The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-21
BOYS AND GIRLS
MAKE SUCCESS IN
POULTRY WORK
Every State in Union Has
Poultry Club Under Super
vision of U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture.

In Catawba County, N. c., live two
boys. Their last name is Wagner anc
/ their first names are Paul and Aleen
The poultry club agent who superyis.
es their work does not state in his re.
port what their middle names are, bu,
Judging from their achievements
Hustler would be eminently suitable
for in 1919 these two lads made a
profit of S54779 on their backward
poultry and squads and won % first
prizes in the best shows in the State,
in both open and club classes.
Paul and Aleen belong to one OF
the many poultry clubs which are
organized by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and the
State colleges. Last year they started
the seasons work with 60 standard
bred hens of three different breeds
White Leghorns. Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. The
eggs and chickens which the bows
sold from their focks during the year
amounted to $593.74. AS their expens-
es were $296 %, profit of $297.52
was left.
One end of the poultry house in
the Wagner back yard is devoted to
pigeons, of which Paul and Aleen have
about 100 pairs. A flying pen outside
allows the birds an opportunity for
outdoor flying and completes a prac-
tical. inexpensive pigeon loft Almost
every week these club boys ship
dressed squads to New York. In 1919
they sold 7S5 SQUADS a number which
from losing most of the young squads
Matched in January and February, is
far below what they hope to sell in
an ordinary year. The amount re-
ceived for the squads sold was $445.-
%. The cost of their feed was S194 90
leaving profit for the boys of $3.50 %.
Juvenile Poultry Clubs.
Only in comparatively recent years
has poultry production been reorgan-
lied as both valuable national as
set and very important part of the
operations of the farm. One of the
important factors in bringing about
the realization of the importance of
the poultry industry is the establish
ment of poultry clubs among the
boy and girls. Just as poultry keep
ing was formerly considered minor
branch OF farm work, so it was form
erly thought that the keeping of fowls
was purely an activity for adults.
With the develcpme of other forms
of agricultural clubs among children
1t was found that there was a very
definite place for clubs having for
their object the production of poultry.
In 1912 this project was formally
launched by the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture in the State
Of Virginia
The poultry-club work was begun
on very small and conservative scale
to see if it would be profitable and
practical AT the end of 1913 the sue
,ess OF the work. as it was carried
On in three counties in Virginia with
80 members, proved that it had wide !
possibilities for effective results. The !,
project was not only highly practic- /
able in accomplishing its principal
'bject--interesting the boys and girls :
II rural sections in raising poultry
'ut 1t demonstrated that the people
II sections where the clubs were form
ID realized the importance of the
work.
In 1919 there were 29,4s0 boys and
urls engaged in poultry work in the
United States. From reports submit
ed by over 10000 of them it is shown
hat they raised 45s.352 chicks to
maturity and their hocks produced
or them $493.7 SO in poultry and
ggs. When it is considered that this
mount of poultry products was pro-
uced by less than one-half the num-
er enrolled, it is reasonable to as
ume that the poultry products pro-
uced by all the club members in
9i9 amounted to considerably over
alf million dollars.