The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-07-20

and imported over seven million dozen
eggs from the United States, besides
this country exported millions of eggs
direct to England, and now we must
supply the needs Of France, Italy, Bel
GUM and many neutral countries.
Do not worry about what the price
of eggs and poultry will be. Do not
worry about the cost of poultry feeds
Supply and demand yill take care of
these things in neutral way, although
it may take little time and some in
convenience may be necessary in the
meantime.
Sometime ago federal officials, on
short notice, caused the managers of
leading boards of trade to give inde=
finite vacations to about 5000 grain
broker clerks, clearly demonstrating
that the country is in no mood to per-
NIT gambling speculation in the sale
of foodstuffs.
| Do not worry about prices but worry
about methods and management, and
how to save labor and produce more
poultry and eggs. Study the best
market and style of disposing of you
product. Gull out the young marke'
lcockerels now which will only grow in
to lively, active roosters "a fighting
.IIlachine, not a profit machine. Hi
lcomb, spurs, his crow and high opinion
| Of himself are without value when soil
/ on the market as cockerel. Capon
ize him, and he adds weight twice a.
quickly at a less food cost. Keep an ey,
on all such steps of management a.
Twill tend to increase the income with
out any increase in cost.
With cold storage eggs selling at 81
cents per dozen and higher, it is Ger
. tain to mean the fresh laid article vii
bring from 25 to so per cent more. i
some sections of the country they viii
be even much higher.
When commission men are puttinI
j down eggs at the high prices now per
-ivailing one may rest assured that tn
lprice of the product this winter Wi
be more than high enough to warran
+ it.
i There is no reason for poultry raiser
to feel'blue over the present high cos
of poultry food. Good judgment j
feeding, a careful culling Of the drone
: land slackers among your layers an
i, all those Of inferior size and vitait
and an effort to improve the quality 3
your flock, will mean profit for you ]
the future.
Poultry, both for meat and fC
breeding use, will be higher in pric
\ next season and in seasons to com
than ever before. Prices never agai
J will be as low as in the times past.
With rains heavy and general dul
ing the last Of May and early Jur
over all sections of the greatest whea
lcorn, oats and alfalfa states, it woul
Iseem that a good yield per acre is al
Isured. Late reports show that Kansa
Nebraska and Iowa will have the lari
! lest acreage of corn in the history
/ these states, besides, the two formt
\ states mentioned will have. nuC
larger acreage of oats than usual. It
Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, Okli
lhoma and northern Texas can, fro
recent reports, be looked to for the
usual large produclicn OF wheat, viii
Missouri, Illinois and other corn az
grain producing states report the
I fields in splendid condition as a resu
Of the soaking rains Of the past tv
I weeks. This is encouraging news
the poultry raisecs. 1t seems to ind
1 lcate that the necessary feed for pou
try win be lower this fall and winte
1 IItSis interesting to note that at Il
present time with cash wheat sellir
I lat Of around $2.03 per bushel, tn
September wheat is now listed at$1.!
1 lper hushel.
We look forward to the demal
I Treating prices for poultry producc
Sufficiently large as compared WI
4 grain prices as to insure q peat pro
e the poultryman, If the growing sto
and layers are handled properly.
Thousands are taking up the raisil
Of poultry, at least in small wa
this spring. This fall Is certain
show many thousands more who WI
fof the first time, stock Q portion
4 their bacIyards or vacant lota w
fowls