Hatchery report
subsidy to permit the exportation
of probably 30,000,000 to fourty
million pounds of U.S. produced
eggs to Europe is, at present,
one of the very important market
factors. Thirty-six million pou
nds of frozen whole eggs would
represent about 1,000,000 cases
of eggs in the shell. If such a
volume could be moved out of this
country and thereby make it pos
sible for our domestic operators
to break out a like volume and re
duce our shell surplus for stor
age, a considerably higher price
for practically all grades of
eggs would be indicated. Confer
ences are now being held in 7ash
ington and as sopn as announcement
can be made, the’market will feel
the effect at once.
A survey of hatchery reoorts on
the Pacific Coast show*23,46$ de
crease in eggs set this year,
13.82$ decrease in chicks booked
for April or later delivery.
This survey does not 'include' hat
cheries of less than 10,000 egg
capacity.
And since this is the source of
production which directly affects
us, we should study reports and
markets more closely for our ans
wer to price improvement.
One interesting fact which v;e
should not overlook;-since the de
crease in the output of baby ch
icks, the large hatcheries are
cutting down and saving only sto-r
ck which is the best. Therefore,
those buying young chicks in the
future can'get U.R.O.?.- stock at
more reasonable prices than ever
before.
Now that the hatchery seas.on is
over be sure to separate the roost
ers from your clock as soon as pos
sible to insure infertile eggs for
market, thus producing a first
class egg.
Wanted: To buy or rent a piano.
Mrs. Don L. Irwin
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Road funds available
that of gasoline, which residents
in the states cay. The Delegate
also called attention to the
great resources available for de
velopment in Alaska, but which
require roads for that develop
ment .
This point of transportation de
velopment strixces directly home 4
in the Ivlatanuska Valley* Reads
connecting this community with
others will help to open up new
markets and create a more self
supoorting Territory.
Larkspur Poisoning
One case has been sighted where
it was believed that larkspur
poinsoning had affected several
animals. in .one herd. For the ben
ifit of anyone having this trou
ble and not knowing what to do,
I an printing the following in
formation compiled for the Depart
ment of agriculture.
Symptoms
The first symctons of larkspur
poisoning,, as noticed on the ran
ge, is ordinarily the falling of
the animal. ’./hen cuttle have
been feeding u jc-n a larkspur ran
ge and- are started up suddenly and
driven, it hapjens sometimes that
one or more of then fall ana com
mence to kick convulsively, '/hile
the notion of the animal when down
nay be describea as convulsive, it
can hardly be said the poison pro
duces convulsions. The kicking
seems to be due largely to attem
pts to rise rather than to invol
untary contractions of the muscles
of the legs. In the experimental "*
poisoning it was found that this „
falling was usually preceded by
constipation, a lack of appetite,
general uneasiness and stiff and
staggering gait, ’/hen the animal 4
falls it ordinarily goes down very ™
suddenly, the legs appearing to
fail. In the lighter cases of poi
soning the animal holds its head
erect and after a longer or shorter
tine gets upon its feet, only to
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