Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN POULTRY WORLD.

F. Christopher has brought to this
office a Black Minorca egg weighing
31b ounces Mr.. Christopher lives
at Twentieth street, near the Salt
River canal. and keeps a small flock
of Black Minorcas. He prizes this
breed because of the big eggs that
they lay.
At the last meeting Of the Mari
copa County Poultry association held
March IL at the chamber of COM
meree in Phoenix, Prof. r. B. Thomp-
son, poultryman at the experiment
station, discussed Minorcas and An
conas. Several birds were exhibited
and the points of good type birds of
these breeds discussed. Mrs. [. V.
Brunson. 112 East Roosevelt, exhib-
tied Minorca eggs that weigh IN
pounds to the dozen. AS one and a
half pounds is considered good
weight for eggs, customers getting
eggs Of this weight can well afford to
pay a premium. Minorca eggs are
a little too large for the commercial
egg cases and Minorca breeders
usually find it more profitable to
deal direct with private customers.
The brooder house at the poultry
plant OF the state experiment station
at Tucson burned down a short time
ago. Several hundred small chicks
were lost. A new building is being
put UP to take the place of the one
burned.
A poultryman just starting with
day-old chicks says that his chicks,
now two weeks old. are dying, and
apparently do not digest the food, as
crops appear distended in the morn
ing before feeding. He is feeding
commercial chick feed, and apparent
ly there is nothing the matter with
the feed. He is feeding lettuce
chopped fine. Chicks have charcoal.
fresh water, sand and so far as can
be seen, all that they should require.
Trouble is hard to guess, but as a
suggestion would cut down the
amount of lettuce fed and give chicks
sour milk or buttermilk This should
be fed always I'm the form of clab-
Der, in clean vessels and should not
be allowed to become too acid.
The American Poultry association
is claimed to be the largest live
stock" association in the world. In
many ways it has accomplished a
great deal. This is especially true
in regard to setting the standard
qualifications of the different breeds
and varieties and in adopting rules
for conducting shows. During the
past years there has been an increas-
ing discord in the association and lit
tie has been done that is really OF
great hpnafif IN the nnf1ltYv Eoanara
OF America. One of the candidates
for president. together with can
didate for vice president, are making
an appeal to the poultry folks of the
country through the poultry press,
stating what they propose for the
good OF the association. There are
not as many members of the A. p A.
in Arizona as there should be, but
we predict that il the plan as pro-
posed by these two candidates is
carried out that the membership win
be increased to an extent that would
be surprising to many poultry breed
ers In other parts of the country.
Last year in one Missouri county
a group of farm women agreed to buy
one setting of eggs of breed differ
ent from the farm flock, raise the
chicks carefully. sell them when ma
tured and use the money for buying
some labor saving device for the
home. 1t worked out splendidly. and
there is nothing to prevent the wom-
en- of the Salt River valley from
trying it out, and it isn't absolutely
necessary to form society for it,
either, although a little competition
adds to the interest.