AROUND THpIWS IN CHOWAN
By C. W. OVERMAN, Chowan County Agent I
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Commercial Egg Production
For Additional Farm Income
Several young farmers in Cho- '
wan County are considering com
mercial egg production for ad-1
ditional farm income. C. F. Par- (
rish, head of the Extension Poul
try Department at State
spent some time with the coun
ty agent visitng these prospec-!
tive egg producers and some wKS ’
have enterprises at present.
Jack Habit and his partner,'
Larry Dowd, have approximately :
5,0C0 producing hens in cages at!
the present time. These produc
ers began their operation three
years ago with 2,000 birds. At
thepiesent time their birds are
laying at the rate of approxi
mately 75 per cent, which is quite
good considering the cold and
rainy weather we have beeh hav
ing:
They are producing high qual
ity eggs which is very much in i
demand and is bringing a good
premium over general farm run
eggs. The eggs are picked up
several times each day and those
needing cleaning are cleaned.
The eggs are placed in a cooling
room to maintain quality and are[
moved promptly each week to,
consumers and other sales out-!
lets. Mr. Habit and Mr. Dowd
are planning to increase’their I
operation several thousand«*ftore
birds. ' I
Willie A. Twine of Center Hill
community has a pole-type 500
hen size laying house construct- i
ed in 1956. Willie has apprbxi-1
mately 400 birds in his house at
the present time which are lay
ing around 65 to 75 per cent. This
is on open house operation with
out cages.
Several things are very perti
nent to a successful commercial
egg produsing enterprise. A, good
hpuse with proper facilities and
plenty ofi litter on the floor is ne
necessary. However, it dpesn’t
Weekly Devotional}
Column
By JAMES MacMCNZIE
"This is Youth Week throughout
the United States. Churches of
all denominations this past Sun
day honored their young people; ,
in many of them the young peo
ple were in charge of the entire
morning worship service. This
was the case in both the church
es of which I am pastor, and I do
not consider it any reflection on
myself that the young people
managed to draw far larger
crowds than ever come out to
hear me preach. . ..
Certainly we in Edenton may
be justly proud of the keen teen
agers in our community. We have
no “juvenile delinquency” to
speak of, and no disrespect to eld
ers. Many of our young people >
are employed at one job or anoth- j
er, and acquit themselves with
credit. Some, such as the boys
who work in the local radio sta
tion, have developed their abili-i
ties and natural talents to a'de-j
gree that would be a cause of
pride in any adult. Whatever the |
modern phrase “crazy, mixed-up j
kid” may mean, it doesn’t mean
too much here in Edenton.
In fact, we have a much better
crop* °f young’uns than we de
serve. Though we have provided
some-recreational facilities for oui'i
young pepple (and those adults
who are responsible for these de
serve the sincere gratitude of us
all),' the time.still hangs heavy
.on their hands. For both their
■“social and physical development
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have to be an expensive house.
• A good laying strain of birds is
1 necessary for efficient production,
1 preferably birds which will run
jin weight about four to five
, pounds. Good feed and proper
management are also two very
important items.
We have been duly informed
. that the Norfolk, Virginia area is
*9jj(reat potential market for eggs
Tproduced in this area. Carloads
! and carloads of eggs are being
: shipped into the Norfolk area
! each week. Therefore, we have
lan adequate market for our eggs
but we must meet outside com
petition. This competition can be
met by producing eggs of high i
; quality and producing them as ef
ficiently as possible,
j Mr. Parrish informed us that it
will cost approximately three dol- 1
lars per bird to construct and
j equip a good laying house. In
; many instances producers have
built and equipped houses for
less than three dollars per bird
by doing much of the work them
selves and using lumber from the
farm. It will cost approximately
two dollars per bird to raise a
pullet to profitable production.
Thus, the initial cost of getting in
-1 to commercial production will run
about five dollars per bird.
| With a good job done, the pro
ducer can expect to net a return
I of approximately one dollar to one 1
dollar fifty cents per bird each :
year. A new flock of pullets is
(used each year and the old ones
j are disposed of when their pro
; duction drops to 50 per cent,
j People in Chowan County who
; are interested in information on
' commercial egg production should
| contact the county agent or the
. vocational agricultural teacher for
I j information. We have house plans
I available for the asking and will
II be glad to assist anyone in con
. j sidering and planning such an en
-11 terprise.
they need far more opportunities
for recreation than the communi
ty provides them. Ido not mean
that we adults should interfere
with our young people, for we
would only make ourselves ri
diculous. 1 do mean that we
should see to it that they have
places to go and things to do that
are wholesome and constructive.
Our churches, too, could do
more for the young people for
whom God has made us respon
sible. Recreational facilities
(such as a ping-pong table), week
day boys’ and girls’ clubs, and
monthly outings would mean
much to them. Larger churches
should consider employing one or
more full-time youth workers,
people who are trained to work
and counsel with young people.
Youne neoole should be eiven re
sponsibilities, and should bp en
couraged to dedicate their talents
to Christ.
There’s so much I could say.
Perhaps I had better just stop bv
wishing you all a happy youth
week.
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PICTURE ning canvas, Bulgarian artist Assen
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sculptor who has made a ihe-. i'/.cd statue of Ava Gardner
among other works, Peikov cays the glass is less of an obstacle
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MILK PRODUCTION UP
Milk production on North Car
olina farms during December to
| talcd 143 million pounds. Produc
tion for December exceeded that
for the comparable period of 1956
by 6 million pounds and the 1946
55 average by 24 million pounds.
The preliminary estimate of llv
Sen il nuns
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total milk production for the
State during 7957 is presently set ,
at 1,811 million pounds, an in
crease of 4 per cent over last
year’s annual output,
i On January 1, 195!!, milk pro-1
dUction per total cows in herd av- j
craged 17.4 pounds compared
with 16.9 pounds a year earlier.
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