The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-09
POULTRY DRIVE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 20,25
PLAN IS TO PLACE 1000 PENS OF
PURE.BREO POULTRY
IN STATE.

September goth to 25th will be
known as Poultry Week In Louisiana,
and all specialists, parish agents and
others connected with the Extension
Division, Louisiana State University,
will devote this week to talking more
poultry and better poultry,
The object of this drive Is to empha-
size the necessity Of the greater pro-
duction of poultry and poultry produc-
ton In the State. Louisiana, accord
ing to the poultry specialists, produces
not more than 10 per cent OF the eggs
and 20 per cent of the poultry con-
sumed In the State. 1t is the plan to
place 1000 pens Of pure.bred chickens
In the parishes where there are farm
and home demonstration agents to
lead and direct the campaign.
Poultry Production Low.
Louisiana, with the possible excep.
ton of Florida, Is the lowest poultry
producing State in the South. The
census figures Of 1909, the latest sta.
tistics available, show the value OF
poultry and eggs produced in Arkan.
sas during that year amounted to ST.
S45,S34; Mississippi, $6,SO6,SS1; Lou.
isiana. $4.392,O17.
Can Louisiana farms and back yards
produce top quality poultry and eggs,
and If so Is the land on which same
Is grown too valuable to merely raise
chickens?
Authorities of the State University
and the United States Department OF
Agriculture state emphatically that as
good quality poultry and eggs can and
Is being produced in limited quantities
In Louisiana as in any other sectio
of the United States.
Further investigation by the above
mentioned authorities show that at
least rs per cent of the poultry and
eggs being shipped into Louisiana are
produced on land which has a much
! higher valuation than Louisiana land.
New Orleans Good Market.
New Orleans alone consumes sp.
proximately 800 cases of eggs each "a
hours, at retail price of SO cents per
dozen wholesale price was AZ cents
per dozen August l4). New Orleans
daily egg bill is $4,000, or $4,3S0,OOO
yearly. New Orleans poultry bill Is
equally as large II not larger. What
Ia true Of New Orleans is true of the
other cities throughout the State In a
likened ratio of population. Figures
compiled by the Louisiana State Uni.
versity for year 1918 show that 80
per cent of the eggs and so per cent
of the chickens eaten In the State OF
Louisiana are imported.
Poultry Supply Short.
What Is the future financial outlook
of the poultry industry?
August 7, 1919, figures given out by
the United States Department OF Agri
culture show that the total holdings
of eggs in cold storage throughout the
United States was 3,955,S76 cases; the
same day, 1920, 3,279,435 cases, or
shortage over last year Of 676,A41
cases, which equallsd 2O,293,23O dozen
Dressed poultry In storage, Angus
7, 1919, 1S,Sas2S1 pounds, same da1
in 1920, 15,11S,S9S pounds,Hor short
age as compared with last year O
4,81s,382 pounds.
If you happen to be consumer pos
sibly you have not forgotten how yo'
commented last year on the scarcit,
Of poultry and poultry products; or !
. q producer how you longed for guam
tity Of these products to place on tn
> market at the existing high prices.
From the above figures showing al
enormous shortage every indication l
that prices are going to be even highe
, this winter than they were last year.
The outlook for the poultry and eg
, producers was never brighter than a
the present time.
Better get In touch with your Count
Agricultural or Home Demonstrate
Agent and place that order today fos
pen OF standardized poultry.