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MARKET REPORTS
NEW t YORK. Joly 13-—The cotton market
Steady at an advance of 8 to 9 points
«m near aroatbs. which were influenced by the
relative flrmneea ,>r tbe old crap and Liverpool,
bat frotu 1 to 5 p>dut« lower on later deltvertes.
■'‘wing to a renewal of ycsterday'a selling more
wot, enrourase-1 by rrpret* of further rains or
•bowers in th* western belt. The south was a
teller be--. presumably against prospective
erops. but the ftresneaa of the old crop , ‘ jJ boll
•npport of the near mootba rendered aborts
•omewhat uneasy foUowto® the sharp break of
yesterday, and there was enough corering dur
tag tbe early trading to bold prices witbin 2
"f 3 poh>t» of tbe initial figures
A flurry of qovertng around midday sent
prices about 5 to 7 point» n.t Higher. but
demand failed to bradee <® tbe advance, south,
era Wires coat tuned to bring selling orders and
the market turned easier again during the
early after-...- L under a iratwil of kwal brer
’ pressure wftb new crop positions selling off |
to'a net decline of ahem Ml points. VM i
retip months were qnlet and relatively steady,
but eased off slightly with the later deliv
eries.
Trading was q» et late in tbe forenoon ami
while prhres beM steady on covering or a llttl
- bull Support there was a continued southern
•tiling and moderate rallies from tbe earty
tow paints were barely maintained with prices
at midday atxnst net unchanged to 7 points
higher with baguat relatively firm. Tbe west
ern belt fareeast was for qnsetth-d weather with
erm tinned showers.
MEW YORK COTTOM .
Tbe fbllawlsg were tbe ruling prices oO tbe
exchange today:
Tone barnlv steady : middling 14 25 !<**: qni*t
Tone steady; middling 14 35-luOe. quiet.
Last Prev.
Open High. Sale Ctore. Close
Jaa . .. 12.74 12.*» 12.70 12 71 12.71 12.75
March .. .12. SA 12. 86 12.78 12.78 12.78 12.<2
■O .. .. 12 ‘4 12.93 12.*4 13-M 12.85 12.58
JWy .. .. 14.(M 14.1 ff 14. «W 14.05 14.05 14.•»
Augl3.*4 13. M 1-1.75 13.76 12.75 13.78
Septl3.os 13 08 12.1* 12.te 12 95 12 97
0rt12.83 12.82 12.74 12.74 12.74 12 80
Sot *.... 12.71 12.75
Dre 12.77 12 S 2 12.72 12.73 12.72 12.78
MEV. OBLEANS COTTOM
NEW ORLEANS. Joly 13-t'ottoo. futures
tpei-ed barely steady. I point up ta 3 points off.
CnMre were tower than due and the weather
map wsa wet. Light te gno«i showers were in
dicated in an portions of tbe cotton belt. The
forecast promised more rain over practically the
eMire belt but this did not stimulate selling
to any extrat. Tbe market acted somewhat
rotmM. The D ear months were inactive? At
tbs end of the first half hour of bus nest tbe
new crop months were 4 to 5 .mints and-r
restordar-, thsr. Raying orders were almost
wholly from reslirtag aborts.
Towards the middle of tbe morning many tel
egrams found their wav into tbe mark»t stat
ing that boil weevil damage was increasing In
tbe central belt. Three reports checked tbe
Mine and brought about a small rcovery and
ranted nervnmmran among shorts*and stimulat-
M the buying nt covers. Freni a level of 4
In 5 point, under yesterdays close tbe new
•rape were put to 4 points over that level.
There was next tn no business tn the old crop
mouths, but at one time July was 7 points
>ver yesterdays last qontat’"® and Aagnst waa
J points over. At none tbe market was dull,
unchanged tn 1 point down, compared with yes
terday's close on tbe trading months.
MEW ORLEANS COTTOM
The foflnw'ng were tbe ruling pt lees on the
nrunn tndav:
Tone steady, middling 14%e. steady.
Last Prev.
Open- High. Low. Sale. Close, rioee.
ean .. .. 12 70 12.70 12. AS 1269 12 12 73
Feb 12.72 12.74
March . . 12.78 12.37 12.77 12.77 12.78 12.83
May 12.82 12.01
July .. .. 14.56 14.56 14.53 14.52 14.53 14.49
Augl3.s* 13 81 13.58 13.57 13.51 13.»
