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The Georgian’s Poultry and Live Stock Page Edited by Judge F. J. MARSHALL CHICKENS MN BE IfflE HELPFUL TO FARMER Planters at Present Do Not Get as Much From Poultry as Is Possible. By WM. J. STITH. p, --sire in this article to advance fOmP ; ieas, which if put into practice, be a blessing to the great army of „, en «ho are engaged In farming. While aie speaking to the farmers as a u-hole, 'he lessons herein contained jnay be absorbed by all who read, if so desired. In the first place, the writer is well satisfied, after careful consideration, that farmers in general do not get as much clear profit out of their poultry as it is possible for them to get. espe cially those who do not make poultry a specialty. Speaking of farmers as a whole, a very small per cent make much out of their poultry, not because thet are inferior to others in the man ner of breeding poultry, but largely be cause they are careless as to this part nt the work connected with their farms. The majority think the business of ■ aising chickens is too small a thing to claim their attention, and the. work is largely left to the busy housewife, who with all her work, manages quite often m supply the family with the most of the groceries needed, and the profit or loss on the poultry kept is seldom counted so far as the farmer himself is concerned. Now, if the farmers as a whole do not derive much revenue from the poultry kept on their farms, it is clearly manifest from more than one stand point that as a class they are to blame; for it has been proven, time and again, that there is profit in poultry keeping, and of all classes the farmer has the best opportunity for getting profit out of this line of business. Unlike those who breed, poultry in towns and cities, he has ample room for carrying on the business, either on a large or small scale. He can devote as much space to it as he desires, and without disad vantage to other lines of farm work. For the most part, the poultry kept proves a blessing to the others; for in a number nt ways the flock helps to in crease their profits. One of these Items is the profit aris ing enaaxt the fertilizer gathered from the poultry houses and placed on the spll for Ute production of different CSS>p». There are few better fertilizers pud it eerefwlly preserved and added to £>• soil, will count greatly In bringing the ctrap® to maturity in the. most per fect manner, and figure largely in the profits when marketed. If all farmers could be made to real ize bow far the fertilizer procured from the keeping of two or three hundred hens would go toward producing crops they would be investing more in poul try and less in commercial fertilizer, remembering that the chickens bring a good profit on the amount invested, not counting the fertilizer at all. Again, poultry proves a wonderful help to the farmer in destroying in sects which destroy fruit and different crops, and the ever busy hens not only rid the farmer of these pests, but help furnish their feed at a very low cost. In this day of insect destruction, the flock of fowls is almost indispensable, ami the farmer is beginning to realize how much he owes to the poultry’ kept on his farm. A neighbor of ours, in discussing the question of plum grow ng, said he would not think of trying to grow them if he had to dispense with his i hiekens. But the poultry of itself assists in no uncertain degree in enlarging the farmer’s bank account. The fact is bHng demonstrated by not a few these days that with a few hundred hens one man ran make a good living for himself and family, when he is compelled to purchase all the feed which the hens consume; and if this Is possible, how mm h more easily can a farmer who raises all his grain, vegetables, etc., make a splendid profit, say. on four or five hundred hens? It should also be remembered that the keeping of poultry at a profit will mean but very little more work and will scarcely interfere with the other farm work. To be sure. It will necessitate looking after this Part of the business of the farm as carefully as any other department, and ne<issitates taking as much interest in k in other things. * urge upon all farmers who read article the great importance of seeping pure bred .stock, for the best interests of all concerned discard the inongrel and get a flock of pure bred forms, it