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SIX Successful Poultry Keeping For Persons Interested In Poultry (By Herald'* Poultry Editor). Can fancy and utility be combined in poultry breeding ? That 1* the leading topic of the dny In poultrydom. To thla end the. *’KK laying contest* are now striving to find out. To thoroughly ascertain the fact*. It ha* been proposed to en ter no bird scoring lets than 90 pol and a record kept of their egg produc tion. Utility 1* the foundation of <h< poultry Industry, and upon It ,he ” or qualities most desired In P° ult " must be built. The fowl that can maintain her standing as a fancier 3 fowl, and also for utility PmPO.e. w lI be the most popular one, Chances for poultry-men are better than they ever were, and they will cont nue to 1«- prove, the only question Is: Will the poultry-men get into the game or con tlnu* to kick? A few year* agb there were no spe cialty Club* to boast the breed and few poultry journals; and a poultry show was unheard of. hatching >» ttflctal incubation a dream. 1 hoppers, freak air houses, medltai rZment. etc. well, we all know when they started. With bone cutters, feed mixers, special feeds for poultry at all ages trap nests and all labor saving de lie", of today make- time can, money, and saves expenses. It Is • corning prevalent for writers to . V the good points of their special breeds ond to decry others. In other words they delight in showing the specially strong points of their favorites, and compare these with the esp.cl» poor points Of other breeds, and from thla comparison endeavor to << < ' an argum-nt or showing „ w . -Orpingtons", "l.e,(horns . r ™ dottes". etr.. should be I,red by one desiring money-makers Tto W tacy and utter foolishness of such ar tide* is apparent upon the tag them As a matter of fact every h, ee Of note has both strong and weak points and always will have; and th fact that one breed Is preferred to an other m proof that thMe fact, are wel known, one man desires leghorn, because they lav white eggs, nr minor- CAS because they lay large ones but that Is no proof any other breed may lot and doJs not lay as many eggs In Hear on general conditions. Circum stances and birds differ, and one man may secure from a rook a gr dumber of eggs than hls brother pouW tryman from a leghorn. It has done time* without number. In fact there 1* scarcely a breed to day thaTbasn't made a record for lay ing undnr some cotnpc < care, and It will continue *o for year. The man behind the hen a. much to do with a laying record a* the hen herself and every practical poultryman know* It. A OW^' o date experience! breeder can breed any pen of birds from any good strain If rock*. Wyandotte., Rhode Island Red* or whatever American breed he choose* to produce In a given year a* many egg* a* any leghorn or mlnorca, Ancona or ordinary laying variety. Georgia 1* doing some Work In gl' Ing instruction* In poultry husbandry. a» least recognl«e* the "Billion l>ollar J,d2S" M*. Roy C. Jones, Instruc- Jor of poultry breeding at the Georgia State College of Agriculture was present at the la*t Georgia -Carolina £T n He had a booth and a dark room in the new building, and gave many Interesting talk* of educational value i». «";rr , '.r how million* of dollar* could be sav - ed eneb year by poultry raiser* espec ially Southerner*. In properly packing the eggs for market, and keep ng Oum up to a high standard. His talks abounded In expressions of encourage ment and voiced the sentiment that the Georgia State College of Agricul ture stand* behind any movement to advance more and better poultry rais ing In the South. We need such men ns Prof Jones In every Southern state Toor old South Carolina doe* not know a single thing officially about the poultry Industry. If the politicians would raise less H—, and more chicken* we would he n happier and a more united people. South <a rollna and Louisiana are the only two Southern state* that are doing noth ing toward* instruction, and Investi gation w-ork along poultry line*. It 1* time thst they were waking up Poul try education must prepare men to fit Into the new condition of thing* Anyone can raise n few fowl* In the barn yard and carryithotr egg* to the croa* road* store, or wait for the chtokan peddler to come to