The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-12
BY MRS. MAUDE X. TANNER
Editor Weekly ArdmOreite


There are. thousands of people all
over this country-yes, hundreds of
thousands. who love a good looking
chicken, and who will go IA long way
to see one. This week the good peo-
pie OF Carter county will not have
to travel very far TO see some Of the
best bred stock to be found In any
state. Plans are now completed for
q poultry exhibit at the fifth annual
Carter County Free Fair, September
Is, 16, II, Is and according to pres
ent indications, the show this year
will be the largest and most sue
cessful of any of the previous shows.
Looking backward we can see how
rapidly the poultry industry in Car
ter county has grown within the past
two years. In that length of time the
young people of the county have or
ganlzed and the fair. which has been
an educational feature has done more
In the culling of the mongrel stock
and the raising Of pure bred stock
than any other agency.
Time was when 1t mattered little
as to what Il chicken looked like,
but today il is different. The chicken
that commands attention now Is the
one that is pleasing to the eye and
have incorporated with this beauty
such qualifications as heavy egg lay
ing, fast developing and vlgor such
that they are not easy victims to dis
ease. When 1t comes to beauty in
the showing ,of birds at the Carter
county 1920 fair the best of a number
of breeds will be on exhibition all
dolled UP and "groomed" ready for
the party.
There are few people who deal with
chickens merely for what they get
from them In the way Of satisfying
a hungry stomach and who think that
chicken is a chicken, who realize
Just what 1t means to produce II
fowl that is worth offering to the
public as a breeder and egg pro-
ducer: and how few know that the
highest prices demanded are but legi-
innate profits on the time and work
extended in producing the fowl. Take
for instance the buff varieties Of the
various breeds the Wyandotte, the
Plymouth Rock the Leghorn ana
others; their rich array Of shining,
golden buff requires a wonderful
amount of skill to master the laws
of nature to get the nice, even golden
shade that is so much sought. and
50 with the other beautiful vari-
colored birds
The Poultry Association
Carter county has a poultry asso-
citation Of more than SIS members
with Reese Evans, president and last
year they had very successful show
In December The association Is put
ting on a membership campaign this
year during the fair and those inter-
ested in the poultry industry in Car
ter county will do we'll to look up
the registration booth and become
member of the association; the sec
ond annual Carter County Poultry
show will be held at Convention Hal
this year. December 1, .. g. and with
last wears show as a prognosucator
IL is expected that this year the local
members and breeders will take a
much greater interest and make the
display greater success.
In the poultry industry II is a fact
that the season OF real honest ia
goodness" interest each year is far
too short Too often in the fall OF
the year when the fair is at hand,
we find that the exhibits are not up
TO expectation and on investigation
Il is usually because the poultryman
has lost interest in the work during
the long summer often he fails 10
exhibit at the fair but just the same
he comes TO see the poultry lts
lust natural for a poultry breeder
t. loaf around the exhibit building
often we hear them say that they
had something better at home but
Il wasn't ready TO bring few days
at the fair however, viewing the birds
on exhibit and In meeting and renew
Ing acquaintance with his fellow poul'
trymen will bring back the desire
TO get in the game" and by the time
the winter show comes on, you will
find him there just as enthusiastic
as ever.
Young People are Interested
Among the young people In the
county who are knee deer in clover
IN the breeding Of beautiful and use
full birds. we mention a few: Ruth
Gardner. Mary Steels and Camilla
simpson all Of Glenn community
have each fine flocks OF chickens
and these girls constitute the judging
team from their clubs at the Garter
county fair: Sadie and Oma CHM and
Norma Brown will Judge poultry from
springda!e and three girls whose
names we did not learn from Mary
Niblack school will judge poultry a
the fair also.
All these teams will compete FOL