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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
Poultry Foods and Needs.

Nice clean wheat bran, well moistened
with buttermilk, is a very suitable food
for the hens. Feed it once day, but do
not let the fowls gorge themselves at any
time. Give them just about half what
they could hold.
The poultry raiser should, if it is at all
possible, supply himself with some wheat
to feed his hens. A diet of one part
sound wheat and one part parched corn.
Some of the corn, almost burnt, is a great
egg-producer.
The New York experiment station
made careful tests as to the amount Of
food necessary to fowls. Taking corn ana
wheat as the standard and the two mixed
half and half proper quantity was
found to be as follows: For Leghorns and
other breeds similar in size, two and one 9.
half ounces of the mixed grains, and the
large breeds-Cochins, Langshans and
other large breeds, three and one-nalt
ounces. Where fowls have other food
than this wheat and corn, they need not
be given quite this quantity. Something
green and succulent is essential to laying
hens. 1t keeps them in good state Of
health.
Whatever you do, do not feed your
fowls intended for laying until they gorge
themselves. If you do, you will soon have
ailing fowls that will have to be destroyed.
In feeding corn exclusively, as many
are sometimes compelled to do along in
the fall, the best way to give it is on the
cob. 1t is a good plan in housing the
corn to throw aside all the nubbins and
put these in the poultry smoke house.
Throw the corn on a clean place, allot-
ing one nubbin to two fowls for a single
feed. In the winter time feed should be
given three times day
1t is only those who are situated so that
they can grow their own poultry food
that can make plain poultry keeping pay
the most profit. The fancy breeder can
usually afford to buy all the food neces-
sary for his high-priced fowls, but even
he would get more profit If he had an
acre or two of good land on which could
be grown several kinds of food-grain,
collards, turnips, artlchokes. barley, etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
Poultry AxiOms.

The fowl that is kept quiet, and that
will confidently approach you when going
about in the yards, will put on hesh
faster than one kept busy lodging brick
Rats, dogs and the like.
The Farmers Voice says that owing
to the shell of the egg being porous filth or
any kind left on the egg will very soon
faint the meat. No dirty eggs should be
put away, even for day or two, with
out washing.
The hen is a great institution in Eng
land, and yet that country imports over
$20,OOO0OO worth of eggs every year. There
was never such a, thing as an over-pro,
duction of eggs, and they are a cash ar
ticle always. The world might stand the
loss of political economists, but what
stir the threatened loss of the common
hen would make.
Overfed fowls will not pay well, and
in cases of the largest breed especially
they are more liable to apoplexy. Feed
only enough to keep them hefty.
Fowls running at large in an orchard
do much good in the destruction Of larvae,
worms, beetles and bugs
Large turkeys will excel in weight, but
the smaller. plump, fat turkeys sell at 8,
higher price per pound. The quality and
condition are prime factors.
set All OF lne mems as early as possible.
Early chickens are what are wanted. Se-
lect good, warm places and give them good
attention.
Poultry should be fed three times day,
giving at each meal all that IS eaten up
clean of a sufficient variety to keep them
with a good appetite
Poultry and Truck. Poultry, as an adj
junct to market gardening, or the milk
and butter business, is especially Valua-
BILE. In the case of marRet gardening IL
works admirably. Truck or fruit in sum
mer and poultry and eggs in winter, gives
steady year round work and income
There are number of market gardDers
in the west thar arc making this combi-
nation, and the claim that it gives them
the best returns There are several but
ter and egg farms In existence in this
country. Milk and poultry are also sold
by the same parties. They make daily
visits to customers and carry each week
as full a supply as they can. 1t pays
them well.
Packing Eggs.-when eggs are abund-
ant and cheap is the time to pack away
enough for winter use; and II put up as
here directed, you will find them In per-
feet condition for the table. This recipe
has never failed, and is used by large egg
packers In the large cities. To four
quarts OF air Stacked lime add four
quarts OF water, stir, then add two table,
spoonfuls of table salt. Stir well. Place
the eggs in something that will not leak.
with the small end down, then pour the
liquid over them until K covers them ali
over. II the eggs are fresh, they Will
keep finely.
Layers-The Houdans are excellent lay
ers, but do not equal the Minorcas. Like
the Minorca, they lay a large white egg.
The Houdans are superior to the Minor
cas- IN table qualities; In fact, they are
equal to any Of the crack table breeds OF
England or America. The single-comb
Brown Leghorn Is conceded to be the
greatest layer, In point Of number OF eggs.
The single-comb White JeRhorns, the
Black Spanish. and the BLACK Minorcas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
"Ivory', Wheat for Fowls.