their house. Put what the South need*, aeoricla especially, la many commer cial nr* plants, where chickens are hatched by the thousand, and ease are leathered dally and shipped In case lots. She need* trained men for the con ducting of such plants; men not only with the training but with technical knowledge as well. It Is a fact thal It Is easier to teach other branches df live stock husbandry because modem poultry keeping Is of such a recent development that the principles on which 4t rests are not so fully worked out, and because there Is behind the Industry no such mas* of accumulated experience as Is the case with most other branches of agriculture. The demand Is great for thoroughly equipped men who are able to take control of large poultry plant*. We could locate several competent men right now If we could find them. A year could be profitably spent In ac quiring a good working knowledge of poultry culture, and then he would have much to learn. However, a course of 1Z weeks under competent Instruc tors upon a modern plant would well he worth the time given to It. The time will come when there will be a department of poultry Instruction In all our agricultural colleges, so as to enable Southern hoys to become competent poultrymen. There are three separate lines of poultry work that must be thoroughly mastered: 1. The operating of incubators, which by the way la no small matter, for there are nearly seventy different makes, which are operated by two dif ferent systems. 2. Broader work, or handling and raring for the newly hatched chicks; their feeding and required tempera ture, and, 3. Scoring and Judging fowls. In Missouri they are certainly "showing poultry methods that are down to date The second boys' and girls’ poultry contest was held during the past winter at Springfield. 209 pupils pass< • in their cards. Mr. C. T. Patterson, a local school teacher, and a. poultry fancier, was the origi nator, or rather the Inaugurator of these contests. The 1912 contest was divided Into three parts: 1. The Growing Contest. 2. Judging Fowls, and 3. Drawings and Descriptions of a Modern Poultry Mouse and Yard, for the Average Farm. In the Judging contest each pupil was given blank cards having num bers corresponding to the twenty numbers on the coops; opposite each number was written the names of the chickens in the coop bearing the same number; they were to write the three best descriptions, and the two poor est qualities possessed by each breed or variety. There were ten prizes given In cash for the best work in telling these qualities SIO.OO for the first prize, $9.00 for the second, SB.OO for the third, $7.00 for the fourth, $6.00 for the fifth descending to SI.OO for the tenth prize. Of the 209 pupils who passed In their cards, 60 preferred the Barred Plymouth Hocks; 36 the Rhode Island Reds; 32 White Wyandottes; 16 Buff Orpingtons; 12 White Leghorns and the* remainder were scattered• through the many other breeds and varieties. .The State of Missouri requires the subject of Practical Agriculture to be taiißht in the schools, one of the sub divisions of this subject Is poultry. A thorough course cannot be given in each sub-division of horses, cows, sheep, hogs, poultry, etc,, so It is best, the teachers think, to make a lead of some one subject, and give the pupils a systematic and exact method of un derstanding and Judging that one. A* poultry 1h more familiar than anything else, and a« there I* more of them true to type of tho different breed* limn any other subject, hence poultry Is Boleeted. It I* to be hoped that other state* will follow Missouri In leaching poultry culture In their rural school*. The greatest trouble Is now, as well as has been In the past to secure suitable text-books on poultry culture to be used In the schools. However, that trouhlo will soon disappear for a committee was appointed at the last meeting of the American Poultry Association, * last August, to prepare a set of books for srhorjl use, and tills committee will report at this summer’s meeting, and It 1* understood that the work done Is very good, and will be accepted by the association and the hooks will be printed under and by authority of the American Poultry Association. If this 1* really true, a great ad- Special Poultry Announcements If you are interested in good stock and eggs from reliable breeders, write to the advertisers on this page. You will find them square and reasonable and satis factory. FOR SALE—Live Stock MULES, LA non SUPPLY. VuOUSTA St nek Yard Co. F2ifo FOR SALE CHEAP ONE GOOD MULE Eugene Slmkins, Blacksmith shop, i St. A2p THOROUOHBBRn PIT BULL TBR rler pupa, 4 month..