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SIX High Prices For Poultry and Eggs A s Direct Result of European War Splendid Opportunity For Poultry Raisers to Reap Big Profits Pullets Should Be Saved Now For Layers When Prices Rise By Prof. Harry Reynolds Lewis. Head of the Department of Poultry Husbandry at New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Bta- Statlon. Copyright, 1914 Poultry raisers will enjoy a rare opportunity t«> money as a re sult of the European War. This will he a. natural reault and not due to holding up the public American beef and other food stuffs will be in great de mand by the nations at *ar Canada will make a direct demand for Amcri tnan poultry foods but the main in crease in poultry consumption will b« within our own borders due to the de pletion of other staple food stuffs. The poultry man who prepares for this market by increasing his flock and improving its laying efficiency will be amply repaid The consumers of agricultural pro ducts have already ceafied to ask the question. "Will th< war Increase the already high cost of living.“ It is an established fact that, to date, food val* ue* have risen materially since the war broke out. New York city has taken steps to meet this rise in food values by the establishment of a number of so railed City Public Markets The government lias attempted through tju enforcement of laws t * check the un necessary Increased prices which the housewife must pay for her food sup ply. Poultry products have not risen in proportion to other more perishable foods. This Is due to the fa«’t that the increased cost of the production ol eggs is a secondary and not a primary cause of high prices. The ponltryman is constantly asking himself how he get get higher prices and keep down the cost of production. In order to answer this question intelt gently it is necessary to underatand the conditions created by the war. Europe In the next few months, and possibly , years, will be an immense consumer of staple products produced In the United Rtatfs and Canada. In the countries at war the entire male population, which usually works the land and pro duces the crops, Is practically on the battle field fighting for national exls tence. The women, children and old man must do whatever farming Is done, i which at best, will enable them to pro duce but a small prtptrtion of the com- j modules needed. Cause of High Prices. High prices received by the producer will he due to indirect causes, that is, there will he no direct demand for poultry products for exportation to Kurope, largely on account of the faxt of the perishable nntur# of the product and the high cost for an me. There may he. however considerable demand from Canada, due to the fact that less eggs and poultry are produced on acount of the extensive demand ! for foodstuffs for shipment to Eng land. Higher prices for poultry and eggs will he due to two indirect causes ! First, the great demand tor An cri- j can beef for exportation to the war ring countries, will cause the price of | foodstuffs to reach a very high level ! That will mean a greater demand for I poultry and eggs which can not but j help to materially Increase the price j Poultry, meat and eggs will be used | vary extensively during the cccninK j winter on the American table In the 1 place of beef and other forms of meat, i The second Indirect cuuae if the j prevailing high price will be the ma terial Increase in food cost due to a ! great demand for grains in Kurope We have already seen it) litis short time how' the price nt wheat has risen to i a very high point This means that the i GOLDEN LACED WYANDOTTES I ?v -V ] • --?