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14 The Georgaan’s Poultry, Pet and] Lave Stock Page' HERE ARE FOUR FINE WHITE BIRDS I * i?< ~ ~ ■•■*■' x ■■■->•• fciMfci.. ■ ~ ...... .. BACKYARD PLANT | 15 NIDNEY-MAKER Even in New Orleans. Where • Conditions Are Unfavorable, Success Is Achieved. New Orleans Is probably the last City In the world where one would expect back yard poultry raising could be successfully conducted. In •very way It seems anything but Ideal for this purjiose. And yet there are more than a thousand back yard poultry dealers In that city. Here Is an account of what one man has done, as written by ,1. Evans Smith: Extraordinary Interest has been aroused throughout the South, and particularly In the Tar South, In poul try during the year, and with the di viding and subdividing of large plan tations and the springing into exist ence of small farms and small farmers, the South today presents a field for the exploitation of Northern farm products that as yet seems but dimly understood. Within the past few months many of the large cotton plantations of a thou sand ores or more have been put chased with Northern capital anil broken up Into small farms, and as if by magic the small farmer, heretofore unknown in this section of the coun try, has sprung into existence. With the Influx of Northern farmers to oc cupy these farms, who have capital to run them, the South has begun to ex perience a change revolutionary In na ture Now, then. It may boos. interest to those poultrymen anxious to extend their territory this far South to learr that the North will be called upon largely to supply thes. farmers wit'. Stock and those who first become me diums at hand are likely to reap a harvest entirely gratifying, for the lo ical supply, If there ever was any to speak of, has been exhausted and the Memand Is steadily and rapidly In vreaaing. Herts Lay Year Round. With the awakening of the South to her resources, the possibilities afforded poultrymen have by no means been overlooked, and with a climate war ranted to induce egg laying at all seasons of the year, many han gone In for this branch of farming with a vengence and so fa l- have managed at least to keep their heads above water It may seem strange to those unfa miliar with the circumstances which brought about the change, to think of the South as a new and unexplored country, but such It Is so far as the •small fa’m Is concerned With the ad rvent of the boll weevil, cotton growing ■on a large scale received its death blow and in the future the farmers of the .South, like the farmers of all other .countries, will have to result to di .versified farming So It is the boll (weevil after all which so suddenly brought about the change Under conditions now existing, the back yard poultry breeders In the larger cities of the far South have been reap ing large harvests on small plots and have been encouraged to extend opera tions. It is estimated that more than 7,000 hack yard poultry plants sprang into existence in the city of New Or leans during the past twelve months, and It is these back yard plants which are just now supplying the newly ar rived farmer with his stock. The housewives, it would appear, were the first to grasp at the oppor tunity afforded them to turn a penny on the side. They found the demand for blooded stock increasing and kept pace with the demand by sending North for fresh supplies. Soon they found themselves engaged in a commission business and their husbands began to sit up and take notice. Such is the condition as it will be found today. "Back Yarders" Spread Out. But many of these back yard poultry plants have expanded and, Instead of the original plot in which a dozen or breeders were kept the Adjoining lot has been leased. When the writer, who had been breeding Single Comb Rhode Island Peds for pleasure, felt the growing demand for first-class •birds was founded not upon a fad which •had struck the country, but upon some- 5 . f - . V * Ik • 4 KL. di Here are four white birds which have few. if any. superiors in the South. Each one has been a mantimes winner-. The massive White Orpington cock, at the right of the picture, headed the first prize pen at The Georgian’s poultry show last January. He is owned by H. M. Bird, of Comer. The White Plymouth Rock pullet, at the left, was one of the many winners Frank J. Coll entered at the same show. Below is one of the splendid White Orpingtons-in the yards of Mrs. L. L. Upson, at Athens, Ga. WAYS TO CURE FOWLS OF EGG-EATING HABIT