Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-03
WORCESTER TO
HAVE POULTRY
DEMONSTRATIONS
To Be Held AT ,Pocomoke, Snow
Hill And Berlin. Schedule OF
These Noted.
NOVEMBER FIFTH DATE
CHOSEN FOR ALL THREE

Realizing the greatness Of ths
poultry industry and the advantages
to be derived from more careful man.
agement of the farm flocks of Wor.
ceste rcounty, arrangements have
been made for the holding of a series
of result culling demonstrations on
the 9Th and 9Th of November.
These demonstrations will be con-
Quoted under the direction of Mr..
Rice. In addition to the culling, these
fiocks will be kept during the winter
under the supervision of the Exten-
sion department, keeping weekly rec
ords of the results. There is no long
er any doubt that many of the farm
focks throughout the county contain
large number of "star boarders"
and by the proper culling out of these
flocks, the egg production can be
greatly increased.
Arrangements have been made to
hold these demonstrations according
to the following schedule:
At the farm of Mrs. Hiram Post,
Berlin November 5th at 9 A. M.
At the poultry plant of Robert Rem
shaw, Snow Hill, November 9Th at
1. M.
At the farm of Rider Adkins, Snow
Hill, November 9Th at 3 P. M.
At the farm Of Mrs. A. P. Payne,
Pocomoke, November 9Th at 10 A. M.
This will be an opportunity for the
public and all those interested in bet.
ter poultry management to assemble
at these demonstrations and witness
the actual culling Of flock. A good
attendance is anticipated.
A special effort was made during
the last season to improve the toma-
to industry through the medium of
better seed and better plant BEDS
Realizing the splendid results got
ten in Cecil county by Mr.. Radebaugh
ard Mr.. Ballard, meeting Of tomato
growers Of the county was arranged
carly in the spring. At this meeting
both Mr.. Radebaughs and Mr.. Ballard
explained the method used in Cecil
county to we'll attended meeting.
The outcome Of this meeting was
the thorough cooperation of the can
ners of the county, especially James
W. Hancock and r. H. Renshaw, Jr.,
Of Snow Hill, and Ralph Mason, of
Newark, who agreed to furnish seed
Of very superior quality with which
to plant community plant bed on
the farm of Edward Trader, Newark.
and VIM. Pilchard, Show Hill.
This work was done under the su-
pervision Of the County agent and
MIR. Ballard. The bed was prepared
and the seed sown according to ap-
proved methods.
Just at the time the seeds were
coming up, one of the hardest rains
OF the season occurred, which un-
fortunately caused very poor stand,
due to the fact that the young plants
were broken off and bea into the
ground. Notwithstanding the mis-
fortune, these beds were sprayed and
supervised and We're the means of
producing quite a few thousand we'll
grown and thrifty plants. However,
the beds could not be considered
real success.
In talking with the Gamers and
many of the growers, the success of
this undertaking is not measured en-
tirely by the results gotten from the
plant bed, but by the influence that
the propaganda had on the tomato
situation in general.
Possibly never before has there
been as much attention paid to the
securing of better seed, the care and
the spraying Of the plant beds as dur
ing the last season. AS a result Of
this propaganda the Gamers report
very much better quality of fruit de-
J. cred at the canning factory, as we'll
sa the yield ranging from three to
four tons higher than ever before.
Many Of the growers succeeded in
getting from eight to ten tons of first
class tomatoes.