The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-28

West TEXAS a. coming poultry
section OF the Southwest, Il has ad-
vantages that no country has. first
II is the greatest country in the world
10 grow feed with but little work,
maize, Kaffir corn and other row
crops. They grow the finest wheat
in the world, the finest oats NOW
think Of a better advantage for
beginner starting the poultry busi-
ness, nine out Of ten Of them fail the
first year or two on account OF not
being able to take care OF the feed
bills, they will tell you there is moth
ing TO the chicken business, II costs
too much 10 grow them that profit
cannot be made. II ] were begin
ming in the poultry business over
would 10 out to West Texas where
lands are reasonable and ! would buy
me some land close up to a small
town on account OF buying II eneap
enough 10 have enough land TO grow
my own feed and be handy TO ex-
press and postoffice. The chicken
business is no good miles out IN the
country, away from the express and
postoffices. Your orders most AL
come by mail and delivery by maii
and express. The extra cost OF land
close TO a large city would do lots
Of advertising. Just a few days ago
a school teacher visited me and want
ed to talk poultry with me. He said
I am a chicken crank, ! cannot help
il, | want 20 get me about 200 day
old chicks OF White Leghorns and
start me poultry farm and supply
the hotels in Dallas and Fort Worth
with fresh eggs. told him he was
ON the wrong road, 20 start a market
poultry farm he should have several
thousand white Leghorns. He would
have to build houses that would cost
him hundreds Of dollars and his lands
would cost him money. ] advised
him that did not want 10 keep him
out OF the poultry business by TINS
talk, but my advice would be TO him
90 20 out West and get him a school
IN some small town and at the edge
OF town buy him a few acres OF
land. build him some small hen
house and start a Standard Bred
poultry business and grow into any
thing he wanted 10 grow into. lie
could keep on teaching and IN the
evenings and mornings take care OF
a nice flock Of high class birds, he
could run trap nests and get records
on his birds. 70 when he did want 70
start an egg farm he would have the
foundation layers 20 start and know
the records ~ hens 20 breed his egg
farm birds from He would be in a
country where feed was cheap and
lots Of the best kinds. lie could,
when his business was large enough,
Send his egg ia 10 the markets from
most any point for less express than
Il would cost him to freight his feed
from the west, back 10 east Texas 10
feed his birds.
am glad 20 see the West Texas
Chamber Of Commerce work for the
poultry interest N West Texas Ike
they are. It is good move. they are
the Association that can put the IN
dustry over In a large way like TO
tain 10 bankers in West Texas and
hear their praise Of what poultry Is
doing for the country. Poultry D.
making money In West Texas for
most an the farmers u gives them
money every week IN the entire year.
BANKERS and business men back i up,
farmers are Interested In poultry. II
YOU don't believe me attend poul-
try show IN West Texas and see the
crowds Il brings 90 the town. !
Judged several shows in West Texas
this year. and am still judging them
and not a town or show have ] judg-
ed but what Il Is a job 70 get room
and light 10 judge on account Of the
large crowds The farmers like poul-
try and they take out and visit the
shows. Just few days ago ! no
tieed an article from Col. X. l.. Pen