Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-10-07
COOPERATIVE HATCHERY
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED

ing the past two weeks, action has
been taken to organize co-Opera-
tive hatchery association to serve
the community. Articles OF lncor-
poration based ON those Of success
ful co-operatives of this type in
other communities OF this state
were drawn up, and have been
approved by the Secretary Of
State, so that the cooperative is
now legally authorized to do bust
ness. Mr.. VIM. p. Mulligan, of
Washington Cooperative Hatch
cries, Everett, attended the first
meeting, and gave very valuable
assistance by explaining the oper-
ating methods of his concern, and
furnishing us with copies of the
legal documents and accounting
forms used by his organization.
Arrangements have been made
to assemble all the equipment used
by the Association at the Rose
bank Farm Hatchery for the sea
son of 1928, The number Of
hatcheing-egg producers inter
ested was found TO be such that
it was necessary to provide addi-
tional Matching equipment. With
the financial assistance OF the
Vashon State Bank, it has already
been possible to order n new l5,-
600 egg Petersime incubator, This
together with certain Matching
equipment turned in by members,
and that already owned BY the
Rose bank Farm Hatchery, pro
vides a total plant capacity of
about 10000 eggs at setting,
r. This enterprise has been estab-
lished because of the large success
attending similar undertakings in
other communities of Western
Washington, The organizers and
present membership OF the Asso-
citation include the following;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bentley,
Burton, Wash. Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Church, Burton, Wash; Mr.. and
Mrs. o, A. Kalland, Burton,
Wash. Mr., and Mrs. b, p, Kirk
land, Vashon, Wash; Mr.. and
Mrs, w. B. Mackie, vashon,
Wash. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Menees, Vashon, Wash. Mr.. Al
fred Norkett, Vashon, Wash. I;
Mr.. Ralph Peterson, Vashon,
Wash. Mr., Arnt Peterson, Wash
on, Wash; Mr.. and Mrs, j. Sc
land, Vashon, Wash, Mr.. and Mrs,
c, j. Tjomsland, Vashon, Wash. j;
Mr.. and Mrs, Jack Wood Portage,
Wash. Most of these members
have had long experience in var
ious phases of the chicken bust
ness.
The Trustees are five; Mr. o. A.,
Kalland, Mr.. Jack Wood, Mr.. w
S, Bentley, Mr.. w. b. Mackie, and
Mr.. b. p. Kirkland.
The Officers are; Mr. 0. A. Kal-
land, President; Mr.. Jack Wood.
Vice-Pres. Mrs. b. 7. Kirkland,
Sec 'y-Treas.
The outstanding purpose of this
Association is to maintain and i'm
prove the standards of CONNER
cial poultry breeding. All mem
bers are also members of the
Washington Certified Poultry
Association, operating under the
supervision of the Washington
State College. This Certified Asso-
citation requires that all breeding
hens be blood tested and rigorous
~ culled by the supervisor, aud the
State standards maintained.
The males used in the breeding
pens for the coming season are,
however, Of higher pedigree than
required by the Certified Poultry
Association, all being from pqreni
age of not less than 250 egg official
trapnest record. Last season,
sufficient Canadian Registry of
Performance male stock was I'M
ported through the University of
British Columbia to sire the male
stock used this season, with the
exception of about - males direct
ly imported. Many OF the breed
ing hens used in this years pens
are Of similar high record, and
virtually all Of them are the re-
suit of several years similar breed
ing. The Association viii make an
organized effort to still further inn
prove these breeding standards in
future.
II is the desire Of the organizers
Of this Association ia build it ON
broad foundation TO include i'm
its membership all local Matching
egg producers who wish 10 pro
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