The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
FARM QUESTION BOX.
Various Subjects Oh which the Farmers Ask
Inflammation.


W. L. II. ScuppernOng, n c. writes:
l SOW ed two and Il half acres of grass in Sep
tember, a mixture for light soils, sed
OF my seedmau, 1 have, / think a good stand.
did not make the land as rich as / wanted TO
before sowing. as | expected to give it a top
dressing IioW and when should | apply the
manure? What kind of manure is bestY |
must depend upon commercial fertilizers or
cotton seed.
= lily chickens have the sore eyes; some of
them completely closed up, others have a
wheeling in the throat, as il about to choke
What's the remedy?
.. should chickens be allowed to sit touch-
ing each other Oh the perches? or should the
purchCs be arranged So that the fowls could
not touch each otAerI
/. VIII ii pay me to buy oats mt DO cents per
bushel, and wheat at 81 rs per bushel to feed
IL NY hens; or would it be cheaper to feed
entirely On corn ut 80 cents per bushel? My
hens are common breed. They run at large
and have free access to plenty of green oats
IS IT wei 10 give them all the corn they can
eat in winter?
per pound for beef, fresh to feed to my hens
occasionally when they at large? / want
10 produce eggs, and willing to furnish
anything for my hens, provided it will pay me.
t. VIII ii pay me TO dispose of my common
breed and get a thoroughbred stock of chick
ems? If so, l want two breeds What IS the
name Of the best breed for eggs? What is
the name Of the best breed for broilers? What
Is the name Of the best general purpose breed?
When raising youug chickens for broilers
what is the best feed to make them grow fast?
I. Is there any way to manage pork to pre-
vent II from going away to grease when broil-
ed: Some say there is a time of the moon to
kill il to prevent it. Is that true?
&. l would like to know something about the
ElnelesS sweet potato saw some time ago in
The Constitution. that the agricultural editor
was experimenting with them this year.
nestle coffee berry,"
] see an article in The Progressive Farmer
from man i'll Missouri who is experimenting
with it, He says ii is the best coffee subSti-
tute ever discovered; that many pronounce it
rtA WIN
not tell the difference. He says he raised thir-
ty-eight bushels per acre. Is it n fraud? or
would You advise one to try it, seed costing
s. per pound?
l. 1t is best to top-dress grass lands after
the opening of spring, when the roots begin TO
grow. Some writer's have recommended that
the fertiizing matter TO be used in the top
dressing be scattered while there Is a cover
ing Of snow on the green plant. This method
has good reasons sustaining it, But in some
localities you cannot always depend on the
snow coming. If you do not have well rotted
stable manure use literally of cotton seen
meal, four parts, and one part of acid phos-
plate. and sow broadcast before rain.
. The disease is commonly called sore
head. 1t is said to be due to the presence of
minute insect. Rub the head and jaws
with axle grease with common tar and
tallow Put some of the mixture in the
mouth and have the chicken to swallow it.
A mixture of kerosene oil, hogs lard and a
little carDolc dclu Is also recommended
Apply as above.
). No injury can result from healthy fowls
sitting close together the perch. Sick
fowls should always be kept separate from
the well ones
4. Wheat is the most economical food you
can buy for your fowls. Do not feed too
much grain of any kind; hens sometimes get
too fat to lay well.
). Yes once or twice a week in winter II
there are no worms insects the fowls can
get ut.
6. The brown leghorns are regarded by most
authorities the best layers. The best
broilers come from the rapid growers-the
Wyandottes or Plymouth Rocks both Of which
breeds are heavy eaters and expensive fowls
to raise. They are inclined to be shiftless
and EXPECT their food to be brought to them
or furnished frequently They are not prone
to work or scratch for living like the games
and the crosses of common stock. The Lang
shangs are a good general purpose breed.
They are good layers, they have the desirable
size they are Industrious, but they have feath-
ers on the legs. On the whole some of the
old fas honcd dung hill fowls are the very best
TO keep for all general purposes. To fatten
fowls give plenty of grain and occasionally
meat scraps and vegetables cooked in grease.
Have plenty of pure water for them to drink,
and keep salt out of their reach.
Z 1t is Il well grounded lPlief that pork
| will yield more grease or oil If killed in the