Milford chronicle., 1925-09-25
START STATE FARM
EGG LAYING CONTEST
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MeN@-NA@ANN
every oultryman in each county who
receives one of these record sets
will be able, not only to determine
his daily egg production, but to
keep in close touch with the poultry
specialist and the county agent on
all matters that pertain to profitable
poultry production in general.
The contest in Kent county will be
conducted under the leadership of H.
S. Palmer cooperating with County
Agent Russell E. Wilson, and all
those poultry raisers in his county
who would like to enter this project
are requested to give their names to
Mr.. Wilson, at Dover, on or before
October Is, as the contest viii begin
on November l, and all the calendars
must be in the hands of the cooper
ators by this latter date.
In addition to the keeping OF egg
records, each co-operator in this
work will be required to keep a rec
ord of the number of hens and pull
lets on hand each month. These
monthly reports will be mailed to
Mr.. Palmer at Newark, who Will pre-
pare a summary of the total egg pro-
duction of all those poultrymen IN
the contest, as we'll as letter OF
timely suggestions relative to the
feeding and management of the flock
throughout the year. This summary
will also contain the total monthly
production of the five highest rec
ords in the state, but the names OF
these winners will not be puDlsheu
as each contestant upon entering the
contest will be given a certain num-
her. and the results will be publish
cd bv numbers only. One OF the
chief objects Of this egg laying con-
fest will be to create among the
progressive poultry raisers a desire
to keep a more complete set OF rec
ords which the extension department
nIans to conduct in the near future
Anv of those poultrymen who are
now keeping a complete record oI
their expenses and recelpls are re-
0uested to write to the poultry 9e-
nartment of the University OF DeIa-
ware and state their experiences
and system of keeping these ac-
counts. Where a sufficient amount OF
interest is shown in any community
in this particular line of work, II Is
the plan of the extension department
to organize poultry record CLUBS
the state.
It is also the intention OF the pouI-
try specialist and the county agent
IN visit each farm on which one OF
these egg records is being kept, ana
in tbis manner give the poultry rals-
ers as much personal attention and
assistance as possible during the
period of the contest.
According to Mr.. Palmer, Dela-
ware is an ideal state for prohtaple
ooultry raising, and the farmers
here are capable of producing eggs
that are equal to those from any
1ther section of the country, but not
al of the producers are realizing as
mich proft from their fiocks as they
This may be attributed TO
;uch causes as improper and insult
icient feeds. inadequate housing IA
,ilities. inferior breeding stock, or
allure to Gull the non-layers from =
he flock at the proper seasons OF
he year. |
No business can proftably succeed
7ithout keeping a complete set OF
ecords, and this is especially true
4 the poultry business in which so
lany of our Delaware farmers are
ngaged at the present time. This a
gg laying contest will tend to slim n
late increased interest in poultry K
reduction, and also to furnish the s.
verage poultryman with some help s.
IL information toward more sue fl
essful business. Over seventy-five S,
ouItry raisers in the three coun- Ii
es have already signified their de-
re to enter this contest, but those v
charge of the project are hoping W
least twice this number will take
Vantage of this excellent oppor- m
nifty to make a more thorough E
udy of their poultry business as a u
oney-making proposition twelve L,
onths of the year. B,