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most beautiful German fowls in Georgia, owned
by Ewell Gay. proprietor of Gaymont farms,
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GN SCHEDULE
Poultryman’s Labors Lightened
if All Tasks Are Completed
by Time Card.
By C. N. PERKINS.
One thing that Is to be found on ev
ery large poultry plant, regardless of
how much individual plants may other
wise vara is a systematic method of
doing the routine work. That slipshod
methods are impossible is a recognized
fact, and the work of caring for a large
number of fowls must be done in a
regular manner if satisfactory results
are to be obtained. It is quite out of
the question for the various men assist
ing in the care of a large plant to do
the things that they prefer to do, or
simply to do whatevei happens to be
1n apparent need of immediate atten
tion, regardless of whatever else should
be attended to or Irrespective of what
the others are doing Such a method
(or lack of it > would spell failure In a
very short time
Where there are mote fowls on a
plant than one man can properly care
for. necessitating the hiring of help, a
schedule is an absolute necessity. The
„ work each man must do is mapped out.
and he is expected to look after that
part of the running of the plant, ami
to see that his department is always
in shipshape order, if each man does
his share of the work properly the ag
gregate makes a successful whole. If,
however, one or mote shirk their du
ties, trouble will soon crop out, and If
not corrected at once, serious results
will ensue. In the latter case it is the
•watchful superintendent that can at
once detect such trouble, ami ascer
tain and remove its cause.
Usually the feeding and watering of
a large number of fowls is a work of
such big proportions, in flocks of over
a thousand fowls, that it is divided
between all the available help A cer
tain number of pens or small coops are
delegated to each man, and in this way
the heavy work does not come entirely
on the shoulders of one man On cer
tain large plants Italians arc employed,
when this labor can be gotten at small
cost. These men do the watering,
cleaning of the coops, and such work
that requires mote brawn than brains.
The feeding is seldom given oflt of ex
perienced hands, as it has always prov
en decidedly expensive to do so Hut
to get the best results, and to kta p the
operating expenses at the lowest pos
, Bible tlgute, it has been found most
satisfactory to use cheap labor where
the brawn is needed, ami to keep the
more expensive labor f t the duth -
. that require greater knowledge an ex
perience.
As each new man is hired be is
taken around, and shown exact..v the
work he is to perform, and io i Hist
what results ate expected from him.
' Then It behooves the man in chai r.
of the practical end of the plant to
keep a weather eye op it to s<, t at
the necessary work that is • xp. ■■ l . ■
the various jnen is carefully ami pi.q
erly performed. That numiro s - ..,
leaks will soon drain the biggx -' i - -■ -
voir is an acknowledged fact, ami n
no place is this more apparent th in on
a large poultry farm.
While a working schedule is an ab
solute necessity on large poultry plant
it is also necessary on smaller ; mts
as well. There is just s> much routine
work on every plant, whethet lh< num
ber of fowls kept is fifty or liv. thou
sand. The matter of feeding and wa
tering varies only In quantity, not in
the time of dsty or regularity that the-,
duties must In- performed. The coop
must be cleaned every so often, the
eggs gathered every day. on-small and
large plants alike Thai a working
schedule will materially assist one in
m i forming tile nee. -saty work on aux
sized poultry plant l« beyont question
if one gets into the habit of doing cer
tain woik “t regular liiw» vl the «*“>>
“QUALITY EGGS” ARE
NEEDED IN THE SOUTH
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By ARTHUR F. ROLF. x
’Poultry Husbandman, Georgia Experi
ment Station.
During these strenuous times we hear
every class of people talking of the
high cost of living. This has resulted
in producers of every kind of necessi
ties striving to increase their output,
and under this spur most of them have
succeeded In securing this, additional
quantity In some eases this Increase
has been at the expense of quality: in
some it has been accompanied by im
proved quality: in the majbrlty of
cases, however, the quality of the pro
duction has not been altered percepti
bly for the bettor. It .is not the pur
pose of this article to discuss this ques
tion at length, but only so tar as it af
fects the production of poultry prod
ucts. *
To demonstrate that the trend of
poultry work has been chiefly along the
road to QUANTITY, we would point
out that th. incubator manufacturers,
until very recently at least, strove to
perfect a machine that would, first,
hatch more chicks, the brooder manu
facturers. to perfect a machine to raise
more chicks, and so on dow n the line,
until we come to those who have striv
en to work out methods of feeding and
housing which would produce more
eggs. During all this time the chief
trend has for the most part been to
ward quantity rather than quality. We
are glad that these efforts have been
I largely successful, and the results of
i this work have been beneficial
< In spite of these rapid advances in
the production of larger quantities, the
> relation to the high cost of living has
r not been materially lowered. The
, waiter believes that this can be over-
> come to advantage of both producer
l and consumer by giving at least an
equal amount of attention to the qual
r ity of our poultry products. As a con
i' else subject for discussion, let us take
r that all-important product - eggs.
