Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
Do ALL WORK
ON SCHEDULE
PouItryman'S LaborS Llghtened
if All Tasks Are Completed
by Time Card.
BY c, N. PERKINS.

one thing that is to be found on ev-
cry large poultry plant regardless Of
how much individual plants may other
wise vary. is a systematic method of
doing the routine work, That sIipshod
methods are impossible is a recognized
fact, and the work OF caring for a large
number Of fowls must be done in a
regular manner if satisfactory results
are to be obtained. II is quite out OF
the question for the various men assist
ing in the care of a large plant to do
the things that they prefer to do, or
simply to do whatever happens TO be
in apparent need Of immediate attcn-
ton. regardless Of whatever else should
be attended to or irrespective of what
the others are doing. Such q method
Cor lack of IT'D would spell failure in a
very short time
Where there are more fowls on a
plant than one man can properly care
for, necessitating the hiring of help, a
schedule is an absolute necessity. The
work each man must do is mapped out,
and ne is expected to look after that
part Of the running of the plant and
to see that his department is always
in shipshape order If each man does
his share Of the work properly the ag-
gregate makes a successful whole If,
however. one or more shirk their du-
ties trouble viii soon crop out, and If
not corrected at once. serious results
will ensue. In the latter case 1t is the
.watchful superintendent that can at
once detect such trouble, and asCer-
tain and remove its cause
Usually the feeding and watering Of
a large number Of fowls is a work Of
such big proportions in tloCks of over
a thousand fowls, that it is divided
between an the available help. \ Ger
tain number of pens or small coops are
delegated to each man, and in this way
the heavy work does not come entirely
on the shoulders of one man. ON Ger
tain large plants Italians are employed.
when this labor can be gotten at small
cost These men do the watering,
cleaning Of the coops, and such work
that requires more Drawn than brains.
The feeding is seldom given o6t Of ex-
perienced hands, as it has always prov
en- decidedly expensive to do So But
to get the best results, and to keep the
operating expenses at the lowest pos
sible figure, il has been found most
satisfactory to use cheap labor where
the Drawn is needed, and To- keep the
more expensive labor for the duties
that require greater knowledge and en-
perience
As each new man is hired he is
taken around. and shown exactly the
work he is to perform. ana told just
what results are expected from him.
Then il behooves the man in charge
of the practical end of the plant TO
keen a weather eye open to see THAT
the neces sary work that is expected ut
the various men is carefully and prop
erly performed. That numerous small
leaks will soon drain the biggest resell
yoir is an acknowledged fact, and In
no place is this more apparent than on
a large poultry farm.
While a working schedule Is an abb
solute necessity on large poultry plants,
il is also necessary on smaller plants
as we'll There Is just SO much routine
work on every plant whether the NUM-
Der of fowls kept is fifty or I'VE thou
sand. The matter Of feeding and wa p
tering varies only In quantity, not IN
the time of day or regularity that these
Duties must be performed. The coops
must be cleaned every SO often, the
eggs gathered every day. on-small ana
81 ree plants alike That working
schedule will materially assist one IN
,erfofmine the necessary work on any
tied poultry plant Is beyonc question
n one gets into the habit OF doing GER
ain work at regular times Of the day