HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



l*(Miltr> ('ertific*iitM»n 



Continued from page 1, column 2 

 of the subject. This meeting resulted in 

 the careful choice of a committee of ten 

 of Massachusetts prominent poultrymen 

 charged with the duty of studying the 

 entire subject of certification and, if it 

 were feasible, to perfect a plan of organi- 

 zation suitable for the industry in Mass- 

 achusetts. This committee met several 

 times, circulated a questionnaire seeking 

 certain information and held three public 

 hearings, one here at Amherst last year 

 and two, on successive years, at the Bos- 

 ton Poultry Show. 



At one of these meetings, the one held 

 here last summer, a tentative organiza- 

 tion was formed upon the recommenda- 

 tion of that committee to carry on the 

 work which it had started and to function 

 in the period of preparation which it 

 found to be desirable preliminary to at- 

 tive certification. The following officers 

 were selected. President .John H. Storer, 

 Groton; Vice-president, Maurice Delano, 

 Vineyard Haven ; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Wm. C. Monahan, Amherst; Directors 

 -John H. Robinson, Reading; Brooks Far- 

 rar, So. Easton; Harold Barber, Dover; 

 Byron Dunn, Mattapoisett; E. C. Lord, 

 Sterling .Junction; James Woodward, 

 Tyngsboro; Max Axelrod, Westfield. 

 Forty breeders joined this tentative or- 

 ganization and subscribed a dollar each 

 for its support. The money was deposi- 

 ted in a checking account with the First 

 National Bank of Amherst. It has not 

 been drawn upon. 



The original committee and the officers 

 of the Tentative Organization Massachu- 

 setts Association worked deligently to 

 perfect a plan of certification which 

 would be a credit to the poultry inter- 

 ests of the State and which would func- 

 tion to its advantage. Early in their 

 deliberations it was decided that for- 

 ward looking poultrymen realized that 

 breeding worth was determined by 

 more than just productive capacity, the 

 basis of certification in some places, and 

 that breeding birds worthy of certifica- 

 tion should also evidence a high degree 

 of general excellence, constitutional vigor 

 and freedom from disease. To inaugurate 

 such a comprehensive program requires 

 time. Many recognized breeders of merit, 

 whose support the Association needed to 

 be self supporting from the beginning and 

 who readily saw the advantages to ac- 

 crue from their participation required a 

 season or more to meet some of the pro- 

 posed qualifications. Now two years 

 have lapsed, a plan of organization is pre- 

 sented, a goodly number of our best 

 breeders are ready and, as one of them 

 expressed it, are "Sitting pretty and 

 a rearin' to go." Applications have been 

 received for the certification of approxi- 

 mately 30,000 breeding birds. A mana- 

 ger for the Association has been selected 

 and his appointment will soon be an- 



nounced. Inspection begins in November 

 and certification will be effective for the 

 sales season of 192.5. 



Qualifications For Certification 



1. Gcncial excellence of stock hi eon- 

 Htitntional vigor and both standard 

 and production breeding. This is in- 

 terpreted to mean that breeding birds 

 shall evidence a high degree of in- 

 herent stamina ; be distinctly repre- 

 sentative of breed and variety in 

 size, type and color; and in addition, 

 show productive capacity. Particu- 

 lar superiority is left for each breed- 

 er to prove for himself, exhibition 

 quality in the show-room, egg pro- 

 duction in the trapnest and laying 

 contest. 



2. Plant t^anitatioii and management 

 conducive to health and freedom from 

 dixease. Health of stock upon in- 

 spection is the ultimate basis of judg- 

 ment as to adequate sanitation and 

 effective husbandry. The plant and 

 equipment, as well as the stock, must 

 meet the Inspector's approval. 



3. Absolute freedom from Bacillai i/ 

 Bacillari/ White Diarrhea. Freedom 

 from White Diarrhea is determined 

 by blood testing. The Association's 

 standard requires flocks to pass : — 



A. Consecutive non-reacting tests, or 



B. Non-reacting test of a 2.5 per- 

 cent sample of flocks having pre- 

 viously passed one non-reacting 

 test, or 



C. Non-reacting test of flocks having 

 previous test of less than 1 per- 

 cent infection. 



D. Males must pass one non-reacting 

 test. This provision also applies 

 to males introduced from non-ac- 

 credited sources. 



E. Females from non-accredited 

 sources may be introduced subject 

 to consecutive non-reacting tests at 

 least one month apart. 



F. Stock from sources accredited 

 free from diarrhea must pass one i 

 non-reacting test. 



Regulat'ons Concerning the Conduct 

 of Certified Flocks 



1. Health is the foundation of success- 

 ful husbandry. Upon it depends ef- 

 ficient production and reproduction. 

 Inherent stamina or constitutional 

 vigor, along with environment, de- 

 termines health, the primary basis of , 

 this certification program. Hence the j 

 constant objective of each poultry- 

 man should be to breed and care for 

 his stock in a manner to insure con- 

 stitutional vigor and freedom from | 

 disease. This is the first and most 

 particular regulation. 



2. Housing Breeding Stock. 



(1) Hen houses should be clean, 

 light, well ventilated and free from 

 either dampness or excessive dust. 



(2) Before installation of new stock. 



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