Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06

than the later Matched ones, and
consequently larger and stronger
chicks will be the result.
Color and carriage in the offspring
is Largely dominated by the male.
but it is of no less Importance for
the male to be Of full size than the
females. A small, undeveloped male
bird is always weak in vitality and
is not capable Of fertilizing as many
eggs, and as strongly, as a large.
well-deVeloped, and vigorous male.
Full sized, we'll developed males al
most invariably prove to be better
breeders than small, undeveloped,
late Matched ones, possessing consti-
tutional vigor in abundance in
which the undeveloped, late Matched
ones are lacking.
A good many breeders choose to
show a few of their. birds at one or
more of the fall fairs or poultry
shows. In Georgia, the fairs and
poultry shows all come in the fall,
and most of them by Thanksgiving.
This being somewhat early, makes it
even Of more Importance to hatch
early to get birds of show value.
Well developed early-hatched chicks
are the best bet of the exhibitor ev-
erytime, because there is no place
for an understood and undeveloped
bird in the showroom. Full sized,
and well matured birds are always
given preference by the judges, and
for a breeder to do we'll under much
competition, it is essential that he
exhibit only we'll grown and mature
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exhibition stock all is required that
is required Of good breeding stock
plus close conformity to the Amer
lean Standard of Perfection require.
ments for the breed and variety. An
exhibition bird must look his best,
and to do this he must be in the
pink of condition." This includes
condition of health, plumage, clean
illness, size, constitutional vigor and
all that would enter into the bird
looking it's best.
Keep a record of your matches and
see what matches you get the largest
proportion of good breeders and ex.
hibition birds from.
Remember that bird must be
Matched sufficiently in advance of
a show to give it ample time in
which to develop, and that any bird
not well developed and mature by
Jan. will not make much of a
breeder the following season.
Save your early Matched birds! %
A Tonic Suited to the Needs of Hogs
H. p, Howard, Ga, writes: I
wish to know how to mix a
tonic for hogs composed of
lime, ashes, sulphur, salt, ETC.;
how much of each ingredient to
use.
A very good mixture to prepare
for the purpose you have in mind
may be made up as follows: Take
one pound Of wood charcoal, one
pound of sulphur; two pounds of So
dunn chloride, two pounds of sodi-
UNI bicarbonate; two pounds Of sodi-
UNI hyposulphite, one pound of So
dunn sulphate and one pound of
antimony sulphide, and mix very
thoroughly together. The dose for
hog weighing 200 pounds is a
tablespoonful given in the food once
daily. 1t is better to give this rem
edy mixed in sweet milk or in a
cruel. Of course, it may be admin
istered in any form which will in
sure the animals eating it. This is
not a cure-all for disease as some
| farmers may have been led to sup
pose, but it is a good tonic treat.
ment which has been highly recon-
mended by the U. S. Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry, and extensively used
by swine growers. 1t helps to keep
hogs in a vigorous condition and
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