Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
vCo YIELD FOR EACH MONTH.

EGG YIELD FOR EACH MONTH.
December. 2 June --.-f is
JANUARY. Q July II
Februarv.. August rs
March .1S September .I3
ApriI. 10 October . z
Nay 20 November .,... 5
& great many small fiocks which re
esIve special care and attention Will do
better than this; some of the commercial
nlsnts which arc given 20 paInstakIng
methods of selection will do better; but
tho poultry industry as 8 whole VIII fall
vsy short of an average 100 eggs. IL
IS doubtful If the average American tarm
hen viii produce seven dozen eggs wear
which is SIN dozen short OF profitable
standard. or about S3 in income.
IL takes genius, indeed, TO der1ve .
profit from the >4-egg hen. That Is Why
80 many persons have grievance against
she poultry business. hey haven't the
right sort of hens
A large part af the unattractlvc poultry
IN our markets il caused by an incomplete
removal of the blood at killing tune.
This il evidenced by red dots in the skin
wherr the feathers have been removed,
,=sr,sciallv over the thighs and wings,
and by the appearance Of veins or dis
colorstinns. The neck often becomes
blush rel or purple, sometimes green.
Not only y the appearance OF . carcass
marred by improper bleeding. but
keeping quality Of the body Is impaired
The flesh loses its frmness sooner, the
favor Is not so good. the odor OF stale
flesh i present, and IN every way the
product is more perishable
TUENEy POPULATION II DECREASING.
1 lew wears ago turkeys retailed at
evcnty-fye cents pound. Current
prices show an increase OF from 100 "a
3nO per cent. II costs 3 great deal more
"a rear and fatten 8 turkey these days
But that Is not the only reason for in
creased prices. The principal reason
Is that our turkey poulstion is steadily
decreasing According 10 the census OF
1900 there were in the United States az
that time $500. 900 Turkeys. BY 1910
the number had decreased 70 100000
turkeys.
This IS largely due 10 the fact that IS
our country becomes more thlcklv popu-
lated the farming becomes more intensive,
and as the farming becomes more intensive
the ranges hitherto given over 10 turkeys
are more restricted.
There is no dodging the fact that turkeys
are bothersoTnc creatures 70 raise unless
one can give them free range. and few
farmers can do thus without damage TO
their own crops or TO the crops OF adjacent
farms.
Tothe city dveller s. or sS for q medium,
sise turkey seems like an exorbitsnt price
and IL Is high compared To the prices In
former wears. but once let the city dwpiler
sttsmpf TO grow flock of turkeys and ne
is likely To agree that the farmer Is not
ovepaid for this product
FEED TABLE SCRAPS, nor GARBAGE.
There is no better feed for flock Of
chickens than table scraps. Scraps OF
u1eat or leftover vegetables, vegetable
tops and parings, outside leaves of cab
bsve. lettuce and such like, stale bread
and cake. cereals, sour milk, and 80 on,
have lost none Of their feeding value
becsuse they are no longer desired by
the human appetite: Fowls VIII eat
them with greatest relish.
II Is 8 mistake. however, TO regard
such table scraps as garbage, and feed
il ss such 10 the chickens. Decomposed
waste material and sloppy matter, such
as dishwater, should not be fed to the
flock. Provide special receptacle Tor
the scraps which are suitable for the
chickens. and feed these scraps IN 9
fresh sweet state, in clean manner.
The best plan is 70 run the scraps through
1 grinder, then if the material Is quite
moist, as Il Is likely 10 be, mix 1t with
some cornmeal, bran or other ground
yrain until the whole mass assumes a
crumbly condition.
The advantage OF this method is that
the scraps ars reduced 10 uniform mix
ture of edible particles which can be
eaten from q trough Ordinarily table
scraps are moi il small enough pieces
{or tie fowls 10 swallow at q single
moulhful, hence they drag them round
the ground in an effort to break them
Up which process cannot help but soil
the food probably coutaminate it.
WHEN RETAIL PRICES ARE JUST.
attempts to bring the producer and
consumer into closer relationship by
means of parcel post have sometimes
Jailed because the consumer feels that
he should get his product at a whole
sale price. Il the consumer buys in
5 sholessle lots, he is entitled To a bet
ter price. but this Is seldom the case,
I a,lally he orders in small lots, which
amounts 70 q retail business, which
business Is troublesome to handle,
therefore II must he conducted at re-
ail prices, # the producer is TO be in
crested
he a11 aALd2eS OF urect dealings are
hese. The farmer gets more OF the
consumers dollar and the consumer
,ets superior product, because it
passes through fewer hands.
The practicabllity of shipping eggs
~ parcel post Is demonstrated by The
act that more parcels OF eggs than of
ny other one product pass through tho
nails
The general idea is thar hoe who
ieal in cold storage eggs 3, d poultry
are. always making large profits The
2cts are that few DO get away with