The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-09-22
AIN OPPORTUNITY
WHICH Is OFTEN
NOT RECOGNIZED
PARISH AGENT TELLS, IN AN oP-
EN- LETTER, HOW TO MAKE
MONEY WITH POULTRY
0oelonsas. "a, sept. 20. 1s2O

opelousas, La, Sept. 20, 1920.
Dear Friend
did you know here in this parish
that we are neglecting a splendid OPP
portunity to make some good clear
cash money every year? Standard
bred poultry will pay and pay hand
somely for the amount of capital and
labor invested.
September goth to 25th is Poultry
week in Louisiana Every parish
agent; every member of the Agricul-
tural Extension Staff in the state viii
devote his or her entire time to~this
Poultry Drive which has as its aim,
the placing Of 1000 or more pens q
male and females) of pure bred poul-
try Throughout the state, on farms and
in backyards of people who hereto
fore have been raising mongrels or
grades.
The plan Is simple. Select the
breed you like best. keeping in mind
the utility tegg and meat producing)
values Of the breed selected Place
your order with us for one pen or as
many pens or individual birds as you
want. The price of the pens will vary
according to breed and individual
quality. Ranging approximately from
$1,000 to s42.50 per pen, I. o b. ship
ping point. This drive is under the
auspices OF the state agricultural en-.
tension department and is being sup
ervised by Harley L. Villains, who is
state leader in poultry work Mr..
Williams is busy at the present time
locating and getting the stock lined
up for this drive. Every pen possible
viii be purchased in Louisiana and
where possible in the parish in which
it is wanted. Every effort possible
will be used to purchase only good
standard bred stock Of high producing
value. We realize that this is the
only kind of stock that would prove
satisfactory in this parish. Delivery
will be made as soon after receiving
your order as possible.
| A small county seat town in state
adjoining Louisiana paid out to its
farmers and poultry raisers in the
year 1918, S67S, 100000 in cash. What
would a yearly cash crop of this
amount mean to our parish?
New Orleans alone consumes ap
proximately 500 cases of eggs each
twenty-four hours. New Orleans daily
egg bill at present market prices Is
4 100000. or $4.SSO,OO0.OO yearly
New Orleans poultry bill is equally
as great If not greater. What is tru'
Of New Orleans is true Of the othel
cities throughout the state in a hken
end ratio of population. Figures com
piled by the Louisiana State UniveT
sity for the year 1913 show that 9
per cent of the eggs and so per cen
of the chickens eaten In the state ar
Imported. State poultry authorize
state emphatically that as good qua
! ity poultry and eggs can, and is bein
: produced, in limited quantities, !
| Louisiana as any section Of the I'm
! ted States. Investigations by comp
tent authorities show that at leai
rs per cent of the poultry and egg
being shipped into the state are pr
duced on land which has a much hig
r er valuation than our Louisiana Ian
: Our adjoining parishes are pushiI
a this poultry drive for all 1t is wort
]. We can do anything we undertal
l. just little better in this parish thi
$ can any other parish in the stat
f Better write US letter today or cor
d in the office when in town and pla
n your order for a pen Of standa
If bred poultry. Help build the found
g. ton under an industry that mea
e cash in hand every month in the ye
le Let us hear from you.
Sincerely yours,
ir ALFRED A, MENDOZA