Show JON bigger fowl contest extended for year poultry raisers seek heavier farm flocks bigger and better drumsticks for junior are sought in the national chicken of tomorrow contest which will be extended through 1948 the decision to continue the event was made in response to demand from poultry raisers from coast to coast unlike popular reducing lads fads among the hen s human counter parts this barnyard project is de signed to add weight to the far farm m flocks and to give american chicken 1 al A day old chick perches on a model of 0 the chicken of tomorrow the objective in a nationwide contest extended through 1948 eaters more for their money poul thymen from all parts of the coun try are joining in the hunt for a breeding formula which will add at least 10 per cent more meat to the present day chicken A higher per of meat on the bone structure and even meatier wings are sought thus assuring junior that no longer will only a skimpy ap bendage be left as his lot when the dinner platter arrives at bis his lowly place the industry wide educational breeding contest originally was set up on a three year basis with two years of state st ate and regional contests culminating in a grand national championship this spring in dela ware forty top breeders throughout the nation will send eggs to the finals where they will be batched hatched and raised under identical conditions under supervision of the depart ment of agriculture winners will re ceide 7 in prizes awarded by aa A P stores sponsors of the con test expensive alarm why keep a rooster when an alarm clock Is s cheaper that question is posed by boyd A ivory wyoming agricultural exten sion service poultry specialist A rooster ivory points out eats about 5 worth of feed a year at current prices all you get in return he in fists is a lot of crowing accod partied by NO eggel A rooster Is worthless in a poultry flock unless he is being used for breeding purposes in supplying fer tile eggs tor for hatcheries or home in bation cu hens won t lay any more eggs than they are laying lust just because a roost er is on the premises so why not nol sell that crowing so and so trade him min for a 1 83 alarm clock that tells the time t me of day for the entire 24 hours and you 11 save about 3 in feed costs on the swap I 1 quality chicks needed to offset feed costs one method through which poul thymen can combat the present high cost of teed feed is to purchase good quality chicks feed costs records compiled by the extension service indicate now amount to 60 per cent or more of the total costs of producing eggs and chicken meat in contrast to 50 per cent in normal times tree butchery blamed on untrained it often takes 50 to 73 75 years to raise a good shade tree but exten sion foresters insist it take takes only a few minutes for an untrained pruner to nun ruin its beauty poor trim ming technique Is destroying thi beauty of many streets examples of good pruning are been seen on most public building grounds on the other hand on al most any street example examples of tre trw butchery can be seen |