Milford chronicle., 1939-07-21
FARM NEWS

providing needed cover and protect
ion against erosion and teaching
In addition to obtaining the bene-
fits to the land, 6,905 Delaware farm
ers received $432, 100000 in AAA pay
ments for turning under green
manure crops and other soil improv-
ling practices. This amount repre-
sents SS6 per cent of the total soil
building payments earned by farm
ers in the county in 1888.
Shallcross says that Delaware
farmers can qualify for payments
under the 1889 program and further
help their land by planting within
their soil-depleting acreage allot-
ments and carrying out adapted soil
building practices.
The poultry and egg industry once
more is expanding. production of
chickens was increased in 1888, and
further increase is in progress this
year. Production of eggs declined
slightly in 1888, but the output dur
ing the current year 1899 will prob
ably equal or exceed that of 1887. On
January last there were approx
mately 413,OOO.OOO chickens on
farms. On January l next there may
be more than 100000, 900.
These and other changes in the
poultry and egg industry are report
ed by S. A. Jones of the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics in the June
issue of "The Agricultural Situation"
During the past Is years, the largest
number of chickens on farms was
AIS, 100000 in 1928, and the smallest
was 3S7, 100000 in 1888. But as the
feed was more plentiful during 1888
there was an Increase of about per
cent in the number of chickens dur
ing the year
OF the total number of chickens on
January l last, about 10S,000,000
were in the West North Central
States. 1t was in this area that the
poultry industry was reduced most
during the recent drought years. But
as weather conditions became more
favorable and feed more plentiful, a
partial recovery occurred in 1888.
Nevertheless, the number of chick
ems in these States on January l last
was still about 16 per cent less than
in 1925.
In 1925, the West North Central
States had about 80 per cent of all
chickens in the United States. The
proportion on January last was 26
per cent. Jones says it is expected
that with more normal feed condit-
ions, this area will regain a larger
share of its relative position in the
poultry and egg industry. The East
North Central States next most
important in production also lost !
heavily in numbers OF chickens dur !
ing the 1930's and on Jannory l last !
had per cent fewer chickens than (
in 1925.
The South Central States reduced |
sharply the number of chickens dur |
ing the drought and depression years
but the declines were not SO severe |
as in the North Central area. The /
of chickens in the South
Central area on January l last was
about per cent larger than in 1925. |
The number in the South Atlantic |
area also exceeded by a slight mar
gin the 1925 figures. In the far West
ern States the number of chickens /
on January l last was about IA per
cent more than in 1925.
From 1925 to 1880 the poultry
industry in the West continued to
expand rapidly, but most of this in
crease has since been lost. In con-
trast, in the North Atlantic States
there are per cent more chickens
now than in 1925. This latter area
has greatly increased its competitive
position in the poultry and egg in
iustry during the decade.
Jones makes the further point that
although total egg production in the
United States in 1888 was about
per cent larger than in 1925, there
were 10 per cent fewer layers at the
beginning of 1888 as compared with
l925".
Because of the new rulings made
by the United States Post Office
information bulletins
published by the University Of Del
aware Agricultural Extension Serv-
ce will not be mailed to Delaware
farmers and other interested in agri-
and home economics infor-
nation without definite reduests for
hem.
This information was received
lere this week from Dean G. L. Schu-
,ter, Director of Agricultural Exten-
sion at the University of Delaware.
while the new regulations make
t necessary for requests for bullet
ms to be on file in either the state
,r county extension offices, it will
lot be difficult for interested per-
IONS to obtain these bulletins" he
aid. Newspaper and radio publicity
will be given to each new bulletin
published so that Delaware people
will have plenty of opportunity to
Lnow about them. All that will be
to receive the bulletins
will be a card mailed to either the
ocaI county agent or the state ex-
ension office"
According to Dean Schuster, prev
ously many bulletins were mailed to
,ersons whose names were on a
mailing list which had been built up
,vay. a v,ariod of veara MANY of these