Show r i Unique ue Method For Fr or our ren renA I Iery IA A very ery unique method for determining de de- I and studying the egg production per pcr hen in Utah has i been formulated in connection with the poultry account book I w which is now being distributed and discussed In detail with the poultry I Imen i imen men in each of the counties of the j i state by Carl assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant pou tryman from the extension service at the tho Utah State Agricultural Agricultural I tural college at Logan i Monthly pen pon records upon which the total number of or eggs gathered the total number of birds added I j jand and the total number of birds removed removed removed re- re moved from each pen for one reason reason reason rea rea- son or another can be bo recorded daily have hag been provided for use usein I in the coops At the end of ot each i j j month according to tho the plan these cards are to be gathered from each pen and summarized on I Ione one of the twelve monthly summary summary sum sum- mar mary sheets provided for that purpose pur pur- pose in the new poultry account book If is Is properly done dono each will know accurately th the total number of ot eggs gathered the total number of birds that have been added the total number of ot birds that have been taken out the average number of ot birds on r hand the average number of eggs laid per hen the per cent of flock production and ibe total number of or birds culled from all of ot his pens during the month t However after atter this Information 1 lax tas as been heen determined each individual ual flock owner is still at a a. loss to know whether the production secured Is exceptionally good just f fair ir or 01 below the average In order to make it possible for him to his bis production monthly with in other parts of the tho state Having approximately the tho same size flock the extension Continued on last i page age Unique o r M d For 3 service has provided a franked n In card n-card card properly addressed which I I requires no postage upon which c each ch can confidentially confidential report his production monthly to tb o otho the tho state office at Log Logan n. n As soon as these cards card giving given b g gI I e production summary for the the month have been received they will be summarized according to the size of flocks and a summarized lU ed report o omitting the name of the owner 1181 will be sent back to toI 1 each ch cooperator together I 9 i ith I other tim timely ly suggestions P PI laming to the general care an anra and ra management na ement o of his flock In Inthis Inthis this this way it wi will l bo ho possible to de- de determine determine de de- termine what the tho monthly and j early production per POl hen Then actual actual- ly 1 is in each county of the state states as s well as for tho tiro state as a whole Likewise 1 i t I 1 Y p o u 1 try m a n nv v w becomes a a. cooperator will be able to us l production compare its monthly with with flocks cf of a rI similar simBar sire in otter fetter parts of the state Since tl the e poultry year for fOt r r rt- rt cord keeping really b baling 5 gins tob O r r i 1 I at the time tima the pull pull its ts are re I cd in the laying pens this new I work is lJ being ing discussed d dui durig g September in each of the s Of the tho state Meetings Meetings' have a aready a ready been held In in Summit Vas etch and nd in Weber counties I tentative schedule at present calls for meetings in Davis County September September Sep Sap S Sand and 9 Tooele September Septem Septem- ber 10 Cache September 12 and 21 Box Elder September 15 and 16 Utah September 17 18 IS 19 Salt Lake County September 22 23 24 Juab September 25 SanPete Sanpete San- San pete 20 26 S Sevier September 28 and 29 and Millard l September 30 and October 1 It is just possible that this poultry record keeping project project project pro pro- will also be taken to the other other other oth oth- er er counties not listed above some sometime sometime t time ne after October 1 if it proper arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar can be made for caring carving cary car ing on the work A large number of in several counties of the state already enrolled for this now naw project project project pro pro- and ot others hers who may may be inter ested and have not yet et done so are are urged to see their county anent agent j at once in iii order that they may be enrolled and properly Informed of the time and place of these meetings meetings meet neet- I ings on ou poultry record keeping |