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December 8, 1927
The Moorefield Examiner
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Miss Ruth Wampler, a pioneer in incubator-hatched turkey farming and 4-H member from Rockingham, Virginia, raised 126 turkeys and sold eggs for over $1,000 profit. She has been selected to represent Virginia at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show.
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Miss Ruth Wampler, daughter of Co. Agent, Charles W Wampler, and the pioneer in hatching turkeys in incubators and raising them in brooders, has been designated by the members of the Virginia 4-H Clubs to make the Virginia turkey exhibit at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show—another high distinction for a member of Rockingham Boys and Girls farm clubs.
Miss Wampler has been unusually successful this year in raising turkeys. Her profits are over $1,000. She raised 126 turkeys, which with the eggs she sold, have netted her a handsome income. Her egg sales amounted to $336.
Miss Wampler is the pioneer in the movement to raise turkeys on large scales as now employed in raising chickens. She uses an incubator to hatch the eggs and a brooder to raise the young turkeys. When the young turkeys come out of the shell, she moves her brooder houses to a section of the Wampler farm, where no chickens have foraged for food, and there she takes care of them. Her experiments have shown to be successful in raising turkeys they must be kept away from chickens.—Harrisonburg Record.
Miss Ruth Wampler, daughter of Co. Agent, Charles W Wampler, and the pioneer in hatching turkeys in incubators and raising them in brooders, has been designated by the members of the Virginia 4-H Clubs to make the Virginia turkey exhibit at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show—another high distinction for a member of Rockingham Boys and Girls farm clubs.
Miss Wampler has been unusually successful this year in raising turkeys. Her profits are over $1,000. She raised 126 turkeys, which with the eggs she sold, have netted her a handsome income. Her egg sales amounted to $336.
Miss Wampler is the pioneer in the movement to raise turkeys on large scales as now employed in raising chickens. She uses an incubator to hatch the eggs and a brooder to raise the young turkeys. When the young turkeys come out of the shell, she moves her brooder houses to a section of the Wampler farm, where no chickens have foraged for food, and there she takes care of them. Her experiments have shown to be successful in raising turkeys they must be kept away from chickens.—Harrisonburg Record.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
Prodigy
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Turkey Farming
Incubator Hatching
4 H Clubs
Poultry Show
Farming Profit
Pioneer Innovation
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Ruth Wampler
Charles W Wampler
Where did it happen?
Rockingham, Virginia; Wampler Farm
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Key Persons
Miss Ruth Wampler
Charles W Wampler
Location
Rockingham, Virginia; Wampler Farm
Story Details
Miss Ruth Wampler pioneered hatching turkeys in incubators and raising them in brooders on the Wampler farm, achieving over $1,000 profit from 126 turkeys and $336 in egg sales. As a 4-H member, she was selected to create Virginia's turkey exhibit at the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show.