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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

bedding
litter will
other should
the
instructed left
will a
should
filth
exhibitions
there
healthy will
during
chickens
naturally
filled with
poultry
nothing
while confined the show Water twice day SUFFICIENT
OF
excitement gr
second than the hrst Of the show circuit especially has
they
IN
a
judg- - -
to handle L1n-~o&<2
ckens to keeDth out so long,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

Mr. S. o. Sistrunk, Rockmart, Ga.
Last April, / purchased two set
tings of Indian Runner Duck Eggs
(13 in each setting) and Matched
10 out of the 26 and raised IA out
of the 10 and would have raised all
of them If the five lost had not
accidentally gotten killed. They
grow very rapidly and seem very
healthful and to be easily raised.
raised these according to Uncle
Dudley's prescriptions. think
will try to raise a good lot next
spring. Will you please tell me
when these ducks Matched in April
should be picked. how often to pick
them and how 1 am to tell the
ducks from the brakes? Would II
be worth while trying to raise any
during the cold months? / will APP
preciate an early reply.
ANSWER.
1t is a grave mistake for any
one to attempt 10 pick ducks for the
feathers that they secure from
them, as you will usually lose sew
eral times more than this amount
in eggs or in feed to replace the
necessary strength 1T would require
to reproduce these feathers that
have been removed from the ducks.
They are great layers and need all
the feed and strength they have In
their system to produce eggs rath-
err than growing a new coat Of
feathers. 1t is natural for a duck
or chicken to shed once each year.
but this should be done as nature
has provided, as they win set
through moult in much better
condition by allowing them to shed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
Whiskey Costs Only
lie a Gallon.
A Kansas City Man Has Published q
Book, Giving the Formula by
Which the Whiskey Trust
Makes Their So Per Gallon
Whiskey For only 12c
Per Gallon.
Fights the Whisky Trust by Mailing
His Book Containing Formula Free
To Every One

Mr.. Marcel, located at 1902 Main Sc, Kansas
City, Mo-, has published book entitled 'Se-
crets Of the Whiskey Trust Exposed" in which
he shows how the whiskey trust takes a bushel
Of corn. pinch OF barley malt, penny's worth
of yeast, and makes five gallons Of whiskey
az =. tosal COS. Of iess .nah 4oc; and then sells
explains how the whiskey barons make their
miious and shows who pays for their mansions
and automobiles. The hook is a fascinating
whiskey.
Mr.. Marcel Is mailing out thousands OF these
books exposing the secrets OF the whiskey trust
Any one interested should write for the book
II viii be sent Free
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

birds to customers and also shipping
to shows and returned
1 much prefer a basket, and eggs
wrapped in excelsior, rather than to
ship In boxes, as eggs usually go in
better condition and hatch better
when shipped in this way. However,
1t Is a little less trouble to pack eggs
IN a box than in a basket. but fol-
the good of your customer and for
your own saving, would advise the
baskets lin preference to any boxes
have ever seen.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

NAV 1hLEAn1 11A40&
new ORLEANS sept 11.-cott0n futures
opened steady at q decline Of 70 points on
poor cables and rather general selling OF
ferInEs came from bears ard also from spot
people. who we're selling cut hedges BUNS
offered little support. at least not eonygn 20
p8ewenf a deciine- The weather over Sunday
was cAfl% ruod. as little rain was reported.
Crop reptts were better than they we're last
week and less alarm VAS manifested over the
depredati0us u the army worm In the central
belt Bearish reports were circulated concern
ing the amount OF spots belng Offered D. the
interior. At TIE end o. the frs half hour OF
y siness prices were 4 ITO - points under sat
uraay's close
Much was made OF the foreign pOiiticsi situa-
tea b. the bear side and extremely pessimisue
messages ooneerning Il that we're wired cut All
oFer the cotton belt brought IN 10 small volume
q selling orders from alarmed longs These
selling cut orders supplied the offerings 10 meet
father q large demand from ecAlping shorts
who wanted 70 realize profits and the result
wss that buying Of this sort caused little o.
reaction from the decline ~ any tine during
the morning. At noon prices were i6 70 IL
paints under Saturdays close
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Ths Following we're the ruling prices en- the
exchanee today.
Toas steady; mIddIins. NE; steady
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
COTTON OIL MARKET
HAYWARD 4 cLARKs COTTON LETTER

