Show CULL SLACKER FOWLS IN FLOCK poultry methods greatly improved by campaigns in communities muni ties in idaho and iowa FARMERS WIVES GET many new poultry houses have been constructed and others repaired and cleaned breeding breading eliminates Non layers prepared by t the h e united states department of 0 agriculture Aerl culture culling campaigns in iowa and idaho have greatly improved poultry methods in ili tile the communities where they were carried on oil the home demonstration on agent operatively cooperatively co employed in it marshall county iowa by the state slate agricultural college and ami tile the united states department yf of agriculture states that ninny many new poultry houses have been huilt built and many others repaired and cleaned benned in III one month th with the tie assistance 0 of f a specialist lull st from the state college CO 60 of culling were given persons attended and birds were handled liand led from which there were culled called out tuberculosis wnm wa found in 13 43 flocks and cholera I 1 in n I 1 17 7 records were kept thirteen egg records were kept kepi for two weeks before and after the demonstration demoll oll on tra tion the owners found that 2210 blida laid eggs before culling and that after calling la 15 ia bardi laid a 5 I 1 in eggs which incani meant that were not producing the ackers sl were sold for 25 cents per pound and netted tor for the lie farmers fan ners wives in another county in iowa during one month 02 demonstrations were held in the culling calling of home poultry hocks flocks by the alie hunie annne demonstration in ildah birds wl were rc handled liand led anil and 2000 culled out tit nt 11 f col 4 V home demonstration agent culling slacker hens ins ing of on oil freil feed about 1200 was realized from the sale eale of 0 these birds big saving in idaho six home demonstration agents in meho counties count les report poultry culling with the result of saving 13 CO interesting te reports from the counties include the building of 25 standard stan daid type poultry houses a tuberculosis tion campaign two poultry excursions excursion I with an attendance of interested Inter esteil people and a community breeding circle to demonstrate that systematic breeding tends to eliminate hens henf two atto counties conducted fall culling campaigns followed by coop co op mai marketing in carlond carload lots loti definite poultry records tire being kept by demonstrators in each of the hie six counties ties |