Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-22

are the words OF county demonstra-
ton agent who is attending the Short
Course which opened at the A. a NJ.
College Monday morning for its fifth
annual session.
With an enrolment OF more than
$50 OF the best farmers OF the State
and including number OF county
demonstration agents, wives of far
mers and ladies' OF Bryan. enrolled for
the Domestic Economy work. the
Short Course has an suspicious open
Ing. The feature OF the opening day
was two hour practical talk on poul-
try by Prof. James Il. Rice, Of Cornell
University. In the afternoon at 1880
o'clock the various schools began their
sessions and all were well attended.
And these people are here for busl-
ness. Morning sessions begin at 500
o'clock and continue until noon. The
afternoon periods begin at 1880 o'clock
and run through until $500 o'clock.
Each period is crammed full with In.
formation on agricultural problems
and the theory is supplemented by
demonstrations and practical work.
The course will continue through this
week and will be followed on Monday,
Tuesday andWednesday OF next week
by the Farmers Congress.
Prof. Rices address was full OF
startling revelations as TO the effect
that proper care and feeding OF poul-
try has on egg production. For
years poultry has been looked upon as
a side issue to the other farm crops
but now the demand for poultry pro-
ducts has become so great and the
supply is so limited that there is no
other product from the farm that de
mands a greater profit. The greatest
asset TO an agricultural State is liz
ability TO produce the right sort OF
product. Distance to market is play
ing a less and less important part all
the while, said Prof. Rice. Parcels
Post, good transportation facilities are
making distance play minor part In
the scheme OF things" Success de
ponds to a great extent on the people
OF State, their personality, the sol
and climate and in these things Tex
as is wonderfully equipped.
"The production OF eggs Is as mucl
a manufacturing business as the man
.ufacturing OF shoes only you are deal
ing with live vital machinery In tn
hen. and machine which rebuilds II
self when II wears out Then tn
speaker showed slides showing on
little hen that weighed less than By
pounds, consumed 10 pounds Of fee
laid 257 eggs. or twenty.nine pounds
and seventy-two pounds of vast
materials. In addition she put a ne'
coat of feathers and repaired he
machinery.
That there is no substitute for th
egg was a statement OF Prof Ric'
Egg and milk constitute the two grea
est human foods. he said. None ar
so digestible as the egg. "And pou
try raising is a soil building bushes
and not a soil depicting business III
speaker said. THE hen is the grea
est transformer OF raw material int
human food being twice as productiy
as the dairy COW. This naturally
strain on her and with imprope
feeding and care she breaks down.
Prof Rice urged the Gambling of a
eggs and said that out Of tests mad
at Cornell one of every thirty doze
was found to have blood clot. Ar
that one does the damage. Produt
quality eggs and charge quality price
don't know why 1t is that the huma
mind rebels, and man wants his chic
ems and eggs separately That
psychology. It is not our busine
to ask why but rather let us 81
them.
Fright, lack OF water or OF To-
causes the hen to withdraw her not
/ ishment required for the developme
d of the yolk and then she boards
n your cost. She can't will to lay
not to lay but absolutely responds
proper care and conditions. She mt
r begin the development Of the egg b
then she can retard its developme
and hold the egg in her body for T.
or three days. Once the hen stal
to laying its infinitely easier to st
her than 1t is to start her again. {
things going right and then keep Tho
VI going right. The yolk of the egg CT
tains fat, 65 per cent fat unless
c. hen carries a surplus of fat in
RS body she can not lay. A prope
balanced ration is absolutely essent
k for the proper production of eggs.
y Good eggs can be had only FRI
healthy hens. Perfect food, pro-
es