Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-19

Living in the heart OF a great city and
spending the most OF ones time in an
once on the third floor OF big building
does not give one much freedom. Since
the middle OF March have had a bet
ter opportunity TO know what other
people were doing. And find that the
whole land seembs teeming with chick
ems OR food for them have men
toned seeing them in little rides out OF
Jacksonville or Palatka. but since I
have been in Atlanta these three weeks
I have heard more about them than in
ny whole life / believe. Theories and
practices do not always so hand in
hand. but you know theere are some
people who must talk, whether they
know anything or not.
lit used TO be that one had 20 have
plenty OF room for chickens. then OF
their necessity some OF the chicken
lovers began to use their small city lots
and found that some success could be
attained on less ground. My mother
had an acre and thought a dozen or IS
hens plenty for such a place. She had
light Brahnas and I know there are
none better. Sister married and left the
old home and somehow got enthused
with Black AIinorcss. I can testify that
she had plenty Of eggs and all the fry
ing size that any one could desire She
sold them when her husband decided to
move and later she bought Buff Orping-
tons They have been Just as satisfac-
tory as the other. None OF them seem
70 be overly fond OF setting. The
Brahmas were so large they often
mashed the eggs. The Minorcas abso-
Iutely refuse 10 set. Sister had TO find
some OF the common sort TO hatch the
eggs The Orpingtons have. not made
10 their minds whether they mean to be
domestic and raise nice large families.
o. Just lay eggs and furnish work for
lncubators. They are beauties and !
am fascinated with all of them.
Last week / went to two big poultry
farms and I opened my eyes when I
saw how many chickens and eggs just
those two ship away. A big poultry
farm in Florida sold 1000 Of the day
old chickens in January. Up here they
are still selling them, for the season
here is later. With the hens so very
independent aud incubat0rs so unreliable
Il seems 10 me that buying the chicks
Is about the best way to start
used to think I knew something
about raising chickens. i once raised
- out of 81 Matched. but all the things
] did are not popular in these days.
Just the same" as the children say.
I am going 20 try my hand this year
and see what the result viii be-
/ remember the first COW 1 saw that
cost over 81 900. She was a registered
Jersey and q beauty. Now it's no IN
common thing to see chickens that cost
from $500 70 81 900 for three. and one
occasionally sees one hen or rooster
that cost 81 900 OF more.
/ haven't word 70 say against any
one paying that for chicken. IL their
debts are all paid. and there is that
much left TO be spent as suits them.
The trouble lies in speculation, buying
with the expectation OF selling for a
profit In the language Of the street
unloading on the other fellow"
This chicken craze has accomplished
one good thing. the professional man
and business woman has realized In
many instances health and added in
terest in life. The genteel poor have
found q means Of adding 10 their
meaEer incomes. Many people have
zone back 10 the country or 20 the
suburb and now have gardens and
fresh eggs who formerly depended on
the grocer for all they ate Fresh
eggs, homegrown chickens and vege-