1 ' There are. of course, many poultry
farms depending chiefly upon the pro
duction of eggs for their revenue, but
it is a well known fact that the greater
proportion of our eggs are at present
j produced upon the general farm, From
the farm they are traded out at the
. country store, then shipped to the local
commission house. find from there
shipped in ear lots to the principal
markets.
It was my pleasure recently to visit
one of these large Southern commis
sion lions s. a car lot shipper of coun
try eggs. After observation and con
. . saltation with authorities who have
i made an especial study of this ques
tion. 1 noted several points of interest.
' I would like to bring one or two of
; these points to the attention of every
, the work will soon become easier, and
ill ill bi accomplished in less time, and
■tai more easily than if one runs from
lune job to anothe with little method
I or system in his work.
In making up a schedule of routine
i I work, the m ist necessary’ work should,
i of ■ nurse. be given the pr fen nee The
1 amount of time ciie has to devote to
■ the care of the fowls will to a largo
■ extent deteimine the time in which
! ! ■ Pain thing- mu.-t be done. While it
■ I is [ iifeiable to clean the coops every
■ day, paitieulirly during the hot sum
mi i. it one h s but half an hour or so
■ to giie tin chickens in the morning,
i for Instance, it would be very foolish
■ to spend ' . s time cleaning the coops
■ instead ot giving the birds fresh water
• or p 'per Io d Hut herein lies one ot
I the advantages of having a working
; schedule. One knows Just w hut Is to
be done at certain times. Just how
much time can be given to any me
particular job. and Just what can ot
must b< left till a latu time Poultry
BucceM. _ - . „.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 24, 1912.
Eawn Indian Runner duck owned by Model
Poultry farms, Colbert. Note the splendid ereet
ness of its carriage and its excellent head points.
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Georgia citizen w ho is raising any poul.
try or handling any eggs.
Almost invariably’ these large ship
pers, If asked the most regrettable fea
ture connected with this business, the
answer Avill be: The loss of eggs due'
to poor quality. By means of a process
called ''candling," these egg handlers
determine the quality of the egg, and
accordingly grade them as "strictly
fresh," "fresh," etc., until they reach
the poorest grades, known to the trade
as “rots and spots." The first or high
er grades of eggs are those which bring
in the best prices, and the prices di
minish greatly as the grades become
lower, until, when we reach the
and spots,” we find a class of eggs
which are unfit for human consump
tion.
I was very much surprised when told
that during this season of the year
these "rots and spots" often constituted
anywhere from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent of
some shipments. Yes: that is exactly
what 1 meant to say Read it again and
think about it. From one-third to one
half of the eggs received from the farms
are absolutely unfit for use as human
food. Also I was assured that the year
ly average of such eggs ran close to 25
per cent "rots and spots."
Why?
Simply because the farmer has not
had this brought forcibly to his atten
tion. Simply because he does not un
derstand in many eases the deleterious
effects of allow Ing eggs to remain in the
nests for varying periods of time, or
storing eggs in unsuitable places, of
producing fertilized eggs when not
needed and of not making frequent
shipments. Not that there Is any hard
or any scientific work needed to im
prove the quality, but simply the ob
servation of a few simple but effective
rules. Nor is the producer wholly to
blame, but also middle men are very
much at fault.
It Costs the Farmer Money.
Figure w ith me a minute on the con
ditions as shown in the preceding par
agraphs. We have seen where on an
average of one-fourth of the country
produced eggs are absolutely unfit for
human food, .-imply because of lack of
•ttention to small details. Now. if by
means of educating the people to this
loss we should be able to overcome It,
the money put into your pockets there
by would astonish you. With this loss
eliminated. It will be readily seen that
three hens would produce the same
number of marketable eggs as Is at
present produced by four hens Now,
we tlm| that the tn’en who have kept
records tell us that it costs on an aver
age of about $1.50 to feed and house
one hen, one year. That would mean,
then, that tn addition to the time spent
in caring for the additional hen. you
would save $1.50 on every three Inns,
or. in other words, you would add 50
cents to the income of each hen. These
same commercial poultry plants which
have kept records inform us that if
they can make from $1 to $1.50 profit
pei f -ar from each hen they are well
satisfied. To the farmer. th< n, who is
keeping 100 hens we will say under
the present conditions there isgiomlng
$l5O profit as a result of his year's,
work. If. by means of a little inex
pensive education and a result of at
tending to details which takes little or
no time, we could add 50 cents per year
per lien, thus making his income from
the same flock amount to S2OO per
year tel! me. Is it not worth consider
ing’’
In addition to these ample rea
sons why this change should be sought,
it should bt> nvtvd that under the pres-
• When all’s said, there is no fowl superior in
utility or beauty to the Black Langshan. The
fine cockerel show above is owned by -J. W.
