Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-08

and up-to-date basis how much
money they may make out Of this
enterprise in comparatively short
time.
There is much waste found on ev-
cry farm which chickens can gather
and utilize to advantage There is
an ample range for them to travel
over. The isolation Of the farm
home, in measure, helps to pro-
tect chickens against disease. There
is enough lumber on every farm to
make a modern poultry house, Ell
Their of the movable or permanent
type. 1t takes but little energy to
put up a structure of sufficient size
to care for a nice farm flock.
We should have a minimum of
twenty-five chickens on every farm
in Georgia, and it would be better if
we had fifty. 1t will take at least
fifty chickens on every farm to sup
ply our own needs. I realize that
whenever we begin to develop this
industry many will say there is no
market for their chickens and eggs.
This is due to the fact that we have
not established markets for Georgia
poultry products. We have let the
people of Tennessee come in and
steal away part of our birthright.
Our own people living in our towns
and cities call for an egg Of a GER
tain size, color and weight, because
that is the kind they have been
taught to consider most desirable
These eggs were put up long way
from Georgia very likely and stand
ardized under regulations prescribed
by the government. We can meet
these regulations just as easily as
other people, and if we go about
the matter in systematic way we
can soon educate our people to I'M
derstand that chickens and EGGS pro-
duced in Georgia are quite as palat-
able as those secured from other Sec
tons. There should be a good mar
ket for broilers and friers through
out the summer. Poultry is a much
more wholesome form Of meat to eat
during the hot weather than pork
or beef.
II you are going into the poul-
try business there are some things
you must bear in mind. In the first
place, you must have some sort of a
house in which the chickens can be
properly protected. It is just as nee
essary that you have a well-venti-
lated house for them to roost in dur
ing the summer time as in the win
ter season. Chickens, like almost
any other kind of live stock, return
to the owner what he deserves. In
other words, if he gives them good
care and treatment and considera-
ton they thrive and prosper, and
HI ~ lit
is true, then they prove to be I'M
profitable.
A house suitable for Georgia con-
ditions should be open to the south.
1t should be flonred and have a
large enough door to be easy, of &C.
cess. Wire netting should be Eut
over the front SO as to keep out var
mints. There should be one or two
small doors which will permit the
chickens to get in and out readily.
There should, of course, be laying
boxes built along one side of the
wall. The roost should be so con-
structed that it can be very easily
cleaned. The lighter the house is
built, in so far as cracks and crew..
ces between the boards are concern
ed, the easier it will be to keep it
clean. Plenty Of fresh hitler should
be kept on the floor. The grain
should be scattered in this litter. In
this way. the hens are made to take
a desirable degree of exercise Shay.
ings, or clean chaff or straw should
be kept in the boxes where the eggs
are laid. This helps to keep them
clean and prevents them from be
ing broken.
: It is important that good ventila.
ton and plenty of sunlight be sup.
piled the fowls throughout the year.
1t is very important to keep the
house clean, as yer1nin and lice and
mites can best be controlled through
exercising a proper degree of cleanli-
ness. You should examine the chick.
ems every time you feed them SO as
to be sure that the. birds are in a
healthy, vigorous condition. If any
Of the chickens are sick they should
be kept isolated from the flock un.
til theYs are thoroughly well.
Ii You wish to secure an abun.
dance of eggs and keep your flock
in a healthy condition, then you
should give attention to the charac-
ter of feed you provide them. Good
egg production follows upon the use
Of satisfactory grain ration, which
is called the scratch mixture. AS
a rule this should be made up of
corn, wheat and oats. In addition
to this mixture hens should be sup
piled plenty of ground grain, a va
riety of mill products, and an album
dance Of meat scrap or milk. These
latter materials constitute what is
known as the mash. At least two
grains should always be used in
the scratch mixture, and as rule
these can be produced on the home
farm, and these supplemented with
mill feeds and meat scrap or milk
waste. A, great variety of egg-laying
rations may be utilized. 1t would
not be correct to say that any one
is best adapted for all purposes. 1t
is important, however, to use a ra-