Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 11, 12 January 1923 — Page 23

PAGE SEVEN WAYNE COUNTY POULTRY FLOCKS COUNTED BY THE THOUSANDS; DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF SOME FLOCKS AND METHODS EMPLOYED j Model Hen House on Purdue Farm about 50 farmers of Center township. A large part of the business is in small lots of less than carloads. This is one of the most appreciated features of the association, that it offers an outlet for odd lots of stock, a. few tion. Besides the slightly better price calves or a small bunch of sheep, or rough hogs, that otherwise would not find a ready sale. Yet there are a few carlot shippers who always ship through the associawhich the association, as a regular and favore3kv customer, may obtain, they get thaJ benefit of insurance at no greater cost than if they shipped themselves, in which case they would have to ship by the more expensive steam ;road.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1923.

Were the writer asked how many people living in Wayne county keep chickens, what kind of chickens and how many thousands comprise the F rand total he would frankly state that he doesn't know. Nor does any living man know. As a matter of fact not one farm wife in a hundred is sure of the exact number of birds on the farm. The professional breeder can usually come pietty close to telling the number of thickens on the place, it being his business to know. He has a record of the egges Incubated and knows the percentage of his various hatches. He estimates closely the number of young which fell by the wayside and has a

record of the baby chicks sold, in fact keeps books. After counting in the

breeding stock and the birds of all

classes that were wintered it is a

simple matter to total his flock. A

record of seasonable cullings and

sales follow in due season and anoth

fr flock census along in the fall tells

the story of the year. But one thing is very certain.

Wayne county poultry flocks can be counted in thousands, and the indi

vidual chickens in hundreds of thous

ands. Taken as a whole our poultry

yards represent a large investment

and are the source of a considerable income. Breeders' flocks, farm flocks

and back yard flocks, all combine to

swell the output of eggs and meat, two

products which are in continuous demand and always marketable at a price. MR. BUNNELL'S LETTER We are indebted to M. John Bunnell, owner of the Sunny Side farm, located about three miles west of ' Green's l'ork on the Hagerstown pike. Mr. Bunnell has been specializing in American S. C. White Leghorns for at least lo years. In beginning he secured a number of the best birds of "Young's" strain, famous among chicken fanciers for many years. His birds are now known as "Bunnell's Leghorns" and he has a choice flock and .1 well-kept poultry plant. Mr. Bun-tiC-11 writes as foliows:

'The writer recently has had the

Comb White Leghorns, also a few

Reds, Barred Rocks and Buff Orping

tons. It pleased me to see them run so even in color, with good type, ex-j cellent carriage and remarkable goodj heads. When we consider this fine;

quality stock and the careful attention

that Mr. Steers is giving to this busl- j ness, I was not surprised to see the well-filled nests of eggs, and to know j that some of his pens were averaging ; him a 60 per cent yield. One of Mr. j

Steers quotations is: "They all lay at this plant." We believe that some of Mr. Steers' theories are yet in the experimental stage and just how they will work out. only time will tell. All mash and scratch feeds are mixed at the plant according to his own formula. They expect to raise 3,000 chicks here the coming season. This present flock consists of something over 1,000 head in which he has 10 cockerals he values at $50 each. The plant since January first has been under the management of Mr. Paul Arris, a graduate of Cornell university. Mr. Hatfield's Chickens

.While in the Green's Fork neighbor

hood we called on E. Hatfield, who is probably one of the oldest chicken enthusiasts in that vicinity. Much credit can be given him for the num

ber of well improved flocks to be

found arouud there. Here we found

a fine bunch of Single Comb White

Leghorns of the "Yesterlay" strain. These birds, to us, were far above the average. Keen eye, long back and

well shaped head. There we were able to gather some interesting statistics of feeding and egg records. We are going to give you some of them, as believe they will be of much interest and .value. Forty-four pullets were penned separately on December 1 and consumed the following feeds up to January 1. MZ Lbs. Corn 56c Bu $1.62 62 Lbs. Wheat $1.20 Bu $1.24 52 Lbs. Dry Mash $1,25

