The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-02
WARNED
OF POULTRY AGENTS
COUNTY AGENT FLETCHER
WARNING AGAINST MEN
NOW IN COUNTY.

A number of farmers of Latah
County have reported to the farm
bureau office that a man represent
: ing the State Poultry Association, In
corporated, of Oregon, has called at
their places and secured orders for
poultry supplies at fancy prices. The
representative leads the farmers to
believe that he is representing an or
ganized public service for the benefit
of farmers and then, as public SER
vice, sells him bill of goods at high
prices. Representatives of this same
firm have been working in Idaho for
some time, altho they just recently
began operations in Latah County.
The following news article sent out
| by the Extension Division of the Uni
versity, plainly sets forth the atti-
tude of the Extension Division and of
the county farm bureaus in this case.
Boise, Idaho-When farmers of
Idaho buy poultry dips or other prep
arations, they should buy them solely
on the merits of the goods purchased
according to Prem Moore, poultry
specialist of the University of Idaho
extension division They should not
buy them, he says, because some So
licitor leads them to believe that he
is doing them service approved by
the university extension division, the
county farm bureau or the Idaho State
Poultry association.
Recently Mr. Moore received com
plant from an Ada county farmer
who said he had bought poultry goods
from a travelling dispenser who led
him to believe he represented some
organized public service for the bene-
fit of the farmers. This complaint
led Mr. Moore to repeat a warning
that he issued last spring, when he
found that the state was being quite
thoroughly canvasSed in this manner,
so reports Indicated
Mr.. Moore never has attempted, he
says, to pass on the merits of the
preparations sold in this manner, but
he says he has learned of many cases
in which the prices asked for such
goods were excessive.
armers are urged by Mr.. Moore to
understand that the Idaho State poul-
try association is not in the mercan-
tile business, and that they can get
all the information on poultry they
reed without buying any excessive
prepal ations, simply by applying to
their county farm bureaus for SER
vices already paid for by the AK
raye1s of the state.
Farmers have informed Mr.. Moore |
Of tine appearance of agents who ego I
into peoples flocks, giving advice re '
garding housing, feeding, disease and {
every other phase of the poultry in {
lustry. They claim to be doing this,
farmers throughout the state, as a c
public service
Incidentally, in the course of their Y
demonstration, they note, and call the
farmers attention, to the fact, that
heir fowls are lousy and Immediately
,ffer them, as a public service a dip v
hat they sell and tell them that it is a
he only treatment that should be I S
lsed in the killing of lice and mites. t
They charge SIS per gallon. If good
,rder is taken, they issue member \
hip card purporting to entitle the c
lolder to free poultry association ad- a
ice. il
eff the farmer states that he uses o
mites, and asks if this is not a good s.
reatment, he is advised that coal tar g
never should be used s.
s disinfectants in any way where 3
oultry is concerned, as they cause s
owl tuberculosis d
They make this statement as a IL
ublic service and they tell the far c;
lers that the selling of the prepara- G.
on they have to offer is a public CT
ervice also and that their business is st
, serve the public, and leave the i'm M
ression that they are paid by the as ii
,ciation to give this information. OF
"Coal tar preparations do not cause tt
but are among the best bt
isinfectants there are for killing the 81
lberculosis germ.
Information regarding all poul-
y conditions, including the treat
ent of fowls for lice and mites, Gull L.
g the Stacker hens, housing, feeding 70
II egg production, and all other poul- to
y problems, can be had from the fi'
yricultural extension division of the nc