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

ton and hearty. Can you give q cure or
something that will give relief.
There is no cure for heaves. or broken
wind, and all that can be done will be to
alleviate the distress as much as possible by
careful feeding, giving as much condensed
food as possible, with view to getting the
greatest amount of nourishment IN the
smallest bulk If hay or fodder is given, II
should DE of the best quality, free from dust
and dampened before feeding. Clean shell
ed oats and a little wheat bran. both moist
ened is a good ration. You may also give
the following twice a day, in soft feod:
Two ounces powdered lobelia seed, two
ounces linSeed meal.
7. J. F., Flake, Gal send you bundle
of cotton plants taken from the row as
they grow. You will see that SEINE OF them hem
are dead, some in a dying condition, While
a few may survive, yet there has not been
d particle of growth since the cold wave
struck them a week ago. The great damage
done is more apparent each day, and we
realize now that the plants which survive
will be shorn Of their foliage and VIII
be no further advanced than a new plant
just up, with the usual disadvantages OF
being badly diseased. AT least half OF
the crop had been put to a stand. In this
case the damage is greater than where
it had not been thinned. Altogether 7 never
saw anything SO devastating and general
in its character.
In comment we would remark. now June
LIST, that the cold wind Of the 10Th in
to the cotton than we thought several days
after it occurred, but the plants are now
commencing to SroW. The prolonged effects
of the casualty were due TO the exceeding
~ dry and cool wea Their that followed. We
are somewhat surprised that the market
has not been apparently affected a result
of the present condition of the cotton crop.
We think it has been very seriously injured
and cannot possibly recover fully.
good method for curing tobacco. and is
there anything that can be put on it that
will keep it damp or in case the whole
year round CD Is it a good idea or not
lated, say brother and sister. If not, please
state the reason. C0 At What age can pigs
be weaned from Il SOW without stuntinS
them?
% The process of curing tobacco is too
long and detailed to permit us to print it
in these columns. Write to Major r. l..
Ragand, fiyco, Va, for a copy Of q
pamphlet on the subject. We know Of no
method of keeping it in case the year
around. It is u question of moisture. OF
course if the room in which it is stored
is kept III moist condition the tobacco viii
be kept in case, or if the tobacco be closely
priced boxed But SO soon exposed
to our ordinary dry atmosphere 1t Will go
out 70 case. (2) It is not considered prudent
to breed Gin and in too closely. The au-
thOritieS lay down 10 special rule on the
subject, but we would advise not to breed
closely at all, except for a special reason.
and then not more than once. The result
OF continued in-and-in breeding is d weak
ening OF the general constitution and Vigor
of the offspring and is apt to develop and
exaggerate any latent disposition to scrolula
and blood poison. 90 Pigs may be Weaned
as soon as they have learned to drink
from q trough, but il under one month Old
1,,1I Il Er;u of of
some kind every day, and other soft.
nutritious food.
c. r. r.. Washington, W. Val. I have
sown some COW peas for hogs. Al what
stage Of the growth should / turn in the
hogs?
= What is the name of the variety en-
g. WIN the COW pea mature here where
We pl&nt from last Weesc III April TO May
-9th, a52d rarely nave frost before Octo-
J. Win it do to sow peas and rye in corn
at last blowing about June Z0thl, the rye
young orchard, and | want to cut up and
haul off the corn and fatten hogs on the
land.
l. Turn the hogs on when most Of the peas
are ripe and dry.
2, Can't say, as there are no, less than
fifty varieties in cultivation and in many
Of them the ripe, Shelled peas are very
similar and yet the vines, habit of growth
and earliness may be very dissimilar.
). Most if not all varieties viii mature in
ninety to one hundred days from date OF
planting. For late planting you saoulN
plant the Whip0oorWiu or spacbed pea.
i. II you SOW the WhippoorWiu variety
they will mature soWed as late as June ZJth,
and the rye viii not interfere with the peas,
first sowing the rye and let the hogs root
and tread in the seed.
T0 A D. T., Loean's Store n CT II is
very probable that the jack is troubled with
a suraiued back. Examine carefully pinch
ing with inSar and thumb inch by inch.
and if Il tender spot is found throw your
weight suddenly Oh it and he will give
aWay-evincing pain. II this IS found to
be the case. clip away the hair along the
back aud rub III an ointment Of 4 ounce
ct caitharides and ounces Cf lard. OIL
the blister daily ana repeat ia two weeks.
Give . long rest and pasture.
= ,. Il is impossible from your description
of the sore to say what is the cause OF it,
bat We suspect it was originally caused BY
= iich winch injured the bone. Wash the
sore clean and make an opening to allow
the matter to escape freely. i the sore
appears to extend 10 the bone it viii be
known by the peculiarly offensive smell OF
decayed teeth. Scrape the surface Of the
bone with d dun knife and dress it twice
day Win lotion: , drachms Of hydrochloYc
acid and Z pint OF water, applying win
SWAP directly 10 the diseased spot on the
bone ~ not 10 the flesh. When the bone
appears to be healthy then cease the dress
ing and use on the flesh d little tincture Of
myrrh.
S. W n, Byooksyilic Ala.-I have 4
mare, fiye years old, and has been bred the
last two years. She breaks out in sores
cures up in the faN. The sores have only
htokc ont Tor the laSt Two years. Please