Gholstin. of Comer.
ent conditions tjic man w ho is produc
ing high quality eggs and competing
with the less ambitious men is getting
no more for his eggs than the other
man gets for low quality eggs. The
commission man at present expects this
certain percentage of bad eggs, and ac
cordingly makes his price such that he
will not lose. Any shipments which he
may’ receive and which are of better
quality than the average mean simply
so much more profit to him. but no
more for the producer!
In other words, the colnmission man
is In the business as a financial invest
ment and, as is expected, he pays such
price as will wholly protect his in
terests. The average producer takes
what is offered, and this is by no means
a fair basis
Another reason why the Southern
poultry raiser receives such low prices
for his eggs is due to the fact that the
farms are sending eggs to market
which are often undersized, of varying
colors and shapes, and often dirty. The
dirty eggs are simply the result of
negligence in providing suitable nests.
The other features, howev r, are the
result of keeping cross-bred or mon
grel fowls. The remedy for this trou
ble lies in showing the producer that a
flock of standard bred fowls of one
breed will produce eggs which are uni
form in color and shape.
Here Are the Remedies.
I am advocating, therefore, the fol
lowing measures:
1. The buying and selling of all eggs
on a QUALITY basis. This would mean
"loss off. ' or, in other words, no money
for bad eggs, but higher prices for
good eggs. Also standard sized eggs
(24 ounces to the dozen) would re
ceive a premium above smaller eggs.
2. That buyers refuse to do business
with the producers on any other basis.
3. That producers refuse to sell their
product for less than it is really worth,
and this can only be determined by a
QUALITY method. Refuse to sell on
any other basis.
4. The organization of the producers
into county or district organizations for
the investigation of tills question, and
to better the conditions.
5. The organization of buying inter
ests for a similar investigation of this
question.
I know that If this question is given
unprejudiced consideration its value
will be apparent. 1 also know that in
no ease where the QUALITY basis has
been adopted has cither party to the
transaction ever been willing to go
back to ti’e old QUANTITY, or guess
wotk basis. It is one of the few eases
on record where a proposition has
proven of equal value to producer, con
sumer. and middle men.
I am especially desirous of corre
sponding with every pei son in this
state who either buys or sells any poul
try products, no matter how small the
quantity. Tell bow much of the prod
ucts you are handling, how you are sat
' l-fl. d with the priei s. w hether you have
ever had any Experience with the
QUALITY basis, what you think of the
Idea, and whethei you would care to
form an organization for the further
ance of tills work.
. I stand reaily and willing to aid this
work in any way posslbh I sincerely
believe that it offers the most oppor
tune method of advancing the inter
ests of the Georgia poultry raiser of
anything which may be undertaken at
tin present time. If I am mst a ken,
and there is a better method 1 am not
only willing, but am anxiou- to h«
shown. <'ori ettpondem e Is Invited, in
order ti at futuri plans may be Intelll
gently laid.
HUTCH MOULTING
OF SHOW FOWLS
Birds Intended for Exhibition
Should Be Given Extra Care
When Feathers Go.
By OTTO E. HACHMAN.
The handling of show birds during
the molting' period is an important
problem. You can make or mar a pro
spective winner at this time. Care
less handling will often damage the
plumage to such an extent as to put
the bird out of the running.
The first step is to separate the males
from the females. This should be done
just as soon as the breeding season
is over, and the breeding-season should
not be prolonged.
The male birds should be put in sep
arate inclosures, with ample room for
exercise. Do not pen them up in small
box coops and expect them to retain
their health and vigor, and to molt out
I properly. Have a comfortable place
for them to roost at night—a place that
is clean, cool and well ventilated. Have
a good sized run for each coop, so the
birds can get out on the ground and
derive the necessary exercise.
Do not overlook the matter of sup
plying them with green food. Unless
the runs are located on sod ground
green food must be provided. Lettuce
and other green garden stuff can be had
at this time, and will do them good.
Rape is also an excellent green food.
