CAPE KAY COTTHTY TUEES FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1928.

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berland County May Establish Central F. 0. B. Market

j and Experts F. O. B. Market Result of Activities of County Market Committee—Oley and Cobb in Favor of tbe Central Market Friday Night to Make Further Plan*

i to tbe »drsnt*ge of tbe

Feeding of Poultry Is A Science What Poultry Foods Will Do, Not What They Cost, Is Most Important

County pr -r dlrt'Vdu prodn*-’ end rt tbe -

nted * cetio Inewti- : of such a t Cedarof tbU com- . it Bebblll. acted

anction block atwraj yearn

in Mary-

" erere eome-

laMse to be found County, eatd th.

, loaded •tation? it. where-

market did away V toadinK *t»-

yrower and ablppet

W. W. Oley. chief of the New Jenwy Bureau of MarfceU. who waa appoined to that poeitlon on February t. ezpreaaed hU nentimeot In faror of aellimt product from a central point and offered the co-operation of the State Moreau of Market! la whatever project of this nature ! hat the ■: uraberlatxl County grower* and

rhlpprm might mart

Qwetlonlng both Mr. Cobb and _r. Oley about detalla that would be entailed In the organisation of a central market, a committee was neiected to look Into Mich queBtlon* aa location.

Breed Right and Feed Right

By WILLIAM A. HAKFERT

The fcadtag of poultry as a ad-

before. And probably never wmUd bad I not met Mr. Walter Keller, aon of the founder of the Pratt Food Company, and one of the officials of tbe company. To Mr. Keller, the proper feed-

ing of poultry te

the real answer, anti any poultryman can find the solution of almost all bU problem*. If be will only do what every good bualnaa*

man does—Veep record*.

“We don't handle M»-called cheap feed*. becau*e we know what damage they hare dope, and feel that we won't cootrlbhte any more to thl* damage. Good feed, at a few cents extra cost, return* double thl* eoM every time. Yet the poultrym*n who doe* not keep

records doesn't know thl*.

"With our buyer* In the great grain center* of the country and with our modem mill*, don't you suppose we could buy and mix feed a* cheaply a* anyone else? Of course we could- But that would mean cutting the quality. In every feed whether home mixed or mill mixed there are basic coal* which are very much alike, and a few dollars more spent In buying the best IngredlenU to go Into thl* mixture will —

twenty time* the extra

resnllx. Thl* I* what w.- prefer to do. and are dotag -buying and

sorting our grain*

Sweet pea* will bloom for a . mg period If tbe blossom* are kept closely gathered. But often one get* the first blossoms *o late that the hot dry winds of summer Injure the vines after too abort a blooming period So It la desirable to get the first bloom* early In order to insure a longer Moon, period a* well ms to demonstrate your skill to your neigb-

_ _juch of a as the performance of a

into such question* at. loration, m* type of market, and other detail* ^ id^peri«trti the nreanisatioti 'olvoc as muctl siuoj ana espe

connected with the organisation a central wiling plan. The committee consist* of three farmers. Howard Sheppard. Odarvllle; Ralph Husted. Fmlrton; Ambrose Gandy. Newport, and three shipper*: W. F. Spencer, of Fairton; Howard Brown, of Cedarvllle; W. Stiles. Newport. The committee la scheduled to eet on Friday evening. February

tr moke further plan*.

rolred

ence. In making this study, an extensive experimental station la maintained, and here hundred*

upon hundreds of chickt

Federal-Aid Highway*

A total of 8303 miles of Fed-eral-aid highways was added tc the nation's high*: system during the fiscal yes ending June 30. at a cos tof 318i.r70.000. of which 44.5 per cent, was paid by tbe Federal government, according to figure* compiled by the American Motorists' Association in conjunction with .he United States Bureau of Public Roads. Thl* brings the toal FederaJ-ald highway ey -tern of the United State* up to 64.208 miles. When fully completed It will embrace 18 5.172 mile*.—Keystone MotorU of uu

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the balance When the

Wmio. r. type. produce ributed

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been In-

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sand and wash free of pulp because If this fleshy part be allowed to grow fungi, the germ* of the seeds will be hurt. After cleaning off the pulp, mix the tiny seeds with more clean sand and again place in a smaller box un- - - or October when the

Cumberland ^ ^ „ ww j w j i will help the dairyman to reduce Herds Lead Test Ass’n

and with variOv: foods, an result* carefully recorded, the information Uu* obtained Is free use of any poultry

grower!

If you want to perform

vice to the farmers and poultry ral*er» of Cape May County and Cumberland County" *aid Mr. Keller, when I talked with him. "sell your folk* on the Idea of what poultry food* will DO. '

not what they COST"

I waa Interested. After all. that waa sound logic. A mitt of clothes costing 320 may. In the end. cost three time* as much aa a ault costing 34#. In point of service.

Thl* applies to anythin*.

