Smyrna times., 1925-11-11
.SIYTY-TWO KENT POULTRYMEN
IN YEARLY EGG LAYING CONTEST
PROJECT PLANNED BY KENT
FARM BUREAU GETS A START
Record of Daily Egg Production From
November l, 1925, to November L,
1926, to be Kept-POultrymen Join

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county have entered the farm egg-lay-
ing contest with the agreement to
keep an accurate record of the daily
egg production of their respective
fiOcks for the period of one year, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
County Agent Russell E. Wilson, who
has been working on this particular
project during the past few weeks in
all sections of the county. These six
ty-two pOultrymen represent some of
the most progressive and influential
poultry farmers in the entire county,
and it is expected that many inter
eSting and profitable records will be
obtained from this group that will be
of value in the efforts to improve the
poultry industry throughout the coun-
ty and state.
Contest Started in Kent November
During the previous month consid-
cradle publicity has been given to
this farm egg-laying contest which
started November l of this year under
the direction of the Poultry Extension
Department of the University of Del
aware in cooperation with the County
Agent in each of the three counties,
consequently a large number of pOul-
trymen throughout the state have be-
come interested in this project and
have agreed to enter the contest. This
project will be conducted under the
personal supervision of H. S. Palmer,
| Extension Poultryman of the Univer-
| Sity of Delaware, who has furnished
each coOperatOr with a calendar for
each month of the year on which to
keep an account of the total egg pro-
| ductiOn of the flock each day. These
| calendars also contain valuable and
| practical information relative to the
proper feeds and the general manage
ment of the flock throughout the
year. Every poultryman, therefore,
who has received one of these records
will be able not only to determine his
daily and monthly egg production, but
will have better opportunity to keep
in closer touch with the Poultry Spec
ialist and the County Agent on all
matters that pertain to profitable
poultry production. In addition to
the keeping of egg records, each CO.
| operator in this contest will keep an
| account of the number of hens and
pullets on hand each month. These
monthly reports will be mailed to Mr..
Palmer, at Newark, Delaware, who
will prepare a summary Of the total
| egg production of all the different
contestants, and also send out a letter
of timely suggestions relative to feeds
and feeding for maintenance of body
flesh as we'll as maximum egg produc-
tlOn for the various months during the
year. The Poultry Specialist and the
County Agent are also planning to
visit the farm of every coOperatOr at
least once during the period of this
contest with a view to assisting these
poultry raisers in every possible way
in their problems relating to poultry
production for profit.
Complete List POultrymen in Contest
The complete list of those poultry
men in Kent county who have enter
ed this farm egg-laying contest is as
follows: w. V. Cosden, L. G. Carrier
VIM. Haas, A. d. Wagner, Denney
Pleasanton, F. r. Benn, Mrs. D. F
Kinnamon, S. J. Hall, c. A. Jensen
NJ. c. Dagger, Karl J. Karbaum, Free
Gaab, Otto Zacher, L. c. Covington
! Thomas D. Singleton, NJ L. Zurkow
] VIM. l.. Fisher, Jacob Kesselring, f
: J. Hooper, r. D. Sales ard Mrs. A
s Cummins in the vicinity of Dover. A
d Bailey Thomas, Bryon Dunn and f. L
Southland in the Wyoming section
and Marshall c. Derby near Wood
side. The northern section of tn
county is represented by Harry H
Harrington of CheswOld, +. H. Don
g ovan of Brenford, and VIM. G. An
= thony, of Smyrna. Aside from tn
Dover area the Hartly community ha
the largest number of poultry raiser
in this contest including John Ashton
Floyd Chambers, Walter D.Ford, Wn
NJ. Robinson, William Temin, Simeo
f. VOss, Anton Media, Joseph KOhOu
Herman Seebeck, Anton VOdvark;
Harold Powell, E. L. Montague, Ge'
Schultz, Hugo Kuntz, John F. RozeI
tp S. NJ. Dybeck, John Pavlik and Anto
Krupka. Those entering the cOntei
in the Viola section are Ed. Todd, v
H. Kersey, L. E. Roland, and d.
Moore; and in the vicinity of FeltO
Frank P. Walker and J. H. Coad
The Harrington, Pennington ar
Houston areas are represented by WI
liam P. Poole, Mrs. George Canno
Harvey J. Camper, Mrs. Anna L. Tu
Albert w. Yardley, J. H. Moore al
n William Harrington. Those in Il
y Milford section are Wesley Hebne
Frank B. Austin and Mrs. Jennie
: Short.