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Smyrna times., 1955-03-10
Delaware Youth
Attend Conference

Eugene Metheny of Wyoming
and Robert Reed of Townsend re-
presented Delaware recently at
the Junior Poultry Fact Finding
Conference held in Kansas City,
Mo. These two boys were chosen
on the basis of their outstanding
poultry records.
Metheny is member of the
Caesar Rodney FFA chapter anG
Reed is a member of the County
Line All club of Smyrna.
'.The trip to Kansas City fol
both Delaware and Maryland was
made possible through funds DON
ated by the Eastern Shore Poul-
try Growers Exchange of SeIby-
ville," announces Sam Gwinn
state All club leader who also at
tended as chaperone.
The purpose of the conference,
attended by youth from d states,
was to encourage youth in the fu-
ture of the poultry industry, to
develop leadership for the indus
try, and to discuss current poul-
try problems. Some of the out
standing leaders in the poultry in
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program. The first step is to OBJ
tain good planting, seed, either
foundation or registered. The
county extension agent or the ex-
tension agronomist will help pro-
ducers locate acceptable seed.
The second step is to send the
tag from the planting seed along
with a signed application for in
spection to the Delaware Crop
Improvement Association, Box $50,
Newark. The Association charges
an inspection fee which varies ac-
cording to the crop. These fees
should be paid at the time of i'll
ing the application. Inspection
fees will be refunded if before the
time of inspection conditions are
such that the crop will not meet
certifcation standards
Final dates for fling applica-
tions for field inspections are as
follows: small grains (wheat, oats,
barley, rye, etc., May is; and
soybeans-September 1. The corn
application must be received and
the planting seed inspected before
it is planted.
For further information contact
your county agent.
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Grow Certified Seed Crops
ON sDiyerted Acres,

Don't leave those diverted
acres" idle in 1955-plant them to
certified seed crops.
Claude e. Phillips, Extension
agronomist at the University of
Delaware, says more and more
farmers are demanding certified
planting seeds. If we continue to
meet these demands, we must step
up our production of certified seed.
In some cases, the use of land for
certified seed crops will not only
solve the problem of what to do
with diverted acres, it will also
add that cash crop needed to
supplement the farmers income" "
Farmers who have eligible fields
will find it relatively simple to
participate in the certified seed
Smyrna times., 1955-03-10
Full Broiler Houses
NAV Cause Price Drop

Present day attractive prices
for broilers are encouraging grow
ers to fill up their poultry houses
again. w. T. McAllister, Exten-
sion marketing specialist at the
University of Delaware, suggests
! that poultrymen look at possible
prices ten weeks in advance rath-
er than at the selling price to-
day.
'It is the number of broilers
available 10 to IL weeks from the
time you put them in that will
determine the price when you sell
them," McAllister points out.
With the exception of holidays,
the demand for broilers is about
the same from week to week.
When broilers get plentiful on the
market, the price declines so all
the birds can be sold. Then the
consumer gains at the expense of
over production by the grower.
When broiler supplies are light,
the price goes UP for both the
producer and consumer.
The % reporting broiler areas
last first of March) showed about
15A million chicks placed. This
was about 8 per cent more than
for the same week year ago
When the placement got this high
in previous years, the price eleven
weeks later was about 21.3 cents
per pound. Growers should be
prepared to sell at prices which
will more than likely be in the
low 20's rather than at the pre-
sent 28 to 30 range.
There seems to be little evil
dence that the demand for chick
ems will be any stronger this
spring than last spring." McAllis-
ter adds. Think about your ex-
periences in the past years and
plan accordingly"
"Also, think about alternatives
that may be open to you." This
includes other farming possibili-
ties, other job opportunities, and
the possibility of growing broilers
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Grow Better BroiIer Program

Grow Better Broiler Program
The Agricultural Extension Ser
vice of the University of Della
ware and the Delaware Poultry
Improvement Association are
sponsoring a Grow Better Broiler
Program for the purpose Of i'm
proving broiler management prac-
/ tees and to recognize the super
Tor producers.
BY the 10th of each month each
feed dealer will nominate his top
producer of the previous month
! or an individual grower can nom-
mate himself. Blanks for the nom-
ination can be obtained from the
Agricultural Extension Service.
A representative of the Exten-
sion Service will summarize these
records and pick the top producer
of the month on the basis of feed
efficiency converted to a common
denominator.
The twelve top monthly win
ners are to be awarded Superior
Broiler Producer Award Certifi-
Gates. An honor roll will be made
up each month consisting of the
names of the ten top producers
of the month.
A minimum of 5000 broilers is
needed to be enrolled in the pro-
gram.
The farmer and-or feed dealer
will supply the necessary informa.
tion to the Extension Service fol
filling out a broiler management
practice check sheet when called
upon for such information in or
der to determine and summariz,
the management practices follow
ed by the best producers. An,
matters which may involve a
nances will not be in any wa,
publicized and will be kept il
strict confidence.
For further information con
cerning this program contact tn
Assistant County Agriculture
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Al Delegates
Visit Governor