- -
NEW ORLEANS. La. sept. 11.--Foreign poll
ties were again : disturbing factor. Dissp-
pentment at the delay IN the settlement OF
the Frnnco-Germa question causes trade 10
hesitate. The financial markets are particu-
larry upset.. hut it is believed that for this
very reason pressure win be brought 70 bear
toward nore speed IN arriving at q definite
issue 10 remove the disturbing uncertainty.
liverpool was poor with futures about 1 points
lower than due spots points lower: sales
9.o00 Cables said that the market was upset
y drawn out politics and feeling, also By freer
offerings nom the sc1th- The weather Sunday
was more favorable inAsmuch as rain was lin
ftesd 20 fewer localities IN the eastern half Of
TIE belt and generally fair weather prevailed
ne Washington long range forecast predicts
generally fair IN the belt for the week ex-
cept occasional showers probable on the gulf
and south Atlantic coast The New York Dry
Goods Review says. The trend OF the aarket
has been towards firmnesz ana converters are
paying the slight advances asked- Jobbers not
buying IN q large way bat are doing a better
c1nss n trade with retailers. Many mills have
resumed operations and Il IL estimated thar
frou 10 70 IS ger eent Of spindses are IN oper-
oar market opened about lover and soon
eased 10 lis for December. The effect Of
the untasiness over foreign politics clearly
was more courageous On the idea that increased
receipts and freer offerlngs vita better weath-
~ vii readily reflect a market affected By 20
NGA1a10 AS04AAA1AoN
CHICAGO. Sept. 1I.--cash grain: Wheat: No.
red o3TeAc: No. hard winter. e6nesc. No.
j northern. S1.05d1o9; No. do spring. s1.01G
I-07: No. spring sscds1.05: velvet ehaff.
s6emx1.04. dnrum. e0c6s1-o2
Coru-So- ? and No I white, 06E 6o7e. No.
yellow. 67d67 Ae-
oats-So, ? waite. 44sa45Ke; standard
49, 44Ac.
nve-No. 2. see.
Barley. T0cGs1.20. ~
Tfmathy. ef2.50E14.50
Clover s15.oo11e.oo-
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
ST LOUIS sept t1.-Caxh wheat steady.
No ? red. eth Gs21c: No. hard. 06cns1. 0f.
Corn higher. track No 2. e5ne; No. white.
Oats firm: track No. 2. ss4e: No. white.
l5c-
RYE unehanged- ssc-
KANSAS CITY CASH QUOTATIONS
kansas CITY. Sept. 11--Ciose.
wheat-ssptember. sssse; December. e3z9
ete. Mag. 0sA aaSEe-
cor1-DecembeF. eizasize; May. e50essle
HAYWARD 8 LARKs GRAIN LETTER.
CHICAGO. H.. Sept. iI.-wheats some Of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

NEW YORK sept. li.-cott0u opened steady
~ decline Of Z 70 points 10 response %
lever cables and 4 crntuuation Of selling move
n.ent Covering and support from LEADING bulls
eansed a rally % within or points 81 sat
urdAT's finals during the first few minutes
ut the market soon turned easier s~ain and
more or less general selllnS with the actite
months wo<kias some 10 10 points under the
closing ngureS u last week Houses with
@eutnern connections were tree sellers ano
sl4ekeninE SPOT demand Was reporied following
the completion o. September eugaeements. Pr
xnte cables from Liverpool attributed the weak
nesS there 20 uneas.ness over the Morocco affair.
Trading became less active IN the forenoon.
1nere seemed 70 be enough demand from shorts
or Support from leading bulls 20 hold prices
arouad 1l.foe for December, OF about points
under the closing figures OF last week South
arn condition reports and talk OF an easier
spot basis probably accounted for the tendency
Of offerings 70 Increase slight rallies TIE
MARKET Was barely stesdy at midday.
NEW TURK COTTON
TIE following were the ruling prices on tne
exchange todays
Toae very steady; niddiins. II sO-lcoc; Ouieta
60 fNam
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

