South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-26
By 1. y. M.ATHEIOS
.IaSki County Farm Agent.


We have been interested in try
ing to get some facts that would in
dictate how many people actually
culled their fiocks and how many
Gull hens were thrown out as a re-
suit Of the culling campaign last
August We have received some in
tesesting information but we have
not heard from all the township
leaders. OF those that we have re
ceived to date, Mrs. II. f. Smith
REP orts that 3S3 hens were put in
the Gull class "a a result Of the
demon stration held at their place
in Tippecanoe township. Mrs.
Maude Kessinger reports that 20
hens were eaten early as a result OF
the demonstration held there. Mrs.
/. X. Breitweiser gets the infOrma-
ton that 200 hens We're thrown out
as a result OF the demonstration at
Clarence Longs. Mrs. A. d. Rich
ards reports that 15S hens were
culled out by people who attended
the demonstration there. Mrs. Rob
ert Galbreath, of Indian Greek
township. reports 12S hens removed
as q result of the meeting held
there
Chicken Disease Demonstrated.
In soma communities OF the
county. chicken diseases. especially
tuberculosis. have become a great
menace 10 the poultry industry N
that community. We may even go
so far as TO say that there is no
community In the county that is en-
tirely free from this. For some
time we have tried 10 figure out
what would be the best way 20 put
on poultry disease demonstration.
At last we have worked this out
and such a demonstration meeting
will be held at or near Meda-yville
on November %. The meeting will
be called in the forenoon at 900
O'Clock In the afternoon and the
time I'm the forenoon will be spent
picking up specimens OF the various
diseases that we will want 10 show
in the afternoon.
or all the poultry work that has
been done this summer. probably
this is the most important as the
control OF diseases in the flock Is
one OF the greatest limiting factors
in poultry production in Pulaski
county. There will be a large num-
Der OF specimens on hand. This Is
matter OF far reaching impOr-
lance and this meeting will be es-
pecially helpful because OF the
large number OF specimens that
will be on hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Engle have
wired their poultry house and are
now lighting the hens. They re-
port that already the egg produc-
ton shows an increase
Soils and Crops.
Corn Acreage To BE Reduced.
We cannot expect TO have n corn
crop next year as large as the last
three years with the recent raise
in the price OF cotton much land in
the south that raised corn this year
will grow cotton next year. Lack
OF profit in feeding beef cattle the
last two years has led many farm
ers 10 put their corn land into pas
ture and this contraction in the
acreage together with usual wealth
er conditions will probably mean A
lessened supply OF corn next year.
Indications OF this character will
frequently be altered. but 10 the
man who Il trying 20 Eliot his farm
operations in such a manner as TO
hook up with market demands. 10
looks as though the present was a
poor time 10 make any increase in
the number OF brood sows. II would
seem that the best advice Is 20 de-
crease hog operations rather than
expand them and take this oppor-
tunity 20 get rid OF those soWs that
have been shy breeders or poor
mothers; keep only the cream OF