The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-11

by consumers as fully equal to timothy /
plant peas in every third furrow and have
mixture Cusng the the shinney pea) of
about three-eighth peavine and peas and
balance crab grass.
1. Do you think 1t best to wait until
the hay be thoroughly sun-cured before
packing?
2. Don't you think that to press after the
hay is in good wilt the proper way to
handle it, thereby realizing great saving
Of hay to the acre?
comparatively green state that the exclu..
sion of air from the packing is proof
against Iea,, danger ,sa9 Of ST, spFoiling? ,
good price for profit?
5. Is not the proper way to get lawn
set i'll bermuda to sow the seed in prefer
ence to transplanting? if SO, how many seed
per acre?
BY answering the above you will very
greatly oblige.
ct does not "annoy" the editor to receive
legitimate questions. On the contrary, it
is both his pleasure well e >qty, to
give advice, information and n ac-
cording to ability.)
AS rule it is not consderedK rae
tice to sell the fertility of II in
the form of hay. The exceptics slere
q man has unusual facilities fG cling
hay, never-failng and convenN Ehet
and facilities for getting mants ply.
The objection is not against cling
hay; but the point is made Tia Aould
be fed to live stock and thM stock
products sold. Peavine hay is 1A orally
preferred by livery stable mes 3]twith-
standing the fact that it is far uperior
to the best hay made from 81 IS, not
excepting the popular timothy has LOCALIZED
that comes to us from the VESTS
/. The peavines should have as little sun
as possible; five or six hours the first day,
then into cocks, the cocks opened next
morning but not spread; cooked again in
he AT
We have no experience in pressing peavne
hay, but know that it is not necessary
to have it thoroughly dry before housing.
We would like to hear from some one who
has definite experience on this line. Try
your suggested plan and report results.
8. It would tend to reduce the danger of
overheating. A certain amount of COM
preston close bulking is necessary to the
heating, but when pushed beyond that
point the tendency TO injurious heating and
consequent spelling is lessened
4. IL depends on the locality. Major w.
II. Warren, Of Augusta, Ca, generally
meets with no difficulty in selling his enor-
nous hay crop in that city at good prices
.. The quickest and surest way to set a
lawn in bermuda is to plant the jointed
stems. If seed are soWn it will require
six to ten pounds of good seed per acre
soWn in March or April.
s. H.. Durant, Miss. We have pony
mat is said to be stined. He very lame
in irI'' his left hind leg, What could be done
for it, as he is valuable?
= We have 4 young mule three years oId
that seems to be parayaed all over. He
walks awkward. His leg" seem 70 De nm
Der, his shoulders loose; otherW5e heslGhy
and line size, fifteen hands hlSh. Mt WA
can do for him. Please answer lmlnedl-
ately in The Constitutions
/. "Stfed' is term appropriately ap-
rlied culy to a case where there is q dis
location of the stihe JOINT II this IS the
condition it viii be known by inability to
move the leg; forward at all. In this case
tie q rope around the postern Of that leg,
pull the latter forward and q little out
ward at the same time, the man handling
the rope standing about three feet from the
animals shoulder; then another man stand
ing al the sttiic ShOVeS the bone back mo
it's place by pushing towards the horses
flank 1t VIII slip in with q snap Then pat
or a shoe with the heel raised two inches
aud battle the stifiG as continuously as pos
slble With a lotion as follows: One ounce
each Of muriate OF ammonia and saltperer,
and one quart OF water. When the inIiam-
NATION that follows has subsidized bis 7
al around the ioint with ointment Of Q
half ounce cantharjdeS ana two ounces
lard. When entirely well replace the ~
heeIed shoe VITA an ordinary one and
q long and absolute rest. II only n 81
of the stitie joint O0 diSlocatIoW,
treatment should be the same. II bu.
mile case, instead of q blister, q strong
inent may be sufficient say one ounce cay
OF liquor ammonia, tincture d arnica, tiAc-
ture Of opium, spirits of turpentine and al
COhol, ana one pint OF water. Hub We'll
twice q day. Absolute rest is required.
2. 1t is probably a case of locomotor
abaxia, species of paralysis and may
fatal, especially if due to an abSCesS iii the
brain. Give internally the following pow
dars: One dr2chm of powdered nu& VoIn1ca,
two drachmS Of powdered gentian root,
Cne-baf ounce IuSeed meal. Give as one
a.
or Until tWitching Of some of the muscles
occurs; then discontinue for O. week, and
theA continue again.
p. p. J., Young, Arlz.-The woods are full
OF the so-called iocusts and there is such
a diversity Of opinion among farmers as
senc2 OF any definite authority on the SUBJ
ject We would be pleased to have you tell
the columns of The Constitution.
Cicada, commonly called locust, is re-
markable for the length of time the larvae
spends in the Sround-scventcen years in
the north and thirteen years in the south
The adult lives about four weeks eats
bat little and only damages the small
twigs in which it lays It's es9s. If the in
sect5 are very numerous these tWi2s and
sometimes small trees Will be killed. The
female selects tWigs about cne-Quarter OF
an inch in diameter, preferably oah, thrusts
her oVipOsiter through the bark ard lays q
pair OF eggs. These eggs hatch into larvae
in about six weeks which crop to the
ground, into which they descend where
lncy live, feeding en- the roots of trees, for
periods OF seventeen or thirteen years. as
the case may be. They then transform
into the winged state and ascend Ito the
surface. There are said TO be tWenty-four
different broods in the United States, some
OF which overlap, resulting in more fre-
Quent locust years" The same brood,
however, appears i'll succession al the end
OF definite periods.
Subscriber, Stanfordville, GA have q
mare mule that ! bought JauQaIy of last
year she seemed TO be all right until
about the 10th of March. While blowing