has been demonstrated lime antl again that a flock of pure bred P" ill try will bring in more profit than a ngrel one, and then there is some I’ensure in having a beautiful flock on ‘ premises. The flocks on many ’ | ms are a disgrace to those who keep ’hem, for, like Jacob's cattle of old, are ring-streaked, speckled and ''t<‘d. and off In shape, combs and s' o Any old thing so far as poultry k concerned seems to be the rule with some farmers, where If the herd of cat showed such negligence, those keep ag them would hide their faces with H. M. Ross of Tullahoma, Tenn., and an expert breeder of Partridge Wyandottes says: “The only thing I can say about The Georgian as an advertising medium is, I can’t fll all the orders.” There are many other advertisers using our columns that say the same. You can too if you will give the Georgian a fair trial. Rates furnished upon request. Start your ad immediately and then get busy selling your poultry eggs and products. A GRAND COCKEREL . Z- 1 7 9 x Z* liiis splendid fowl is the property of Asa G. Candler, Jr., and tlio pride of Briarcliff farm. Judges and Secretaries (From Advance Poultry.) The success of conducting a winter poultry show depends very largely up on the manner In which the judging is done and the promptness in which the awards are made after the birds have been scored. It is nothin? uncommon to hear complaints at many of the shows regarding the work of the judge, and it Is along this line that we desire to make some suggestions. In the first place an association should employ only men whom it believes are capable of handling a show composed of all va rieties in the Standard. While there are many judges in the field, it can be said that nearly all of those who claim to be capable of handling all varieties are competent men, and if occasional mistakes are made they are made un intentionally. Judges are human beings and every one is apt to make mistakes. Therefore, it is quite un just to severely critcise the judge when some of the awards may not be exactly as expected by the exhibitors. Taking it for granted, however, that the judge is competent, impartial and honest, there are still certain things that can be done to carry on the show more successfully as far as the judg ing is concerned. In the first place, the secretary should have all of his work in proper shape before the judge ar rives. That is, he should have all en tries macle on his books, all entry tags on the coops and all .birds properly weighed. This will enable the Judge to begin his work without delay and. with a capable clerk, he can keep things moving along nicely without a hitch. At the end of each half day's work the judge should foot up his score cards, make the awards, indicating the award upon the score card of the bird that wins. The cards should then be signed and turned over to the secre tary, so the latter may be figuring up the pens and placing the ribbons on the coops while the scoring is going on. Some judges do not turn over their score cards of the day's work until the evening. In which case it is impossible for the secretary to complete his work that evening. It has always been our contention that the awards made dur ing the day should be on the coops in full on the evening of each day. Nothing pleases the exhibitors more than to receive their score cards and he able to learn of their winnings,the same day their birds have been scored. It is only 1 natural that they should de sire to know whether or not they won anything and it seems as though the judge and the management of the show should do everything in their power to accommodate them. It may mean a little extra work for a few evenings, while others are enjoying the show, but the secreary Is supposed to receive pay for his services and when he is paid he ought to perform his duty. We often see shows that are conduct ed very carelessly when It comes to placing the awards upon the coops. The judge max have done his share, but the secretary is to blame for the delay. The judge usually likes to see the ex hibitors satisfied and even if there is an occasional "kick" regarding the scores, the rough edges of this com plaint can be nibbed off if the awards are promptly made and the score cards are delivered without unnecessary de lay. Judges are very often criticised for something the show secretary neg- THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1912. lects