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EHTHUSHSM IN
BERLIN AT TURK
BITTING RUSSIA
Unbounded Joy at Black Sea
Exploit Evidenced. Report
Progress Favorable in North
France. Big Losses Admitted.
Berlin, (by wireless).- •Information
liven out today for the press In offi
. In I quarter* la an follows:
"The progrea* of the fighting on the
front In the north of Frame is regard
front In the north of Frame la regard
fd here as highly favorable. The re
port given out yesterday with its news
that the French had been thrown
hack across the Aisne at a point near
Koolssons and thnt the operations al
ready had been extended to the west
front of Verdun. Is regarded as the
Inost favorable Issued lor some time
pa at.
Fiercest of War.
•‘letters from the front reaching
Berlin describe the fighting between
Mettport and Tpres as probably the
fter --I of the whole war. The tier
mans forretl their way southward by
repeated nleht attacks The toll of
dentil was heavy oil both sides.
"The fighting In Poland has not yet
tecommenced, hut In Oalicla, accord
ing to special dispatches events would
appear to be approaching a decisive
moment. A dispatch received here
from Cracow says the Russisns have
been thrown back across the River
Sam and ejected from Lezalsk whence
the Austrians pursued them for a dis
tance of four mile*.
Russians Lost Prisoners
"An Austrian official report declares
merely Mini the Austrian forces In
Central (iallcls have retained all the
captured positions to the nort.i anil
cast of Turka near Htary-Hambor; to
the east of I'rzemysl. and on lower
Han River They repulsed an attack
near Disco, (he Russians losing many
prisoner*. A Russian column compos
ed of infantry, cavalry and artillery
has been defeated to the north of
Knthy on the frontier of Rukowlna
and (iallcls
The Turkish Fleet.
"The exploits of the Turkish fleet
which bombarded Odessa and Sebas
topol and destroyed two Russian war
ships. 19 transport* and several oil
tanks, excite unbounded enthusiasm
here
•F.l 1 n parclal. a newspnper of Mad
rid reports that there is dangerous
unrest In Algeria, The natives have
refused to enter the military service
and have killed French policemen
Echo De Hulsnrle, s seml-nf
flelal newspaper published In Sofia de
clares that the relations between Hul
garla and Turkey are In excellent
Shape Roth countries remember the les
sons of 191! and 1919 The secretary
of the king of Bulgaria lias gone to
Constantinople to confer with IcadinK
Turkish statesmen
Ports Not Responsible.
"The press declares Rial t lie Rrltlsh
statement of Oct. 27 saving that the
governments of the powers in the
triple entente have resolved shortly to
effect a settlement of the very slraln
cit relations between the Balkan slates
proves that Turkey la not responsible
for the outbreak of hostilities In the
.\ eg r F.a si.
"The Merman government has or
ganized a civil administration In tlm
French mining districts of I .on gw y and
Riley, where there are ore pit* valued
at !2f>,0«0,0(lO franch ($19,000,000 i
"The Dagblad, published at Stock
holm, Sweden declares In a dispatch
from l’ettograd that Mie Russian san
itary service Is lacking In hospital re
qulsites such b* bandages, for the
dressing of woumb.'
Like Slaughter Houses.
•'Some Russian hospital* look like
slaughter houses, tills paper save
"The Hutgarlan minister at Rome
ha* declared In an Interview that a
close tindetstanding exist* between
tween Bulgaria and Turkey.
•The t'til versify of Bonn has con
ferred the honorary degree of doctor
on Herr von Krnp and llrrr llaven
ateln. The latter la president of the
Imperial bank and Mm degree was giv
en him on account oi Germany's splen
did financial preparation* for the war.
"Bitter quarrels have broken out at
Darmaladt between Kngltah and
Frrm b prisoners of war As a result
It became neceeaar.v to move the Eng
lishmen. among whom Is Colonel Grey,
Into osnthrr ramp"
Coaled by German
Ships in Pacific
London. 4:10 a. m.—merman merchant
men regularly provide < ionium iTiiteera
!n the I'artfir with coal and provision*
fVoiri Chilean porta and furnish the war*
»hlp» with wheleee Information, accord
ing to the Time* correspondent *t Bnn
tUigu, Chile
The correspondent nays that the mer
chantmen obtain 'leave to de|sart from
the |*M* by malting tale#- declaration*
declaring their destination* tn Chilean
author! lies.**
FARMERS ATTENTION
WHEREIN LIES PROSPERITY
DIVERSIFIED CROPS IN THE
COTTON STATES.
