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Saturday, September
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PURE-BRED POULTRY PAYS
In Mediteranean" Varieties Egg - Pro
auction Has Reached 314 a Year,
While Mongrch Averse Only 70
avf of the greatest; advantages
IT that the keeping of poultry has,
' -r: r : Break Out . ' v--,;w v
' AN OUNCE of prevention will apt
-only save a pound c-f cure in
keeping the chickens healthy and
thriving at this;time of the year, but
will save a great deal of trouble and
be found. However; where untreated
seed were used, the loss is from 3 to
,25 per cent. On tfroe untreated area
it was possible I for Mr. Galehouse,
the county agricultural agent who
directed the demonstration, to pick
rS8 smutted - heads - without-, moving.--.
'.Pennsylvania Experiment Station.-'
Willi u
M hliit ; i 1 1 f IL: ; :
State and County Fairs
. ...u.vv. onnpais to most everyone. ... '.:,,
ana - - expense as wen.
:, that one can - go -niiu .ii wuu -
little outlay ot casn, noi c.iuuS.u 0f the Mississippi A. and M. College,
onv ereat depletion in ; tne ,uA i.t; ; cli .i
cause
This is the opinion of E. P. Clayton,
great depletion in
oocketbook of the poorest of us.
It is for this reaspn, if for no other,
who states that the time to fight poul
try diseases is before they break out,
, j i ' and offers some timely suggestions,
bred farm T, jf ,
that the keeping oi-puxc-uxcu un, . To prevent sorehead and Other kin
flocks is making pernaps more rap u dred diseases that commonly appear
strides than any one other Jinr of the at this seaj;on 0f the year, feed sul-
livestock industry as any one can buyx phnr and salts to the pouitry as fol-
a setting of pure-bred eggs of the va- lows. Give a half teaspoonful of
riety they prefer for not over $2, and tQ evc chicken un(fer three
those who belong to the poultry club, lwls .. wcight. , m ,t with ,thc
thrOUgll me CUUi icay ui uui uiu iau-
ciers, have always Tiad special prices.
We owe much to the efforts of our
old fanciers for bringing our.'pure
bred poultry up to where it now is,
as they have always kept pure-bred
flocks and know from experience that,
they are far better than crossbred
or common fowls.
lliev also kiiuw inai u laitcs iiu r r n- tu r-1i
luc- , i t i j a teaspoonful of Salts. The following
more, if so much, money to breed and -w ,su ..Tt,: n
feed. They will object to such feed,
but let them get real hungry and they
will Cat it. Repeat -this dose each
week. If the disease breaks out you
will notice it at first as small wart
like knots on the ccrr.b and wattles.
As soon a? these, knots are noticed,
paint the comb and wattles of the af
fected chickens with -iodine and give
raise a good bird as it does a tnongrel," 11
as the dual purpose varieties have
been bred to lay more eggs and het
ter ones, and to carry more meat, and
this of the best quality and so distrib
uted over the frame of the "bird
that it does not throw him out of
poise. In other words, using care to
develop plenty of breast-meat and at
the same time looking after stamina.
The Mediterranean varieties or egg
machines have been bred along lines
to produce more and better eggs, and
there has been a truly wonderful de
velopmcnt in the laying qualities as
there are any number of flocks that
are averaging over 200 eggs a year,
and we know tfcat at the recent In
ternational Laying Contest held at
Delaware College a little White -Leghorn
hen laid 314 eggs in 365 days,
thus earning her name "Lady Eglan-.
will cure all
cases if taken in time.
To get "rid of mites, spray pure ker
osene oil Or a 5 per cent solution
of 'Kceso Dip No. 1, and to kill lice
dip the chickens in a 1 per tent so
lution of Kreso Dip No. 1. V
To forestall an outbreak of cholera
or its neighbor, diarrhoea, clean up
and disinfect with a 5 per cent Kreso
Dip No. 1 whitewash. If birds are
not very bad, treat with a teaspoon
ful of Castor oil with One drop of car
bolic acid in .it. Give this daily for
two das. If this gives no relief, the
best way then to control the disease
is to . treat with the hatchet arid fire.
