Evening star., 1918-04-07
UNCLE SANS DRIVE
FOR MORE POULTRY
Must Overcome Red Meat
Shortage by Production Of
Chickens and Eggs.

The United States must produce more
food Millions Of men in khaki, giving
their lives that our homes and princi-
pies of justice and freedom may be
preserved from German ruthlessness,
must be properly nourished. Peoples
of the devastated countries. determined
to stand by our banner until victory
is gained, must be fed. To bear our
share of the wars levy and make good
our promises. three strengthening
foods-pork, beef and wheat-must go
overseas in one continuous stream.
Those of US, who, for reasons salts
factory to our country. have not taken
up arms in her defense, must help win
the war by eating foods that cannot be
readily transported or more prontapiy
used. Chief among these are poultry
and eggs.
Last year there was shortage In
nroduction of more than one bllllon
dozens of eggs. This shortage was
caused by more than half the farmers s
and poultrymen killing everything tnae
was chicken and shipping 1t to mar
ket. The slaughter Of these nochs
was due to the abnormally h1gh prices
charged for poultry foods and the nish
prices paid for live or dead poultry.
Poultry a Cheap Meat.
Chicken meat is the best substitute
for beef and pork, because peopi1
NOT have to be educated to eat 1t. Rap-
hit flesh is another substitute, out II rs
necessary for us to cultivate taste
for IN There has never been sumclenl
roast chicken and giblet gravy TO sae
isfy the demands of the Amerifan t sub-
nv;po reason 1OE Sup-
stituting chicken meat is that IL can
ha crown cheaply. by our own iaool'
in three months to eating SIZE, on
vacant lot near home that "ouio ho'
otherwise be productive; .h hureau of
a animai husbandry.' a branch OF the pe
partment of Agriculture. is oirectl,s
the poultry campaign OF the ta AZ.
THE country is divided into eisnl u,s
tricts. The district men supervise the
work of the federal representatives ana
noultry club agents in the states nnoer
fheir Jurisdiction. Organization meet
inps of poultrymen in centers OF popu-
iation are held and the work Is ar
ranged. .o tho
raising of chickens in unoccupleo pach
Yards. County leaders are appointed 10
assist in stimulating an mterese III
poultry raising in each county organ
lied, and the campaign IS oeihe en
lareed as rapidly as possible.
The Washington Office has prepared
number of striking posters and Is nay
ing them displayed In post omces, Ian
way depots, stores and other consplc-
uous places. Bulletins on ;nn.,,ors
for use in the campaign are dlstriouteo,
while advertisements. like Uncle sam
expects you to keep hens and raise
chickens" are inserted in the poultry
press.
State Poultry Work.
The poultry departments OF the state
a acricuitural colleges and agricultural
are energetlcally aoVerus
ing the fact that the productlon OF
pouItry and eggs must be materially IN
creased this year. These state poultry
workers have a great opportunity 10
reach their people through the agrlcui-
tural department OF the college. tne eA-
tension division and the student pody.
Most Of their work Is done in the neld.
under the superyision of the director OF
extension, and with the help OF tne
county agents of the extension rorce'
At the meetings that are held IN the
state frequently orders are taken 1or
eggs for Matching, baby chicks or
breeding stock. These orders are gen.
orally sent through. the cnamoer oi
commerce.
Wartime Advice.
Unless the chickens are actually
grown, ready to eat or to lay, the work
OF the poultry organizations Will be
lost. 1t is not too late to commence.
Buy eggs for Matching or baby chicks.
Select general purpose breed, or eggs
from hens of good size. If you set
hen. grease her under each wing and at
the rear of her body with little SO
per cent mercurial ointmenHto kill the
lice. Rub yellow insect powder into
her head and neck feathers. Do TINS
before you set the hen and on the
eighteenth day of incubation. At the
latter time soak the eggs for two min
utes in warm water to soften the shell
and inside skins and prevent the chick
getting stuck in the she'll.
Place the hen and dry chicks In a wa
tertight coop with a Slated front. Set
the coop on grass, or In the garden
Keep the hen confined in the coop until
the chickens are weaned- Feed a mix
ture of equal parts hardboiled eggs cut
up fine, rolled oats and cracker or dry
bread crumbs every few hours the first
two days to start the chicks OF right.
Mix a little chick size ground oyster
shells or sharp sand with this food to
supply the gizzard with grinding mate
rial, otherwise the chicks will have
diarrhea- Scatter three times daily some
millet seed, cracked corn. or cracked
wheat, or some commercial chick food,
from your seedhouse or
grocer, in short straw or in the grass to
cracked grain mixture. as advised. until
the chicks are weaned.
Points on Feeding.
The third day make a mixture of
equal parts by weight of cornmeal.
rolled oats or ground oats without the
huils, wheat bran, and either one of the
following foods: Prime cottonseed meal,
velvet bean meal, or peameal in the
south, or one-half part fine ground meat
crisps or sifted meat scraps (use only
the small particles) in the north. Add
a little chick size ground oyster shells
or sharp sand. as before. Keep this food
dry in a shallow box before the chicks
all the time until they are weaned
Whenever scraps of meat or chicken
bones. are left from dinner cut them
up with sharp hand ak and feed the
small pieces to the baby chicks. This
meat and bone is the best growing food
In the worh. Fish bones and left lover
salmon can also be used