Egg-eating is one nf the worst habits of fowls The habit can usually be cured by cutting the upper beak off even with the lower one. so the hen can not break the egg shell by picking it. I have cured many hens of this vice by tilling an egg with a paste consisting of mustard or aloes mixed with part of the yolk and white of the egg. Fill an egg with this, and one or two attempts at eating same will cure the habit ir< its worst form. The hens should he ted plenty of lime, oyster shells, charcoal, etc . and the nests should be In » darkened place. thing more solid and lasting, he fol lowed the crowd. Leasing a lot of ground 30x200 feet vljoining my home in Camp street, in the very heart of the eit\ of New t'r leans, 1 proceeded six months ago to erect ten small and four large colony houses, which could be knoasked down ami removed on short notice. The small houses 1 made 5 feet deep. 4 feet long and 6 foot high, and the larger ones 5 feet deep, x feet long ’and 6 feet high. Needl. .-»s to say the) were of the open, front kind, the onl' style in use here. The larger colony houses were ar ranged in the rear in yards, approxi mately 20 fcc-t square, and the smaller ones in the center of the lot in yards 6 feet wide and 12 feet long on either side of the walk ruiytlng down the cen ter. There was then left tin feet in the foreground which 1 propose to utilize for voting stock, placing upon it several small coops, one size being largo enough to accommodate a hen and her chicks and the others half-grown t hicks. In the four larger yards previously referred to I placed six. eight and i twelve birds and tn the smaller yards ■ single and trio matings. These small yards are covered with coarse sand to facilitate drainage and the carrying off of foreign accumulation- I believe the ’ yards thus arranged will remain pure ■ Indefinitely. My accounts today show tha* 1 have . made on an average of 50 cents a day i since moving into this place after" ail . meratlng expenses were deducted. I feel sure the birds will pay for the money nut into buildings, etc., before the end of the present season. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY 6. 1912. ■ I USE CARE IN SHIPPING WHEN WEATHER IS HOT No doubt but that those hot spells this summer will bo the cause of many eggs reaching market in bad condition. Eggs, through carelessness, allowed to remain for any length of time in the nests are sure to be affected by intense heat. Also those shipped by the ordinary meth ods during the period that the mercury hovers around the 100-degree mark, will prnbablx reach their destination in a greatly overheated condition and if they are allowed to stand for any length of time before reaching the consumer, will tie far from fresh when opened by that individual I Hiring hot periods eggs should not be shipped by express where the distance is great Only short shipments should be made and these should be forwarded in the evening No matter how careful the producer may be In gathering and pack Ing eggs, his efforts may go for naught if he loses sight of the necessity of care in shipping during exceedingly hot spells. The long distance shipper, if facilities for forwarding in refrigerator cars are lacking, would do better to place hi£ eggs in nearby storage, until the weather mod erates CRATE FEEDING BEST TO FATTEN YOUR COCKERELS When your cockerels are readi to be eaten or sold on a fancy market, it would pay to put them In a crate and fatten them for two weeks The following ration has not onlv put one pound of weight on two and one half ' to three pound cockerels, hut It has im proved the flavor of the meat wonderfully; ' Two pounds ground oats, two pounds of shorts, two pounds corn meal, one pound beef scrap. This should be fed twice dally, mixed to the consistency of pancake batter with ■ sour or skim milk The fowls should be al'oweri to eat all they desire for ten*mtn utes. at the end of which time it should be removed. WCH CHICKENS INWARMNIONTHS They Need a Little Extra Care. Famous Woman Breeder Gives Some Hints. By MRS. H. P. HINTON. The hot weather of summer makes more work in the poultry yard if one is to be successful, as there are many little things that do not seem of much importance, yet when neglected will cause disastrous results. The breeders should be well cared for. I find the best plan is to separate the sexes, putting the males in a good roomy yard and turning ail the fe males on free range during the months of June. July and August, mating apain in September; this