Milford chronicle., 1927-10-07

growth of the child of our dreams, a'
it has grown towards a fuller use
fulness for the people of Milford anC
the whole of Delaware.
The Chronicle has supported lh'
Republican party loyalty through
many campaigns, but the short com
ings of leaders have been emphati
cally condemned when occasion
seemed to require it. With this rec
ord behind, the Milford Chronicle
starts the fiftieth year of it's frs
half of a century of years, with faitl
in the future that Delaware will
with the entire Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula, blossom out before the great
body of people along the Atlantic
Coast, as the highest type of intel
ligence in all the lines of business
which are available for its people
because of the location and intelli-
gence of its people. For there has
been great advancement in the last
fifty years, and more is sure to fol-
low; but, it will not come without
earnest effort to keep the people
from falling asleep in enjoyment OF
present peace and happiness. With
this, we face the future.
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IN A LETTER addressed to the
bankers, hatcherymen, feed dealers
and others whose business interests
are closely tied up with the poultry
industry in Delaware, the Secretary
of the State of Delaware Poultry AS
sociation, H. S. Palmer at Newark,
Del, asks several important ques-
tions, which should cause all of these
interests to give serious thought to
the problems, which can make the
poultry business of this state of
much more Importance to all con-
cerned, than it is at the present
time. He states the case in the fol-
lowing plain and understandable
language; viz:
"Did you know that the ability of
a hen to produce a certain number
of eggs a year is inherited and pass
ed on to future generations just as
truly as the color of her feathers =?
Daughters from high layers are like
ly to be high layers, and daughters
of poor layers are likely to be poor
layers.
Much is being said lately about
the Poultry Industry of Delaware,
and it deserves notice because it
brings to the state more money than
any other one farm product.
"But here are some facts: The U.
S. Census report for 1924 shows that
in Delaware the average annual egg
produced per hen was Sc eggs. In
New Jersey it was 80 eggs per hen,
Pennsylvania II eggs, and New York
Is. This does not mean that Della
ware has no chickens that are bred
for egg production. Scattered over
the state are poultrymen who have
quietly gone ahead and developed
flocks that average $50 to 200 eggs
per hen a year. But the general run
of farmers have not yet realized the
Importance of production bred
stock.
"Our Poultry Breeders in Della
ware need encouragement, and our
general farmers need educating. To
make out-of-state business for our
big hatcheries we need to improve
our average annual production fig
ures, and let outsiders know that
right now we have much worth
while stock in Delaware. Other
states are doing this by means of
Poultry Shows. A Pro-
duction Poultry Show is now being
tried in Delaware. The Milford |
Grange and the Delaware State Poul-
try Association are sponsoring the
Show and have assumed the task of
raising funds for prizes. They need
100000 in cash. Your contribution
or $500 or $1,000 will be greatly
The last paragraph of Mr.. Pail
ner's open letter refers to the State
Poultry Show which was held last
week in the Grange Hall, in Milford,
nd attended by many of the most
important poultrymen of Delaware.
n another part of this paper is a
ews article on the testing work be-
ng carried out by the Delaware
tate Board of Agriculture which
ill soon raise the percentage of
delaware to that of the other states.
oultry, eggs and chick Matching IS
greater value than grain growing, 1
nd worth close study.
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