Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-23

I AM so deeply impressed as to the
extraordinary Importance of poul-
try raising and egg production in
Georgia, | propose to make prac-
teal talk on the subject.
Solely by way of introduction and
with a view to arresting your atten-
ton, | give you an almost unbeliev-
able statement made by the Honor
able D. F. Houston, former secre-
tary of agriculture, now secretary of
the treasury, in President Wilson's
cabinet, as to the number of poultry
raised, and the number of dozens
of eggs produced, on the farms in
this country in 1919. His statement
is, of course, an estimate but very
carefully made. He says that 600,-
600, 900 head of poultry were rails
ed, and that 1857 100000 dozens of
eggs were produced, on the farms
in the United States. The farm price
for poultry, on a general average,
was S5 cents per head, The farm
price of eggs, on a general average,
was Al cents a dozen. Calculate the
total of the two items for your own
information. To the total number of
poultry, Georgia contributed per
cent; to the total of eggs, II per
cent.
Primarily, my object is to reach
the country people. | should ike
actively to interest them In this very
important subject. You see, ninety
five per cent of the poultry in the
state are on the farms. T1ey are
not show birds, but plain, every cay
country poultry. BY crossing some
of the finer stock on the native stock,
greatly improved birds have been
produced. note that, daily, as |
pass produce range in Atlanta; l
note the fact also in Marietta.
That is the result of the adoption
and practice of a sound policy. II
one will place at the head of every
10 to Is barn-yard hens a purebred
Cornish, White Wyandotte, Rhode
Island Red, White Rock, or Barred
Rock cockerel, and at the head OF
selected pullets, cockbird OF any OF
the breeds mentioned, one Will note
marked improvement in chickens IN
size, in laying quality. etc. II one
should not wish to invest in the pure
bred males named, then one should
Gull his flock, selecting for use the
most shapely cockbird or cockrel to-
he placed at head of not less than
ten or more than fifteen -pullets or
hens, respectively. If one should
wish to get the best results in num-
her of eggs and chickens, one should
arrange to keep the several groups
separate. How? By putting up a
small house in which the fowls may
roost and a separate structure IN
which the hens may lay. You Will get
all the eggs laid; you Will reckon
with a host in the number of chick
ems each hen will bring off when
given IL to IS eggs. Of course,
stable and comfortably made nests
must be provided for the setting
hens. They must have attention m
the matter of pure, fresh water, and
food every morning. Between
times, every hen on nest, IN eXpec-
fancy of chicks, must be busted with
the best insect powder in order TO
protect against mites.
; have had hens laying and set
ting right along since February last;
not the sign of mite. l personal
ly fill the vessel in the brood annex
With fresh water and throw out the
corn needed, then quietly take each
setting hen off her nest and put
her on the ground. They begin at
once to drink and then to eat; then,
as a rule, they dust themselves and
return to respective nest. make
examination every morning for
mites. I have date for each hen
so that, the day before she will he
gin to hatch, piece of board or wire
can be placed in front of the nest
in order to prevent the chicks, one
or more, getting out; for, if one gets
out of the nest, the mother will at
once endeavor to get the chick back.
That results in broken eggs and IN
the death of two or three chickens.
When my hens are taken off with