Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
FARM NOTES

Pointing out the fact that there
is no real overproduction of eggs in
the United States and particularly in
Delaware, q new bulletin "A Stats
teal Study of Commercial Egg Pro-
duction in Delaware" written by r.
| o. Bausman, Assistant Economist at
the Agricultural Experiment Station
at the University of Delaware. has
| just come on the press and is ready
for distribution.
In a graph showing Egg Produc-
ton in Delaware. in the North At
lantic States, and in the United
States, as well as the population of
the United States, the bulletin shows
that. with normal buying power re-
turning to city consumers, poultry
men can again go into intensified
ing glut in the market.
The population of the United
StatseStates has been gradually in
creasing and ut the same time eggs
produced for Eastern markets have
been increasing in numbers. Dur
ing the period 1919, production of
eggs in Delaware increased very
rapidly. jumping more than 200 per
cent to 1929 but showing a gradual
decrease since that year. Because
the Delaware production is yet a
small factor in the total number of
marketable eggs for consumption in
the Eastern States. Delaware pro-
ducers can still increase their oper
atoms without danger of too great
production.
The bulletin also shows that Della
ware producers receive. on an aver
age, from six TO ten cents more per
dozen than middle western produc-
ers who ship to Eastern markets. In
another graph. prices received for
eggs by Delaware producers are
compared to prices received for eggs
shipped from Iowa. During the pc
riod 1930-1934, Delaware producers
received between approximately is
and 80 cents per dozen while Iowa
producers received between 10 and
20 cents per dozen for eggs sold ON
Eastern markets.
1.-The close proximity of Delaware
to Eastern markets gives her an adj
vantage over Western sections"
Bausman writes.
Included in, the bulletin are the
results of studies of production and
marketing costs as well as other in
formation pertaining to egg produc
tion. The bulletin may be obtained
free of charge by writing to the
Agricultural Experiment Station,
University OF Delaware, Newark, Del
aware, and requesting Experiment
Station Bulletin No. 202. "A Statisti-
cal Study of Commercial Egg Pro-
duction in Delaware"
Details of the 1887 Agricultural
Conservation program as IL applies
to Delaware were discussed by seven
State representatives at a meeting
in Washington, ID. c., last week, ac-
cording to r. o. Stelzer, extension |
at the University of Della
ware, who is in charge of the educa- |
tional phases of the program in Del |
aware. The program for the East !
Central region which includes Della |
ware. is being developed within the
general outline recently announced |
by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace.
Under the new program. diversion
payments with respect to general
crops will be similar
o those under the 1886 program.
payments also will be
made for carrying out approved soil
practices, as was done in
1886, within the limit of the soil
allowance for the farm. In
determining the soil-building allow
nee for the farm this year addition
i consideration will be given to the
creage of commercial orchards,
commercial vegetables, and non
rop pasture land.
Those attending the meeting from
Delaware besides Stelzer We're: Dean
!. A. McCue, director of the Agricul-
ural Extension at the University of
Delaware; Harley Hastings, Bethel;
oseph c. Hutchinson, Townsend;
.obert A. Carton, Dover; C. A9rthur
'aylor. Harrington, and Roland J.
Marsh. Lewes.
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