The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
CERTIFICATION OF
VERMONT POULTRY
University Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice to Encourage Breeding of
Better Fowls

BURLINGTON, Nov. 2-For the pur-
pose of encouraging the breeding of bet
ter poultry by the selection, leg banding
and recording of high producing pure bred
fowls III Vermont, and thus putting Yer
mont IN the vanguard of the movement
throughout the country for better poul-
try, the poultry department of the agri-
cultural extension service of the Uniyer-
sity of Vermont is inaugurating a move
ment for the certiiication of poultry in
this state, including flock segregation. II.
n ID. Leggett, assistant professor of pOul-
try husbandry, is III charge of the new
work.
Fowls of any pure-bred variety may be
submitted to the poultry department of
the College of Agriculture of the Uniyer-
slty of Vermont for certification annu-
ally, during the months of October and
November beginning at once. The basis
Of selection viii be founded on scientific
information as approved by the American
association of instructors and investiga-
tors in poultry husbaudry.
Males that were Matched previous to
June / of this year and hens Matched be-
fore June j of last year may be submit
ted for certiication. Pullets viii not be
certified.
The hens must not fall below the fol-
lowing weight minimum: Leghorns, three
and one-half pounds; Plymouth Rocks,
five pounds; Rhode Island Reds, FIVE
pounds; Wyandottes, five pounds.
Only choice breeding birds will be
banded and recorded. Special Vermont
certified sealed leg bands, stamped with
the year of certifcation, will be used ex-
clusively. The record sheets viii be
furnished by the poultry department and
win be kept on file in this city, and will
be open TO public inspection. A duplicate
frecord will be furnished to the owner.
The names and addresses Of the persons
whose birds have been certified will be
furnished to the Farm Bureau News for
publication at the close of each season
IN December.
Bands viii be removed from birds pre-
viously certified if they have developed
physical defects which make them I'M
desirable for breeding purposes.
Qualification ceases October l on the
year following certifcation unless the
birds are re-eXamined
Birds previously certified will, if they
meet the requirements in one or more
succeeding years, be banded again. Thus
an owner may have few choice individ-
ualS that will be double or triple certified
The certified hens must be mated to
certified males. These birds may run
with the general flock. except for period
of 30 days previous to and during the
time eggs are saved for Matching. Suit
able buildings, feed and care must be
provided. The number of eggs produced
at least during the breeding season. and
the disposition of these eggs and chicks
must be reported at the end of the breed.
! ing season on forms provided by the poul-
try department.
Only those eggs which come up to the
standard shall be incubated or sold for in
cubation. A report must be made to the
poultry department in this city. prior
I to the breeding season. of the transfer OF
any of this stock and the name and adj
dress of the party to whom it was trans
ferred.
Any breeder who hampers with the leg
1 bands or fails to perform all the stated
obligations will forfeit the privilege OF
certifcation for the following year.