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

in America This verdict settles n long
debated question as to which among the
many baking powders is the best.
Note--Since the foregoing was published
the worlds fair triumph has been confirmed
by highest award and gold medal at the
California Midwnt,r fair
or INTEREST 10 FARMERS
Brain rs we'll aa MUSCLE Needed on tho
Farm.
Notwithstanding al the natural advan-
/ ;ages of the south Atlantic states. it can
rot be denied that njudicious cultivation
has rendered by far too many plantations
too unproductve for profit These lands can,
in the course Of three years be restored so
as 10 be profitable. The true way to begin
is 10 improve q few acres at a time.
The injnction to clothe the naked needs
! 70 be applied TO all exhausted, naked fields.
Fail seeding with the crimson clover is an
/ excellent way OF beginning the good work
I Glover covers the ground more perfectly
/ that any other crop we cultivate. The
almost complete exclusion of the light from
the soil is Indispensable condition Of
nitriHcaton. 1t is to the woodland that we
80 for rich light soil for the garden or
pottng pants. A denseky shaded soil will
soon become porous and friabe. 1t is for
this reason that stable or cowpen manure
is applied to the surface instead Of blowing
iC under as was formerly the universal
CUSTOM 1 llS Is q gOOu neJnOd OF ciOlnlng
Che land. DO not let the land rest unless
covered with blanket of coWpea vines
a heavy crop Of clover.
Keep more stock; keep enough to proper
Is manure the land that is titled. If more
amber cane were grown as feed for stock
10 be fed on the farm. and so be condensed
into beef there would be less complaint of
hard times ana inability to meet current cx-
penscs. Much clover is ruined bv too early
prstuaee. As u rule, it is better to NOW
oil kinds Of clover and feed it in that way
than 10 allow the stock to trample II down.
Most of our worn lands must be fed be-
fore they win pay the cost of cultivation
aud q small margin Of profit Vegetable
matter must be restored to the soil and
about forty bushels of lime to the acre
used 20 hasten its decomposition and fit it
for plant food. The liquid manure OF the
animals on the farm should not be allowed
II be washed away by rains, but should be
used on tho compost heaps to hasten the
decomposition or coarse materials used IN
u 2kinS them IS1. There is too much of the
Keeping along in the old paths instead of
looking out for shorter cuts to success.
The reading, thinking, young farmer will
be sure TO succeed. lie will experiment and
take a just pride in his calling There is a
wide field for brain Wolk Oh the farm. The
notable examples of Hon. Parish FHrman.
the ldwyer-faruer Of Georgia, is worthy OF
imitation. Whoever hits upon some pian
that Will revolutionize and make profitable
some branch OF farming that has hereto
fore proved Improbable, win have proved
himself TO have indeed, become a bene-
l'-'oI o. ihdhhihu' }. W., il.
Near Washington, D. c.. Sept. T 1891
Feeding the Cows.
There is great deal being said and
written nowadays about standard ratio,1s
! for COWS. and much science is brought into
| iouuialdcn 10 make those ratons correctly
! 5a-aEe-d To tit the physical requirements
I OF the cows. Every young farmer who
{ hopes 10 become successful in dairying
+ should study such tables and become ac-
/ cGstomtd to the technical terms, so that he
+ VIII know just what they mean wherever he
secE them. Having done this, he should
I lcarn the cost of different cattle foods de-
hVered on his farm, whether raised or
] purelased. knowing this, he should then
na8 MS own standard rations, and when
ever he cannot get the materials for making
/ that standard without paying too much, he
/ must look for substitGtes in kind and
Y quality.
/ The ration, as estimated. is most con-
/ VeuieEtly the food for twenty-four hours
4 for q cow Weighing between eight hundred
( and one thousand pounds. This much can
J bee done with books, and is a very useful
! par o. the lesson. The real test of merit
/ in this work comes from the actual feedng
/ OF the cows. Tho ratiOns may be most
| scientifically correct, and fed in exact pro-
/ portions, ana yet fail to produce or return
/ the first cost which should not have ex-
! cceded from - to % cents per COW. The
! best jairymen claim to make butter worth
! 90 cents a pound on n ration not exceeding
/ IS cents a day. EUt Il viii be seen that
] when The ration costs % cents, the cow must
/ give at least one pound Of butter day
/ In order 10 pay her board bin and do much
! better than this, IL any money IS to be
| made out Of her.
4 with a cow in good condition, fat and
! fresh, and the ration properly mixed, the
! test may be said 10 have Just begun The
I individual characteristics OF each COW are
/ now 90 be studied. one will find big caters
! and small eaters, big mixers and small
1 mixers rich mixers and those that give
! Thin noor milk. All the virtues, or all
the faults are not TO be found In any single
I COW general average must be reached.
1 t,or This do as little guessing about them
! ~ ,,oesible Weigh the milk Of each COW
/ II every milking and test the butter fat
in the milk often enough 10 learn what
| bpr standing is. Now comes the vital point
! of how much to feed her. Having learned
! this, the WORK VIII not AdNc " NC AepedIcu
during her life.
! when = ration is made to suit the stand
ard. then apply &c to each COW in turn.
! f.ota the cows weight, and start with
/ small quantity Of feed, daily increasing
! II ND 10 the fun amount that she can be
/ induced to eat up clean. Hold her at this
! heavy feed for few days and see at what
,,9int in the increase OF feed she returned
/ the greatest profit. If you cannot get salts
/ Factory results then change the proper
/ lions of ration If she is very thin in flesh.
/ Increase the fat-formins parts OF the ration.
! Keep experimenting with the cow until
| satisfied that she cannot be made profit
! able then put her out of the herd. One
! good way to determine what part of the
alton to increase, is to first feed the cow
/ about an she VIII eat and then try and
| tempt her with handfuls of bran, corn
meal oil meal, or whatever makes up the
ra tion, TO see which she seems to need the
! most Such tests are never conclusive, but
/ they often lead to good results. The
| Doint is to study the cows. Each one has
| a different nature from the other, and the
| only way to make money with them IL TO
| get thorough knowledge OF each one and