Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-08-24
Mr.. Hunt, Judge OF Poultry At Our
Next Fair, Addresses PonI-
trymen.

10 THE EDITOR 1T is a pleasure for me
to announce to the farmers and poultry
breeders of Montgomery county that feel
that have been honored in being again
chosen by their worthy Agricultural Society
to Judge the poultry exhibit at the Rock
vile Fair this year. Just at this time when
our great country is involved in great
war to make the world safe for democracy
1t devolves upon each and every one of us
to do our bit not only in the support of our
great nation and the great President at
the head Of it, but in our innermost home
life, in the production and preservation Of
OF all forms of food stuff used by our citi-
zens and their allies.
NO more potent factor in the stability of
our national life and in the proper nour-
ishment of our people exists than the
poultry products of our nation. In fact,
our feathered friend is now nationally
known and lauded as the billion dollar
hen." The value of poultry products has
now grown to such vast proportions that
1t is only exceeded by one other crop,
King Corn" and by this only to slight
degree. predict that by next Christmas
eggs will be one dollar dozen in our great
cities of the United States, and this pre-
diction is based not on the manipulation
OF prices by food spectators, but upon the
simple process Of supply and demand.
My one appeal to the farmers and their
wives, and. in fact. to all other raisers of
poultry in Montgomery county, is to save
your pullets Matched and reared this year.
They will return you profit hundred fold
for the care. feed and labor bestowed upon
them. for they are. together with the one.
year-old hens Chat is. last years hatch),
the only birds it will pay you to carry over
through the winter. A hen will lay for
several years, but her capacity of produc-
ton for profit ends with her second year
of existence. Therefore. kill and market
all Of your ROSTERS which you do not intend
to keep for next years breeding, and also
kill and market all hens over two years old.
Keep nothing on your place that is not
pure bred. especially males II you have
been raising ''just chickens" that is, a
mongrel flock. do away with them, turn
over new leaf now. and get full-blooded
rooster. and. if you can afford it, couple
of hens of the same breed, and set all of
their eggs next spring and watch the re-
suits. am sure you will be more than
gratified when you look out upon your
next years flock upon the lawn and see
all of the same color, type, character and
quality of meat and egg production. Come
to the Fair next week and select the breed
you desire to raise and purchase cockerel
or so from one of the exhibitors. You who
already raise standardized poultry bring
your stock to the Fair. enter your breed at
once. address letter today to the Super
intendent of Poultry Department. Rock
vile Fair. Rockville. Nd, and get your
birds in. Do not delay, for the time is short.
The great poultry exhibit is what has made
the great Fairs Of Hagerstown. Allentown
and Frederick possible. and unless the Az
ricultural Society receives the support of
the rank and file of the poultry breeders
of the county. you cannot expect them to
offer additional inducements. Be sport
in the true sense of the word, bring out the
best you have. If you win. so much the
better. If you lose, be game make up
your mind that you will come back with
better stock next year and put it on the
other fellow
And now. goodbye. and good luck for
great poultry display at our County Fair.
Sincerely. your fellow-countian and poul-
try breeder.
H. j. HUNT. 3RD,
Bethesda Md