Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-13

me the breed you think best suited
for my situation.
1 want chickens OF good size, and
want TO feed so they will lay a fair
per cent of eggs. They will have free
run of orchard and large Bermuda
grass in summer, and a rye and oat
patch in winter. Have been feeding
on boiled oats, cracked corn, mash
of meal, bran and shorts, and in win
ter beef scraps from market twice a
week. Is that all right for free run
chickens or can you suggest a bet
ter ration?
1 think would like white chickens
White Wyandottes or White Ply
mouth Rocks, and which of the two
would i find most successful under
the above conditions-or is there some
better breed for this purpose? How
many hens should be kept to the
cock on free range.
do not find the dips and disin-
fectants you recommend in The
Semi-Weekly Journal. Will you please
tell me where can get them and the
price? What is the price of The At
lanta Daily Journal? / have never
seen a copy and would like to
subscribe for it and get all your poul-
try talks.
What is the price per trio of Bronze
Turkeys?
ANSWER.
You are admirably situated for
chickens. and you evidently know
something about attending to them.
You should do well with them. BY
all means, get some good thorough
breds-either White Wyandottes or
White Rocks are splendid general
purpose chickens-and you can get
them from the advertisers in The At
lanta Journal. From 10 to IA hens is
the right number to keep with one
male bird. but on good free range
one vigorous male is sufficient to 20 or
30 females
The ATLANTA Journal daily is pub
lished in Atlanta, Ca, and the price
of same is 81 per year. or IS with
out the Sunday paper. 1 have a diff
ferent article in every daily paper,
but only few of them are pub
lished in the weekly paper. If you
expect to keep chickens, it would pay
you to subscribe for the daily pa
per. One article might be worth to
you many times the cost of the paper
for one year.
You can get good Mammoth Bronze
VIII mail you my feed formula for
chickens if you will advise me your
name and address. You failed to do
so in your inquiry.
w. ]. H.. Atlatna, Ga
What is the best way to get rid of
mites on the hen and new Matched
chicks? The mother is covered with
mites.
ANSWER.
Dip your hen In a solution of one
part dip to 100 parts water (any of
the dips advertised in The Journal
are good. Let her dry for two hours
before putting her with the chicks.
This viii rid the little chickens of
mites also as they will come into con-
tact with the body Of the hen and
1t will drive them off. You should
spray out the nests and sleeping
quarters where the hen and chicks in
habit, thoroughly, with the same dis
infectant.
J. H. Hancock, Jordan, S. c.
II you can give me a little advice
about sick chickens, same will be ap-
preciated. / have O hen that has a
sore mouth, and the sore is under her
tongue and side of her jaws. The
sore looks something like raised up
Jumps under her tongue, and sides of
her jaws near corner of her mouth.
The sore looks white and seems to
keep her from picking up corn or
anything to eat. She can hardly
swallow, and she is ropy in her
mouth. Please advise me through
The Journal what remedy to use 70
cure her. as she cannot pick up any
thing to eat
Advise me what ails chickens when