Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
By Judge 2. J. MARSHALL.

I ing at any time A good place for
! them is on a board along the rear
/ wall just above the roosts, with a
small piece Of netting stretched above
| them TO prevent them from rOOsting
! upon them, still making them easily
| accessible from the Toosts for laying
! purposes. The roost poles should all
! be loose and should not touch the
walls Of the house in any way. They
will then be easily cleaned and kept
| free from lice and mites
Pure Bred Stock Best.
We would advise beginners to start
I with pure bred stock, no matter what
! the character of the business is to be
I True, it costs a little more TO make
| the start, but the results are so much
better that there should be no com
parsons made.
All poultry plants of any conse-
quence use this kind Of stock. Wheth-
er for eggs or stock, for market, or
both, it will pay In marketing a lot
Of fowls that are of the same size,
color and shape they will always
bring a little more per pound than
will the hit-or miss type of all sizes
and COlOrs
Then the eggs from thoroughbred
stock of any one variety will be uni
form in color, and as a general rule
in shape all Of which goes a long
way toward obtaining better prices
The thoroughbred hen can be de-
pended upon for uniformity in egg
production. For example, if ten hens
In a flock OF 100 lay every other day
the chances are that very soon APP
proximately 80 per cent will soon be
doing the same thing. while in flock
Of odds and ends of the scrub kind
you can make no estimate
Thoroughbreds Like Machines.
The thOrOughbreds have been bred
10 type and for laying purposes for
so many generations that they are
really like machines No one should
go into the poultry business with the
notion in his head that he is going TO
make big money right from the start
or even a good living. II takes time
TO get things In running order. II
you have a little knowledge Of the
work and have been raising and
keeping 100 hens YOU may easily dou-
bic your capacity the first year and
again double It the second year if
you have had success.
Keep record of everything. that
you may really know what you are
getting out Of the business. So many
get the big head at the start and are
running the little dry goods store on
the corner thinking that he was real
ly fitted TO manage a department
store until he tried il and failed
There is no question that there
are great possibilities i'm the poultry
business in its various branches. but
We desire to impress upon the minds
Of the OverzealOus that il is like all
other kinds Of business. success is
only reached through Well-directed
hard work.
1t must he remembered that the
hen TO give us her best efforts must
be well cared for every day in the
year. The hen in her natural or ma
tive condition laid but about two
dozen eggs year. 1t takes about
five or six dozen to pay for her year s
keep. 1t must be born in mind that
each individual poultry raiser must.
to great extent. solve his own prob
lens. He can pick up pointers here
and there that viii help him greatly
to avoid the ruts and pitfalls. but.
after all, he must for himself prove
all things and hold fast to that which
is good "