The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-04-28

Service to Members and the
Public Brings Success to the
South Carolina Poultry
Breeders Association.


Clemson College, April 26.--The
continuous growth Of the South Caro-.
lima Poultry Breeders association IS
typical illustration Of the fact that
helpful associations succeed, while
those that do not profit their mem.
bers are doomed to failure. The
present State Poultry association was
organized in Columbia four years ago
to hold an annual State P8ultry
show. to enable poultrymen to buy
poultry supplies and food through
the annual meeting and banquet, and
to create greater confidence in the
poultry business and those engaged
in 1t.
Seventy members were enrolled
the first year and the association took
over the management of tho poultry
department Of the South Carolina
State Fair and conducted the first
State Poultry show. The success Of
the show, which placed the name OF
the owner Of every bird on it's coop,
and had printed cards filled in with
the selling price Of all birds for sale,
was immediate. Owners proilted by
the advertising they obtained, while
the visitors pronted by knowing who
owned the chickens they admired and
whether or not they were for sale.
SO successful has this system be-
come, that last year $1,000 was paid
exhibitors for birds sold during tho
show, and Judge Nixon referred to
the South Carolina State Show as tho
best managed and best sclling show
he had ever attended
In contrast with the seventy mem.
bers four yearS ago, ffty-four new
members have Joined the Association
in the eleven weeks since the first Of
January and tho members for the
year will not be less than $50. While
the South Carolina Poultry Breeders
association offers the members sew.
eMl hundred dollars in sweepstakes
and cash specials at each state poul-
try show, this inducement is not tho
primary one in securing and holding
large membership in the Carolinas
and Georgia.
Confidential letters mailed to- the
members mention the kind Of incu-
bators, brooders, poultry supplies,
foods and poultry magazines that can
be recommended after thorough in
vestigation as suitable for South Car
olina conditions. In some cases as
great a discount as fifty per cent is
offered the members Of the State
Poultry association, and the saving
made by a member on ono transac.
ton will usually pay for many years
the annual dues OF ono dollar. TO
show his appreciation of the South
Carolina Poultry Breeders Associa
tion a member in Charleston recently
sent in the applications Of twenty OF
his poultry raising friends whom he
| induced to share tho benefits of this
cooperative buying.
Lists Of members, together with
| their addresses and breeds Of poultry
| raised, are mailed from time to time
| by the Sccretary-Treasurer Of the as
| sociation, Professor r. G. Hare OF
| Clemson College, s g. to All the
members Of the association. and buy
| ing and selling between follow.mem
| bers Is encouraged
| or course, no expense is spared tc
put on the state Poultry Show sue
| ccssfully, and to guarantee q square
| deal to each exhibitor and visitor
| The State Fair association will buy
| 1000 new wire 'coops for the State
| Poultry Show October $500 1920;
the poultry building will be improved
and Judges Card OF Connecticut and
Nixon OF New Jersey have been al
| ready engaged to hang the ribbons
| Tho former judge Is the secretary
and Official Judge of tho Rhode Is
| land Rcd Club OF America, and is the
! greatest living authority on this pop
! ular breed
The low membership fee Of 81 0C
. mailed to the secretary by anyone
! who keeps chickens and wishes tc
| obtain greater success with them
| pays up the dues to September
| 1921. and enables the member to take
advantage Of the service which has
proved so helpful to other poultry
| breeders In South Carolina. Those
who breed pure-bred poultry are ad
vised to state their breed or breeds
! so that these can be listed on the
membership sheet which will be dis
tributed to the members and other
buyers
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