Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22

] There should be no demand Tor the
eggs Of scrub chickens for setting
purposes. The handler of purebred
chickens can sell his stock to ad-
vantage. The superior quality they
possess adds to their. general at
Effectiveness and creates a demand
which otherwise might not exist.
TPullets from scrub stock are slow
in maturing. and hence do not lay
until very late in the season, or
probably at that time of the year
when eggs are lowest in price be-
cause of the surplus which may
be overcrowding the market for a
short period of time. In the case of
purebreds, however, the pullets
may be made to mature and lay
earlier and at those seasons Of the
year when prices for eggs are at a
premium. The market demands for
birds require that they be uniform
as to size and quality. This is
equally true of pullets or Of the
older birds which may be offered
for sale. Purchasers are particT,
lar as to the flavor, quality and ten
derness of the meat. Purehced
birds meet these requirements far
more satisfactorily than those Oh
tanned from scrub stock. In fact,
when the flock consists OF an adj
mixture of a number Of breeds, the
birds will not possess any satisfac-
tory degree Of uniformity, and the
quality of the meat will be poor
and the price obtained generally I'M
satisfactory. The market demand
IS for larger and more uniform
ftyYo nf blvd Frhn1y 1c% hh
out to high degre of maturity in
q comparatively short time. These
are, the qualities which have been
associated with purebreds through
long years of careful selection in
regard to feeding, breeding and
management. No wonder that birds
of this character sell so readily and
frequently at fancy prices. It should
not be surprising, therefore, to find
that in past years birds derived
from scrub flocks did not possess
uniformity and therefore proved to
be drag on the market.
In the foregoing paragraphs, some
Of the reasons why we should inten-
sify our poultry industry are pre-
scented. They direct attention to
the marketing of birds more prof
itably so as to place this business
upon a firm and substantial foun-
dalton. They give detailed reasons
why we should minimize the use of
scrub chickens on our farms and
replace them with purebreds.
Fighting the Boil Weevil to
Finish
A. G. M, MaXton, N. c.,
1xy,-ifn yic.I, 70 1>,o0
sgt treatment for cotton in this Sec
ton. We have only a few Vice.
wills: few squares are falling
off. I do not think the crop
|, was damaged by them last year.
My cotton is blooming and the
new crop is very promising. I
used 600 pounds of 8-3-3 when
the cotton was planted, and 100
pounds of soda at two applica-
,tions. :: Is there anything 1 can
do to get ahead of the weevil?
1t is difficult to say just what
the. weevil damage in your particu.
lar section may be this year. AS
a rule when there are only few
WeeVils present in a field of cotton,
the damage during the succeeding
year is not serious. Occasionally
farmers are misled into believing that
there are no Weevils lin the cotton
crop when there may have been n
considerable . infestation. In that
event, the damage during the sec.
ond year is quite severe, and some
times the crop is almost destroyed.
We would advise you to proceed
as follows in fighting the boil wee.
vii: ~ -
Pick up damaged squares. Exam
me your cotton every day or two
with the utmost care mad see if
you can find many punctured
squares, also if you do not discover
a number Of adult weevils on the
plants. In the event this proves
to be true, then dust the cotton
with calcium arsenate of standard
strength and quality. This is a
matter of the utmost Importance,
for it you do not secure a good
grade of this material, it may prove
ineffective, or it might even dam
age your crop to a considerable. de.
gree. The busting should be done
very thoroughly by the most com
petent help and under your own
personal supervision. If this work
is not effectively done, it IS bet
ter to leave it alone. Spraying
should be done in the early morn
ing or in the evening when the dew
is on the plants. Use from four to
six pounds per acre, depending on
the size of the plants. See that
every part of the plant is thorough
ly covered. You may use a hand
machine for small areas. On large
areas, it is almost necessary to
have a power machine. The power
machine naturally does more effec-
tive work than the hand machine.
When the weevil puts in it's ap.
pearance I would suggest that you
begin poisoning, and that you make
three or four applications, at four
or five-day intervals. Try to con.
centrate the poisoning to suffi-
Gent extent to kill out generation
of weevils. If 'they seem to, disap.
pear, you may desist for a few days.
When they become bad, intensity
the spraying again.