Twelve All club members and
leaders visited Governor Boggs
office Thursday in observance OF
National All Club Week, March
5-13.
The club members made a brief
report on All activities during
the past year and presented the
Governor with picture album
showing the highlights of club
work during 1854.
Several of the pictures showed
Governor Boggs and his mother
visiting the Kent-Sussex fair and
looking at the various All ex-
hibits.
Taking part in the visit were:
New Castle County-Harriet Rese
of the Union All Club of New
ark, Gerald Heinold of County
Line Club of Smyrna, and Joe
Mitchell, leader Of the White Oak
Club of Hockessin.
Kent County - Jehu Davis of
the Wildwood Club of Milford,
Presley Moore of the Bucking
Broncos Club of Smyrna, and
Marie Alexander of the Kenton
Klubbers Club of Kenton.
Sussex County-Jean Ann Hast
ings of the Dublin Hill All Club
of Bridgeville, William Weber of
the Delmar Little Oaks, and Mrs.
Howard Workman, leader of the
Delmar Club.
Kent and Sussex-Martha Evans
of the Trinity Tigers Club and AL
phonso Coverdale of the Green
wood Helping Hands.
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years to develop a broiler chicken
that might be considered ideal"
from the viewpoints of both the
producer and the consumer. The
Beltsville broiler which they have
developed may soon be as famous
as the Beltsville Small White
turkey.
The ideal" which the Beltsville
scientists set for themselves is a
bird with light-colored flesh and
good shape-broad, meaty chest
and plump legs. 1t must grow
rapidly, feather out quickly, be
easy to dress, produce maximum
amount of meat in a 10-week
growing period, and lay more
eggs annually than other meat
type birds.
The New Hampshire met some
of these requirements, but its
feathers were dark and its shape
and egg-laying capacity were
something short of desired stand
ards.
In their search for a better
bird, the scientists developed a
new light-fieshed breed to cross
with the New Hampshire. The
new breed is a Silver Cornish.
developed from long line of an
cestors including White Wyan-
dottes, Light Sussex, Rhode Is
land Reds, Dark Cornish, and Co.
lumbians.
When the Silver Cornish is
crossed with the New Hampshire
the best characteristics of both
parents are reproduced-but only
in the first generation. So the
Beltsville broiler is not a breed
but a crossbreed. The Beltsville
scientists have spent 5 years i'm
proving the two basic breeds, un-
til birds produced by crossbreed-
ing the two have actually sur
passed their original ''ideal."
Now producer demand for the
new Silver Cornish is greater than
the supply. Available eggs of this
breed are being sold to breeders
and distributed to state expert
ment stations. The chicks are
crossed with purebred New Hamp-
shires to produce the Beltsville
broiler.
Meantime the Beltsville men are
continuing to breed, select, and in
crease the desirable characteris-
tics of the foundation stock. One
of these days, you'll find these
broilers at your corner market.
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Roadside Markets Cited
AS Good For Farm Sales

Roadside markets are one of
the best selling farm products in
Delaware" states Robert L. Bull,
marketing agent for the Agricul-
tural Extension Service, Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Mr.. Bull says the heavy traffic
over state highways offers excel
lent opportunities for direct sales
of farm fruits and vegetables
especially during the summer
months.
The marketing agent made this
statement today in response to
questions from farmers who are
thinking of selling their products
at roadside stands. He offers some
suggestions for a successful road
side market:
1. Select a good location on a
well-traveled road, preferably on
the right side going into town.
The market should be visible for
some distance in both directions.
Adequate parking space is essen
tial.
2. The stand must be neatly
constructed and attractively
painted if it is to suggest that
your products are of good quality
and carefully handled. Light col
ors give the impression of clean
illness.
8. Equipment to make the pro-
duce easily visible is important.
Racks and tables can be con-
structed inexpensively at home.
4. Adequate displays and q
variety of fresh, high quality pro-
ducts will bring your customers
back again.
5. Attractive signs telling what
is available should be placed sc
that motorists have time to de-
eide to stop.
Blueprint plans of roadside mar
ket buildings, and additional in
formation on the successful sell
ing practices are available from
county agents or from Mr.. Bull,
Agricultural Hall, University OF
Delaware.
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borers before they can make their
spring flights.
You can help protect your land
scape and minimize threats of in
sect invasions by doing several
things, advises F. r. Lancaster,
entomologist, the Davey Tree Ex-
pert Co. First, clean up the
grounds of all fallen wood. Then
prune broken, dead and dying
limbs and branches within easy
(Costinusd From Page Eisvenl
Smyrna times., 1955-03-10
Cleared Grounds, Burned
WoodpiIe Curb Tree Borers

