The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-14
LAZY OLD HENS
TO BE BANISHED
This Community VIII Wage Cam
paign for Her Elimination BE-
ginning October 20.

This community viii have none o
he unproductive biddy. Hens thai
refuse TO lay must be put into tn
lattening pen and used for food.
This Is the plan being worked out
n the office OF Miss Edna NJ. Lad
Wig. home demonstration agent for
he county. Extensive plans 10 elm
nate the non-egg producer from
locks are now under way and VIII
be put into effect during the week
beginning October is.
Prem Moore. state poultry special
list, with the extension bureau OF the
tate university. was here this week
lending assistance 10 the culline
work. Mr. Moore also r. doing ev-
erything possible 10 help farmers
find markets for the hens that VIII
not pay for their keep as egg produc-
ers.
A demonstration IN culling I'M
profitable fowls was held Friday
afternoon al the home OF y. Lee near
8uhl. A great deal OF this work ha
already been accomplished, much In.
formation has been disseminated IN
he intensive campaign waged last
autumn by Mr.. Moore during his
.tay IN the county. Farmers are be
ng instructed about the chief char
.cterisfics OF the birds that swell the
,gg crop in ord er that the culls may
- cut out OF the flocks.
The chief campaign in this work
lpens October Is and viii continue
Turing the week. Assistance I'm dis
posing OF the cnlls al a reasonable
price viii also be given farmers. To
larry this phase OF the work 10 a
iuccessful elimination will require
he cooperation o. the farmers with
Miss I.adwig's office. She should
have information from stock owners
before October IS, n possible. con
.erning the number OF hens that are
o be examined so the campaign may
be organized for he greatest eff
cheney.
A few demonstrations will enable
growers 10 separate the sheep from
he goats. but heretofore marketing
OF culls has been a real problem. To
secure the farmers a reasonable
price. according 10 current markets,
s the desire OF Mr. Moore. Throw
ng Of a surplus on a market with
limited demand sends prices down
until the grower fans 10 break even
As an Illuminating example OF this
condition. Mr.. Moore cites the exper
.ence of ~. A. Thometz. prominent
Filler farmer He culled his flock
last year and sought q market for
the birds that were not laying. bui
'~n-a prime killers. In the local
market he was offered thirteen cent?
...,4nd. Inc price did not suit him
30 he got quotations from another
rity IN the south part Of the state.
made coops and shipped 10 this
point. The hens Melted him twenty
Ihree and three-tenths cents per
pound. and during the rest Of The
winter the coops were used by his
leighbors who profitted by the ex-
Derlence and shipped their offerings
o the same market.
During February OF last year. the
hen market 10 the state OF Idaho
N ged a spread OF twenty cents q
pound Al some points the price was
u low az ten cents. while AZ other
markets thirty cents was paid Too
much disparity IA IN prices in com
adjoining each other
.auses heavy losses e. growers
xnlch Il IS the ambition Of the de-
DartmeBt 20 eliminate.
Mr.. Moore viii remain In Twin
Falls county until Tuesday Of next
week. Lincoln county viii beg n
NoaJe- on a campaign 70 get rid O.
ne lazy hen.