The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Stale Poultry Club Specialist SpeculaIes
on State Within Ten
Years
DEMONSTRATIONS NOW
ON IN GRADY co.
How TO Gull FIOcks in Order to Make
Heavy Breeders is Being Taught
to Farmers

That within ten years Oklahoma will
be the biggest poultry producing state
in the union, is the prediction Of II.
Embleton, poultry club specialist in
charge Of boys and girls poultry clubs
in the state, who was here this morn
ing on two days demonstration tour
in Grady county In company with
Mrs. Nettie Coryell woman demonstra-
ton agent. Mr.. Embleton held meetings
at Ninnekah, Alex and Friend, and to-
morrow will repeat the demonstrations
az Amber and Tuttle, returning to
Chickasha tomorrow night.
On these visits the poultry club spe-
cialist meets not only members Of the
boys and girls clubs but adult demon
strators in poultry who are given the
privilege OF round table talks, demon
strations in poultry and such other in
formation regarding flock culture as
may be elicited by questions which are
always invited. This time Mr.. Emble-
ton will deal primarily with the cuI-
ling down Of mature fIocks and estab-
fishing breeds in order to improve the
farm flock along egg Breeding lines.
Hatching and the care Of eggs pre-
ceding Matching viii be taken up in
detail and open discussions will be in
dulged in.
Interest Intense.
"The poultry situation In Oklahoma
is good very good" said Mr.. Emble-
ton. Greater interest is being shown
in poultry here than In any state in
the union which have worked, and
they have been many. The climatic
conditions are good but other condi-
tions are not 50 favorable and these
we are overcoming. Iii many insEanc
es the hens on the farms are not only
supplying the table but are going 4
long way in furnishing Improvements.
1t is the one sure bet in farming
Eggs $1.50 Setting.
Another thing which / am Begin
ming 10 find in my work over the state
Is the introduction Of purely bred
chickens on the farm In many places
| have found that the settings Of eggs
are bringing from 81 to $1.5O and arc
engaged a long way III advance"
Demand Pure Breeds.
Mr.. Embleton works in cooperation
with the United States department and
the A. & NJ college at Saltwater. He
is constantly in receipt Of letters from
county agents asking for pure bred
chickens for breeding purposes. which
calls are often hard to meet. One
smelling firm has asked for $500 worth
Of pure bred Barred Rocks, Rhode Is-
land Reds and orpingtons to supply
its farms.
Clubs Are Crowded.
The work this year promises to yield
even better results than those Of 1910
although an effort has been made to
keep down the enrolment which last
year was over 2S00 This Is difficult
to do and applications for membership
in poultry clubs are persistently COM
ing in. The officers this year, with
view to attaining greater efficiency,
had planned a decreased membership
but this is almost impossible Of accom-
plishment without the rejection Of
earnest workers. In small towns
where an agricultural teacher is avail
able the first demand for knowiedged
is in connection with poultry.
What Makes Heavy Layers.
The characteristics Of heavy layers
are being pointed out by Ntr. Emble.
ton. These girds are deep in the rear
from the base Of the tail to the thighs
and the tsils have a tendency to be
pushed up.
Mr.. Embleton stated that interest IS
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