12 Lbs. Charcoal 0G 10 Lbs. Oyster Shell 15 55 Lbs. Mangle Beets 33 1 Bale of Straw for litter 40

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Part of Poultry Flock on Demonstration Farm Farmers throughout this part of the state are becoming interested rapidly in the Herbert Davis forestry farm, which was given to the agricultural experiment station of Purdue university last year by Mrs. Mary Davis. The tract comprises 385 acres, 150 of which is in virgin forest. This, the donor specified, should be left intact for the study of forestry, and for the use of birds and small game. Since the gift has been accepted by the university a number of changes have been put under way, which includes starting of a definite system of croD rotation, remodeling of old buildings or building new ones, and a start

at building up new purebred flocks and herds. It is hoped to make the farnH

a demonstration center for eastern Indiana to show the possibilities when best methods of farming are followed. Accompanying photograph shows a modern hen house constructed this year on the place and a part of the poultry flock which it houses.

Pure Bred White Leghorn Flock

pleasure of visiting some of the best poultry flocks of this county. The first one being that of Earl Stewart, 2 miles west and a half mile north of Hagerstown. The evidence that Mr. Stewart has made a success in the poultry business was seen everywhere.. Here we found about 1200 Single Comb Brown Leghorns, uniform in color and size. Let us briefly describe Mr. Stewart's plant as we found it. He has two large poultry houses, one 12x60 and one 14x80, wifh a few colony houses

of smaller units. These houses are built of native material, except that shiplap is used for skiing. The greatest fault we could find was that the dirt floors seemed to show a great deal of dampness. We later learned that cement floors will be put in next summer. But with all this, to our surprise, the birds seemed to be healthy and contented. The south side of the Stewart houses open full length, with curtains that have been dropped but very few times this winter. A home mixture of bran, shorts, oats middlings and tankage Is used and kept before the flock all the lime. That Mr. Stewart Is getting eggs was in evidence. As we peeped into nest boxes we found plenty of the white eggs which he ships to Eastern markets. He expects to substitute beef scrap for tankage from now on,

believing he gets more fertility from

beef scraps. We were not surprised to find Mr. Stewart an advocate of gentleness in the care of flocks kept tor high egg production. In the laying house we could pick up almost any bird we wanted and handle any of them without their being frightened. He uiges gentleness in the care of Leghorns where high egg production is desired. He insists that egg-laying is the domestic affair of each individual pullet or hen, and that the birds are naturally sensitive about it; that they desire seclusion, much preferring to be undisturbed and that therefore by thoughtful, gentle treatment, the egg yield can be increased a profitable per cent. After a little vfsit with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, we left to call on

Harry Thaws, who lives south of Hagerstown. We found Harry busy working with his flock of about 400 Single Comb White Leghorns. Harry is a good fellow and always ready to stop and talk poultry for awhile. Here we found one who has demonstrated conclusively t hat a man doesn't have to raiie thousands of birds to get a fewgood ones. His flock Allowed a number of good specimens. The work that Mr. Thaws is doing only goes to show the writer what a man can do by careful, tystematic selection and breeding on a small plant. Mr. Thaws aIo ships his eggs to eastern markets. The Steers Poultry Plant

If there is anything that would interest the man who loves chickens it would be a visit to the Steers plant at Green's Fork. We have tried to visit some of the prominent breeders throughout the county, so that we may be better acquainted with conditions as they actually exist in the local poultry field. We want to be fair to all breeders, and will say that we. found as good Reds and Leghorns on this farm as we ever saw. The writer had great pleasure visiting this plant and it was surely a revelation to us. The rapid growth of Mr. Steers' business is in evidence everywhere. He has now leased six acres, and has built a new double deck hen house, up-to-date in every respect. As I walked through his buildings and breeding pens, I saw flock after flock of strictly high-grade, Single

Total Cost ..$5.06 From this pen was gathered 337 eggs which sold at an average price of 45 1-3 cents per dozen, which amounted to $14.15, leaving a balance of $9.03 as labor income for the month of December. This corn was bought at 56 cents per bushel, early in the fall. His mash consists of equal parts by weight of cornmeal, bran, shorts, oats middlings and beef scrap, with one pound of salt to every 100 pounds.