Now's the time for home own
ers across the nation to put the
heat on insect enemies free load
ing on their properties and in
their woodpiles. The heat in point
should be applied to woody debris
burned to destroy over-wintering
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dustry discussed the future of the
industry and the part youth VIII
have in it.
The young people also held ses-
sions of their own dealing largely
with the processing, marketing,
and distribution of poultry. This
was done through demonstrations,
illustrated talks, reports of pro-
jects and panel discussions.
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New Beltsville Broiler

ApprOaCntS Iutaf Chlcken
Chicken breeders at the U. S.
Department of Agriculture's Belts
vile, Md, research center have
been working for a number of
Smyrna times., 1955-03-10

Agent at the University of Della
ware.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
RUBBING DEVICE USED
FOR LICE CONTROL

Ranchers who are not equip
ped to dip or spray their beef
cattle in the fall for lice control
might like to try a rubbing de-
vice which will permit the ami
mails to treat themselves, accord
ing to Robert E. Durham, asso-
ciate county extension agent.
This device, he said, has been
tried with success by Montana
Agricultural Experiment station
entomologists in experiments
with feed lot cattle and they be-
lieve it may have possibilities for
the range operator.
The device is easy and mex
pensive to build, Durham said.
1t consists of four to six strands
of barber wire twisted together
and wrapped with burlap bags
to a diameter of about two
inches. Baling wire is wound in
spiral fashion over the bags to
reduce wear and hold the burlap
in place. One end of the wrap
ped wire is fastened S or 6 feet
off the ground and the other end
is fastened at ground level.
The entomologists obtained
good results by saturating the
burlap with a mixture composed
of one-half gallon of As per cent
emulsifiable conce ntrate of
chlor-dane mixed with four gal
Ions of No. diesel oil or a like
amount of heavy fuel oil. Used
crank case oil is not recommend
ed because it is dirty, messy and
hard to handle in cold weather.
Repeat treatments of the burlap
will keep the rubbing device in
good working order.
Replacement of the rubber is
important in successful use. 1t
should be placed in a sunny spot
where cattle usually loaf and
where there is little competition
from other rubbing spots.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
"WlNTERING MONTANA
CATTLE, NEW BULLETIN

Bozeman - "Wintering Mon
tana Cattle" is the title of a new
bulletin published by the Mon
tana Extension Service and
copies are available from county
extension agents or by writing di-
rect to the agricultural extension
service at Montana State Col
lege.
N. A. Jacobsen and E. P. Or
cult, extension livestock special
lists, are the authors of the pub
LEGATION and in it they review
the findings of the Montana Ag-
ricultural Experiment station
and its branches, results at other
experiment stations and the ex-
perience of practical cattlemen
in wintering cattle. In their in
PRODUCTION to the bulletin the au-
thors point out that the sug-
gested wintering methods re-
quire a minimum amount of feed
but are still sufficient to insure
maximum production.
Chapters in the bulletin take
up the nutritional requirements
of cattle, classes of cattle and
their winter feed requirements,
ranch feeds, and wintering on
range.
Charts and pictures supple.
ment the text in the bulletin.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02

and the budget which will be
needed.
While our concern covers the
entire Indian population of the
United States we are, of course,
best informed and most immedi-
ately concerned with the situa-
ton as it exists in Montana.
We would appreciate it very
much if you would send us as
soon as possible a detailed state
ment as to the Departments
plans for next year with respect
to the provision of health and
medical services to the Indians
on each of the reservations in
Montana. We would appreciate
it if this resume not only covered
each of the points mentioned
above but would also include
comparison between what the
Department plans to make avail
able in the way of services and
the facilities it will undertake to
begin constructing next year
and the extent and scope of SER
vices, the number of personnel,
the type and quality of facilities,
and the expenditures for health
and medical services with re-
spect to each of the Montana
reservations by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs during the last
year when it had the RESPONSE
bility for offering such services.
Sincerely yours,
James E. Murray, U. S. S.
Mike Mansfield, U. S. S.
Lee Metcalf, M. c.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
BEEF PRODUCTION
SCHOOL DEC. S TO 8

