The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 22, 1952 Page: 3 of 8
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Five Hens in Egg
Make Perfect
■ Five liens made i "perfect scor-
es for the month of March in the
Tarleton egg-laying- tests with 31
eggs and 34.10 points. Included
in the group were a Single Comb
White Leghorn owned - by . Wil-
liams Poultry Breeding Farm of
Denison, Texas; a Crossbred own-
ed by J. J. Warren of North
Brookfield, Massachusetts; a
Crossbred owned by Harvey E.
Taylor of Cedar Lake, ^Indiana;
an Incrossbred owned .by Rippey
& Miller of Coon Rapids, Iowa;
and a New Hampshire owned by
Flinn's Hatchery & Poultry Farm
of San Antonio, Texas.
Flinn's Hatchery and Ppultry
Farm of 'Sari Antonio, Texas with
n New Hampshire hen laying. 181
eggs and 193.90 points has the
leading' hen to date. Second is a
Single Comb White Leghorn own-
ed by Williams Poultry Breeding'
Farm of Denison, Texas with 174
eggs and 191.05 points "while an-
other New Hampshire also owned
by Flinn's Hatchery placed third
to date with 178 eggs and 190.25
points.
^.J. J, Warren of North Brook-
field^ Massachusetts with a pen
of Crossbred hens- laying 341 eggs
for 3G9.60 points has the leading
pen for March. In second place
is an Incrossbred pen owned by
J. 0. Coombs & Son of Eedgwick,
Kansas laying' 344 eggs for 366.95
points. Third place honors for
March was, carried off by a pen
of Rhode "island Reds owned by
Booth Farms and Hatchery of
Clinton, Missouri laying 340 eggs
for a total of 360.35 eggs.
J. O. Coombs . and Son of Sedg-
wick, Kansas With a pen of In-
crossbred hens laying 2024 eggs
and 2080.80 points, has the lead-
ing pen. to date. Close behind is
a pen of Rhode Island Reds owned
by Booth Farms and Hatchery of
Clinton, Missouri laying- 2135. eggs
for a total point value of 2072.25.
In third place is a pen of Single
Comb White Leghorns owned by
Capital Breeding Farm of St. Paul
Minnesota with 2008 erggs laid and'
2045.30 points.
The "Points system" is used in
the tests and all thirteen birds
make the pen total. The value of
eggs in points is as follows: 18
oz.'per dozen—0.70 points; 19 oz.
per dozen-—0.75 points; 20 oz.
:per dozen—0.89 points; '21'oz. per
dozen—0.85 points: 22 oz. per
dozen—0.90 points; 23 oz. per
dozen—1.05 points; and 26 oz.
per dozen—1.10 points.
Duration of the test extends
from October 1, 1951 to, Septem-
ber 14, 1952.. Out of eighty-seven
pens ' entered there are' 26 light;
20 heavy; 18 Incrossbreds and 13
Crossbreds. Breaking the tests
down further ther are 34 entries
in the White Leghorn division,
twp entries in the Danish Brown
Leghorn division; six entries in
the White Plymouth Rock divi-
sion, five entries in the Barred
Plymouth Rock division, five en-
tries in the Rhode Island Red div-
ision, and four entries in the New
Hampshire division. A total of
approximately 52 poultry raisers
have entries in all divisions.
During' the month of March
there .were 23, 617 eg-gs laid in
the tests or 67.3(5% for a total
point value of 24,817.00 of 70.-
78 7r. To date 143,985 eggs or
69.56^, have been laid for a to-
tal 'point value of 145,431.80 or
70.20%. Live birds participating'
in the test number "1040 out of
1131 competing birds to start
with at the beginning of the con-
test with 85 birds dying during
the test for a mortality per cent-
age of 7.51%.
This is the twenty-third Tarle-
ton egg laying test conducted
here. The tests are under the. sup-
ervision of the Agriculture Divi-
sion headed by Joe Autry. W.
Doyle Graves, head of the poul-
Number One—
Service Cross, Service Medal, and
Flying Cross, the Silver Star, Le-
gion of Merit, Bronze Star, Com-
mendation Medal, Air Medal each
with an oak leaf cluster, and med-
als from Britian, France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Morocco, Czechosla-
vakia, and Korea.
