The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-09

Better Methods in Care OF
Poultry Investigated by
State P arty.
It's pretty hard to finG state
better suited to spoli,cy raising ina :
Yves. Virginia, according to uioSe
than a score Of Members OK the
West Virginia Poultry Association,
lead by their president. r s. Hump
hrey OF Belleville. Wood Coun-9,
and r. l.. Mason, poultry extern sion
specialist, who have Just returned
from a 19-day auto trip o eastern
poultry centers. On a 1000 milo
trip they visited sections O. VT
GINA, Maryland, District of Column
bia, New Jersey New YORK and
Pennsylvania. This was the first
iaunt OF the West Virginia politry-
men, ( but was SO successful that
it will be made al annual event
.3E. Among the prominent poultrymen
in the party were tne following: a.
F. Wagner and Earl NJ NJ oGlothlln
Raven W.B- Mick. WsllseTs-
vile W. A. Crandall. Dlapa::s W r.
Bleifus, George a. Burley and J..
Milihen, Tridelphia; Alexander
McColloch, wheeling. ". E. Raird,
Elm Grove: J. r. Gladden.. Mrs. s..
Maitland Gladden., and Charles Il.
Miller. Keyser; James s. Guthrie.
Morgantown; Milo Henry, Stotlers
Cross Roads; J. Nv. UEge- ana 2. s.
Ambrose, Berkeley Springs; "A. H
Fischer, Elm Grove; E. L. Bartlett
Philippi; E. S. Humphrey, Belle
Vile: Frank Blaney, West Alex
ander, Pa; Rush Carlin, Crawford;
B. L. Neel, Gap Mills.
The purpose of this tour was to
stimulate West Virginia farmers to
follow better methods in their care
of poultry, in particular having
good light, plenty Of fresh water
and clean poultry houses. It con-
WINGED the West Virginians that
the big problems ahead of CONNER
cial politry work are the Standard
izatlon of their product through
grading, etc, and organization
Special study was made of brood
ing, housing and feeding.
The fact was made evident to
the tourists that the farm flock of
100 hens proportionate1y, may be
Just as profitable as the flock Of
several thousand birds. Washing
ton was seen for the first time as
fine poultry market and the at
tractIve location of West Virginia
as regards markets was seen. Gin
cinnati, Pittsburgh, , New York,
Philadelphia, and Washington are
all within the radius which West
Virginia can cover.
Poultry Methods Compared
Twas with interest that approv-
ed poultry methods in West Viz
ginia were compared with those in
different sections. It was found
that West Virginia is well up to-
wards the front and that none Of
the states have poultry house
better adapted to West Virginia
conditions than the approved West
Virginia type.
a comparison OF the price obtain
ed by West Virginians who ship
direct to the New York markets
showed that while West Virginia
eggs were bringing only 33 cents,
the eggs shipped by the organized
poultrymen Of New Jersey were
commanding 43 cents per dozen. It
was found that the New Jersey
and California eggs uniformly had
the strongest demand on the New
York market and, therefore brought
the best prices. The West Virgin
ians were made to feel that. Wills:
organized efforts might bring up
the price somewhat. it would take
long periods Of advertising and
concreted effort to bring into the
market similar demand for West
Virginia eggs.
Local Markets Better
on the other hand, West Vir-
ginians were made to realize that
the local markets in West SVir-
ginia on the average are even bet
ter than are the New York prices.
In most sections of West Virginia
the mining districts and manufac-
turing centers absorb all the eggs
that can be prodused locally. Prices
are uniformly good, too. 1t only re-
mains for such counties as Wood,
Roane, Jackson and one or two in
the Eastern Panhandle to seriously
consider the large markets Of the
great cities.
The West Virginia pou1trymen
left Morgantown. July %, and drove
through to Washington, where, on
Monday. they met President Hard
ing at the White House, had their
pictures taken with Secretary Of
Agriculture Wallace. and were
shown about the government build
-ings by represen tatives of the AM
erican Farm Bureau Federation. -
They then visited the government
experim ent station at Beltsvi11e,
Md, where particular attention was
attracted to the new breed Of
chicken being developed there, the
Lamona- It is named after Lamon
of the experiment station and, al
though having red ear lobe, lays
a white egg Experiments in tn g
size OF comb as related to egg pro
duction were seen here and else
where on the trip with the impress
sion that the general tendency is
toward the smaller comb.
After driving all day Tuesday
from ashington, through Balti-
more Bel Air. Aberd cen, 2Havre De
Grace, Wilmington Newark and
other towns. the party arrived at