« ,<■'•''•*••■ * Av*- w&'K'r,^;±- ■ : '>>s J (By Lost* «*aul Oranam.) This I* the second variety of the fa niiui American general purpose fowl ■ml wrae originated al>oul 1550. foil, wing cosely ili« grp.it Silver Izrail Wyan dotte with which It divided popularity among American breeders for »omp year* The Golden Wyandotte l> marked e\. art))' like the Silver, tut liaa a beautiful go den reddlah ground color to Ita plu mage. Inatpad f white Thla In tra»i with the greenlah black markings, make It a richly colored fowl. Th* Golden Lai cd Wyandotte wwe originated by rroaalng the Silver with Partridge Cochin*, or aa c almed t.jr aome with the Wlnneltasn fowl, which aeetua to have been a cleat) legged Part ridge Cochin. From thte crosa resulted j ponltryman muse pay more for his food and hence it wll cost him more to pro duce eggs. This high price and pos sible scarcity of common cereals or grains will affect all meat production i in the same way. The Increase in sell j ing price due to demand and cost of j production will, however, be greatly ahead of the slight increased cost of j foodstuffs. How to Grasp Opportunities. lfow can the poultryman best grasp his oppnrtunities? His opportunity is the ability to pro duce throughout the next or ten ! months an abundant supply, and at ! the same tin e to maintain as low a j cost of production as possible. The | following five factors should receive ! special consideration, as it is only by [attention to the details that he he is j able to meet the present peculiar con- I ditions. First his aim should be to increase the size of bis flock. A larger ! flock, properly managed will mean [larger production, and there will cer tainly be a demand for this Increased production at the prevailing prices, prices. The flock can he increased In j two ways. First, by retaining a num ber of yearlings and even two year old hens and second by rutting into winter quarters a large flock of pul lets Two year old hens. especially the Leghorn#breeds, If properly managed, will produce a fair number of eggs If sold at prevailing prices this winter. The effort should be to look over the old birds well, weed out any which seoni to I e especially fat, and not in the best of health and vigor. These old er liens should be kept, separate from the pullets as they will have to take more exercise, in order to keep down the body fat. All available pullets raised by the poultryman during the past s< mi juer should be kept by him and not sold. Pullets art- going to he in great demand and are going to sell at prevailing high prices. Even in view of tin* possibility of getting consider able revenue from their sale. It will surely he more profitable to keep them for the production of eggs Pullets will also he more or less scarce, due to Ihe poor conditions if hatching last spring. Increased Egg Production. Having Instiled a large flock of healthy birds, the second problem of the poultryman should be to surround his birds with a congenial environ ment which will induce production. In order to insure winter production, the birds should be confined in the laying house all the time, hut should Rot be crowded. At least four square feet of floor space should be allowed each bird In the? house. The house should he kept perfectly dry, well lighted and well ventilated. These three factors combined witha suitable diet will cre ate practically the same conditions which prevail in the s. ring and sum mer, at which season the hens pro duce a large number of eggs Again It is ur-ent if the birds are to kept in producing condition, to keep the flock perfectly healthy. Health j u cans vitality and fre*«fnin from dis ease This condition of the flock can be assured by con pelllna them to take considerable exerclw. This can be dene by keeping the floor of the house covered with little and scattering the grain in the litter. Cleanliness Is a sec ond requisite towards maintaining health. The dropping boards should he cleaned frequently, at least twice a week, and good absorbent like g\psoni or dry loam should be fre quently sprinkled over the droppings The litter on the floor should be kept dry, coarse ami free from an excessive amount of droppings. The house should be thoroughly cleaned in the fall before the birds start on their win ter campaign Guard Against Disease. The poultryman should be on the watch for the first symptoms of any disease, such appearing, the conditions causing same should be carefully stud ied and steps taken to eliminate the possibilities of the infection spreading. 