Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-16

the whole year around?
q Where can l get ten or twelve short
horn cows and what price?
3. How much milk viii a short horn
give
a. How much do they weigh?
5. What sort of hogs are best for pork,
and where can / get the said kino2
Wh-re can I get few south-down
sheep? Are they any better than others?
Z Where can ! get a New Foundland
or a St. Bernard dog and what priceE
s. How many acres of good pasture will
feed twelve short horns. 500 sheep and
500 goats?
Q. Which hog is healthier. Berkshires,
Poland Chinas or Jerseys?
10. Which is the best cross between Jer-
seys ana Berkshlres or between Jerseys
and Poland Chinas2
IL. VIII not a well-kept Plymouth Rock
IN .ay 16 ocZen eggs In year.
II. Where IL the best place to raise
and sell beef. mutton, pork, poultry, but
ter and eggs? I like Savannah.
13. Can / get 25 acres of good land near
Savannah and what will it cost?
a. What are pecans worth per bushel?
Answer: Bermuda grass for the spring,
summer and fan, and Burr clover for the
winter months.
2. Go to the valdosta state fair the last
of this month, and you can see short
horns on exhibition and get prices for
what you need.
g. It depends largely upon the kind of
breed, as there are several kinds of short
horn cattle The Devon is about the best
mixer and beef COW THAI we have. a
good Devon COW win easily give from two
to three gallons of milk per day.
t. The average weight Of a well bred
short horn that has been properly cared
for is as follows: yearling, 900 pounds;
two years old, 1.400 pounds; three years
old, 1900 pounds. OF course these weights
depend largely upon the pasturage and
character of food and attention given.
II left to shift for themselves they natu-
rally make slow Roadway.
5. The Berkshires are regarded the best
all purpose hog for the south.
s. Answers to questions six and seven
are the same as NO. 2: visit the state fair
and you will be better able to get what
information you want and very fine
variety of sheep.
s. A fertile field sodded to Bermuda
grass and Burr clover containing $50
acres would pasture the cows and sheep.
and 200 acres of good woodland with con-
siderable underground would pasture the
goats.
9. The Berkshires are regarded as more
active than Poland Chinas, or Jerseys,
and for that reason would be likely to be
10. The best cross for pork is to cross
the Berkshire with the Poland China. I
have never attempted to raise the red
Jerseys
IL. No. A Plymouth Rock hen will want
to set at different times during the year.
Ten dozen eggs from Plymouth Rock
should be fine showing. You would get
the greatest number of eggs from the
non-sitting varieties of the Mediterra-
mean lowls, the best being the brown or
white leghorns.
u. The neighborhoods Of any Of our
large cities would give you a good daily
market for the different kinds of produce
named. Savannah would, of course, fur
n.sn you a good market
Is. I cannoL tell you as to what you
could buy in the way of land near Sa-
vannah, but presume you could get what
you want, II the price suited.
IL. Pecans sell for various prices, from
20 cents per pound to sL50 per pound. 1t
depends upon whether you want to buy
fine varieties for planting or whether you
wanted those which go into the various
channels OF trade.