The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-09
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OBTAIN Valuable Ideas on
Tour OF Eastern Markets

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members market their eggs. al
though the market has been estab-
lished only a few months The pro-
cess Of .guaranzing"&eg eggs to pre-
serve hem was another new thing
to the visitors. A sightseeing bus
was then engaged and the party
spent the rest of the day seeing
New York visiting Coney Island
and as many points of interest as
possible. winding up with a theatre
party at the Winter Garden.
After returning to New Bruins
wick by train that night, THURSDAY
morning was devoted to a visit TO
the New Jersey experiment station
and an inspection gifts plant. Stu
dies were made of the Rhode Is
land Red and Leghorns. The DARK
Cornish and New Jersey Black
Giants are two other breeds car
ried atthe station for the purpose
OF studying meat production. The
Black Giant is very large bird,
some capons running as high as
81 pounds, and even the hens will
weigh 12 pounds or more. Somt
new ideas In feed hoppers were re-
ceived here and experiments in
different methods Of feeding but
termilk, commercial buttermilk,
moist in a mash, and as slush
were seen. The party then drove
to Morgan Beach for a fish dinner
at Soldiers Hotel and Their proceed
ed to Red Bank.
New Broodins House
They inspected the Eigenraugh
and DeWinter's poultry plant,
Rapp's poultry plant and Others.
The first poultry plant was the
largest one visited carrying 40
600 chicks, and 5000 laying hens.
There is a splendid idea being
worked out there in the form OF
giant brooding house, built of hol.
low tile, and heated with boiler,
hot water pipes and the usual form
of radiator, which has a capacity Of
$4,000 chicks. One man can oper.
ate it. This year two broods have
been successfully raised here
There the first cabinet mammoth
incubator was seen. Another plant
was a one-man farm which has
been very successful. A big gen.
era1 commercial farm visited was
that OF the Seabrook Farms at
Bridgeton, New Jersey. The party
drove to Toms River, along the
ocean. for the night, stopping at
the Ocean House.
Friday was devoted to an inspec
ton Of a number of Ocean County
poultry plants. The Queensbury
poultry farm with 1900 layers is
installing two Smith Standard In
cubators with capacity Of 10000
eggs each. The Colum bia Poultry
Farm 1000 layers, used the Mis-
souri, type of poultry house Lyle's
poultry farm was one OF the best
| types Of one-man poultry farm, as
he had made decided success In
| breeding work, carrying about
$500 birds The y Johnstone poul
try farm har something interesting
| a means of supplying the hens
with diastase. C. H. Warner had
1900 birds on his farm which he
said brought in Sc per hen per
year. THE night was spent at
Hotel Baker, Vineland.
| Lay SO Per Cent of Time
The Vineland egg laying contest
got attention Saturday. Then the
wene poultry plant was seen.
There Is house here a mile long
which is to be used asa brooder
house. There are fifty colony
| houses In use now. At the B. s. Ellis
poultry plant. 1000 breeding hens
are carried Six-year old hens are
laying so per cent at the present
time. The H. Spear poultry plant
has 1900 pedigreed layers. The
a. Whetse1 poultry plant with s
900 layers was good com bin a ton
o ia fruit and poultry farm.
| After spending Saturday night
and Sunday at Atlantic City, the
party turn ed towards h ONE Mon.
day morning. One of the most in.
! teresting features of the whole trip
was the visit TO the Pratt Food
Co., farm, at Morton, Pa. Monday.
There the party was entertained
at lunch and a delightful time spent
viewing the fine plant The "tur.
j between the turkey and chicken
was seen as a freak.
| The party spent Monday night at
4 Gettysburg, Pa, and Tuesday was
!! spent in visiting the battlefield
there. The party started for home
TUESDAY noon, spent the night at
Summit, Pa, and returned to Nor.
gantown Wednesday.
| While the ground gone over was
covered pretty thoroughly this year
the poultrym en- voted before break,
| ing up to go over much OF the
same ground next year as they fel!
that they missed enough worth.
while IDEAS to go back again and
pick them up.
GETS THIRTY DAYS
\ Tony spatafore of Water street.
\ who has been in the county Jail for
some time on LIQUOR charge,