Cooperative Poultry Sales Drive Georgia Production Rise
Director A D Jones notes the first cooperative carrot poultry sale in Griffin in 1921 spurred Georgia's poultry industry. By 1929 sales reached 248 carloads earning $870,087.81, with 119 counties served and 740 towns reached. Railroads aid, bids issued, and profits highlighted, future outlook strong for continued growth in Georgia poultry.
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A. D. Jones
State Bureau of Markets
Griffin
Eorgia
Turner Junty
Manches Patton Association Faults Shipper Methods
H. Robinson, secretary of the Manches Patton Association, Ltd, complains that the aligning and marketing methods of the shippers are not up to standard. He notes present practices are tidy yet partly covered, causing inefficiencies in bale covering and shipping, contrasting with better methods used by other cotton wingie producers.
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Ti H. Robinson
Manches Patton Association, Ltd
Mr. Robinson
Brigena Jason Zeealig
Georgia Crops Show Big Rise in 1929 Values
USDA figures for Georgia crops in 1929 estimate total value at 8262,254,000, up about 29 million dollars or 18 percent from 1928. Cotton, tobacco, and watermelon led gains, while peanuts, sugar cane syrup, and sweet potatoes also rose, with corn and fruit crops showing notable increases and wheat and hay slipping.
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Georgia
Harvester
SRE
Egg Laying Contest Proves Popular In Poultry Era
The Egg Laying Contest at Georgia State College of Agriculture, backed by the Atlanta Journal, draws breeders and visitors as it showcases hens’ monthly laying speed. Begun November 1, 1926 with 1000 pullets from nineteen states, it features 100 pens and modern strawloft houses, with egg sale revenue and entry fees funding operations.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Coreib State College of Agriculture
Atlanta Journal of Atlanta
Canada
United States
Next contest schedule for upcoming operation year
The fragment notes a timeline mentioning a fifty one week operation ending in October and an upcoming contest starting October 1. No other clear names or locations are readable to anchor a fuller summary.
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Vember
Bird Pen Rearing Records With Detailed Husbandry Methods
The text outlines pen housing and feeding for birds including a 20 fee per pen, shipping uncontrollable by owners, uniform feed such as mash oystershell grit and fresh water cut prior to birds, seasonal grain feeding, and trap nesting. An attendant samples birds hourly, weighing each and recording data to build individual and pen records for analysis of factors like egg size and production.
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Thun
State bureau reports cooperative sales total 1.745 million
The state bureau of markets last year handled cooperative sales totaling 1,745,006.61 dollars, according to A. D. Jones, director of the bureau.
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State Bureau of Markets
A. D. Jones
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