The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 09, 1922, Image 7
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COMMERCIAL EGG PRODUCERS
PREFER WHITE LEGHORNS
\ Thojgh Any Bre?d May be Mad<
Source of Profit Under Favorable
Conditions.
(By Professor Stcnebum, Poultry
Editor of N. Y. World.)
"What is the best, the most satisfactory
and profitable breed of poultry/'
This often-repeated question, in one
form or another, has appeared frequently
of late in my correspondence.
The following remarks are not
intended or expected to be a satisfactory
reply; they are rn attempt
to show that one breed, at least,
ranks high in popularity among eggfanners.
This, in turn, is evidence
that the breed has made good for a
large proportion of poultrymen who
are specializing in the production of
market eggs.
Among the hundred-odd breeds
and varieties of domestic fowls there
Iis scarcely one?aside from those
bred exclusively for show points, as
the exhibition games?that cannot be
made a source of profit under certain
favorable conditions. JBut wnen 11
cones to a business or commercial
i ^ ^ proposition we find that successful
y \ plarts are usually stocked with one
jfe \ ct another of the old standbys. Of
these the White Leghorns, Barred
and White Rocks, White Wyandottes
and Rhode Island Reds are outstanding
examples.
La order to avoid the wrath of
those whose favorites are not mentr'i
tionad above I hasten to admit that
certain other breeds may be equally
good, possibly better; that some of
the newer ones have not vet had full
opportunity to widely demonstrate
their true worth; that in later years
we may see some of the old favorites
relegated to honorable obsecurity
and others take their places in the
sun.
Survivor of the Fittest.
It is not by accident, by fortunate
chance, that certain breeds become
generally popular throughout the
ccuntry. They represent "the survival
of the fittest" in the never-ending
practical test of profit-producing
ahility conducted day by day and year
after year by men and women who
are striving to make a good income
fiOM poultry keeping. As a rule, the
beginner is inclined to test out seva
eia breeds and finally concentrates
* -i i- it.
op tthe one wrncn, juagea in uie ugnc
of experience, may be expected to
y.eld him the greatest net profit. And
when a large body of commercial producers,
whether of tahle eggs or poultry,
are in accoitf as to the most satisfactory
breeds for the purpose, such
kinds must posess unusually desiri
able qualities.
yNew Jersey is noted for its poultry
ipdostry. It is one of the leading
poultry states. The poultrymen of
New Jersey are wideawake and progressive.
The percentage of profitprcducing
poultry plants in that
commonwealth is certainly as high as
in any other section of the country.
; Opvj must conclude, then, that efficicJ.it
methods are generally followed,
that mighty good fowls are kept there.
Kecently the New Jersey Department
of Agriculture made a careful
k survey of 432 commercial poultry
plants located in the various counties
of the state. The data included the
number and kinds of fowls kept on
each plant. Sixteen standard breeds
and varieties were listed in addition
to the nondescript stock known as
mongrels.
White Leghorns 92 Per Cent.
The hens on the farms surveyed
numbered 121,140; the pullets numbered
184,537. This gives a grand total
of 305,557, or' a trifle over 92
pe cent, were White Leghorns. I
ca.i conceive of no stronger argument
as to the value of the Leghorn as a
m money-making producer of table eggs.
It is the overwhelming favorite of
* tho commercial poultry keepers of
this great section as it is in the great
?gg-producing areas along the Pacific
Ctvast.
Admittedly, New Jersey conditions
aru favorable to the breed. Climate
ai d soil are suitable and the great
m?\rket to which the great bulk of the
eggs are shipped?New York?prefers
and pays a premium for whitesi
;lled eggs. Such conditions do not
maintain the country over and in
other sections the Leghorn may not
do as well.
Every poultryman has some favorite
breed and is willing at all times to
champion the cause of his favorites.
The argument between breeder* of
Leghorns and of the heavier fowls
?oes merrily on. Without attempting
to place my personal views on
Ttcord I will state the two sides of
the case as they have often been presented.
Balancing Arguments.
