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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS—POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK SECTION.
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Doctor, The Georgian, Atlanta, Ga,
To the Poultry Doctor:
I take pleasure In stating to you
purely voluntarily and without any so
licitation from you my entire satisfac
tion on the work you have done for rat
I have been running a poultry ad with
you for the last two months. 1 have
had sales from and Inquiries from
these ads from several adjoining states.
•I have not sold all my stock as yet, but
answers to these ads have been all any
reasonable man could ask. You are do
ing a great work for the poultry In
dustry of Georgia and throughout the
South. Tour Saturday poultry section
Is brimming full of good reading mat
ter on poultry, and all poultrymen In
the South should read these articles.
I consider the Saturday section worth
the price of the paper for a whole week.
Everybody Interested In poultry In the
South la losing a great deal of good ad
vice and recipes on feeding, doctoring,
etc., by not reading these sections
alone, much less the writing through
out the week. Tours very truly.
J. H. STILLWELL.
Hill Crest Poultry Karin, Grinin, Ga.
THE EXHIBIT OF AGRICULTURE AT
MACON.
The educational exhibit of the State
College of Agriculture met the hearty
appears! of cl! who saw It at the state
fair last year. This exhibit thin year Is
similar to the one of last year In that
It Is purely educational, no attempt be
ing msde to show high yielding varieties
of crops, etc., but every effort has been
put forth to arrange an exhibit which
will be of practical value to the farmer.
In a portion of this exhibit can be seen
a complete working dairy. Fresh milk la
arriving dally from Greensboro, the
largest milk shipping center of the state.
The cream Is separated, ripened and
churned under the direct observation of
the spectators. The whole process of
butter making will be explained and Il
lustrated.
An Interesting experiment was carried
out at the college to determine the value
of various rations for dairy cattle con
taining cotton seed meal, beet pulp, alias
stover and wheat bran. These should be
of value to’all.dairymen.
A thing of vital Importance to the
Georgia farmer la that of raising their
own stock. A chart showing the value
of ten mares when bred to a Jack, and
the value of an equal number of mares
and their progeny for the same length
of time when bred to a stallion will
prove Interesting In this connection.
Tbs exhibit of tbe veterinary depart
ment will be of great Interest and very
Instructive to those Interested In live
stock. There are two small charts, each
S to 10 feet. Illustrating In natural col
orings the extents! and Internal anato
my of the horse and cow.
Various specimens of diseased animal
tisanes art shown, ms well as a number
of forms of parasites Infesting farm ani
mals.
No less interesting are the exhibits
from the various other departments of
the college. Several varieties of cereals
ar shown, both seed and In the straw.
As a result of some extended soil sur
veys made by the college, tbe soil labora
tory contains many samples of soil taken
from various portions of the slate
A portion of tbe college farm la used
entirely for demonstration work. The
results from many of these plots era
given, showing lha relative yield of the
SHOW ROOM RULES AND PRACTICES
Continued from page one.
before tbe Judging begins, especially If
placed In a dirty cege, will get eolled
by rubbing against the dirty sides of
tbs cage. Remember not to be in a
hurry to cage tbe blrde or place them
In position the first day, as the Judg
ing will not begin until the next mom-
lly. having things so well planned,
order came quickly from seeming chaos,
and by three In the afternoon the cages
were all up and most of the birds In
their (daces. The finishing louche*, In
the way of decorations, were completed
by < o'clock and everything was ready
for the Judges and the public tbe fol
lowing morning. This Is no more than
ran be done by the smaller associa
tions If they will have some system,
each man knowing what his work Is
and doing It: or have someone In
charge who understands Iho work .and
whoae orders will be promptly obeyed.
The modem poultry show Is an Im
portant Institution. There Is something
more to It than the mere winning of
ribbons. None of us hi too old to team
and at the poultry shows we see not
only the latest and moat Improved
•peclmens of fowla of the different
breeds, but also of the appliances and
feeds used In raising them. We are
glad to aote that during recent years
poultry associations are paying more
attention to lastltuts work. Lectures
and talks are given by men who are
acknowledged authorities on varloua
aubjecta Three days put In at a mod
ern poultry show will teach the ob
serving amateur aa much as he can
learn In months from hooka. It la
helpful-to read poultry literature, but
at the poultry enow or poultry Insti
tute the breeder Is brought in contact
with the people who know and. ax a
rule, what Ihey say makes a lasting
Impression. Many of the talks and lec
tures are Illustrated by pictures and
living specimens.
Of courac the winning of ribbons Is
very Important to the man who offers
stock and eggs for sale. and our best
breeders fully realise the value of win
ning at our largest shows. We put our
blids to the test and the reward of the
demand for stock and eggs,
there no poultry shot
no way of showing
Were
there no poultry shows, we would have
the Improvement
we are making In the breeding of our
birds, and the Interest In thorough
bred stock would soon diminish, if not
die out.
Improvements Needed.
