Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-10-12
In Standsrdizing a Single
Breed Of Poultry in
Club Work.
WHITE WYANDOTTES
Adopted And Nearly l,lOO
Pure Bred Stock Raised
During thePast Season.

Mr.. "A. ,. Chapin, who has been in
charge of the poultry work in this
county, an official of the Bureau of
Animal Industry, spent three days in
the county, making final inspection
of the clubs in the county. On Mon
day he visited the club at Casky, on
Tuesday those at Herndon, Benefits
town, Lafayette and Howell. and
yesterday those at Pembroke and
Edwards Mill.
Mr.. Chaplin was accompanied by
Mrs. Eloise Graves, the local agent of
the Boys and Girls Clubs, on all of
these trips. He did not complete the
visits, but will return to the county
the last week in October to finish.
Mr.. Chaplin is enthusiastic over the
work done here. The Christian
county White Wyandotte association
was organized early this year and
co-operated with the local agent in
the work. The White Wyandotte
breed was selected to be standardized
and the boys and girls entered with
enthusiasm into the work assigned to
them. Mr.. Chaplin says Christian
county was the first county to adopt
one breed and the success attained
has been remarkable. Christian
county was the pioneer in Standard
izing single breed and the expert
ment has been watched all over the
country with the greatest interest
In the various clubs organized th.re
there were 80 members, the number
having been swelled from 60 as at
first proposed. OF these only 80 suc-
ceeded in procuring White Wyan-
dotte eggs from reliable breeders.
In few instances breeders supplied
eggs that failed TO come up to repre-
sentation. These of course are
known to Mr.. Chaplin and will not be
allowed to impose upon other chill
dren in further experiments.
OF the 80 children who started. II
sent in their first reports and 6S sent
in the second reports. Creditable
compositions on Poultry management
were written by 25 of the number.
The total number of eggs distributed
by Mrs. Graves was 2,072 and out of
this total there are now ], 1,072, ormore
than so per cent. of living chickens,
prospering and many of the pullets
now laying. OF the 2,07S eggs sent
out, only 1884 were reported on.
FOrty-one of the children showed a
total of 100 pullets and cockerels at
the county fair September 1st, very
early date.
Mr.. Chaplin on his present trip is
instructing the children how to Gull
The flocks. They have large num-
Der OF fine cOckerels to dispose of as
breeders. He is advising them not
% sell these except for breeders to
lead pens even at the fancy price,
u IA cents per pound now offeir 4 by
ocal packers for the eastern markets.
lie isalso instructing them TO pc, their
'holcest birds and to be prepared
o sell eggs for extending the work
n this and other counties.
McCracken county, follow
cad OF Christian, has ado eng the
plymouth Rocks and .pted "hlte
las adopted Barred <ulaski county
ain extent, but r Rocks to a GER
md onlv con, christian is the one
" raising .ity to standardize breed
irst vc mere than 1000 birds the
NJ AT
r a. Chapin says the work will be
>"eatiy extended another year. The
government pays half of the agents
salary aud the county paid the Other
nalf this year and is expected 10 do
the same next year.
g. Mrs, .r Graves is abundantIy qualified
'Oi oo, 'ne work She took a speciaI
course OF training before tak;np' e.'t '
ne work last spring and with hu ~
this year she is of co,, .S
till better eou;no,,,I E VI courSo