Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-09

these troughs are kept clean. Poul-
try like cool water also. Do not
place the water fountain or the wa
ter pan out in the open hot sun.
Find a cool place for it; a place
where the hens will enjoy going to.
These pans or fountains should be
cleaned out every week. A simple
S per cent solution Of carbolic acid
will serve to save many birds. Be
sanitary with your birds, and they
will return good for good in the
form of healthy bodies and more
eggs.
An abundance Of nhade is essen
tiai TO normal DEVELOPMENT of poul-
try and during the :: months. If
best results are desired, some form
Of shade must be provided. If nat
ural shade is not accessible, a good
plan is to provide some artificially
until trees of some description can
be grown. If you have no trees or
some form of natural shade try this:
Collect all the old boards and make
a shed 6X6 feet, support this on posts
about three feet above the ground.
Leave the sides open to allow all
the free ventilation possible. While
you are making this simple shed, try
planting some fruit trees. You will
find that the trees are soon to be a
profit to you as well as to your hens.
Marketing Sour Cream
Probably one Of the most out
standing services rendered the state
Of Georgia by the agricultural col
lege during the past year has been
the development of a market for
sour cream. During the past twelve
months nine creameries have been
put into operation, thus making
total of twelve for this state.
The sudden development Of the
business was made possible by the
depressed financial condition in
which the farmers found themselves.
With the profitable experience Of
marketing farm-grown products
through dairy COWS, the live stock
industry in Georgia is today on a
more substantial basis than ever be-
fore.
In 1914 the agricultural college
established a creamery operated on a
cooperative basis, and developed
cream routes in several counties for
the purpose Of giving the small
farmer a market right at his door.
This is the first effort that was
ever made within the state to mar
ket cream on a cooperative basis.
With the very high prices for cot
ton, that prevailed during the pc
riod of war, there was not much in
centive for farmers to engage IN
dairying. However, when the mar
ket broke, and the state became
completely infested with boil weevil,
the successful operation Of the col
lege creamery for period of eight
years proved a solution Of market
be grown to meet the new condi-
lions.
With the twelve creameries now
in operation there is not farm
within the state that is not within
easy hauling, or shipping, distance
Of a dependable cash market for
sour cream
AT the present time the college
creamery is manufacturing approx
mately 5000 pounds of butter each
month. The creamery at AShburn is
manufacturing almost a ton of but
ter per day for each working day
in the month. From the most relia-
BILE figures obtainable, these cream
cries are now producing at the rate
of 100000 pounds butter yearly.
This means that they are turning
back to the farmers approximately
100000 annually. This represents
the first year of serious attention
that Georgia farmers have given to
building up butter-making indus