The Press., 1916-07-27

Following the custom of ten years duration, the annual mid.summel
 meeting of the Connecticut Poultry
 association will be held at the Con
 necticut agricultural college, Storrs
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
 August ', 8 and 9. Members and
 their friends and the public in general
 are invited to attend. The program
 has been arranged with the direct
 object of affording visitors ample
 opportunity to pass several hours each
 day at the egg laying contest, the
 college poultry plant and other de-
 partments of the college and station.
 Mondays program will be of two distinct sessions, one in the after noon and the other in the evening. The afternoon session will start at 2 o'clock and will embrace the follow ing Address of welcome, Pres. Charles l.. Beach of the Connecticut agricul- tural college; response, Pres. E. w. Brown of the Connecticut Poultry association; address, Success with turkeys" Miss Margaret Mahaney, Concord, Mass, secretary of the New England Turkey Raisers' association 1; address, Investigation of the black head in turkeys" pr. l.. F. Rettger, Yale university; address, "Lessons learned from the handling of turkeys, |" Prof. W. F. Kirkpatrick and L. E. Card, Storrs; discussion of addresses, and at o'clock there will be demon- stration of selecting high producing hens by means of external character. istios by Prof. D. E. Warner, Storrs. 1.-The evening session will include :: Address, "The question marks in in. oubation," Prof. G. H. Lamson, Jr |, Storrs, illustrated with lantern slides addresses, Problems in the operation of Mammoth incubators, "Messrs. F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, and Fred B. Skinner, Greene, N. Y.; general discussion of the subject of artificial incubation. The evening session will begin at o'clock.
 There will be three sessions Tues day. The morning session, which will open at o'clock will deal with Inspection of the Internationl Egg Laying Competition Plant" W. Ernest Jones, Supt. i; address, Poultry survey work, '" Prof. W. F. Kirkpatrick, Storrs; address, Cost of equipping poultry plant and practical experience in managing in economically, MT. F. M. Peasley, Cheshire; discussion.
 The afternoon session, starting at 3 o'clock, will consist of an address on "The best method of preparing and marketing poultry and eggs," F. S. Snyder, president of the Batchelder 6 Snyder Co.,, Boston; demonstration of killing and dressing, Prof. Warner and Roy E. Jones, Storrs; demon stration of grading the dressed car. casses; discussion; address, Leg weak ness and kindred troubles in brooder chicks" Judge W. H. Card, Man. chester; discussion.
 In the evening session there will be an address, Sanitation and disease Prof. H. R. Lewis. New Brunswick, N. J.. address, Poultry diseases, with special reference to fowl typhoid, tuberculosis and white Dr. F. l.. Rettger; al resume of the experimental work in progress at Storrs; motion pictures. The evening session will commence at 8 o'clock.
 Wednesday will be divided into two sessions, the morning and afternoon. At 8 o'clock three will be demon. stration of caponizing, followed by an address, Crops which the poultry farmer may and should grow. Prof. w. IL. Slate, Storrs experimental an address on' H Hints on grow ing mangel beets," E. W. Brown, Old Mystic; address, A practical cropping system for poultry farmers," George V. Smith, West Wilmington. The Afternoon session will embrace dis. ,ussion of the value of egg laying followed by an address, Pedigree breeding" Prof. Roy. E. Jones, extension poultryman; dis ,ussion.
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