Both the exhibitor and the Judge no
doubt could suggest several Improve
ments In poultry sbowa First, we
would mention that of classifying the
various breeds and varieties. By that
we mean that all tbe Barred Rocks
should be together, all the White Wy-
andottes together—each kind should be
separated from the others. In too
many small shows the various breeds
and varieties are all mixed up and the
coop* of a breed or variety are widely
separated In different parts of the hall.
Many time* visitors coming Into a show
room are unable to find the winning
specimens and every one nearly feels a
desire to see the winners.
Ws have Judged classes and after
asking the superintendent and clerk If
Ihey were all of that class and, being an
swered In the affirmative, have turned
In the cards to the secretary, who pro
ceeded to foot them up and book the
res preparatory to hanging the rib-
a It baa happened frequently that
the secretary, to benefit the exhibitors,
has hung up the ribbons before booking
tbe scores and after getting the ribbons
hung on the rages we have found there
was a coop or two In some out-of-the-
way place that had not been scored.
These proved to be the real winners
and the changing of the ribbons bitter
ly disappointed ths ones wbo had
" ight that they belonged to them.
cause of this trouble In ths major
ity of cases Is that some locsl breeder
■elseIs a well lighted pises near some
window, thinking thus to obtain an ad
vantage. A competitor selects another
window and the result Is that birds
shipped In have to be placed where
there la room for them. This is a poor
practice. Classify the breeds and va
rieties so the/ will all come in a row.
If ono has a better light than the other,
the Judge will take those In the poor
light to the window so they will get
their Just dues When a show la well
classified, visitors can look over the
particular class In which they are In
terested and study the winners, as well
as ths others.
Then there Is the weight question.
First prize pen Buff Rocks, DsKalb County fair.
Houston, bocatur, Gs.
Owned by Dr. W. J.
various varieties of corn, cotton, oils,
etc.
A farmers' reading course has been
outlined and It contains the best books
obtainable to cover each of the eiibjects,
soils, farm erupt, general farming, live
stock, horticulture and agricultural eco
nomics.
Among the things of horticultural In
terest Is an exhibit of pecan nuts. Thir
ty-live named varieties can be seen In
one case and along wltb them a seed
ling nut, In order that a comparison can
be drawn.
AWARDS AT BIRMINGHAM FOR
ALABAMA RAI8ED HOGS ONLY
Beat boar, two year olds and over—
First prise. W. K. Pickens, Livingston,
Ala.; Berkshire.
Best boar, one year olds and under two
years—First prise, T. II. Jones, Orville,
Ala., Poland China; second prise, J. W.
Adkins, Odotnvlllc, Ala., Tam worth; third
prise, BJpunt County Stock farm, Duroc-
Jersey*
Best boar under one year old—First
prise, W. K. Pickens, Berkshire; second
prise, W. f>. Bush, Poland China; third
prise, IL I:. Jones, Greenville, Berkshire.
Best sow two years old and over—First
prise. T. U. Jones, Poland China; second
prise, Blount County Stock farm, Duroc-
Jersey; third prize, J, W. Marshall, Fay
ette, Poland China.
Best sow. one year old and under two
years—First prise, T. U. Jones. Pdland
China; second prise, W. K. Pickens,
Berkshire; third pries. R. E. Jonas, Berk
shire.
Champion sow. any sge or breed—First
prise, Arcadia Stock form, Columbus, Ga,
Tam worth; second prize, Stansberry A
Hoes, Duroc-Jentcy; third (rise, Sheffield
farm, Berkshire.
Champion group of four pigs under six
months old—First prise, Arcadia Slock
farm, Tom worth; second prize, Stansber
ry A Bona, Duros-Jersey; third prise, T.
The lost edition of The Standard says
on page S: "Each specimen at all score-
card shows shall be correctly weighed,
regardless of circumstances. The prac
tice of alb,Wing a few ounces Is ex
pressly forbidden. Inasmuch as It works
great Injustice. It has a harmful Influ
ence on the Judge, the exhibitor, the lo
cal association and the Industry si
large, mid many times deprives prudent
and worthy fanciers of prizes rightfully
due them." The Standard la right
about this matter and the practice of
allowing each fowl a quarter of a pound
extra should be discouraged—In fact,
should not bo allowed.
your own should be
Many a bird baa lost
birds
strictly enforced.
a premium thru careless handling,
which caused a wing or tall feather to
be broken, not Intentionally perhaps,
but they were broken nevertheless and
the bird suffered In. consequence.
It Is a common thing for local asso
ciations to start their catalogues off by
saying, "This show Is run according to
the rules of tbe American Poultry as-
sbctatlon,” and then follows a page or
two of rules that directly conflict with
the rules set forth by the A. P. A. It
Is all right and In many cases necessary
to have some local show rules, but care
should be taken that they do hot con
flict with those of the A. P. A., but In
case they do conflict the Judge must
abide by the A. P. A. rules and In case
of dispute some exhibitor Is apt to be
greatly dtasatlsfled.
