Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
STATE POULTRY MEN MAKE
TOUR OF POULTRY FARMS
BIG POULTRY PLANT OF w. q
ANTHONY WAS VISITED
Also Leading Poultry Plants in All
Three Counties - Attend a
Banquet at Bethany Beach

banquet at betnany Beach
More than 100 poultrymen from
all parts of the State took part in
the annual two day poultry tour
under the auspices of the Delaware
state Poultry Association, the
) tate Board of Agriculture AMI
the extension department of the
University of Delaware. The tour
which started from Dover Wednes-
day morning ended in Sussex coun-
ty Thursday and Thursday evening
there was a banquet for those who
made the trip at the Round House,
Bethany Beach. H. S. Palmer, ex-
tension poultryman at the Uni
versity of Delaware and County
Agent r. E. Wilson of Kent
county had charge of the tour. The
tour after leaving Dover Green,
stopped at a number of poultry
plants in Kent county including
the large and well equipped plant
of w. G. Anthony of Bannister
Hall Poultry Farm near Smyrna.
The plant, with its thousands of
healthy chickens, were viewed
with interest. In lower New Cas-
tie county some modern methods
that are being used in the growing
of baby chicks and also broilers,
were inspected. The party visit
ed the University of Delaware Ex-
perimental Farm early where they
were greeted by Dean Charles A.
McCue, head of the agricultural
department of the university, and
County Agent Ed. Willim Jr. Some
time was spent in inspecting the
poultry plant of the university af-
ter which the visitors went to Blue
Hen Farm near Newark, owned by
c. P. Hearne. Here they inspect
ed 1000 Leghorn pullets reared
under rules of the grow healthy
chicks" program advocated by the
university extension department.
Model Poultry Farms in State
A NUMBER of model poultry
farms il all three counties were
visited and methods of the owners
inspected. One place visited was
the farm of Harvey Johnson, near
Middletown, where the party saw
a flock of 200 turkeys reared by
modern methods of artificial incu-
baton and brooding and limited
range. Another farm. that of Nc
Kinley Tingle, near Frankford,
where 800 turkeys are being rails
ed, was also inspected. Some of
the largest broiler farms in the
State are in vicinity of Millville,
Ocean View and Bethany Beach.
The total capacity of several poul-
try farms in that section is 100000
broilers.
Prepare for State Poultry Show
In connection with the state
poultry show, which will be held at
Milford on December 8, and 5,
under the auspices of the Della
ware State Poultry Association in
cooperation with the State Board
of Agriculture and the Agricultur-
al Extension Department of the
University of Delaware, the COM
mittees in charge have announced
that to date a large number of in
dustrial and commercial firms
have contracted for space in the
exhibit building. AS this poultry
show has promises Of being the
largest one of its kind ever held in
the state, it is expected that large
numbers of commercial poultry
raisers and dealers will be present
during the entire three days, ana
those in charge of the plans and ar
rangements are making every eff
fort in promoting this annual af
fair for the improvement of the
poultry industry in this section of
the country.