Certainly anythin*; that can hr done
to holp the South tn ila immediate
• niergency should hr dour ltut the
final remedy for such a situation as
the cotton planters are facing now
must come from finding new uses for
cotton, and the resulting Increase in
demand, and from a greater diversifi
cation of cr* ps In the cotton states.
The cotton planter now very generally
buys hay and corn for caah He must
get in III* habit of raising such neces
sities for himself. It has been ascer
tained by the I>epartment of Agricul
ture that wherens the average Ohio
farm ha a 120 foiwa. the average South
Carolina farm has only l*. The best
friends of the South and of Ita plant
ers believe that lha true way to guard
againat the u|is aud downs of "King
Cotton" Is to rslae at home the crops
now bought from the West and In
crease the production of small farm
animals.- • From "The Progress of the
World." In the American Keview of
llevlewa for November.
A Great Utility And Fancy Fowl
’ - - ** '**
By Louis Paul Graham.
The most popular of al! American
breeds of poultry both In the United
States and foreign countries la the
Plymouth pock. This breed as first
originated wras of the barred variety
and Is yet the most popular of nil the
colors. Early iri the breeding of Mar
red Plymouth Rocks* many fanciers re
ported the appearance of several chicks
among their flocks that were pure
while These were known us White
“sports,” anil some were bred together,
producing the present variety of While
Plymouth Rocks. These attained great
popularity and were widely bred both
for utility and fancy, and have proven
perfectly satlsfocry In either ra
pacity.
The fowls are hardy and especially
TURKEY RAISING PROFITABLE
INDUSTRY FOR HOLIDAY TRADE
Favorite Table Meat for Cen
turies for Thanksgiving and
Christmas Table.
Precautions in Breeding and
Care in Feeding Essential to
Best Results.
By Michasl K. Boyer.
Poultry Editor of Karin Journal.
Copyright, 1314.
More turkey* would he raised if
farmer* and other poultry raiser*
appreciated the splendid profit
there i* In them. The roaming
turkey practically feeds hlmeelf,
save at fattening time. He Is a
great forager.
Kor centuries the turkey haa
been the favorite holiday talde
meat and today It i* more in de
mand than ever. Care In breeding
in essential and some attention
must lie paid to such as is provid
ed But. on the whole, after the
turkey has passed Its youth, it Is
pretty well able to care for itself.
Ever since 16sr> th* turkey has been
recognized as an Ideal table fowl for
the Christmas feast. Years afterwards,
when a Thanksgiving Hay was pro
claimed, II became the center of at
traction* for those dinners.
The turkey slill retains much of Its
wild nature, and Is the last of our
poultry to become domesticated. Its
natural food is Insects, grass and seeds
as found on a range through a rough
woodland. The Hhode Island and Con
necticut turkey* feast on chestnut*,
which Impart a very attractive flavor.
There are seven varieties of turkeys,
of which the bronze ts the largest anJ
most popular, the adult cock bird
weighing 36 pounds. The other varle
l i foil w In lid* order; Nurragnn
sett Bourbon Red, White Holland,
Black, Huff and Slate.
In mating only medium sized goo
biers should he used, to strong, vigor
ous hens No stock should be under
three years of age.
Turkeys cannot stand confinement.
They must have range, and t>e taught
to come home at night to roost.
l'or marketing thev are hied from
the month and are then dry tricked,
and packed In barrels, with or with
out tec. according to the condition of
the weather.
Com is the great fattening food.
Two-thirds com and one-third oats Is
also recommended, and an occasioned
iced of cornmeal mush is very good.
I' fed twice a day, the slock will not
roam To pen up stock to lie fattened
will result in oss of appetite, and at
killing time ihe bird will not welgn
as much as it did when first put iu
the coop
Kinj of th« Christmas Table.
it was about l&xfi that the turkey
»« chosen as the proper meat in Knit
land. for Christmas dinners. It was,
however, nearly HW year* afterwards
that this roval lard becume the at
traction of Thanksgiving and wedding
feast*.
It was at ihat time that William
Bradford, then Colonial governor of
Massachusetts, set aside a day au
n ally for the settlers to pray and re
joice for the good things meted out tu
them during the past year. Tho tur
ke- came In for the honor of the da.v,
and It haa continued ao ever since.
