Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-03
Thoroughbred Fowls
In Great Demand
All Over the South
EY LoRIEG BROWN.

hard to find Tor sale any good thor-
oughbred fowls of a staple variety as
there is at present. Inquiries are
coming from all sections of the
south, and especially in south Geor-
gia aid Florida, are buyers clamor-
ing for good thoroughbred fowls. The
people have just begun to realize
that it is impossible to get such birds
as we had a few years ago even at
any price, and il will be several
years before our country will be re-
| stocked or supplied with the Grass
of fowls that we once mad one
would be surprised now quickly an
/ industry that ii has taken years 10
build up will go to pieces Tor the
want OF a little care and attentlon
| through dull seasons, and through
! conditions as have existed during the
| past few years.
Ii will cost far more to restock
| our country than il would have cost
] to have taken care or ana Kept UP
/ to the standard that which we had
few years ago. But, II is usSless
I 20 worry over what has already been
neglected and destroyed. Therefore,
| people must make up their minds
| to reStoclS our country as quickly as
| possible with new supply OF Soou
thoroughbred poultry OF all classes
! y
geese should not be neglected. Ihe
south, especially south Georgia and
| Florida, has the best natural adVan-
| tages Tor producing and raising a
| large supply Of poultry Of any other
conditions certainly do favor the
successful growing of fowls in any
warm climate, and since our people
| have learned to produce large per
cent of our own feed and better
de na 10
other section of country, we must
pay more attention to this industry
and get it in the front ranks that
this section of country is entitled to.
During the next few years to come
! the demand for eggs and poultry;
| especially good breeding stock VIII
| be absolutely unlimited and those
who will look after this industry as
a business in limited way can, not
help but get pleasure and profit 1r8m
! ladies and children be encouraged to
| take more interest in this line OF
work. During a recent trip through
! lower south Georgia and Florida
have been more thoroughly con-
WINGED than ever that poultry wnen
! it is half way attended to will thrive
and do we'll under such ideal condI-
| tions as exist in these sections. Many
carloads of eggs and poultry cou!u
| be shipped east and immense pronts
| from these sections If this industry
| was pushed and moro carefully look
| ed after than has been done. Tine
good part of it all is that any one
! with a small amount OF capital can
| keep and raise poultry when they
! could not go into other more eNpCn.
! sive lines Of producing food except
| with poultry. However, it is not wise
! policy for any one to attempt Lle
! poultry business on such Iar6G
! scale as to have to buy all of .tHeir
/ fsad~ as they can. not hope to make
| it profitable one year after anoInet
| when this is done. especially on
I large scale. Our southern farmers
! are in better position by far 70
| make poultry pay by feeding thelr
| products through poultry and con
| verting it into cash thar proOap!y
| any other section OF country Win tne
| disadvantages many other secuohs
| have to contend with.
| With the introduction OF velvet
beans. ueanut meal, together with our
| wonderful cotton seed meal there IS
| sure 10 be a revolution in the reed
! ing and keeping of not only poultry
! but all kinds of live stock through
! out the south. There are many Dreeu
! crs throughout south Georgia ana
! Florida who are getting an aoun-
/ dance of eggs from their fowls ana
! will continue to do so throughout
! the entire winter and up until next
| spring, right at time when eggs
I
/ suited 10 the production Of them
( especially for shipment to the east
! Crn markets, and it is unfortunate
/ that our country should continue TO
/ Ind thousands of dollars to the
west for a large part of our poultry
and egg supply. when we have such
! ideal conditions existing i'll our
midst ..,.
| more to this country than any other
( work that could be done would De
| for the government, our agri3ultural
! and experiment station to push TINS
I line of work with moro vigor and IN
/ struct our people more Thoroughly
| on this subject. The work that mas
| been done with the corn and pig
! clubs has certainly made telling
| effect on this section of the country,
aud the possibilities in poultry are
far greater and would return by lar
( a greater per cent of profit accord.
ing to the dollars and cents invested
/ md the work required than any other
/ line of work we could indulge III.
| our poultry industry and the posi-
! bilities connected with 1t are TOO
| great for us not to push II Win
! mere energy than we have done dur
| ing the past few years. 1t is one
! of the things that every housewife
| must have, and our people cannot
| afford longer to send away from the
! south thousands upon thousands OF
| dollars for such products as can bc
| raised at home under such ideal
! conditions as exist naturally for this
! INCUBATORS AND BROODERS
ESSENTIAL TO RAISE POULTRY
If there ever was time when our
! people should appreciate the real