Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
MORE EGGS,' IS
APPEAL To HENS
. IN DONA ANA CO.
Grocery and Provision Firms
URGE HouseholderS to
Keep Chickens; PoG,'ry
RAISING Is Profitable.

Las Cruces, N. NJ, Sept. 10
"More eggs is the cry of the local
grocery and provision houses. In
fact, the demand is SO great that
advertisement will appear in the
newspapers next week as follows:
WANTED-Strictly fresh To-
cal eggs, case lots or by the
dozen. highest cash or trade
price paid ON delivery. Apply
to any grocery in Las Cruces.
Several local stores shipping
from points in northern New Mex
leo, Texas and Colorado.
George M. Clark, who organized
and was for three years manager
OF the Mesilla Valley Poultry as
ISOLATION, offers this suggestion to
meet the increasing demand for
eggs:
urge every householder in Las
Cruces who is able to do so to keep
n few chickens. Back yard blocks
will solve the problem of supply
ing fresh eggs in Las Cruces and
enable the poultry association to
fill the orders that come from Ell
Paso and other points in Texas.
There's good profit in it. Today's
quotations on strictly fresh eggs
are 60 cents a dozen, (. o. b Las
Cruces"
Mr.. Clark said that. while the
poultry industry in Dona Ana
county has increased 500 per cent
since the organization of the Me-
si,la Valley Poultry association and
continues to grow, there are not
sufficient growers outside OF the
association to keep the local stores
supplied at all times with fresh
eggs.
ut Is known that several stores
have been forced to ship eggs from
distant points," he added. while
this seems extraordinary 1t was in
evitable, because the poultry asso-
citation in order to get good prices
for eggs, has to guarantee certain
supply. Unintentionally on the part
of the poultry association this con-
dition has brought to light, as
nothing else could have done. the
profits to be made from back
yard flock of hens.
"The town people who foresaw
this condition by providing small
flocks in their back yards are not
only supplying their own tables
with freSs eggs, but are paying a
large part of their grocery bills
by selling or trading eggs for pro-
visions.
zone housewife, who has been
keeping careful record Of fairly
large flock, made the statement
the other day that she has not paid
out a dollar in cash for groceries
in the last ten years.
Commenting on the situation, w.
w. Riser. manager of the Mesiila
Valley Poultry association, men
toned that the organization Is I'M
able to supply the present demand,
This is because of the lack of pro-
duction. Continuing, he said:
MANY Dona Ana county farm
ers are becoming attracted to the
poultry industry as a money-mak-
er, by the evident success of our
association and are seeking infor-
nation as to Just how 1t is operat-
ed, what investments are necessary
to start q poultry plant. and what
profits may be expected.
Naturally. every member owes
II to his own investment to see to
II that outsiders are correctly in
formed. While poultry raising Is
not a bonanza, still we have DEM
onstrated that 1t will bring better
and more certain returns than
most any other farm activity
and that the market cannot be
easily flooded"