Sept. .. . 12.81 12 83 12.79 12 79 12 79 12.«2
Xl3 87 12 72 12 74 12 84 12 85 12 HW
Rev. .. .. 12.87
Decl2.Bo 12 71 12.81 12.84 12.83 12.87
SPOT COTTOM
Atlanta. steady. 14%e.
New Orleans, steady. 14%c.
Mew Tort, steady. 14 25 100 c.
Liverpo.4 steady. 7 73-10od.
Galveston, qniet. 14%e.
Wilmington, nominal.
Norfolk, steady. 14%c.
Baltimore steady. I’t’Ac. •
Savannah. nomiaaL 14%e.
Philadelphia. nominal. 14 50-lOOc.
Boston, nominal. 14 25 100 c.
Motete. nominal. 14 %e.
Chariest— reontoaf. 15%e.
Mt. Loots quiet. 14%e.
Hanston, steady. 14 %t.
Memphis, noaaiaal, 14%e.
hugo»ta. steady. 13%c.
u " txntevllle. qalet 13c.
Maemi. steady. 15c.
OMumhia steady. 15Ke.
CUartotre. steady. 15t»c.
Little Rock, steady. 14He.
LIVERPOOL COTTOM
Tbe tbllcwing. were tbe ruling prices on tbe
rxcbsngr today:
Ton* Irregular; sales 8.000; middling 7
f3-18>)d
Prev.
npra. 2 pm. Close. Close,
fan. and Feb. . 888 8.081, 8 70 8.71
Feb. and Marek 8.87 8.71 8.72
Marek and April d.To 8.71 H 8.72 6.73
April and May . 8 7A
Way and Jue . 8.73
lirty7.42H 7.45*4 7.47 7.44 H
Iqly aed Aug.. 7 36 7.41 7.42% 7.39
tug. and Pept. 7 <*% 7.08 7 19 7.12
*ept. and Ort- - « *4% «»» A-85 6.87
3ct. and Nov. . 6.73 6 73 <1.73 6.76
N»r. and Dee. . 6.88 .... 6.70% 6.71%
Dee. and Jan. . 6.87% «68 6.60% 6 70%
COTTOM OIL MARKET
Open. Close. <
Amts 6.<W6 20(
July .. 8 11W0 25 6 0»«« 15 >
iaguat 6 12a6.13 6.WJ6.10 .
September 6 13fc«.14 8 08116.09
October 3.M<g3 9I» S.OMiS.M
Koremher 5 ««<5.64 5 OOttS 63
Decemtwr 5 58W5.M 5 57fc5 58 ,
Jaatmry.. |5 .-.6«5.63 5.00-U . C
March *5 .-*415.63 S RXii ta
Tome heavy; sales. 17.500
HAYWARD # CLARK 8 COTTOM LETTER.
MEW ORLEANS July 13 —The map shows
Moody weather over nearly the entire belt.
Shower* generally veer tbe cottosi region with
Mbs pccipitatton harlest iu Alabama an Oeot- i
gia; Ugh test In tbe west.
tndtoations for conUnued unsettled rainy
weather in western states with prospects of
better rains tn tbe next 36 hours In tie- south
ern half of Texae. color in tbe northwestern
quarter of the belt. A Cool wave traversing
the middle and northern p*rt of tbe L'nited
Rtatev from tbe north Rockies to tbe Atlan
tic coast. Showery weather will also coatinne
In tbe wHitbr-antern quarter of belt. Detailed
records show following rain over night in Tex-
M and Oklahoma: Abeline.. .02; Alice. .20;
Beeville. .08; Rrenham. .04; Clarendon. .01:
Dallas. -04. Dubllne. .14; Fort Worth, .02;
HaakelL -80: Henrietta. .02; Houston. 1.30; i
Longview. .06; Paris, .08; Quanah. .24; River
sMß. -IO; Sugden. .06: Spur .14: Sabanee. .04; 1
Waterford. -OC. Two stations out of 11 tn
Oktebuma report an average of .40. Continued •
tains tn tbe central states eauae apprehension.
An abrupt change to hat dry weather would
work havoc with yield prosptets. So far this
season baa be-a one of great extremes in re
apcct to weather and nothing is Impossible. '
Houstun shows 81 new bales today. As far
sack as May we were advised tbit cert am
(mount at new cotton voa'd apear in July from
tbe irregated farms in the Rio Grande basin. '
bnt tbe bulk of tbe south Texas crop Is not
tny earlier than usual sial a» <>on as btis cotton .
trnm Irrtgattd lands is picked there might
9e a lapse In early receipt*. The mark>-t dip
ped anrend the opening, but eon ateadlfd. Tb<
yeervoitl condition, fear of dry and damage to
erop by too mixh rain in tbe central states.