What to Do for Roup
THE first thing to do in case, of
roup is to isolate all ailing f owls.
tine, and breaking all past records, promptly disinfect runs and buildings
bne was not alone in this contest, as . with a 5 per cent solution of carbolic
there were any number of hens m the cidf and whitewash all woodwork,
same contest that were ever crowd- walls, etc., with warm whitewash car
ing her So this is conclusive evi- fying 5 per cent carbolic acid,
dence that the men who have been Any fowl showing heavy swelling
breeding purebred poultry yrs o iace or throat had better be killed
have not been doing it in a haphazard At nftc. .Snd burned or buried deeo.
They would be worthless as breeders
even if apparently cured.
way or they never could have accom
phshed such wonderful results.
By this kind of Careful breeding'wa
have birds that carry more meat of
the most tender, Juicy kind, and 'that
lay many more eggs in a year. ' -
This will prove without -a doubt
that pur e-bred poultry . is in-a class
by itself as compared to mongnel
stock, and thaf w ian oil
' ' vun mi uavb viui
ia
Tiftiitftieiit.Several methods- are
recommerided by authorities. If there
are any solid tumors in' face, eyelids
or throat, open them and wish care
fully with some disinfecting fluid.
Peroxide of hydrogen in water, 1 part
to 3 Or 4 of water, used as a wash and
rms stocked with a mrSmL sVId ? uuu AVU
That tlnr 7 "i ping tube or atomizer in applying to
1 at they will give us-far better re- nnrU .mvHrornne" is
ill. W M W M X J "
suns in
birds
every way as we can have
UP to and ahnvp ... cf unAa rA
weight .which reaches 9 pounds for
an the six varieties of Plymouth
Kock males and 7 pounds' for the "
l ?'Mand other varieties carrying
their full weight. , r - O
Prom the Mediterranean families
we nave an egg -production up to 314
w a record, as compared to 70 -eggs
"rf, "ea!; a,s the average. for the mon
grel and the latter are not auriform
hT s. do not command vthe
tilgnest prices.
unifor
best
'rm Products alwavs hfinV the
ji ii.rv; nnt 1. 4 r 4
dnrp 41, "r UIc-urea iowis pro
du the uniform product.
- 1& no reasonable ex
. . . . ..-. .... . . 4 . . . .
a preparation practically tne same,
only a little stronger. Use 1 part to S
or 6 of water. .
"A very simple but strongly recom
mended remedy is as follows : Pour
on the surface of a pail of water half
a pint of kerosene oil. Take each bird,,
holding its mouth open with one fin
ger, and; plunge the head Slowly into
the . water two or three times. Then
wipe Off- surplus oil. Do this two or
three times'a day for three or four
days. :
Giye soft mashes, atjeast one-third
clover. Let the fowls have all the.
succulent green feed they will eat.
Give'dean: fresh water, containing
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina State Fair Association, Oc
tober 23-27-29, Columbia, D. F. EHrd, Secre
tary. - :' ,
Colored State Fair Association, October SO
to November 3, Columbia, N. J. Frederick,
Secretary.
Catawba Circuit
York County Fair Association, October 17
20, Rock Hill, m R. Timmons, Secretary.
Union County Fair Association, October
17-20, Chester, B. F. Alston, Jr., Secretary?
Lancaster County Fair Association, date
not fixed, Lancaster, Luther Ellison, Secre
tary i, . , - - '
Spartanburg County Fair Association, - Oc
tober 30 to November 3, Spartan ourg, Taul
V. Moore, Secretary.
1 Kershaw County Fair Association, date
ii6t flxtd, Camden, T. L. Little, Secretary. -
: Tee Dee Circuit
Chesterfield County Fair ; Association, No
veer -811, Chesterfield, G 3L. Hunley, Sec
VetiiVy. . . - - -
Mar.boro County Fair Association, No
vember 1-2-3, Bennettsvllle, -J." P. Gibson,
.crretafy.
lEterr 5' Couttty Fair Association, date hot
flSed, Conway, C. R. Scarborough, Secretary.
