Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
THE POULTRY PRODUCTS
CAN Be DOUBLED IN YEAR
American Chicken Raisers Can Add
S8,O00,OOO Worth of Food to
Present Supply.
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS VIEWS

GOVERNMENT EXPERTS VIEWS
Uncle Sam Appeals to Poultrymcn
to Come Up to the Help OF the
Nation-Ducks, Geese and Guineas
Cut Big Figure.
The statement made at thc recent
agricultural conference a, ST Louis
that the poultry products Of the United
states could be doubled within Il year
means tina, if everybody IN a position
to help did their part. $500. coo. 600
worth OF food would he added TO our
supply this year" say the experts of
tho national department of Agriculture.
This, they say, includes both meat
for tho table and GEES. Very few
farmers and poultrywcr practice a
systematic plan Of disposiug Of their
fowls after they have ceased 10 be pro-
6uctive. although u is we'll known that
fowls OF the heavier breeds. such as
tho Plymouth Rocks cease To produce
profitable number Of GEES at the end
Of their second LAYING year and that
this holds true of tho lighter breeds.
such as the LcEhorns. a; the end OF
their third laying year Consequently,
il efforts wcrc made u dispose Of all
females when their best laying days
were over. a large quantity OF poultry
meat would hc placed on the market.
All poorly developed chickens should
likewise he cullcd out aud used as meat,
This way OF dispcsiuc of Improbable
fowls would ALLOW tho poultryman 70
feed his grain 10 youuccr and mere
productive fowls.
DUCKS. GEESE AND GlINEAS
CAN CUT BIC FIGURE
Carcn;zirE tho cockcrcls that arc not
intended for breeding purposes VIII
70, only increase their size, but Will
Place moro desirable poultry meat
on the market. Another practice that
should b. adopted more widely is that
OF ta::enine all chickens that arc to
he marketed before they leave the
farm. This can nc done easily h. con-
timing the birds for a weok or ten days
and teot;nS them good fatieninE
n ee;:er condition. ana The farmer
Will receive p-ch; for their added
weight;
Ihe Greater Production ct turkeys.
ducks. ssesc and euineas. ali ~ which
car % p:caieb!y raised and 4 ready
nsCke; tount IL NEST sections. would
Increase ;Ac suoNi% ot poultry meat
coas1de-abiy TIE production of ducks
cs1ec,zI!y should - emphasized at this
tin h.cau<. :: the -apidity wiih
vhich sky grow Ducks OF mos, a
he nes; breads. 7rc7s-iy I'd and man
zEc6, ,-sg-sTtiy "-iSh from f-s TO
SIX pounds - ten weeks 81 ase !; l.
es:{-z:c5 ~ rnul;-yrcn making
specially .: S-9ainS ducks that the
ted SOS: 7=- pound - producing duck
-n.aI ranges from c.-ts 70 - cents
depe cdtnr upon thn c--rcr: prices Of
grain ana o;Ae- :eeds
WAYS TO INCREASE
THE sII'rLN uF EGn>
The nurlber ~ marketable eggs can
be increased ny following Il few prac-
teal suggestions. Among the most
important ~ thcs. are the production
Of tho inferti!c egg after the breeding
season is over. and the proper handiin:
OF cgEs Ivy til. farmer before sending
them 20 market. The infcrtilc egg is
obtained when All male birds are re-
moved from tho flock This does not
decrease the number OF GEES produced.
hut II docs increase greatly their keep
inG qualities. The production Of tho
infortilo egg and the proper handling
and marketing OF eggs hy the producer
would increase tremendously the num-
Der of marketable eggs each year by
diminishinS the quantity that arc rem
dcrcd unfit for food
An increased production Of ducks
GEES IA advisable whore available mar
kcts are found
The poultry house should he clean
AND sanitary and the fowls free from
insect pests, thera.y nreycntins dis
case and murtnl-tN,- II is estimated
'hat nearly S9.occG oo worth of poultry
u lost each year through disease alone
Spccial attention should be given Ia
Tie iooding aud housing OF layin: fowls
AZ seasons cf tho year when their mar
urai source OF food supply is cut off.
TIME VET ron GENERAL
iN,REisE ~ LTRY FRONTIERS
Although III" hatchinS season rropcr
should nc considered At an end bv Nav
J. IL may be feasible III some sections
gu INC country I" continue Matching
nntii tn" lst Of June or even July
thicks Matched in juno. win rroncr
Ioeo and management. VIII Frequently