Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 35

Y, FEB : SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1925 Che Casper Daily Cribune PAGE NINE POULTRY GIVEN PREFERENCE Ao MONEY MAKER Steady Inctease Shown in State; Revenues wivaee uil or BY J. B. SNOW "Few Wyoming agricultural .en- terprises have grown more rapldly than that or raising poultry,’ cording to Mr. Wilbert H. McNees; graduate of the Pennsylvanta State Agricultural College, and-now. poul try specialist in the Extension Di vision of the University of Wyo: roing. Mr. McNees, who was super- *intendent of the First Annual Wyo- ming State Potato, Poultry and Egg show. held in Casper last month, is an authority on Wyoming lary problems 4 is svell acquainted W fat tunity. and schicken raisin Piacerding st Wyoming pot Casper has more beautiful residences and more substantial business houses than any other: try spec! 6 raising of tur! aye kK q p ye uw ‘. - 5 : ! fons of tare ear ant ’ city in the Rocky Mountain Region. Practically all of the material for these buildings was veness i romiepariclary bought right here in Casper, where the contractors and builders could see EXACTLY WHAT Seater tbe *huthey Dor” lo. etiphent THEY WERE PUTTING INTO THEIR BUILDINGS. Tha taints whacieostetag RINE are being herded by men and boys on horseback. In support of his state- ment concerning figures showing the growth of the business from a total valuation of but $25,000 In 1921 +6 $500,000 in 1924. “By January 1st, 29," Mr. MecNees sala, “the ess in Wyoming will é reach a total valuation of more than a milton dollars.” Turkey Industry Grows During the past year according to conservative estimidtes compiled in the offices of the Extension Division 1,400,000 pounds of Wyoming .tur- keys have been consumed by ap- proximately 700.000 persons and ‘ that of nearly one and a half million Pi pounds consumed, more than 900,000 pounds were served in states other than Wyoming and approximately - 4 500,000 pounds were consumed by residents of this state. Of the 90,- 000 pounds of turkey shipped out of the state, 34 carloads of turkeys were consigned in ‘co-operative ship- Th speaking of the origin of the at q F rn Petes fer Wyoming tha, vers Pout When you contemplate erecting any kind of building, whether large or small, you should first el td ae a consult your local lumber dealer. He has thousands of dollars invested in Casper and is in- aan a fe gee terested in every movement for civic betterment. He is constantly boosting for a bigger and j SS, el tale ern better city. He is interested in your problems and will give you sound advice, which will Teen orovieeat the: Wromine fasihee WA os pay you to follow. with a very sizeable source of in- According to Mr. McNees, there are four great turkey sections In thé state at the present time and the business is spreading rapidly to other sections of Wyoming. At the prespnt time the industry ts flour- ishing in the agricultural sections of Platte and Goshen counties, in Fre- wo mont county, In the central and , northern section of’ the big Horn r Basin and in Sheridan and Johnson counties In the northeast. Mr. Me- Nees also states that Wyoming Is . particularly adapted for the raising of turkeys. Turkeys, he says, thrive in a dry climate and the fact that ; cold weather 1n Wyoming comes a 4 little éarlier than fn a great major- ity of the states. forces the turkeys to abandon foraging In the fields ' . and brngs them to the farmyard wherein they can be quickly fattened and made ready for Thanksgiving and @hristmas markets. Turkeys, unlike chickens, cannot be penned ee es Build with GUARANTEED MATERIALS. They are cheapest in the long run. Your local a oe rn neverthela lumber dealer handles nothing else. Guaranteed materials are the best obtainable and are appiesy tusinass in Wyoeatng in 1980 the kind that will help you build right. They are properly seasoned for this climate and will bd igh thi at on january Ist of that which sumer approximately 4700 stay put when they go into your building. Bring your building problems to any of the under- 4 si signed lumber dealers and they will help you arrive at the proper solution. They know their 0 tone ot tha business and the acquaintance will be mutually beneficial. g production pér increase hen. In 1910 Wyoming hens aver. aged 10 egg apiece; {n 1920, 84 eggs aplece; In 1924, 89 eggs. The total Wresiing ene productien this year —t. ens in the state by January 1, 1929 : specialist eS sag! WESTERN LUMBER CO, O. L. WALKER LUMBER CO. when it cor iiuatrated t duction was IcNees who gave rds of a number One hen at Her r la as 255 eggs. ft under } poultry farm and up to the 29th of last njonth; when Mr. McNeea wos interviewed, she had not missed a day in December and had laid efght eggs th the latter part of the pre- ceding! month, making here a record of 34 conseeutive days without a break, In the same contest a hen from Torrington has layed 47 eggs 50 days, the Inst 33 daya without sl IM laying at the . Still another Wyoming he s the record of baving igid 37 eggs without @ miss, = KEITH LUMBER CO. NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. ————_—————