'Phis can he done by the Isolation of the infected birds and a careful disin fection of the house. Houp, chicken pox and canker are three winter af flictions of poultry Vitality should he i aintalned at all costs, for without this no 1 lock of poultry can produce a both Go’den Triced snd Part rid*# Wynn dottf* At that time the latter were cast aside ms th# aim was to |u\xluc# « Golden Faced fowl. Thetr rich coloration made them pop ular favorites at once, and their ability to produce penty of winter egg* caused them to he widely bred. After a time "Laced" waa dropped from iheir name and they are now known a* Golden Wyandot tea many hahdaome *i eeltnena being exhibited al loading poultry aboo* The Golden Wyandotte female la val ued aa a good layer of brown ruga, pro ducing many of thcae In winter when the be*i price* n a.v be obtained Th* hens will become broody, alt. hatch and rear the chicken* and arc usually good mothera. The cbicka, like air Wyan- I profitable dozen of eggs, nor will the birds kept for meat production put on a profitable pound of flesh Birds are machines, or should bq considered as such. They consume a raw product, which is grain, green food, etc., and produce for human food consumption, eggs. Given a healthy flock 1t is necessary for us to supply it with the proper food materials, if we are to got a suitable production. The poultryman must obtain this food from as near a source as possible, when considering it from a standpoint of cost. It Is never desirable to sacrifice quality for cheapness, hut most east ern poultrymen can materially lower the cost of the food supply if they are mo located that they can buy their poultry food in considerable hulk and store it for a period of two or three months. Wheat, oats and corn and 'ilso buckwheat can frequently he pur chased direct from the farmer in mod erate quantities at a considerably low er price than would have to he paid for the product shipped from the mid dle west. Lastly, he should make an effort to study market conditions, to observe '•arefully from day to day the fluctua tions in price. He should also cater to any peculiar demands of the mar ket which exist in an effort to make his products a.ppear to the best ad vantages when offered for sale. That opportunity exists for the pro gressive poultryman no one will deny. That the war will last long and that prices will rise as the supply becomes shorter and shorter is a generally ac cepted fact. It remains for the poul try rnan to appreciate conditions and take advantag of of them. Next week Mr. Reese V. Hicks man ager of the Rancocas Poultry Farms. Brown’s Mills, N. J., and former pres ident of the American Poultry Assoc iation, will contribute an article on “Poultry Outlook for 1916." The il lustration will show up to date ap pliances for poultry houses. Best Cough Medicine for Children. “Three years ago when T was living in Pittsburgh one of my children had a hard cold and coughed dreadfully. Upon the advice of a druggist I pur chased a hottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and it benefited him at once. I find it the best cough med icine for children because it is pleas nnt to take. They do not object to taking It." writes Mrs. Lafayette Tuck, Homer City, Pa. This remedy con tains no opium or other narcotic, and may be given to a child as confidently as to an adult. Sold by all dealers. “GUNN -SMITH.” Atlanta. Ga.—A Georgia weekly edi tor Is In had on account of his descrip tion of a wedding, a now Item more conducive of mix-ups than any other. mh editors have discovered to their sorrow. The bridegroom in this case was named Gunn, and his father Abraham Gunn. The girl’s name was Smith. The editor turned bis copy over to the printer Just before catching a train to Atlanta and when be got home the paper was off the press. The article was headed “Gunn-SMITH " and narrated that the bride was dressed in white mule Instead of white mull. She carried a large red "nose,’’ also The story said the bridegroom was a popular Son of a Gunn, and the printer had run out of capital letters. Now the editor Is waiting in Atlanta until he can screw' up courage to go home and face “A. Gunn.’ Women Should Take Warning If the statement made at a Now York Assembly of women, that healthy American women are so rare that they are almost extinct, is true, tt Is time for the women of America to take warning and look to their health. It may he headaches, backaches, drag ging down pains, nervousness, mental depression, that are tell-tale symp toms of some organic derangement for which l.ydla lv Plnkham’s Vegetable Compound—a simple remedy made from roots and herbs is a specific and may he relied upon to restore wo men to healthy normal condition. dotte* are very nigged and maka rapid growth, keeping full-breasted and plumy at all age* and therefore eatable a* mar ket puu.try at any time from hroller ala* up Till* variety baa ramarkably small bonea and fine grained moat together with rich yellow lege and ekln, all ol which aro the ftret requisites of deolr able table poultry In the America! mark eta. The pullete reach laying maturity In from five to ala month* and ere great producer* of ega* at *1 seasons When full grown, male* of thla va riety reach a* much aa nine pound* and fenta e* five and a half to arven pounda Th* latter are good foragers and do well on free range They will stand confine ment well and prove highly profitable fur the back yard flock. int AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. BIG GERMAN PLAN WINTER CAMPAIGN London, 7:50 a. m.—A dispatch from Copenhagen to the Central News says: "According to a Berlin telegram, Germany Is making enormous prepa rations for a winter campaign, with tents, sleighs and fur outfits for an entire army. TO UNVEIL TABLET New York.—A tablet to commemo rate the sheltering of General Wash ington's wounded soldiers on his re treat after the battle of White Plains will he uunvelled tomorrow in the old Quaker n erting house at Chappaqua. The tablet has been placed by the Chappaqua Historical Society. The society recently erected a statue in the village to the memory of Horace Gree ley, who once lived there. The meet ing house Is 170 years old. Charlestons Western Carolina Railway Co. {Effective October 11th, 1914). The following arrival* and departures of train*. Union Station, Aurvata, Ga., a* well a* connection* with other com panies. are simply given as information end are not guaranteed. DEPARTURES. ia-35 A M., No. I Dally for Greenwood. Fpa“taphurg, Greenville Asheville conccts at McCormick (Dally ex cept Sunday) for Anderson. 4:40 P. M., No. 2 Daily for Greenwood 2;00 P M., No. 42, D ily for Beaufort, Port Royal, Charleston and Sa vannah. ARRIVALS. 12:15 >\M . No. 2 Dally from Spartan burg. Greenville. Anderson (Daily excelt Sunday), etc. 8:15 P. M.. No. 4 Dally from Spartan burg, Greenvl le. Asheville, etc. 12:25 i M., No 41 Daily from Beaufort. Port Royal. Charleston and Sa vannah. ERNE6T WILL AMS. General I senger Agent, 829 Broadwaj, Augusta. Ga. C. of Gaßy “The Right Wav’* Current Schedule*. (75th Meridian Time) DEPARTURES: For Dublin, Savannah, Macon and Florida points 7:30 a.m. For Dublin and Savannah 3:30 p.m. For Savannah, Macon, Colum bus and Birmingham H:»o p.m ARRIVALS: From Savannah Macon, Co lumbus and Birmingham 8:30 a.m. From Dublin, Savannah and Florida points 12:30 p.m. From Dublin, Savannah, Ma con and Florida points 7:50 p.m. All above trains daily. Through train leaving Augusta 7:30 a. m.. arriving at 7:.">0 p. nt.. between Augusta and Snvamuh; connecting at Mtllen with through train for Macon. Columbus, Rirm'.r>ghrm, Memphis, Mont gomery, Mobile and New Orleans. Veatlhuled electric-lighted Sleeping Cars carried on night trains between Augusta and Savannah. Ga.: connecting at Mllien, with through Sleeping Cars to and from Macon, Columbus, Birming ham and Atlanta. For Information as to fares, schedules, etc., write or comniunlnte with W. w. hackEtt. Traveling Passenger Agent. City Ticket Office, 215 Jackson Street. Phone 62. Augusta, Ga- Atlantic Coast Line NOTH—These arrivals and departures •re given ns Information. Arrivals and ennnestlnns are not guaranteed. 38 I 32 I [ «» | 87 2 Ids 2 40plT,v Augusta Ar 8:55a f:4oa < ?