DUBUQUE HATCHERY - Revision history

Randylyon at 16:31, 9 February 2018

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	Dubuque Hatchery. Dubuque Hatchery was located on Central Avenue south of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]] in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the several thousand farms in Dubuque County raised chickens. By 1994, the broiler chicken business was making a comeback on hobby farms, but the chick business remained with no more than one hundred customers.		Dubuque Hatchery. Dubuque Hatchery was located on Central Avenue south of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]] in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. It sold baby chickens, supplies and feed. The business also bought eggs from local farmers. Hours were extended on Saturday to accommodate farm families who came to town. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the several thousand farms in Dubuque County raised chickens. By 1994, the broiler chicken business was making a comeback on hobby farms, but the chick business remained with no more than one hundred customers.

	The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.		The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.

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			Source:

			Dickel, Dean. "Owners Plan to Close Dubuque Hatchery," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 21, 1994, p. 2

	[[Category: Hatcheries]]		[[Category: Hatcheries]]

Randylyon at 00:09, 9 November 2011

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	The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.		The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.

	[[Category: ~~Hatchery~~]]		[[Category: Hatcheries]]

Randylyon at 00:09, 9 November 2011

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	Dubuque Hatchery. ~~Business~~ located on Central Avenue south of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]] in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the several thousand farms in Dubuque County raised chickens. By 1994, the broiler chicken business was making a comeback on hobby farms, but the chick business remained with no more than one hundred customers.		Dubuque Hatchery. Dubuque Hatchery was located on Central Avenue south of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]] in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the several thousand farms in Dubuque County raised chickens. By 1994, the broiler chicken business was making a comeback on hobby farms, but the chick business remained with no more than one hundred customers.

	The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.		The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.

	[[Category: ~~Company~~]]		[[Category: Hatchery]]

Randylyon at 02:41, 3 January 2009

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	The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.		The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.

	[[Category: ~~Business~~]]		[[Category: Company]]

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Dubuque Hatchery. Business located on Central Avenue south of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE]] in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the several thousand farms in Dubuque County raised chickens. By 1994, the broiler chicken business was making a comeback on hobby farms, but the chick business remained with no more than one hundred customers.

The hatchery stopped raising chicks about 1970 choosing instead to purchase them from larger hatcheries. The feed business suffered when larger farms purchased directly from the manufacturer. The hatchery which had sold baby chickens, supplies and feed, and purchased eggs from local farmers was closed in 1994.

[[Category: Business]]