* old. only two left. Apply Melbourne Hotel, 604 Broad St. M24tfo. FOUR WHITE FRENCH POOP I, E pupplea. aged two montha. Call Phonea 106 or 1003-W., or apply at 102 Elba St MSOe MULES. ALL SIZES AND CLASSE& Auguatn Stork Y’nrd Co Fltfe. ONE MARE ANII P MII OE MULEB~IN good ootidl I lon work anywhere, will aell cheap. .1 no M. Buah. "21 Campbell atreet. • M3t>p JERSEY MILK COW FOR KALE cheap to quick buyer. Phone 1073-. T. MSOc. till AY PET WITH HER BUGGY AND harnera Apply 601 Crawford Ave. Phone 2555-J. M3oo Iff YOU DON’T BUY YOUR MUIT* front ua at both loaa money. Auguata Stock Yard Co. Fttfc. Blue Ribbon Minne&s atfeeShow If You Have Eggs or Stock From Prize Winning: Strains, Tell The Readers of The Herald Poultry Page About It. Thousands of Interested Readers See This Page Each Week. Are You Raising or Interested in Any of These Breeds? Write the Poultry Editor Your Actual Experience With One or More of These Strains in This Territory. Which is the Best and Why? vanoe will have been made In teach in*? poultry culture In the public school* of our country. Austin, Tex. —The railroad Inter ests are behind a compulsory arbitra tion bill and are endeavoring to se cure Its passage through the legisla ture. Representatives of organized labor are actively opposing the scheme to tie men to their jobs, and It is predicted that the railroads will be defeated In their efforts to secure this legislation. Oswego, N. Y. —A complete lockout of Journeymen mechanics was Inau gurated at noon today by the con tracting builders. The trouble grows out of the refusal of a contracting firm to Join the tinsmith bosses’ or ganization, though belonging to the. Several hundred mechanics are af fected. Use THE HERALD FOR SALE—Poultry S. r. WHITK LEGHORN EGOS FOR hatching Thoroughbred, $5.00 per hundred. It.oo per setting. J. N. Hol ley. Telephone 3101-J. a3p AGENT FOR INCUBATOR AND. BROODERS DUNNINGTON POULTRY RANCH Phone 7521 R. F. D. No. 2 August.*, Qa. EGG -71 TO lb FOR IN, FROM PRIZE winning pen*? Ringlet Barred Rocks. Black Langshans, White Orpingtons, Light Brahmas, Buff. Columbian. Part ridge and Wtiite Wyandottes; won over 400 premiums, specials and cups at 12 shows last season. Catalogue free. Dutch Fork Truck F*nrm. Columbia, S. C. M3O; A 6, IS. 20. 27; M4p S SPECIAL MATING, SEND this advertisement and |2 for setting of my prise winning, winter laying •rtraln Buff I.eghorus, William T. Wood. Nashville, Tenn. A4x fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. et tan life s' jf tfw^rg IMm™ ■ Have you Stock or Eqas For Sale? Have vou any questions vou want to ask? Write the Poultry Editor. The Herald’s Poultry Paqe reach es Thousands of Interested people. You can sup ply their wants. Make it your medium of ex chanqe—your question box —a forum to discuss Poultry and Pet Stock Problems. Short commu nications will be welcomed by the Poultry Editor. POULTRY NOTES The person who begins with a few pure-bred poultry, and says he Is going to make a fortune, while he rests under the shade, expecting the chickens to do It all, will find he has to change his occupation before he la In It long enough to do anybody by his fancy advertising. His name wid soon be forgotten, and there will be lots of room left for those who put real energy’ and sense into their work. The single and double mating ques tion has created much argument In the puoltry press since the time that double matings came Into general practice about a decade ago. Double mating Is of late being followed quite successfully by some breeders of the solid-color varieties In order to pro duce birds of the oposite sexes with a certain desired type (shape), while with the parti-color breeders It ha» been a well-established custom for many years to double mate for dis tinctive markings and color-schemes t ln the sexes. Judging from the rapid progress made with all the popular breeds and varieties In the past ten years. It Is a safe