The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-04-06


The southern reputation for plen.
ty Of fried chicken ard treSn yaFo
rrvs trss isn't true IN MISSISSIPPI
me potensialitieS are there. o1s
the scsualiaes have gone ~ith VIC
wind.
< January 1. 1893, showed Sc
estimated 1900 ooo-a cousicerAo-e
rnwber OF chickens when As taS
- end but less thar onc-thifd the
~ 500 so hens the pcUltry expss@
saw are necessary 70 r0r-h N&A
sinpi with a normal supply % p@4
try nroducts. AS a matter OF AeL
IL Was less than half the NsS1eA
hens the Sarne exreysS say are ceS
essary 10 supply tie states f&fnn
population alone.
Fifty-six commercial ratcnetl
In the state turned cut llsWVes
baby chicks In 1888. but the STATE
imported 1000. 600 frcn out
SIDE its borders.
II Is these figures revealing re
amazing poultry deficits m s~as
80 percent agricultural when -
holding NissiSsippiars atenaoh "a
the eve Of the seventh NsorAS
poultry Congress and Exposin0n
At Cleveland. Ohio. July y Aas1
Z, 1859
AltAsouSh .ILssissippt VII rot
have An officia. state exhthis At the
congress, for nearly Two years
poultry people here have efSn
building I'd enthusiasm for ne
mammoth convention and expc
sttton. II Is expected Laas . rgfn-
her Of branches OF the industry ~
Mississippi vii be r~epreScatsi
esther In TIE Youth rroTrsrh ne
a~xSoc,atsonai meetings. udG@t-t2l
exhibits. or the live bird sAo~ cnt
eompesi ;son. The State DSaort =
OF Agriculture and the Ex.I-a
serytce have been h1rsreEtns
home the inheritance OF The CSr'
grrss 10 every poultry prcdecer
handler. and associated EeGStrs
IN Mississippi
REPRESENTING en- industry Thcn
IN the United States alone IN all u
phases has been said 70 outrAss
IN value the combined p-ccucror
Of cattle. wheat potatoes SUGAR
and wool. the Congress IS meeun.
IN this country for the FIRST am
since It's orgaiixatson az 10
Hague. Netherlands. n iszi. th'
Cleveland show viii see TIE trisn
NAL meeting OF the worlds Pooi
try Science Association vhsca -
members in IS countries AlscSeta
er II Is anticipated that sixty Q
more countries will be Representa-
by persons in attendance 81 =
Congress
So iraportan. doeS the MissEStpf
BANKERS Association consider -
Cleveland show that il IS n-ovtttr.
au-expenSe trips 70 TIE On
city This summer for the winner
IN n statewide poultry tnprov'
u,ent contest among farm boy
The horne demonstration agents
TIE extension Servfce are organs
ms tours for Mississippi farm VI
men 10 the Congress EuS vaoEne
and YOUNGSTERS are not the pity U
tereSted persons: the state r1altz
ASSOCIATION. representing bar
headed businessman. vIl also
represented
These MiSSizSsp9s delegates VI
not be proud of the State QIGn'
res Of poultry pvodGcticu; but N
few cevelopuaenss ard N mai
PROSPECTS, they will be able TO q
The world much about MlSsssirE
One breeder. for Instance X
enter her GrasSganGS Rhode lssaI
Reds IN the live bird c~crrnetttis
against literally the worlds Be-
She has had premium birds IN .
Poultry CcrErsSSsS AZ both Lc
don. England aid Leipzig. c.
any One Of her 1-gt-s-vT1ul
trios was part Of the United Stat
government exhibit 1T L-l-=
1886.
MIssLss5ppEts disease centred %
grams may also feature the co
gross In THE words Of form
PrcS55sz. Edward Brown &C {