Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-17
LOR|NG BROWN TALKS
ON CHICKEN RAISING
Tells Boys and Girls How He
Won Success and How They
Can Do 1t


Loring Brown. of Belmont Farm re
nown. delivered most interesting and
Instructive talk to boys and girl in the
anditorium-armory Saturday afternoon.
on the subject Of Chicken Raising. T" In
his address Mr. Brown related certain
Instances in his own experience, in the
breeding and raising of poultry. and Of
fered q quantity OF sound advice and
encouragement to the young people along
this line.
The speaker first called attention TO
the fact that the world at large is look
ing 70 the younger generation to attain
perfection in the breeding Of chickens.
lie. spoke Of the benefit TO be derived by
breeders from the poultry shows and
similar exhibitions s
when about is years DID," said Mr..
Brown. I Was continually given dis
couraxing advice BY everyone with whom
came in contact because OF my fond
ness for raising and experimenting with
chickens. However, / did not let this
worry me a great deal On the other
hand, began TO show these people what
] could do with poultry and In a short
While l was able 70 make every cent Of
my spending money. I did not have 70
so to ny father when / wanted money;
I made it with my chickens
HIS FIRST SHOW.
-Abouf this time they held a poultry
show at Macon. was young and in
experienced. and my ida was that the
fellow with the most chickens would win
the most prizes. I borrowed and bought
up all the chickens could get my hands
on. and turned up at the poultry show
with more than a hundred fowls in my
various exhibits n
Needless 70 say. I had already made
my plans as to how 1 was going TO
spend the money Was to be awarded
for prizes.
My aircastles we're destined to be
rudeiy torn down Out OF my hundred
al Of them were not first prizes. Other
people who had an eye for quality won
the prizes and my quantity was not
worth very much. II Is quality and not
quantity that counts.
Il was very much disappointed: in
fact I almost cried my eyes out and
could not Be persuaded 10 visit the show.
The Judge OF the show CHANGED 10
hear OF my case and he wrote me very
kind letter in which he gave me some
rrst-class advice. I regafned hope and
bic
The result was astonishing. The next
year I entered the show with fine col
lection Of birds and left only few
prizes for the other competitors.
Now The FIRST thing for you young
people to do Is 10 establish a standard
for your chickens Learn 10 score
them properly and on rainy days when
there is nothing else 70 do. get together
nnd compare your chickens with those
Of your friends
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Care shcgid be taken 10 learn about
the combs. Feasth OF backs. length and
derth o< breasts. color. weight, shape.
orrliue ard weight Of the particular kind
o. fowls you intend 70 raise.
1T Is always best TO start with a few
frst class specimens Never begin with
ncnr kards. becagSe II you do the chances
~ that ai-1nf your chickens. VIII be
poor Is - y.
good. first class birds. the only thing
necessary TO have a fine collection OF
birds Is TO use a little judgment and
common sense.
Great care should be given to chickens
from the day they are Matched. For the
first ten days they don't need scarcely
aEy food at ALL For the first two months
they should be fed carefully. kept warm
and not given too much TO eat
When they have passed the age OF
two months they are practically past the
great danger period. After that they
should Be given plenty Of exercise. Z
free range and not fed with anything
you would not eat yourself.
II a puliet Is properly cared FOR and
fed she viii begin laying at the age OF
ave months I have known some that
were not looked after properly that did
not begin to lay for several months
later
a hen IS just like machine II so
much Of the laying material is put into
her Il must come out. Good laying
hens should not be allowed TO range too
freely. lot 8 by 50 feet Is ample range.
Now S. per cent Of the egg is com
posed or water. For this reason great
care should be observed 20 give the hens
plenty o. fresh water and a mash mixed
with water al least once a day. At other
times they should be fed with grain.
For nest purposes / have found shaw
ings 70 be more sanitary and as COM
Portable as any other product The
nests should be kept as clean as you
wculd keep your own home. This is also
true OF the roost for your chickens III
they do not have a clean. healthy place
20 sleep they win not develop into irst
class chickens"
IN conclusion Mr.. Brown urged all the
young people present to begin the rails
ing OF chickens at an early date He
assured them that their back yards were
plenty big enough 10 begin in. and en-
couraged them with the statement IT,
they could soon make enough money to
save them from having 10 go TO their
fathers- He also mentioned the fact
that BY learning early they Insured a
livelihood for themselves IN the event
that later In life they become unfit for
more strenuous business
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