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Newspaper
Arcadia News
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1938
Page
3
Local ad offers barred Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and New Hampshire hens for sale. Shop at 1810 Las Turvas Drive Temple City, contact Atlantic 2-1293 for more details.
M B Rich Hatchery seeks hatching eggs from Rhode Island Reds any quantity. Wu the quality is right, good price paid. Address 1021 W Du Arte Road Arcadia.
Highest prices paid for dead and old stock. One to six dollars. B P Ruley buys old stock at 2525 Gidley Street El Monte. Contact Budlong 8 6661 for quick offers.
Local hatchery advertises baby chicks available immediately including leghorns Austra Whites R I Reds and Barred Rocks from Vigorous trap nested stock. Encourages reservations to avoid disappointment and notes location Rosemead California on Valley Boulevard through Jennings Hatchery 1922 EF.
C. J. Smith Hatchery in Arcadia offers Rhode Island Reds Barred Plymouth Rocks Austro whites New Hampshires and Cornish Hybrids from good blood tested stock at 22 W Huntington Dr near Sunset Blvd remark.
Arcadia Hatchery at 806 Baldwin Avenue Arcadia offers Select Barred Rocks and Red Rhode Island Reds. Phone number 2032 for orders and inquiries. Availability includes quality stock and guidance on care. Local poultry buyers can contact for details and pricing.
An auctioneer John Kilcoin presides at 11 o clock on Saturday morning at 2709 San Gabriel Boulevard Garvey Atlantic 2 2837. The notice invites participation for the local sale by John Kilcoin and J EB Gordon.
Flocks produced for production qualities including egg size rapid growth and feathering and vigor are offered. Large type commercial chicks for fryers or ROP blood for foundation breeding flocks available in Barred Rocks New Hampshire KR 1 Bed White Leghorns Rock-Red Cross Austra-Whites. Special quantity discounts on future orders or immediate delivery. 825 S Merced Baldwin Park.
A record-breaking delegation of Farm Bureau members from San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County will attend the California Farm Bureau Federation’s twentieth annual convention in Sacramento November 19 17. Speakers of national prominence will discuss marketing of farm products transportation issues health insurance labor racketeering in distribution agricultural legislation land use planning and cooperation marketing among other California farming topics. The convention will feature reports summarizing accomplishments by the California Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The Washington Co-operative Eye and Poultry Association now lists about 24,800 members, indicating a broad base for its cooperative efforts in eye care and poultry ventures.
Modern old-time harness shop at 722 E Valley Blvd San Gabriel offers saddles bridles Martin gales spurs crops quirts boot jacks bits stirrups and other horse equipment. Knowledgeable staff provide authentic advice on needs and correct outfits. Call AT 2-1839 or visit the shop.
The Poultry Service Club of Southern California held its first fall meeting during Fair Week at the Women's Community clubhouse in Pomona. Dr. J. R. Beach of UC Veterinary Science reviewed key papers from the Poultry Science Association. Topics included gizzard erosion, feather pulling, eggshell thickness, vitamin G hatchability, and seventeen hour light for egg production. Glenn R. Campbell promoted the Seventh Annual World's Poultry Congress to be held in Cleveland. W. R. Ewing was honored as he prepares to move east, with former president Thomas Conway praising his contributions.
Reporter recalls a lively day at the poultry building with birds coops and lots of chatter. Mrs Rose Hurdle, secretary of the California Breeders of Rare and Fancy Fowl, impressed attendees, while Glen E. Cline from Arcadia shares his Partridge Plymouth Rocks hobby at Pasadena Junior College. The essay ends with a playful egg or hen debate and a note on rabbit entries taking space.
San Gabriel Valley poultrymen earned top honors as eight champion entries were shown at the poultry building entrance. The grand champion is a white Plymouth Rock hen from Rosemead entered by Otto Locken. Other champions include a white Orpington pullet from Comp ton by C. M. Prior, a dark Cornish trio from South Pasadena and Rosemead, a dark Cornish cock from Rosemead by J. E. Parsons, a black Australorp cockerel from Bell, a white Coch in bantam hen from La Canada, a white Embden goose gander from Bellflower by William Lechner, and a Bronze tom turkey from Pomona by Shelton Turkey Ranch.
The Southern California Turkey Growers' Association invites membership from September 24 to 30 with headquarters in Riverside. General Manager F W Rahn says the move assists growers seeking to join the egg shipping pool and requires signing both meat bird and egg marketing agreements. Members must ship at least 50 percent of their birds through the association and all their eggs.
The list of prize winners features Chase and J S&S Craig of Strawn, Glen E Cline, Mrs Maude King, Mrs Bessie Richardson, Wild Kem, Bivatt of Arcadia, and several others including Phe Misses Hershberber and Jones, Rk W Jones of San Gabriel, H R Page Monrovia, H L Low Jr, J E Parsons, Ray Gould, Otto Locken of Rosemead, F M Frost, A V Shirley of Temple City, John W Wilson, Homer Landon of South Pasadena.
Community notes from the AN GABRIEL VALLEY TOPICS report on Feb events include reminders of meetings, school activities, and civic updates. Residents are urged to attend sessions on public safety, park improvements, and library programs to support neighborhood initiatives.
Arcadia Police Chief Loren Roosevelt highlights a Pacific Rural Press article advising poultry growers to boost security. Tips include bright lighting, fences, watchdogs, bells, trip wires, and immediate police contact. Identify birds by tattoo or toeing, note license numbers, and remain vigilant as holidays raise theft risk.
The Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin lists twelve tests for profitable poultry. They include rapid growth and early maturity, continuous production, high intensity, persistence, non broody behavior, longevity, strong egg size and color, good hatchability and chick viability, disease resistance, good disposition, and choosing products with the highest market value.
Three eggs in Windsor Colorado survived a dramatic ten foot fall inside a barn. The incident drew local attention as observers noted the fragile cargo remained intact despite the drop. No injuries reported and the eggs are considered lucky by the owner.
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