conclusion that dou- jr if You y; Have Eggs At Any Time For Sale The Herald can Sell Them. Tell Your Wants to Herald Readers on the Poultry Page of THE HERALD Mo matings are responsibly for much of the improvement. The fancy- poultry business certain ly Is fascinating, and is one of the most interesting studies in existence, and the deeper a man goes into It. the less he will feel that he knows about It. The man who ‘‘knows It all" wlil never succeed. There is always some thing to learn and something Interest ing about the fancy poultry business, and the man who studies It closely— the deeper he goes Into the mystery— the more Interested he will become and the more fascinating it will he to him. If he. gets beyond a certain stage, he will realize the future that Is in store for him. He will study and try to do things correctly anu ac cording to the laws of Nature that are laid down for him to follow. You can get the fleas off of your chickens by using salty grease of any kind, and applying it directly arotVid the head onto the fleas. The only way you can keep them off is to spray with brine or sprinkle plenty salt ip the dusty places where the chickens inhabit. Fleas will not produce in dampness, but will breed under houses, barns and in dusty places, and will get right back on your chickens after you get them off unless you keep them from going back in these dusty places where the fleas breed. It would also do your chickens good to dip them in a solution of one part of Chlo-Natholeum or Bee Dee Dip to 75 parts water. This will kill fleas and will keep them off longer than if they were not dipped. Berlin.—A rumor to the effect that the government intends to include the funds of trade unions and workmen’s leagues in the proposed special army tax has aroused a storm of indigna tion. V Jv mk Vt J SPECIAL NOTICE As our Ducks are working overtime, we have decided to reduce the price of eggs for the balance of this season. Remember we will sell you eggs from ducks that won at our last Ga.-Carolina fair, and can win in most any company. They are the large crvstal white egg variety. Duck eggs $1 50 per 12; SB.OO per 100; 8. C. White Leghorn SI.OO per 15, or $5.00 per 100. We are still selling the famous X-Ray In- cubator and Brooder. Phone 7521. 1 Ounnington's Poultry Ranch Augusta, Ga. Route 2 White Leghorn Eggs FOR HATCHING. Blanchard’s Improved Strain of Year Bound Layers, JANUARY FERTILITY, 97 PER CENT. SETTINGS, $1.50. INCUBATOR QUANTITES, 7c EACH Blanchard’s Egg Farm MONTE SANO, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Telephone 0023 L. SUNDAY. MARCH 30. BERLIN WILL MISS PRINCESS VICTORIA Berlin.—After thg wedding Prin cess Victoria Louse and Prince Ernst will leave for a short wedding trip, no one knows where, though it is thought likely that they may choose the idyllic and romantic little palace cf Archilleion, cn Corfu, as their first temporary home, exchang ing it about a month later for a quiet hunting lodge somewhere in the mountains in Germany or pos sibly in one of these charming little country residences owned by the bridegroom’s father, the Duke of Cumberland. Towards autumn they will move to their permanent home at Rathenow, a rather provincial and old-fashioned place, where Prince Ernst’s regiment, the famous Ziethen Hussars, is sta tioned. Their residence will be a very medest one with nothing pala tial about it, for .it is just a moderate sized villa, far inferior to any of the splendid millionaire mansions on Riverside Drive in New York, tat instance. But the princess is de lighted with it, having always held the ov inion that it is next to impos sible to make a real home in a big palace, and her future husband, who is a man of very simple tastes, thor oughly agrees with her. The people of Berlin will feel the loss of the Princess very keenly, for, like her brother, the Crown Prince, she has always been a general favor ite with all classes of the people from the very day when she \jas first allowed to leave the private grounds of the palace and drive her little pony carriage, a gift front Sul tan Abdul Hamid, through Tbiergar ten. Later on she was seen almost every day riding through this park on her beautiful spirited thorough bred which she rides with the dash and fearlessness cf a cavalry officer.