The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-30

lady lecturer spoke with reference to
poultry on the subject "Why Hens Do
Not Lay" Mrs. HOWE said in part:
Six hundred thousand million dol
lars of the nations wealth is derived
from the poultry business, said Mrs.
How1e. yet for the amount of money
invested and the time and energy re-
quired there is probably not a better
paying business than poultry raising.
There are reasons, however, "why the
hen does not lay" One of the reasons
is the fact that while every farm has
Its poultry. still the poultry are given
the little dirty shack on the farm. To
make the home for the poultry ia not
taken into consideration and after the
man does all he thinks is possible for
the comfort of the poultry, he gives
1t up as bad job and it falls to the
lot of woman.
The poultry house is one of the main
things to be taken into consideration
in the proper raising of poultry said
Mrs. Howie. 1t must be clean, dry and
warm. and these are the three essen
tials that l would want to impress
upon you.
On my farm, my poultry shed which
is eighty-four feet in length, Mrs.
Howie illustrated with a plat which
she had on the stage. is double board
ed and papered, being very warm. 1t
even has storm shed so as to prevent
any draft when entering. 1t is not
high. being just about two feet higher
than the average mans heighth. This
is another feature to the warmth of
the poultry house. Its cleanliness is
maintained by placing nothing against
the wall. Troughs for the food are
put in the poultry house instead of
scattering 1t on the floor. The water
Is warmed in the winter time. The
house should be we'll, built to prevent
moisture and should always be kept
dry.
The proper food and environments
which make the hens lay in the sum-
mer should be carried to the poultry
house in the winter.
Mrs. Howie illustrated how these
various foods and environments
might be obtained SO that it would be
q perfect summer within the poultry
house, the poultry to be kept in all
during the winter months. The barred
Plymouth Rock and the Leghorn were
the favorites picked by Mrs. Howie
for this section.
Everything in Place
Following Mrs. Howie's lecture DR..
James Montgomery was given a half
hour in which to make an address
and in very eloquent manner he
spoke on "Misfits" or Everything in
Place." DR.. Montgomery's address
was full of pithy sayings in the way
of illustrations and he kept the au-
dience In constant roar of laughter
with his Irish wit Know thyself.
said DR.. Montgomery, cultivate that
which is yours and you will prosper
thereby.
Afternoon Session.
Clover and corn raising were the
topics OF discussion among he farm
ers at the institute this afternoon and.
as a result, there will be hardly be a
farmer in the Red river valley who
attended the meeting, who will not
give his attention to these two crops
this year. 1t is one of the greatest
problems that we have had to contend
with at our institutes said Prof.
Hoverstad, but when another wear
rolls around expect that the problem
Will be we'll solved and the farmers
mere will be able to tell of the success
they have had with clover raising at
our next annual institute. Relative to