Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-06-15
POULTRY CULL|NG
GATHERINGS HELD

STATIONS was held by County Agent
Grayson last week along the Clear
water river.
The first flock culled was on the
farm of Fred Milkerman, poultry pro-
| ject leader of the Kamiah communi-
| ty. Twenty nine hens were handled
and nineteen culls were found. These
Mr.. Milkerman marked and expects
to ship. Twenty-Five men and women
of the community were at the demon
startion and expressed qualification at
the work being carried on in the poul-
try industry. They agreed they were
feeding many boarded hens, as was
evidenced by the small number of eggs
they get throughout the year. Several
more meetings were asked by those
present and two were tentatively
arranged. The project leader viii give
what assistance he can to those who
wish to Gull their flocks in his vicinity.
Another flock of sixty-two hens was
culled for G. L. Matlock. Not a good
hen was found, and only fifteen fair
and medium layers. Mr.. Matlock
agreed that he had been boarding the
most of the flock but he had been keep
ing them thinking that they would
lay. He expects now, however, to
dispose of the entire flock and start
with better laying stock.
Another meeting was held at the
farm of Bert Californian on Tahoe
ridge Eighteen persons attended this
meeting and assisted in culling the
flock of sixty-three hens. This flock
was found to be far above the average
farm layers Twenty-one poor pro-
ducers were found and these were not
bad culls Mr.. Californian has culled
his flock before and devoted some time
to it with the result that he has had
heavy egg production. Another
meeting was arranged for this com
munity to be announced later.
Friday meeting was held at the
farm Of W. s. Wilkins, at Sites The
severe storm kept all but the near
neighbors from attending. Twenty
culls were found in flock of forty
white leghorns. Mrs. Wilkins thought
she had a fine flock of hens, but when
she gave their production some thought
she realized that she had not been
! getting near forty eggs day even dur
ing the spring when the Gull some
times lays. She is determined to make
the poultry business pay and resolved
to not keep hen that would not
come up to the standard of what a
good hen should be.
It is the plan of the county agent
and project leaders to keep the board
err hen in the limelight So every farm
er will be on the lookout for her and
as soon as she is discovered she will
be shipped to the market and good
LAYER put in her place. 1t is pointed
out it costs money to feed Gull and
if she has only laid a dozen eggs in
the wear she has not made much of
an effort to pay for her feed, and is
robbing the high producers in the
flock of the credit due them.
Monday a demonstration was held
at Clearwater on the farm of Dan
Cowling. Thirty hens were handled
and ten poor layers found. These
hens were above the average and had
been LAYING consistently,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week meetings were scheduled for
the Garfield community. A eulling
demonstration was to be held at the
farm of Ed Flick Wednesday and at
Al. J. McDonald's place Thursday.
Friday, a meeting of the boys and
girls pig club of Cottonwood, recently
organized with eleven members, will
be held in Cottonwood. E. F. Rine-
hart livestock specialist of the Uni
versity extension and Fl. A. Stone,
district club leader will talk to the
boys and girls on work for the year.
The members of the club have
drawn for Their pigs and have started
fitting them for exhibition at the coun-
ty fair. There will be 800 in prizes
for the pig club work.
R. L. Spangler viii be in the coun-
tv next week to talk to the farmers
On grain Standardization and better
seed. A meeting has been arranged
for Ferdinand, Wednesday afternoon,
June 81 and at Winona, Friday.
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