Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24
QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED.

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Indian Springs. Fla.-I have a pair
Of fine pigs, about five months old
Have been running at large but feed
them night and morning on corn and
corn hearts. For. several days the
male seems stupid, That is he Hes
down most all the time and coughs
a little, but eats hearty and is in
good condition. Thanking you for
any advice you can give me, 1 am,
Yours truly,
LEE JONES.
ANSWER.
The feed you are giving your hogs
is too rich for them and they will not
thrive and do well unless they have
a change, and are likely to get their
system in a condition to be an easy
prey for diseases.
A balance food for pigs is two
parts shorts, one part wheat-bran and
one part corn meal. This should be
made up with milk or with slop
from the kitchen which ADDS a va
riety to this food. In addition to
this you should keep before them at
all times a mixture of two parts
sulphur, one part copperas, two parts
salt, two parts air slack lime and
three parts wood ashes. This should
be kept dry and where they can get
it at all times. Your hogs are evil
IDENTIFY wormy and from this rich feed
their liver has become inactive. A
teaspoonful of turpentine in their milk
or slop every other day for three or
four days will remove the worms
from them, or any good condition
powders will do likewise
Atlanta, Gavin you kindly
give me a little information? l as
sure you it will be highly appreci-
ated. 1 am building an incubator
and / want the address of some
place where l can get the parts
such as thermostat, Thermometer,
lamps, etc. / know there is some
place where I can buy these parts
but have misplaced the address.
have made several incubators, but
have always used the old parts from
broken up incubators and have been
very successful with them, always
getting over so per cent hatch. If
you can give me the address Of
some place or places where I can
get the parts needed I will consider
it a great favor. Thanking you in
advance for the information, 1 am
Yours very truly,
Z. L. HEITMAN.
ANSWER.
Cakes Manufacturing Co, Of
Bloomington, ILL.,, manufacture the
supplies for the different incubators
and will be glad to send you cata-
logue of same.
Leila, Ga.-will you please tell me
how to care for newly Matched
chickens that have been taken from
the mother. especially how to feed
them? 1 have kept most of your
articles, but cannot find the one per-
tanning to this subject, and as
took off brood today, l am anxious
to get information. l have set the
hen on a second batch. Please tell
me how many times a hen may be
set successfully in succession and
how she should be cared for?
Your articles are all very helpful
and 1 am already much intedbted to
you. Yours truly.
MRS. w. G. TOLBERT.
ANSWER.
The chickens should be removed
to a good, comfortable coop with
plenty sand on the floor. They
should have water to drink before
being feed and let them remain in
the coop for several hours before
giving them anything to eat at all.
The first feed should be any Of the
commercial chick feeds that are sold
on the market, and now by nearly
every groceryman. If you cannot
get this feed, equal parts of pearl
grits and oatmeal will take the
place Of il. They should be fed
every two or three hours for the
first week or 10 days, just what
they will eat up clean. The hen
should be kept in the coop and the
little chickens can have their lib
erty after they are several days Old
and strong. After they are 10 days
old, the greater variety of food you
can give them the better they wiil