to do and for that reason both officials ought to work together in har mony to eliminate all trouble along this line. It is still a long time before next win ter’s shows will begin, but a timely sug gestion can be made and, if pasted in a conspicuous place, may do some good when the proper time comes. Let all show secretaries bear in mind that they have a responsibility placed upon their shoulders and that it is not always the judge who is to blame when complaints are made regarding the manner in which the awards are made and the way they are placed on the coops. There are always a certain number of chicken fanciers who do nothing but "knock” the industry, the American Poultry association and everything that is being done for the improvement of the business. If these same men would cut out this everlasting practice of knocking and put their shoulders to the wheel and help boost, things would be very much different. What's the use of criticising every one and everything connected with the business? It never paid and it never will; so throw away your hammer and begin to work for the best interests of the poultry business. SPALDING COUNTY. GRIFFIN. GA., Oct. 19.—The second annual exhibition of the Spalding County Poultry association will be held in connection with the Griffin and Spalding county fair in Griffin, Ga., No vember 11-16. Judge F. J. Marshall will award the prizes on November 12. They are exerting every effort to make this the biggest and most successful poultry show ever held in a small town. Beginning with nothing last year, they promoted a show that was a credit to Griffin and Georgia. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BUYER? NOW IS THE TIME TO ADVERTISE This Coming Season Is Going To Be the Biggest Season the South Has Ever Seen In Fancy Poultry. Fall Trade Is Beginning To Show Its Hand. The Georgian with its wide and constantly increasing cir culation gives the Poultry fraternity of this section the greatest selling medium ever offered them. We solicit a trial contract, through which we feel assured we can demonstrate every claim we make. Thousands of new breeders are starting up every month and no better market for your stock and eggs is offered than through The Georgian’s Poultry. Pet and Live Stock page, circulating as it does everywhere in this section, and reaching Ihe new-comers—the poultry men and women of the future. While a man in any business that depends upon the pub lie for its volume of trade* should advertise the year round there are certain seasons of the year that must be looked after more carefully than others. In the poultry business a man ought to keep his breed and address before 1 hi' poul try buying public every month in Ihe year— yet there are three seasons of the year that demand the attention of the advertising man if his sales of stock and eggs are to be as large as conditions in his section will warrant. Send sour ads to us todav. The Local Poultry Show The local poultry show is the one strong factor in the build ing up of the thoroughbred poultry industry of this country. You can not hope to get a very great propor tion of the people of the country to go into the large cities to attend the big shows, so the best thing to do is to take the show to the people. Organize an association in your home town and hold a nice little show. It is not best, in my estimation, to try to work for the largest show possible, but just try to get as many in the locality to show some of their fowls. In this way they will feel that it is their show, and they must do their part toward its main tenance: it is surprising how the people will get to talking about “our show” if the right kind of a spirit is started in it. It is. as a rule, not a hard matter to get a good many of the people of the community interested enough in the work to pay their dollar dues in order to have the show work go forward. Os course it is not so easy to get them into the real working harness to get the show in readi ness, but T have found that it is really not necessary to have more than about three good live men to do the actual preliminary work of a show. Where there are too many endeavoring to get their say about everything that comes up for consideration it usually causes more or less irritation and not the best of feeling between members. So that it is really bet ter