Bridgeton pioneer., 1912-01-11
MANY FARMERS
MET SPECIAL
Interested in the Splendid
Lectures.
EXHIBIT GAR WAS FINE
Cars Were Filled with Agriculturis Is
Who Were Interested in
the Addresses.

The Farmers Special" Railroad
Educational Train arrived here yes
terday afternoon, a little before 3
O'Clock, and it was met by several
hundred farmers and poultry raisers
at the West Jersey and Seashore sta
tien
Tie crowds were much larger than
was to have been expected, consider
ing the severe cold and high winds
which prevailed
The train comprised five cars. one
o them was devoted to the exhibits
aid consisted in part of several pens
OF fine chickens, some Berkshire pigs,
fruits, such as apples in perfect con-
dition and diseased and in poor mark
etable condition; samples of grain, al
falfa and hay, and cartons for the
shipping and marketing of eggs.
The chickens displayed were white
Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds and Ply
mouth Rocks.
There were two lecture cars; one
was a closed up darkened car, fitted
for magic lantern displays thrown on
canvass at the end of the car for IL
Illustrating the lecture on poultry and
eggs, by Prof. H. R. Lewis, of the
State Agricultural College.
The other lecture car was a regular
passenger coach. The other cars were
the superintendent palatial car, and
the resting and lunch coach.
Besides the number of farmers and
number of ladies-especially in the
cars devoted to the poultry industry
lecture, and this was the car of great
est attraction
Prof. Lewis lecture was on the "Es-
sentials to Profitable Egg Production"
to which he also added mark citing fea-
lures. Beginning with the stock for
egg production, he characterized the
white Leghorn fowls as the ideal
breed, and of this breed the single
combs were preferable. Among other
reasons for this choice was the fact
of their product being white shelled
eggs
New York is the best egg market,
and for the large producer are the
kind to produce. For the small pro-
ducer, and the local markets, the
Rhode Island Reds, or the Plymouth
Rocks were best because they were
larger fowls and gave better returns
when killed for the market The White
Leghorn was worthless as a market
bird.
For layers don't hatch too late. he
said. 1t was a mistake to hatch after
June 10th for winter layers, as pullets
hatched later than this will not ma
ture early enough to make good win
ter producers. He gave much practi-
cal information as to artificial hatch
ing and rearing young chicks; detailed
the kind which ought to be selected
to breed from, gave illustrations of
brooders, housing, runs, etc, proper
sanitation and disinfection of poultry
liouses and grounds were detailed.
The cartons for shipping eggs to
market were illustrated and the differ
ence in price was given between send
ing to market eggs with white shells,
eggs with brown shells, and mixed
white and brown eggs. He advised
packing each kind separately and also
sorting and separating the large and
small sized eggs.
Prof. Lewis was followed by DIR. X.
G. Davis on Alfalfa, the coming for
age crop.
He advised sowing alfalfa in August
and after early potatoes; the soil must
be first cleared of weeds by plowing
up some weeks before time to SOW,
so that the weed seed may sprout, then
harrow the ground to kill them out
The soil must be inoculated, as most
farmers know, and sow u bushel of
seed to the acre, top dress with lime,
a ton to the acre before sowing.
Do not cut it this fall, but the next
year cut it at least four times; begin
ming the first cutting the last of May
or first of June. 1t cannot be cut too
often; the oftener it is cut the more
hay will be the yield. 1t is good hay
Tor poultry. pigs, cattle and horses.