The females will not need to be sep
arated, but can be yarded together.
They must have ample room in their
roosting quarters. Overcrowding them
while on the roost«at night will cause
them to become overheated and un
comfortable. And colds are liable to
result when the overheated hens rush
out into the cool morning air.
While I stated above that the fe
males can all be yarded together, at
certain times we find it best to keep
some of the hens separate. Having
bejm apart all season they naturally
are quarrelsome when thrown together.
The time that is desired for the birds
to begin or complete their molt should
be governed by the date of the show in
which the birds are to be entered. The
fall fairs are the first shows on the list,
and as these usually begin in August
and September, it will be far too early
to expect the birds to be through molt
ing by that time. Therefore, they will
have to be entered before molt has af
fected them to a great extent. And
when this is the case, it is desirable
to prevent the fowls from molting too
soon This can be done by keeping up
heavy feeding and caring for them as
usual While on the other hand, if the
birds are to be entered in the early
w inter shows, their molt will necessar
ily have to be hurried along, so as, to
get the birds in new feather and in the
best of show condition.
If they seem inclined to be backward
in dropping the old coat of feathers,
cut dow n the rations considerably. Feed
very little grain for about two weeks
but give them all the gVeen food they
want. Os course, they will get a trifle
thin and eggs will be few, but this is
just what we desire.
Egg laying and molting both are a
-train on the fowl's system, and we can
not have the hens carry on both at the
same time w ithout harmful results We
should discourage egg production at
till;; time. After giving them short
rations for two weeks, they should be
st..: ,<■•! on full feeds again. This should
|be done gradually. Do not start them
abruptly on full feeds.
Provide them with nourishing and
easily assimilated food A good, soft
mash should be fed,once a day. Avoid
food of a stimulating nature, as eggs
ale not desired at tills time. Also a
food of a heating, fattening nature,
such us w hole or ground corn. We do
not want fat it the expense of good
plumage Lin-eed meal is always add
ed to tie mash This is a good feath
er former and makes better plumage
About once mwerk, I favor gtilng tin'
flock a mild dose of Epsom salts The
Standard,
Orpingtons.
CRYSTAL White Orpington hens; one to
three dollars; young stock; bargain
prices to make room. Write us. Valley
View Farm, North Chattanooga, Tenn.
41-8-14
FOR SALE—Buff Orpington vock, three
hens, four half-grown chickens, Cook’s
strain. Box 197, Austell. Ga. 8-23-6
Leghorns.
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred S. C. White
Leghorn pullets: beauties. E. B. Har
vey. Box 81, Lithonia. Ga. 32-8-22
K. I. Reds.
GOOD Rhode Island Red hens and pul
lets. $1 each. Call Ivy 1463. 64-8-22
Wyandottes.
SEVE£< hens and one rooster. White
Wyandottes; regular winter layers;
from a laying strain. I am moving and
the first check for .<lO gets them. J. M.
Comer. Union City. Ga. 8-24-14
GOLDEN LACED and Columbian Wyan
dottes, S. C. R. I. Reds; eggs, $1 and
$2 per 15. W. D. Bennett, Molena, Ga.
Bantams.
BANTAMS—Game Bantams, Sebright*.
Buff Cochins Carlisle Cobb. Athens,
G» 4-26-3#
Pigeons.
SHOW HOMERS. $5 per pair. These birds
won all show Homer prizes at the last
International Poultry show' at Atlanta
Ga. Working Homers, $1 to 81.50 per
pair. Carneaux, $1.50 per pair. J. W.
Woodruff, Columbus, Ga. 8-19-7
Eggs.
WHITE WYANDOTTE
EGGS.
FROM extra fine pen of the famous Fish
el strain bred-to-lay birds; unexcelled
for beauty and vitality; $3 per fifteen
Mrs. Ella M. Harrison. College Park
8-10-74
Buff Orpington eggs,
$1 per fifteen. 126 Windsor street.
Main 3588. 4-27-25
Miscellaneous Poultry.
H. G. HASTINGS & CO.
SEEDSMEN FOR THE SOUTH, 16 WEST MITCHELL STREET.
FOUR CITY DELIVERIES DAILY. NORTH AND SOUTH
SIDE 9 A. M., INMAN PARK AND WEST END 2 P. M.
BELL PHONE M. 2568, ATLANTA 2568.
PAPER WHITE NXRCISSUS BULBS—AII large,
strong bulbs. 25c a dozen; postpaid 40c.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTH BULBS should" be
started indoors now for early blossoms. 40c a
dozen; postpaid 50c.