OF all the grains that can be probably
grown for feeding poultry, there is not
one superior to the variety of sorghum
known under the several names Ivory
Wheat" African wheat" Brazilian
wheat, Egyptian wheat" To many
southern farmers it is known by the first
name. The grain is small, oval and re-
sembles a miniature grain of amber
wheat. 1t is immensely productive. yield
ing from 20 to rs bushels of grain on good
arabic land. Sown in drills early in the
spring, the same stalks will make two
crops eff heads between March and No
Vember' Besides the grain large yield
OF forage is secured; the leaves and ten
der parts of the stalks being readily eaten
by cattle and horses. We have tried ev-
cry variety of sorghum and millet that
has been doomed in the past twenty-five
years, and our honest judgment is that
there is no need to seek or desire anv-
thing better than the so-called African
or Ivory wheat" The only pity is that
1t is not well known especially of all men
and women engaged in the poultry bust
ness. But 1t appears that maize. oats and
wheat have the right of way" in this
day and generation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02

the best, but are not the only natural cor
relatives. There are other good combina-
tons that suggest natural sequences.
Provided the location is healthy for the
man and the land is well drained, rolling
If possible we believe one section of Geor-
gia is about as good as another. There
may be some advantage with the northern
half over the extreme southern part. But
a man adapted to the business is just as
likely to make success in one place as
well as in another
The business does require the exercise
OF an intelligent energy that some others
do not.
We could not advise any one. that is en-
trely inexperienced to invest in two
thousand, or even one thousand fowls, to
begin the business with. One had better
start with 500 or even considerably less
than that number and combine some other
work with the small venture until some
practical knowledge is acquired of the
various essentials of poultry raising
Nearly every issue of this paper for
awhile will contain some interesting mat
ter relative to practical poultry keeping
We shall be glad to help any reader con-
templating poultry keeping to find all the
information that may be needed so far as
1t can be obtained outside of the routine
OF personal experience
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02

owing to short crops, some of our far
mers are in a bad financial condition. but
there is going to be money in eggs this
winter, and if farmers will feed their hens
well and afford comfortable roostfng
quarters they can make a little money"
at least during the winter and spring.
| have used these columns before to
show what a nice profit could be derived
from the raising of early market chickens,
but judging from present indications eggs
are going to be unusually high during the
winter months and considering the uncer-
ta1nty of raising young chickens success
fully in cold weather, it is my belief that
the farmer will realize a larger profit if
he restraints his hens from setting and
makes them lay the highest possible num-
Der of eggs between now and next April.
The main reasons why farmers do not
make more off of their fowls is that they
fail to give them the proper care They
keep too many old worn out hens that will
not lay more than 40 eggs within a year.
They do not give a variety of food, but
feed mostly whole corn, which is not an
egg-producing food, but more of a fatten-
ing food, and then they allow their hens
to roost in an open-slated coop during the
coolest weather. Poultry raising in this
manner, is very improbable and until one
realizes that fact ne had better not waste
his time and money on it.
Most hens finish moulting by the first of
November and are in a condition to lay
as soon as they have put on their new
feathers, but if they are not given GER
tain amount of green food, and meat in
addition to grain, they cannot lay, for
fowls require green food and animal mat
ter, when they are laying, and if they do
not get it in winter. they wait until spring,
and then resume laying.
plymouth Rocks par excellence, are great
winter layers, and a flock of Plymouth
Rock hens can be made to lay during the
winter almost as well as in the spring. If
one had so young hens, they could be made
to lay six dozen eggs apiece during the
months of November, December, Janu-
airy and February, and as 20 cents per doz-
en- would be about the average price, one
can clearly see that there is some money
to be made in a well-conducted egg-farm.
r O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
start the Hens to Laying.

