The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-04

ems should be given a good pasture such
as bermuda, alfalfa, COW peas, etc. He
stated that this ration Is for a hen that
woald lay from $50 to 200 eggs per year.
Loring Brown of smyrna, Ga, followed
Mr.. Dinwiddie. He gave general talk
on the different varieties of poultry usu-
ally found on the farm, and strongly
urged the selection of one good breed
for the farmer as being desirable for type
of bird and for a constant type of eggs.
He explained that nearly all the necessary
feed for the poultry could be grown on
the farm, and especially urged that a
patch of alfalfa be grown for the poultry.
The farmers were greatly interested in
a paper read by Mr.. Arnold of the Arnold
egg farm of Hapevlle, Ga, near Atlanta.
Mr.. Arnold is a young man and has just
orgnized his commercial egg farm, which
has been eminently successful from a
financial standpoint. On this farm there
are from 1900 to 1000 leghorns used to pro
duce eggs and broilers. Mr.. Arnold ex-
planned the methods used on his farm,
stating that his eggs are sold at fancy
prices to the leading hotels and families
OF Atlanta. lie explained a system OF
to sell an egg constant in size and color
and one that is always fresh, being sold
usually before it is three days old.
The first lecture Saturday afternoon was
delivered by Prof. l.. l.. Jones of the
University of Georgia, who gave an ex-
tended talk on the different systems em-
ployed in poultry production, explaining
the wide range as common on the farm,
the small lot or pen as found in the city
and also the colony system in its various
FORMS The advantages and disadvantages
of these systems were brought out, and
each person who anticipated going INTO
the poultry business was advised to select
that system which would more nearly con-
form to the size of his lots He gave a
detailed description of the various types
of poultry houses and strongly advised
southern poutrymen against the adoption
OF houses in use on northern poultry
farms.
The last talk of the afternoon was given
by Prof NJ Thomas Fullan on cement
hens nests. He exhibited nest OF his
own design which proved very interesting
to the poultrymen, being sanitary, dur
able and practical.
The entire school then assembled at the
operating pavilion of the veterinary de-
partment, where Loring Brown of Georgia
Judged Rhode Island Reds, Barred Red
Rocks, White Rocks and Buff Orpingtons.
Mr. Brown gave a practical demonstra-
ton on the scoring of the birds which
proved of interest to the farmers who
were anxious to learn the good points or
chickens.
Indications point to a record breaking
attendance at the Monday session OF the
summer school, when lectures will be de-
livered on breeding, feeding, judging and
scoring beef cattle. Also there will be
a lecture on Peach Culture in Ala
bama.n Mrs. Henrietta Calvin has ar
rived and will give lectures and Demon
strations ON domestic science every day
next week for the benefit OF the young
women who are in attendance.
Among the other prominent lecturers
for next week will be DR.. Tate Butler
and Alex McRae of Florala
The Western Railway of Alabama ana
the Atlanta and West Point railroad nave
advised Dr. Cary that reduced round trip
rates Will be granted from all points on
these lines throughout the summer schooi.