s1o2 in Days Made by W. Nickel
500 in three hours by I. Barders with our iron
ing and fluting machine. We nay $50 a month
and expenses. commission. Can do even bet
ter with horse and rig. One representative want
ed In each county, Pease Mfg Co., b. 2, Cincin-
natl. Ohio.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
Care of Birds During Poultry Show

eu-S HE care and treatment that
birds receive during the fair
or show is one subject that
should receive much thought.
The coops should always be thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected
before the show opens. The
bedding, or straw, should be
placed in all coops before any
birds are put in the display pens.
The best and cleanest bedding
that can be used is coarse pine
shavings. Next to that is cut
alfalfa hay. This bedding should
be cleaned on once or twice dur
ing the week of exhibition. II
the bedding is placed In the coop
before the birds are placed in 1t,
naturally 1t will absorb the odors
and droppings and will keep the
pen more sanitary than II placed
on the naked floor. Furthermore,
the birds will be kept much
cleaner and present a much nicer
appearance.
The watering cups should be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED:
NJ. smith. SURVEY. ala.

Mrs. A. M. Smith, Survey, Fla.
/ write you in regard 20 my incu-
bator. / think l have good one, but
the chickens nearly all die in the
she'll They seem to come along all
right until time to hatch, and out of
120 eggs / only get about 30 or 80
chickens. What / do get are strong
and healthy and grow off well, and
/ never lose any except by accident.
Now. If you can give some advice, I
will be greatly abliged
ANSWER;
The trouble with your chickens Is
that the circulation of air or the
supply Of moisture is insufficient in
your incubator, for our southern con-
ditions, and at the same time neces-
sary for the chickens to, pip and
come out, the eggs have been dried
down until the chickens cannot abb
sorb the food or nourishment in the
egg and do not have strength enough
to get out. This is one great trouble
with artificial incubation in the
southern states If there is any
way you can apply moisture to your
machine. you will find it very bene-
fioial In enabling your chicks to di-
gest the yellow of the egg and alb
sorb II the last few days of their
life in the Incubator. You will have
to apply moisture if you get good re
suits in this country, and 1t should
be done from the beginning to the
end of the hatch. Our changeable
conditions at times when we least
expect II often cause the yellow of
the egg to CONCEAL and make it hard
to absorb and it cannot possibly be
accomplished unless they have more
or less moist atmosphere in the ma
ichine. all during incubation
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
T. q. Evans. McRae, ca.

T. E. Evans, McRae, Ga.
read every article of yours in
The Journal with much pleasure
and profit. Am just beginning in a
small way with White Leghorns to
raise eggs for the market Please
tell me If butter milk will take the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

Subscriber, Athens
Give me the address Of the concern
where I can buy to advantage some
crates for shipping grown chickens.
What sizes would you advise for sin
gle Black orpingtons and for trios.
These are Intended for use In fur
nishing customers with stock. Advise
me what kind of egg box you find
most satisfactory for shipping eggs
for setting. Tell me how to ship birds
to the shows-that Is, in what kind OF
box or crate.
ANSWER:
l get my shipping crates from the
Hightower Box and Tank company,
of Atlanta. / use three different
sizes-one for single birds, one for
trios, and one for breeding pens. They
are very reasonable in their charges
for these coops and they are SPLEEN
did. They are suited for shipping
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

