Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Northw Farming
News and Notes - Complied ny tho Grand Fora. Hereld
POULTRY PAYS

Figures forthe pear 1872 show thai
in thu United States poultry raisers
received SIZES. 600. 600 for their poul-
try and eggs This sum is about 81
c OF the t receipts for agricultur-
al products in the United States. The
time is past when poultry raising can
be considered of minor importance,
and The Herald visitor has noticed
that more and more farmers are pro-
vfdfng suitable housing facilities for
their feathered foeks and generally
treating them with the respect which
their earning capacity demands.
The Northern Produce company in
poultry markets in this section of the
country. During the weeks just pre-
ceedinE the holiday season it was diff
fcutt to get about in the local house
Of this conspaay because of the thou
sands Of turkeys, chickens. ducks ana
geese that were HANDLED there. This
company Is doing \ great deal to i'm
prove the grade Of poultry raised in
ehis locality in order that the farm
eFB may receive better prices for their
products and 20 be encouraged to ex-
ltend their poultry raising activities
further.
M. C E Eippae is manager for the
Northern Produce company. The
Hefah visitor dropped in to talk with
J hIAL4l 1ISI WCeA. HI. Appfc Ia reply 10
a number Of questions from his in
! quiSitive visitor. said:
Starting Right.
Yes. we are doing what we can
here to help all people interested in
the poultry raising business to get
properly started. We take in their
scrub poultry and trade back to them
pure blooded stock to help them i'm
row the quality Of their hocks. We
have done this in hundreds of cases
without taking any compensation for
n time and labor. and we stand
ready to do it today.
Turkeys Profitable.
You ask if poultry raising in profit
able to the average farmer. Our an
swer is that it is most decidedly pro-
htable. Just this morning Charles
Griggs OF Thompson, North Dakota,
turkeys, and we paid him for them
@73.48. Mr.. Griggs told me hat If he
had time besides his grain farming. he
would turn his attention to raising
turkeys and other poultry. for he con-
sidered it would pay him wen where
raising other meat products have not.
II might point to another incident
last fall. A turkey and stock raiser
south of Grand Forks, whose name I
cannot at this n recall. drove a
Wagonload of sheep to Grand Forks
with two boxes containing less than
twenty turkeys IN top Of the wagon
box. He received more han twice as
much for his few turkeys as he did
for his load Of sheep. ] know this to
he a fact, az he showed me his check
for he sheep. and I know what we
paid him for the turkeyA.
Il am myself greatly interested in
poultry raistns. You MAY nave seen
my ad in The Herald. I am looking
for a small farm to rent tributary to
poultry raising business exclusively,
ra1sanE only enough grain to feed the
poultry and the livestock on the place.
Steady Msutaaay Returns.
Poultry will give you steady re-
On a little care. 1t will give you cash
during b time OF yea when you
need it most. It will give you an in
come while you are waiting for the
wheat harvest (Which sofnetimes
doesn't happen. Diversified farming
always PAYS. and the best. way to start
dfyersl1yin1 IL to put in poultry. I
knew Of people who have become in
dependent through the poultry indns-
try. The smaN farm And the layaAg
hen have done it, are doing it today.
and VIII contanner to. dc II in a greater
why in the daJ4:to cndne.
'"Ths eonsanalnx pubic wants the
eTade Of ally commodity Is always less
thsn the demAnd. therefore the beat
always commands u high price. The
ilacfual Of producing the best is no
greater than that of productn< the
.fpoorer Quntdfies that VIA sell fer very
tmneh IeK. hstcnare caxe~and thonght
VAN be required.
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