The lurks, is the laat of our domes
t c poultry to he changed front a wilJ
nature to that of domestication. It
still retains that wild disposition V>
a considerable extent, being a great
forager and thriving bes, on wrorma.
tnsccta, berries, seed* and grass, vu t
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
adapted to farms and good rangr. but
will also give good results In confine
ment. The bens lay large dark brown
eggs of a grade much sought in cer
tain localities.
Characteristics of Breed.
As a rule the females will become
broody, sit. hatch and rear chicks, al
though there are some strains from
which bloodiness has almost bred out
and (he average production of eggs
greatly increased
The chicks are vigorous, strong and
active and grow exceptionally fast on
range, reaching maturity at from 6 1-2
to 6 1-2 months old. They are readily
salable for Mic highest grade of market
poultry at all ages from broilers’ size
(7 to 8 weeks old) to full maturity, and
are very popular in some sections for
tr made some years ago, with the
lute Horace Vuse, I drove for miles
over hills, through woodlands and
rough locations in Rhode Island and
Connecticut, Inspecting flock after
flock of turkeys that were roaming
about helping themselves to Nature's
food. Along this range are numerous
chestnut trees, and Mr. Vose told me
that ns tile turkeys ate considerable
of these chestnuts a flavor was Im
parted to the flesh IJial made the
Rhode Island and Connecticut turkeys
"different" from any others and no
believed It was this fact thnt helped
so much to make their product fa
mous
Seven Varieties of Turkeys.
There are seven varieties of turkeys,
u/.: The Bronze, Nurragnnsett, White,
Black. Buff. Slate and Bourbon.
The standard weights of the differ
ent varieties are as follows:
Bronze Adult cock, 26 pounds,
y urllng cock, 32 pounds; cockerel, 22
pounds; hen. 20 pounds; pullet, 16
pounds.
Nanacansott Adult cock, 30 pounds;
yearling rack. 25 pounds; cockerel, 20
pounds; hen, 16 pounds; pullet, 12
pounds.
White Holland Cock, 26 pounds,
cockerel, 20 pounds; hen, IS pounds,
pullet. 14 pounds.
Black Cock. 27 pounds; cockerel, H
pounds; hen. IS pounds; pullet, 12
pounds.
Buff Cock. 27 pounds: cockerel. IS
pounds: hen, IS pounds; pullet. 12
pounds.
.slate Cock. 27 pounds; cockerel, IS
1' unds; hen. 18 pounds; pullet, 12
pounds.
Bourbon Red Cock. 30 pounds:
cockerel. 22 pounds; hen, IS pounds;
pullet, 14 pounds.
It will thus he seen that the bronze
leads 111 weight, with the others fol
lowing in (he regular order. Narrt
gansett. Bourbon, Red, White, Holland
Black, and Slnte.
Throughout New England the Nar
ra'-amiett Is the most popular. It Is a
Yankee product Hnd possesses a strong
and vigorous nature, an upright car
riage. n proud gait and a full breast.
In many other sections of the country
the Bronze Is the leader English
poulterers prefer (he Bronze to alt
others.
In mating any variety It Is best to
select medium-sized gobblers, and the
hens should be rugged and well de
veloped Much of the decline in the
industry can be traced o the use of
stock birds that have become sickly
and degenerate from Injudicious breed
ing.
Do Not Thriv* in Confinement.
Turkeys do not thrive In confine
ment. Fnless allowed thVtr liberty they
will lose flesh. By being given a night
feed of grain, and this scattered closa
to their home, they will regularly each
evening reltirn for their meal, and thus
got Into the habit of staying home at
night If outdoor roosts are erected,
the stock will remain until daybreak.
There arc three causes for failure >n
turkey raising which should be avoid
ed; 1. a damp soli, such as heavy, clay
land; 5, using cocks and bans for
COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Every Day Thi« Week, 3 to 5:30 p. m.
Every phase of the cooking art carefully demon
crated by an expert.
Every housewife should attend.
CULPEPPER BROS.
1019-1021 BROAD ST.
Iht hJGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
Copyright 1914.
M.e production of the finest capons for
certain markets.
When full grown the males weigh
from 8 to 11 pounds and females 7 to
10 pounds, and are probably the largest
of all the Plymouth Rock family.