SOAPS AMD WASHING POWDER.
Swift's Pride soap. 10012. 83.25; Swift'*
|9I(P Tfll f t Min- OC. *1.90; Swiss. Pride Washing
Iv*MW W ■V M I I lw MW powder. 100-16. $3.75: Swift’s Pride Cleaner
Show our samples to three of jgt 50 1. *3 00; Swiss ■ Wool soap. 10-16. *4.00.
TJ , FSUIT , AND T, D ““-
xrfA 'Jibs get a.weii. stunning tailored lemons. fancy. 86.U0kf6.u0; choice,
Z1 Vull sultfree. Trunmcd with big If vjy l&A 6.0 U; grape fruit. * 2.50413 00 per box; celery,
peer! buttons, many other MXIRiWs per <h>*en. large fancy. w>c4{*!.oo crate. Her
cm Mreil style*. No trouble. fINM| id:.. *2 00«2 50; banana.. per pound. 2> a <H3c.
F»J'■=' ~ eltnplf slowour newup- CaIUQSp tomatoes basket erntes. *l.,’H><jl.7s; egg plant.,
t simple*. Every- K r cra te. 75c®|1.00; pepper. 82.00fc2.50;
rSFFI .inssb, yellow, per crate. 81.0U&1.25; head let-
" fBeMIW tn. e. per drum. *1.75fc2.U0; pineapple*, per
VSIM tbertsk..hlp^nar4«“al and " ,,e - F " °°® 22s • oni,, °* l'” r bnsbel. 81..H»fc
| guaraateeperfects*ornoaale. iTjrFJ I ‘ s: lr-,h P° ,ato *"'l* r b’>"bel 81.75fc2.00
XF'JEff We pay the express. I* f] Lie stamperin' or anves. box. *3.504*4.00, Indian
?0i BFW K <■» nouO«rwr«rM:u k« |j/s>tirrr oranges, per box. $.3.504x4.00; Indian i-.ver
Sfi ’ IK »*> «■ way • r * l r»k. n< MU n lux-grate fruit, fancy. $4(10414.50; butter dull.
b .O JM. —r*** the «w«UeM e>nb«. ha..4aa; tgcrcklng 10fcl2t»C; table. 20©22c; sweet po-
4 «*•*. »i.n«2.a>.
W* west a few awes he«*l.a» wither se 4ras sweD sa4 MEAT. LAUD AMD HAMS.
Otkeß&ooad»j*»4 »p wp«n«nc« seeded. Wnu . _ o , . ... _ . »
■IILI lefts —« 43 e”»» -r rat «■ iriM MB y ,mi h.i a Dry salt ribs. 25 to M pound*. 9c; dry
MBpMeousMtsshKtaSaKe-beMiUM *»*!«*. latwt stylesanlt rib bellies. 20 to 25 pounds, iOxc; dry salt
hse»le»4eser»thtag you seed*»w*«or4*s», ah telly *tylsir.»4 f at backs, bto 16 pounds. Sc; Premium bams.
w * 7**. —** r J*.* * T ** n>J 17c; do. breakfast bacon. 34Hc; l*lcnic baiu*.
KH4C- 811rer la-at lard.
Mwt .e.ra<p™ ehsers. Writ* as thssWa eta. »»«; Jewell lard compound. B%C.
BANNER TAirOMIMG CO .Dept lbi,Chicago.r.l Cornfield b«m*. 12-14 a»erage. 18c.
Cornfield bam*. 10-12 arerage. 17H*.
—ll j 1 in 111 Cornfield skinned bams 16 18 average. 18>ic.
(TFM Cornfield picnic bams 6-8 average. ll%c.
4'r WG I hhru.wF K-fr 1 Cornfield breakfa.! 1. eon. 6-8 average. 24c.
V- It " K >s I Gt«« .tyle bacm. 3 5 average, .trips. 20e.
o .«,hli?*ilrSjfltiiS*.s&tivi Dixie fresh pork »au»age. link or bulk. 2i
ijkakatmmTT S3ekav». tM«xKi,«Jlk. bucket*, lie.
lh l y-v/?Mfcg * wwuwsss a«MU*M Wtwa. a*nh** aau. Cornfield frankfurters. 10 lb. boxes. 10c.
• >*<4. Cornfield balogna sausage. 25 lb. boxes.
*cj>Bf Atlanta luncheon bam. 25 1b boxes 11c.
si >*r » r*-vw c Cornfield smoked link ("usage. 25 Ib. boxes.
— Cornfield sausage In oil. 25 1b can. $4 75.
roe the W.tch, King A Chain. WELLS MTU. Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis 9fcc.
CO.. Dej>t. 744. Cl»ic««o. Ccmpcund lard, tierce bull, bWc.
I
RTLfiim LIVE STOCK
Cattle market steady to a shade lower this
week with moderate receipts. A few loads of
choice fed steers were received and topped
the market by considerable odds, although sev
eral load* of medium cattle were In tbe yards,
and sold about equal to prices registered a
week agn to a fraction lower. Receipts of
grass cattle are lighter than usual for thia
eesstei of tbe year.
H «ga have climbed the ladder another noth,
with ail noth products stronger. .
Hogs are a shade higher Venn a week age:
aaaltty rent In nee good; receipts about equal to
the demand.
Quotations based on actual pirrchaaaa for tbe
rarrent week.
Ro-1 to prime steers. 900 to 1.100 pounds
| 5e5%e.
I Medium to good steers. 800 to 1.100 pounds
| 4b.«5c.
Good fat beef eowe, 600 to 1.000 pounds
4<M%e.
Modlnm to good beef rows. 700 to 800 pounds
3%04c.
flnnd to choice heifers, turn ro 800 pounds.
4«4%c.
Medium to good betters. 600 te TOO pounds
S«44e-
Above represent ruling prices on good quality
beef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy types
selling lower.
Mixed rommoo steers. It ret. 700 to 900
pounds. 404%c.
Mixed common cows. If fat. 600 to 700 pounds
2%«4e.
Mixed bunches common to fair. 600 to TOO
pounds 2%«t3Uc.
Good butcher bnlls. 303 Re.
Prime bogs. 100 to 200 average. 6%®6%c.
Good butcher bogs 140 to ICO avsrage
6U96%e
G<v>d to ebolco pigs. 80 to 100 average
Heavy and rough bogs. 20 to 800 average
6C6%e.
Above quotations apply to prims cora-fsd
hogs
Choice Tenneeaee lamb. 54rae.
Medium to -good larnite 4«5c.
Good fat sbeep. 2%03%c.
HORSES AND MULES.
Following ere current quotations on homes
and mnlee: market easier.
Horses —Heavy draft, good to choice. 200Q
825: southern horses, good to extra, $180©190;
southern horses fair to good. S9O@IM; south
am horses, common. 876©1OO; drivers, choice.
41580228; plugs. 825Q840 .
03.25.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
PT. LOUR. July 13.—Cattle—Receipts. 3.-
500. including 1.300 osutherns; steady. Native
beef stee-e. 44.50©6.75; cows and heifers, 43.00
©8.50; stockers and feeder*. $3.00©4.50; Texas
and Indiaa steers. T3.25©6.(M): cows and heif
ers. $3.00©5.00: calves in carload lots, 35.00
©7 50.
Hogs—Receipts. 11.000; steady. Pigs and
light. packers. 44.0006.60; butch
ers and best heavy. M> 6506.85.
Sbeep—Receipts. 3.000; steady. Native mut
tons. 43.2504.25; lambs. $4.0007.10.
and prospects for bullish weekly stat Ist lea all
contributed tv tbe steadiness.
BUTTER. CHEESE AMD KGGB.
NEW YORK. July 13.—Butter firm: receipts.
8.652; creamery special 25%c; do., extras. 24c;
do. firsts. 21%©22%cc; do. seconds. 20©21c.
do. thirds. 18%QJ9c; state dairy tuba, finest.
23%C; do. go>»1 tn prime. 20©22c ; do. com
mon to fair, 17©19c; process, specials 21 %c:
do.s extras. 21c; do. firsts, 22c; second
17©17%c; factory current make firsts. 19%c;
do seconds. 18 %e: factory thirds. 15%©
17e.
Cheese firm: receipts. 6.635; milk special.
12c; do. small colored average. do. smi.ll
white average fancy. ll%c; large whits
averag- fancy. ll%c; lower grades, col
ored. 9%011c; lower grades white. 9%©10%c:
daisies best. 12%c; new skims. 5%@9%c;
! old state milk fancy colored. 13©13%c; dn.
white, 12@13c; do. lower grades, colored. 11©
ll%e; do. lower grade white. 411011%c.