for the association to appoint about three live wires in the busi ness and tell them to go forward with the work. Get all the merchants of the place interested if possible. Endeavor to show them how the show will benefit them in many ways, per haps Indirectly in some cases, but it will help all to a greater or less de gree. The merchants should be. and are, generally, willing to offer some good prizes in the way of merchan dise of various kinds, such as they have in their line of business. These things, white they might not be suited for of fering in the city show, will be ap preciated in the country town show and worked for in a hearty manner. The entry fee should be made small, so that any one will feel that he can afford to enter his fowls and have them judged. For the first show it is a pretty good plan to offer cash in the shape of a per cent of the entry money taken on the variety—say, 40 per cent for first WINDER. WINDER. GA., Oct. 19.-The Winder Poultry asociation wHI hold its annual show December 11. 12, 13. It will be open to the world. More than SIOO in cash premiums will be awarded, be sides a number of handsome cups and specials. The ladies’ department will have a fancywork and home canning display for a number of cash and spe cial cash premiums. All who are in terested are asked to write for a pre mium list and entry blank. SOCIAL CIRCLE, SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA., Oct. 19.—So cial Circle, Ga,, will hold its annual poultry show on December 6 and 7. The prospects are good for a successful show. The management will do all it can to make it beneficial to out-of-town exhibitors. Let all come who can. Incubators. BARGAINS —Three Champion outdoor brooders. 100-chick size: cost $6.50 at factory. Will sell the three for $lO. One new 200-egg Mandy Lee incubator; cost $25, Will sell for sls. William .1 Lloyd. Chattahoochee, Ga. 10-19-4 EJ MTUEsRHA-Ur and 20 per cent for second prize, and 40 per cent to go to the associaion for expenses. For example, suppose there are twenty Barred Rock hens en tered at 25 cents per head, which would give you $5 in cash. Forty per cent of this would give the first prize hen $2, and 20 per cent would give the sec ond hen sl. and $2 would go into the treasury of the association which makes a very safe way of dividing it. For the first season it may be ad visable to limit the entries to the coun ty in which the show is held, but after that I should suggest making it open to the world. There will rarely be any of the big breeders bother you by com ing in and taking all the prizes away from you. If they do it will be a mighty good kind of education for all who are breeding his varieties in find ing out just what it takes to consti tute the best in the line. Advertise your show locally all you possibly can tn order to get the people In general out to see It. Have a farmers’ day. a children's day, and so on. Any thing to get up the interest. Let the ad mission be as low as possible to get funds enough to come out even on the whole proposition of expense. There la nothing that I have ever seen that will so increase the Interest in good stock as one of these local shows. If the good work is kept up people will soon be ashamed to keep anything but something good. Do not spend much money on printed matter. Just enough to let the people know what you are go ing to do. Poultry—Miscellaneous. WHITE INDIAN RUNNER ducks, Fish el. Spencer and Carlisle strains. Most popular breed and greatest money-makers White Leghorns. Wyckoff strain; great winter layers. Robert Downer, Route 3, Guthrie. Ky. 28-9-10 WHITE LEGHORN bantams, Fishel White Wyandottes. Pape Nice stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. C. B. Martin. Greenville. S. C. 9-2 5-4 FREE RANGE duck and poultry farm; have many yards of ideal Rhode Island Reds and the finest While Leghorns; largest White Runner yards in the South, also Fawn and White Write for prices of eggs and stock (the large yards al ways sell the freshest eggs). Come and see our yards and stock. Chamblee, Ga., Route 1. City Office, 304 Forsyth Build ing, Atlanta, Ga.IL2B-51 MOTTLED ANCONAS, Partridge Plym outh Rocks and Salmon Faverolles cock erels, fine Virds; few more than I need; going cheap. W. J Davidson, United States Commissioner, Tullahoma. Tenn HASTINGS' 100-bushel oats, $1 bushel. Extra fine cotton seed for planting. $1 