A Beef Production School will
be held at Montana State College
in Bozeman on December 5th
to 9th. This school has been re-
quested by a number of stock
grower groups in the state and
will cover many phases of beef
cattle production. All interested
stockmen are invited to attend.
Range problems will highlight
the first days session which will
start the afternoon of Monday,
Dec. 5th. Range management
for increased beef production
and methods of range renovation
will be discussed along with a
beef grading demonstration.
Nutrition will be the main
topic of discussion Tuesday
morning. Nutrient requirements
of cattle and how they use them,
carotene and vitamin A needs of
cattle, nutrients provided by
range and growth rates of cattle
under eastern Montana range
conditions will all be discussed
at this time.
Tuesday afternoons session
will deal with disease problems.
Wintering cattle will be the
topic for discussion Wednesday
morning and that afternoon in
formation on dryland and irri-
gated pastures for beef cattle
will be covered.
At the final session Thursday
morning there will be a carcass
demonstration and information
given on the effect of consumers
preference on beef production.
The use of stilbestrol and anti
biotics in cattle fattening will
also be presented.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
Montana Senator
On Foreign Policy

Washington - Cha ir m n
George D-Ga) of the Senate
Foreign Relations committee,
gave his approval Saturday to
Secretary of State Dulles report
to the nation on the Geneva
foreign ministers conference.
81 am gratified at the tone of
his report and especially the at
titude of the President toward
the great problem of world sta
bility and peace" he said at his
home in Vienna, Ga.
There was mixed reaction else
where among Congress members
available for comment.
Sen. Mansfield 10. MONT,
committee member, eompIi-
mented Dulles FOR the states
msnship" displayed at Geneva
but insisted administration
policies need a Thorough re-
vision"
Two other senators differed in
their reactions.
Sen. Young (R-ND) said he
agrees with Dulles the confer
ence impasse has not restored
the cold war "as we've known it
in the past" Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo) said, owever, the
spirit of Geneva" never was
much alive and is now dead"
George said he believed ION
the whole Dulles has made a
good report under the disap-
pointing circumstances he found
to exist in Geneva"
Mansfield said the failure of
the meeting to produce results
should not be played for political
advantage.
He said, however, there is need
for facing up on the part of
the United States and its allies
to the realities of the world
situation" The free world must
insure itself against being taken
in by the smiles of the Soviet
leaders," he said.
Mansfield was critical of plan
ned U. S. manpower cutbacks
and of reductions by other free
nations in defense forces and
budgets.
without more strength and
unity" he said, ut is quite
possible the days Of NATo will
be numbered" II the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
withers." he added. Germany
will be unified. but on Soviet
terms.
Mansfield said U. S. foreign
policy must be reappraised
carefully and on day-to-day
basis" He called for some new
ideas" and asserted:
ITO my knowledge, no new
proposal has been furnished by
the policy planning staff in the
State Department the last three
years"
Russian strategy in the Middle
and Far East and other areas,
he predicted, will be "to start
the possibility of fires and keep
tanning them" in the belief the
big powers are in a military
stalemate.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
BEEF PRODUCTION
SCHOOL TO BE
HELD At BOHEMIAN

Producers of beef cattle in
Montana are invited to attend a
beef production school to be
held by the Montana Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at
Bozeman on December S to 8,
says Robert Durham, associate
county extension agent.
The school, he said, is being
held at the request of a number
of stockgrower groups in the
state and it will follow some
what the pattern of the sheep
production schools which have
proved popular with sheep pro-
ducers.
Up-to-date information on
many phases of beef production
will be offered at the school, in
Guiding the winter feeding of
breeding herds, winter manage
ment of growing stock, mineral
needs of beef cattle, and basic
nutritional problems.
Range management and its eff
feet upon the efficient produc-
ton of livestock will also be a
major topic of discussion as will
livestock sanitation and proven
ton of disease.
OF interest to many stockmen
will be the grading demonstra-
tions of slaughter and feeder
classes. The slaughter classes
will later be killed and the car
cases used in a discussion of
consumer preference in beef.
1t will be helpful, Durham
said, if stockmen who plan to at
tend the school will mail a post
card to Fred S. Wilson, head
of the animal industry depart
ment, Montana State College,
Bozeman, and so advise him.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02

Of all the Observation-Disclosures
with the word" jokes we've
heard, we give the prize to the
lad who put "effervescent" and
"fiddlestick" in one sentence.
He said: "Effervescent enough
covers on the bed, your fiddle
stick out" - U. S. S. Mime
apoliS North Star.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02

Quiz question: How can you
turn SIS into $134.68 in less than
20 years with one simple opera
ton? Answer: Buy 500 Series
E U. S. Savings Bond.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02

We are told in an analysis of
gasoline lob hydrocarbons were
separated and identified. We
predict this astounding fact will
be publicized by some gas COM
pany and advertised as 103 ex-
tras thrown in for free.-Chris-
tan Science Monitor.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-12-02
BROWNIE SCOUT NEWS

Brownie Scout troop No. l met
at the home of their leader
Thursday. All ten members
were present and all wore their
Brownie dresses. We finished
our gift corsages.
Our treat was furnished by
Margaret Mckay.
Valerie Rapp, Scribe