June, 1913
(The sands of time at Ocean City a century ago)
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Baltimore Sun
October, 1986
June, 1943
Democratic Messenger
Anonymous said...I did not know that Norman Nock had been a poultry spotter during World War II but am not surprised as he went on he found and operated his own company, Nock Feed Service.
Back in those days the chicken business was VERY different than it is now. Individual farmers purchase their own chicks, feed and medication. It took an average of 16 weeks to grow a marketable bird versus 45-49 days now. When the birds were ready for market local processing companies would send out "spotters" who would estimate weights and evaluate the flock being put up for sale. The spotters would report back to their respective companies set a date for that particular lock to be auctioned. Auctions were held at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange in Selbyville and were considered so important that they were carried live on local radio station WBOC. The auctioneer was Carrol Long and he also had a poultry report on WBOC TV every weeknight.
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I did not know that Norman Nock had been a poultry spotter during World War II but am not surprised as he went on the found and operated his own company, Nock Feed Service.
Back in those days the chicken business was VERY different than it is now. Individual farmers purchase their own chicks, feed and medication. It took an average of 16 weeks to grow a marketable bird versus 45-49 days now. When the birds were ready for market local processing companies would sent out "spotters" who would estimate weights and evaluate the flock being put up for sale. The spotters would report back to their respective companies set a date for that particular lock to be auctioned. Auctions were held at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange in Selbyville and were considered so important that they were carried live on local radio station WBOC. The auctioneer was Carrol Long and he also had a poultry report on WBOC TV every weeknight.
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