The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-10-27
THE COUNTY AGENTS
COLUMN


This j. 10 call your attention To the
puilef sales that are TO take place next
Friday al Fulton and Saturday al Hick-
man. We Will sell at public auction.
.ooo or 1900 purebred white rock pull
lets from high producing strains and
culled flocks-
The hanks have given us splendid CO.
ono<asion 10 boost the poultry industry
and they do not need the pnlieis and
cannot handle them. on the other hand
they want these pullets 10 go back into
the community. Al the banks want -
10 break even ON the 300 settings of
egg they put out into the county last
spring They do moi want profit or
Interest on the money and feel that
"A. owe. IN 10 them fo come ia and take
these puilets off their hands ana u
that j. done 10y rhe farmers we may cS-
peet fhc same sort Of cooperat ton next
wear from the banks otherwise II they
have !, number of them ON their hands
they will not feel like again putting oui
money Each person who received q
setting OF eggs last spring - 20 return
on.. ..npa Sniahle puisrf 10 the hanks
an the .iav 81 the sale OF come IN nnh
may the banker <i.2s per setting ana
l..., th. pullctS The banks have au-
thorized me To say To you that N y"n
have. a mixed flock of chickens ana you
want these purcbrcds you may change
vour MIXED scrub stock NJ follows: Sell
your mixed stock and put the money
into pur.brclS or come ana buy the~e
pulicf~ and make a note Tor ~ OF W
DAYS until the market FOR your mi>en
flock j. better and sell them ana pay
for the purcIred psiliet~. By waiting
un.,t Won have a good market for your
.x~sTl for
| 4. paw for the purcbr.sls. TINS makins
fhe change without cost 10 YOU and Ina
addition getting the u~e 81 both tlse
mixed stock and pnrcbresls for or !
months. | expect these pullets Ia sell
| for - ~ or II "a, piece and when thr
market gets good your scrub chickens
viii bring that amount necessary Ia
nay for the pullcfs. We viii have Mr..
Smyth. from the Poultry Department
Of the University Of Kentucky 10 cutl
these bullets out and nothing hut first
class bullets will te Offered for sale
IL this sale goes off la good shape We
will continue the Standardization work
next year and each person that got some
Of these pulicfs viii he In line 10 fur
u;~h his pro rata Of setting eggs next
year a. we expect TO get all Of your set
ting eggs from people here in the coun-
~ instead of buying them out Of the
county a. we did last year. Vow II
YOU have purcbred chickens Of another
kiud and are satisfied with them my
| advice To- you Is To keep them or II yoi'
| had rnftter have some other kind why
get White Rocks. This Is merely vol
| untary action ON your part and ycu are
| the one to decide IL and be- pleased vs.
do want those people who have scrub
and mixed fiocl<s to get purebrcds sns
". would like them To be- white rocks
a. We have a large number To sell a
q lower price than a breeder would ask
II We do not claim that the white rock
|farc any hctfcr fnuB- M U&1Der- ue11l
breeds but we are pretty certain TIM
i they are equally a< good
II would greatly appreciate your hear
Il " cooperation with this puIIcf sale an<
Il i am sure the two banks will he al~p
Il II will be held M the Fair Grounds nj
i Fulton and OF the streets at Hickman
\ a. T. Cunningham Co. Agent