El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-03
URGE POULTRY
BREEDERS HELP
Local Chicken Fancier
Quotes Appeal to People
to Grow More Meat.

Poultry growers OF the United
states have an opportunity TO show
their patriotic spirit in helping solve
the food problem by producing an ex-
ira 100000 pounds OF meat II they
will give more attention 10 Matching
during the months Of May and June"
said Jack Egan. of FL Paso after read
ing an appeal from the American
Poultry associations president, f T.
Richards. Cedar Rapids. Iowa
with the United States involved IN
war with Germany and her allies the
food question in this country is only
second to that Of enlisting men to be
sent TO the front Countless thousands
may soon be CRYING for bread 1t is up
to the United states. the worlds
greatest. richest and most reSourceful
nation. to not only look after the vel
fare OF her own citizens. but TO aid
and assist in supplying food TO our
allies during the war
Local breeders Increasing.
THE poultry raisers Of FL PasO and
vicinity viii this year produce nearly
twice the number OF chickens thar
have ever been raised in the Rio
Grande valleys. Aside from those who
have been raising chickens in this
valley during the past year or so.
there has been a large increase this
summer in the number OF breeders
Several additional chicken farms have
been established. while in the city
scores of residents have started rails
ing chickens in their back yards
Matching Time Here Earlier
Owing to climatic conditions the
poultry raiser of this vicinity finds
il most OppOrtune to set eggs in Janu-
AIRY and February In the eastern and
northern states May and June are the
best months to hatch But a chicken
Matched during these months in this
section would look like pigeon, IN
comparison 10 one Matched in Iowa at
the same time. after they became four
months old But May and June are
the best months in the east and north.
and it is up TO the breeders of these
states to aid in increasing the meat
production by increasing. In fact
doubling, the number Of settings.
supply of Meat Lowest.
THE supply OF meat today in the
United States is the Slowest in our
country's history per capita The poul-
try raiserS have an opportunity now
in aiding what may be world wide
cry for food. Never in the history OF
the world viii there be a greater de-
mand than in the next two years that
are TO follow the declaration OF war
against Germany
There has not been the number Of
chickens produced in the United states
during the past two years that there
should have been. This is due TO the
fact that breeders have thought the
cost Of feed too high and the margin
OF profit too low But aside from the
question of profit on the production
of eggs and poultry for meat, we
Americans must look at the situation
from a philanthropic and humanitarian
standpoint and each and everyone do
his part 10 meet an ezigeucy that
seems inevitable
.Recentiv the United States depart
menr of agriculture issued an esti-
mate that upwards of S70O.00O-000 is
the annual tribute paid by Americans
TO the garbage can Why not convert
this in feed to produce poultry and
eggs
Almost every home can have self
supporting and profitable flock IN the
back yard