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Poultry Extension Work in Georgia
ble scraps, 9 hard grain, wet mash and table scraps, and 3 flocks wet mash, dry mash, hard grain and table scraps. Where dry mash was used in connection with hard grain the best results were obtained. In practically every case where mongrels were kept only hard grain and table scraps were given. It will be seen that table scraps composed a part of every ration and where only 4 or 5 hens were kept table scraps made up nearly the entire ration. If these were used the expense of keeping a few fowls would be comparatively small. How much better it would be then to have a few hens to eat up the table scraps than a bunch of cats and dogs. New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University. Department of Poultry Husbandry, Ithaca, N. Y., April 7, 1915. No. 554. Poultry Survey of the Village of Trumansburg, N. Y. PRODUCTION.
Survey No Street No Name No. in Family Amount of Land Devoted to Poultry Breeds Kept Pullets Cockerels Turkeys Hens 1 yr Cocks 1 yr Ducks Hens 2 yr Cocks 2 yr Geese Hens 3 yr Cocks 3 yr Pigeons Total Annual Egg Production— Total Per Hen Jan. 1 Apr. 1 Oct. 1 Price per dozen Breeding stock sold annually Market poultry sold annually Total sold '. Chicks reared annually Tvpe of houses Methods of hatching Methods of brooding Methods of feeding and ration Methods of marketing Amount of stock produced used in home... Total stock produced Hatching eggs sold annually Market eegs sold annually Totals old Amount eggs produced used in home Total eggs produced CONSUMPTION.
Poultry. Purchased. Amt. Price. Broilers Fryers Roasters Fowls Turkeys Ducks Geese Pigeons Total
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Produced. Amt. Price.
Eggs. Purchased. Produced. Amt. Price. Amt. Price. J».l-Ap.l Jo.l-O.1 Ja.l-Ap.l Ju.l-O.I Store eggs Farmers' Eggs Firsts Seconds Cold stge Total Source of supply The importance of the amount of poultry kept in the villages to my mind has not been given enough thought heretofore. If all the villages in the United States produced as much poultry and eggs as Trumansburg there would be a large surplus of eggs that could be credited to the American hen in view if the fact that the census does not give_ any credit to small flocks of poultry within the incorporations. It would be interesting to know just how much poultry was kept in all the villages in New York State and the proportion to the amount of eggs produced on the farm. The American hen is found in the best of society because she can always perform her work with the greatest of dignity if proper care is given her. R.
POULTRY
S.
MOSELEY.
EXTENSION WORK IN GEORGIA. Under the leadership of Mr. Jones, Boys' and Girls' Poultry Clubs were first introduced into Georgia. Last fall, under the Smith-Lever appropriation, we were able to put on a Poultry Club Agent, Mr. Taylor, of Purdue. We now have about 600 boys and girls enrolled for club work, and expect a fair majority of them to carry the work through to a successful completion this fall. The fact that over 60% of the farming that is done in Georgia is carried on by tenants, and that rent and credit is based entirely on cotton, has keot the Georgia "cracker" bound to a one-crop system. The live-stock has been of very poor grade, and, of course, where feed is scarce, very little stock of any kind is kept. The average farm flock consists of Georgia scrubs, that are allowed to roam all over the county, and are not even given roosting quarters. The climate is so mild that they roost in the trees. However, interest is beins: awakened in pure bred stock of all kinds. Pure bred dairy and beef sires, and pure bred stallions and boars are being brought into the state by farmers' organizations, and by progressive individuals. Pure bred chickens are rapidlv taking the place of the scrub in the farm flock. Diversification is on its way to Georgia. It may not come in this generation, but when it really comes, Georgia will be one of the wealthiest states in the Union.
Survey No Street No Name No. in Family Amount of Land Devoted to Poultry Breeds Kept Pullets Cockerels Turkeys Hens 1 yr Cocks 1 yr Ducks Hens 2 yr Cocks 2 yr Geese Hens 3 yr Cocks 3 yr Pigeons Total Annual Egg Production— Total Per Hen Jan. 1 Apr. 1 Oct. 1 Price per dozen Breeding stock sold annually Market poultry sold annually Total sold '. Chicks reared annually Tvpe of houses Methods of hatching Methods of brooding Methods of feeding and ration Methods of marketing Amount of stock produced used in home... Total stock produced Hatching eggs sold annually Market eegs sold annually Totals old Amount eggs produced used in home Total eggs produced CONSUMPTION.
Poultry. Purchased. Amt. Price. Broilers Fryers Roasters Fowls Turkeys Ducks Geese Pigeons Total
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Produced. Amt. Price.
Eggs. Purchased. Produced. Amt. Price. Amt. Price. J».l-Ap.l Jo.l-O.1 Ja.l-Ap.l Ju.l-O.I Store eggs Farmers' Eggs Firsts Seconds Cold stge Total Source of supply The importance of the amount of poultry kept in the villages to my mind has not been given enough thought heretofore. If all the villages in the United States produced as much poultry and eggs as Trumansburg there would be a large surplus of eggs that could be credited to the American hen in view if the fact that the census does not give_ any credit to small flocks of poultry within the incorporations. It would be interesting to know just how much poultry was kept in all the villages in New York State and the proportion to the amount of eggs produced on the farm. The American hen is found in the best of society because she can always perform her work with the greatest of dignity if proper care is given her. R.
POULTRY
S.
MOSELEY.
EXTENSION WORK IN GEORGIA. Under the leadership of Mr. Jones, Boys' and Girls' Poultry Clubs were first introduced into Georgia. Last fall, under the Smith-Lever appropriation, we were able to put on a Poultry Club Agent, Mr. Taylor, of Purdue. We now have about 600 boys and girls enrolled for club work, and expect a fair majority of them to carry the work through to a successful completion this fall. The fact that over 60% of the farming that is done in Georgia is carried on by tenants, and that rent and credit is based entirely on cotton, has keot the Georgia "cracker" bound to a one-crop system. The live-stock has been of very poor grade, and, of course, where feed is scarce, very little stock of any kind is kept. The average farm flock consists of Georgia scrubs, that are allowed to roam all over the county, and are not even given roosting quarters. The climate is so mild that they roost in the trees. However, interest is beins: awakened in pure bred stock of all kinds. Pure bred dairy and beef sires, and pure bred stallions and boars are being brought into the state by farmers' organizations, and by progressive individuals. Pure bred chickens are rapidlv taking the place of the scrub in the farm flock. Diversification is on its way to Georgia. It may not come in this generation, but when it really comes, Georgia will be one of the wealthiest states in the Union.