The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-16
PLANS 70 III
H|eH-cOST Gee
Prof. H. R. Lewis, Poultry A.
thority, Maps Out Battle
Against Big Prices.
SCIENCE COMES TO RESCUE
New Jersey Farmers to Follow Early
Matching Plan in Effort to
Increase Production in
of Season.

New York.-Prof. Harry r. Lewis.
head of the poultry department of the
New Jersey state experiment station.
and one Of the leading poultry au-
thorities of the country. Is conducting
series of cooperative experiments
with New Jersey chicken raisers which
plentiful in the future, especially in
the fall. when the real fresh article
becomes so scarce that it gets into
the luxury class. Professor Lewis be-
lieves the real solution of the egg
problem is to teach the poultry men
how to manage their flOcks so that
the egg supply will not fall SO low dur
ing the fall and winter months.
Realizing that lectures are soon for
gotten and literature often thrown
away or lost. Professor Lewis decided
some time ago to get out among the
farmers and work with them.
He is putting the hen through
post graduate course in egg produc-
tion at Vineland. \. J.. which prom
Uses to revolutionize the poultry in
duStry and be the means of speeding
UP egg production all over the cOun-
try. Although increased production
will mean lower prices. the poultry
men are lending every aid. as they
, realize that their full egg baskets will
more than make up for the drop in
price.
Knowing that hens will always take
vacation in the fall. when they rest
/ up. molt. and get ready for another
/ seasons laying. Professor Lewis turn
| ed his attention to the pullets and
found that most poultry men were
Matching only in the natural breeding
season. during April. May and June.
Only few birds were Matched in
March. and these did not mature
quickly enough to fill in the gap with
eggs when the old hens started tG
slack off
Experimental With PuIlets.
Experiments were conducted for sew
eral years at the state experiment sta
ton farm at New Brunswick, which
convinced Professor Lewis that chick
hatched about the middle of Februar.
. would start laying toward the end o
. July, when production starts down
ward on most farms. As the hen
i. stopped these early Matched pullet
took their places and the gap wa
hridged
They laid all fall, going into Sigh
y hx-f hat ~,
The later hatchcd birds were layin
! We'll. and Professor Lewis felt that tn
February Matched pullets We're entitle
to short rest. as they had solved tn
problem of fall egg scarcity and ha
!, laid we'll when eggs were bringing to
! prices.
Another experiment which promise
e great results for the poultry induStr
t is being conducted at the Nineland il
7 ternational egg laying and hreedin
: contest. where 100 pens of ten bird
each are entered for three Years ties
. Professor Lewis predicted when Ii
contest started November Inst TIL:
\ before il ends enough data will /
5 secured 10 enable all poultry men
2 breed with more certainty for high,
l egg production.
:, To Pedigree the Birds.
/ Professor Lewis is going IL ped
e gree the birds for two wears and fhs
e Is going 10 breed from them in an c
n fort 10 show the owners just how
z mate their birds 10 insure increase
~ production from generation To Cener
- lion. The original entries are 10
- replaced the third year by the
q progeny.
a \ model 5000 plant for the conts
Z furnishes palatial quarters for I
! birds, with everything arranged t
~ heir convenience and comfort. The
Is free lunch counter where SUI
il. dclicacieS as dry mash. oyster she
IN grit. charcoal and water are alwa
1t on tap. and grain is fed three tin
IS a day il deep litter on the floor.
D. keep the birds busy and coutented
~ The contest is under the super
: sion Of the state and the lcCiSlatl
granted $4,000 for running eXpenS
There has also been received 5000
entity fees. and as additional mon