Eggs steady, receipts, 13.019. Fresh gathered
extras. 20»t23c; extra firsts. 18©17%c; firsts
14%©15c; seconds 13%©14c; third. 12©Uc;
i fresh gathered dirties. No. 1.12 c; No. 2. 10©
.11c; dirties, poor to fair, 6©9c; fresh gath
ered cheeks, grxxl to prime. 9© 10c; state. Penn
! sylvania and nearby hennery white. 21©26c:
do. gathered white. 19028 c: do. hennery brown.
21023 c: do. gathered brown and mixed. 16©
20c; western gathered whites 17020 c
NAVAL BTOREB
SAVANNAH. Go., July 13.—Spirits turpen
tine 50%: sales 225; rosin firm. WW 7.37%,
37.40. WG. 87.25. 47.30. N. 87.10; M. 46.60;
K. 46.55: I. 46 46. 36.55; H. 36.52%; G. 40.40.
48.50; F. 86.40. 46.47%; E. 86.20. 86.35: D.
46.00. 88.10; B. 45.35. $5.50. Receipts, spirits.
1.115; rosin. 3.167.
KANSAS CITY BUTTER AND EGGS
KANSAS CITY, July 14.—Butter—Creamery.
24c; firsts. 21c; seconds. 19c; packing stock.
17%e.
Eggs firm: extras. 19c; firsts. 16c; seconds.
Re.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. July 13.—Bntter steady; cream
eries 20©24e; dalrira. 1«022c.
Eggs steady; receipts. 8,220 cases; at mark,
eases Included. 5011 %c; firsts. 14%c; prime
firsts. lj%c.
Cheese steady; daisies. 13013%e; twlna. 12©
12%e; young Americas. 13%©13%c; long horns.
13%©14e.
Potatoes steady: barreled. 45.000 5.25.
Live poultry steady; turkeys. 12c; fowls.
12%e: springs. 20c.
Veal steady; 50 to 60 pound weights, B©9c:
60 to 85 pound weights. 9%©10%e; 85 to 110
i pound weights. 11c.
CHICAFO CABH QUOTATIONS
! CHICAGO. July 13.—Cash:
Wheat—No. 2 red. 88%©«8c; No. 2 red. 87
i,0871»c: So. 2 hard. 87\4i89c; No. 1 nor-hern.
!41.0301.06%. No. 2 northern. 41.0201.03; No.
2 spring. 90097 c.
J Corn—No. 2. t»%066%c: No. 2 white. 66%
©67c; No. 2 yellow, 66%«67c.
Oats—No. 2. 46c; No. 2 white. 48%©40%c;
standard. 48%049c.
i Rye—No. 2. 83c.
Barley. 75c®41.17.
Timothy. 4».00013.50. ,
Clorei. 80.004(15.50.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
ST. LOVIS, July 13.—Cash, wheat lower;
track No. 2. red. 84%©85%c; Nb. 2. bard,
Cora, higher, track No. 2. 68c; No. 2. white.
«B%©<»c.
Oats, steady: track No. 2. 47©48%e; No. 2
white. 51©51%e.
KANSAS CITY CASH QUOTATIONS.
KANSAS CITY. July 13.—Cash:
wheat unchanged; No. 2 hard. 86©90c; No. 2
■ red. M© 8514 c.
Corn steady; No. 2 mixed. 68©68%,c; No. 2
white. 67 %»i 6814 c.
Oats unchanged; No. 2 white. 48049 c; No. 2
mixed. 474t4Ac.
SUGAR. COFFEE AND PETROLEUM
' NEW YORK July 13.—Raw suga'r firm:
muscovado, 89-test. 3.73; centrifugal. 96-test.
4.23; molasses. 89-teat, 3.48; refined steady.
Petroleum and molasses, steady.
Coffee—Spot firm; No. 7 Rio, 13%c; No. 4
Santos. i.3%c.
MTU MARKETS
ATLANTA COTTON.
j ATLANTA. Ga., July 13.—Cotton by wagon.
| steady. 14% e.
THM ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.
. ■ ■■
the cold weather. Most people who have had any experience with the
rose comb in the south pronounce them great layers. My main objec
tion to all the rose combs that I have ever seen is that they are rather
smaller than the requirements for this variety. As a rule they are
never so large as the average single comb and, therefore, their eggs
are not so large. I think any one breeding Leghorns should keep the
sl*e of this breed up to the point where they would have splendid
constitution and vigor and have them large enough so as not to be
coarse In appearance. This can be accomplished by carefully selecting
your breeding birds, as I have stated before, the Leghorn is a variety
within itself, bred to produce eggs, and you should not try to combine
it into a heavy-meat breed. It seems impossible to get a combination
and reach the highest Ideals of both eggs and meat, In either a fowl
or cow; therefore, one should breed Leghorns for eggs, and If you
wish a Jjible variety, select something that is larger—that is for ma
ture specimens—as a meat breed. I have always said, and still con
tend, that where feed is as high as it is with us, I do not believe
much money can be made in producing matured table fowls or roast
ers, as it requires too much feed to mature them- There is money,
however, in early broilers, which usually sell at 6 to 8 weeks old for
as much as the average grown chicken will bring. This is another
strong point in favor of the Leghorn.
