Milford chronicle., 1926-10-22
POULTRYMEN WILL
VISIT MILFORD FOR
NOVEMBER MEETING
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mer, Delmar, to observe: (D Perch
system without dropping boards. (2)
Flock management, including, (a)
Early and late maturing pullets sep
arated, (b) Medium quality hens that
began molting before September l,
forced for fall production, (c) Best
hens properly fed and managed to
give good Matching eggs.
- p. m. at Marvel poultry farm,
Georgetown, to observe: ID Proper
layout of poultry plant, including,
(a) Double yarding system to insure
all-year supply of green food, (b)
Buildings located to save time and
labor when caring for birds: (2)
Large commercial hatchery.
p. m. at Marvel poultry farm
Lunch served by grange.
2p. m. at A. c. Jones poultry farm
at Georgetown, to observe: % Large
brooder house equipped with hot wa
ter system for breeding early broil-
ers-capacity 10000 chicks. (2) In
cubators-capacity 25O,OOO eggs at
one setting.
4p. m. at w. D. Kibler's farm. Mil
ford, to observe: (D Colony breed
ing system-six acres OF colony
houses and alfalfa range. (2) Feed
grinding and mixinfi equipment.
5 D. m. at International Egg Lay
ing Contest. Milford, to observe: ID
System of trap-nesting and keeping
trapnest records.
6:3O D. m. at Milford Grange Hall
for Blue Hen State Chick Banquet.
7:3O D. m. at Milford Grange Hall
for poultry convention: % Speeches
bv Prof. James E. Rice of Cornell
University, and other prominent
poultry educators. (2) Organize
State Poultry Association.
The medium quality hens on the
farm of E. w. Palmer, near Delmaf,
that molted before September 1,
which are being forced for fall pro-
duction were selected by H. S. Pal
mer, extension poultryman, and are
being managed according to his d.
rections. He expects them to give
500 production during October ana
November while eggs are highest IN
price.
The brooder house at the Newton
farm near BridgeVille, with its IN
ternal fixtures and its system OF
wards and green food management
are also built according to Mr.. Pal
mer's ideas. It was with this same
system of brooding that he conduct
ed the brooding demonstration on
Mr.. Zacher's farm near Dover which
turned out so successfully. Mr.. Pal
mer is frank to admit that he pick
ed up the idea of this system from
the. farmers around Delmar. This is
simply an example of the value OF
visiting other farmers and seeing
how they do things.
The Blue Hen State Chicken ban
ouet which will be held at MlltorO
at $3.50 D. m. on November A, is be-
ing arranged by H. R. LemeX. They
exnect three or four hundred poul-
trymen to eat, drink and be merry
that night. w. V. Cosden OF DOVER
is chairman of the general manage
ment committee and is selling the
tickets for the banquet. Ninety-slX
poultrymen representing every com
munity of the State have volunteered
to help Mr.. Cosden boost this tour
and sell tickets for the banquet.
At the Milford Convention, the
question of organizing a Delaware
State Poultry Association will be
considered. Prof. w. H. Allen, poul-
try specialist for New Jersey will
deliver a talk to point out some ben
efits New Jersey has derived from
such an association, and warn us OF
some of the mistakes they have
made.
A feature that will bring hundreds
of poultrymen to the program at
Milford is the appearance on the pro
gram of Prof. James E. Rice of Cor
nell University, who, by his long and
valuable service to the poultry in
dustry of the world, has justly won
the title of Dean of Poultrymen."
Bv means of large collection OF
lantern slides, he will illustrate and
describe the "Factors to Consider in
Selecting High Layers"