The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24


with a knife to their very bottom. Then
wash out thoroughly with warm soapsuds
and inject solution of one part OF car
bcIic acid to thirty parts of water, twice
a day, keeping the parts poulticed between
times with a hot linseed poultice. Continue
the poultice until the holes all fill Up with
be- Ithful C,rarulations. Then stop the poul-
tice and substitute for the carbolic lotion
one made by dissoving . drachms OF sui
phate of zinc to / ounce of sugar OF lead in
l pint OF water, and apply ii three times
day.
To Jas. p. c., lfatrimony. n. C.-The
symptoms as described indicate tkat the
steer died OF haemat uria, or red water.
disease that is often induced by grazing
on low. wet pastures. where there are many
noxious plants. The first thing to do is To
give a purgative consisting OF a drench Of
one pound of EPSON salts, one ounce each
of ginger and gentian, four ounces OF syrup
and water 80 make quarts. Give as one
dose. After purgipS is over give one-half
ounce copperas in a handful of cotton seed
meal twice a day, for two or three weeks.
Make complete change of food of the most
wholesome and nouri.hlHg character. one
Of the best books il Report on Diseases of
cattle" published by the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, ID. c. Get your
congressman to secure 4 copy for you.
W. +. NJ. Moseley, S. C.-Please answer
through The Constitution early post
ble the following question: have some
pigs thst have been sleeping in stable and
under houses. Now. they are dying With
something Ike the red mango or thumps.
They have bumps all over them about the
sir- or buolystot. Please give remedy
Tor its cure II possible.
We think your pigs must have CONTRACTED
swine fever, sometimes called hog cholera.
IL SO il is no use To treat those that arc
sick but they should be killed and burned,
Il. ls.-s =. xtrfHa
ated from those not affected. Remove the
well ones to new and clean quarters. Give
them charcoal. also bisulphate Of soda and
saltpeter. 20 grains Of each. Mix up
ounces sulphur. ounces coQpeTas, X ounce
saltreter, Il ounce black antimony. 8
quarts OF slops. Give each pig y pint once
a day. BE sure 20 give clean well water
only. and clean, cooked food. Keep
strange hogs away.
T. Y. V. Kimo, Ala have been a con
some time ana desire information as to
sowing timothy. 1 have some low, black
land which | turned under in tho spring
with a tTo-horse pillow. II has fine crop
Of weeds on it nov: | aim to break Il
up very soon. /. Should pillow The seed in
, AZ nv vh .. time ' should / sow :. How
would it q to sow red top with it? Any
information viii be gladly received.
1. You should not pillow I'M timothy seed,
harrow until smooth and sow the seeds on
the freshly narrowed surface, and then
run a light brush harrow, or a roller, over
the surface , IL you SOW timothy alone,
twenty pounds OF seed per acre. g. Prepare
The ground at once and SOW during the
last OF the month or early in October. 4.
Red top does very well with timothy. Sow
six pounds OF red top and twelve pounds Of
timothy. Wa are not much in favor of
timothy as grass for the south.
w r. +. L.. Osyka, nliss-Please an
swer through The Constitution The follow
After raising good crons. OF crimson
clover and peas on upland, what kinds
q fertilizers would be best for corn AND
cotton? Would Il pay to use nitr3gcn9ug
fertilizers Would il pay TO use lime EN-
either dead or green peavines when plowing
them under at si..5 20 $50 per berrel2
How much clover seed could be gathered
Ter acre?
After crop OF crimson clover, following
n crop Of field peas. the formr turned I'M
der, the soil will have been more or less
supplied with nitrogen and would require
less in the fertilizer to be applied. But
IL is inpractiCahle, without knowing she
exact conditions. to say whether or not It
would he advisable TO apply any nitrogen
in The fertilizer for the following crop OF
corn. We would certainly reduce the pro
portion or nitrogen ana probably none a
all need be applied. unless very heavy
crop OF corn is desired. We do not think
il would p.y TO use lime ut a cost eXcecl +slg
80 or - cents a bs-Tal. We DO not know
the usual yield OF crimson clover seed par
acre.
w +. A.. Mabry. Cal wish some ene
to tell me what causes the scu1pernong
grape to Tipsn Hrematurely ard drop OF
The vines have borne about three years.
We have the Concord grape; thoy bore
well and rspensd fine large punches at first,
haW wfTeNE1
Tor two years. Do they get too old To
bear we'll?
We have never heard Of such misconduct
on the part Of the soIppernCng, although
familiar with this grape for thirty or forty
years. II is possible that the fault may
lie due 10 tho particular location Of IN"
vine. The ground may be too rich and
damp. II any OF our readers. having had
a similar experience, can give 4 remedy.
or the cause wa win be glad to hear from
them. We would suggest ferdlizing the
soil as far as the vine extends with acid
phosphate and ashes (or kainiD.
Subscriber. Biloxi Miss. 7 have a
young mare that seems 10 be sound In every
way but frequently gives way in her fct-
lock Joints and knuckles over. Can you tell
me the cause nnd cure? . What will pre-
vent n horse from striking his front with
his hind feet when travelling?
1 n the majority Of cases "knucklnE'
is only a symptom Of some other trouble,
which should be sought for and renedicd.
Among these troubles are sprains of the
.uspensary lisaments below the fetlock
joints, bruises on the heels. coTns in the
foot, guitor. navlcular disease. nail in the
foot. You viii have to find ont the trouble
and remove it. .. "OverreachinS'' is q fault
that has TO be overcome by proper shoeing-
sometimes by making the fore shoes heavy
and the hind shoes light Also see that
tie heels of the fore shoes are very short
and set the hind shoes well back under
the hoOf.
I. W. Mob, Snow Hill. Ala have 2
horse which had distemper eighteen months
ago; cough stopped in due time. but since
the cough stopped the left nostril has been
running profusely and the discharge IS very
offensive. Please give me a remedy.
We would say that the horse is suffering
from nasal Sleet." a bad form Of chronic
catarrh. which may be the sequel Of the
distemper or it may have been contracted
Independently. See if there is not an I'M
usual fullness of the face. or space between
the eyes, on the affected side. Tap il with
the knuckles and note the dull sound. and
probable pain. If these symptoms sre pres
ent il is certainly n case Of nasal gieet.
The cure is difficult when ii is bad case.
and may require the surgical operation OF
trephining 70 remove a portion OF the bone
OF the face. But first try the following: