The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-17
Owners of Two Chicken Farms
Have Shipped to Market 5000
Dozen Eggs Since January |.
POULTRY MEETING SATURDAY
Egg Association Organized and Sale
Will Be Held in Dawson on Thurs
day of This Week. Interest in the
Poultry Business Is Growing.

Will Be Held in Dawson on Thurs
day of This Week Interest in the
Poultry Business Is Growing.
The product of the hen is bringing
in shekels in large amount to the own
ers of two Terrell county chicken
farms who have exploited the posi-
bties of that industrious bird.
Since January LIST they have receiv-
ed approximately $4,000 from the sale
of 5000 dozen eggs.
One of these chicken yards is locat-
ed a mile and half north OF Dawson,
and is owned by Dr. L. Lamar and
John w. Kennedy. They have it stock
ed with 1000 white leghorn hens, and
all this year have shipped on an aver
age of two crates or 90 dozen eggs a
day, besides selling many eggs for
hatching purposes. They ship their
eggs to Montgomery, Ala, where they
i have customer who is under contract
4 to take their entire output at stip-
h ulated price.
4 The other hennery in the county IS
owned by Carl Fletcher, of Parrot.
He has about 1000 white leghorn
8 hens and his shipments of eggs this
year have averaged two crates day.
Mr. Fletcher ships his eggs to winter
resorts in Florida, and gets % cents
dozen for them.
Besides the sales from these yards
many eggs have been sold in small
quantities from the farms, enough per-
haps to run the amount received in the
county from egg this year to $500 or
more.
The egg industry has grown to pro-
portions undreamed of few years
ago, and from the interest that is be-
ing manifested it will become an i'm
portant source of revenue i'll the coun-
ty in the next few years.
An Association Organized.
A number OF poultry growers from
throughout the county met in the
court house Saturday afternoon and
organized the Dawson Egg Assocla-
ton, with J. o. Russell as manager
and Mrs. w. H. Dismuke secretary
treasurer. Mr.. A. f. Gibson, the coun-
4 ty agricultural agent, was in charge
OF the meeting. Nix. Elmore Ragsdale
OF the State Bureau of Markets, ad
dressed the meeting and suggested
that as soon as possible the association
contract their eggs for a twelvemonth
period, and pointed out that the grow
ers should organize right away and
prepare to sell eggs on cooperative
plan, but not expect any miracles.
1t was thought best to hold an egg
sale this week, and next Thursday
was agreed upon. 1t is very much de-
sired to make a success of this sale,
and nothing but good fresh stock
should be brought, taking pains to
have all eggs clean and of fair size.
No eggs should be brought in that
weigh less than II ounces to the doz-
en- and not older than last Saturdays.
The eggs will be brought to the
county court room in the court house
and be packed and graded and tested.
he county agricultural agent, A. E.
Glbson, will receive eggs till 4 c, clock
IN the afternoon, but it is hoped that
as many as possible will bring their
eggs in the morning and early after
noon, so that they may be made ready
to ship that day.
All bids will be called in this Tues
qTay) evening, and it will be known
Wednesday morning just what the
pllce to be paid at the sale will be.