Their plumage should be pure white,
legs and beak deep rich yellow, combs
small, single and fine. Such a fowl not
only dresses to the best advantage, and
commands best prices, but is also very
attractive in large flocks.
Fanciers have done very much to
Improve and popularize this breed, un
til at presemr it is regarded as the most
typical In shape of all the Plymouth
Rocks. They are always salable at good
prices, and they usually are shown in
goodly numbers at the poultry exhibi
tions.
breeding that are under three veais
of age, and 3, inbreeding. The sexes
must not be related.
With these precautions and proper
feeding and care .turkey culture can
be made very profitable, and should be
more largely entered into by farmers.
No stock should be killed for market
that Is not well fattened. Killing is
generally done by suspending the fowl
by tl)e shanks bead down, and stick
ing In the roof of the ...mouth so as to
sever the rterles and cut Into the
brain. This will produce Insensibility
and cause a free flow of blood from
the mouth. The carcass is then drv
picked. The head, feet and entral’s
are not removed.
How to Dress for Market.
Dressed turkeys are shipped to mar
ket during cold weather, packed closely
in boxes or barrels lined with whi :s
o. Manila paper. If the weather is
more mild, ice must be used tn pack
ing. Cover the bottom of the barrel
with cracked Ice, then put down a layer
of poultry, then a layer of ice, and ro
until packed solid and full. Head the
barrel lightly.
Different methods are used in fat
tening turkeys, but the majority of
growers prefer nothing but two-year
old corn. Where there is not a very
large supply of old corn it is safe to
mnke an equal mixture of both old and
new. Some breeders prefer a mixture
of two-thirds corn and one-third oats,
and occasionally give a cornmeal mush
feed. It is said that turkeys will fat
ten more reaully on northern white
flint corn, and the flesh will be of a
finer quality. While fattening, tur
keys must not be cooped up. They
must have their liberty, and, If regu
uarl.v given two meals a day, they wil
not he Inclined to /cam. To pen them
In a building or other Inclosure will
result In loss of appetite. If not sick
ness. During this confinement they
soon tire e*. the food given them, will
start to quarrel with other birds >»
the pen, become restless, and at killing
time will not weigh as much as whi-n
they were first penned up. The turkoy
pines for associates; with them It is
"liberty or death.”
Next week Prof. Harry Reynolds
l.ewis, head of the Department of
Poultry Husbandry at the New
Jersey State Agricultural Experi
ment Station, will contribute an
article on "The Effect of the Eu
ropean War on Poultry Prices.”
The Illustration by Louis Paul
Graham will show “Golden Laced
Wyandotte*. ”
Says Bulgaria Be
Strictly Neutral
London. 5H9 «, m.—The correspondent
of The Times *t Sofia. Rulgarta, says
he Is Informed on the highest authority ,
(hat Bulgaria will maintain the strictest |
neutrality.
AN APPEAL
TO THE
WOMEN OF AUGUSTA
Three fourths of the millions of dollars
spent each year in Augusta for food, clothing
and household supplies are spent by the wpmen
of Augusta. The women of Augusta can make
or break any retail merchandise business of this
city with the slightest concerted cooperative ef
fort on their part.
Business is getting better—the women of
Augusta can do more at this single juncture to
help make business better in Augusta than all
the rest of our citizens put together. The move
ment has already started. Will the patriotic
women of Augusta give it their endorsement,
their practical support, their undivided help?
Will the various organizations of the wo
men of Augusta take up this patriotic work for
the next three months, in order to help their city
and all its people, in order to stimulate trade,
to create confidence, to bring about again pros
perous times? There is no greater force in Au
gusta than its women. Their help is needed.
The plan is simple—the women of Augusta
can make it effective if they will.
Will You Practice These Slogans?
LIVE AT HOME ORDER AT HOME
TRADE AT HOME MADE AT HOME
BUY AT HOME RAISED AT HOME
PAY AT HOME HELP AT HOME
You are invited to join in the Demonstra
tion of what the Augusta at Home movement
means to the people of this section. You’ll see
it broadcast, on every hand, in every window
display, during the week of November 14th.
If you are interested in the Live at Home,
Trade at Home, Made at Home, Raised at
Home, Buy at Home Movement, write the
Live at Home Editor
AUGUSTA HERALD
For Further Particulars.
MONDAY, NoVt,.._