Arizona republican., 1921-01-10

how small, should be found on every ranch, it was agreed.
 A very important matter brought up was the program suggested as desirable for the reorganization Of the poultry department of the University of Ari- zona under the active leadership of Prof. R. B. Thompson. The value of such a department to the poultry pro- ducers of Arizona must be apparent to all and cannot be measured. An egg laying contest would attract national attention.
 The plans as tentatively drawn up are as follows:
 To establish standard bred poultry on ferms to replace raongeal flocks and cross- bred flocks, and to provide a place where breeders may secure stan dard tred breeding stoc.l with known rec"lGs of egg production, the polllny department has these ideas in mind: 1. To maintain. traunest and syste- matically breed for egg production and standard requirements floCks of the popular breeds and varieties of poultry found on Arizona farms.
 2. To supply eggs, baby chicks and breeding stock from these flocks at
 nominal prices to farmers and breeders within the state.
 3. To offer inducements of various
 sorts to members of Boys and Girls
 Poultry clubs and farmers with mon
 grel flocks to establish standard bred
 flocks.
 4. To keep this work constructive so that 1t will not assume commercial
 aspects or compete with commercial
 baby chick enterprises or poultry
 breeders, the quantity allowed each
 person will be only sufficient to estab- | fish a flock or to be used to improve
 flock
 This method of distributing breeding
 stock is in successful operation in other
 states. Your opinion regarding 1t as a
 desirable method to help the poultry | industry of Arizona is sought.
 An egg laying and breeding project
 is proposed to open opportunities to
 breeders with varieties other than those maintained by the experiment
 station or with private strains Of
 varieties at the university to obtain
 certification of egg production and trapnest records of hens for breeding from their own flocks. There are at present 13 egg-laying contests in the United States and nine in Canada All are located to the north of Arizona,
 none to the south. With ideal cli-
 matic conditions, the best there is in
 a bullet in egg production is possible lin Arizona Stabilized conditions in
 Mexico will make a demand for poultry
 breeding stock. With proof in the
 hands of the breeders that there is no
 better poultry available than can be
 found in Arizona, it does not seem req
 sonable that buyers from Mexico should pass by to more distant sources of supply for breeding stock. With these two propositions estab- lished and in operation, it will be pos sible to expand the work of the poultry
 department to cover all phases of poul- try keeping. Artificial incubation and breeding, feeding Arizona feeds under Arizona conditions; suitable types oi poultry houses for Arizona farms marketing and shipping eggs and poul- try; illuminations for winter egg pro- auction; effect of illumirstlon on de- yelopment of late matched bullets; proper time of matching different
 breeds for best results: difference 1T [ time required by bullets matched al . different seasons to come to fuH ma 5 turitv: meat qualities of differen
 breeds: methods and time for profit able selection and culling; and so on The possibilities for service are almos } unlimited once the foundation Is es' tablished.
 r The University of Arizona works fol t a greater Arizona; so the poultry de 3 partment in strict accord. proposes tS : work for wider poultry development 2 and to make poultry pay. The Amerl- s can hen Is a national asset and as sucf l occupies a prominent place in the pub 3 lie eye. In order then that this poultr, : department may do its full duty II ? helping poultrymen to increase m
 value to Arizona of this national asset 8 the cooperation Is sought of all Ari . zona producers of poultry and eggs. , So far all has been said in direc a connection with experiment station y work. There are two other division e of work in which tNe poultry depart n ment is active Instruction and exten - sion service are both on the regula ,. program of this department. Tn = operation of these two divisions O = work is dependent upon the experimen c station activities. Instruction and ex n tension service can be given quite sue = cessfully in some lines of poultry keep } ing without aid from the eXperimen - station. Best service, Is available, how
 ever, when definite and useful informa n ton from the experiment station wor = supports instruction and extension en 5, l deavors.
 . The following resolution wa e adopted:
 h Whereas. It is the firm belief of tn h members Of this association that tn IT state of Arizona furnishes a mos