The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-07-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Poultry Culling Demonstrations.
A series Of poultry culling dem
onstrations were conducted thru
out the county last week with
great success. Prem Moore, ex-
tension poultryman of the Uni
versity of Idaho and Prof.
Smythe in charge of the poultry
department at Moscow in COOP
Grafton with the county agent and
Farm Bureau conducted the
work. Demonstrations were held
at j. L. Magaw' s and NJ G. Hall s
of Winchester j. w. Henderson S
and G.. Reinhardt' s Of Nezperce.
The members Of the two poultry
clubs under the leadership of w.
R. Emerson for the boys club in
Nezperce and Mrs. May Dybvig,
leader of the Poultry Club of the
Hart community, were also given
the opportunity to learn how to
tell the difference between a hen
that returns no profit for the feed
she consumes and one that keeps
the egg basket full. Many farm
ers and farmers wives were
greatly surprised to learn of the
great difference between hen
showing a high producing capa-
city and one considered Gull.
"Moore-isms"
The more a hen is broody the
less she lays.
Beware of the society hen who
gets a new suit in July and looks
fine in the fall. Dispose of her
and keep instead the hen you us
ually send to market, the ragged
late moulting hen.
Foroget the body Of the hen ex-
cept as by-product, for her first
business in life must be to lay
eggs to be profitable.
It costs on the average 1926 a
year to feed hen in Idaho at the
present time. A hen must lay 30
eggs year to pay her board. A
hen will eat feed worth the value
of her body for meat each four
months period.
Don't think farmer cannot
keep high producing hens. | know
he can. The reason I know it, is
that he is doing it. Many farm
ers maintain flocks with an av-
erage Of 200 eggs per hen.
Ralph III. Musser, Assistant Di-
rector of Extension, from Boise
is spending Wednesday and
in this county with the
county agent. Mr. Musser was
formerly county agent of Canyon
county and one of the first coun-
ty agents in the state. This is his
first visit to Lewis country and
he is greatly impressed with crops
in this section of the state.
Many inquiries have been COM
ing into the Farm Bureau office
lately asking what has been done
in regard to disposing Of the wool
in the wool pool. Owing to mar
zet conditions it has been impos-
sible to obtain any cash bid on it
1T all. Wool warehouses on the
coast have been forced to discon-
niue making advances on con-
'ignments being overloaded with
The following letter
at the Farm Bureau Of
ice explains the situation in the
WOOL trade quite thoroughly.
Situation of the Wool Trade.
Since early May the wool mar
ret has been uncertain and some
vhas disconcerting. The trade
las been at practically stand
till with market quotations
neaning nothing to the grower
Nth wool to sell.
This condition, as reported
rom the conferences at Chicago
nd Washington, has been brot
bout from the following causes;
/. Failure Of the wool trade to !
nance the grower for the usual I
'eriod Of 4 to 6 months or longer.
2. The uncertainty regarding
he English policy in handling the
lip Of the British Empire.
3. Difficulty in the trarspor- /
alton of wool and manufactured ,
A. Money stringency.
5. Cancellation of orders at :
ne mills. l
6. Objection of the public to t
ne high cost of clothing. I
Perhaps the largest factor has {
cen the uncertainty as to the fu- .
Ire, in other words, the lack of :
This condition is not ).
expected to last a great length !
time, being estimated in var. 7
us circles at from 3 to 6 weeks.
On the other hand those who
e in closest touch with the sit
alton consider that there is moth
6 in either the supply of wool a
n the demand for wooden goods
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