Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02

The United States Department Of
Agriculture appeals TO the people 10
give special attention 10 the promo
tion Of poultry exhibitions during
| this great national emergency. The
public is asked TO increase the num-
Der Of shows and improve them in
quality in every way possible. II IL
| asserted with much positiveness
that this must be done If we would
hold the ground Of progress that We
| have already gained much more is
IL demand d If we would make any
advancement.
The poultry show is e modern develop
ment There are probably ten times AZ
| MANY held every year now "a were held
the latter part Of the last century. These
| exhibitions af fine fowls at State and
county fairs and At all kinds Of poultry
shows have gwen "A marvellous momentum
| IL the business of supplying the world
with he choicest quality ot meat ahd
eggs
Il II to he po1ltryman financial
advantage therefore 10 pronote with all
his might this publicity phase Of hiF
business Il ~ also his plain patriotic
| duty
swsKESs PrBLfe tssF EHE+f
4 fine display ~ standard bred fowls
| IS - wonderful awakcuer of public inter
est NJ ono can took upon such splendid
asseruJlage of the flower ~ hundred
fiocks without having hls attention
| challenged and his interest enlisted
Tins /. what America needs IN tins
| tlmc nf stress in the production Of every
/ kind ~ foudsfuff This increased public
| interest Is what every ponltrvman desires
| il he has half an cye t. his highest All
yantagcs
The people must be made q feel the
| Importance ~ business which already
equals he total value ~ al the silver and
gold and coal and ron products annually.
If the nifed State lhe YEARLY Faino
of orr poultry products Is equal 10 that
IT the entire wheat crop surely The
people should he reused to tho worth Of
this great world industry The poultry
! show IS one of tho chief forces Tor t1xng
tho attention of orr millions of producers
and consumers upon the outstanding
value ~ the domestic fowl IN our social
and commercial econe lny.
NAny city man has been captyated
by the Growing of rocks, the cackhng
Of LAYING hens and hy the irresistible
array Of featbercd beauties, ~ sorne great
poultry show and has gone forth 70 put
some of his business acuTncn INTO the
production of 4 few thousand Of ms
favoritcs fIe did. moi know The show
| ..pnt HIM wise SO It II with thousands
III amateurs Where did thcy get their
first impulse ~ ralse fine BIRDS They
caught their initial thrill Is they looked
upon some immense display oi uur count
less varieties II beautiful and highly
useful fowls
PROMOTES mon CLASS BREEDING.
There Is always need ii stress being
| placed on he breeding u standard stock
| Il Is astonishing hoW easily most people
| slip back INTO the class Of mongret
/ breeders. It ia hard to sustain heir
morale IN the culture of pure bred
| fowls The poultry exhibition exerts 4
| powerful influence along this line.
The breeder must come 70 the SHOW 20
measure his achievements 1t Is there
that he gets his rating a. /. breeder Of
worth while fowls There and there
only he can come face 10 face with scores
Of other men who are raising high class
stock. and competent licensed judges
compare ms product with theirs and grade
! them accordingly He returns home
with the prize which belongs 70 hlm.
In tins way. and n thl. way only, can
ne get his bearings ana MAKE ready Tor .
stronger drive in next year breeding
yards
More than tins. he gets an inspiration
and higher ideals III his work. He
Is likely 10 see and stu with critical
ey,. hundreds oi fowls that are superior
to those he places on exhibition. If
he has the right kind Of sand IN him he
will go back home not only resolved. but
qualified to do better work.
People are slowly discovering the fact
that the standard bred fowl IS super II
to the mongrel This good work should
go on by all means, and nothing can make
it move more swiftly than poultry shows
where thousands OF specimens OF full
blood breeds may be seen at their best,
and their superiority in utility as we'll Is
beauty recognized.
MANY of us live rather narrow lives
We do not travel far We are well
acquainted with the quality Of fowls
produced up TO the third or fourth farm
IN almost any direction; but beyond that
we are likely to know little about what
IS being done The poultry exhibition
brings together. and under the most
favorable circumstances for inspection
a bcwldering number Of the choicest
fowls Of every variety from every part OF
the nation One may meet there the
most successful and experienced breeders
from hundreds Of miles about He can
converse with them and compare notes
lie can get their point Of view and catch
glimpse5 Ut secrets II their successes
Nothing can equal such experience in
promoting the breeding oi high-class
birds Many Il poultry man has gone
home from such an exhibition with an
infinitely higher ideal toward his business
With stronger initiative and new and
more powerful momentum toward arhlev-
ing the best in standard poultry
VALUABLE ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Most poultrymen desire to sell then
products to the best possible advantage
They may have the choicest stock in the
county possibly the best IN the state
But without the medium Of the show
room ribbon they cannot be sure II the
superior quality Of their fowls
Their advertisement Of hieh-cla~s stock
therefore must have its basis IL the Slic-
cessfuI comparison Of their birds with
those Of other breeders The people
of your own community may bc doubtful
Of the quality Of your stock until you
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