Evening journal., 1914-02-10
DELAWARE AND TaE pOtLTRY INDUSTRY.

~ BLAWARE farmers ell annually poultry and
- poultry products valued at almost s2,o0o.0Oo,
That total may large to- persons who have not
studied the poultry-raisng, the egg-produclng and
featherproducing possibilities OF State Were the
industry properly encouraged and fostered by our
State government the total Of wealth accrung from It
would be much larger and everyone in our common
wealth would share in the direct and indirect bene-
ht Connecticut has about the farm population
Delaware. 1t is selling annually poultry and pou
try products valued at SO 100000 Perhaps much Of
that Of than s150OO0O is due the fact
that Connecticut has we'll administered po~ltry de-
partment it, agricultural experiment r-ation which
has done much to educate the farmers and their
wives md and daughters in relation the money
making opportunities offered by the raising or poultry
by intelgent methods.
That there steadly-increasing interest in poul-
try raising in our State cannot be denied That is
trui Notwithstanding saye poultr. department
at our State experimental station in Newark. To
what xtent that interest would have crown with such
a department in active operation is matter Of con-
lecture but certainly the beneficial results experienced
in Connecticut should ha been reslgod. Delaware
farmers ave WINGED keen interest in the work OF
the agricultural department Of Delawlr College I'm
other matte s, and there is reason for thinking
that IL there had been proper poultr department its
influence would lot have been felt IN all three. coun-
ties. The fact that scores of Delaware farmers
planning to their daughters to the new Delaware
College for Women when opens next September also
should be kept in mind when this mater is being con-
sidered.
The remarkably successful series farmers insti-
tute held various points in the southern part of
the State has forcefuy brought the fact that our
citizens becoming intensely interested the poul-
try indus y. Possibly no other topic discussed in
these meetings has aroused much enthusiasm.
This is as it should be. Delaware has the mar
kets, the soil the climate and the grains which make
II an IDEAL State for poultry production and it should
lead the procession instead Of occupying a compara-
lively ow position at PRESENT It seems to be the
opinion of wclinformed farmers who arc interested
In this line that state College and Agricultural
Exp rlment Station should have a conpl te and fully
equipped poultry department in charge Of a compe-
tent man to encourage and develop tn industry It is
generally understood that the college authorities
agree ith this opinion, but 1t is stated hat hnan-
cia considerations prevent the establishment of poul-
try department at this time The iecessary appro-
priatons should be made by next legislature and
the work begun at the earliest possible moment.
The poultry Of the State are called upon to
solve certain problems which are not met in other
sections. strong poultry department at Newark
could qpeedy increase the interest in the industry
work out and give the public practical information
which would tend to put the business on more satis-
factory basis increase output poultry products
and br'"g to citizens a greatly increased amount
of revenue each season
t is recognized fact that in those States where
the agricultural colleges have active poultry depart
ments the industry is nourishing. The same result
will be apparent in Delaware IL the public will but
see to It that the necessary funds are provided The
expenditures made In ,hs direction will not be an
expense. Rather they viii prove be a most profta-
bic investment; which win yield rich dividends
through all the years
At present we must send to the experiment stations
-
Our young people must 60 to outside institutions 70
secure the essential training in this line This is all
wrong. We need and should have poultry depart
ment second to none in the country: ono which will
do much toward making the essentials of profitable
poultry keeping more generally understood and give
our young men and women the technical training
which the modern poultryman requires