Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-01
POULTRY,
Monthly Meeting Of the Lancaster County
Poultry Society.

oSSocidIlOn nelQ a SCaCeO meeting III III
room of the agricultural society.
The following named members wer
present
Messrs. G. A. Geyer, vice president
Spring Garden J. 3. Lichty, secretary
city Frank r. Diffendcrffer, city II. H
Tshudy, Lititz Frank Griest. city VIM
A. SchOenberger, city (; J. NJ. Johnston
city Wash L. Hershey, Chickies Henr!
Wissler, Columbia J. A. Stober
Schoeneck Chas. E. Long, city Ferd
Schaefier, city Joseph r. Trissler, city
W. G. Kafroth, West Earl John G. Lin
vile, Salisbury; Peter S. Reist, Lititz; Chas
Lippold, city :; Jos. S. Wilmer, Paradise
L. Frank Evans, Lititz Jacob B. Long
city; NJ. L. Greidcr, Rapho; Addison
Flowers, Mt. Joy ; Jos. A. Z. Carpenter,
city Ii. S. CARRIER, Mount Joy.
II. II. Tshudy, from the committee ap.
pointed to audit the accounts of the treas
nrer, reported progrcss-none of the other
members of the committee being present.
Ol motion the committee was continued.
The following new members were pro-
posed and elected: DIR. ID. Rine Hurst,
Ephrata Sebastian Keller, Eizabethtown;
John NJ. Grider, Mountville johnson
Miller, Warwick.
On motion, the society proceeded to
elect president to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Rev. d. G. Tobias.
The following nominations were made,
Silas \. Warfel, Strasburg; Charles E.
Long, city ; b. J. McGrann, Mannheim
township; S. S. Spencer, city.
Mr.. Long withdrew his name as Il can
didatc, and took occasion to say that he
had heard that some of the country mem
bers had stated that they intended to cut
him because they had heard he exhibited a
bird at the late show that did not belong
to him. He made an explanation to
the effect that he had made trade with
Mr.. Martin, and had owned the fowl Ca
bantum pullcD nearly two months before
and after the show and had traded back
afterwards, to please Mr.. Martins little
boy. The fowl exhibited was as much the
property of Mr. Long as any other bird on
exhibition.
Mr.. j. a. Stobcr corrOborated Mr.. Long S
statement he said he had seen Mr.. Mar
tin on Friday last, and he had made to him
substantially the same statement made by
Mr.. Long.
Mr.. Long had exhibited bird-nOt his
Own-and received premium on it, he
felt it his duty to investigate the matter.
He called upon Mr.. Martin, and that gen.
tIeman said the bird exhibited 10y Mr.
Long belonged to him (Mr. Martin), and
that the bird was bantam hen, although
it was entered as 4 pullet. Having heard
this, he told Mr.. Tshudy about it with q
view of having the matter investigated.
Mr.. Longs statement is entirely satisfac-
tory, however.
Mr.. Long said if the bantam was Il hen
and not a pullet, he was not aware of the
fact !; and indeed it made no difference SO
far as the premeum was concerned, for the
premium was for either hens or pullets
Mr.. Long again positively withdrew his
nlmc rs a candidate for president.
On motion the further discussion of the
matter was dropped.
Election of President.
Messrs. w. l.. Hershey, and J. a. E..
Carpenter were appointed tellers to con-
duct the election for president. The name
of B. J. McGrann was withdrawn, and a
ballot being taken resulted as follows
Silas n. Warfel had 1G votes S. S. Spen-
Ger had votes; Charles Z. Long had 2
votes. Mr.. Warfel was declared elected.
VIM. A. Schoenbcrger was nominated to
fill the vacancy in the executive cOmmitte
caused by Mr. Warfers election to tie
presidency.
Setting Hens.
The question show early in the season
shall we set our hens?' next came up for
discussion.
Mr.. Kafroth said hens night he safely
set all the year round-in winter as well as
in summer. All they need is to be kept in
a reasonably warm place and give a proper
degree ofattention.
Mr.. Evans said that if chicks are to be
raised for exhibition he would Recommend
that the hens be set in the latter part OF
February or the early part of March.
food and this cannot conveniently be had
until towards the end of March. The best
exhibition chicks he had ever seen were
T. shed late in March or early in April.
Mr.. Flowers agreed with Mr.. Evans he
had set hens early in January and late in
February, and the latter had far outgrown
the farmer
Mr.. Tshudy had not been successful in
raising chicks Matched earlier than March.
He supposed if the winter was as mild as
the present one has been they might safely
be Matched earlier. Some farmers contend
that chickens Matched after harvest make
the best layers, but they never attain SO
great size as early spring chickens.
Mr. Trissler said he has now brood of
chicks two weeks old and they are doing
finely.
In answer to question rs to how tie
chicks hatched out by the patent incubator
were coming on, Mr.. Johnston said that
the four lie had taken charge of had all
died, the last ofthe number dying about a
week ago. after living about seven weeks.
He kept them in the sitting room, in which
a fire was kept day and night. He fed
them on boiled eggs, bread crumbs, Indian
meal, canary seed, milk. &c, ,and probably
had killed them with kindness. Without |
the aid of the coroner he had held a post
mortcm Oh one of the chicks and found