with proper attention the hens can be
made 10 lay almost steadily through the
rear up to the moulting period, when
ra+rres enforces a cessation of egg pro-
4rcrion Some fowls require a longer
lime 10 shed the old feathers and take on
the new growth than others. With young
bsalthv fowls the change is effected in
,erv few weeks, while older fowls extend
.ha neriod of moulting to as many
r,on+bs. The last of November, here in
he south. will find some fowls exhibiting
nat scrawny appearance peculiar to
rnouIting. More and better attention
lborld be given them at this period than
NJ any time during the season.
II nossible they should be supplied with
o 1ibaral aforementioned, but not eX-
cassive-of corn, wheat and oats in equal
Dronortions At the beginning of moult-
in,1it is well to give, at least every other
dav small feed of wheat bran moisten-
ed into which is we'll Incorporated a tea
spoonful of sulphur for every twenty-five
hens During September and October
rbev should be given the sulphur alto
ga+ber six or eight times. We do not
mean to say give the sulphur
every other day, but merely
the wheat bran. Every four
or five days Will be OFTEN enough 10 give
the sulphur. The sulphur thus given in
ternally will effectually rid the fowls of
all vermin, and besides it is an element
that enters into the feathers and its use
is altogether helpful to the fowls at the
moulting season. Every poultry keeper
should understand the great value of this
cheap substance. Every poultry house
made for wintering laying fowls should
be so constructed that it could easily be
made nearly air-tight, with few min
utes work. Then it is very easy to purify
ii and rid it of vermin by burning cents
worth of sulphur in it, or evaporating
a quantity of bi-sulphide of carbon, cost
ing no more. Vermin and bad air are two
things not to be allowed to exist in
poultry house.
AS the moulting season draws to a close
begin to feed with a view to start the
hens to laying Feed mostly wheat and
every other day give a bran mash, into
which a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper is
well mixed-this much for forty or fifty
fowls The dried red" pepper of the
gardner can be used in lieu of the cay
enne. A dozen or two pods, seed and ALL
pulverized partially and well mixed with
the bran can be allotted to that number
of hens. Then it remains to provide plen-
ty of pure water, full protection from
cold wind and rain, surroundings so clean
as TO prevent the existence of insects, a
little bone meal and grit for the fowls to
pick at, then there will beaeggs and plen-
~ of them if the hens are any account at
all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
SPECIAL y POULTRY !, ISSUE.

should be used as food. Such eggs are
in demand for the purpose of propagating
variety of fowl esteemed more valuable
than ordinary fowls. From a practical
standpoint such a price is fictitious. and
fowls of that character are not expected
to supply human food.
tancy poultrying never was on a higher
plane in this country than II is now. There
are more engaged in the business and con-
templating going into it at an early dav
than there ever was before. Leading
poultrymen find it difficult to meet the
demand for eggs and fowls of the most
desirable Breeds
France is perhaps the greatest poultry
keeping country in the world Her pro-
duct and her exports of poultry and eggs
run INTO the millions. Thousands of her
steady-going, industrious, economical
citizens ind it possible to make a decent
livelihood on few acres of land and Civ
ing almost exclusive attention to the poul-
try.
What can be done in France can be dome
in Georgia and other southern states. Our
climate is just as fine for the purpose as
that of France. We only need to go at
the business in the same painstaking. in
dustrious, intelligent way to make it full
ly as profitable as it has been found to
be there.
1t IS business that is not suited to the
careless, unmethodical dllly-dally sort
of person.
But the person that will start rightly
proceed rightly, and terminate rightly. is
quite sure to make a success of the bust
ness whether as a fancy" or a 'plain"
poultryman or poultrywoman. The BUSH
ness is far from being overdone. c. AS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
Leading Breeds.

