Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-20
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
By ANDREWM SOlHE

work is taken up. the county home
demonstration agent will be respon
Sible for the work and will Collec
all reports and forward them to the
state agent at the proper time. II
all counties where poultry clubs are
not regularly organized, agents will
give only such instructions as will
not interfer with the other club &C
Invites. The reorganization of clubs
should be made in December anC
the organization of new clubs should
be made in January.
Poultry club work may not be ur-
dertaken by canning club girl until
she has had at least two years eX.
perience with tenth acre, when she
is better prepared to do this ad-
Vanced work.
All boys and girls entering the
poultry clubs must be at least four
teen years of age.
After two years preliminary work
With poultry, girls sixteen years Of
age may undertake to make demon
strations in poultry raising along
with the women using the farm fIocR
as a unit.
Where clubs are organized at
schools, teachers should give every
encouragement possible. There should
be officers elected and bylaws adopt
ed. The parents may help materially
by attending these meetings, visit
ing the f1ocks of the different mem
bers of the club. and aid the home
demonstration agent in arousing. in
terest among the people who might
encourage, the members by giving
pure-bred stock, incubators, or any
equipment.
Members who have not met the
reQuirem of the various years
will not be eligible to receive prizes
hereby pledge myself.
1. To study the instructions sent
me by my county and state agents.
all work done. all expenses incurred,
all sales made, and to render a re-
port of work to my county home
demonstration agent when She calls
for it.
8. To exhibit eggs and poultry at
some place in the community named
by the county home demonstration
agent. ~ .--l
4. To exhibit the best of the poul-
try and eggs at the community ex-
hibit at the county fair.
5. To attend club meetings regu-
larly, and to feed and care for my
birds with as, little assistance as
possible.
Each member must set three set
tings of eggs from pure-bred stock,
If possible, Or buy twenty-five day
old chicks; raise all pullets to ma
turity for winter layers; keep the
best cockerels for breeders; keep rec
ems; and make an exhibit at the
county fair. All chickens exhibited
must have been raised by and belong
to the club member exhibiting the
same. This exhibit is to consist of
the best pen of. chickens raised Gone
of these exhibits will be taken to the
state fair at Macon and to the
Southeastern fair at Atlanta for
state competition.
Prizes will be awarded on the
work work done as shown by the record
will count so per cent and the record
book will count SO per cent.
Each member is expected to write
a composition on Poultry Manage
ment' and give it to the county
home demonstration agent when call
ed for.
To be qualified as second year
members, the first year members
must have at least ten females and
one male to carry over to the next
year and must have completed all
the first years work. These birds
member, but may be purchased if so
desired.
These females should be fed dur
ing the winter months for egg pro
duction and mated to the best males
in the spring to produce Matching
eggs. Each+club member must keep
an accurate record in booklets pro-
vided by the state college of agri-
culture through the county home
demonstration agent.
The story of the years work must
be written in a composition, having
my Experience With Poultry as
the subject. Outlines for these COM
positions will be furnished by the
county home demonstration agent,
and should be ready to hand in when
called for. The same rules for prizes
apply as for the first year.
All second year members to be