FREESIA BULBS —We have just received a ship
ment of large bulbs. 20c a dozen; postpaid 25c.
SAGO PALM BULBS—OnIy a few left that we are
selling at 10c a pound; postpaid 15c.
ALL SIZE FLOWER POTS, fern pans and pot
saucers.
M’ALLISTER’S MOCKING BIRD FOOD is the
best food for mocking birds and all soft-billed
birds. Price per 1 pound bottle, screw top 25c; ex
press charges extra.
BIRD SALVE —For sore feet and warts, such as
trouble cage birds. Price 25c a box.
FISH FOOD—Genuine, specially prepared for feed
ing all kinds of fish kept in aquariums. Price 10c
a package; postpaid 12c.
SHEPARD’S SONG RESTORER —An invigorating
tonic and restorative for all song birds. Where
this is fed constantly and according to directions, it
will certainly bring back a lost voice, so often caused
by asthma. Price 25c a bottle; postpaid 35c.
’ POX REMEDY is a’7u7
cure for sorehead fowls. Once tried you will al
ways keep it on hand at this season of the vear.
Price 50c; postpaid 55c.
LEE’S EGG MAKER should be fed regularly to
your hens at this season, as it will help them
while moulting and start them to laying early. Price
25c and 50c a package.
LEE'S GERMOZONE is not only a cure, but a pre
ventive of roup, cholera, canker, swelled head,
etc. Both liquid and tablet form 50c. Tablets can
be sent by mail.
7EE’S~BEST STOCK CONDITIONER 77 ’ what~7
needed for the horse and cow that is run down and
is out of condition. Fed regularly to your cow it will
increase the flow of milk. Price 25c and 50c a pack
age. ,
“DON"E W.\ IT TOO LATE. get a box of Conkev’s
Limber Neck Remedy and cure those limber neck
fowls. Price 50c.
FLIES CANT STAY AROUND where Conkey’s Fly
Knocker is sprayed regularly. You do not have to
dilute it. just spray directly on the body of the
horse and cow and around the stable. One quart
35c. 2 quarts 60c. 1 gallon SI.OO.
READ FOR PROFIT-- ""
USE FOR RESULTS—
GEORGIAN WANT ADS
Ducks.
INDLaST"runner DUCKS—Either pen
ciled or fawn and white at ?1 each; good
ones; time yet to raise stock; order today.
Munnimaker Poultry Farm, Normandy,
Tenn, 5-2a-3
INDIAN RUNNER ducks, four and five
months old; lay white eggs; laying;
pairs $3.50, trios $5; pens of six ducks and
drake $10; eggs, twelve for sl. Oak Dean
Poultry Farm, Stone Mountain, Ga.
8-20-14
Miscellaneous Poultry.
5.000 EARLY HATCHED White and
Brown leghorn pullets, bred for eggs,
in numbers to suit. Also Airedale ter
riers. American Poultry Plant, Collins,
0hi0.87-8-24
EGGS FOR HATCHING after Sept. 1.
Babv chicks after Oct. 1. From our
high-grade. vigorous. prize-winning
strains of White Leghorns, Buff Orping
tons and White Plymouth Rocks. Fall
prices very low. Send for them. Bacon
& Hay wood, 166 Springfield ave., Guyton.
Ga, 8-17-4
FOR SALE —Have purchased Northern
breeder's entire flock t .ack Orpingtons.
Mv prices will move them rapidly. 300
old and young. W. E. Lumley, Tulla
homa, Tenn. 3-30-2
Horses and Carriages
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—Horse and
buggy' and harness, driven by' a lady
five years. Apply 626 Piedmont avenue.
8-21-lb
Dogs.
THOROUGHBRED Rip-Rap pointet
pups for sale. Are now ready’ to ship.
The finest known. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Z. P. Almon, Roopville, Ga.
FOR SALE —Four well trained fox and
out hounds; also two No. 1 opossum
and coon dogs. N. F. Crawford, Tiger,
Ga. t?* ’J 2
HAVE four white English bench hull
pups left for sale; $7.50 and $12.50; two
months old; full-blooded. 412 Fraser st.
58-8-24
FOR SALE —One black male shepherd
puppy three months old; four white feet.
Address A,, Route 3, Monroe, Ga. 8-24-12
FOR SALE—Registered Scotch collie pup
pies, three months old. For informa
tion apply 907 Grant Bldg. B-22-51
SCOTCH COLLIE PUPPIES for sale.
104 North Warren street, Kirkwood.
North Decatur car line. Mrs. L. Jans
sens. 26-8-21
Miscellaneous Poultry.