, 1926-11-03
NOTES FROM THE COUNTY
AGENTS OFFICE

was the greeting given the GUS
toner this last week in the grocery
stores in Cody. There is always a
premium for strictly fresh eggs,
giving the farmer a little advan-
tage. But there are too many who
cannot take this advantage, prob
ably this is one reason eggs are
starting up so early in the fall. At
the same time a farming county
should not be shipping in eggs. Old
hens are moulting and the pullets
haven't started laying, seems to be
the reason.
Now we come to the same old
story again. 1t is read in every
agricultural journal and poultry
paper hat comes through the mail,
it is feeding and housing. Pullets
can be forced to lay at four months
of age by feeding. This is too
early, but if it can be done at four
months it is more natural at six
months for smaller breeds, with the
larger taking from seven to eight
months.
Now the hens that are moulting
and not laying at this time when
eggs begin to climb in price. If
the hens start moulting early, they
are probably still at it. The early
slow moulters should be culled out
at the time they started. These
hens have not paid their way and
will not. The good hens when
properly fed will not moult until
the last of November or December
and they will do it quickly. The
deep dark secret is feeding. If it
doesn't pay to feed properly, it GER
tainly doesn't pay to feed unbal-
anced rations. Nearly every paper
we pick up tells what to feed, and
the feeds are about the same in
food value in every case.
Cold winter months are due any
time now and then the housing
problem enters. Hens need good
protection, with a dry place for
them to eat and scratch when the
ground is wet. Proper feeding is
a loss without the later. t
Nothing has been said about the
rooster. There is very little to say
except that if he is a good one and
you want to keep him for use next
spring he should be kept separate
and fed well. On the other hand
If he or they are not Just what they
should be for breeding purposes,
they he should have been disposed
of before now.
The Extension Service is putting
out mimeogrophed sheets explain
ing how to select pullets for laying.
These are available now at this Of
flee. Anyone can take these in
structions, go through their flocks
and Gull u the birds that do not
show possibilities for egg produc-
ton. Nearly everyone has seer the
culling demonstrations with hens
and have some idea of the methods.
These can be used to some extent
on the pullet as she is coming into
production. A big saving can be
made on the feed bill and also an
increase in egg production noticed
if these methods Ire practiced every
month in the year.
Your county agent has been cor
responding with potato growers of
the neighboring states in an at
tempt to locate certified Bliss Tri-
umph potato seed. 1t is only nat
tural that we wait until a year
when prices are high to think about
such things. He found that Is per
cent of the certified seed in Ne
braska was caught in the September
freeze, the remaining IS per cent
is for sale at $500 per bushel for
fall delivery. One section of Mon
tana has shipped every pound of
seed they had for sale to the south
ern states.
1t was hoped that Park county
could use three or four carloads of
certified seed this year, but with
the loss by frost and high prices
asked, it will be necessary to cur
tail our desires, and If possible ship
in one carload and distribute it out
so that those desiring may plant
a few acres for a seed plot, and by
taking extra care of this plot raise
III own seed. Think this over, and
If a car load can be disposed of it
should be shipped in within the next
two weeks. See your project leader
in the Farm Bureau. and tell him
what you want. Bob Anderson is
rOiec leader for POWELL. lake