Evening journal., 1898-06-01
Ecas m ENGLAND.
A Statistical RefOrmer Who ~ PiiinE
Up Trouble Ahead for Himself.

A Statistical AcfOrEucr Who ~ hii4nE
Up Trouble Ahead for Himself.
There is to be a national poultry
test in England beginning March 1,
and In anticipation of il Mr.. Killiln
Bourneau Baghot de 10 Bere, of Burbage
hall, Leicestershire, has issued a err
cular to 'the agriculturists of England"
wherein he states that the object of the
test is to set at rest the veXed and oit-
debated question of profit or loss IN
volved in the keeping Of fowls, more par
ticularly as egg producers" The Brit-
ish public, he says, "are forever asking
our farming community why they do
not prodrcc the 1,300,000,0OO eggs we
annually import? The only answer
they get TO this query Is: because wa
cannot produce them at a profit" 1t is
the theory of Mr. Baghot de 10 Bere, Of
Durbago hall. Leicestershire, that the
reason Of the largo and steadily increas-
ing importadons of eggs into Great
Britain, which have increased In value
volume from $4,000. 900 20 S20,0OO,000 be-
tween 1890 and 1890, "a the failure of
English farmers TO apply modern meth
ods TO the egg industry In England, and
be faYors therefore what tho olvil re-
formers In tho United States would call
a competitive test
Mr.. Baghot de Ia Dere has In Wow the
application Of arfthmetlcal principles
to the egg business, and he scouts the
assertion IN his circular that any real
dependence Is to be put on tho farmers
societies, for English farmers, he AYERS
do not understand tho matter In tho
way no does and do not approach II from
tho same point of view. He insists on q
practical test that IS 20 be begun on
March /, and this ia tho method Of it;
% Zach hocls subjected 20 the test
shall number 40. (s) Each flock Of 4C
shall be wired ip and confined upon an
acre Of grass run. (3) Each and every
flock is to receive the same description
OF food and TO be fed twice daily; dur
Ing tho six spring and summer months
upon grain only-malze. wheat, barle,
and oats during the six autumn an,
winter months in the morning food will
boiled roots mixed with meal. will
whole grain at night. (a) All food IS q
bo purchased IN tho local market
weighed and stored IN looked shed
The eggs are to be counted daily an
sold weekly in open market. NO fanc
price realized Is 20 bo taken account o'
90 Strict account is 70 be kept of tn
, number Of hours q week devoted 10 Oh
l necess sary caro- Of tho stock. (6) 4 stat.
ment Is TO DO mado OF tho capital ir
volved at tho start by tho purchase 6
, stock. cost Of lighthouses. and othC
= appliances. It IS intended that the n
. suit shall at the close OF tho year !
published In dotail in all tho londin
r agricultural papers, as well as widel
. distributed In pamphlet form, throug
4 the aid Of county councils and 9TH
s societies IN touch with tho agricultur
2 industry.
& Il is an undeniable fact that q vei
> considerable amount of tho food 90
, suInsd IN Englaud Is imported fro
4 othdS oCuntrtes. MILK. cheose, and egl
= come chiefly from Denmark Hollal
q and Trance while much Of the agi
4 cultural land Of Great Dritein is unpr
4 ductivu and the farmers Of England G.
3 perience tho lack Of homo marlse
4 Whether tho experimental tests IN Il
y egg limo OF Mr.. Baghot dc la Dere,
q Burbage hall, Leicestershire. win ha'
= the results expected and set forth
o his circular, IS conjectural and son
B. American poultry raisers seem incline
= TO doubt it.-N. Y. Sun.