Naturally, one will have a certain amount of grown fowls that
they will be compelled to sell for table purposes each season. This
we cannot get around, but we can afford to do this after they have
paid for themselves several times over in eggs during their past life.
Another strong point with all the Mediterranean varieties is their
desire to lay eggs and not to set. Therefore, one keeping several
thousand hens does not have to bother with breaking up a large lot of .
setting hens and will not lose the feed these hens are eating while
they are not working. This item does not amount to much with a few
hens, but in keeping them by the thousand, it is quite a leak, that
means the loss of many dollars in twelve months —to say nothing of
the immense amount of time and labor it requires to keep track of
the setting hens every day and get them back into thG pens when they
cease being broody. This point has been one of the strongest features
that has always made me partial to the Mediterranean varieties, as 1
have usually kept hens in large numbers and I know how much trou
ble it is to look after this one detail with a large flock of fowls. It is
almost impossible to hire a man that is careful enough and will appre
ciate the importance of keeping your hens out of the nests as soon as
they become broody. On the other hand, any one furnishing strictly
fresh market eggs, that he sells under guarantee, cannot possibly be
too careful in this respect. During hot weather, any eggs that should
happen to be left over at night, or that are laid by the hens after you
gather the eggs in the afternoon, if these eggs remain in the nest
under a broody hen 'until the next afternoon, often germination will
take place. If the weather is very hot, the germ will continue to grow
in the egg and unless the greatest care is taken in this respect, you
are likely to have an egg of this kind slip in your supply of market
eggs occasionally.
The only safe way to know, positively, during the hot summer
months, that every egg is infertile is to remove the male birds from
the entire flock. In this way, there is no possible chance to sell any
bad eggs. However, this calls for extra expense to make separate
quarters for the males, and every one is not in a position to do this,
so if strictly fresh eggs is the trade you are catering to, the non
setters are hard to beat in this respect. 1 feel sure that the breeders
of other varieties will appreciate what I have said about Leghorns
and will understand that I am just as much in favor of their favor
ites and other varieties for the purposes they are intended. All vari
eties have their admirers and their many good qualities, and I do not
wish to detract or prejudice any one against any Standard variety of
fowls, as every separate breed 4 s bred for a purpose, and what wilt
suit one, sometimes will not suit another. I simply mention the
strong points of the Mediterranean varieties in this article. In taking
up the other varieties I will endeavor to treat them just as fairly
as 1 have the Legnorns and give --
them their just dues for the strong f
points they are bred for. v ' j
Very truly yours,
questions asked and answered.
Inquirer, Langdale, Ala.
I have a cow which gave from 3 1-2
to 4 gallons of milk last year. This
year she doesn’t average 2 gallons
daily. I am inclined to believe that all
the feed goes to fat instead of pro
ducing milk. She is very fat and is
fed very little. She is about 3 years
old. If you can and will give me
some suggestion as to how to reduce
her fat and get more milk, I will ap
preciate it.
ANSWER:
You do not state what kind of feed
you are giving the cow. I presume,
from the condition you state she is in,
that you have been feeding a lot of
cotton seed meal, which is sure to
produce fat. The only way this fat
can be reduced Is by giving the cow
plenty of exercise, plenty of grass,
and by reducing the cotton seed meal,
and changing the feed to something
like beet pulp or sucrene, with only a
small amount of cotton seed meal
added. When a cow once starts to
fat, it is a hard matter to keep her
from becoming too fat.
The reason your cow is not produ
cing the quantity of milk that she
should is because her entire system,
internally, has become so filled with
fat that she cannot eat food enough
to produce a heavy flow of milk. No
cow can give a great quantity of milk
unless she can store away an abun
dance of food. Plenty exercise would,
of course, help work off some of this
surplus fat. Do not feed her rich
feeds that are inclined to grow fat.
By this treatment you will likely re
duce her flesh some. She is not likely
to increase her flow of milk as long
as she stays in this condition, and
only exercise and green pasturage will
have a tendency to make much
change in her with this calf.
