The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
To Those Interested in Poultry

We are asking & little space a,
tho hands Of the editor to say a
word to those interested in poultry
r:ising. Fer the past week or more
several committees from the
Young Mems Business League have
been earnestly at work with on.
common object in view. to obtain
q money market for Sumter coun-
ty products. The time has come
|hcn We must get money from
ether products than from cot.on
and careful inquiries are under
way. Results will be given out
Just rs fast as achieved.
Chickens and eggs; every one
cots them; nearly as many dabblc
d: producing them. Not many
people. however. raise chickens
they let the chickens raisc them
selves. There is a great waste
from the time tho cgGs are put
Under the hen to the time wllon
the chickens have reached the cot
its age. Care and attention will
cut down this waste tremendously
II you raise to cat it vii! mean that
YOU will have moro eggs and
chickens to eat. and therefore will
lave to buy less OF other things; K
YOU raise to sell YOU will get lar
ger mono: returns Proper feeding
vii! give YOU not onl5' 4 greater
eesult in eggs. but it will give YOU
faster growing chicks. and fewer
deaths. There are nlapy Ways OF
tikiDg care of fowls and chicks;
practise them and see if it is not
worthwhile.
The committee on this work
from the League consists Of Messrs.
j. II. Levy. S. +. Stoudenmirc and
81. ~ Lew: This committee is
working on finding markets fot
cl:ss ard poultry. II has written
TO dealers n Atlantic City, and to
several other cities for names OF
dealers. From some oc the many
it IS hoped that orders will CONS
frr Sumter products; then we must
rrovc that our goods. can be had
just as easily. Just as quickly ana
j:.st RS reasonably as those from
ether places: than We can nee;
competition in selling Much can
be den" in quantity selling here at
l1ome. !f ono is willing TO put ont
q lit:lc casrS>- in finding the mar
ke.. N'c haze here bakeries. ho.
tells. n hospital and several res;:.u-
rants. All Of these must have an
assured and y steady supply OF
eggs: they must DC bought from
some ono: The contract may as well
,,c yours a.; tho next ones. 1t i:
bettcr to bc able TO sell several
dozen ut one place on certain days
Of .hc week than 10 have to carry
them from door to door trying t.
find . buyer.
During October. November and
December of each year hundreds
cf dozens OF cold storage egg are
srid in sumter. and At high prices
Why not sell Sumter county eggs
instead? Why not put up your
ctCSS NulIIlH tIi' Hf'''' 80 "N'''A
nler aud sell in the winter?
Mr.. Levi has been Interesting
himself III crying to have establish
&c. in Sumter hatchery by some
nf the large hatchery people. Hero
is 4 reply received Wednesday from
y representative of one: 'In reply
will say l will talk to our firm re-
Sardinc l,atchcl- located in Tou'
territory: there is no doubt that
re could hatch earlier III you'
climate. but it is Il question OF get
ting n good supply Of eggs.
know of several hatchcries that
arc Interested IN starting hatcher
les in tho south but they feel thai
i, would bc Il hard matter TO secure
The eggs"
Several Of these hatchcrics. cacl
Using about 1000 eggs month
would be big thing for this 10
cality. Could we furnish tn" eggs
Would we furnish the eggs?
Money can lc mad" out {"
chickens AID eggs talk TO Mr.
Levy or Mr.. Stoudcnmjrc of Alr
Icvr about il.
Tie Young Mems Business League