«a 417p!Ar Bar’well T.v 7:13a 12:01a 4:50a 4:43p|Ar Denm'k I.v «:44a 11:34p 5 35a 5-75p|Ar Or'hur* I.v 5:5?n 10:S3p 7:20a 6:SRIAr Sumter I.v 4 30a 3:30p 6 00n 8 ISpl.Ar Florence I.v S:lsa ft-Ofln I:lspll2:4sa]Ar Wll’gtnn Lv S:4sp *:oop[ 5-75a]Ar Rlchm'd Lv SS5p g;isa ll '3opi o oiVit\r TTasVt’n Lv J:osp | |g, I:3*allo:J7afAp rtahtm'e Lv I:«pJ*ni W rh " T-vll:3g-,|lM»n 7:lßa' ? »TplAr W, Turk Lv! 9-15 a( 9-3ftp Through S’eei Pullman Bleepers on traint 3! and 35, between Augusta and N*w Tnrk Observation Broiler Car be tween Augusta and Florence Standard Dtr.tng Car north of Florence. Through S’erper hetween Atlanta and TT'I itngton via Augusta on trains 3T snd 33 connecting nt -3r-»nce with New Tork sleepers --a -wrtn Ur# points T. B. WALKER. District Passenger Agent. Augusta. Ga. Phone 823. GEORGIA_RAILROAD (Effective August 23rd. 1914.) Eastern (City) Tima From To IrZS pm. Atlanta, Mao on. Athena. Washington 7:4® am. 1:70 am. Atlanta 1:0® am. 4:11 p m. Atlanta 11:10 p m 10:10 p.ra. Atlanta Mason, • • Athena Washington 1:10 p.m 1:45 am. Cnmak. Macon (ex cept Sunday) 1:11 pm. 13:00 am. Union Point, Mneon, Athena Washington 4:45 tarn. Phone Ilf. 043, !2*5. ». P. BILLUPS, G.P.A. Southern Railway. (Schedule elective rietehe- I#th. 7114.) N. B - Schedule figures published only aa Information and are not guaranteed. Union Station. All trains dally. Train depart to— No. Time. II Charleston, 8. C. 0:*0 *.n*. • Columbia 9. C 4:44 a.in. 53 Washington, New York .... 1:10 p.m. 21 Charleston 1:40 p.m. 24 Charleston 11:40 p.m. Train arrive from— No. Tima 15 Charleston 0:10 am. 111 Washington, New York.... 12:50 p.m. 15 Charleston 1:50 p.m t Columbia 1:55 p rtv 17 Charleston 10:50 p rr. Pullman I'rawing-Room Sleeping Cara, Coarhea Pining Car Service. Phone 401 or 94T for Information and Pul man Reservations MAORCPER OKST. Plat Paaa Agent 7X5 Broad St. Augusta Oa A Practical Demonstration By the People of Augusta and of This Section of What it Means to Live at Home, Trade at Home, Call For Made at Home, Raised at Home Articles and to He/p at Home During Week of November 16-21 Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers, the Big Buy ing Public of Augusta, are all co-operating to make the Live at Home Week a Big Success, November 16-21. — Augusta and its Trade Territory will ask for and use as far as possible Home Made and Home Raised products during the week Augusta will trade at Home, Order at Home, Pay at Home, during the week of November 16-21, in order to encourage local farmers, merchants and manufac turers to develop a Home Market for Augusta Made and Augusta Raised products. Think of every dollar spent during the week of November 16-21 in terms of Augusta, what it would do and could do, if it was kept turning over and over in the channels of local trade—what it would pay for in raw materials, in wages, in finished goods, in dividends, in bank deposits, in building operations. The Great Big Thing for the Farmers, the Mer chants, the Manufacturers, the Banks, the Business Men, the Working Men, the Big Consuming Public of this city is to develop a Home Market and make this city a section more largely self-supporting and self sustaining than it is. When Augusta begins to do this, she will be twice as prosperous, grow twice as fast, de velop by leaps and bounds. This Big Home Market is Here But Undeveloped The Farmer relies upon the Foreign market for his cotton sales, and purchases meat and hay and grain from the West. Next year the farmer must feed him self. The Manufacturer in Augusta relies largely upon outside markets for the sale of his products and has long neglected the market right here at home and throughout the South. • The Local Merchant has to face the Mail Order competition and the New York drummer and the fact that thousands of dollars each week go away from Au gusta for goods, material and service that ought to be secured here in the Home Market. The Big Buying Public of Augusta spends thous ands of dollars for goods and services in other cities that would help to feed our own citizens, help to edu cate our children, pay rent bills, help to support the churches and charities and in every way help to build up and make more prosperous the city of Augusta. Will you help the Live at Home, Trade at Home Movement that means so much to your city? MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9.