The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
Georgia Experiment. Staticn-Buiietin OF
Dafrying, Feeding, Etc.

Bulletin No. 81 from Georgia Experiment
Etation has lust been issued. A careful examina-
ton will satisfy any one that 1t is tlmely anu
valuable contribution to the bulletin literature.
Article one gives very plain and practical su2ges-
lions about the handling and general treatment OF
cows management of calves. churning butter, etc.
Every man or woman who is interested IN the
smallest degree i'll making butter, will hnd TINS
article instructive and entertaining. 1t tells you
how to select a cow with reference to her milking
qualities: how to milk, teach the calf to drink,
churn, etc
Under the suhhead "Dehorning CATTLE the d.
rector tells all about this operation gives table
showing the effect of dehOrn,ng on each lndivid-
nal COW of the station herd The bulletin gives
illustrated directions for removing the horns OF
adult cattle
Better still-for the more timid and tender
hearted it tells how To prevent young calf from
having horns bya very simple and painless method
that any twelve year-old boy may perform without
assistance, in one two minutes time.
The next subhcad IS Feed Formulas" This is
on rather new line for a Georgia publication. 1t
gives the Fundamental principles of feeding,
whether for the growth and Development of the
young and growing animal, the production OF beef
pork, milk and butter. strength to labor
The feeding standards show what should be the
weight and character of each of the
constituent points OF n food and grad
mated according to the character of the
animal to be fed and the particular pur-
pose of the feeding. Proximate analysis of a
large number of feeding .tuffs-nciudng most
of the materials available to southern farmers
are given, and the farmer i. shown Just how to
proportion the hay, corn meal, oats, or bran,
cotton seed hulls, or what not, so as to secure
what Is called 'well balanced ration. For in
stance, farmer has the following raw materials
on hand: Cotton seed bulls. cotton seed meal and
corn meal, and he wishes TO know in what proper
lions they should be mixed for the purpose of fat
tening an OK. These tables show that % pounds
OF hulls and pounds of cotton seed meal do not
make a balanced ration for fattening 1t is
not fattening enough for the purpose. Nor will 1t
do TO add more cotton seed meal, because 1t would
then be too rich in the muscle ieshforminc elc-
ments. But if he adds pounds of corn meal, the
ration will he "baanced,' and the right quantity
for an weighing 1000 pounds.
Every progressive farmer who wants to make
the very hest use of the food sturs his farm,
or within his reach, should have this bulletin.
Article two gives the result of a few expert
ments in the culture Of oats. The most striking
result Is that which followed the application Of
nitrate OF soda as spring top dressing. One-half
the plat. were fertilized with acid phosphate, mu
riate of potash and full dose OF cotton seed meal
when the oats were sown in November. The re
manning plats received only half as much cotton
seed meal at sowing time, but received top dress
ing OF nitrate of soda in the spring to the value'of
the half dose of cotton seed meal. The result was,
that the first series of plats which received full
dose of cotton seed meal at the time of sowing made
z2l2 bushels Of oats per acre. while the plats that
received only half so much meal in the fall and \
top dressing of nitrate of soda in the spring cost
ing the salne) made SO bu.hel. per acre
Every farmer or gardener in Georgia is entitled
TO receive these bulletin. regularly, and without
charge. But the farmer must request the station
to send them, otherwise the director cannot know
who wants them.
just mail postal to director r. j. Redding,
Experiment, Ga" Give your name and po.tofce,
plainly written, and ask him to send you the bull
letins, including back numbers.