Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-09
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
bY DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE

move the dirt. Every egg should
be tested before it goes into the
jar. To do this, place each egg in
a pan Of water. If it floats, dis
card it. If it sinks, place it in the
| solution. Infertile eggs are the best
as they will keep longer and better.
Another and simple method from
| which good results have been Sc
cured is the lime method. This
method consists Of only unslacked
lime and water. Take about 2 IL
pounds oe unslacked lime, and add
it to five gallons of water that has
previously been boiled and cooled
Allow the solution to settle, then
pour enough in the jar or container
to cover the eggs to depth Of two
inches.
A dozen eggs can now be pre-
served for a little over two cents a
dozen, thus netting a saving around
Christmas-time Of thirty or forty
cents a dozen.
Water glass Sodium silicate) can
be secured from any drug store and
unslacked lime can be secured from
any hardware store in the country
or from any one who is building a
house.
The Matching season is, Or should
now be, over and the friendly incu-
batOr should be given it's last care
and then placed away in some dry
place until next Matching season.
Give it a good and thorough clean
ing before placing it away. Go over
it entirely and remedy all faults for
the f91I1tS LxtonHun
season during the rush you will for
get.
Place saucer containing for
maldehyde Ghis can be secured at
any drug store) in the incubator;
close all doors md let it stand for
twentyfour hours. This will disin-
feet all the interior walls. The trays
and interior should be disinfected
with a per cent solution of car
bolic acid or 1 per cent Kreso dip.
Washing the trays is another good
practice. After washing, allow the
trays to dry in the sun before re-
placing.
Empty all the oil out of the lamp
and boil the entire outfit. A new
wick should replace the old one. All
repairs on the lamp should now be
made. If the burner is not good,
secure another. 1t will be too late
next Matching season when the eggs
are in the machine.
Make general repairs on the doors
and hinges. Empty any water out
That might be in the incubator. At
last convince yourself that the incu-
bator is in readiness when the next
Matching season comes on.
Remember that hen requires a
clean and healthful place to live in
the same as man. Poultry responds
to clean living conditions better
than most other forms of animals.
Why not plow the poultry run once
in while? Freshen up the runs by
the addition Of a little lime and a
cover crop for green feed. Have two
runs, if possible, so that one run
can be pastured while the other is
developing. Poultry yards, if never
ploWed or soWn to cover crops, soon
become sour and filthy. It might
not look so, but experience has
taught us that this fact is so. These
grounds or yards are carriers of all
forms Of poultry diseases. Birds
placed in such yards can not expect
70 do much for their owner. Avoid
insan1tary conditions by just a lit
lie work. Prevent diseases by keep
ing the poultry yards sanitary.
DO not forget that good feeding
and drinking places are desired by
poultry just as you desire it. Good
ICED troughs can be made very cas-
lily and very cheaply. Construct a
trough of some kind for every pen
t you feed wet mash SEQ tbot