Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — Poultry Studies Wide in Scope. [ARTICLE]

Poultry Studies Wide in Scope.

In its efforts to encourage the broad development of poultry raising in the United States, the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture is conducting investigations to establish the best methods of raising many varieties Of fowls. The present scope of the work includes not only the feeding, breeding, and care of ordinary poultry, but also the raising of pigeons, squabs, guineas, turkeys, and many other birds, including ostriches. The flesh of sqitabs, turkeys, guineas, geese and ducks makes a pleasing variety in the diet, and with wild fowls now becoming less available, it Is Important that a sufficient number of domestic birds be raised to keep the market constantly supplied. The problem now is chiefly one of farm production, which requires expert knowledge if adequate supplies are to be continued.