The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-04-15
An Efficient
Poultry Association
Service to Members and tho
Public Brings Success to the
South Carolina Poultry
Breeders Association.

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South Carolina Poultry
Breeders Association.
Clemson College, April 76.-Ths
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
organised in Columbia four years ago
to hold an annual State Poultry
show. to enable poultrymsn 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 hrst year and the association took
over the management Of thS poultry
department Of the South Carolina
State Fair and conducted the hrst
state Poultry show. The sseosss q
the show, which placed the ls,s Of
the owner Of every bird On rs coop,
and had printed cards tllsd tn With
the selling price Of al birds for sale,
was immediate. Owners prodtSd h
the advertising they obtained, while
the visitors profted BY moving who
owned the chickens they admired and
whether or not they were for sale.
SO successful has this system be-
come, that last year $500 was paid
exhibitors for birds sold during the
show, and Judge Nixon referred to
the South Carolina State Show a. the
best managed and best selling show
he had ever attended.
In contrast with the seventy NOM
bers four years ago, Afty-sour new
members have Joined the Association
in the eleven weeks since the frst Of
January and the members for the
year will not be less than $50. While
the South Carolina Poultry Breedsr
association offers the members sev.
oral hundred dollars in sweepstakes
and cash specials at saah state poui-
try show, this inducement Is not The
primary ono in securing and holding
. large membership In the Carohnas
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
ysstigation as suitable for Sou<h Oar.
DINA conditions. In sonne cases 40
Ereat a discount as fifty per cent 10
offered the members of the State
Poultry association, and the saving
made by a member On one transao.
ton will usually pay for many ysAS
tho annual dues Of one dollar. To
show his appreciation OF the South
Carolina Poultry Breeders Assoeas-
tioa q member in Charleston recently
sent IA the applications Of twenty oe
his poultry-raising frisuds whom hs
induced to share the bslsAts q The
cooperative buying.
Lists OF members, together win
their addresses and breeds Of poultry
raised, are mailed froa time to tine
by the sscrstay-Treasxrsr Of the ~
sooiatioa, Professor r. C. Hare q
Clemson College, 8. c., to all the
members Of the association, and buy.
tnr and selling between tepow-memr
befs IL encouraged.
OF course, no expense d spared -
put on the State Poultry Show SO
esssfully, and to guarantee square
deal to each exhibitor and visttec.
Ihs State Fair association Will buy
1000 new wire coops for the State
Poultry Show, October 1913. 1870;
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.
The former Judge Is the secretary
and Official Judge Of tho Rhode Is
land Red Club Of America, and Is the
sreatsst living authority on this POP
plar breed.
Tho low membership fee OF S1.os
mailed 10 the secretary BY anyone
who keeps chickens and wishes TO
obtain greater success with them.
pays up the dues to September 1.
1911, and enables the member to take
advantage Of the service which has
proved so helptal to other poultry
breeders in South Carolina. Those
who breed pure-bred poultry are ad'
vised to state their breed or breeds,
70 that these can be listed on the
membership sheet which will Be dis
tributed to the members and other