Georgia, historical and industrial . cellent egg-producers, summer and winter, and the chicksmature rapidly, being ready for the table at ten weeks old—flesh of ex-cellent quality. He pronounced the White Leghorns as good layers asthe Brown, but preferred the latter on account of their color. They be-gin laying when five months old. After making every conceivable cross with twenty odd varities otthoroughbreds and common stock, he considered the cross of the Leghornand Light Brahma the most satisfactory. Brahmas are excellent mothersand good egg-producers. Leghorns are the best of layers, but a
Georgia, historical and industrial . cellent egg-producers, summer and winter, and the chicksmature rapidly, being ready for the table at ten weeks old—flesh of ex-cellent quality. He pronounced the White Leghorns as good layers asthe Brown, but preferred the latter on account of their color. They be-gin laying when five months old. After making every conceivable cross with twenty odd varities otthoroughbreds and common stock, he considered the cross of the Leghornand Light Brahma the most satisfactory. Brahmas are excellent mothersand good egg-producers. Leghorns are the best of layers, but are non-sitters. The cross between them possesses both the qualities to perfection,losing the clumsiness of the Brahma and inheriting the activity of theLeghorn. i Mr. F. IT. Wilder of Monroe county, who had bred the Light Brahma,Dark Brahma, Brown Leghorn and Plymouth Rock, preferred the LightBrahma as a combination fowl, which he thought unsurpassed as a tablefowl. He fed his chickens regularly, and always had fresh water access-. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 293 ible to them in clean earthen vessels, putting in a few drops of carbolicacid twice a week. He kept their quarters clean and free from vermin,and provided them with good dust baths into which a little sulphur wasoccasionally poured. Occasionally he hauled a load of cinders from theblasksmiths shop into their yards. Messrs. J. T. Scott & Bro. of Crawfish Springs, in Walker county,North Georgia, obtained satisfactory results from some breeds not ap-proved by breeders farther south. They tried both the Dark and LightBrahma, the Partridge, Buff and White Cochins, the Brown and WhiteLeghorns, Plymouth Pocks, Black Hamburgs, Golden-Spangled Ham-burgs, Houdans, etc. Mr. W. C. Tate of Overton P. O., Elbert county, one of the most suc^cessful raisers of poultry in Georgia, raising annually from 300 to 500chickens, after having tried the Langshans, Buff Cochins and many ofthe other special breeds, in conversation last
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