M. I. Ellis, 746 Oak street, Jackson
ville, Fla.
Believing that information received
from you regarding poultry matters
is reliable. I ask of you a good rem
edy for killing Insects on chickens
without doing any injury to the fowl.
I have tried numbers of powders but
they merely drive the insects off and,
as a result, they breed somewhere
else. If the chicken is, to be dipped,
advise if the head should be dipped
or not. Also advise if the same
remedy will do for the roosts. I have
the Rhode Island Red strain.
ANSWER:
The only way to absolutely rid your
fowls of insects and also the nits on
them is to dip them in a solution of
one part dip (either black draught,
chloro naptholeum or Conkey's) to
100 parts water. This will kill every
insect, as well as nit, on your chick
ens. You will find it far superior to
any of the powders, which give only
temporary relief.
The head and body should all be
dipped. You can do this by holding
the chicken just above the knees witn
the right hand, and placing the second
finger under the beak, and the fore
finger and thumb over each nostril,
keeping the mouth closed, and pull the
head body and all through this solu-
LEGHORNS
PART 111.
THE Buff Leghorns are an
other very popular vari
ety. At one time they
were bred in large numbers in
the south. Over the entire west
they are today largely bred and
a great many of them are shown
In the western and eastern
shows. They have the same
characteristics of the Browns
and Whites, and some splendid
specimens have been produced in
this color during the past ten
years. As a rule, they are much
larger than the Browns or
Whites, and lay eggs almost
equal in size to a Minorca.
The Rose Comb varieties of
Browns and Whites are identical
in shape, and characteristics of
the single comb varieties. In
the colder climates they are
much preferred to the single
comb varieties, on account of
their combs not being so easily
touched by frost or affected by
tion. The head should then be raised
out of the water and the body kept
under the water, raising the feathers
until they are entirely soaked in thia
preparation. The water should then
be squeezed out and turn’ the chicken
aloose. where the stin can strike it
This should be done in the middle of a
warm day.
Miss Ruby C. Hargis, Cass. Ga.
Please give me a description of the
standard bred Buff Orpingtons, both
cockerels and hens. . I will be great
ly obliged.
ANSWER.
A little later I will give a full de
scription of all Orpingtons.
The Buffs should be a solid rich
golden buff throughout. As near one
uniform, even shade as you can pos
sibly get is the proper color. The
eyes should be red; the beak should
be pink or white; the comb and ear
Jobes should be red. The
shanks should be white, or
pinkish-white. Positive white in
the earlobes, covering more than
one-third of the surface, is a dis
qualification. If their beak or skin
shows yellow, this is also a disqual
ification, and shanks that are any
color except white or pinkish white,
will disqualify. The male bird should
weigh 10 pounds when mature, and
the cockerel 8 1-2 pounds. The hen
should weigh 8 pounds and the pul
let 7 pounds. •
When I get to the Orpington fam
ily, will give description of shape.
Think this will enable you to get
some idea of the standard require
ments now.
J. B Petty, Dawson Ga.
I want to know if it would be best
to have a rooster not related to the
chickens that you have, or have one
that is related to them?
(I am a beginner and have Barred
Rocks.
Rocks.)
It is really much preferred to use a
rooster of the same strain in mating
your chickens, but the old male bird
should be mated to the young
females,. It is better to use bird of
the same strain you are now breeding
rather than go out and get new blood
—that is, if the ones you already have
are good. You can improve and breed
up a flock quicker, than vou can in
troducing new blood.
My little daughter and I have been
working very hard to make a success
of the poultry business in this sec
tion. but we have many things to
learn, very little encouragement, and
only our own efforts to depend upon.
I am sure you would laugh, could you
see our roosting houses and our hen
nests. Hat boxes, soap boxes and just
any old box, stuck up in just any old
. place, and yet with all our drawbacks,
we are quite successful with our
chickens, but I know your time is
valuable and I will come to the point:
I have on my place 60 beautiful, young
Buff Rock chickens. I would like to
dispose of a few to help with the
expense of raising the others. Now,
I
COTTON SHOWED HIGHEST
miGE OF W CROP
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WASHINGTON. July 12.—Cotton showed tbe
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onions 88.9; sweet potatoes' 88.3; sorghum
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72.2; millet 69.1.
