The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-28
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| fowls There Is no certain cure for it. Re-
| move the well ones to other quarters, as far
| from the old as possible. Give to the sick
| ones, as soon as possible, n dose OF castor
| ola teaspoOnful for a small fowl, a table
spoonful to a large one. Syringe-in the slit
In the roof of the mouth--with one part of
chloride of soda to two parts Of water. Sew
eral hours after the oil has been given, divide
the following into thirty Doses and give two
or three times day: One-half ounce OF
balsam copabia, One-haf ounce licorice pow
der. onehalf drachm piperne. Enclose the
dose in little geatine. If fowl continues
to get worse kill 1t at once and bury it.
Old Subscriber-Please tell me through your
columns where l can get bird lime.
Answer-We don't know 1t is sometimes
sold by seed dealers, but more often by deal
ers in sporting goods.
r. p. L., Rosemark Tenn-I wish to learn
where to obtain some of the best Georgia
watermelon seed, the largest varieties, and
also some sweet varieties even il they
SMALL also, seed of the green-meated, fine
favored, understanding little muskmelon or
caEtaloupe we used to have a long time ago.
Northern raised seed seldom do well here, and
l am ON the hunt for good southern raised
seed. Would like early reply from you,
any of your numerous readers who can
give the information. One good variety, or
the best ! ever saw, of cantaloupe, was en-
tiray hound without ridges except little
cracks in the skin when ripe
Answer-All the seedsmen keep watermelon
and cantalOupe seed of the leading varieties.
The kind you speak Of 1--WE used to have
u long time ago." that is cantaoupes are
far more common now than at any time in
the past and the list Of varieties is probably
over hundred. The Nutmeg Jenny Lind
Hackensack are leading kinds. Send
quarter to any good scotsman and tell him
to send you five six varieties OF the best.
The best melon for home use is the Jones
melon
A Reader Saunders, n. CT have some
fresh. gray, sandy land, which L wish to put
i'll grass | have rye it now. How would
be best to manager VIII l turn the rye ana
sow peas, or how? What kind of grass will
make the best pasture, and where can the
seed be bought, and when will l sow?
Your plan Is just what we would advise.
Turn the rye under; too late to sow grass
now, and plant in cow peas applying about
200 pounds of acid phosphate and 100 pounds
Of kaint per acre the peas. Cut the vines
when in full bloom and cure into hay. In Sep
TENDER turn under the stubble and harrow
until perfectly smooth and fine. Then SOW
one and half bushels Of orchard grass Seed
one and n half bushels of tall oat and one
and half bushels of red top. Mix the seeds
all together, wet them thoroughly and stir in
with the four and a half bushels of seed
about 800 pounds Of ammoniated fertilizer,
and SOW carefully on the freshly narrowed
surface. No covering is necessary Any seed
dealer in Raleigh or Richmond or Atlanta
can supply seed.
H. D. f.. Logan's Store n CT have fine
tennet that ,gnaws her legs every spring g mn
joints, that do not heal during winter.
She is swollen under the belly; hair slipping
Off; has small pimples or sores, winch oozs
out bloody pus or water. She is ten years old
and heavy with foal. Can you give remedy
through your columns that Will remove hnots
and swelling!
NJ. e. G., Maplesville, Fla--Your cotton
rows are too close, and we have no doubt
YOUR trees have been injured by the process
of cultivating the cotton. No cure mas YET
been found for the blight. Your trees need
more liberal fertilzing. Apply around each
tree. at once, about two pounds OF aciu pios
phate kainit and cotton seed meal scatter
ing the same within circle OF elSht OF ten
feet in diameter. Don't plant any cotton III
fine row the trees stand on, nor nearer than
four feet Make your cotton rows Iouf leet
wide and apply four or five hundred pouliuS
of n good ammonated potash fertilizer lou
cant reasonably expect good crop OF apples
and also Il good crop OF cotton on tne s"lhe
land, unless you feed poth HpeFulsH
]. S, Brcoksviile FLA. 1 want to know
how to cultivate onions; L have patch OF
them and some of nay neighbors say that
have too much dirt to them, ana that theT VIII
NOT make much onionA unless / take the DIRT
From them. The onions are about an inch in
diameter. Now do you think the dift ougnt
to he taken from them now or walt niue
later? -. ~ ',
he is IN good condition. can you tell the cause
of him eating il, and what will prevent him
3 VIII Irish potatoes that have been bit
down by the frost make anything if they come
out?
that makes q business Of raising thorough
bred game chickens for the pit!
l. It is proper remove the soil from the
onions as soon as they commence to form the
h,li he Satc h4 va hpnn rpt "
cred when planted. Scrape away the dirt
until the upper half of the onion bulb Is fully
exposed. . Your horse has Indigestion in
the form Of "depraved appetite" See treat
ment recommended for Indigestion in the issue
of last week-keep him away from anything Of
the sort, by halterng him up. 3. Yes, but
they never do so we'll, because, usually they
will seed up many suckers and go TO vine
too much. L. No.
land that is inclined to rust in dry seas son,
which is best to fertilize with. acid phosphate
largest amount Der acre / could use of either
acid phosphate or fertilizer? Land will make
200 pounds, of seed cotton per acre Which
red clay land? Which is the best-to com
post acid phosphate and stable manure OF put
the phosphate and manure in separate at the
time of listing ground for planting cotton?
Use complete fertilizer, or one which
contains ammonia, phosphate acid and potash.
Apply from 800 TO $50 pounds per acre, mix
ing it we'll with the soil before bedding on it.
Acid phosphate does we'll both clay and
sand 1t does not matter whether you mix the
ingredients before applying, or put them in the
ground separately.
r. L. NJ, Fail Branch, Tenn.-I have a
horse three years cid that has a swelling on
the right hind leg. just below the hook. 1t Is
called curb | would like to know what viii
take the swelling away.
If the case is recent, which may be known
by the parts being hot and sore, battle three
or four times day with hot water for half
hour at time, following the bathing with
rubbing on this lotion: Muriate of ammonia,
/ ounce; saltpetre, 1 ounce; water, l quart.
Raise the heel an inch by mailing on shoe
with very long calks. When all soreness is
gone or in a week ten day~ blister the
swelling by means of plaster, as follows:
Powdered cantharides half an ounce; b1niO-
dide of mercury, . drac1ms; lard, ounces.
Rub in well. When the blister has taken well
grease it once day until it is healed; then
blister again. Give three or four weeks rest.
If Is Is an old case, burn with hot iron at
once and rub in the blister paste. A soldering
iron is good to fire with. DO not burn through
the skin, but draw line down across the
swelling with the iron, then lines radiating
from the first line in the form of u feather.
The object Is to make sore.