Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-30
Mr.. E. J. W. Dietz. Downer's Grove.

Mr.. E. ]. w. Dietz. Downer's Grove.
Ill.
Mr.. D. A. Stoner, Rensselaer,. Ind.
Mr.. L. w. Schimmsl. Detroit. Mich.
Mr.. Henry Tiemann. Baltimore. Md.
! Mr.. Robert Joss. Peoria, III.
Pigeons. dogs, cats and pet stock will
ts judged by the comparison method.
In the poultry and Belgian hare de-
partmsnts the method Of judging will
be decide by the exhibitors. az per
the following rules, adopted BY the
board Of directors:
"The entry blanks, prepared for ex-
hibitors. shall contain q column.
marked Method of Judging Exhibit
ors shall he requested to indicate. In
such column, for each specimen, the
method by which the exhibitor desires
such specimen shall be judged. AS
soon as the entries are closed. the Sec
rotary shall examine the entry sheets
and ascertain therefrom the wishes
OF the exhibitors in each variety; and
each variety shall then be judged by
the method desired for the largest
number of specimens IN each variety.
If in any variety there shall be a tie,
or if all the exhibitors in the variety
shall fail to indicate the method by
which they wish the specimen in the
variety Judged, then the committee on
Judges shall determine the method by
which such variety shall be judged
For premium list, address the Sec
rotary, Fred l.. Kinney, Morgan Park.
Ill.
Poultry Briefs
The open scratching shed during
winter is probably better suited to the
fowls than is the closed scratching
shed. BY means of this shed the
fowls are induced to exercise in the
open air, and the temperature to which
the fowls are exposed is more even for
the day and night. When tho birds
are kept in we'll glazed house night
and day, the temperature to which
they are exposed is very uneven. Al
night the thermometer goes down 20
say the freezing point. The hens are
on the roosts and are gaining nc
warmth through exercise. The next
day the sun warns up the house &c
perhaps 60 degrees and tie fowls
| fr-ther warm themselves up by
scratching. Too great variation re-
suits.
| We have made great progress IN
breeding birds and at the same time
we have made little progress. Oul
great progress has been in the line Of
developing the markings of breeds and
producing fowls that scored high. cul
little progress has been along the line
of real utility. A utility bird. for eggs
or meat, would not lie high scoring
bird. One OF the correspondents 81
| the Farmers Review asserts that egg
laying spells the form Of a pullet fol
showing. II we want to get hens thai
will lay more eggs we will have tc
pay less attention to form and plumage
ard more to the real performance In
the past we have done what was east
! est-we have moved toward the point
of least resistance. We must now at
attempt greater things, with more
labor. ~
At the Utah Agricultural College
they have been looking after the uti.l'
ty end OF breeding. They have been
using the trap nest. One brood OIL
chicks was matured and given years
test with these nests. One pullet laid
less than 100 eggs during the year
and one pullet laid ZIG eggs. That
was doing better han the books e
quire, as ECO eggs per year is the larg-
ect number supposed 10 be laid by the
hens of any breed. With such means
of finding out the good and poor hens
the latter may be killed OH till oI:y
the profitable ones remain. The or
binary farm flock contains a few ex-
cellent layers but good many thai
do not pay the COST of keeping them
Gains In Sheep Feeding.