The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16
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Farm Oueation Box.

W. J. W, Lufan, Texas. Please inform me how
northern bacon is cured that it does not get rank
and strong like our homemade bacon.
Northern bacon will get rancid also if kept
long in our climate. That sold in our markets
has either been kept in houses cooled by ice or
has been recently killed. Their slaughter
houses are kept cold with ice, and hogs are
killed and meat cured during hottest weather,
ali through the summer.
J. NJ Baldwin, Haynie, Floyd county, Ca: see
communication from NJ. E. C, Harris county Texas
1nquifing about peach seed have a variety of
peach that would perhaps suit him and many others
1t is late blooming peach and is never killed | Y
frosts late IN the spring. l have had it over t. n
gears and have never failed to have peaches every
year Any of the readers of THE CONSTITUTION that
want some of the seed can get them by writing to
me and sending enough money to pay postage and
packing.
Please state whether trees from the seed
bear exactly the same kind of fruit as the
parent tree. Also describe the fruit itself
clear or clingstone, yellow or white, sweet or
acid, large or small?
FIR. E. Saratoga, N. c.: I have fine draft horse
that first had the distemper he got better ofit and
] had him plowed one evening; the next morning
he dragged his right hind foot. 1 examined it
closely and thought he had a nail in it; by the next
morning it was swollen very badly aud he couldn't
walk; iii few days little running bols on the
FIRST joint and the swelling went into his hip got
thc bolS all well and the swelling out of his body
and leg down to the first joint; the swelling IS there
now where it first commenced. His leg seems to be
very weak; he can walk about, but haven't
worked him any for four months. have been rub
bins it With SPAWN cure. Please tell what will
take the swelling out of the joints
A horse is apt to recover his strength slowly
after all attack of distemper, especially il
severe attack. 1t is quite common for the legs
and other parts Of the body to swell as a result
of debility. You probably made the mistake
of working your animal too soon, and before
be recovered his strength. The only thing
which can be done now is to put him on tonics.
Give drachm each of gentian and copperas
once day also ten drops of tincture OF nux
vomica every night. Feed on cats and good
hay Curry and rub him down well every day,
but apply no liniments. You might battle his
legs in salt water.
J. F., Kerens Please give me a remedy for a
horse that has what seems to he istula.
Make an opening at the lowest point, so the
pus may escape freely; wash out thoroughly
and inject a spoonful of iodine into the diseased
canals. DoDot let the opening you made close
up as long as pus flows. 1t may take moro
than one injection Of iodine to bring about
tubes.
B. W. H.. Mona Putnam county Ga: Please state
by whom and when will tie experiment stations
be established, and all you know about it. Can't
you use your influence in advising farmers to buy
improved seed?
The Georgia agricultural station has already
been established by the board Of trustees of the
university Of Georgia at Athens It's imme-
date management is put in the hands of
board Of control, consisting Of seven members
of the general board of trustees 1t has been
decided by said board to establish six subsid-
fairy stations, their location to be determined
by reference TO diversity of soil and climate.
These will be selected and equipped in time to
make experiments the coming year. The
director of the station win have general SUPER
vision and control If these. A bulletin is
about ready for distribution announcing the
organization Of the station, its object and pur-
poses. 1t is well for farmers to buy good seed
there Is no question that some varties Of corn
and cotton are more productive than others,
planted under similar conditions. But IT is
equally important that having once obtained
good yarities they should be kept up TO a high
standard by continued selection every year.
1t is poor policy for farmers to buy seed every
gear, or every few years, to plant their crops.
THEY can raise good seed themselves with
proper caro-. Every dealer in improved seeds
thinks lis the best Of all, and farmers have to
be careful not to be taken in by glowing repre-
senta,ons Of something no better, perhaps,
than what they already have.
JH s. Huntsville, Ala. The farmers Of this
county tNudhOuj In convention assembled last
Saturday. determined not Ia use Iuie bafging Il
satisfactory substitute could lie ioIad anl was