Word: poultrymen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...poultrymen failed to convene. If they had met, they would have discussed the statistics compiled by D. H. Otis, director of the agricultural commission of the American Bankers' Association: An increase in the average number of eggs laid by each chicken in one year from 56 to 135-a proven possibility-would nearly cut in half the 409,290,849 chickens now required in the U. S. It would result in a capital saving amounting...
...Chicago, 500 poultrymen attended the ninth annual convention of the International Baby Chick Association at Edgewater Beach Hotel, received reports from nine affiliated State Baby Chick Associations, unanimously approved the formation of Accredited Hatcheries, unanimously authorized their officers to eliminate dishonest chick advertising, watched baby chick motion pictures at a baby chick dinner, took bus rides, danced, bathed, presented their retiring President, Prof. Harry R. Lewis, with a handsome watch and Mrs. Lewis with an enormous bouquet, voted to hold their tenth convention at Atlantic City...