The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-06
POULTRY IS FINE FOR ALL OF
WEST TEXAS TRANSFORMERS
MAKE GOOD MONEY ON POULTRY

West Texas is an ideal country for
the poultry industry. II should be.
and is fast becoming. one Of the main
crops. Drouth does not affect the
poultry industry. You have an ideal
climate, produce your own feed and
have plenty Of range. Because OF
your wonderful range turkeys should
be rased in herds and n herder en-
r!oyed TO care for them. This alone
will yield the country thousands OF
dollars. You have some railroads al
ready, and others in sight that insur-
IS quick transportation to market.
The Fort Worth and Denver railroad
saw the splendid possibilities Of the
poultry Industry in this section OF
the state when they stood at atten-
ton" and granted practically every
request and suggestion OF It's agri.
cultural agent when he organized
and featured the special poultry
demonstration campaign last jan
uary and February. This was one
Of the most systematically conducted
agricultural campaigns ever promot-
ed in this State The fact that a
railroad company spent several hun
bred dollars on a poultry campaign
is sufficient evidence that the poul-
try industry has passed its infancy
and IA worthy of the attention OF the
best business brains Of the country.
All up and down the Fort Worth
and Danver- Wichita Valley line,
bankers were ready with various pro-
positions to promote the poultry in
dustry.
Just last year IN the city Of Plain
view. the Hub Of the Plains. there
was shipped out $500 10000 worth
Of poultry. This was 800 10000
more than the aggregate Of the wheat
crop.
III I understand the work Of the
Chamber 81 Commerce u b. not only
10 promote the various business in
terests OF the city. but is responsi-
bility reaches 20 the boundaries Of
the country in which the city d To-
Gated In agricultural states such
as ours the success of the business
man depends altogether upon both
the WELD and marketing Of the farm
crops Since il has been proved that
poultry h. a cash crop, ranks with
other crops you cannot do a greater
work for your city and county and
one that viii yield as great a per cent
Of gain for the amount Of money in
vested than 10 encourage and pro-
mote campaigns that viii stimulate
the industry.
a successful poultry winning
campaign q composed Of links. Zach
link represents seasonahle cam
naign Since "a chain b. no stronger
than lts weakest link each link should
he Systematically planned and eff
GENTLY promoted The links or com
paigns might be swat the rooster"
campaign, ''infcrtile egg" "culling'
campaign. more and better poul-
try" campaign, community and
county egg poultry show" Perhaps
an appropriate motto would be Say
Il With Poultry"
A swat the Rooster" campaign,
an Tnfcr'ile Egg" campaign ~ the
present season would mean q saving
Of thousands Of dollars 70 West Tex
as. This should be followed by a
strenuous culling campaign In the
fall Weed out the star boarders'
and keep only the producers for the
breeding pen next year. Culling
campaigns IN the various states have
done more 10 interest people in
standard bred poultry than any other
one thing. II Is winner every time.
A More and Better Poultry" cam
paign should be launched in January
and February. A plan TO furnish