The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-31
Otis Crane, with National
Reputation, Will Tell Mys-
teries of Chicken Raising
to Students.
EGG PRODUCTION TO
BE EXPLAINED ALSO
Egg and Poultry Business Is
Most Profitable to Farmer
Plans for Campaign on
Weeds.


Corn school. to be held in Richmond
February 6 to II, believe that In the
course on chicken raising. which will
be in charge of Otis Crane, conceded
to be the foremost poultry expert in
the country, they will meet the desire
of every rural housewife in this vicini-
ty. 1t is predicted that this course
will prove one of the most popular,
entertaining and valuable of any that
viii be given.
In these days when egg production
and chicken raising are being made
more and more basis for scientific
study and investigation, because of
the value which is attached to them
and the resulting profits. the farmers
wives, who generally have this fca-
ture of the farm under their super
vision, have become anxious to learn
Of the most recent developments that
their work may be made as profitable
as possible. 1t is to afford them an
opportunity for gaining such know.
ledge that the poultry course in con-
nection with the domestic science
classes has been undertaken.
To Unfold Secrets.
From his work at the Purdue ex-
pertinent station Mr.. Crane has come
to be recognized as the most success
fpl raiser of poultry in the United
States. Probably the principal fea.
ture of Mr. Cranes talks will be his
disclosure of many of the poultry sec.
rets advertised in farm journals to
be had for considerations ranging
from 81 to $5. In particular he Will
tell of the Philo system. the Corn
ing system, and of methods by which
it can be learned whether all the hens
in the flock are laying Mr.. Crane
will discuss the treatment of chicken
diseases such as gaps" and ''roup''
and tell how a certain famous cure,
selling for 81 vial. can be made at a
cost of about five cents, for tie same
amount
Contrary to what may be expected,
Mr.. Cranes lectures ere not of cut
and dried variety dealing with mere
facts regarding chicken raising, but he
injects lot of good humor and stor-
les into his discourses that make them
highly entertaining throughout. He
will be assisted in the work by A.
G. Phillips. also. of the Purdue ex-
pertinent station. An illustrated night
lecture will probably be the most at.
tractive feature of the course.
Dairy Course Feature.
The Dairy Course under the direc.
ton of p. H. Crane. brother of the
unusual gk,6Osnga.h h ia.
poultry expert promises to be of an url.
usual nature and one which will be oi
immense value to farmers. The fea.
ture of this course probably will be
the exposition of the methods of test
ing dairy herds for the amount Of milk
production and the contained butter
fat. This is the most recent develop
ment in dairy work and has proved a
great saving to many farmers. The
plan has been put in more general
practice in the Northwestern states
than anywhere else and has met with
great success. The object Is to de
termine what cows in the herd are
producing large enough amount OF
milk containing a sufficient percent
age of butter fat in comparison with
the amount of food consumed, justify.
ing their upkeep by the profits which
result from their product. In many
instances it has been proven by the
test that one half of the cows in the
herd are below standard and are pull
ing down the Quality of milk OF the
other half. It is declared by Mr.
Crane that in cases OF this kind, the
farmers could make more money by
only keeping the better half of the
herd
Mr.. Crane will also tell the farmers
how farm butter making can be made
profitable: will discuss the production
OF clean milk. the feeding and care
of calves, and the methods of treating
disease and troubles Of dairy cows
dealing In this connection with the tu
berculine test.
How to Fight Weeds.
A matter of increasing importance
to farmers is the eradication of weeds
and weed seeds anu the indenitifica
ton of weed seeds to this end. This
subject will be dealt with by G. n
Fryer. OF the Purdue experiment sta
zion. and F. H. Hi:lman. connected
with the government agricultural de
parsment at Washington, d. c. They
will have exhibits of the various kinda
|of weed seeds and viii show how they
can be detected from among oIha.
seeds
As shown by the title Of the school
the corn course will be one OF the
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