Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1905 — COME TO THE POULTRY SHOW. [ARTICLE]

COME TO THE POULTRY SHOW.

The first annual exhibition of the Iroquois Poultry and Pet Stock Association will be held in the K. of P. building in Rensselaer Jan. 8 to 13, 1906. While this is the first real attempt at a poultry show in Jasper county, it gives promise of being an exhibition that will be worth seeing. The poultry business is one that has made tremendous strides in the past quarter of a century, yes, even in the past ten years, and it is now recognized as one of the leading industries of the country. The money received by the farmers of this county for eggs and poultry products annually is a very large amount i ndeed, and apparently the business is yet in its infancy. Like cattle, horses and hogs, in poultry it pays always to grow the best; it costs no more to feed and raise the best ready for the market than the mongrel breed, and you can get many valuable pointers by attending the exhibition here next month. Several of our poultry breeders have already achieved considerable sue-

cess in the state and other big shows of the country and have won numerous prizes. Birds of their growing have found market for breeding purposes with some of the most prominent breeders of the country. The Democrat is glad to see the added interest that is being taken in this important branch of industry and we predict that the fame of' Jasper county's pure strains of poultry will create as great a name for itself as that secured by her pure bred hogs during the past few years.