About Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1911)
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS—POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK SECTION. ’advice from the poultry doctor To All Crsnksi , , t All letters and communications + on poultry matters and for tne + quaetion and answer column -r should bo a^'.seesd to Poultry + 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 Buy a Petaluma Why 5K£."sr te ’ o7 Hatches more chicks. The catalogue tells the story “FREE." Prlx' winner at St. Louis. Potlland and Seattle ex positions. Wo pay freight. If you can not boy a Petaluma from your local dealer, write us, giving bis PETALUMA, CAL. PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO. 144 N. DtL St, Indianapolis, IruL
