The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

I tdklNE toiAs Etllldn anu EluStT. 1ONhtI
I ana thoroughly mix and give n heaping
1 tablespoonful twice a day before feeding.
\ See that she IS always watered before feed
| ing anG not after This is n good general
rule. The powder above should be dis
solved in half pint of water and given
as a drench. If she persists In eating too
fast have her grain mixed with a few dozen
small, smooth pebbles. or keep these peb-
| blcs in the manger all the time, which
| will force her TO eat more slowly.
Subscriber I.umberton, N. CT have two
] mules / want you TO prescribe Tor. NO. |,
age nine years, is run down. his hair IL
/ pale and looks sickly; has a good appetite,
too much SO, l think. but don't digest his
food good. His bowels are too loose al
ways. No. 2. age five years; appetite not
SO good. bowels too loose all the time. AL
so prescribe for cotton gals.
Please refer to the inquiry from Ben W.,
Central. Ala. and give same treatment.
We know of no cure for cotton gals.
w. Z. Black. Carthage, n. CT have n
mill pond that covers about seventy-hve
acres of good bottom land of a dark,
macky appearance. 1t has hlled up with
leaves ana muck The water has stood on
same for some fifty years. II rs very low
ard level and I can food thirty acres in
one day and night. Would ii make rice,
IT 50, please answer through your val
liable paper mode of planting ana culture.
Also state how long ought the water TO be
drawn off before planting, and whether II
should be ditchcd preparatory Tor plant
ing. culture afterwards etc.
Doubtless the land would make good rice
If brought into good condition, but we
doubt if YOU can make il pay to grow rice
on the irrigation or flooding plan, as it
involves such an expenditure of labor to
provide bitches, entertainments. locks, etc,
I'm order to thoroughly and promptly con-
troll the water. To give all the details II
would require altogether too much space,
even ir We were competent to do it. Major
IA al %
might be able to send you some printed
matter on the subject lie was for long
time very extensively engaged in lowland
or tidewatcr rice culture, but we under
stand that the low prices of rice and other
discouraecmcnts have consprcd To cause
MIN To- give up rice culture entirely. We
hardly think you win succeed where 1t is
$50 difficult TO make rice culture pay on
the coast.
$. l.. Thornton. Cold Water. Ga.-Ploase
ton me how TO build "a practicable, cheap
rat proof corn crib. l0NiS feet
Build il ON pillars either OF stone or
heart pine and tack securely around each
pillar fange of tin or sheet iIon. Just
under the stills 50 that II win be absolute
~ impossible for "a rat or mouse TO climb
the pillar The usual advice is to turn
large tim pan down over each pillar. but
YOU will see that hange of sheet iron
would be better and cheaper.
n. NJ. s. Garhutt. Ga.-Plcase state
through your paper if there is n arkct tor
the prcs,rN MS citron. TINS IS new va
riety. cam Dee taken from the vine and
placed ON tho table for use IN four hours.
They are peeled as YOU would peel an apple.
Every part D. used except peelirE and seed
Amy information YOU may give VIII bN
thankfully received.
We presume not as II requires years 10
establish demand for things Of that sort.
Tastes must Dee educated previous pref
crences and preiudiccs overcome, etc We
know nothing about the new variety OF
preserving citron'
A. u. TransGlle Ala am subscrib-
sr 60 your valuable paper ami am mueh
pleased with IL. want 10 tell YOU OF
..i-i,,.t hing that has come under my notice
OF late. ! have game hen that mas laNed
every aav for three weeks aud each egg mas
Two ynlks and one had three sometimes
. never heard Of before. can you account
for this,
4 very prolific hen, without doubt. The
great proportion of double yolks is due 10
some occult iliosyncracy Of that particular
h.u which We cannot make any Plalher
NJ. NJ. s.. Littleton. y. CT have three
acres ot light-er1y land thai was ma cot
fou to the acre. and this year ! have itNri
IL for tobacco. I pat so pounds OF stand
ari ruano 90 the acre anu I. tht hoIs
stable manure composition that l thouSht
a., land could stand. and I have planted
90 iu corn. The rows are three ana one
ham feet wdr. Please Tell me what dis
tancc : ouEht Co have planted u on the
ruN. Some OF my nliShbors say ! nave II
too thick.
n is not practicable 90 say Just what
dI-tau-, should Doe given 10 corn, unless
the variety of corn. the character of the
soil. The latitude. etc, Dee understood and
agreed upon. lu other words. IL is
question of iudemcut based upon eNpe-
Ti,ue. Of the particular soil, given guam
utg OF manure ana particular type of
corn in given latitude. with land Of
that capacity for cotton q bale TO tn"
a,ryl and the amount OF manure YOU APP
ple3 60 the corn, ANA such "a variety as
seems 60 do BEST m middle Georgia. W.
would have left one stalk every three feet,
which would have given 4,lJ0 stalks per
acre. averaging two SKIS 20 the stalk, or
$500 tars 10 tue acre. or about eighty
bushels Of shellcd corn. The man who
thoroughly knows the particular soil ana
every thing about Do, is. or ought 10 bo.
tile best authority on the subject. We
VIII say this. We have rarely seen corn
planted al TOO great distances. and very
rich soil is generally planted too close.
J. W. Dublin. Gal. What is the best
method of making hay out Of pea vines?
p . want 10 sow new ground u rutabrs-
ga turnlps. What kind of fertilizers are
luatT have euauu. cotton seed and sta
Would cottonsrtd meal Doe pObd? When Is
th. best time tu sow iU the fall2
3 ] notice that u most of the fine lands
tnrau1h icr' There scglns To- bc something
Hkius iu making stalks-for instance in
oHf-. German milct, etc.. 10 will often
huad ONT wen when the stalk IS SO low Il
is Bad 90 cut. ANA by using little guano
tha stalk is much better. but the head
uIl then Grow ont OF proportion for the
stalls. The land referred 10 is usually
E-ht. with tendency to be- sandy / will
& glad ,o hear from you ON the sub
Jc-t.
Your letter was somehow mislaid AMI
has just reached the writer, August 20
.. SEQ editorial n this issue. g. Now Il
g. too late o. sow rutahcgsas The seed
should o. sowu during the latter half OF
July. q Potash is probably what is need
ei on such soils. fact that is pretty gen
'faLy understood.
T.. \. T., Oaklevcl. Va.-Your last letter
received, but We are as badly i'm the dark
now as we were on receipt of the first
since We have no means of knowing when
"our first letter aud reply thereto was pub
IShet. We have looked over cur files as
FAR back as juno. You should have writ
ten the symptoms iu Gun i'm this last letter
To seems to Pee case OF Stocking" how
ever or "swelei les." which is generally
due 90 bad condition OF the stable, want of
Ventilation. give one powder night and