Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-28

produce the most delciously favored
flesh of any known fowls They are also
fine layers and are becoming more pop
ular with fanciers throughout the south.
USE OF TRAP NESTS.
In regard to the laying of his hens
Mr. thinner said: II don't believe in
forcing mems to lay when they do not
feel inclined to. but I do believe I'm
keeping hens which do not come up to
the standard in the number of eggs layed
annually.
''There is only one way to tell which
hen is laying and how many eggs she
Is laying and that is by using the trap
nest. This is invaluable to a breeder.
and enables him to make the most out
OF the poultry business.
"Of course there are many who do
not use the trap nest, but the careful
user of the trap nest will attain better
success than the man who does not use
Ii.
ut will insure a yield of a greater
number of eggs per year, not that it will
cause the hen to lay more, but it will
enable the poultry raiser to locate the
producers in his flock, eliminate the
drones and breed from his best layers.
81 do not claim that IL a fancier has
Is hens, all of which had laid 200 eggs
year, that all of the offspring of these
hens would be 2OO-eggers. But from ex-
perience it has been found that by
Matching the eggs from known producers
a good percentage of the offspring will
be, producers and in some instances they
will surpass the parent bird While it
is true that number win fall below the
present stock, the percentage of the
good producers will carry the stock av-
erage to a much higher percentage sthan
those of the breeder who does not use
trap nests, and it also fully pays for
the extra time and attention required
when one is trap nesting.
THE trap nest eliminates the drones.
and you would be surprised to know
how many there are in flock. Those
star boarders' eat just as much as the
laying hens and offer no returns for
their feed and care With the aid of
the trap nest you will find hens that
never lay an egg, while. on the other
hand you will locate others laying TO-
Is and 100 anS stopping. and some pro-
ducers that lay $50, 200 and more. These
are the kind that the wise breeder in
creases his flock from. Not always the
25O-egg layer, but the steady layer
STEADY LAYERS ARE BEST.
THE birds as a rule that make the
best breeders are those that mature at
the time of the breed and start in with
steady yield.
There are hens which start off with
a rush laying 25 and even 80 eggs the
first month. At the end OF that time
they stop and never come up to the
anticipation. The trap nest teaches the
poultry raiser many lessons and he Will
be better and wiser man for having
used it.
But the great trouble with young
poultry raisers is the fact that they try
to start on too large a scale. The begin
ner should be satisfied to start in a small
way and work up to the limit gradually.
In doing this you not only meet with
better results in improving the breed
but you can make the flock source
of profit and prepare yourself for the
care Of a larger flock.
A LITTLE ADVICE.
There is only one way to make mon
ey out of poultry raising and that is
by following safe and sane methods and
using common sense with judgent. There
are no get-rich-quick systems that can
make good in poultry. Every man who
has made good today is one wno has
used discretion and who has followed
sane methods.
IT noticed the other day in a north
ern paper where an attempt was be-
ing made to solve the question of the
hen in an experiment station in Mon
tana That is the most sensible thing
1 have read in long time. The prob
lem which confronts- the user of 1.-THE
incubator is the solving OF the question
of the hen. The incubator is a practical
imitation of the mother hen and the
nearer it is made to initiate the hen
the better success will be attained.
Now. take the airing system which
must be used in successfully operating
an incubator. That comes direct from