Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 28, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 February 1933 — POULTRY [ARTICLE]

CALENDAR TO KEEP TAB ON EGG YIELD Complete Record of Production Is Object. Higher quality, which would heighten the $30,000,000 value of Illinois’ egg crop, will be brought home to flock owners every month of the coming year by means of the new 1933 poultry calendar issued by the extension service of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. A different phase of quality egg production, such as feeding for egg quality and care of eggs during warm weather, will be put before flock owners each month by means of the calendar. Eggs are being bought on grade in a number of places in Illinois, and the information contained in the calendar should be of help to farm flock owners in getting the premium price paid for top grade eggs, it was pointed out by H. H. Alp, poultry extension specialist, who designed the calendar. In addition to being an aid to quality egg production, the calendar is a serviceable device designed to help flock owners in more accurate record keeping. By means of it the poultry raiser can tell from day to day, week to week and month to month just where he stands. Without some such device as the calendar, many flock owners would not keep the records so necessary as guides to better methods. Alp said. The calendar is so arranged that under each date there are spaces to record the number of eggs, the income and the expense for that day. Spaces also are provided for recording the weekly totals as well as the monthly totals.