Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-21

on the Business and How 10 Make
It Profitable Explained-Some Ais.
tory OF the Association and what
Has Been Done.
Is there money in chickehsg Well
there's lots of money put into chick.
ems. There ought 10 be money IN
them. II Isn't so easy getting Il out.
however, as some think. There's me
difficulty.
The West Virginia Branch OF the
American Poultry Association has
something C say about that. That's
what the association Is for. to toll the
farmer and the clty-lot poultryman
how To get money out OF his chick.
ems. And that is what the association
Is doing lcw by it's institutes.
Institutes are to be held during
the text two months at the following
Places: Parkersburg, Doc. 10; Nor.
ms. Dec. 10; Parkersburg. Dec. 10;
gantown, Jan 3; st. Marys, Jan. 10.
10.
The last annual meeting OF the as
ISOLATION was held November 20 at
Martinsburg, while the poultry show
was being held there. Several poul.
try investigators and authorities on
poultry subjects we're present and
gave chicken talks. some illustrated
with s~tereopticon.
One point made very clear In the
session was that the farmer has much
the advantage over the clty-lot poul-
tryman in making money from his
poultry-an advantage, By the way,
that the farmer is by no means max.
ing the most OF. The farmer has free
range for his stock for a great part
of the wear. and the flock lives large
" on grain and other food that would
otherwise be an absolute waste oil the
farm. But the trouble Is that SO many
farmers do not give the poultry ell
augh attention. either III housing,
rearing or marketing thus losing a
Glance to build up enc OF the most
profitable DEPARTMENTS OF the farm
Jfis was brought ont first in The
talk OF Harry M Lanion. senior ami
NAL husbandman In poultry inyes.i
cations OF the u. $. Department Of
Agriculture. Mr. Lamon also pointed
out that the farmer shoul1 keep pure
bred stock-he did not say because
they lay more eggs than mongrels
but because they make the ilCck
uniform and preseat a more uniform
appearance when it comes to market
ing, therefore they brin: more mon
ey
"Chickths should b. graded" he
said. "juet as apples are. The care
ful apple grower does not mix the
number enc apples with the cuils aud
send them to marker. He sprays and
trims his trees and gets the best pos
sible fruit and then grades 1t. The
farmer often sends his flock of ponl-
try to the market without sorting
and without conditioning. Poultry
well fatted and sorted always sells
above the market, while the market
is always overstocked with culls with
free range for growing his stock and
ground grains aud milk for %fattening.
the farmer should produce the best
OF market chickens, ready for mar
ket.p .
Mr.. Lamon also urged that fanciers
not TO confine their operations TO. rails
ing fancy fowls TO sell TO each other.
but by selling their stock and eggs for
what the farmer will pay to create a
market with farmers.
Other speakers were John w.
Dodd. of M%artinsburg. who as mayo
pro tenn, delivered the address Of well
come. Response was given by Thorn
as S. Meek, OF the West Virginia
State Board of Agriculture. Adolph
Kogelschatz. OF Martinsburg, gave an
interesting talk on the selection of
breeders. Professor Horace Atwood,
of the West Virginia experiment sta
ton. spoke OF the advantages of the
state of West Virginia for raising
poultry. and Professor II. X. Lewis. of
the New Jersey experiment station,
gave an ilsultrated lecture on the es-
sentials OF winter 8 prpoduction.
Professor Lewis emphasized particu-
larly the Importance Of having consti'
tutional vigor in fowls used for breed.
ing, and illustrated with the lantern
the effects Of breeding from constitu-
tionally weak fowls.
The report of the proceedings, ION
tanning reproductions of the photo
graphs used in Professor Lewis's leo
ture. will be published shortly by the
Board OF Agriculture and ready for
distribution.
The West Virginia branch OF the
American Poultry Association was or
ganIzed August IL, 1908. At that time
there were six life members OF the
American Poultry Association regId-
ing In West Virginia. Al the present
time the association has 81 life mem
bers and 0 associate members. the
associate members consisting OF local
poultry association. So in reality
Il.