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12 The Georgian’s Poultry and Live Stock Page A TRIO OF SUPERB PRIZE WINNERS h ■. .Ja ’ . . ik . Re.... \ \ wM '' 4Wwwlftro |m & - -A muflßi Mil k llWr ' ' ’ i<*fX jß^ ; ffiVl 4; 1 ••' w /jfe’-T s*<- v WW|»BbWwM , - > HfeteA S3HKW W|y- S '#< A I • HTW ■* * "**"■" ■*’ wwlihKJ • T 4lw • E U ... r *ix' '••• *■ <v - -♦» •“ J, A r: > ~‘ O—h ■ -— ..--. Z ..--.Z Lakenvelder cock, one of the few of these most beautiful German fowls in Georgia, owned by Ewell Gay. proprietor of Gaymont farms, near Atlanta. DD JLL ■ 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 • a 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. _______ ' • 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.