Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-12-15
Noted Poultry Expert Gives
Good Talk at Open Meeting
OF Local Commercial Clul

In his talk before the open meet
ing Of the Commercial club, We'd
nesday night, Prof. Jamison, poul-
try expert of the state agricultural
college at FIT. Collins. told the peo-
pie that last year the poultry in
come amounted to 1920, 900 900
in the United States. This Is two
thirds as much money as received
from corn: more than was received
from either wheat or cotton. and
40To as much as was received from
livestock during the year. The bulk
of the poultry is raised in Iowa,
Illinois. Ohio. Texas and Missouri
and includes chickens. turkeys.
geese and ducks. Colorado ranks
very low.
Prof. Jamison explained this by
pointing out that Colorado farmers
specialize on one crop too much. He
says that the state needs more gen.
eral farming and more branching
out. During the past year Colorado
used $12,OOO,OOO worth OF poultry
and eggs of which they produced
37.OOO.OOO.
Prof Jamison told of one Cal
ifornia tourist town which started
raising chickens. To prevent flood
ing their market. San Francisco,
they organized an association and
shipped their eggs to New York
where they received better prices
than the farmers living. within 100
miles Of New York. Their Califor-
MIA eggs had been kept cool while
the New York farmers had been al
lowed to set in the hot sun on a
station platform for q half a day.
1t is estimated that at least 326
Monte Vista this winter. That will
be about 10000 dOgen eggs. II the
average price Of eggs this winter
were only 30c this would mean
$4,000 which Is sent out Of the val
ley for eggs which should be raised
here at home
There is big profit In poultry.
Fifty percent OF what the hen eats
is waste, as bugs. worms and so
forth. In 1921. two men in Canon
City kept record on small flock
of hens. Against these hens they
charged time spent in looking after
them. interest on investment. feed
and any other expense which the
hens incurred and found at the end
of the year their profit was over 81
per hen. Prof. Jamison said that
Mrs. A. w. Long at Center on a
flock of less than a hundred hens
had made $2l4 since March l. be-
sides the increase OF the flock.
Farm women. said this expert. pro-
duce 7b % OF the poultry. In other
words they make nearly as much as
the men do off the corn, or other
grains.
Just n bunch OF mongrel hens. al
lowed to eat only what they find
and roost where they can. cannot
be found profitable on all occasions.
The hens need proper houses. And
these houses must be kept free from
disease and parasites. All hens. not
possessing high egg laying charac-
teri.tics. should be cuiled and the
non producing hen sold. Protein
should form a large percent Of the
hens ration which should he bal
anced.
In an unculled bunch Of hens. the
average production II IS eggs 4
year per hen. In n culled flock the
average eEk production Is between
$50 and 200 eggs \ year. In pure
bred flock. tho production often
hits the 800 mark while $50 Is al
common average.
Prof. Jamison impressed upon the
people the need Of pure bred flocks.
He also warned them upon entering
the poultry business to start in "A
small way and make an extensive
study of poultry. especially In the
care OF them.
Before Prof. Jnmison's speech.
George Corictt explained the need OF
fighting the proposed flood control
dam. Al the close OF the meeting.
Fred Caldwell discussed the potato
situation saying that the chief
trouble was the lack Of mcrchnndis-
Ing knowledge among the farmers.