Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1915 — Jasper County Poultry Show Next Week. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Poultry Show Next Week.

Remember that the Jasper County Poultry Show will be held in Rensselaer next week, commencing Monday and ending on Saturday. The show will be held in'the 'Hamilton & Kellner implement room, north of Knapp’s livery barn. A good list of prizes has been provided and a fine lot of poultry is expected to be on exhibition. Jasper county stands well to the head in the production of highclass poultry, and many breeders here have won numerous prizes at all the big poultry shows where they have exhibited their birds; they have also shipped birds to all points of the compass, as a result. It costs no more to raise a good quality of poultry than it does a poor quality; in fact it costs less, as the better grade of stock is more'hardy and more birds reach maturity than in the inferior gityies. t ’

The poultry and egg industry has reached gigantic proportions in this country and the total value of this product is simply amazing when compared with that of many of our other leading products which are given many times the attention by the public in geaeral. The excellent prices obtained for both eggs and poultry should incite the farmers especially to give more attention to this very profitable branch of farm industry. They can learn much by attending these poultry shows and in comparing notes with other breeders. Come out to the show here next week and help to make it a success and also learn something about raising and handling poultry that you do not already know.