Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
VIRGINIA CHICKENS IN
A GREAT POULTRY SHOW
Four-Day Growing Match mt Shockoe
Warehouse This Wcck-Cncle
Sans Experts Taking Part.
TWO THOUSAND BIRDS IN SHOW
Facts About Fowl Raising in OH
Virginia - Lectures and Moving
Pictures to- Tell tho Talc-.AH
VIII iSc Tree.

WIZ bc IVS.
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The Virginia Poultry Association will
hold its twelfth annual meeting and
+, ,,. 49, ana.
''"''' " '"''
ana 'here Is every 'h"''a''oh '"'' mo
show part OF ii vii! hc the greatest in
the history Of the association. Tho
meetings and the poultry show. which
will begin Tuesday morning and con-
/ tinuc through Tuesday. Wednesday.
/ Thursday and Friday. Will hc held In
Shockoc Warehouse. thirteenth and
! Gary streets.
| Al first il was tho intention OF the
officials OF the association to call OF
| the usual show. simply holding the
! annual convention. and this on ac-
count Of war conditions being upper
most in the minds Of the people. but
! the poultry hushandry division OF the
| United states Agricultural department
| came forth and prevailed uron the Of
! hcers to not only hold tho show. AS
/ usual. but 10 make every effort To
/ make 1t tho greatest and the most at
! tiacttrc. cduCationaly and otherwise.
ever pulled on in Virginia. The gov
ernment agents explained that now is
mo time. above All others. when there
| should he biz show. and that every
effort possible should hc pat forward
! 10 arouse a new interest In poultry
! raising ana as many people as possible
| VINO are not nov vhich'n raiSers
sno"iu u" encouraged /" 'aNe hand
III suen enterprise MI vi th's lcd the
onlc'alS OF the association to change
.' minus anu Tor several weeks
past they have been putting forward
A h,N Es.N-
oeeh ABLY assisted by agents OF the
government and by agents and officials
o. inc extension division OF the Nir
Eina Agricultural College and Virginia
ioiyiechnic Institute.
'NehE SANS AGENTS on
HAND IN Full FORCE
Representatives OF the government
a." Gnu! J." N'ehiN'na' ana nave
| come prepared 10 give all Kinds of
Illustrations including moving pictures
! at the night sessions. showing Uncle
'''i poultry stations Hooks. etc. and
'H means oi the moving pictures and
'she' illustrations and by lectures show
az oi me arts OF poultry raising and
TIE development OF the chick from the
t''D'!o III me egg through all o. the
,"s's Oh ihH"oat!on and the progress
VI S'""'h until the birds are fully de-
Ec.opcu'
rae e"uca'iohal exhibit OF the extern
SION aiFis'on or the Virginia Poly
''t"h'c institute VIII also be big
; '''''u!c' ms exhibit VIII he featured
y! Illustrated lectures, lantern slides
! ana moving PICTURES. The Importance
-. '"e carry h"tchihg OF chickens will!
~ s'ieSSeu' 'hc inieriiIe eEG campaign
"'' NC urged stronger than ever and
me pest methods OF preserving eggs
''' "'''e use Wal be shown. Experts
va " ." mana TO tell about the latest
ana most improved methods i'm tho
Netp'"s OF fowls and production Of
- anu VIII De ready TO show all
P"u'tr| producers how they may get
''."A''"uh results
4" sho" WHAT
VIRGINIA CAN DO
ir"tessors \. T.. l.. Taicoi,, OF the
''N "'''e en-. uiNision, and Il. y. Lam
'"s'el' Oh the '. \. l., viii DO in charge
VI WIS part Oh the exhibition. Protcs-
i"'eo''' VINO Is Of ;hc poultry hus-
"""u'S DIVISION OF the government and
:" N"aise Oh us extension work in Nir-
e'".a says
i"ere are now IN Virginia. under
nc ." peiNisioh OF the poultry husband
- ''c extension DIVISION. l!6 pou!.
CLUBS with membership 0: 1900.
LUIS represent twenty-five coun-
,'e' ana every section o. tho state.
year the totai pSont from the
. VI one ciuo member. a Young girl
go D!'' 'uu'e county was S2S5.Ij. and
'"e Proht per member last
was sio'!'. Inc boys and girls
y. "s mia nave wonderful oppor-
Iu"''! 20 make money By poultry rais-
ing ana one purpose OF the exhibit at
''e poultry snow is TO convince the
rale.'s' ana me people generally. OF
SM.s
I'VE" <'ooo Binds NlEiNG
WITH EACH OTHER
! me president o, the Virginia poul-
public sP hS,r ID %.S Sn,ng 're. ara the