Record #:

18565

Author(s):

Nichols, Dwight

Abstract:

T. O. Minton owns Champion Poultry Farms which is located near North Wilkesboro in Wilkes County. It is the largest in the South, and perhaps in the nation. He began in 1923 with 100 chickens and today has over 70,000. Recently a new chicken house was built which was 800 feet long and possibly the longest building in the state.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 51, May 1942, p7, il

Subject(s):

Chicken coops--Wilkes County; Champion Poultry Farms (Wilkes County)