The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
FARM AND QUESTION BOX.
Various Subjects on Which the Farmers
Ask Information.

Ask Information.
T. H. S., Chenango, Tex.-Will you
please tell me why turf prairie land IN
Texas, after it is turfed and narrowed, then
hot grow vegetables or corn the first year!
can raise cotton, peas and sweet poto-
toes, which does well on sod land the
first year. The second year after planting
in cotton, peas and potatoes, vegetables
and corn will do well. l was thinking OF
planting cabbage and onions on SOD land
this fall that was broken last spring ana
on which l have planted nothing TINS year;
DON'T You think an application of ACID
phosphate would be sufficient? Please let
me know through The Constitution
Not being familiar with the character OF
the soil only suggest that the
soil the first year contains too much unde-
cayed vegetable matter, which renders 1t
too open and porous, while at the same
time the vegetable matter is not In condl-
ton to furnish any soluble plant food The
top roots of cotton and peas can descend
| and take hold of the firmer subSoil, which
| corn cannot do. In the case OF vegetables
| we suspect that the soil is hardly rich
| enough, but we don't know. The director
| of your experiment station, Mr.. j. II. NC
| Connel College Station, Tex, can prob
| ably solve the questions presented.
A Subscriber Chesterfield, S. CT. Will
YOU some reader OF The CONSTITUTION
please give plan for curing tobacco Tor
home use?
q Is it absolutely necessary to build barn,
if so, what is the cheapest plan for barn
and fiues?
g. Can hues be built of rock?
4. How many degrees of heat Is neces-
Sary for curing tobacco?
5. How many days is required to cure to-
bacco?
l. We are not familiar with methods of
curing tobacco for home use. Perhaps
some of our readers can give you a good
plan.
2. Some sort Of a building is necessary,
a room in a building. Much tobacco is
cured without fire heat at all and is called
air cured sun cured. A tight log house
16X1S 20 and 16 or Is feet between joints
will answer for fire curing and furnaces
may be built of rock, but CD the flues must
be of IRON such is used for stove pipes
T. The heat varies from IS degrees to $50
degrees, and (5) the process of due curing
requires four or five days. Write to
Major r. L. Ragland Hyco, Va for
pamphlet on tobacco, growing and curing.
w. w. r., Gasburg, Val have been try
ing for several years to raise bees in old
style aox gums, intending then to buy the
movable frame hives, but |
get five or six gums the web worms take
possession. and / just can save seed. Now,
please tell me the best way to manage
to keep out the worms Some say sit the
ground. I have been setting all one
bench; have lost one gum by cockroaches:
Any information that is not too expensive |
think would be of interest to others, as we'll
as myself. l only wish to raise for home
use. The improved hives are quoted to
me at $150 each
First get improved movable comb hives
and cease to bother with the old-fashioned
"beegums." Next, get the Italian bee as 1t
is much less likely to be troubled by bee
worms. Then make it a point to keep
your colonies strong in numbers. It is the
weak colonies that fall a prey to worms.
Go 1ar,fr t1aro n,1rrl "a, n,,x ylr
the combs there will be little chance for
the moth and her progeny. Examine the
hives frequently in May and June, and
search for the worms and cat them out,
at the same time, or oftener, brushing out
the dust and litter in the bottom If The hive.
No successful moth trap Il; 6 ever beer, IN
vented. Get you two or three good hooks
bee keeping, and study to learn all
about the business, If you would attain
success such "Quinby's New bee Keep
ing" Cooks "Bee-keeper's Guide" and
Newman's Bees and Honey" All of these
be had of Orange Jddd a. Co, New
York
]. r. L., lsbell, Ala How many hens
would be necessary to start a poultry farm,
on too large "a scale? 2 What is your favor
lite breed for quick growth and health? l
have a number of mixed Brown LeghOrns,
but the chicks grow too slow for market.
Among all poultry advertisements l see no
Indian games mentioned, where can
get the pure breed of Indian Games
3. Can you OF some of the farmers describe
good beehive that has movable frames
1t can be robbed from the top, that |
make from description? | want some
thing simple and practical. All the patent
hives, besides being expensive, are too
complicated. Please answer and oblige.
l. This question cannot be answered I'M
less we could know how much attention
you are willing to give to the business,
and what you wrld consider too large a
scale" We should say that fifty hens and
four or five cocks would be a good begin
ming.
| 2 We are not In the business, but we
would prefer the Plymouth Rocks. Write
to loring Brown, Bolingbrol1e, Ga, about
Indian games.
| g. Make a box of one-inch plank, IKE
| inches square in the clear. I should be
| thick enough to dress one inch. Eighteen
| inches high is a good height. Nail a halt
| inch strip the inner side of two oppo-
| site sides, the top of each strip to be
inches below the top of the hive. Make
frames of four sides of stuff 7sX12 inch, the
| top piece projecting u inch at each end
| Cut slots III the cleats, or drive headless
wire nails into the top of the same, so as
! to hold the frames 112 iches apart from
| center to center. Put a well-titting top
| and fasten with wood screws. Cut a hole
| in one side of the hive and let in a
pane of glass 8x19 inches, protected with
| a shutter fa@tened with thumbbuttonS,
| But after all, it were better to get good
| hive, which will not cost more than one tC
| two dollars.
| Toe p. F., Newborn, Gal have what
| was a fine large mule until 4 few months
| back she became very lame IN left hind leg.
| | am anxious to know what to do for her.
| ] stopped blowing ner more than a month
| ago. Said by some to be su1ed. Others say
| she may have rheumatism. have mad Stlfe
! shoe on her part of the time 20 throw her
! weight on the lame leg, but that don
| improve her any. Before she became lame
| she didn't seem to have good use OF that
| same leg for a good While. The mule is
not more than ten years old. Any sugSeS-
| ton thankfully received.
You give no symptoms by which the case
| may be diagnosed, as you simply say that
the mule is lame in the left hind leg, and
| that some say she may be Stified and some
| say it's rheumatism. If she is stitled (stite
| joint dislocated) it will be impossible for
| her to carry that leg forward at all. If the
| stifle joint is merely sprained-which is
| much more commOn-She will carry the
| leg forward with labored effort and a rather
| outward wing, and will carry it further
| forward than when in health. When stand
| ing still she will rest the leg. On further
| examination you will find a thickenng OF