The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

dwellers IN all parts Of the country, 4
that the industry can be increased
The average farm In Iowa now has
10S poultry. while the average farm
In North Carolina and Alabama has
but 20. stid the average farm I'M
South Carolina has but / q.
The principal means by which the
Department OF Agriculture Is trying
to spread the gospel Of chicken raisT
ing insthe South, and other sections,
are BY publishing information on the
Subject, and by the Organization Of
poultry clubs for country children.
Any question that any poultry raiser,
present or prospective. wishes to ask
about the business OF raising chick
ems Will be fully and freely answer
ed by the Department of Agriculture
lin Washington. That department.
employs a corps Of enthusiastic ex-
perts on the subject Of chicken raissl
| ing. who will give you information
upon every step in the business from
building the coop to marketing the
bird.
The poultry clubs. which are orr
ganized exactly like the corn and pig
lclubs under the supervision Of gov
ernment expert. have proved the
most successful and popular of any
of the rural organizations promoted
by the Department Of Agriculture.
1T is hard to organize the clubs fast
enough to accommodate the people
that want to join them, and some
livery fine birds have been produced
by the youngsters who make up the
bulk of the membership. The Dee
partment of Agriculture does not adj
vocate the raising of fancy breeds,
NOR trying for the points that count
lin show fowls. Its object Is to have
American farms stocked with chick
layers and table fowls.
The chicken is, of course, the best
kind Of poultry for all around pur-
poses, but ducks, geese and turkeys
should not be overlooked by those
who have facilities for keeping them.
In order to get the best results with
ducks, one should have water for
them to swim in, although they will
Ifatten without 1t. Provided the
water is available, ducks are an ex-
lcellent bird to keep for the table,
and are not to be despised as egg
layers. Ducks lay only In the spring.
hut during that season they often lay
an egg day with great regularity.
A white pekin duck. which is the
heaviest breed and the best for the
liable. can be relied upon to produce
at least sixty eggs a year, while the
Lighter Indian Runner duck will lay
from 1875 to $50, thus producing as
many good eggs as good hen. More
over, in the spring, when several Jew
fish holidays occur, there is a large
demand for these eggs. Jewish peo-
pie being very fond Of them.
Geese attain a heavy weight and al
ways command good price in the
market. while the feathers are also
worth something They are not
much account, however, as egg pro
lducers. IS
!, Raising turkeys for the Thanks
giving and Christmas markets is, Of
course, an extensive business in this
country, but at other times of the
year, turkeys are not In as much de-
mand as chickens. Furthermore,
they are difficult to raise, requiring
q great deal of room. and they do not
stand shipment alive nearly as we'll
LAS chickens.
The production off more poultry
upon American farms to supplement
.he meat supply will, of course, mean
4 that every farmer will have q sur
ilplus of eggs to market. This may
present quite problem for the: small
producer in some localities, where
there is not a sufficient market near
home, and where the product is not
4 great enough to ship in the regular
commercial case Of thirty dozen. An
effort Is being made to solve this
Question by the sale Of eggs through
the parcel post. Experiments in
lsuch shipment showed that on an
average only 3. per cent of the eggs
were broken. 1t Is argued that this
is partly compensated for by the fact
that the producer will be enabled to
h get a higher price for his eggs by
! eliminating the rniddleman, and that
] the consumer will get fresher artf-
I Gle.
With poultry under consideration
as partial substitute for beef and
mutton. 1t is interesting to note how
the flesh Of fowls compares with that
of the larger animals In actual food
i value. There are two principal 1000
elements In all meat: namely, pros
tenn. which is the substance that re-
builds the tissues of the body: and
FIAT, which furnishes the fuel for en-
.fergy and warmth. In protein, poul-
TRY is on an average about five per
cent richer than beef or mutton.
wilhelm fat 1t Is a good deal poorer.
Protein is, however. the more digest
IDLE element, and, on the whole, the
more Important, especially to Ameri-
leans. who consume great deal of
fat in other rich foods. The poultry
having dark meat, such as ducks and
lgeese, are richer in fat and poorer
in protein than those having light
meat.
Considering the difference In. price.
lpoultry gives more value for the
money expended than beef.
Tomorrow: Our Meat Supply.
v;fish.
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