s. e. Calvin, Chester S. c.
VIII you please tell me what's the
cause and also what to do for my
chickens? They have sore eyes when
about to weeks old. One eye will
swell up and the lining around the
ball seems to set loose and viii come
out IL mashed Sometimes IL starts
with both eyes and they soon die. l
have not found anything to do any
good yet. Have been killing them as
fast as they get sick. If you can
tell me anything to do for them. 1t
certainly will be appreciated They
do not seem 10 have any cold.
ANSWER:
Your chickens have what is known
as roup. The air passage in their
nostrils gets stopped up, which
causes their eyes to be affected.
Roup in any chickens is hard to
cure, and those that are badly af-
fected 1t is best to kill and burn.
and try to cure the ones that are not
affected. If you will use some
permanganate of potash in their
drinking water and feed them we'll
all they will eat clean--three times
per day with plenty wheat, cracked
corn. 1t will do more to relieve them
than anything you can do for them.
However. you should look after
their sleeping quarters and see that
they are absolutely dry and that no
drafts blow in on them. and that they
are not crowded at night. which will
cause them to sweat and come out
weak next morning. If you will read
last Sundays journal you will find
my article on this subject in the
poultry department.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
Tobacco Habit Banished

DR.. ELDERS TOBACCO BOON BANIsHEs All
Lorms Of Tobacco Habit in u TO l20 hours. posi-
tive. quick and permanent relief. Easy to take.
No craving for Tobacco after the hrst dose. One
70 three boxes for ell ordinary caees. We guaran-
tee results in every case refund moiiey Send
for our sree booklet giving full informAtion.
ELDERS sanitarium. Dept % st. Joseph MOI
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
Nv oRLEANs COTTON
SPOT COTTON

SPOT COTTON
Atlantis. steady. uxc-
New York steady. II S0-i0oc-
New Orleans. steady, I1Sc.
Liverpool. steady. @41o0d-
GALVESTON. Quie1. II i-16c-
WllmtnEron nominal
Sorfolk. steady. 11&c.
Balfimors. sfeadf. 12ise.
Savannah steady. 11&c
fhiiadelphia. nominal. lie
Rost1u. nominal. II SO-100c.
Mobile. naAinaf, II%c.
Cberie<toa 1oulinal.
81. -syuis. quiet. IKE
Houston. c1iet, l2c.
Aemphi-. naminal. .2Ae-
AuxuErn- steady. IL 1S-16c.
IemisFile- quiet. 12sHc-
Aarcr. 9teEdv. 11c.
CcinmtlA- rouinai.
little Rock. nominal.
znsr.otu. tominaL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12
RLACK TONGUE.

NJ. A. Odell. Experiment. "a
have a fine milch COW that is
giving me considerable trouble.
Any information you can give me
concerning her will be appreciated.
The trouble is with the cows sack.
One of the udders may be swollen
this evening. and the milk out Of
that teat will be. seemingly. all
right; but next morning the milk
from that teat will be cloddy and
ropy and of a yellow cast. but the
: swelling will nearly disappear in
"a hours and the cow win get
along very well for a few days and
then the same swelling and same
conditions of the milk viii appear
in another udder and so go from
one to the other of the udders.
Question 2. Why is ii that
some cows milk takes longer to
churn than others A friend Of
mine has a COW that it takes any
where from thu ee-quarters of an
hour to an hour and a half to
churn her milk.
Question 3. I have a hen that
has something the matter with her.
She was a little droopy for about
two weeks and her comb was dark,
but for the past few days she has
been down Her head and neck
are twisted right to the rear, but
her comb is red now and she has
a good look out of her eyes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

E. Reese Parker, Bolton. S. c.
will appreciate some advice
from you in regard to entering some
chickens in some of the fall fairs.
l have some very nice $. c. Buff
Orpingtons. both young and old.
Some of them were Matched this
past March and are good size and
color. Shall l enter a cockerel and
pullets in entering a pen, or will II
be all right to enter cock and four
puIlets? Suppose I have two or
three, or even one. extra nice pull
let, shall 1 enter them separately
or put them with others enough to
make out a pen?
I have a nice cock. Shall en-
ter him alone or with hens or pull
lets? Also have two or three good
cockerels. How is the best way
Please tell me how to prepare my
birds for the show-how to feed
and wash them-and get them in
the best possible shape for a pre-
MUM.
ANSWER.
You will find articles this week
in The Journal in reference to pro-
poses. In entering a breeding pen
at a show it does not make any
difference if 1t is composed of old
or young birds, but young birds
will most always win over the old
birds as they are in better plum
age and viii always score higher.
However, you can consider one
thing: That the male bird at the
head of me pen counts 90 per cent
las much as the four females COM
bined. and /. you expect to win -
pen prize should have a good male
at abe head of the pen. 1t is also
a good idea to show some Of the
good birds separately. Usually the
pen award is considered more val
liable than the single award. Next
to the pen, the award on cockerels
is the highest award that can be
won in a show. Usually all young
birds match up better in pen, es-
pecially at this season of the year.
and make a much better showing.
II / can be of further service to
you. call on me.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