Those who do tiot like Leghorns
will argue that the breed is faulty in
many respects. That birds of this
breed are
Nervous, flighty, difficult to handlt
m and control?that each season z
- considerable part of the farm in
^ come comes from the sale of tabl<
poultry, including cockerels anc
wornout layers, and Leghorns, being
relatively small, are of n ecettTt!
a marked disadvantage? Sl
That the layers are suscepto ti
the effects of cold and unfile a
weather and drop off in f"?- v
ducing during the season wgg
prices are highest? v
' That the breed, because of fge y
wattles and combs, is i^rly P
Against such arguments
horn breeders present certadms P
0: superiority. They say
j The Leghorn pi oduces egj the 1]
lowest iood cost per dozen^uch I'
eggs, in New York market^ast, p
; sell at a premium;
That layers reach producfatu- p
rity in such a short time early t!
hatching is not necessaid the p
i chicken crop can be producing '
' favorable weather; y
t That Leghorn layers, beifn-sit1
ters, do not waste time cause p
endless trouble through fefforts a
to perform the work o* incu- 1
bator; ?
That layers of this bree< profit- I
ably productive for a 1<* period
of years than those heavier 1
breeds; That the fertility hatchability
of the eggs aw high as to
reduce to the minirthe egg
cost of the chicks;
That more Leghorns c? kept in
a building of given flor?a than i
can fowls of greater i thus re- 1
ducing housing costs;
That these active birdn be sue- cessfully
handled itfy large i
flocks, thus effecting Xy consid- i
erable saving ;n lab*>sts.
In short, they claim t extended J
i experience has proved commercial
type of White Leghojeturns the
nmfit nn wen invest-1
lc** 5VOW Itwv |r?ws?v v., ,
ment of capital and J~But
now further conations arise
to trouble the beginr While the
Leghorn breeders statogether in
their admiration for breed, they
are not in accord as t?t what constitutes,
the most aa&tory type o?
Leghorn. Birds of drent families
or strains vary widelj size and conformation.
In sire f range from
mar-bantams to big^aty birds not
greatly unlike Minoi- Some have
small, neat combs fine texture,
while others have tr heads ornamented
with what ts like a fairsized
beefsteak. So are all curves,
others rangy and gular. Certain
breeders claim evering for "American
Leghorns," an* reply we hear
the chorus of the b*ers of "English
Leghorns."
To my mind matters are
really of secondareport&nee. The
big thing is the bre And the breed,
as such, has c*in well-defined)
{breed characterist which are high
1 I
I ly desirable an#re posessea m
I common by all tse varying types.
I Admittedly, thex*n be but one true
I standard or exhffon type, and that
is described, sect; by section, in the
I Official Standard Perfection. These
.'remarks refer exusively to commercial
Leghorns.
To the amateiA'ho wishes to breed
these wonderfulowls, I would suggest
that he fix make up his mind
as to just whate wants them to do.
Jwhat he expect of them. Then secure
foundatioritock from the family
or strain wih is strongest in the
I desired charactfstics, whether these
I be show point?ommercial ability or
a combination the two. It requires
years of caref breeding to produce
a strain in wfch the individuals are
uniform in ajearance and performance.
By bujig such stock one immediately
sec*es full benefit of suet
careful work nd starts even with th<
leaders instex of lagging behind th<
I procession.
In Leghor*, as in all breeds, tru<
irbred qualir is what counts most.
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How Help Your Paper.
| First of all, give the editor th
news?he vants it. Give it to hir
pven tho&h sometimes it does no
get into he paper. He hasn't tim
always tell you why some piece
of news are not used; but ten t
lone he las a perfectly good and irr
I persona reason. Give him the new;
I even th'Ugh you may not be especia
Jly interested in it. Some folks ne>
ler thiik to give the editor news e?
cept when they are concerned in
one way or another.
Second, don't give him a piece <
news and tell him you want it prin
ed just as it is written. There's
I aght and a wrong way to do even su<
t simple thing as writing an an
?le for a country paper. One prin
?r had to leave town because 1
frinted every piece of news just :
it was handed in?spelling, punctu
tion and all?and printed with it t!
name of the person who gave it
him.
