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POULTRY SPECIAL. '... . " - - - S I -T'tv m ED ; 51 Ml rf t-.T-JL?, V.i -W X - .4T" " !: ".Vf ':. -i.:.--: i : 1 ..:':..' '.-'! -r-. . .' . v v." -i ii?i(raigttl!ii i '. eojaang i eniiessee. & FOUNPpAT RALEIGH, N. C. Vol, XXVIUMNo? SATURDAY, IFEBRUARY15I 1913 3 ! 4 ' Weekly : $1 a Yeat j i im ou u l li 10 r iii iurjij iuul i iv i u in i jx i r ;p I:'c jvlrs ,-v-rv..n:-;tai.: - - a pair op buff Orpingtons ' ; f. -, : :' YES. .we .brieve that, and can give our reasons for the faith that is in us ; We believe it is the ideal poultry , country simply 'because it has the natural advantages of good climate and abund ant feed crops with good local markets i and r easy access to the centers of population. It ( should; need "little ; argument ; to -cqnvince any fair-minded person, that ; a ; section in ; .whichthe-opeil-front. house -is . admittedly the thing ;and in wnich a g r e e n f eed crop can be kept growingfor the fowls to range on every month in the year is a better place to raise poultry than a sec tion where careful "protec tion from cold is necessary and winter-growing crops unlooked :for.! We have; the natural advantages all right; but, somehow or other we dont. make the most out of them. Other sections raise more: poultry; and better poultry" and sell whatthey raise to better advantage. : Iu the New York market reports Southern'eggs are .nearly always at the bottom of the list, i There is evidently Something wrong somewhere tfZ .ivv : f. :. :.-.r.rr v:;- . : 'S: . ' ' . " ' We have an idea that a partial explanation; at least, is to be found in the fact that we have not studied the poultry business. We regard it as a small .'Jhihjg too littlis for a farmer to monkey .with; or else when we decide that there is money in it, we regard it as so simple that it is not necessary Xo study-it much, f and so; plunge right inland pretty generally make. a failure, v ; ' -. ''."yf;-y." V'; The South is the ideal poul try! country ; and we believe that poultry raising will one day beone of the South's most important and most profitable industries. ; To bring this about however. Southern farmers must get rid of their scrubs and of their ' passion for crossing rbreeds; must learn how to feed and care for the fowls; must learn of the vir tues of fresh air, cleanliness and constant attention; and must study the problems of marketing pbultryas well as those of raising poultry. Some are doing these things now and getting well paid for it. Many others would be paid just as well if they would give the same thought anil care to the business, and there will never be a better time for anyone to begin than this spring. Then why not start inVight now, to utilize "c uuvaniagcs you nave vj raising- ueiicr puiuu auu wvit w FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE. ABOUT POULTRY ' . ' ADVICE ON CARE AND FEEDING Points " the Breeder Must - : Npt? Overlook ... i . . . 10 - BREEDS OF POULTRY Information of Interest and Value. . 6 ; - BUYING AND SELLING-Good Advice by Uncle Jo and Others 14 . EXPERIENCE LETTERS What Readers Have Done With Good .: , Poultry . . v . . 5 . . MRS. HUTT'S WEEKLY TALK About Poultry and the Garden 18 .a ' ORGANIZE A: POULTRY CLUB How, a Neighborhood Club will Make Chickens More Profitable. . .. . .. . :. ; . 10 POULTRY: DISEASES What Harrow Thinks 34 TURKEYS,' DUCKS AND GEESE -Moriey in All of Them. .... ' 8 OTIIER FARM TOPICS- ARE THE PLOWS RUNNING ? They Should Be. . ... ........ 13 DAIRY TALKS A Whole Page of Them. ... . 24 -vHOW TO BUILD A GREENHOUSE Directions by. Prof. Massey 4 INDIANA AND THE "STOCK FOOD" FRAUD A Good Ex- r " ample for Other States . . . 21 INOCULATION' OF LEGUMES How It Helps and How to Do It 3 v PHOSPHORIC ACID Its Uses and Where We Get It. ... . . . . .. 28 U r THE NATIONAL CORN SHOW-A Great Educational Institution 30
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