The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09

with soft lye soap and let it remain an houf
or two then wash clean with warm water
and rub well in on all the affected parts al
ointment composed of sulphur, lard ana
little kerosene oil. Let this remain three
or four days and then wash clean win
strong soap suds If cure is not erected
repeat the treatment. Be certain to remove
the animals to clean quarters ana pulh All
bedding or litter and wash the troughs or
other objects with which the NANCY hoss
have had contact with lime W-h'e"1'h
containing carbolic acid.
I. G. w. G., Mt Pleasant, Tex:-When is
the time to plant alfalfa. and where can
get the seed and at what cost!
Alfalfa is a new name for lucerne, plant
that has been cultivated more or less III the
south for the last sixty years 1t is cloSely
allied to red clover and resembles 1t IN It's
appearance and uses, but it n. $ an upright
habit of growth and is perennial A very
rich deep, we'll under draiEad soil is best
for it, and plot that is free from SEEDS OF
grass and other weeds should be selected
somewhat sandy loan is much better thah
a close, compact, clay soil. Ine most I'M
portant requisite, however, is a rlch SOIL
that will not hold water in the deep subsoh.
September October and November, accord
ing to latitude, cover the season for fall
sowing but the seeds may be sown in Feb
ruary provided the soil is especially free
from weed and grass seeds. Prepare the
land by deep ana thorough ploWLlS anu
cross blowing and borrowings. Throw il
finally into low beds about twenty-four
inches apa"t and SOW the seeds in a narrow
drill along the middle of the beds. just as
you would turnips. Cover not more than
half an inch deep. Cultivate as may be
needed to keep down all grass and weeds,
especially the first year OF growth. No
thinning is necessary. Commence cutting
with moving blade when the lucerne is just
commencing to bloom, and as often after
wards as it gets high enough. DO not let
it go to seed 1t is best to cut one day be
fore feeding All kinds of stock, especially
mich cows and pigs, are fond of it, and il
is more nutritious and productive than clio
ver. Seed for sale by most seedsmen at IL
to 20 cents per pound by the single pound,
or Sc per bushel. Fifteen pounds ample
for an acre.
NJ p, Abbeville Ala.-W Win it injure
new ground to pillow it with turning
plow? Which is the better plan of usina
green cotton seed as a fertilizer at plant
ing tme-furrow and let them sprout and
then rip them up and expose to the sun, or
let them come up and then Hston them
and plant? 80 WhRh is the surest and
quickest mode of destroying the vitality Of
cotton seed? | have no crusher. "a What
is the cause of campus in horses? And
what is the remedy for the zane? 81
What is the cause of hogs having >t2&&ers
Which is the best grade of guano common
ly used in the south?
% We see no reason why blowing new
ground with turn pillow should injure ii
any more than if done with any other
pillow. 1t is probably better for the current
crop to let the litter ana leaves remain on
the surface, since new ground soil is gen
orally too loose and open already. CO The
best use for cotton seed is to exchange them
on a fair basis for cotton meal. The best
way to them directly as a fertilizer
is to compost them il January or Feb
ruary with stable manure or acid phos-
phate. We do not approve putting them
in the ground green and letting them
sprout 80 1t is an easy matter to kill
them by putting in loose bulk and thor
oughly wetting them. The difficulty or cause
of failure with many persons lies in the
failure to wet them. Water merely poured
on the heap will not wet them sufficiently.
We would throw them out on the ground
several inches thick, let one or two soak
ing rains fall on them and then heap them.
But the compost suggested is best. a. There
Is really specific disease called campus.
Some times there is inflammation and swell
ing of the bars during teething which
may require treatment, but such cases are
rare. The only treatment necessary is to
scarify lightly the bar next the teeth, or
wash with strong solution of alumni. Burn
ing with a hot iron is barbarous. 90 Gener-
ally an overfull condition, causing conges-
ton of the brain, or apapleXy. Bleeding and
I'M lection into the bowels of four ounces
EPSON salts, two drains spirits turpentine
and one-half pint of soapsuds, the object be-
ing TO open the bowels as quickly as pos
sble. Very often stream of cold water
let fall on the head from a considerable
height will relieve an attack in "a few
minutes. We have often relieved pig by
simply making ducking. Co There is
practically no difference except in the quail
ity and the formulas used. One brand may
be best Tor one section or one character of
soil and another brand be better for an
other section or character Of soil.
Mrs A. NJ, Cypress, Fla.-Will you kind
~ answer me and give me remedy for a
turkeyA They seem to be little risings
on their heads and under the threats. and
l noticed one on the knee joint. have
tried sulphur and grease. | feed alone on
bread and give them plenty of clabber My
chickens have the sore head also. Can
you give me a remedy for that? will
feel very grateful to any reader who will
give a remedy as my young turkeys are all
dying.
As q rule 1t is hardly worth while to treat
a common fowl after the disease which af-
fects it has become well advanced cs-
pecially if it is unusually fatal Gtsease.
The only practical success is in preventing
disease, or in treating it promptly its
first manifestations. First separate the
well from the sick. The disease affecting
your turkeys and chickens may be "a spe-
almost fatal. First give each fowl, as
soon as attacked, one-third to one-half
teaspoonful of epson salts. Meanwhile get
from your druggist bottle Of chlorate of
potash and per-chloride of iron mixture, and
also bottle of the following dressing: !
dram of carbolc acid. drains of sulphurc
acid, Il ounce of tincture of per-chloride of
iron and Y ounce of glycerine. With a
cameFs hair brush touch all the sore parts
night and morning with the carbolic acid
mixture, and six hours after giving the
salts commence giving to drops of the
chloride of iron mixture, repeating every
three hours. Give best soft food, without
pepper.
c.. II. r.. GAINESVILLE. Cal have a bule
with several seed warts on him. | want
to know what to do to get them off so they
Will not come back.
We have repeatedly-doZenS of times
given the treatment for removing warts.
If the wart is pendulous tie q strong
string-silll is the best--siround it close to
the body. Tighten the string a little every
day two until it cuts the wart off. If
the wart is fiat there be large number
of them close together, shave them down
with sharp knife, and then touch the
bleeding surface with lunar caustic or
with bluestOne. Or you may burn them
down with a red-hot soldering iron Then
grease well every day. We know of no
treatment that Will prevent the return of