The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-10
Every Phase of Poultry Produc-
ton and Marketing Affect.
ing Producers Will BE Elk.
plained-Two Stops in Bur-
leigh County, Regain and
Sterling

Every phase Of poultry produce
ton and marketing affecting pro-
ducers will be explained by exhibits
ard talks at the 88 meetings to be
held in North Dakota from May 20
to June 80 in connection with the
Dairy Poultry Special Train. accord
ing to plans Of Q. A. Barton, head
Of the poultry department at the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
The special train will make two
stops in Burleigh county, one at
Eegan on the evening Of May 81
and the other at Sterling on the aft
elnoon Of June 6.
In working out the exhibits and
, on the program Mr.. Barton will be
assisted by O. J. Weisner. field
agent in poultry for the extension
division of the college. VIM. Lapp
of the Live Poultry Transit company
of Chicago, who is acknowledged to
be one of the leading poultry au-
thorities of the United States, will
be one of the speakers on the pro-
gram. He will lay particular stress
on problems in connection with
marketing. He will tell what the
consumers want in type and quality,
and what North Dakota farmers can
do to insure receiving the best prices
for their poultry products.
Experts to Talk
Mr.. Wcisncr and Mr.. Barton will
alternate on the five weeks pro-
gram in discussing what the poul-
try flock owner must do to be sue
cessful, taking up such subjects rs
breeding, sanitation, feeding, hous-
ing and culling.
Another interesting feature OF the
program will be demonstration by
a team of All club boys showing
methods Of controlling poultry
parasites. Poultry demonstration
teams are now being trained in
Wells, La Moure and Walsh counties
and the two teams that are the best
prepared by May % will alternate
on the trip, according to Harry =.
Killing Of the Agricultural college,
state boys and girls club leader. A
dairy demonstration team in Morton
county is also training and may
make a part Of the special train
tour.
OF the eleven cars in the special
train, five will be devoted to poultry
exhibits. Two poultry market cars
will be carried to show how live and
dressed poultry and eggs are
handled in transit, and to show
birds that are properly dressed and
of the right quality.
One Car for Turkeys
One entire car will be devoted to
turkeys. A pair illustrating de-
sirable breeding stock will be dls-
played, also for contrast a pair with
undesirable characteristics. Hatch
ing Of turkey eggs with an incuba-
tor will be displayed, rotation OF al
falfa yards for brooding, open sheds
for winter shelter, marking birds for
theft prevention by tattooing and
other means, and sanitation includ.
inc the necessity Of clean water and
clean feed hoppers.
A six-foot section Of full size
LAYING house showing the details OF
construction and equipment and con-
tanning a number Of hens will DC
carried on 4 flat car, also a full sec
ton Of colony house containing
young birds.
Seven exhibits will be carried IN
another poultry car. Value OF a
standard bred flock will be demon
strated, also a mode. Of . desirable
poultry house. Methods Of feeding
in the litter, ard hopper and use Of
a water fountain and green feeds
will be shown. The sanitary breed.
ing display will include a mode!
colony house, brooding devices and
arrangements for rotating Of yards
Specimens Of internal and ex.
ternal parasites will be displayed
and methods Of control and other
sanitation problems will be illus
trated. A culling exhibit will in.
clude two hens, one that laid 23s
eggs during the past year and one
that laid only 81, and information
will be presented on how to select
the good layers. Outstanding
standard bred nal birds Of the
popular breeds will be carried, in
GLIDING Plymouth rock, Wyandotte
Rhode Island Red, Leghorn ane
Orpirgton. The hen as an egg ma
chine will be represented by a dis
play showing the composition o.
eggs end Of the raw feeds necessary