Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
POULTRY MEN
TO ORGANIZE
OVER VALLEY
Lay Plans for Better
Producing, Marketing
Methods

sisting of ID. +. Osborne, Imperial,
chairman, r.. b. Harman, Eastside
and Mrs. l.. S. Neagle, Jasper, was
appointed to draw up set of rec
concentrations looking for the i'm
prevement ofthe poultry industry
in the valley.
After considerable discussion and
consideration the committee made
the following set of recommends
tions:
j. That each Farm Center direct.
or appoint one poultry producer re
siding in his farm center, and send
in the name of this person TO the
Farm Bureau office, Ell Centro, by
Saturday April :. This producer
should be willing snd anxious to
work for the formation of a poul-
try producers department of the
farm bureau, and also for the form
alton of an Imperial Valley Poul
try Producers Marketing Associ;,-
iion.
?. That the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. be requested to send
each of these committee members
notice of the poultry feeding dem
onstrations to be held April "A, %
and 26.
3. That the Farm Bureau presi-
dent instruct each of these com
mittee members TO secure large
attendance at the demonstration in
his locality by personally inter
viewing all poultry producers in his
Farm Center.
4. That a mass meeting of &ll
poultry producers in the south part
of Imperial valley he held in the
Ell Centre high school at $50 pm.
on Tuesday, April "a.
Specialist to Speak
). Hhat at this meeting, the Uni
versity of California extension spec
ialist in poultry, be requested to
speak on "The Necessity for the
production of quality eggs as VI
prerequisite TO the mark citing of !
Imperial Valley eggs.
6. That at this meeting, the man
ager of one of the cooperative !
poultry producers marketing asso
citation in Southern California TO |
talk on the proper grading and mar /
keting of eggs, methods of forming |
an associat ton, etc.
Z. That a similar mass meeting of |
poultry producers of the northern |
part of Imperial valley be held in !
Brawley, Wednesday evening April |
%.
5. That speaker be secured to
talk at these meetings on the advis-
ability of forming a poultry pro-
ducers department of the Imperial
county farm bureau.
Interest Poultry Raisers
9. That the ;.bove poultry pro
dncers committee in each Farm Cen |
ter get every person interested in
poultry residing in his farm center
to attend one of these meetings.
10. That at these meetings an ex
preston of opinion of those present
be obtained as to the advisability
of appointing a committee to organ
ize a poultry producers department,
or a poultry producers marketing
association or both,
IL. If those present. so desire. that
the chairman shall appoint such
committees. 4
~. That such committees meet
as soon following these meetings
as possible.
Ask Bankers Cooperation
l3. That the Imperial Valley
Bankers association be requested to
appoint a committee to work with
these committees.
IA. That the committees make n
careful survey compiling such data
as the number of poultry producers
in the county, the quantity of poul
try products each produces, the
number of eases of eggs shipped out
of the county and date of shipping,
the price of eggs received by pro-
dueers in the VALLEY over series of
wears, comparison OF these prices
with prices elsewhere, cost and
possibilities of cold storage in I'm
perial valley, in Los Angeles and
in New York, the possibility and adj
visibility of marketing through one
of the cooperative poultry pro
dncers marketing associations now
operating in Southern California.
IL. That the committees shall
draw up marketing plan, a eonsti
tuition and bylaws, IA marketing and
subscription agreement, plan of
organization, campaign, and shall
investigate a desirable manager
Market Division TO Aid
IL That the cooperation of the
Division of Markets of the Uni
versity of California of the L. s.
Department of Agriculture and of
the State Department of Agricul-
ture be secured.
II. That these committees draw
up set of bylaws and program
of work for poultry producers de-
partment of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau.
Is. That mass meetings of poul-
try producers be called in El Cen
tro and Brawley early in June, 10
hear the reports of these commit
tees and take whatever action is
deemed desirable.
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