naturally. You can raise ducks in
cold weather just as well as you
can in hot weather. if you do not
let them get chilled.
Mrs. Frank P. Harrison. Covington.
Ga:
Please let me know through The
Journal what is good to stop my
chickens from laying soft shell
eggs. as they are, they are iayed
at night.
ANSWER.
If you viii give your hens plenty
of oyster shells and a variety Of
feed, they will stop laying soft
shell eggs. 1t is caused from want
of lime to make the covering for
the egg. Excess of fat and want OF
exercise will cause hens to lay soft
shelled eggs.
BLACK TONGUE.
Black tongue is a very fatal dis
ease among dogs and few cases are
ever cured. An article written some
time ago has brought several rem
edies from different ones; among
them. I am publishing the following
letter, as 1t may save some useful
dog. The proposition certainly seems
fair enough:
Poultry Editor, Atlanta Journal:
saw in The Journal where one
of your readers was making inquiry
about cure for Black Tongue among
dogs; will say that my medicine has
cured several cases. The Anti-Germ
Elixir is sure cure. I have not failed
on single case; in fact, I will give
$40 for a single case that I fail to
cure.
(Signed DIR. A. G. LEWIS,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

Emmett Yarbrough, Atlanta, Ga.
Can you tell me anything about
prairie dogs? I want to know what
they eat, and if they are worth a1y-
thing at all? -
ANSWER:
Prairie dogs are absolutely no good,
and are a pest In most sections OF
the western states. They evidently
live on grass and roots of various
kinds. A few weeks ago I saw thou
sands of these little dogs on the
sandy, barren country in Kansas and
Colorado, where 1t looks like nothing
else could possibly live. They are a
curiosity in this part of the country
and probably would be of interest to
children. Further than that 1 do not
think they are worth anything at
all.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

I am confident that the trouble
with your COW is that her system Is
out of condition and the feed she is
getting is too rich for her. 1t
would be we'll to cut out the cotton
seed meal for her regular feed and
give her beet pulp and bran with
bulls and roughage of some kind.
It would also be a good idea to give
her, as a drench. a pound box Of
Black Draught in two doses. If
necessary, give her two more doses
after a weeks time to reduce her
flesh some and cool her system
out Cotton seed meal fed to cows
regularly often causes more o. less
trouble with the udder. especially
If a COW is once inclined that way.
If you are not very careful with
her, she is likely to get gargett in
her udder, which viii destroy the
tissues and is likely TO lose the
quarters that this trouble affects.
The reason some cows milk
takes longer to churni than others
is on account of the feed they are
getting, and because the milk is not
churned at the proper temperature.
Milk. should be churned at tenn
perature of So to SIS. During the
hot summer months. II fed too
much cottonseed meal. without
abundance of green food. often IT is
hard to get milk cooled down
enough for the butter TO come in
a short time.
The hen referred to evidently har
Indigestion. and unless she is
very fine hen 1T would be best to
kill and burn her. She is not like
Iy to be fit to breed from If she
should recover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-12

Your chickens have what is known
as sorehead. If you will apply the
remedy that was published in The At
lanta Journal one day last week, in
reference to sorehead. you can cure
your chickens. This is the season OF
the year that 1t makes its appearance,
and unless checked promptly 1t will
very materially injure your birds
You will likely lose a lot of them
from this disease.