A Poultry Extension Program for New Jersey.

Abstract

The general aims for the carrying out of the state-wide project in poultry husbandry are as follows: to improve and develop the poultry industry in the State of New Jersey by the following lines of effort:

A. Systematic projected work along the following lines:

1. The keeping of systematic records of cost of production and amount of profit.

2. The development and use of good strains of stock.

3. The elimination of the poor producer through the practice of culling.

4. The construction of proper poultry houses.

5. The use of properly-balanced rations.

6. The use of artificial illumination to insure more efficient egg production.

7. Cooperation with existing local poultry associations through the promotion of educational programs and the establishment of new associations.

8. The use of green crops in the poultry yards.

B. General advice along the following lines of endeavor:

1. Early hatching and avoiding late hatching.