While the Barred Plymouth Rock is ap-
parently the most popular variety of fowl
in this country to-day it does not follow
that there are not other varieties deserv-
ing of every bit as much praise as is ac-
corded this splendid American fowl
The Black Lanshan is also superb va
riety, but there are many persons who
cannot bear a black fowl. To such we
need not name this desirable "combina-
ton" fowl and that excellent, long and
favorably known breed, the Black Span
ish, falls under the ban also. The latter
is not so large as the Langshan, but as
an egg-producer it has few superiors The
several "colors" of Leghorns are egg-pro-
ducers par excellence, but these are not
in it when a combination fowl is called
for. The White Brahma is a beautiful
and meritorious fowl. worthy of all the
praise bestowed upon it. 1t is only a fair
egg-producer, but for "broilers' or "bak-
ers' it has peers only The partridge
cochin is a feathered beauty and a peer
of the Brahma. There is the Wyandotte.
Many hold there is no equal to it. The
Minorca stands along with the Leghorns.
If we were going to keep three breeds of
fowls these would be our selections:
Plymouth Rock (Barred)
Light Brahma.
Black I,anpshap
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
Hens for One Cock.

For twenty-five years it has been our
Judgment that the proper proportion of
cocks to hens to insure perfect fertiliza-
seven Cor eight, and we have generally
observed that proportion. The past season
a yard of eighteen hens Qangshan and
Leghorns) contained only one cock. Most
of the eggs We're used for Matching aud
there was no cause for complaint on the
score of infertile eggs. At no time have
we had better results in the matter of
Matching. Out of 100 eggs set there We're
not half dozen infertile ones. The cock
was of the previous years hatch. and at
time of service II to IA months old
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02

the first to receive dread forebodings or
inspiration dire and distressing vanquish-
ment. To his ears would first come the
sad overture of advancing defeat
lie would be the earliest learner OF
evil tldings. Now, it is well known that
when man is going to be hanged on the
day after tomorrow or when he is certain
on losing his good job next week his an
petite drops to something like % degrees
Fahrenheit, and his consumption of food
IS scanty. His voice is not raised in a
glutttohous request that somebody mass
the caulifower. and do it quickly, nor does
ne call upon the cook to bring forward
replica of the roast pork with apple
sauce. man who Is wise Of coming loss
Slts moodily by and the sound of the
suffering Goldfish ball Is not music to
him. To his discouraged mind all food
is punk and all nourishment liquid is tepid
and unpalatable. lie eateth not neither
does he drink, and his days are great
with sorrow
1t Is different with the President. The
hrst shake out of the box, to quote an
Ahghcized Grecian idiom, he makes loud
cutlery for food and eats all In sight and
sun proclams great hunger. He calls
Tor ifled chicken and keeps the chef
chetlng all over the place getting more
chicken with which to satisfy his vora-
cious rapacity. He eats his bird with
gusto and Worcestershire and yearsn for
some more of the same.
His mind being easy. his esophag1Is calls
for the pleasing iEritation of passing
provender and his heart leaps within him
with a great and gastric joy. Tie has
no fears, no breads, no forebodngs of
disaster. He has an inner bunch that tho
things dear to his heart are going to get
the best of the coming battle of poster~
size ballots. lie is content, satisfied. as
sured, filled with the sweet SAVIOR of the
knowledge Of a cinch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02

In your special poultry issue will you
give me your views on raising poultry for
market on large scale. DO you think
there is any money to be made at IL? Also
what section of this state would be most
suitable for successful poultry raising?
Also for convenient market? have
never had any experience In this line, but
have been thinking for some time Of Civ
ing II trial. IL. r.. w"
From our own experience in a small
way. and from an extensive observation,
we can but conclude that the day is not
far off when there will be thousands of
intelligent, but practical persons in Geor-
gia who will find the bulk OF their income
in raising chickens and eggs. Where land
is abundant and cheap as It is here in the
south, there is no call for making the
business an exact speciality, for poultry
keeping and fruit raising should "go hand
in hand" A poultry run, or range OF
i've acres say, should yield as much
money from plums Japan plums),
peaches, and perhaps, even pears and ap-
pies, as II does from chicks and eggs.
Fowls and fruit" fowls and hay, may be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
The Barred Plymouth Roc1.

