506 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



Because the American Poultry Association will not stand for 

 members who are not straight and honorable. 



Because our State has taken up the matter of poultry educa- 

 tion and investigation, and the industry needs your counsel and 

 co-operation to assist in perfecting such a strong organization that 

 the State will recognize the importance of the poultry industry and 

 keep us at the head of other states in the matter of poultry educa- 

 tion and experiments. 



Because one-half of your life membership fee of $10 comes 

 back to your own branch to be spent right at home in promoting 

 the poultry industry. 



Because being a member is a guaranty of your reliability, as 

 you can print the A, P. A. emblem in your catalogue and ads, and 

 wear the button of the association, etc. 



Because there would be no pure-breed poultry business if it 

 were not for the A. P. A. Every bird you sell at a price above 

 market poultry is due to the A. P. A. 



Because the American Poultry Association is taking up the 

 matter of the standards for market eggs and poultry, thus develop- 

 ing this branch of the industry. 



Because you can be a member of the largest live stock organi- 

 zation in the world for life by the payment of the small fee of 

 $10.00 with no further assessment or dues. 



Because the association is taking up the work of getting out 

 breed standards. You owe it to your breed to help this good work 

 by joining the association. 



The Missouri State Branch is working for your benefit and 

 that of others in the building up of the poultry interests, which 

 will bring more profits to you. Are you not willing to help? You 

 can not invest $10.00 in any other way that will bring as great 

 returns. 



RAISING CHICKS. 



(Prof. H L. Kempster.) 



Brooding chicks involves many additional problems aside from 

 those of caring for the chicks. Chief among these are the care, 

 character and quality of the breeding stock and the manner in 

 which the chicks have been incubated. A chick has much of its 

 destiny determined before it is hatched, and often any amount 

 of care on our part so far as brooding is concerned will prove use- 



