The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
Fnrm OneslIon Box.

W. c. d, Long Cane: !, 1 have Gno patch of
German millet and sorghum sown together WIN it
make good hay for horses and mules and what is
the proper stage 10 cut IT. 1t is now about knee
high. :. l have Jersey that very dangerous
about fighting ana especially spitenll towards
children. CAP 1 dchorn her ithout much danger
of killing herr II can what is the best way to do
~ how should IL be treated after 1t Is doue2
l. The millet Is lest when cut in tho bloom
and before the seed forms The sorghum is
best when its seed are about ripe Tho millot
viii be ready before the sorghum Isl Won cam
NOT wait on the latter without losing the millet
entirely. II is better therefore TO cut when the
millet is in bloom. The seed ripon very quickly
after the blooms appear, End ono must Toe
watuhful and cut ms soon as the heads are well
formed. ?. We cannot speak from experience,
but should not think ,hc danger very great.
A earbolic acid dressing 90 keep down intlam-
nation and prevent the fly from depositiug
eggs in the wound, les the chief prccaution to
be taken. II would he better to defer the
operation till cool weather.
Subscriber 1alnoton, Ca. l have twenty head of
pigs which cam2 IN March. They have an erlr-
tion over them like chiCscnpoN They fall oil in
flesh ana NOPE around. Can you tell me what the
disease is and q REMEDY Tor ir It is not caused
nom lice. have been giving my hogs mixture
OF ccpreras, sulphur salt ashes apd charcoal. Can
Il DC the mixture that causes thC iroublef
Unless you have given copperas, etc. in
excessive quantities il g. not probable that they
have anything to DO with the eruption Given
IN excess they might disorder the stomach and
affect the skin through sympathy. But we
presume you only placed the articles named
within reach Of the hogs. and that they have
not taken IL in hurtful quantities. Can hardly
say what the trouble S. Cholera, or "sv.iee
plague" rs the veterinarians call IL, some
times affects the skin. Sometimes para sill
worms produce similar things. II the hags
are confined, We suggest that you let them run
on pasture. II en- pasture, change feed from
corn 60 wheat bran.
Y II H., Lisbon Texas: Please give a cure for
CHAMBERS IN horses and mules Several mules in our
neig hoorhood are now sick with gMudefs
Chambers is regarded hy many as incuraba
Every pfecaution, therefore, should be taken
90 stop tie spread OF the disease. Ii is very
contagious and animals not affected should not
come in contact with those diseased. should
not drink water from Same vessels, nor eat out
of same managers. Some claim Go have arrested
the disease taken at It's early stages by giving
every night for some weeks half ounce Of
sulphite Of soda and fvo grains OF powdered
Spanish fly. This is given 10 neutralire and
SCI rld 81 ihe poison. To keep up the strength
Ct the animal, in the meantime. give three
ai@ehns OF genuan and two drachnis Of blue
tiohe twice day. Keep this up a long time
N'o'h hutriuous food and Oh sc food often.
J., ornnd Island, fla want 20 know some
tS.Hs hpouI growing eRg plants What Kind ~
l1ht 1909 90 they need, and how much fertilizer
~. SS,S Nsh 70 plant them on deep sandy sou
N4aeH Asss'oiost hA been iertlhet with cogamer.