1t might be disputed by interested par
ties, but it could not be easily disproved
that the most popular. and no doubt Justly
so, breed of poultry of the country to-day
Is the Plymouth Rock-the barred Ply
mouth Rock. The white variety is moth
ing like so desirable, for we do not think
it is near so hardy, and in a land of
hawks the color is decidedly against it.
There is no question that hawks will de-
stroy more chickens in run where there
are white ones than in one where the color
Is not so prominent. A hawk, probably
can see white chicken twice as far as
II can see brown leghorn or other darker
breeds. NJ
Inc barred Plymouth Rock is a combi-
nation fowl furnishing meat or eggs ar-
cordlng as either may be wanted. and we
are almost quite sure there is no other
breed that viii surpass it in resnect 70
either product
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
Fancy and plain Fowl Keepinp

AT the present day there are two classes
Of poultry keepers" the fancier that
makes somewhat a speciality of eggs
and chlcAens not intended to be eaten
and the other, the man engaged in farm
ing who raises both for no other purpose
than for human food. There is a very
considerably difference between the two
IN their several matters of procedure, the
one justifying considerable outlay in the
matter of housing, yarding, attention, etc.
where the other must observe the most
economical methods possible i'm every
direction, if he would make any profit at
all out of the undertaking. One expects
to obtain 50 or 50 apiece for the fowls
ana 81 or more per dozen for the eggs
He established his venture upon the basis
OF prices and upon this basis he proposes
10 carry on the business. 1t is very rare
mat person, man or woman, starts out
boldly in supplying the market with 10 to
D-cent eggs. the product of fowls that
cost him from 81 to SO each. The purchaser
OF high-price fowls or eggs Is very apt to
enter the list of the "fanciers" for awhile
at least. Just so long as he can command
fancy price, a price that forbds their
use as food, for either fowls or eggs, he
VIII continue to be the on-producer of
human food that all fanciers are. 1t is
oolHethlng. OF paradox tnat broiled
chicken or an omulet should he such a
fariety IN the neighborhood when the
fancier are in the majority Now and
then, Mr.. Morton. rich, and a fancier. may
set before his guest an omelet made from
dozen first premium cohin eggs that
were in eager demand at S. per DOZEN We
say he may or might do IT occasionally,
but IL he continues to observe these little
methods of thrift that had combined to
Il m "a 70 do
1t when eggs equally fresh and good even
TO be had in market nearby at 20 cents per
dozen. 1t is a well worn jest that a well
known amateur" farmer in placing be-
fore an honored guest milk and cham
payne remarked help yourself. take your
choice, they cost me the same" In this
instance we believe the milk came from a
$4,000 cow. 1t was no better than the
M extracted from 500 COW, or even
$50 COW.
II IS not in reason that the eggs laid
Oy hen costing or valued at s. or more
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
THREE HDLPINGs OF CHICKEN.
Cleveland Called For Them, Hence
He Must BE Satisfied.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
One overpowerIng fact lends grea.
deal of confidence to the campaign now
upon the country. Delphi had an oracle
and so had Ephesus, but not these COM
bined nor the aggregation OF all the sor-
Gerry and necromancy Of the world would
have given the same degree Of satisfac-
ton in the outcome Of the future as was
lent by one simple little incident. the
story Of which was telegraphed out OF
Washington a few days ago.
The incident related to President Grover
Cleveland. huntsman. The President, re-
turning from one of his attacks upon
the animal kingdom, arrived at the white
house In the early morning and made n
quick run for the dining room. There
was fried chicken for breakfast, and the
President make a requisitlon upon the
supply He did this once-he did 1t twice
he did ii thrice. In other words, and In
Decd TO quote the telegram which told
OF II. 'he asked for and received three
helpings Of the fried chicken"
What does this portend? Nothing
What does 1t promise2 Much. It is In
short gastronomic witness Of the Presi.
dents confidence in the outcome of the
ensuing election.
When a statesman around whose name
and fame much calumny and criticism
has swirled can calmly call for and con-
ceal I'm the recesses OF his inner person
three helplngs of chickens at one fell
swoop It indicates something. Mr.. Cleye.
lands administration has been marked
by an adherence to one division OF this
financial question. He has been at the
forefront of the battle. He has been the
cowcatcher-or pilot. to speak technically
of the gold standard movement. AS such
he has been and is In a position TO be