The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

with scissors or a very sharp knife and
| then apply powdered bluestone nitric acid
| merely touch the cut surface with a drop
| or two or scar with a hot IRON Then grease
| it twice a day. 1t would be better to wait
| until the COW goes dry.
| To Mr.. r. A. c.. Weldon, N C-The ed
| itor of this department returns thanks for
| the peas, but regrets to add that zone of
the boys in the office" got them, and we
! have not been able to recover tram Send
few to r. j. Redding, Experiment, Ga, if
| you please.
e. S. r., Pastoral, Ark.-Please inform me
through The Constitution, when to plant
Irish potatoes? How and what kind for
1du crop IN Arkansas bottom ana Oblige Il
subscriber.
We answered a similar inquiry in last
week s issue, to which We refer this CORE
spondent.
J. 3. D., Allen, TeX.-My chickens have
the govt, or scaly leg; their feet rough
and get so sore they can hardly walk; they
eat and drink enough, but don't lay but very
little. Nearly all Of them are young hens.
l wish you would please tell me what to do
for them.
Scrub their legs every morning with
strong carbolic soap, which is sold by drug
Sists. Anoint them al night with an ONT
ment of sulphur and lard, or with Foster
Ointment, sold for the purpose. Scaly legs
is caused by a small insect which burrows
under tie skin.
W. r. G., Winston, N. C.-Please let me
know as soon as YOU can through the col
umnS of The Constitution the best way to
use cotton-seed meal for corn. Is it best
to put in drill when corn IS planted? If So
how much
Cotton-seed meal, as well every 9th
er fertilizer gives best results when APP
piled to corn before planting, but if done
at planting time, be careful not TO put it
in contact with the seed, but about six
inches from it on each side. Use $50 10 200
pounds per acre; but you should also sup
ply about the same quantity of acid phos-
phate.
]. NJ. NJ, Griffin, TeXas-Please inform me
through The Constitution the best way to
deadep bottom land that is heavily tim
pefeq with SWeetSum, lin, ash and walnut.
,. What is the best remedy for a horse
that mas the heaVeS and slightly wind
broken?
l. We know of no better way than the
old-fashioned plan of burning the bark off
the sWeetSums and cutting and chipping out
all around the ash and walnut trees clear
through the sap wood
q There is no cure for heaves, or broken
wind 1t can be alevated to some extent
by careful feeding with the most con-
densed food. Use very little 'roughness"
and only of the best quality. and always
- J., ",ioie IteuhG. Se" that there is no
dust i'll the food, or settle it by wetting.
10 G. r. c., Sasser Ga.-Your description
of the condition and symptoms of your mare
do not Indicate big head The latter is q
oISeaSe OF the bone, and affects the upper
Jaw bone slde OF the face and teeth. Slow,
PAINFUL masticatiOn and an inclination to
o,,,., of li,, ,,1 my <,'e 'iie llISt SyHpl-
O'ii7 - US "e'd' your description IS good
n 9rc ctr ,,r~I.,s ,.i,,
ply slow recovery. Wash the cavity with
carbolic acid water. one part acid to twenty
of water. Let her stable he VAN, o,I freo
i.o"I ui'l,9 anu no not expose her 10 oad
Wealher uilth she mas entirely recovered
II the swelling occurs again and does not
burst of itself lance freely and usa tha
ahova lotion
A. S. T., Baily. Cal have a mule that
Is twelve years old, and when she ur!nates
u Is very D!oody- she mas been this way
boo,tt ,rd ~ ~ ~ W eGf NJ "gTInn ~ ra'
Int her hair looks had have been yiS,ine,
her saItpeter for two or three weeks. but
it seems to do her but little good Please
give me remedy and tell me what is the
cause. by so doing you will greatly oblge.
Halmatuna, or bloody urine, is some
or y sfrain Of fbe IONS ana sometimes Inv hv
corca,, t,,Ie,r1e o,, st,Cos IN tba li11o,,s
and sometimes bv acrid pIants Remove
the cause can ce located
anu 5Ne Han 9eeu YEA 10 uFlllA' ana me
following prescription IN doses OF TWO Ia
bleSpoOnfulS, three times a day: one ounce
of tincture OF muriate Of iron one-half pint
of water. If the discbaree of blood is
abundant. dash cold water over the loins
and keen fine animal pcrfectlv oliet.
NJ. G. D., Dot, Mss. have q horse
tnat mas . ~" '1 M tj1 ,' tbr6I,of
your paper what TO do for him
?. have piece Of land that | want to
plant IN coltOn. Inc rows are tHIec anu
iltil Lei W H"t us - 9r,o." ~ t
feat birb. tb.s lana is hiaCIt stiff land.
1. The following is a good treatment for
a chronic cough, although much depends on
the particular character OF the cousn
I"p Wen III ull0e' ne ~ . ,as e,,tN p ~,
"'I"9 '"0 CHS 90 'i'''>i
nan ounce poWHGleu fI i"rS aiiN ne
9ui,I'S lt,,,+l r,,sein orjd nnG ounce
ui a. ,i...' - ~ ,,,,,'o ofI,,,t, 81
potash, one pint Oh wafer NlNt one ounce
three times day, by shooting 1t well PACK
into the mouth with a syringe. Don't at
temut to drench him in the usual way.
Snace vour plants about two and a
hair f. 9hree feet