Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
Mixed Feed for Fanciers

Poultry does not feel cold as keenly
as do human beings. The blood of
| poultry is five degrees warmer than
! that of human beings. This is the
| reason that birds Of all kinds consume
more feed according to weight than do
| human beings or the brute creation.
| They need more fuel to keep up the
heat. When allowed, to sleep out Of
doors the call for fuel is stiu greater,
so housing comfortably is good econ
omy
Remember. it is not the breed, but
the breeder that must bring success.
There is no guesswork, no happy go
lucky methods with the successful
| breeder no trying this plan this year
and another next but always work on
1.-The same line. and the result is most
satisfactory. The man who thinks
then works on that thought generally
succeeds; While the man who depends
entirely upon his hands more often
makes a failure.
| Poultrymcn who are undecided
whether or not to buy green bone
cutter should bear in mind that a good
cutter will pay for itself in increased
egg production in single season. This
is not an idle dream, but an actual
fact. Besides the increase in egg pro-
duction. the feeding Of green bone adds
variety to the ration, promotes vitality
and growth and is withal cheap but
valuable food. Every poultryman should
own a good bone cutter.
Nothing pays better for the money
invested than chickens, if they are
properly handled; but to be profitable,
much care must be exercised. Because
the hens will give returns under ad-
verse circumstances is the reason they
are neglected so much, but the better
they are treated the better the returns
YOU viii receive from them.
Arrange for supply of second
growth clover Be sure it is nicely
cured and put it away in gunny sacks
for use next winter Aside from al
falfa, there is nothing equal to good
clover hay as a green" food for poul-
try in the winter. II contains a large
percentage of lime and adds bulk to the
winter mash Be sure to lay in a sup
ply.
There is no better time than the
present to buy foundation stock for
next seasons breeding pens. Good
breeding birds can be secured now for
half of what il will take to get
them early next spring. and in some
cases much less than half Breeders
need the room for their growing stock
and ar, willing TO sacrifice their old
birds oftentimes We would advise
those who are going to need new blood
next spring to get IT now.
More hens suffer from lack Of grit
than from almost any other cause.
There are large sections of the country
where no grit can be found In these
sections it should be furnished.
Keep the laying hens busy in
scratching a good part of the day, and
they will eat more and lay more. Feed
them plenty Of ground green bone, pull
verized shells. grit and green things.
All Of these, including scraps OF meat.
contain the elements needed by the
laying hens.
Most Of the failures in trying to OPP
crate poultry faru.a have been brought
about by trying tC keep too many fowls
at first. Begin on small scale and
work up to your limit. You may be
surprised to find Low few you can keep
at a profit, and you may find that yo1
were born TO be a poutryman. Trying
it is the only way to get at the truth.
The dry feeding system is meeting
With increa sing favor. Breeders who
have tried one season of it claim that
the egg production is iucrea sed, and
they have more uniform growth with
the young stock The feed boxes are
kent filled with variety of grains, the
grit box is full. and also a box of char
coal From these the fowls take their
choice balancing their own rations as
they Do in the summer time on free
range