j WHY THE SPECIALTY CLUB | 



■N comparison to the number of breeders, the number of Club mem- 

 bers in any speciality club is small. 



This ought not so to be, but nevertheless it is a fact. 



We wonder sometimes if it is because breeders are as a class closefisted, 

 selfish, careless, or do they not realize the fact that a specialty club is an 

 absolutely necessary thing for the success of any breed of fowls? 



There is such a great variety of fowls that if any breed is not given 

 special publicity, and boosted to some extent, it will fall behind instead 

 of progressing. This is true of any breed, new or old. And it is univer- 

 sally admitted that "What is everybody's business is nobody's business," 

 so unless organized effort is made to boost, who is going to do it? 



Clubs are not organized nor kept up for the purpose of making money. 

 Most of the oflScers in all the clubs serve without recompense, and the 

 whole income of the club is expended in furthering the best interests of the 

 breed, by giving ribbons, cups, cash and other specials at the shows and 

 thus encouraging exhibition; advertising the breed, circulating thousands 

 of booklets and circulars, improving the Standard, providing illustrations, 

 etc., etc. Breeders do not do these things singly, and they are only done 

 by co-operation. 



The demand for eggs for hatching and stock for breeding and exhi- 

 biting is created solely by club activity, and breeders owe much to the 

 club that represents their breed, and it is only reasonable that they show 

 their appreciation by joining and keeping up their membership. It is the 

 least they can do. 



Most clubs have a membership fee of only $1.00 per year, and it 

 really is remarkable the good work they accomplish with such a limited 

 amount of funds. It were better that breeders gave $2.00 each, as the 

 money they pay into the club is the best investment they make during 

 the whole year. 



Whatever breed of fowls you keep, by all means support the club 

 that is boosting that breed, and don't let the other fellow do the work and 

 spend the money while you sit idly by and share in the reward without 

 doing a blessed thing to help. It's not fair. 



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