"The proof of the podding. In ave literally. He* in the oatAnd thl* eating of poultry foods reflect* in the poultry grower'* bank balane*- IF. The 'If I*. If he will keep records; weed out the non-producer* that eat their bead* off; breed right and FEED

right"

There wa* lot* more, but no' being a poultry-man I didn't get It alt. I'm going to ask Collin* Thomas to go up to aee Mr. Keller one of the*, days, and he’ll be able to bring back some real Infonnation and pass It along to you. But what Mr. Keller said about feeding struck me Just right—and brace this, my flr>t. contribution to tbe Farm Page*.

•w-et peas now In pots . and place In your winin the cold frame. After the seed germinate*, grow one as cool as poevlble In order to develop strong root* and sturdy plant* for setting out when the ground It fit. Use a sandy noil your boxes ao that the sand may be easily shaken off without hi log the roots at transplanting Transplant early In a trough In the ground and •ettle the soil into the trench or trough as the

plants grow taller.

In order to hasten the germination of sweet pea seed, soak tn water for a short time—Just enough to soften the seed coat. Be sure not to overdo the soaking. Wrap In a doth amt put In a pot of sand for a week In a warm place, keeping sand moist After week plant those seeds which show signs of swelling and sprouting. Soak the rest tn dilute sulphuric add for a quarter of an hour, then *- *

plant.

It simply hadn’t curred to me before. And to draw Mr. Keller out. I asked many leading queatlons. which I can summarise f * the benefit of you poultry rah ora, about as follows:

Now Is a good to fix up the farm work shop. Arrange tool*, bolts, nails and supplies so they can be easily and readily obtained when needed during th>busy season. Lay in a supply of new plow bolts, cultivator above!*

...... or anything else which will be

why needed during the coming aet ._ It ms.v a whole lot mor*

. e lot a

worry and wasted time. If they are not thought of until the mo-

ment needed.

Grape vines and '-a

poultry raiser want* 1 may be pruned nny tlm" proof !\at feeding tbe right foods I when the weather is Htf pay*, let him keep records- That's ' ' “*

i|thlr kind of outdoor work.

the ground thus planting the need* whirl you could not now. wf**—■* the heshy cover, well sep from the sand. Mark the carefully and expect the seedling* tn April or May. A Uttie atwdust or ah*ring* over tbe row will help keep the ground moist. Many touriat* who visit this country would like to take home a holly bosh or two. A few persons who are sklllii.! ead who have the time to apare. could have a line of holly plant* to sell after a few year* by using the following methods without having to raid tbe woodland* to the detriment of the county holly supply. Another method of propagating holly is also slow and time taking. but If you succeed you will value the plants more thl easily acquired, f.'ut do* plants In tbe woods and her the spot. Keep other brush cleared away When shoots force up from tbe roots make little upward cuts in the stem* the ground and Insert pebble* or shot to keep tbo cut* open. Heap sand up around each clump of shoot* and cower with leave*. If this Is done In spring tbe roots will be well formed by winter but the plant* should not be removed

lev two summers.

wash thoroughly and

If seeds are large, as morning glory, use ten. If tiny, use twentyfive. placing upon the cloth which Is moistened. Tbe dish Is covered by another to prevent drying and kept In a warm place. Day by day tbe germination In each division l* counted. If only half germinate, aow twice as thickly In

planting.

Propagating holly from seed

an Interest lug process, it takes

over a year for the seeds t sprout a* contrasted with radish*

which germinate In a few day*. The way to aprout the holly seeds I* to mix a good quantity of them

with sand at this time of [winter!. Keep the sand

Europein Tour

Although there are farmers in thl* county with the cash necessary for a tour of Europe, there Is little deal re to go because the proposition holds little of Interest. The American Farm Bureau, however, manage* an annua! tour which enable* farmers to ace the Inside, the behind tbe scene*, of the agricultural situation In Europe. They sec European agrt culture with its unique method*, some methods old and clumsy, nome new and efficient. They see It as related to production and marketing. They see German wheat fields. Danish creameries. .. . French vineyards. Holland datrles.

^ a! The group will sail in August. box In an outbuilding, not allow-j 1918. Those applying early willing tbe sand to become too dry. | bav e first choice of berth reoer-

In April take the seeds from thej vallona

Two Shiloh Herds R«nk High—Cape May Herd On the Honor Roll 1928 Program b Outlined

E S Wlllta. Shiloh, bold, find, place In the Uat of 5 titgtie«t herds for butterfat produced during the month of January tn the • ' rtand l ow-Tenting

This 11*1 l» included

ry report of the a»sortation which has te-ra prepared by the tester. H. S Tibbetts, for each member of the aseoctalioe. Mr. Willis' herd averaged 40 pounds of butterfat during tbe month. Tbe second high herd U owned by A. D. Fogg, of Shiloh, with an average of 39.1 pounds of fat. The other herd* on the honor list In the order given are owned by Floyd Graf, of Monroeville; E. H. Phillips, of t ape May and Ed.

Hapner. of Bridgeton.