'the Pee Dee Fair Association, October 31
to Nbmber 3, Florence, J. W. Hicks, Sec
retary. - .
Williamsburg' COtohty Fair Association,
November 8-11, IKihgstree, George A. Mc
Elveen, "SeCrjetatyi
: Le Cdtthty Fair Association, date not
fix!, BlshopvlUe, W. R. Scarborough, Sec
retary ; . i . .. -
Mftfion County Fair, November 8-9-10, G. J
W.. Nichols, Secretary.
, fiawndon County Fair, November 15-17,
JtanMng, Johh G. Dlnking," Secretary.
GEORGIA 1
-V & School' Fair Association, Carroll-"
-tonr October 9-14, John T. Matthews, Secre
tary. 3 artow Cottttty Fair Association, Carters
vlHe, Oftdbef 10-i3 Rviehs.Pyron, Secretary.
vCommee Frtut'County Fair Association,
Commerce, OcWbr 9-1 4 J. F. Shannon, Sec
' retary.
! bodf e County Fair, Fastman,' October 17
21, W. I -Glessftef, Secretary.
' Sast Georgia Fair, Washington, October
" lf-il, J. - JaUke Burnett, Secretary.
Farmers' Agricultural Fair, Bremen, Oc
: tdber 18-21, E; t Welch, Secretary,
FlvrCouhty Fair Assoc'latleh, " Miliea, Oc
tober 24,28, J. !C BUfkhalter, Secretary.
Griffin -Scalding Couhty Fair, Grtffln, Octd
'. bef SS-SSi B. P. Brtdtes, Seferetafy.
Georgia-CaroHiva Fair Association, Augus
ta, November 13-18, Frank E. Beane, See
retaTy, .
Georgia F16rida ' Fair, Valdosta, October
24-28, J. M. Ashley Sedretary.
Georgia State Fair, Macon, Ndtember 2-11,
Harry C. Robert, Secretary and General
Manager.
Hahira Fair, ' Hahira, October 17-21, W
W. Webb, President.
Haft County Fair Association, Hartwell,
October 24-28, T. B. Thornton, Manager.
Houston Couhty Fair, Perry, October 17
21, W. C. Lewis, President. '
North Georgia Fair, Rome, October 17-20,
RuOhs Pyron, General Manager.
'Savannah Fair Association, Savannah, No
vember 13-18, George R. Herbert, General
Manager.
Screven Couhty Fair Association, SylVahia,
October 31 to November 4, J. fe. Burkhalter,
- Secretary, Millen.
Southeastern Fair, Atlanta, October 14-21,
R. M. Striplin, General .Manager.
Southeast Oeorgla Fair, Donalsonville, Oc
tober 3-7, W, H. VanLandingham, Secretary.
Tattnall County Fair, Reidsville, October
17-19, E. C. Collins, President.
Taylor County Fair, Butler, October 17-23,
Ira Chambers, Secretary.
Third Agricultural District Fair, Ameri-
cus, October 23-28, E. H. Hyman, General
Manager. .-.
Tri-State Fair Association, Baihbrldge,
' middle of October, Quimby Melton, Secre
tary. ? - - : v ,
Twelfth District Fair, Dublin, October 23
28, E. Ross Jordan, General Manager.
Walton Couhty Fair, Monroe, October 10
14, Eugene Baker General Manager.
Washington County Fair, Sandersville,' Oc
tober 10-14, Sam H. Sherrard, Secretary. ,
Wayhe County Fair Association Week,
JesUp, October"?, J. N. Atkinson, Secretary.
- Woodruff North -Georgia Fair, Winder, Oc
tober 2-11, G. W. Woodruff, President. ,
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Scion -a ,ALLE G. OLIVER,,
bcnfic Assistant in Poultry " '
Husbandry, in Charge North . ,
Carolina- Poultry -Clubs:,,
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For several years orte of the big animal
shows had a lldn, a titer, a wolf, u Dear
and a lamb, all penned together n one cage.
'"That is remarkable," -a visitor 'said one
day to their keeper. "Tjg&ly remarkable, in
structive impressive. And how long have
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, "Oh, 'bout six months," repjled the keeper,
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