with our
birds. If you wish q premium list,
write TO Rev. L. 3 McCord, Manning,
S. c.. Secretary and Superintendent OF
the poultry show. He will also supply
entry blanks.
Let US all work together for good
show and better association. There
will {, a meeting just after the fair to
elect new officers for the coming year.
All members are urged to be present
and to bring new member.
Mrs, F. ?. Erwin,
President Clarendon Poultry Asso
citation.