The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-06
An Efficient
Poultry Association
Service to Members and the
Public Brings Success to the
South Carolina Poultry
Breeders Association.

Clemson College, April 2S.-The
continuous growth Of the South Caro-
lima Poultry breeders association is
a 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
in Columbia four years ago
to hold an annual State Poultry
show, to enable poultrymen to buy
poultry supplies and food through
the annual meeting and banquet, and
to create q greater confidence in the
poultry business and those engaged
Ia it.
Seventy members were enrolled
the first year and the association TOOK
over the management Of the poultry
department of the South Caroline'
State Fair and conducted the frsG
State Poultry show. The success Oh
the show, which placed the name o.
the owner Of every bird On it's coop,
and had printed cards filed IN with
the selling price OF all birds for sale,
was immediate. Owners prodted by
the advertising they obtained, while
the visitors profted by knowing who
owned the chickens they admired and
whether or not they were for sale.
So successful has this system be-
come, that last year $1,000 was paid
exhibitors for birds sold during tho
show, and, Judge Nixon referred to
the South Carolina State Show as tho
best managed and best selling snow
he had ever attended.
In contrast with the seventy MEM
bers' four years ago, ffty-four new
members have joined the Association
in the eleven weeks since the first OF
January and the members for the
year will not be less than 250. While
the South Carolina Poultry Breeders
association offers the members sew.
eral hundred dollars in sweepstakes
and cash specials at each state pou1r
try show, this inducement is not the
primary one ia securing and holding
a large membership in the Carohnas
and Georgia.
Confidential letters mailed to Tho
mention the kind OF iReu-
bators, hrooders, poultry supplies,
feods and poultry magazines that can
be recommended after thorough in
vestigation as suitable fer South Car
olina conditions. In some cases as
great a discount az Atty per cent 'is
offered the nembs srs ef the State
P Pultry association, and the sewing
made ty a member on one transae-
ton will usually pay for many years
the annual dues Of ons dollar. TO
show his appreciation OF the South
Carolina Poultry Breeders Assoeda'
ton a member In Charleston recently
sent IN the applications Of twenty CT
his peultry-raising friends whom he
induced to share the benefits Of this
cooperative buying.
Lists Of members, together with
their addresses and breeds OF poultry
raised, are mailed from tine to tins
by the Secretary Treasurer Of the AZ
sociation, Professor F. c. Hare ct
Clemson College, 8. c., to all the
m embers Of tho association, and buy
ing and selling between fellow-mena-
bers is encouraged.
OF course, no expense n spared 10
put on the State Poultry Show sus.
cessfully, and to guarantee square
deal to each exhibitor and visitor.
The State Fair association will buy
I 900 new wire coops for the Staa'e
Poultry Show, October $3.50, 1890;
the poultry building will be improved,
and Judges Card Of GonnecticNt azd
Nixon Of New Jersey have been sa'
ready engaged to hang the ribbons.
The former judge 10 the secretary
ard Official Judge Of the Rhode Is.
land Red Club OF America, and is to
greatest living authority on this pop
ular breed.
The low membership fee Of $aos
mailed to the secretary BY anyone
who keeps chickens and wishes 10
obtain greater success with ths1n'
DAYS up tie dues to September !.
1921, and enables the member to tafe
advantage OF the service which has
proved 30 helpful to ether poultry
breeders in South Carolina. Those
who breed pure-bred poultry are ad-
vised to state their breed or breeds.
ss, that these can be listed on the
sheet which will be dis
trFbuted to the members and other