The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1902-07-07

of land In cotton, which is near my
house and fenced to itself. | propose to
SOW il in rye for winter pasture. hlnd-
~ inform me whether to SOW 1t when l
"lay by the cotton, say 10th or 1oth or
July, wait until later, and SOW IL any
run side harrow through TO cover IL:
The land j. upland, some of 1t capaoie OF
making nearly a bale per acre uiluer ID
vorable conditions, and part OF II quite
thin and a small part-say half acre
sandy All a clay subsOil. Or would you
advise some other grain instead , OF ~
Kindly advise me through next issue OF
The Constitution and obllge ABOUT
how much per acre.
Answer-My experience leads me to adj
wise that YOU wait until about the latter
half of August or early in September,
and then SOW the rye and cover in with
any convenient Implement. If sown as
early as July, unless the seasons prove
very seasonable. much of the rye will
perish. If the seasons be good the rye
will go to seed" before you can harvest
the cotton.
on the land described rye would give
a better growth than any other grass or
grain Some have had success with GRIM
son clover sown in August or September
Others advise hairy Vetch. but Vetcn
seed cost too much TO be used IN thae
way Two to three pecks OF rye seed
per acre will give fair stand.
PUFF on ANKLE.
a III X ~
has something similar to wen on the
front of her fore leg at the ankle IL
hasn't caused any lameness but mars
her looks. 1 have tried iodine wltnout
effect 1t is about the size of an egg
and soft Please prescribe remedy
Answer-Such puffs on the front of the
knee OF ankle are often caused by the
animal stamping and thus striking the
part against the manager or other OBJ
struction. The swelling usually contains
a jellylike substance, which accumulates
under the cartilege from the constant
striking. 1t Is rather difficult to remove
such a puff I would by no means cut
into II. IS that would make matters
worse. Try this: Mix one dram of biniO-
dide Of mercury with one ounce Of lard.
Rub on a little and repeat as soon -
the blister that will be produced gets well
and continue for several months Mean
while. endeavOr to ind out and remove
the cause. II some timber or other OBJ
structiOn is in front Of the animal eth
er remove II or pad it.
A NEW REMEDY FOR PEAR BLIGHT.
I notice that in Sumter county, Geor-
gia. the pear crop Will be a failure this
year owing to blight l desire TO give 70
the world a remedy tried by myself with
perfect success. Dig n circular hole
around each tree, let the outer edge Of
each hole be feet from the base OF the
tree; dig dep enough to get TO the roots
from the roots to the outer edge of the
hole. Now fiji this hole with unleached
oak or hickory ashes 10 sufficient depth
TO cover all exposed roots and apply %
this one or TWO buckets e to 4 gallons OF
boiling water. 10 which has been added
while boiling two balls OF Sterling potash
and pounds OF unsiaked lime TO every
80 gallons of water, pour the mixture on
hot: in fact. At boiling temperature, pour
slowly and cover the places while Wet.
that is. Immediately. with the loose dirt
thrown from the hole have La Conte
and Belle pears; they blighted very bad
" until I tried this remedy I raised
full crop last year and this year viii do
the same. II YOU will stop 10 consider
the efficacy Of this plan of treatment YOU
will at once see the virtue thereof. Pot
ash is the main life and strength of all
trees and for the want Of potash the tree
gets sick and as the leaves are the lungs
of trees the disease affects them first,
hence to relieve same the most efficient
way have found is in the above remedy
Don't be afraid 10 try this, for the boil
ing hot mixture will at once show its
beneficial effect. In two days from first
application the leaves viii turn dark, be-
come vigorous and all blight will cease.
DIR. LUKE ROBINSON.
Walnut Grove, Ga.
p S.-Be sure to cover roots well with
the ashes and while one pOurs the hot
mixture slowly let another person rapid
ly pull in the dirt 10 hold the steam.
L. r.
COmment-It does not appear clearly
that the trees treated by DR. r were a.
fected with pear blight. This disease
kills the twigs and leaves as Il goes.
causing them to become If an iuky
black color and this is usually the first
evidence Of the presence of blight. To
restore these dead twigs and leaves to a
naturally healthy green color would be
as miraculous as the budding OF
Aaron's rod" Possibly the trees which
were revived by the application of A
bushel or two Of oak or hickory ashes
were simply suffering from poverty Of the
soil The Sterling potash and lime, in
the very small quantities named would
hardly have any effect and the 3 gallons
of boiling water nil. The so-called ''Sterl-
ing potash is probably not potash At ALL
but only carbonate OF soda The one
tenth of a pound Of lime would not be ef-
fective for any purpose. Every cubic foot
of ordinary soil already contains more
than five times that much lime. ! think
DR.. r. has made some mistake and has
drawn an erroneous conclusion.