Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
CHICKENS BIC FEATURE
At VIRGINIA State FAIR
Department of Agriculture Aids Ex-
hibit, With Mcvic Films
Demonstrating Vallc.
FIGURES SHOWN BY RIDDICK
One Hundred Hens OH Every FnrI 1
i'll Country Will Add I,3OO,OUu
Tons to Meat Supply-Valuablc as
War Aid Agency.

No old hen dies unwcpt. unhonored
and unsunS this year III the eyes of
the government, unless she is really
ancient or il Stacker on h:- job. Chic :
ems VIII be II big asset in winning the
war. says the Department Uf ASri-
culture, which not only makes This
statement but forthwith proves il in
series OF moving pictures which will!
entertain thousands of visitors to the
Virginia State Fair the second week
in October, who will go home inspired
TO turn their back yards into minia-
ture poultry farms and show the gov
eminent just what they do know about
raising chickcuS.
Superintendent Riddick. of the puul-
try department out AT the State Fair.
backs up all that Uncle Sam has TO
say OH the subject and then adds some
thing on his own account.
Two hens in the back yard for
every person In the family will keep
that family in cEgs' says Supcrinten-
dent Riddick. one hundred hens on
every farm, he goes on producing Il
pencil and beginning 10 bigger things
out" will give an added 100000 tons
or meat to the country. Your table
scraps will feed your hens. and their
eggs VIII, feed you. and there will
be more meat for our soldiers and the
allies"
Nothing moro appealing than these
films from Washington have ever been
shown in Richmond. That is. nothing
more appealing than the chickens
themselves. state Fair visitors will
sec them in the pictures from the day
they pick through the shell until the
day they hop into the nest to lay. 1t
looks very easy as 1t is done on the
government poultry farm ~ Maryland.
where the pictures were made
10 SHOW VISITORS now
GOVERNMENT RUNS FARM
They raise chickens scientifically and
Systematically on this wonderful farm,
run by The government. and fair risi-
tors VIII have Il chance TO see just
INN inn, ,,ftx,
liddick will be on hand all the time
TO supply any additional information.
Eggs are marked with a number cine
pedigree number of the hcn) before
they are put in the incubator to hatch.
When they come out OF the Incubator
AS fluffy chicks, they are numbered
again. fheh they are carefully watched
. .iXSss. '"e" successive stop i" their
The sight of hen limoinS into II
tray-nest to lay is amusing to the
amateur in adventures in chicken rails
ing. AS soon AS she steps into the
nest. the swinging door shuts on her
and she cannot get out until she Is
taken out by the keeper, Who marx
gives her credit for 1t on her record
sheet. No hen there is unrccorded and
unhouored for her labors.
Other government movies TO be seen
cstinE detail the bit which Uncle Sans
pig clubs are contributing toward win
ming the war. One can see on the
screen the boys starting TO work with
small pig and later taking blue
ribbon at the county or State Fair
with large hog. Many OF the pig
club pigs have been prize winners
I'm Georgia last season club pigs won
prizes amounting To more han $40. 900
II the pig-club members do as we'll
this year as they did last. they will
produce more than 100000 pounds
OF dressed pork for market. That will
mean a lot OF meat for American BOYS
in France.
Uncle Sam wants 100000 hoys-and
girls, TOTO enroll as iG-club mem
hers "a part OF the great army Of
food producers at home who are help
ing the boys at the front. Every mem
Der of pig club raises Mt least one
pig which helps to fed n soldier The
motion pictures at the fair will carry
an appeal 10 every boy in every farm
community who wants TO do bit at
home to carry on the war