In the list of 5 high cow* lor butterfat production Is to be found A D. Fogg'* purebred Holstein Independence Segi* that lead* with a production of T2.2 pound*. Th‘» *sroe cow also leads tn the IDt of 5 high cows for milk production, bir total production for the month being 2.082 pound* With this report, the member* tbe testing association have bi

I am now booking orders for February. Kareh and April delivery of Barred Rock Baby Chicks Send for Price List A B. JOHNSTONE DORCHESTER. H J. Phone: Port Norris S2-J-3

BOAT SUPPLIES MARINE HARDWARE SEE Arnold M. Bauer Hardware and Sporting Onods 44 46 8. Laurel R . Bridge**

Walter’a White Well-bred stock, raised on an up-to-date, clean place. I have some desirable dates still open for baby chick*. Inspection of farm and stock Invllsd. GUS WALTERS Box 257. E. Sherman Avene Y1HELAKD, *. J.

Jordan Leghorn Farm Leghorn cl icks from our own healthy hens (not puMou). batched In a fresh air incubator. give* I hem a good start in life- Prices reasoaabl*. Sherman and Lincoln Avenue* VDfELAHD, *. I.

IS SETTLES the POULTRfflMN’S BIGGEST QUESTION!

Moon Bros., practical commercial poaltrymen of Clinton, N. Y., made a whole year's test. With a testing flock of640 run-of-the-range pullets, they produced eggs at a feeding cost of 14V6 cent* per dozen. The obvious decision for them or any other practical poaitryman was to change to Pratts for all flocks—forever!

Both the Delaware State Board of Agriculture and Moore Bros., practical poultrymen of Clinton. New York, proved that the Pratt way gets eggs at the lowest feeding cost per dozen The teat at Milford especially proved that the brat homemix you use is expensive compared with Pratts, judged by what it costa to produce a dozen eggs. Don't these two teats prove that it is to your advantage to use Pratts?

The Delaware State Board of Agriculture in its * 17th annual International Egg Laying Competition finds that Pratts Laying Mash produces eggs 30% cheaper than the best “home-mix” mash that experts could devise! They cut the molt in half and broke egg records of years' standing. Read their letter below.

Summary of Moore Bros. 12 Months’ Test

Month

Number of Bird*

Number of Eon

Per-

Month

Number of Bird*

Number of Egs*

Per-

740

2,033

18%

May

550

10,485

63%

740

10,056

45%^

June

550

10,990

66%

715

14,415

65 r ;,

July

550

9,501

58%

700

16,163

73%

August

545

6,727

42%

JVrnnrv

675

13,882

74%J

September

540

5,405

54%

650

15.170

75%

Oct(K)

535

1,790

23%

April

5S0

12.125

70%

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S-'uli Text of Lettw Describing Test Supervised by Delaware State Board of Agriculture and Philadelphia Public LedgerNorth American

International Eeg Laying Competitions MILFORD. DFLAWARE

Pratt Food Company,

Philadelphia, Pa-

Average eggs per bird per year . . Feeding cost per dozen eggs . . Flock laying average for 12 months

201 14*/2C 58%

Milford. Delaware, November 4, 1927.

-Now that our 17th Annual Egg Laying Contest a*. Milford, Delaware, has just ended, I want you to know some interesting and important facts. This contest is the oldest in the United State*—it has always been noted for the splendid records made

by its competing pens.

For fifteen years the competition operator has purchased ingredients and mixed both mash and gram rations after formulae designed by such poultry feeding notables as Prof. F. H. Stonebum, Dr. N. W. Sanborn. Dr. Prince T. Woods. Thoe. F. McGrcw, prof. F. C. Elford (Canada) and the writer. These formulae were designed to produce maximum egg yield regardless of cost. Last Spring it was decvdc.l to change from the “home mixed" ration to a commercial feed in an attempt to prove the value of “home mixed" against a commercial ration in cost per dozen eggs produced at the competition. Quality commercial feeds were necessary to fairness of teat — Pratt* ButtermilL Laying Mash and Pratts

Large Scratch were selected upon their reputation for desired quality. May 1st to October 31 is a season of natural decline in egg production: in the first six months, November 1st, 1926, to April 30th, 1927, total yield was 43.687 eggs; yet from May 1st, 1927 to October 31st, 1927, yield amounted to 41,632 eggs. Total cost of feed for the first six months waa $731.85 or a cost per dozen of 20.1c. In the second half of the year the cost was $492.50 or a cost of 14.2c per dozen. This year 24 (>ens scored 1000 or more eggs (200 or more per bird, highest pen average reaching 255 1/5 eggs) equalling record year for pens over 1000, and all these pens, with the exception of three, produced the greater number of eggs in the period from May 1st to October 31sL Molting this year assumed unusual conditions—s fewer number of birds molted and each molt ran 45 to 60 instead of the usual 90 days, resumption of yield invariably occuring upon completion of these short molts, many birds laying dunng the molt. Mortality was normal to production and no case of death could be assigned to feed cause. Each dead fowl is posted and cause of death determined. High pen score of 1276 is the record leghorn score for 16 years. Very truly yours. F. V. L. TURNER. Secretary.

BABY

BUTTERMILK LAYING MASH CHICK FOOD GROWING MASH TUCKAHOE LUMBER and FEED COMPANY

TUCKAHOE. N. J.

MORRIS KR1NSKY, Prop.

Bell Phone: Ocean City 172S-R"3