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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
27
Conducted by Dan E Root The Daily Light invites inquiries about poultry care feeding breeding diseases etc addressed to the Poultry Editor and answered in the Sunday issue of the following week. Association secretaries should send notices of meetings and items of interest to members. The Light also welcomes pictures of prize winning stock.
Anxious January starts lure would be poultry beginners. The piece urges small beginnings and modest capital, favoring pure bred stock, simple sturdy houses, and careful daily care. It stresses gradual expansion, cautious growth, and self-reliant learning for profitable flocks.
Practical Breeders argues poultry can be profitable and urges regular feeding, vigilant care, and hard work. It highlights thriving backyard flocks in San Antonio, value of thoroughbred stock, joining local associations, and a 1912 Lone Star Poultry show. It covers egg-eating cures, show preparations, and tips on housing, feeding, and disease prevention.
Local breeder argues poultry raising offers money and recreation with study value. He notes a pullet can net $1.50 to $2 in her first year and cites examples of backyard success while inviting readers to share methods for profit.
Lone Star Poultry Association under C C Leel plans a January show in San Antonio from the 8th to the 15th. The event aims to promote pure bred chickens across Southwest Texas with liberal premiums, cups, and a world class display. Percy Cook of Scotch Plains R I promises to attend with top Orpingtons, highlighting the south’s best poultry display.
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures dyspepsia and strengthens the stomach and digestive organs to improve function, advising readers to take Hood's.
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