bushel. Fancy Berkshire pigs, sired by a great son of the $4,000 show boar, Star Value; prices reasonable Jersey bull calf, six months old; will register; only $25. Barred Rocks and White Orpingtons cheap. Fairview Farm. Palmetto. Ga 9-14-67 GOLDEN Ijaced Wyandottes, Colunibian Wyandottes, S. C. Rhode Island Reds Indian Runner Ducks. W. D. Bennett. Molena, Ga 12 13-33 SELLING OUT-Black, White. Buff~oF? pingtons. Black Langshans, Pekin. Buff Orpington and Runner ducks (white and fawn and white). Prices should move them. Also collie dogs and Berkshire hogs W E. Lumley. Tullahoma. Tenn 3-30-2 Dogs. MONTVIF.W FARM—-Collie puppies, four months old. $lO each Phone 27-J l)e ---catur, Ga ip 19-54 FOR SALE The best bred Hi ter of Irish Setters in the United States, dam is by Champion Pat Law; the sire by Cham pion St. Clouds Kenmore; seven weeks oMt all solid dark reds, dogs S2O. bitches sls, with all papers for registration Bar bara Kennels, Atlanta. Ga. Route 1. FOR SALE—One English setter bitch; Mayfly strain. thoroughbred. well trained; good retriever; three years old Will sell cheap for quick sake C B. Carswell, Gordon, Ga. 10-19-2'7 TAKING ORDERS for eight weeks fine Berkshires at sl2 pair. Morris Farm Clarkston, Ga 10-19-7 FOR SALE One very fine white 'English bull pup, three ami a half months Old 25 pounds. Human intelligence 17-19-10 FOR SALE- Full blood French male poo dles, two months old: beauties 205 South Forsyth, Phone 2559 32-18-10 FOR SALE Thorough bre<l well-trained pointer dog; perfect retriever; $75; others at right price. John 1.. Miller Iron City, Ga 54-17-JO RABBIT AND OPOSSUM hounds front best English and American strains All pedigreed and registered. Belle Ellen Bea gle Kennels. Belle Ellen, Ala. 39-14-10 I'OR SALE Coon anil opossum dogs fox and cat hounds M I. t'rawford Tiger Ga. 10 12-53 Turkeys. MAMMOTH BRONZE* turkeys and spug need Seed, $6 a thousand. Nine young turkeys, $3 each, until November 18; old hens, $4 Address Mrs Sallie Bromley, Iron City, Tenn 27 ’3-10 Eggs. THOROUGHBRED Buff <>rph.gton eggs $1 per fifteen. 126 Windsor street Main 3588 10-9-15 Plymouth Rocks. M.W’l' some nice exhibition Barred Rock pullets at $5 each; choice breeding hens 12.50 each; cocks s•'». n \ Kuhns, sn-w - an avenue. Route 2, Atlanta, 26-19-10 Bl EF PLYMOUTH ROCKS Twenty nice hens. This year’s breeders, $2. Grand show hens, $5 each. John Low Smith. Kirkwood. Ga Bell phone Decatur 195. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS Exhibi tion slock a specialty. Eggs for hatch ing and baby chicks. Reduced autumn prices. Send for catalogue Bacon & Haywood, 166 Springfield avenue, Guyton, 2*; f 8-31-2 EGGS from prize-winning Barred Plym outh Rocks: tour ribbons, first cock, first, fourth and fifth hens. Silver cup (sweepstakes) on just four birds Fine cockerels for sale. Benjamin H Spurlock, Lithonia, Ga. 9-14-5 Orpingtons. b < >K SALE—My Crystal White Orpington chickens; Kellerstrass strain: four pul lets and two cockerels, almost grown, anti three hens and one cock. $1.50 each; if taken at once. C. B. Carswell. Gordon, Gn- 10-10-28 FOR SALE Buff Orpingtons cheap; ex ceptionally tine, heavv layers, seven hens, one cock, $25; eggs $1.50. Flousch, 192 Crew street. Phone Main 2792-1. FEW PENS or single birds, Buff Orping tons; high-class stock. Morris Farm, Clarkston, Ga. 10-19-8 M V EX TR E M ITV YOUR Oi’Pt >RTl ’ NIT Y Orpingtons, White. Black and Buff Owing to my business. I must close out by January 1 some 200 high-class birds. Now is your chance to secure the best blood in these, the best of all chickens. Price st, $2 and s.l each Worth double. William J. Lloyd. Chattahoochee, Ga. BI FF ORPINGTONS- Exhibition stock a specialty. Eggs for hatching and baby chicks. Reduced autumn prices. Send for catalogue. Bacon * Haywood, 166 Springfield avenue,Guyton. Ga. 8-31-1 ALL my last season's winners for sale Pens and single birds. Ribbons and cups go with birds. V. A. Ham, Newnan. Ga. 9-21-1 Wyandottes. FOR SALE —Few partridge Wyandottes from Kentucky and Tennessee fair win ners. H. M. Ross, Tullahoma. Tenn. 10-12-15 WHITE Wyandotte cockerels; a few fine, vigorous birds, just matured, for sale cheap. Call East Point 237 10-18-30 Bantams. BANTAMS—Game bantams. Sebrlghts, Buff Cochins. Carlisle Cobh, Athens. Ga. 4-26-30 Poultry—Miscellaneous. Poultry—Miscellaneous. 