lessens the labor of caring for them and gives the hens a rest, and the change does them more good than the amount of eggs one would sell during these months would be worth. Gives Simple Remedies, When the range is short and green food is scarce, I feed them sprouted oats every day and keep a mixture of corn chops, bran and meat scraps be fore them all the time, supply them an abundance of fresh, clean water in drinking vessels that are kept clean and disinfected, as a preventive of disease. I put a little Epsom salts in their drinking water once a week and once each week I use in their drink ing wa»er enough Permanganate of Potash to turn water a light red—do not use salts and potash at the same time. I use these simple remedies in drinking water for all fowls, both old and young, Os course 1 do not use as much for the young chicks as I do for the grown ones. The males that are to be kept for breeders another season must have the best of care by supplying them with choice food and plenty of shade and water; the males are half the flock, and if they are not kept in the pink of condition they will be useless as breeders. Fowls of all ages require abundance of shade during the hot months, and where one has no natural shade, arti ficial shade must be supplied. A large grove of trees supplies ideal summer conditions for the fowls, as it provides shade and a scratching shed both. Free Range Is Best. The early hatched chicks wilt have out-grown their brooder quarters ere this and should be moved to colony coops of ample size to accommodate about thirty I like free range in a grove of trees, but when free range can not be had, they do well yarded, if the yards are of good size and plenty of green food is supplied. Young chicks must be kept steadily growing at all times and this can only be done by not allowing them to become crowd ed In their roosting quarters and by giving them plenty of shade, fresh wa ter and feed, ami last, but not least, keeping them free from vermin and keeping their houses clean and disin fected. The open front houses aie the only successful kind to use here in the South. 1 find where the chicks can have plenty of range, they do well on corn chops that have the meal left tn, using two-thirds chops and one-third bran with a little meat meal I keep this in hoppers for them at all times, in addition I feed sprouted oats once a day; great care has to be used in sprouting oats in summer to prevent them spoiling Shade Is a very important item tn earing for fowls tn summer, hot weather seems to sap their vitality unless they are made comfortable. MAKE HENS LAY More eggs Feed Wonder Egg Pro ducer and Chick Grower Makes vou money Write for t-ial Will con vince you Enclose 10c. N. L. Webb, Lamasco. Tex. Box 14. Poultry, Pet and Live Stock R. I. Reds. s]'c. R L RED 'eGGS FOR i HATCHING—Strain winning first pen. International Show; 15 i utility for $1.50: 15 fancy for $3.00. Utility cockerels, bargains for $2.50. Address Morning Glory Farm, Kirkwood, Atlanta, , Ga. ‘ 12-28-5 QUALITY REDS. *J. I. Hosiford, East Point. Ga. 4-25-11 I ..;.... . . . L_ ~~ Plymouth Rocks. I FISHEL White Plymouth Rocks, cock and five hens, <10; Barred Rocks, cock and twelve hens, $1 each; making room I for young birds This is A-l lot of chick ens. M. G. Dearing, P. O. Box 168, Ath ens, Ga.• 7-6-42 FOR SALE—Seventy-five Barred Rock chickens $35. A bargain. Call Clarke, Atlanta phone 84. 7-4-17 Orpingtons. THREE Buff Orpington hens and three Fawn Indian Runner ducks cheap. W. C. W., 360 West Peachtree street. ______________ ; Bl-7-6 FOR SALE—Buff Orpingtons; six hens, one cock; $9; purest Bridgewater strain. Goode Price, Leesburg, Ga. 46-7-6 BUFF ORPINGTONS—On account* of other business interests, will sell my $l5O pen of six Buff Orpingtons, the cockerel winning third at Atlanta for $80; cockerel winning third at Atlanta, for $80; return if not satisfactory. S. L, Gardner, 288 Lawton st., Atlanta. West 1052-J. 33-7-6 FOR SALE—Two pens S. C. White Orpingtons, three pens S. C. Black Or pingtons. from 25 to 100 in pen. Prize winpers in all pens. Closing out to make room for young stock E H. Scott. Box 63n. .Athens. Ga. 4 6-88 FOR SALE—Fifty White Orpington pul lets, laying every day; Kellerstrass straint $3 each as long as they last to make room, ten cockerels, fine birds, $5 each Southland Poultry Farm, Clarks ton. Ga. 1-20-3 S. C. BUFF. Black and White Orpingtons; blue ribbon winners at New York city, Albany, N. Y . Atlanta. Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Charlotte. Spartanburg. Ashe ville. Greenville and Abbeville; as good as the best, and better than most. Eggs now ready Write for free mating list I have stamps Some good stock for sale at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guar anteed. Abbeville Orpington Yards, D. A. Dewey, owner. Box 224. Abfievhie, S C. 2-17-9 WHITE ORPINGTON EGGS—Eight grand mated pens, every one headed by a winner Fine illustrated mating list explains each. Winners over 300 prizes and' cups. For quality write F S. Bul lington, Box G, Richmond. Va„ Secretary American White Orpington Club. 5-6-2 PEN of White Orpingtons, three hens and one rooster; cost $25. Will sell for $12.50. 309 Temple Court building 7-5-48 Leghorns. FOR SALE—2OO young S. C Brown Leg horn hens, $1 each; in lots of 10 or more, 80c each. These hens are the pure Hurt strain, and are the greatest layers known. Most of them are laying now, and they will soon pay for themselves in eggs. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hermitage Farm, Hendersonville, Tenn. 85-7-6 Wyandottes. GOLDEN LACED and Columbian Wyan dottes, S. C. R. I. Reds; eggs, $1 and $2 per 15. W. D. Bennett, Molena. Ga. I 12-13-33 Bantams. i —___ I BANTAMS--Game Bantams, Sebrights. Buff Cochins. Carlisle Cobb, Athens, Ga.. 4 26-34 1 ■ : - - ' Games. i . 25 THOROUGHBRED pure White Pit Game stags, cheap for quick sale; the ’ most beautiful and best utility fowl on r earth and as game as ever wore feathers. Fairdale Poultry Farm, Box 400, Denton, ? Ga 7-6-11 ! DARK CORNISH—Bred from the best > imported birds in this country. Won in .. Atlanta January, 1912; first and second ' i cockerel, first and second pullet; American ’ Cornish Club ribbons for best cockerel and best pullet and other good prizes; limited number eggs for hatching: $5 and $lO per setting. Write F. S. Cates. Doug j las. Ga 1-17-36 i f Ducks. 50 WHITE Runner ducks; will sell by the ’ trio or the entire lot to one party; will t ship on approval at sls a trio; the best; leaving, reason for selling: five first prize Fawn and White; won first at Macon f state fair. 1911; Atlanta, Ga.. 1911. and . 1912; one drake, four ducks, SSO; ribbons with them: ten second prize-winners, * same shows, at SSO; will ship them on ap . proval: first checks get these ducks; in , vestigate this at once. Cordele Poultry r Farm. Cordele, Ga. C. S. Glisson. Owner. > 54-7-6 , FOR SALE Two hundred Fawn and White Indian Runner ducks, just grown, 1 at $1.25 each. J. R. Allison. Abbeville. Ga. 1 32-29-6 ' INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS Either pen r ciled or fawn and white at $1 each; good ones; time yet to raise stock; order today. - Munnimaker Poultry Farm. Normandy, Tenn.s-25-3 1 NINE fawm and white Indian Runner ducks, bargain 20 McLendon avenue or 718 either phone. 7-5-46 s I ? EggS ' ' white' WYANDOTTE eggs from Yiigh- I ciass birris that are white to the skin, at $2.00 per fifteen; high fertility guaranteed. a A. G. Wilson. Lithopia, Gal-13-29 r EGGS FOR SALE from snow white s Wyandottes and Callahan's strain of S C. Rhode Island Reds at $2 and $3 per 15 Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs. $1 pet fifteen. My birds are all good layers ’ Wordie Dixon, Fayetteville, Ga. 2-3-33 GREEN HOUSE POULTRY YARDS » Tompkins' 3. C. R I. Red eggs, s.’ per i setting, utility eggs, $1 per setting. Black 3 Minorcas. $1 per setting. D. J. Galloway Prop, 17 Campbell-st.. South Kirkwood. _______ J-IOGJ U THOROUGHBRED Buff Orpington eggs, t $1 per 15; $5 per 100. 126 Windsor st. » Main 3588 4-27-25 Pigeons. ■ PIGEONS —Carneaux and Big Crosses. 1 good birds, prices right. Try my Big - Crosses to mate w th homer's for bigger 3 squabs. Sidnev Johnson, Boydton. Va. , 53-7-1 ] Incubators. ; FOR SALE Fifty-egg Cycle incubator: * used one season; price $5. Mrs. R H > Williamson. 455 Gordon street. West 959 7-6-13 t Rabbits. FOR SALE—Rufus Red Belgian hares 17 Campbell st.. South Kirkwood. At ’ lanta phone 26257-6-14 RABBITS bm bin mb mhamhamba I HAVE five different kinds of rabbits B 17 Garfield Place 7-5-42 Cows t FOR SALE-—Young milch cow. second 1 calf Mi to 4 gallons milk, 1a 4 to 2 , ■ pounds butter per day. Very gentle Mrs G. A. Brown, Milner, Ga. * 89-7-6 Miscellaneous Poultry. FOR SALE—Have purchased Northern breeder’s entire flock Black Orpingtons. My prices will move them rapidly 300 old and young W. E. Lumley, Tulla homa. Tenn. 3-30-2 50 WHITE WYANDOTTE HENS and ten cocks in pairs, trios, pens, or as a whole; $2 for hens; $2.50 for cocks; the bunch for $l2O. These are our breeders and will please you. Order from this ad. Also Indian Runner ducks; young and old; $2 each; baby ducks, 30c each; duck eggs, $1 per dozen. Oak Dean Poultry Farm, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Summey, Stone. Mountain, Gaso-7-4 POULTRY KEEPERS. All Need Rust's Havens Climax Powder It keeps your "chickens well. It is the only reliable cure for GAPES and CHOL ERA. It is so different from other poultry powders. YOUR MONEY BACK QUICK If you don’t like Rust's Havens Climax Powder ' , Secretary Mifflin County- Poultry Show. Mr. J. A. Carodiskey, says: "After trying various 'tonics' and 'con T dltioners’ I find nothing to equal Rust’s Havens Climax Powders.” GET A BOX TODAY. 25c, 50c, SI.OO, $1.50 and $3.50. H. G. HASTINGS & CO., 16 W. Mitchell St. ATLANTA, GA. We want a DEALER in each town. Write for exclusive agency for your town. Get Rust’s Poultry Book and Egg Rec ord —Both mailed FREE. Address Wm. Rust & Sons Co., Dept. G, New Bruns wick, N. J. 5-4-1 BILTMORE strain Barred Rocks and S. C. White Leghorns; eggs for hatching; fifteen for $1.50. BILTMORE Jersey calves for sale Address BILTMORE Farms, BILTMORE, N. C. 1-27-76 MiscellaneousJPoulhy. Miscellaneous Poultry. H G. H AST INGS & CO. SEEDS AND POULTRY SUPPLIES. DELIVERIES TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY EVERY DAY. PHONES 2568. HELP REDUCE the high cost of living by planting a patch of Fall Potatoes. We have some seed of the Genuaine Green Mountain Potato which is rec ognized as the very best for fall planting. 75c per peek. $2.50 per bushel. THIS IS A GOOD time to plant for a forage crop. We can furnish Orange and Amber Cane, Whip poorwill and Mixed Peas and Sbja Beans. Get our prices before you buy. MITES AND LICE are the greatest drawbacks to poultry raising in the South. We have remedies that will absolutely rid your flock of these pests. Come in and let us show them to you. WE HAVE JUST GOTTEN in a fresh shipment of the famous “Red Comb Poultry Feeds.” They are absolutely free from dirt and all of the ingredients are eatable. AVE HAVE some very fine Sago Palm Bulbs, and are selling them at about half price. 10c per pound. 3 pounds for 25c. USE BUG DEATH for bugs on your vegetables, and increase your yield. WE CARRY the largest line of Canary Cages in the city, and our prices are right. If your bird needs a new cage, see us. ~FTSH "GLOBES~and’Fish FM ' CONKEY’S White Diarrhoea Remedy—a guaran teed cure for this dreaded disease. MOCKING BIRD CAGES in four sizes. $1.50, $2.00. $2.50 and $3.00. WE ARE headquarters for all kinds of Poultry Sup plies, Water Founts, Grit and Shell Boxes, Dry Food Hoppers, etc. ALFALFA MEAL, Grit, Oyster Shell. Charcoal. Ground Bone. Beef Scraps. M E ARE always glad to see our customers at the store, but if it is not convenient for you to come. phone us your orders. They will receive prompt at tention. ALL SIZES Flower Pots and Tubs. CANART BIRD SEED, Song Restorers. Sand Cot tle Bone, Egg Food; in fact, everything for the songster. H4B——WM—■aTSWgIMgMB—maMMCJUI.I.-im „ , ■j_ i mmhuiuiW'WW-- AF 2 -- • ' fl ARE YOU LOOKING FOR I results] I The Want Ad Section or c lke Georgian Fills the Bill i One Cent a Word Miscellaneous Poultry. FOR SALE-S C. R. I. Red, s. FGbG » . a P. d ,U hite Leghorn and B P Rock at $1.50 per setting; all first-class stock day-old chicks a specialty; sls per lore directions given for raising them v'.ii furnish hens to carry them when w’amA at $1 each. E. J. Williams. Ty Ty, Ga Q -21-34 CHLORO-NAPTHOLEUM DIP AND LIVE STOCK DISINFECTANT BE FAIR to your chickens. They can't avoid lice and disease You must he n them. Clean their houses with Chlorr? Naptholeum Dip and use it on sick birds It will drive the trouble away One e-ai lon makes 100 gallons of dip. Write us for poultry book. West Disinfecting Comnar-' S. Selig. Jr., general agent, 28 Forsyth street, Atlanta. 6-U-3S Dogs. • BARGAINS in 30 breeds dogs and stock catalog. Catalpa Kennels. Shelbyville' liL 4-27-i HOUNDS—WoIf, bear, deer, cat, fox and bloodhounds; 50-page illustrated ca” logue 5 cents stamps. Rookwood Kenn e i s Lexington. Ky, 49- AT STUD—lmported Southport Aristotype and Dan 0. Wood lawn. Absolutely the best collieg at stud in the South. Write for pedigree. W. M. Stephenson, 30 Ashby St. 4-13-3 If you sent a letter or telegram to the wrong address, you would hardly expect an answer, would you? The same is true when you select the wrong medium to have all your wants filled. Try the right way—The Georgian Want Ad way.