Poultry Prices and Expansion: A Measured Outlook
Poultry extension specialist H. H. AlP urges caution despite recent profitable egg prices. He notes poultry and eggs account for over 11 percent of Illinois cash farm income, advising a normal approach, selective expansion where justified, and avoidance of optimism or pessimism based on short term gains.
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H. H. Alp
College of Agriculture
University of
Blood Tested Chicks Safer Choice for Poultrymen
Poultry expert G F Parrish of North Carolina State argues buyers should obtain baby chicks from hatcheries supplying blood-tested flocks. He cites data showing 6.4 percent mortality in 79,686 chicks from blood-tested stock versus 36.1 percent in 7,958 chicks from non tested birds.
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G. F Parrish
North Carolina State College
Debate on Retaining Male Birds After Hatching Season
Agricultural experts debate keeping rooster flocks through spring. Critics cite egg quality decline, feed costs, and conflicts with broods as reasons to sell roosters after the usual hatching period.
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Wallace
Poultry Notes on Diseases Hatchability and Egg Production
The article notes Blackhead disease blamed for heath hen decline and mentions liver oil feeding raising hatchability by 10 25 percent milk 5 15 percent and green feed 5 10 percent. It reports Ohio bill allowing $5 for stray chickens on highways and 10 000 000 Australian eggs aboard a Plymouth ship. US farms host 469 457 000 chickens as of January 1 1980 and laying batteries of metal coops automate egg collection.
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Ohio
Plymouth
England
United States
Department of Agriculture
Golden Fruit Tartlets And Pears In Syrup Dessert
Peach tartlets with a graham crust and meringue top are paired with a pear and orange dessert. Pears simmer in pear liquor syrup, orange slices cook in syrup, then topped with whipped cream and crumbled sugar cookies for serving.
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