Third, don't try to play a jo
through the paper unless you expls
it to the editor. A thing in ct
type looks a lot different and soun
i different from a thing repeated
i word or when the voice, a facial ?
pression and a gesture, perhaps, h<
' to show its meaning,
i Fourth, don't worry for fear t
editor is making too much mom
i You should want him to be prosp
I ous. He can an-i will give you
r better paper. He will be less Hk'
5 have compromises with his con-!
cience over certain kinds of adver-1
ising. And, anyhow, he can't make j
big fortune out of the paper?he |
ill be lucky if he keeps it going. |
Fifth, be ready to tell your editor ;
hen something in the paper pleases j
ou. Once in a while you tell your '
reacher he has a good sermon, so
all the editor something about his
aper.
Sixth, get your "copy" to him ear- j
r, and written plain. Take it to him j
or the next week the daj^ifter the ,
revious publication, if you can. It |
akes time to set type and make a \
taper. Did you ever wonder what ?
he editor did all the time between I
ublication days? You would know I
? you were publishing a newspaper
ourself. ^
Lastly, go in some day when the
taper is being printed. Go in severd
times during the day and you will 1
tave more of a realization of what
i job it is to make a weekly paper.?
Jrooksville Pennsylvania American.
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rHE POOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
\mount of Tobacco Signed Up by
th| Different Counties.
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A PUD11C aCCOUQUtlll, liao j?ov
ished the audit of the books of the
South Carolina branch of the TriState
Tobacco Growers' Co-operative
Association. His report shows some
interesting figures as to the sign up
in this state.
Georgetown leads the state with
the largest percentage of signed tobacco?she
having signed 74 per cent
of her tobacco to the association.
The second district show3 the banner
county for total number of pounds
signed, Williamsburg county having
signed 7,022,159 pounds. Florence
county in the first district is running
a close second with 6,894,908
pounds signed. Williamsburg county
alpo leads as to the number of actual
signers witk 1,561 names. Florence
county shows 1,102. The six thousand
signers in this state show the
following total amount of pounds by
counties;
First District PoundsFlorence
6,894,908
Dillon 3,054,052
Marion 2,252,690
Horry 2,181,650
Georgetown 1,395,700
Marlboro 77,100
Second District:
Williamsburg 7,022,159
Darlington 5,032,300
Clarendon 1,958,450
Sumter 495,150
Lee 199,400
Dorchester 197,100
Berkeley 188,440
Bamberg 103,500
Chesterfield 97.300
Edgefield 46,647
Orangeburg 26,400
Allendale 17,000
1K700
Lexington
Saluda 4,00G
Richland 3,50C
Total 31,275,146
Calling Daddy.
Soon after dawn, through the hall ]
hear
Two little feet and a voice sweel
and clear?calling daddy;
Then in the door pretty soon I se<
Two little arms that are reaching
to be?'round their daddy.
Oh, the day would be long, but yoi
sweeten the mora,
You bring gladness to oil in ful
measure,
Every act of your youth and its inno
cent truth
In my memory I've stored and wii
treasure.
The dark days are few, and I owe i
e to you,
11 You're all that I hoped for, des
t lassie,
e But it's so hard to know that t
si - womanhood you'll grow
? And IH not hear your voice?cal
l~ ing daddy.?Selected.
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: A GOOD
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t- ES STRENGTH AND PREVENT,
ie ILLNESS.
as
a- Aged people often need a go
he blood tonic. When the blood becom
to clogged with poisons from the syste
Gude's Pepto-Mangan purifies it
ke driving off the waste matter. Gc
in blood is full of vitality and prevei
>ld illness, giving the body greater pov
ds of resistance. The weakness of <
by age are greatly helped by a supply
:x- rich, red blood. Gude's Pepto-Mi
;Ip gan is sold in liquid or tablet fo
by all druggists. It has been reco
;he mended by physicians for 30 ye;
ey. and is a valuable tonic and built
er- for the weak and run-down of
a ages from childhood to old age.?J
elv vertisement.
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