Another point worthy of mention Is
the Importance of having a good clerk
for the Judge. A good clerk—one who
is quick with tbe pencil, who makes
neat figures and Is not so Interested In
the bird being scored that be can not
pay attention to the card be Is filling
out—la of Incalculable value to a Judge.
Judging poultry Is work—hard phys
ical, mental and nervous work—and the
exhibitor should.be a little careful
about crowding around a Judge and
asking questions when he Is busy with
a specimen. Walt untlli he Is thni
with the bird or class and then ask him
all the questions you wish. We know
of some of the best naturrd Judges
who have been accused of being cranky
because they did not have the time to
stop to answer questions. The Judge's
mind must be concentrated upon bis
work, and It Is not fair to him nor to
the association that employs him to In
terrupt him.
There Is one other thing we should
like to see eliminated, anil that la the
suspicious exhibitor. An association
engages a Judge and advertises him as
being honest. This announcement
should be unnecessary, la It throws a
slur on the preceding Judge who may
have been perfectly honest, and If a
Judge la honest, why Is It necessary to
announce It? But If you think hast to
do so, announce the fact that ha Is
honest, but after doing that, do not
treat btm from the minute of hla ar
rival as ir he were under suspicion.
There Is nothing more humiliating to a
Judge when he stops to greet and shake
hands with some old acquaintance than
to hear some exhibitor say, "He has
him fixed all right, you will see that
fellow will win."
There are about lit licensed Judges
and ws are personally acquainted with
perhaps IN of them, and not ono of
that IN do we think would be Inten
tionally dishonest In his work. Judges
make mistakes, we an do, but that does
not mean that they are dishonest.
There la a common saying that when ex
To Secretaries: ♦
All information for forming +
poultry ..associations, show rules, v
1 sic., should be addressed to C. O. *1*
Harwell, Secretary* Georgia Poul- +
* try Association, The Georgian,
1 Atlanta, Ga. +
N. Jones, Poland China.
Champion group of four swine, the get
of one boar—First prise. Stansberry ft
Sons, lluroc-Jeraey; second prise, W. K.
Pickens, Berkshire; third prize, T. U.
Jones, roland Chins.
Duroc-Jersey Class.
Best boar two yean old and over—First
prise, 8 tens berry A Sons, Newport, Tenn.i
second prlxe. Blount County Stock farm,
Chepultepec.
Beat boar one year old and under two
years—First prlxe, Stansberry A Sons;
second prise. Blount County Stock farm.
Beat boar under one year—First prize,
Stansberry ft Sons; second prize, W. II.
Bingham, Newmarket, Ala.; third prise,
Blount County Stock farm.
Best sow under one year—First prlxe,
W. K. Pickens, Berkshire; second prise.
T. U. Jones, Poland China; third prise,
W. H. Bingham, Newmarket, Durec-Jer-
sey.
Best herd; one hoar and three sows
more than one year old-First prlxe,
Blount County Stock farm, Dnroc pig;
second prlxe. J. ft. Marshall, Poland
China.
Best group, sow and pigs under six
months—First prlxe. T. TJ. Jones, roland
China; second prise. R. B. Jones. Berk
shire; third prise, W. T. Dement, Bes
semer, Rural Routo, Essex.
Best group of four swine, get of same
boar—First prize. W. K. Pickens. Berk
shire; second prize, T. U. Jones, Poland
ShlreV * klrd prt1 *' K a Berk-
Judgo dons his duster he either forgets
his friend* or be has none. His mind
Is on bis work and any attempt to
Influence him would be rebuffed and
result In failure, tf you or your as
sociation can not trust the Judge, do
not engage him, but tf you do engage
him, treat him as if he were honest
until, at least, you can prove that hs
I® not.
If the competition Is close, the prizes
nmny and large, thcTe Is nothing that
Dleaaes us more while Judging than to
have some good, light room or have a
space barred off near a window and
have the cages carried to us. This can
only be done at a score-card show, but
It has been found very satisfactory and
If auch arrangements are made be-
fOrehand the Judge and exhibitors will
both be satlafled.
The officers of a small show usually
exhibit, and thla gives rise to more or
less trouble. Why should they not bo
allowed to exhibit? Tou elect them to
office because you trust them and ac
knowledge their Ability. They were
made officers of your show In most
eases because they are prominent and
successful breeders. Naturally they
wlsht o show and should be allowed to
show and win If tbelr birds have the
quality without somo disgraceful ex
hibitor accusing them of having won
because they were officers of the asso
ciation. Be fair to yourselves and be
fair to your officers and Judge. Be
sportsmen enough to be good losers or
do not exhibit. If you think the Judge
le crooked, attempt to buy him And you
will soon satisfy yourself that you have
made two mtatakee—one In thinking
that he Is crooked and the other In
tempting him.
Chickens need plenty of ehade during
hot summer weather. If you have not
plenty of shade trees, plant sunflowers
and castor beans In tbe chicken yard.
These plants grow rapidly and will sodn
afford shady runs
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