Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
POULTRY IN VERMONT
Extension Service Plans to In
crease It's Production.
Lectures TO lie Given in Halls, Oranges
and Schools and Pamphlets to BE
Distributed through Grain
Dealers.

Plans are being made by the Univer-
sity of Vermont Extension service de-
partment to greatly increase the produce
ton of poultry in Vermont during this
year Three poultry specialists. PROFESSOR
II. A. D.. Leggett, instructor OF poultry
husbandry, a. p. Beach, assistant emer-
gency demonstration agent, and X. r.
Alden, United States Department Of Agri.
culture representative in Vermont and
New Hampshire, will devote their time
to the work and various agencies about
the state will be asked to cooperate.
Poultry lectures in halls. oranges,
schools and pamphlets distributed through
grain dealers will assist in the plans for
increased production. Advice will be given
regarding all phases of the poultry in
dustry and a list Of dependable breeders
will be maintained so that any one wish
ing to get started with some good stock
can readily find out where It may be
obtained.
! The poultry department of the United
States department of agriculture at
Washington is prepared to aid the local
extension force with an abundance of
publicity material and will keep them
! posted on the latest developments in the
| poultry industry.
| At the great New York poultry show,
held last week at Madison Square Garden
| in New York city, 1t was noticed by
Agent Beach, who represented the Ex-
tension service and the State. that there
was only one entry from Vermont. but
that one was good enough to secure Sec
ond prize. 1t was a pen of Buff Ply
mouth Rocks. There are many poultry
men in the State who have stock enough
to capture all sorts of prizes and they
| should be entered in the shows
There were more than 1000 birds on ex-
hibition and from all the Eastern States
and Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas.
| Iowa. California. Texas and Canada.
From the latter country there were
great mny entries and they took a goodly
| share of the awards when the judging
was over.
The exhibition included almost all of
the standard breeds of poultry found in
American, Mediterranean, English. Polish.
Hamburg, Continental and Oriental
classes as we'll as all kinds of bantams.
ducks. geese and turkeys. The pigeon
department occupied a large amount Of
space and there G. d. Tilley of Con-
nectcut exhibited more than so varieties
of ornamental fowls.
All the latest poultry appliances were
shown. including a new egg crate filler
which the inventor claims will help a.
void part of the S25 100000 loss that an
nually occurs from eggs broken in ship
nent New feed hoppers have been de-
signed TO prevent waste of grain as we'll
rs new style of incubator designed to
, economize on space and heat. A new
colony brooder stove has been perfected
! which burns kerosene and would we'll be
adapted to Vermont conditions
; While the show was in session a series
of educational lectures were given.
Among them was by Harry NJ. La
mon. head of poultry husbandry in the
, United States department OF Agriculture
, who spoke on THE Governments Pro-
gram to Increase Egg Production" w
q. Krum, extension poultry specials
l. from Cornell University, gave Il series
, of lectures on wartime feeding, selection
of breeding stock. culing focks, etc., and
preparation for marketing poultry Pro-
: fessor Lewis of the New Jersey Station
gave lectures on WAR Emergency Mea-
sures for Poultry Keepers" Professors
Rice, Kent and Benjamin from Cornell
University also spoke.