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Show I oo POULTRY RilSIl IS TO BE ORCEB ON 11 PEOPLE II. W. Sanborn Is visiting in Ogden from his office at the Utah Agricultural college where ho is working in conjunction con-junction with the United States department de-partment of agriculture as a poultry expert. Mr. Sanborn is today holding conference with Preston Thomas of the Weber county farm bureau on tho matter of poultry and egg production for 1910. In an interview with a Standard reporter, re-porter, Mr. Sanborn said that official news has come from the department of agriculture that poultry and egg production pro-duction must be made an outstanding feature of farm activity during Uie next year as the conditions in Europo at the present time are such a3 to warrant war-rant an Increase of investment in this very necessary side of farm life. The present condition of poultry farming in Russia is only 25 per cent of what it was beforcsthe war, while in England, Denmark. Sveden, and the other neutral countries of Europe tho average at the present timVvwill not be 60 per cent of the pro-war statistics and the United States is being called upon lo help in this way. which is a way that she can compass if the brain and energy of' the American farmer get down to the proposition In right good earnest, says Mr. Sanborn. The British government has put 50,-000 50,-000 tons of feed to one side as an allotment al-lotment provision for the farmers of that land who will give their attention to poultry production, said Mr. Sanborn," San-born," and in order that the average American farmer may' see clearly what can be done, encouragement is going forward on the basis of 100 hens lo every farm, and a dozen in every back yard throughout the land. Briefly stated, the proposition means that every person who can take care of a flock of hens ought to do so not only because it will mean money in the bank but also because it is pari of that work of reconstruction which America Amer-ica mmust help to do in the building tip of the life of the people who have suf- 1 fored most during the great war now ' happily at an end. 1 nn |