Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15
POULTRY
INTERESTS IN THE FUTURE
Spec inl Representative at
Washington for Duration OF
the War.
Shipping B by c h c X s
Through the Mails and Other
Government Helps.
by Robert Armstrong
i..xpert poultrYman and Writer

Expert Poutrfmnn anu ftifi
The poultry industry has had nm
uphill struggle ever devious stony
road this past year. and many en-.
paped in the business fell by the way
side. Building materials and sup
niles advanced in price, labor charges
increased fifty per cent. or more
and feed sky-rocketed among the
clouds: IL doubled and in some in
stances trebIcd former prices. Corn
which the farmers once burned as
fuel. sold around three dollars
buaheI On top Of this came trans
narration difficulties; then Rule II
prohibiting the sale Of hens and
puIleis. 4 few weeks ago II looked
as though another rule would 20
through. prohibiting the interstate
shipment Of ice-paeked poultry:
fortunately this was npped IN the
bud. And now poultrymen ask
What next?
W. hope. and hive every reason 10
believe that the coming year VIII brIug
relief 10 the poultry keepers. some oi
the obstacles already have heen removed
while Others promise 10 receive the att"h-
ton of agricultural leaders who hereto
fore have stressed production m other
lines. notably the cereal crops
There II much ado concerning the wheat
crop and other grains, We arc constantly
reminded Of their importance N winning
the war And when We consider that
about scventy-fve per cent Of the nation
farming is done along this line, Tor the
support of farm ANIMALS. It Is natural
that the cereals should receive particular
attention. NJ least for the moment IN
onr enthusiasm FOR increased grain pro
duction. however. We must not lose -ight
81 the importance Of increasing orr i've
stock ~ like proportion, because # We
do or gram will have been grown m
vnln
s~tuAIs Arb ENTRaToR-
without farm animals COWS pigs.
sheep and poultry he greater part q
the ~ billion bushels ~ cereals raised
last Trar would have been Is worthless
H. Il. ~ h har ~ gold f. drowning man
The farmers harvested ~ he rate % SIXTY
bushels or ono and one-half tons q
grain for ovcry man woman and chi.d
III the country
Yotl viii doubt this perhaps because
voI have 40 knowledge of eating any
thlnq like such a vast amount of gram
n eject however. hat Is precisely what
happened Tho gram Was condensed
refined and progressed INTO butter, milk
cheese. bccf mutton, pork, fats, eggs
pnultry. wool and 50 on. II was con
vertod concentrated INTO thc9e finished
products through the agency Of livestock
Otherwise the bunk Of II would have bcen
practically worthless 80 far ~ human
consumption Is concerned livestock and
gram crops must 70 hand Ia hand We can
not have one without the other he
country has awakened 10 this reality.
and III consequence the livestock growers
are now Receiving special consideration
Prominent men Interested in al! phases
OF the poultry industry met N Chicago
few weeks ago. in response 20 q call
for war-emer gcncy-get-togethe al
which conference the War Emergency
Federation Poultry Industry was organic
ed to have headquarters at Washington
DUR ng the period OF the var, 10 harmonic
and cooperate with the National and
STATE governments in securing the means
for an adequate supply 81 poultry products
rtKPo>E Or coNFERENcE
W gathering IN wears has been i
representative ot the poultry industry
~ whole. ~ TINS conference Il met
10 safeguard the poultry Interests Of ~
nation. and It talked -traIgh, from ih'
shoulder Producers instructors. N
veStigatorS distributors. manufactured,
of poultry equipment ami ot pouitrz
leeds the I nItcd States Food Admins
tration the | nlfcd States Department o
Agriculture. editors ana publishers Al
tended the sessions and what they haf
to say about the poultry industry let
no doubt IN anyone mind but thai
strong measures were necessary 20 say,
the industry from sinking out OF sight
Some Of the topics under discussion
were As follows. The poultry situation
as shown bv recent surveys OF dlfferen
States the education OF the public a
TO the food value OF poultry and eggs
national standardization OF poultry anc
egg grades; proper distribution Of reports
| on market quotations and conditions
| government regulation OF factors affect
| ing the costs and profits OF poultry pro
| ducts, food Administration Rule IA
! prohibiting the sale OF hens and pulIets
| Food Administration rule affecting Sucl
| trade customs aS loaniug money viii
warehouse receipts aS collateral, tradln!
| between dealers OF the same class, AM
| fixing dates for the removal of dreSSe,
| poultrX or eggs from warehouses
| relations hip between poultry producer
and various divisions OF the Fedcrt
government: better understanding be
| tween the producers. distributors an
| consumers. sound conclusions reganlln
the actual costs OF producing poultr.
products
EFFu,T oF RULE II
The effect Of Rule II was the center (
a stormy discussion the CONSENSUS ,
opinion vas that the ruling had been NOR
harmful than beneficial especially IN II
moral effect upon the producers. comm