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, ATI, ANT A 2568. CHICKEN POX. sorehead, warts and pian are all the same disease. Conkey’s Chicken Pox Remedy is a sure cure. Price s('c. GRANULATED BONE is fine for laying stock. It has been proven by analysis to contain all the ele ments of an egg. Comes in tine, medium and coarse sizes. Price, 7 lbs.. 25c: 50 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $3.25. IF YOUR COW is out of conditiion. try Lee’s Best Stock Conditioner. 25c and 50c a box. CRUSHED OYSTER SHELL and poultry grit. 50 lbs., 50c; 100 lbs., SI.OO. SEED RYE, barley, oats and wheat, clovers, onion sets, etc. Let us make you special quotations. " , *' ' — ~■ X ~ * ——————— .. ~ LIMBER NECK is caused by fowls eating putrid flesh, which causes ptomaine poisoning. Fowls that are suffering from this cause can not stand or hold up their heads, but seem well; combs rosy as ever. Treat them with Conkey’s Limber Neck Rem edy and you will effect a sure cure. Price 50c. WE CAN SUPPLY YOU with all size flower pots, fern pans and pot saucers. BULBS —Paper White Narcissus. 25c a dozen; post paid, 40c. White Roman Hyacinths, 40c a dozen; postpaid. 50c. Single Dutch Hyacinths, six colors, 50c a dozen; postpaid. 60c. Double Dutch Hyacinths, six colors, 60c a dozen; postpaid. 70c. Freesias, 20c a dozen; postpaid. 25c. Jonquils. 15c a dozen; post paid. 20c; SI.OO a hundred; postpaid. $1.25. Chinese Stored Lilies. 10«- each; 3 for 25c; SI.OO a dozen; if bv mail add 3c each for postage. Single and Double Tu lips in mixed and separate colors. Let us mail vou a copy of our Bulb Catalogue. FOR THE LAWN —Hastings’ Evergreen Lawn Mix ture. fancy reeleaned Kentucky Blue Grass, White Clover, English Rye Grass and lawn fertilizers. Write for booklet on lawns. BRASS CANARY CAGES—SI.2S and up; bird seed, gravel, manna, bitters, cuttie bone, song restorers, salve, etc. DON'T FORGE! that we are headquarters for the “Red Comb” Poultry Feeds. They are the feeds that are all feed with no grit, shell or waste. Once tried they are always used. A trial order will con vince you that this is true. Let us mail vou price list. DRINKING I'Ol NTS, grit and shell boxes, leg bands, poultry markers, nest eggs, disinfectants, etc. Leghorns. LEGHORN cockerels, Wycoff and Belmont strains, $2.00 each. Beauties. Eggs $1.50 a setting. Morning Glory Farm, Kirkwood. Atlanta. Ga. Bell phone 152 De catur. 19-10-46 MAKE ME OFFER on 150 best White Leghorns in South. Must sell at once. R. T. Shadburn, Cumming. Ga. 10-19-29 Mo.XTVIEW FARM 150 White Leghorns. eight hens and one cock, $lO. L S. Bottenfleld. Phone 27-.1, Decatur, Ga. FOR SALE—IOO S. C White Leghorn hens, one year old, at 75 cents each Mrs. T. B. Roberts. Franklin, Tenn.. Route 1.111 -28-9 W Hll - E LEGHORNS—Highest qual it y. strongest vitality, unequaled utility. Exhibition stock a specialty. Eggs for hatching and baby chicks. A postal brings interesting catalogue and reduced autumn prices. Send for it. Address Ba con & Haywood, 166 Springfield avenue. Guyton. Gaß-31 -3 FOR SALE—My lot of White Leghorn hens and pullets All are good, but some are as good as I could get. C. D Shaw. Cartersville, Ga. 10-18-40 Ducks. 20 INDIAN RUNNER YOUNG DUCKS for sale cheap. Phone Ivy 3339. Quick. INDIAN RUNNERS—White and Fawn and White Grown stock, ducklings and eggs. Prices right Satisfaction guaran teed. Phone 9075. Smyrna Duck Farm. Smyrna. Ga. 95-1.9-10 1M PORTED White Runner ducks, one drake and five ducks, direct from birds imported from England February. 1912. Something fancy Now laying. s3n « ill buy them Worth SSO. William J Llovri. Chattahoochee. Ga. 10-19-5 WHITE RUNNER drakes that will put new blood in your flock and will win at any show; $lO each: we guarantee satis faction; also a few S. C. White Leghorn cockerels at $5 each; young strain. Snow white Poultry Yards. O. O. Ray. Mgr . Kirkwood. Ga 9-21-6 EXHIBITION White Runners for sale, if you want first-class breeders or birds for the show, room at reasonable prices write us quick. Jefferson Poultry Farm. Albany. Galo-5-43 INDIAN RUNNER ducks, $1 each; fawn or penciled; all kinds of chickens; write us. Munnimaker Poultry Company, Croth ersville. Ind. 5-25-3 FOR SALE—lndian Runner ducks; fawn and white. If you want layers, get some of my wonderful strain of ''mortgage lifters.’' Trios $7 to sls. Write for price list Valley Head Poultry Farm, Route 2-B. Big Rock, Tenn. 10-11-10 11