The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-04-18

SOILS, benefit arises from its fermen.
tatlon in the soil, a mechanical effect
being produced by the chemical action.
composing properly also requires more
labor and more expensive accommoda-
tons. and if decomposition takes place
without proper precaution the most
valuable part of the manure will be
lost. 1t must be remembered, however,
that it is only after the manure is de.
composed and the nitrogen converted
INTO ammonia that it becomes availa.
BILE for plants. Where an immediate
effect is desired, therefore, such as in
the case of intercultural fertilizing, it
is essential that the manure be COM
posted.
Barnyard manure is the subject of
investigation of practical character
that will interest our readers. Farm
er's Bulletin 81, experiment station,
department Of agriculture, Washing.
ton, d. c., will explain all. Write for
1t; 1t will be sent to you free of charge.
Contents: Manure as farm resource:
amount, value, and composition of ma
uure produced by different animals;
comparative value of solid and liquid
parts; influence of age and kind of an
imal; influence of quality and kind of
| food: influence of the nature and pro-
portion of litter; management of ma.
nure; use of manure; combining barn.
yard manure with other fertilizing
materials; lasting or cumulating effect
OF barnyard manure; summary.
CHAMBERS.
QUESTION SIS it true that a per-
son can contract CHAMBERS from an in
fected animal?
ANSWER 9.-The veterinarian of the
Michigan state board Of health in his
last annual report thus speaks of gland
ers. 1t is caution well worth con-
sideration:
Chambers is one of the most loath-
some, infectious and fatal diseases
which infect the equine race. And
yet, no well animal kept or worked
with one having the disease, is more
liable to contract it than the owner or
| person who feeds, grooms and drives
him, unless he has knowledge of the
disease and care necessary to be used
in handling the animal. The person
who unconsciously takes care of and
drives horse affected with CHAMBERS
takes his life in his own hands every
time he feeds, grooms or adjusts a
bride. The virus from the horses
nose, elected by coughing or sneezing,
and striking in the eye, or falling upon
a scratch or pimple in the skin, will
perform the fatal incubation. Matter
from eruptions from the legs and other
parts of the animals body, caused by
its kindred disease, 'farcy," will pro.
duce the disease with equal certainty.
Reports of more than score of men,
and several women, who have lost their
lives by this disease within the past
few years in this state, have come to
our commission, the doctors attending
almost invariably calling the disease
"blood poisoning" Is there not a
| field opened here for useful study and
investigation? Is it not possible that if
| practitioners better understood the ma.
ture and most approved treatment OF
| the disease, some valuable lives might
be saved?
| TO DESTROY BERMUDA GRASS.
| QUESTION 10.-Can you give me an
sfectual method of destroying Bermu,
da grass?
ANSWER 1O-The following, taken
from bulletin 25 of the Arkansas exper.
iment station, is said to be entirely
successful:
Break close with scooter Dull tongue)
crossplow with Il inch heelsweep and
harrow thoroughly. A few days later
harrow in rye or barley in the fall and
oats in the spring. Cut grain for hay
and remove from the ground. Break
again with scooter and heelsweep as
before and harrow in dry weather.
If grass is not all killed, plant peas
| (whippoorwill or unknown cowpeas)
thick in two and half or three feet
rows and cultivate frequently with
heelsweep until peas lap across rows.
If grass still remains, which is very
improbable, cut peavines and plow and
harrow again. The blowing in all cases
should be thorough, no unbroken places
being left. By this treatment the Ber-
muda will be destroyed and the labor
employed for its destruction will have
produced two crops in one year on the
same soil, either of which will pay for
the labor expended for the production
of both and the Bermuda killed Incl.
dentAlly and without cost.
! FRAUDS IN FERTILIZERS.
QUESTION I've are afraid we
have been imposed upon in the pur-
chase of our fertilizers. How can we
| protect ourselves and obtain redress?
ANSWER 1.-Keep one of the sacks
unbrOken and Mace IL undar chaIfar ca