Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-07
Will Arrange for
Maine Observance
Natl Egg Day May |

Saturday, May 1, 1926, has been
designated as National Egg Day. by
the National Poultry Council of the
United States of America, and in
line with the suggestions contained
In letter from Harry r. Lewis,
president of the National Poultry
Council, Herbert NJ. Tucker. chief of
the division of animal industry of the
Maine department of agriculture and
State chairman of the project, has
called a meeting of interested citi-
Zens. representatives of boards of
trade and newspaper correspondents
to be held at the rooms of the Maine
Poultry Producers Association, 101
Exchange street. Portland, at 10 A.
M, Friday of this week.
A State committee for the OBJ
servance Of the day will be organized
at the session and a program will be
outlined. Among those invited to be
present are: Professor Owen Wilbur
of the extension service of the Uni
versity of Maine; Lyman Chapman OF
Portland, representing business men;
A. L. T. Cummings of Portland,
secretary of the State Chamber of
Commerce; the publicity agent for
the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
representatives of the home demon
stration department of the University
OF Maine extension service, and
newspapers reporters from Lewiston
and Portland.
Suggestions from the National
Poultry Council of some of the ways
in which the lessons of Egg Day can
be brought to the attention of the
public include: Newspaper publicity
featuring egg recipes, and the magni-
tude and Importance of the poultry
industry; brief radio MESA es; store
window displays setting forth the
use of eggs in the diet. or exhibits
in the nature of egg shows, prizes
being awarded in the appropriate
classes; National Egg Day menus
served in hotels, restaurants or at
service club luncheons; or local cele-
brations.
I'm sections where the poultry
industry is more or less prominent,
it will be a fine plan 10 follow the
example of Petaluma, Cal, in hold
ing National Egg Day community
celebrations, says the letter from
President Lewis. There is no limit
to the possibilities or extent to which
such celebrations can be developed.
Make it 81 holiday and celebrate in
real holiday fashion: Parades with
! floats, the playing of games, egg
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| incubator in much the same way
clay pigeons are used, competitive
egg grading contests, community
dances, egg races, poultry and egg
auctions, banquets, etc.
1T is hoped that a number of
communities where poultry and egg
production is prominent win under
] take some of these special celebra-
ton activities.
THE fruit interests have just con-
Guided most interesting celebration,
of National Apple Week. 1t was
handled most effectively by State
committees from coast to coast. Let
us see if the poultry interests cannot
| do equally as well or better"
The National Egg Day proclama-
ton points out that:
The egg occupies a position of
great distinction and one of peculiar
merit and usefulness in the diet of
| our people, being extremely rich and
we'll balanced in digestible food nu-
triments, and being of great value as
a protective food through the high
vitamine content which it carries.
More people are directly interest
ed in the production and consump-
ton of eggs than any other single
| food commodity.
The poultry industry Of the
United States has reached a position
| of great magnitude, being one of our
leading agricultural pursuits.
THE value of the products pro-
duced by the American hen for the
current year is estimated to be APP
proXimately a billion and a quarter
dollars.
1T will be a day in which to pay
homage to an industry that stands
fifth among our agricultural pur-
( suits as measured by the value of
products produced: to spread the
message of the peculiar, protective
properties possessed by eggs in our
& human diet; to preach the gospel Of
the. Importance of poultry husbandry
and poultry products in the every
day practice of feeding our people"