Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-03
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE

to fifteen pounds per day at the
end Of two weeks.
When the calf is two or three
weeks old it can be taught to eat
some srain by putting a handful
into the pail after the calf has fin
ished drinking. A good grain mix
ture is three parts corn meal, three
parts ground oats, one part wheat
bran and one part cottonseed meal
by weight. This should be fed at
the rate Of one-half pound to 100
pounds like weight. After the calf
has a set of teeth and can chew
thoroughly the ground oats and
corn meal can be replaced by whole
oats and shelled corn.
If the calf is to be fed skim milk
it should be started when the calf
is two or three weeks old, and the
change should be gradual. A good
way to change is by deplacing one
pound OF whole milk with one
pound Of skim milk the first day,
and replacing two pounds the Sec
ond day and SO on until the change
is complete. In feeding both skim
milk and whole milk to calves
there are two points that are of
paramount Importance: The milk
should be warm, as near the animal
body temperature as possible, and
the vessel in which they are fed
cannot be too clean. The vessel
should be sterilized after each feed
and kept in the sunshine until the
next feed. Hay feeding should
start along with grain feeding.
They should be fed all the bright
clean hay they will clean up. The
hay will help develop a large bar
rel.
Letting the Hen Do 1t
There was q saying current In
England during the war to Let
George do it." BY that they mean
to let Lloyd George dispose Of a
proposition in whatever manner he
thought best. The public at least
desired to be freed Of the burden
and responsibility of handling the
situation. Under existing financial
circumstances, it is not inappro'
pirate, therefore, that some Of our
groups Of farmers here in Georgia
should have determined to "let the
hen do it," meaning by that to set
the hens Of the community to pro
duce funds to take the place Of the
money formerly obtained from the
cultivation of cotton. That such
an arrangement exists and is
fraught with wonderful latent pos
sibilities has been demonstrated by
what the Bank Of Rutledge in Nor
gan county has done to forward the
production of purebred poultry in
that section of the state, The eff.
forts Of this bank are Of a most
IaH n, 4ho
work already accomplished is bear
ing fruit of great Importance to the
people of this community. 1t is
quite appropriate, therefore, that a
brief review Of what they have un-
dertaken to accomplish in co-opera-
ton with the Georgia State College
Of Agriculture should be directed
to the attention of those who may
be interested in developing similar
organizations in other parts of the
state.
Twelve Of the leading poultry rails.
ers Of Morgan county met at Rut-
ledge, Ca, September 5, and organ
lied the Morgan County Pureored
Poultry club. The object of the
club will be to promote the best
strains of the different breeds of
poultry, a greater interest in the
industry throughout the state and
to create a reputation and demand
for "Georgiagrown" poultry. The
word "Georgia-grown" has been
adopted as a trademark.
A main feature of the organiza-
'tion and one that makes it UNIQUE
among poultry associations is that
every fowl in every flock of the diff
ferent members must be culled and
mated by Professor j. H. Wood,
who is in charge of the poultry di-
vision Of the Georgia State College
or Agriculture. or some one acting
under his direction ana supervision,
this requirement being made in or
der to assure purchasers Of obtain
ing from the club only stock of high
est vigor, and of being absolutely
true to strain and breed. Other
rules and bylaws are made as strict
as 1t is possible to make them.
Flocks Of every member must be
inspected monthly by an expert
poultryman, and an ironclad guar.
antee of satisfaction will go with
every shipment.
The following officers have been
NASSSSN' AAAO1lle1S L GdCOCk1 DreSl-
dent; Morris Oxford, vice president
Emory Davis, secretary and treas
urer. The board of managers con.
sists Of the above named officers
and o. B. Brown and Mrs. K. K.
Edmondson.
Considerable interest has been
taken in poultry-raising around Rut.
ledge for several months. Many in
structive poultry meetings have
been held, and practically every
family in that section has become
interested more or less in the in.
dustry. These people recognize the
great work being done by the Geor.
gia State College of Agriculture and
are determined to merit the approv-
al OF the college in their work, and
TO ship only such stock and prod.
uce as will help the club in build
ing a reputation for good stock and
fair dealings.