The formula is rather rich and heavy with proteins, but in this case, has proven a success without any ill effect on the flock. John WT. Bunnell

Paul McPherson, residing near Richmond, has a modern poultry plant that has interested many farmers. '

REIDSTON WHITE LEGHORNS The Reidston Annex, the historic old manse on the north side of the National road, east of Centerviile, is now to be headquarters for a S. C. White Leghorn pla.nt. A recent partnership arrangement between Arthur Curme and Walter Sanborn resulted in the transfer of the Sanborn Leghorns and some additions by Mr. Curme,

bringing the total of choice laying!;

birds now on tne place up to 1.200.

A mammoth incubator is now being installed and a number of colony and brooder houses are to be built immediately. The plant as it stands already has a large capacity, consisting of two extensive concrete chicken houses, one frame poultry house and and a big barn, the interior of which

has been remodeled to accommodate I hundreds of birds. The new venture!

will be known as the Reidston White Leghorn farm. Thirty acres of fine alfalfa will supply a lot of feed and a part of the range for the thousands of birds to be added this year.

$62.31 on losses, leaving a total balance of $94.32 in the treasury to this account. Financial Statement. Besides the insurance fund, we have

$257.55 in the general fund, own land worth $100 and yards worth $440 with scales for which we paid $65, a total of $965.87. We owe $500 borrowed to finance the establishment of the yards, of which debt we will pay $200 this year. We have noticed that prices offered locally are within 75 or 5t cents of Indianapolis prices now, whereas there was a difference almost always of $1.50 between the two. We consider that the association is responsible for this increase which benefits every

stock feeder, whether he contributes

lis patronage and support to the farm

bureau or not. Furthermore, since the co-operative commission firm has been

in operation at Indianapolis, the prices at that market have averaged 25 cents nearer the eastern market prices, another benefit credited to the farm bureau but shared in bv every farmer who sells on that market. Other Associations. Besides our own association, others have more recently been established at Fountain City and Williamsburg. At Williamsburg, the co-operative elevator owns the land on which the yards are built, and the shipping association has a contract with the elevator company allowing it the use of the yards, scales, and services of the manager. Our own association is open to the use of any farm bureau member of the county and we have shipped stock for farmers from Franklin, Webster, Wayne, Clay, Boston, Abington, Center and Jackson townships. Most of our business however, is done for

Centerviile Co-Op. Live Stock Market Proves Its Value

By ARVEL DAI LEY (President Centerviile Shipping Association) A net worth of $465.87 after tw-o year's operation, in addition to a price for all live stock handled, of 50 cents to a dollar better than ever was possible before, are the benefits claimed

by members of the Centerviile Co-op-

I erative. Live stock Shipping associa

tion, a project fostered by the township farmers' association. During the past year, a total of 2,961 head of stock, consisting of 2,639 hogs, 11 cattle, 76 calves, and 111 sheep were shipped, in 42 carload lots. The total amount of business done, that is, the net amount returned to Centerviile was $58,949. We have shipped on at. average cost of about 42 cents a hundred weight, always shipping to Indianapolis. Our

home expense is 10 cents of which five

cents goes to the manager, three cents to the general fund, out of which we are paying for our yards, and two cents for insurance.

Average Expense. The Indianapolis expense averages 32 cents a hundred. The expenses on an average car, of about 16,000 pounds which we shipped in December, will illustrate.1 We paid $25.50 for freight, $7.90 for yardage, $8.40 for feed afid $12 for commission, a total of $53.80. The home expense amounted to $15.78 as follows: $4.74 for the general fund, $3.16 for insurance and $7.89 for the managers fund. We have had few losses since we started operations, and had a balance of $41.08 left over from last year in our insurance fund. This year we collected $115.55 insurance fees and paid

THOROUGHBRED HOG SALE Feb. 8, Bias Garage, Liberty

40 Sows Sired by Great Hoosier Sensation Walsh Giant Colonel King Wneda Sensation

8 Pigs

Sired by Great Hoosier Sensation Fancy Giant Colonel

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