Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-27
Tuscumbia, Ala.
The Fest breed Of Poultry

Dear Mrs. Thomas: 1 have been
reading your letters in the Semi
Weekly Journal for a long time |
have been thinking that l would
write to you for some information
about chickens. What kind of
chickens are the best for home use
and to market? What kind of feed
Is best to make hens lay we'll?
WER-As have said many
times, the sort Of chicken one fancies
is the one to select, Columbia Wyan.
ootte, Rocks and Reds make better
fowls for meat and eggs than the
Leghorns for their bodies are larger.
j4eghorn and Minorcas lay well, bu.
are easier chilled in winter and it's
the swarm hen that lays. 1 do net
advise any one to day away with a
flock of hens. and try a new breed
Get a pure-bred cockerel of the sort
you have and raise a good flock from
your best layers. Then get a set
ing of eggs of the same strain and
raise a flock of pure breds to grad
ually take the place of the mixed
flock.
Eggs are to scarce for hens to be
sacrificed at this season. AS to feed
the standard mixed feeds on the
market, sack of bran and a few
Hounds of cottonseed meal mix with
he moist bran about once a week is
best if they have a feed of some
sreen stuff every day. A flock that
has good run neds meat or cotton
seed meal in winter just the same
for there are few grubs and no
graSshoppers.
Corn is fine for winter but is too
heating for summer, the mixed feed
is quite as cheap. A quarters worth
of baby chick feed will raise sew
eral dollars worth of brothers, but
cooked meal, good corn bread. is
just as good if you let it get a day
old. If it gets too hard run it
through the meat chopper.
Buttermilk prevents white diarrhea
and for hawks remember that now
Is the time to feed a teasponful of
powdered mix vomica in a pint Of
meal made into crumbly dough.
Rejoices in Spr1ngtime
Dear Household Friends: AS it is
such pretty day I will write a few
words. [ think it is very good of
Mrs. Thomas to get UP this help for
the little orphan and L think every
body is helping well. We certainly
have had some cold weather this
winter, but today is a great deal
warmer and 1 am certainly glad to
see warm day. l like summer
much better than 1 do winter for we
have green vegetables in the gar
den and 1 do enjoy working in my
garden. How many of you like
string beans? l certainly do, but
last year L didn't have much of
garden, so L think L will try to have
bet'0r one this time. Can you
all tell me something good for the
toothache? l have had it the last
day or two, and | have tried most
everything 1 know for it and it
doesn't seem to help it. Will also
send something for the orphan.
TOMMIE L. WILSON,
Pendleton, S. C.
sticktight Fleas
FELTON,, Ca, Feb. Is, 1920.
Lizzie o. Thomas, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Madam: I have read your
talks in The Semi-W Weekly Journal
and enjoy reading them. 1 have a
problem too great for me. 1 thought
you may give me some information.
My chickens, also my cats, have what
some people call sticktights. They
are a kind of flea that sticks to the
chickens head and to the ears of
the cats. I've tried everything I can
hear of. Have you a remedy? l am
afraid to try to raise any young
chickens this year. Can you tell me
where they breed? 1t will be a great
favor to me. and probably to others.
If you will answer through The Semi
Weekly Journal. Thanking you to
reply. I remain.
A READER OF THE JOURNAL.
Answer. Carbolated va lin g
rubbed on The 1eas, or crude oil. or
black oil is good. But there is no