Smyrna times., 1926-11-17
POU[TRYMEN AFTER STATE TOUR
FORM A STATE ASSOCIATION
w. V. COSDEN, NAMED PRESI-
DENT AND Fl. S. PALMER, SEC'Y
Largest and Most Successful Farm
Tour Ever Undertaken in Delaware
Ends With a Banquet at Milford

Tour Ever Undertaken in Delaware
Ends With a Banquet at Milford
Delaware and the Extension Depart
ment Of the University of Delaware
took part recently in the largest and
most successful farm tour that was
ever held in the State. At 900 AM
Wednesday tsirty-nie cars, containing
118 poultrymen from Delaware, New
Jersey and Maryland, were assembled
on the Dover Green anxious to see
how the other fellow does things. By
the time the last stop was reached on
the following day there were eighty
three cars with 256 poultrymen. Fol
lowing was the farms visited and the
points observed:
| K. j. Karbaum farm, Dover-1.
ity. 2. Hens lighted to maintain
fall production. 3. Chick and layers
fed on home-mixed feed. q. Cost of
rearing pullets to maturity. 5. Rec
ord eggs and cost of production. 6.
Oil-can water fountain. w. V. Cos
den, farm, Dover-1. Roofs for poul-
try houses. 2. Yarding system for
sanitation and green food. A. Man
agement Of breeding cockerels on
range. 4. Preparing eggs for mar
ket.
G. a. Newton & Son, Bridgeville-
1. Porch system without dropping
boards. 2. Automatic water foun-
tains. 4. New type brooder house
and yarding system to provide green
food. 4. Management of breeding
cockerels on range. 5. Fall manage
ment of breeders.
T. w. Palmer farm, Delmar-1.
Perch system without dropping
boards. 2. Flock management: a.
Early and late maturing pullets sep
arated. b. Medium quality hens that
molt before September 1 forced for
fall production. c. Best hens proper
ly fed and managed to give good
Matching eggs.
Andrew Marvel farm, Georgetown
Il. Proper layout of poultry plant.
a. Double yard system to insure pure
soil and all-year supply of green
food. b. Buildings located to save
time and labor when caring for birds.
2. Large commercial hatchery.
A. @. Jones Poultry Farm, George
town.. Large brooder house equip
ped with hot water system for brood
ing early broilers-capacity 10000
chicks. 2. Incubator-capacity ESQ.,
600 eggs at one setting.
w. d. Kibler farm, Milford.
Colony brooding system-six acres of
Feed grinding and mixing equip
ment
North American Egg-Laying Con-
test, Milford. System of trap-nest-
ing and keeping trap-nest record.
The banquet and program at Mil
ford on Thursday evening, November
4. was wonderful success. Nearly
800 people were served, and crowded
the grange hall to hear the speakers
and take part in the program. The
principal speakers of the evening
versity of Delaware; Prof. w. H. AL
len, New Jersey Poultry Specialist;
Carl HI. Monsees, director of Research
and Extension, Del-Mar-Va Associa-
tion, and Prof. James E. Rice of Cor
nell University. The expense of Sc
curing these speakers ran around
$4,000, all of which was donated by
public poultrymen.
Perhaps the most important thing
that took place at the Milford meet
ing was the organizing of a State
Poultry Association. The object of
the poultrymen in forming this asso-
citation is to bind thmselves closer to-
gether in order that they may reap
the benefits of united effort along
social, educational, business and leg
islative lines. One of their first tasks
will be to secure appropriations from
the State legislature with which to
maintain State Poultry Specialist
if they wish his services continued.
The following officers were elected for
the association: w. V. Cosden, Dover.
president; Warren C. Newton, Bridge
vile, president; H. r. Lemix, Mil
ford, treasurer; H. S. Palmer, Newark |
secretary. Also the following mem |
bers of an executive committee at
large: Asa Reynolds, Georgetown;
Gus Swanson, Milford, and w. C.
Matthews, Hockessin. The four offic- |
ers and three executive committee
men at large will constitute an execu-
tive committee for the association.
Mr.. Cosden has called meeting Of I
the executive committee at Dover on
November IL to prepare constitution
and bylaws, and appoint members on
social, education, and legislative COM
A membership committee /
will also be appointed that day, and
a canvass for members will be started I
The annual membership dues will be
$1.O0. Every poultryman in Delaware
who has at heart the advancement Of
his own industry will join.