The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-16
POULTRY DRIVE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 2e25
PLAN 10 TO PLACE 1000 PENa OF
PURE-BRED POULTRY
IN STATE,

september goth to 25th will b
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 produo.
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.
stunned 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 sxcep.
ton Of Florida, Is the lowest poultry.
producing State In the South. The
census figures Of 1909. the latest sta
tibtics available, show the value of
poultry and eggs produced Ia Arkan.
sas during that year amounted to ST..
s45.sS4; Mississippi, ss,9os,9s1; Lou.
isiana, s4.392,017.
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 "raisc
ehickens"7
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 section
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 much
higher valuation than Louisiana land.
New Orleans Good Market
New Orleans alone consumes ap.
proMmately 500 cases Of eggs each "a
hours, at retail price Of 50 cents per
dozen Wholesale price was AZ cents
per dozen August ~. New Orleans
daily egg bill is s12,oeo, or $4,3So,ooo
yearly. New Orleans poultry bill is
equally as large II not larger. What
is true of New Orleans is true Of the
other cities throughout the State in .
likened ratio Of population. Figures
compiled by the Louisiana State Uni
versity for year 1913 show that 80
per cent Of the eggs and 80 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 I, 1919, figures given out BY
the United States Department Of Agri.
culture show that the total holdings
of eggs in cold storage throughout tho
United States was 3,956,s7s cases; the
same day, 1920. s,27s,436 cases, or a
shortage over last year Of e76,44l
cases, which equalled 2o,2s3,23o dozen.
Dressed poultry In storage, August
7, 1919, 19,sas.2s1 pounds, same day
In 1920, 15,119,Sss pounds, or short
age as compared with last year Of
4,s19,3S2 pounds.
II you happen to be a consumer POI.
sibly you have not forgotten how you
commented last year on the scarcity
Of poultry and poultry products, or If
a producer how you longed for a guam.
tity Of these products to place on tho
market at the existing high prices.
From the above figures showing an
enormous shortage every indication is
that prices are going to be even higher
this winter than they were last year.
The outlook for the poultry and egg
producers was never brighter than at
the present time.
Better get IN touch with your County
or Home Demonstration
Agent and place that order today for q
pen Of STANDARDIZED poultry.