Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
LOWER COST OF FEED|NG
POULTRYMEN'S CHANCE
High Cos: OF Living In tho Barn.
yard May Bc Over by
January L.
UNCLE SAM APPEALS FOR EGGS
Prospect for Cheaper Feed and Ret
ter Profits for Chicken Rniscrs
Are Good-Nor,nal Prices Prom
iseti in Very Near Future.

The big chicken show OF the Vir-
gInia Poultry Association that was Wis
tied by so many people during the
past week proved TO be something of
an inspiration IL the poultry raisers
and the would-be poultrymen OF Nir-
Einia. Hundreds Of the visitors to the
show went back home fully determined
to raise more chickens next year and
10 give more attention to the proper
care and the proper marketing Of GEES.
There were many things conspiring TO
create this kind of foei!nS. but prob
ably the greatest incentive to business
along this line came from study CT
the market pr:ces for ell kinds OF poul-
try and for eSgs.
There has hoen one drawback 10 tho
pouitry-raisirg business In Virginia.
and that IS the high cost of feed for
the fowls. This one thing has driven
numerous roultr!men out Of tho bus
mess. and others have reduced their
flocks TO the minimum. This seems To
have been the case. not only in Viz
Einia. but all over the country. IN
fnct, this high cost OF feed became such
q serious matter the government and
itg numerous food conservation and
food expansion agencies have been n2-
pealod TO. and action has been taken
looking 10 an immediate change of
conditiors-Changcs IGat VIII relieve
the distress Of the poultry producers
OF the couitr% and encourage them TO
raise more chickors and produce more
esas the coming year than ever before.
SEEKING IMMEBIATE REMEDIES
FOR EXISTING TROUBLES
Some weeks ago Il meeting of the
spccial war conn: ission of poultry pro-
duction for the state OF Pennsylvania,
branch OF the American Poultry AS
sociation. was held III I'hiiade iphia to
consider this high cost Of feed. AZ
the meeting Professor +. IL. Stoncman
"as appointed q special envoy I" rep
resent the American Poultry Associa-
lion and the Pennsylvania branch AZ
washington and impress upon IN. au-
thoTitics the necessity for adopt!uS
measures To remedy the high-priccd
iced situation. wficii. IL was claimed.
prevented poul;rymcn in general from
complying w!:h the governments re-
guest 20 spec; up" poultry proGuc-
ton.
Professor s;oneman wen, on to
Washington and laid siege 10 ths au-
thoritics and before he was through
the food administrator had looked :n,o
matters and sent The professor away
greatly encouraged. lie was told in
brief terms that the food administered
ton IS kcenly alive to tho situation.
fas had Investigations made in various
uiSli'S'S' received written and EerhI |
reports from leading pouItrymen rec
oGn!zcs the need OF greatly Increased
production OF eggs aud poultry. and
is anxious and determined 20 DO every
thing in its power toNmakc such In
creased production possible"
IT, poultry feed situation seems 70
u. RAPIDLY Improving due to purely
natural co3ditions--hiE crops. icSscncd
consumption in some lines. etc. Corn
mas been selling for abou; $40 per
lushc! IN Chicago for the old crop.
while the new crop now Is selling for
december delivery at lcss than ono
half Of the price OF the old Full effect
should he felt ry feed purchasers about
January /.
We now anticipate TIA. poultry
feeds viii drop in price to point from
30 per cont 10 90 per cen: lo~cr than
during laic summer ard ea.!; tail of
1917"