Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13

The possibilities OF poultry hus-
bandry in Georgia are not appreciated
at their face value II is said that our
state is further behind in this respect
than many other southern states. As
a matter OF fact, the farmers in many
Of the states along the gulf coast have
been so engrossed In the cultivation
Of cotton that the poultry industry has
been seriously neglected. Now that 1t
seems essential and necessary 10 diver
sify our agriculture more than ever be-
fore and to add TO the various possible
sources or revenue, poultry raising
should offer most inviting field 20
farm women and girls. II is not neces-
sary TO have large area of land on
which 10 raise chickens. Hence, il is
an industry which could be promoted to
advantage on many city or suburban
lot, for surely there is a great demand
for poultry products at prices which
can be made remunerative to the party
who conducts plant along systematic
lines and feeds his chickens in a ra-
tional manner.
The College of Agriculture has been
lending every effort at its command
10 the promotion of the poultry indus
try I'm Georgia. keen and active in
terest has been taken in the promotion
OF poultry clubs. 50 that last year sew
eTal thousand Of Georgia boys and girls
and a sprinKling of farm women TOOK
up the systematic study of poultry
production with the result that some
very valuable work was DONE In fact
the boys and girls were able to pro-
duce birds of fine enough quality 10
win many ribbons in open competition
with the best poultry raisers of Geor-
gia and other southern states This
feat was accomplished at such repre-
sentative places as the Southeastern
fair in Atlanta, the State fair in Ma
con. and many county fairs. This shows
that these young people received suf-
ficient- instruction and advice to enable
them 10 organize their beginnings IN
poultry husbandry along thO~ougH ly
fundamental, constructive and aggrns-
sive lines. An effort will be made this
year 10 push this work as vigorously
a. possible and especially with farm
women and girls too old to become mem
bers of the poultry clubs The purpose
Of this work may be outlined rs fol-
lows:
1. To direct attention to the posi-
bilities of poultry raising as a profit
able industry.
? To impress the importance and
necessity upon all our citizens of get
ting rid of mongreI chickens and re-
placing them with pure-breds of the
standard breeds. This must be done ia
order TO unity the type or chickens we
are producing so that n uniform grade
may be offered for sale on the lAdiEg
markets. The advantages of this are
obvious.
.. The next effort should be direct
ed TO the production OF eggs of high
quality. This is a matter of equal
Importance TO that of eliminating the
mongrel type of chickens now bred on
the average farm. Certainly eggs of
uniform color, large CHE and fine
quality can not be produced unless the
type and breeds maintained are of SUI
perioT merit to those found on the aver
age farm at the present time.
J. The next effort will be directed
towards impressing upon the poultry
raiser the necessity of caring for CHICK
ems properly. II has been the Gus
tom in the past 10 have few hens or
other poultry and let them run at large