Smyrna times., 1928-01-04

PALMER. .'I;R EXPERT, ,,d!lIS1, PLANS
J1IIII 1 1iI' BREEDING CONTESTS
.,,rv OF DELAWARE TO
~ nyGssI5 oS Long TINE CONTESTS
gram 70 70 Ieading Pe POuItrymen to
Staifs ps,iod Of Five Years Study
c0'er il encourage The produc-
p 9rs;r siGs I iaying pedigreed P,lt poultry
Of hlgn 4 ~ Extension Depart
Delaware are f2s University Of Delaware =
snt q Il. tnf Il select ten Or twelve Of
Plan9ng 3ils nouItry !, farms in the state
lsadlng 3l.9 4 conduct long time poultry
Fhlen i 'JJormonstrations. On these
ionssE' 3sr i+Tr Poultryman, will assist the e
enSlon !. .aIecting and mating special
rsfs !, I brseders ~ to improve the Pre-
q oIitias If their flocks by 2
lol q irown as Line Breeding.
] iloa q, lated 4l the method is as fol- !,
sly ro.b En-, demonstration farm Will
.aSase naSa one or more pedigreed
.IsaIs PaFS4ror From some stock that il wei
elsls III its breed purity and egg
4 4 WI .,, i. Qualities. These cocker
ls,lJ5 ssuJ come from dams having
!. s1ou, i 200 eggs or more in their
u II roar u Each cockerel will be
ss 4 lg2S to 15 Of the choicest
!. III fock. The chicks from
:, snacial pens will be marked by
81 1r1e6ing or wing banding.
1l5 lo2q This same pedigreed cock
lii II used on IS choice hens
III ord tbe chicks marked as they
i 1928. The general breeding
\ 1929 will be mated with cock
that came from the special pen
s.me process will be carried pa
VI anr wears. During 1880 and 1881
oricinal pedigreed male will be
II his daughters that were
Il n in 1928 and 1929. This is a
4 inbreeding called Line Breed
Az x practiced to fix in the
IN fock the egg producing quail
tbat have already been bred into
Dedigreed male that was bought.
vear the cockerels from these
n hens will Be mated to the gen
fock 80 that at the end Of four
tbe pullets hatched from the
Al flock will be line bred to con-
about ga Of the blood of the
Al vedigreed cockerel. On the
Veal (1932( new set of pedi-
cockerels will Be purchased and
hne process will be continued for
ar your years.
is a well tried method of breed
Most Of the high laying strains
ris On the Pacific Coast We're de-
i BY methods similar to this.
this method the Iowa State Col
Experiment Station has produc-
gral 300 egg hens during the
lew years.
success Of the method depends
be value Of the pedigreed cock
purchased to start with, and the
WITH which the special hens are
I'd each year. Since under this
b only few males will have to
rchased every four years, it will
nOmical to buy males costing
F-fve dollars to fifty dollars
IN place Of two dollars to five
each as has been the general
pnesting i not necessary but
ep to make faster progress.
BY trapnesting and pedigree
hg stock can be produced that
neet the requirement for certi-
and record Of performance birds,
ling to the plan Of Poultry Stan
alton recently adopted by the
Board Of Agriculture. If pos
0nly farms that are in shape to
me trapnesting will be chosen
ese breeding demonstrations.
reference will be given to farms
FL baby chicks or breeding stock
Will have greater influence
improving the stock through
e state.
ware mas some very high pro-
locks Of poultry, but very few
IN the state have been do
'ematic breeding that makes it
1914 them to know exactly
NY nave for sale. The State
y agriculture has a well or
pan Of Poultry Standardiza-
.sisoy superior stock can be
ana sold as such. RAND strid-