308 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



SUGGESTED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



Article I. This club shall be known as the Boys' 



and Girls' Poultry Club. 



Article II. The objects of the club shall be: (1) To obtain a 

 greater knowledge of the value of raising and breeding standard-bred 

 poultry. (2) To teach better methods of marketing first-class poultry 

 and eggs of uniform quality, and, (3) To learn how to carry on hatch- 

 ing, rearing, feeding, and housing of fowls. 



Article III. Any boy or girl between the ages of ten and eighteen 

 years can become a member of the club on signing the membership 

 roll and on agreeing to set at least one setting of eggs from standard- 

 bred stock during the hatching season, and foUowmg instructions. 



Article IV. Members shall not pay any dues or assessments other 

 than those actually necessary to carry on the club activities. Such 

 dues or assessments shall not exceed a year. 



Article V. The club as an organization agrees to hold a meeting 

 at least once a month and all members of the organization are expected 

 to attend. 



Article VI. Each member must study the instructions sent out 

 by the club organizer and agree to furnish reports when requested to 

 do so. The officers of the club shall be a president, a vice-president, 

 and a secretary and treasurer. 



Article VII. The president or secretary has a right to caU a 

 meeting of the club at any time. The annual meeting shall take place 

 as soon after November 1st of each year as possible. The officers for 

 the ensuing year shall be elected at that meeting and shall hold office 

 until their successors are elected. 



Article VIII. Each member is expected to exhibit every fall or 

 winter several fowls of his or her own raising, and one dozen of eggs at 

 the state or county fair or some other suitable place, such as a school 

 or community show. > 



Article IX. All prizes on live poultry must be decided in accord- 

 ance with the standards of the breeds described in the American Stan- 

 dard of Perfection, published by the American Poultry Association. 



Plans for starting the actual work. One of the most 

 important phases of this work is that of providing ways 

 and means by which the members can get their start. When 

 this problem is solved, the club can be considered well under 

 way. Generally speaking, there are two methods that can 

 be followed. The first and least expensive one is that of 

 hatching chickens from eggs purchased from a reliable breeder 

 of standard-bred stock. The second plan is that of buying 

 several hens and a male bird. This method, although pre- 

 senting a larger money investment, ordinarily brings imme- 

 diate returns through the production of eggs. In either 