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growing conditions, not taking into account
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acreage and conditions, indications are that the
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the average production of the past five years;
corn, 4.96 per cent larger; oats 12.3 per cent
less; barley 11.6 per cent less; potatoes 10.8
per eent less; tobacco 22.7 per cent less; flax
10 per cent tnorei rice 5.8 per cent more than
the average production of the past five years.
Tbe average weight of wool per fleece this
year is 6.8 pounds, compared with 6.7 last
year and 6.5, the average of the past ten years.
would you advise me to advertise?
The father of these chickens is a
sweepstakes cockerel, the mothers are
first prise hens, and although I know
very little of the Standard require
ments, of the Buff Rocks, they are
as good as aqy I have ever seen; in
fact, they are beauties and will you
please name a reasonable price for
such chickens, three and four months
old? 1 have been hoping you would
publish the Standard requirements of
Buff Rocks and White Orpingtons in
The Journal, so that I could learn
something of my Dets. My little
daughter has the White Orpingtons,
but we are first floundering around
in a sea of many difficulties and a
few words of advice from you may be
the means of landing us in a very suc
cessful poultry farm. This is an ideal
place for one.
ANSWER.
The best chickens I have ever seen
raised, were produced similar to the
way you say, you are growing yours.
It does look like they like this treat
ment and thrive on same, provided
they have good food and care which
I am sure you are giving yours. We
all have our troubles if ye ever suc
ceed in the poultry business and the
only ones who ever succeed in this
work, are those who have their pets—
one who goes into it for the dollars
and cents can never succeed. It Is
best for you not to attempt to do
more than you can do well; sell off
the birds that you do not think are
going to be worth maturing and give
the room and care to the good ones—
a few good ones are worth many ordi
nary ones. If the male bird is as
good as you say he is , you should
keep him and breed him back to the
pullets; that is the way to do. The
best cockerel should be mated with
the old hens. In this way you can
establish a strain in a short time,
and will have two different matings
which will give you new blood every
season. In this way you can know
what you are doing and get rid of any
defects in a short time, that other
wise, you are liable to bring back
into your flock by Introduction of new
blood something you have been trying
to get rid of. This method of mating
is called line breeding and is the only
one way to obtain success and grow
the finest and best specimens. It
would probably pay you to advertise
some of your birds in The Journal;
the demand is great and if they are
good, you can certainly get buyers
for them, but it would be hard to say
w'hat they are worth, but if they are
as good as you described in your let
ter, they should bring from 32 to ?5
for the early hatched well matured
young ones. I nave already published
the standard description, as near as I ,
could without copying the Standard
which I could not do word for word,
of the Buff Plymouth Rocks, also all
other Plymouth Rock varieties. I am
sorri' you missed this issue. The
White Orpingtons will be described
later, when the Orpington varieties
S are taken up.
W. W. Motley. Mooresville, N. C.
R. No. 1.
I have been rading your -articles
for some time. I am a beginner at
the poultry busines and w-ant to ask
you a few questions, i want to know
what is the right color of the Single
Comb Buff Orpingtons? What color
is their wing and tall feathers, and
their legs? >You have not written any
thing about them. Are they a good
bred or not? Are they as good layers
as the Rhode Island Red?
I have a White Leghorn hen. She
is one-sided. It seems that one of
her hips is knocked down. One hip is
lower than the other. Would it be a
good idea to breed from her, or not?
She is all right every other way,
and is a good layer.
Is the Red Cap breed of chickens
better layers than the Leghorns? I
saw in ute paper where some fellow
said the Red Caps beat the Leghorns
laying.
ANSWER:
You will find a reply in Sunday or
Monday's Journal to your inquiry re
garding Orpingtons. In a short ime 1
will get to this variety. The Buff Or
pington should be solid buff—wings,
tail and body color, but it is almost
Impossible to get them solid buff. As
a rule, Orpingtons are not as good
layers as Rhode Island Reds. How
ever, they are a larger chicken and
you cannot expect them to be quite
so active or be profitable quite so
long.
It is not wise to breed from any
bird that has weak points. The Leg
horn hen may be a good layer, but I
do not think it advisable to use her as
breeder. The Red Caps are also good
layers, but are not superior or even
equal to the Leghorns. Os course,
some strains of Leghorns are not ae
good as others, and some trains of
Red Caps are better layers than oth
ers, and it is possrole that the party
referred to did get more eggs from
the Red than he did from his
Leghorns. Probably the conditions
were quite different. As a rule, most
of the egg-layhig contests, the Leg
horns hold the record. That is, . a
larger per cent, compared with other
birds has proven that White leghorns
lay more eggs under ordinary cir
cumstances than any other bird.
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