The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-10-19
YEAR TO
BEGIN NOV, FIRST
ANY POULTRY RAISER ELIGIBLE
FOR MEMBERSHIP; MAKE AP-
PLICATION NOW.

The new poultry year for poultry
farm demonstrators will start No
vember l with the present years CO.
operators showing high averages hard
to equal in states with as limited
numbers Of chickens as there are in
Montana. Any poultry flock owner
in the state is eligible for membership
in the poultry year about ready to
start
Nick A. Kimm of Manhattan who is
raising poultry for the first time and
who has completed 10 months of the
last poultry year, reached an average,
in the 10 months already covered in
reports, of 207.5 eggs per hen. The last
report is for August. Usually a 200-egg
average per year for a flock is a very
substantial production and Kimm's av-
erage for 10 months indicates the pos
sibilties, according to Miss H. E. Cush-
man, extension poultry specialist at the
State college, who Is in charge of the
demonstration work.
j. T. Brock of Carter is another of
the high producers who like Kimm ex-
ceeded the 20O-egg mark in 10 months.
Carriers flock averaged zoos eggs in
the 10 months. An ever dozen Of the
farm demonstrators will have reached
the 200-egg average before the poultry
year is closed with only normal pro-
duction for the two months remaining
since the last report was compiled.
Kimm'S flock averaged 21.5 eggs per
hen during August and Brooks 1872
eggs.
All poultry farm demonstrators keep
records in blanks furnished through
Miss Cushman's office. These records
are principally the number of hens, the
number of eggs laid per month, the
average price received per dozen, the
feed cost per dozen eggs and per adult
bird.
This is one of the Montana Extension
services projects and cooperators or
farm demonstrators are provided with
pertinent information. This consists
briefly in instruction on how to Gull,
proper feeding and management, poul-
try outlook material, information on
equipment, summaries of latest devel-
opments in the poultry world, and SIM
liar information calculated to point the
way toward heavier production.
The records supplied by the various
demonstrators are mailed to Miss Cush-
mar at the end of every month and she
in turn summarizes the information
from every flock and returns the copy
to all demonstrators. In addition to the
actual summary which provides all
demonstrators with a means of COM
pairing their progress with other flocks,
Miss Cushman also answers all ques-
lions asked by demonstrators and in
cludes the answer in the monthly
summary.
In the report she also lists bulletins,
circulars or other printed matter which
has hints on better management or
feeding practices. In Miss Cushman's
opinion the greatest benefit of becom-
ing a demonstration is the habit of re-
cord keeping which points out with I'M
erring regularity every item that is
bringing improvement and also shows
where losses occur.
The poultry specialist advises that
any poultry grower interested in be-
coming a demonstration write her at
once in order to get started by No
vember /. The movement is not to de-
velop competition but rather to bring
about economical production. 1.-THE
Poultry year starts November l, but
applications to become a member at a
later date will be accepted" she says.