Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-06

improvement OF farm flocks should
increase the average egg production
by much more than an egg a month.
suppose the average production is in
creased two eggs a month. Here is a
chance for you to use your notebook
and pencil.
Indicative of the results that might
be obtained by better stock and bet
ter care are the figures from the re-
ports of hoy and girl members of the
state poultry clubs. Jack Bird of
Ryan obtained an average of Sc eggs
u month from pen of five white
Wyandotte hens during January. Feb
ruary and March. Green Allen of
Coalgate obtained an average of one
hundred eggs month from similar
pen of Rhode Island Red hens dur
ing the same months. Nelma Sims
of Roosevelt, with pen of white
Wyandotte hens, obtained an average
of "a eggs in the same time In other
words, by using pure-bred hens and
taking care of them, these club mem
bers have obtained almost as large
returns In three months as the aver
age oklahoma farmer obtains in
twelve. The poultry club records
show other returns equally as good.
Because the oklahoma hen has been
neglected, market poultry from this
state ranked. up to n few years ago,
next to the bottom in the list of AZ
states. We are producing better poul
try and more eggs than We did when
the 1910 census was taken. but the
state poultry hoard officials point out
that there is still plenty of room for
Improvement.
For School Children Only.
The b'll providing for school poul-
taNF tt.tf
the state legislature by Nesbitt. Du-
rant and Miller. Its success was. in
largo measure, due to the activity in
It's behalf of Clifford l.. Jackson Of
Muskog The bill bore the en- |
dorscment of President Frank NJ.
Gault of the state board of agriculture
and of prominent educators thruout |
the state.
Briefly, the measure provides for
the holding of poultry and egg shows
at each schoolhouse not included in |
cities OF the first class. The school |
house poultry shows are to be held
during the week commencing with the
last Monday of November of each |
year and the schoolhouse egg shows |
during the week commencing with the |
last Monday Of January of each year; |
these shows are for school children
only The board of officers of each |
school district is authorized to spend |
not less than IS nor more than $40
for each of these shows. The board
of county commissioners Is authorized |
to appropriate the sum of $3.50 for |
county poultry and egg show to be
held under the auspices, of the county |
branch of the Oklahoma State Poultry |
federation. The county shows are to
be held during the week commencing |
with the first Monday of December |
and cannot be held in the same |
county two years in succession. The |
school children also get 60 per cent
of this money.
In Operation by Fall.
Management of this system of
shows is to come under the direction |
of the newly created state poultry |
board. This board consists of Frank |
NJ. Gauly, Oklahoma City, president; |
Harry Embleton, saltwater secre-
tary; A T.. Powell, Crescent, and Fred |
Atherton, Waukomis. The bill car
ries an emergency clause and ar
rangcmcnts are under way for sys |
TEN of shows next fall
1t is believed by persons interested
in this measure that poultry shows
will more quickl< result in obtaining
better quality of poultry and in
arousing more interest in poultry rails |
ing than will any other factor 1t is
pointed out that the surplus poultry
products of Missouri now amount TO
nearly $60,000,00 a year and that
this big showing has been largely the
result of consistent improvement and
encouragement.
With the nation agtated over the
prospects of food shortage during the
present war, attention is being turned
to poultry as one of the quickest
means of increc sing the food supply.
Ey increasing the numbers and I'M
proving the quality of Oklahoma
flocks. it is believed that the state Will
be taking a long step forward in agri-
cultural Preparedness.