The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-18
ANDERSON
ENCOURAGES
The POULTRY
INTERESTS
CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT
THAT 1T is ONE OF THE
GREATEST REVENUE PRoDuc-
ERS IN UNITED STATES.
THE BUSINESS is FAR
FROM BEING OVEROONE

The very creditable showing of all
of the standard strains of chickens
and better known varieties of rab-
bits on display at the Keables build
ing this week in connection with the
fourth annual exhibition of the Fre-
mont County Poultry & Pet Stock as
sociation directs public attention to
TIE Importance of the industry it rep
Iesents to the community and should
encourage a more general interest in
it among our people. The poultry
business is growing one and long
ago proved its profitableness to all
who engage in it in an intelligent
manner. 1t can be carried on in a
small way without much capital or
experience and can be made pleas
ant and remunerative occupation by
nearly everybody with the exercise of
little care. Every rancher should
keep few chickens, the size of the
flock, of course, depending on his
facilities to properly provide for them
Rabbits, too. will be found a source
of qualification and income to those
who like them and make the right
kind of endeavor to raise them.
Prof C. S. Anderson OF TIE state
agricultural college at Fort Collins
in his illustrated lecture at the poul-
try show Wednesday night present
ed some startling statistics to empha-
size the value of the poultry business
of the United States. He said. among
other things, that the poultry indus
try in this country returned reve-
nue. to the people largely in excess Of
that of all of its gold, silver and coal
mines. which runs into many humid
reds OF millions of dollars every
year. In fact, according to Prof. An
derson, there are only three or four
sources of income to the American
people greater than that produced
by the poultry business. They come
from manufacturing and the wheat,
corn and cotton crops. All other in
dustries in the United States ale sec
ondary in importance, so far as the
money value of their product is col-
cerned, to the poultry business.
Successful poultry raising requires
no expert knowledge that cannot be
obtained by a little study al, obser-
vation and may be profitably engaged
in by nearly everybody as a recrea-
tional pursuit. Women. no less than
n f,
as to make it pay big dividends and
boys can easily make sufficient
money out of it for spending pur-
poses as an incident to their regular
work. The success which many
ranchers of the Canon City district
have made of poultry as a side line
to their regular business should be
an incentive to others to try it. The
business is far from being overdohc
and opportunities for making good
at it are just as alluring today as
they were. The number of chickens,
ducks, geese. turkeys, and rabbits
now raised in Fremont county might
be multiplied many times without
disadvantage to anybody and a large
ly increased income brought to the
public. to say nothing of the stimulus
the larger enterprise would give to
other lines of business. Nearly every
resident of Canon City could keep
few chickens and find the expert
ence pleasant and paying one Those
who have never tried it should make
the experiment. 1t might for a good
many people who are economically
disposed help solve the problem pres.
ented by the present high cost of liv-
ing.
Walter Eastman of 627 Orchard
avenue, East Canon, stated to the
writer at the poultry show Thursday
night that he had a flock of thirty.
five White orpington chickens on
his place, among which were eigh:
teen laying hens. From these eIgh.
teen hens he was now obtaining
enough eggs. estimating their value
at forty cents dozens, to bring
him in revenue of eighteen dollars
month. Mr. Eastman is convinced
that chickens of the right breed,
when properly cared for. pay better
than almost anything else farmer
can raise. Mr.. Eastman says that
back in bloomington, Illinois. where
he used to live. the poultry business
has assumed very large proportions
and that he made big money back
there buying chickens, turkeys and
geese Tor a shipping nrm which mar
keted its purchases in New York and