Another of the highlights of the
Parent's Day program will be the
presentation of the Queen.
Candidates for the honor are
Barbara Schuman, Betty How-
ard, El Ruth Bankston, Nancy
Shifflet, Nan'cy Calloway, Gretta
Laug'hlin,
Jo Ann Teague, -Darlene Rob-
bins, Patsy Rymer,.Nancy Patter-
son, Martha Ainsworth, Annie Sue
Cassels, Mary Beth Tunnel, Nancy
Anderson, and Jo Ann Reese.
The presentation' of the queen
will be a part of the military pro-
gram.
At 11:00 gveryone is invited to'
atttend the church of his choice.
Lunch will be available in the
College Dining Hall at 11:30 to
1:00.
At 12:00 Miss Westbrook will
preside over a luncheon meeting
of Tarleton Ex-students in the
Banquet Room of the Dining halt
At 1:15 one of the most import-
ant phases of the program will be-
gin. Parents will review an open
house in all departments of the
college. The College Farm, the ath-.
letic field, the dormitories, the
swimming pool, and the gymna-
siums will • also be open for in-
spection.
The various instructors and de-
partment heads have planned spec-
ial displays for this phase of the
program in an attempt to make
the parents more familiar with the
type of work and the enviornment
in which the students work and
study.
Instructors will make a special
attempt to talk to the parents
about the subjects wh'ich interest
them.
At 2:00 a reception for visitors
will be held in the parlor of the
Girls' Dormitory.
SELF'S
BUY NOW AND SAVE
Until May 3rd
1 ' " ' ' ' *
BOOTS
$42.50 NOW $32.50
$35.00 NOW $30.00
SHOE AND BOOT REPAIRING
MOCCASINS — BELTS — BUCKLES
try department, is the director
and supervisor of the tests. The'
Tarleton eg'g laying tests ttre af-
filiated with the Council of Amer-
ican Official Poultry Tests, f
Nineteen states are . respresent-
ed in the egg teats this year in-
cluding Texas, Minnesota, Michi-
gan, Nebraska, Illinois, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, New Jersey, Missouri,
Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Macca-
chusetts, Maine, Tennessee,1 Ohio,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, . and
New Yor.
March was tlje sixth,month dur-
ing which the test was run. There
are five months remaining before
the test is completed.
Tuesday, April 22, 1952
THE J-TAC—3
A&M Club Holds
Muster on Campus
The Erath County ,A&M Club
observed the traditional Aggie
Muster at 6":30 p.m. yesterday in
Hunewell Park on the Tarleton
College campus.
The muster was accompanied by
'a family picnic barbecue. Food for
the meal was previously prepared
and was served to the attending',
group by the serving committee.
Approximately 100 persons are
members of the Club and a good
attendance marked the annual oc-
casion. Lt. Thomas .Benson of the
military staff, served on the ticket
committee.
Traditionally held annually dur-
ing the spring time, the gathering
was. described as being .very suc-
cessful.' , '
Male drivers in 1951 were in-
volved in'90 per cent of all U. S.
auto accidents.
A&M Agriculture
Professor to Visit
In A g* Department
Ben D. Cook, Assistant to the
Dean -of Agriculture at A&M Col-
lege, will be visiting in the Divi-
sion of Agriculture at Tarleton
from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Monday, April 28. He will bei inter-
ested in talking1 with any students
having' questions concerning trans-
fer of their credits to Texas A&M
College from Tarleton.
Those wishing to talk with him
should come by the Division office
during the aforementioned hours.
rHFVRm PT
Jones Chevrolet Co.
„ . - ,
Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests
No. 40.
THE
WHALE
Q
J~oor guy was submerged in a veritable sea of
cigarette tests! He didn't know whether he should
"blow"—or just jettison the whole job! But he
fathomed the matter when he suddenly realized
that cigarette mildness can't be judged in one
quick spout! Millions of smokers have found, too,,
there's a thorough cigarette test!
It's the sensible test..; the 30-Day Camel
Mildness Test, which simply asks you to try Camels
as your steady smoke — on a day-after-day,
pack-after-pack basis. No snap judgments! Once
you've tried Camels in your "T-Zone"
(T for Throat, T for Taste), you'll see why .. ,
After all the Mildness Tests,.. *
■i-B-!
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BwMm _
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