Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08

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readily sells from Is to 40 cents per
pound, according to length and texture
Of the hair. Among the best breeders in
the west are Richardson Bros, Dubuque
Ia: w. F. McIntire, Kansas City, Mo-;
w. G. Hughes & Co. Hastings, Texas. H.
T. Fuchs. Tiger Mills, Tex; HeHnry Fink.
Leon Springs, Tex; Colonel w. L. Black
Fort McKavett, Tex; w. G.. Hughes &
Co. are extensive breeders and could
doubtless readily supply your wants
There are no nearby breeders that I am
acquainted with.
G. A. J., Jackson, Ga:
am a subscriber to The Journal.
would like a receipt for white wash as
near water proof as possible. Also have
a mule I think has thrash in his foot
The frog is very tender and when cleaned
out has a very offensive smell. / keep
clean stable. The frog of the foot seems
to be rotting out. 1 would like TO nave
a cure for IT, and by complying you will
greatly oblige.
Answer-A good whitewash for outside
exposure can be made as follows: Slack
one-half buhsel of quick lime in tub or
barrel: then add one pound of common
salt, one-half pound of sulphate of zinc
and one gallon of sweet milk. If a larger
quantity is needed increase the ingre-
dents in proportion to the amount Of
lime Stacked. Clean the frog of the hoof
thoroughly and wash with warm CASTLE
soap suds. Mix equal parts of tallow and
tar and apply. Keep the mule In clean
stall Repeat the operation twice week
]. E. S., Ereo, Ga:
am a reader of The Journal, would be
at a loss without Ii. / have a sick pig,
lost two already. They seem to have
lung trouble. They pant for breath Apd
don't last long after they are attacked.
1 have given them especial care, good.
warm. dry place to sleep, and changed
their bed every week. / opened one pig
as soon as II died and its lungs were so
badly affected they came to pieces, part
ly black and rotten. Please give recipe
and name of disease.
Ans: From the description OF the dis
ease given, ] should say that your pigs
have been attacked with Swine Plague,
which is as dangerous and as deadly as
hog cholera. The only difference. being
in the fact that in Swine plague the germs
attack the lungs, and in cholera the germs
attack the intestines. In Swine plague
the germs can be breathed in from the
air and cholera germs are taken into the
diseases are almost similar equal in con-
tagion and death to the animals afrected
The dead animals ought to have been
burned up at once and the others separat-
ed and placed in another pasture. The tol-
lowing mixture is the only specific yet
discovered that will cure and prevent the
ravages Of Swine plague or hog cholera: :,
Wood Charcoal -. ...... - pound
Sulphur -. - pouhu'
Cal ia AWH u
Sodium Bicarbonate -. -. ...2 POUNDS.
Sodium Hyposulphite 80 POUNDS
Sodium Sulphate -. ...'.l pound
Anthony Sulphide 80. -. .......l pound.
Pulverize these ingredients, which can
be purchased at any drug store, and mix
them thoroughly. Give large table
spoonful of the mixture daily to each 200
pound weight Of hogs. Mix II with their
food Hogs are fond of the mixture.
This mixture given occasionally TO hogs
TO prevent hog cholera and swine plague
1t is not an absolute cure In every case
after the animals are stricken with the
disease, but It will check the disease bet
ter than anything else yet discovered II
promptly given to those affected.
]. w. B., Tilda, Ca.
I enclose twig of an apple tree that Is
infected. The underground roots OF tree
stuff and full of small insects about the
size Of a gnat. looks like louise. The
body of the tree is covered like the sample
enclosed Would like to know name Tor
this disease and also remedy for same.
Ans: You must spray your trees with
the regular Bordeaux mixture, adding at
this period OF the year 4 ounces OF Paris
Green 10 80 gallons Of the mixture. Apply
the spray about every ten days, until three
applications have been made. II you nave
kent a file of your Journals you will fnd
the recipe gave some weeks ago for max
ing up the Bordeaux mixture, to which
ada the Paris green as above suggested.
Mrs. ]. J. c., Georgetown, Ga:
I would be glad TO know If you can give
me a remedy that will stop my chickens
from eating eggs, as they have got TO
eating their eggs so bad until can hard
lv get ggs to use. / even caught roos-
ter eating eggs yesterday. About TWO
years ago / got some brown Leghorns to
cross the breed and credit the cause TO
them starting the egg eating. Don
know whether I am right or not and If you
can give me a remeOy that Will prove
success / will be much obliged.
And IL you can tell me how to get rid
Of the rats and polecats, tfor they are
eating all of my young chickens. will be
powerful glad, and have heard through
The Journal about the people not Delns
able TO get the seed of the velvet bean
to mature in this country. but If you act
wisely you cannot do that. or at least
they, viii come up. Let the beans stay
on the vines as long as the frost will let
them. and then remove the punches In a
dry place and let them stay until thor
oughly dry and they will come UP as good
as the others, though they will not be as
large as the others. They will come just
as well. / know by experience, as plant
ed some of that kind and some of them
we'll matured and they come as we'll as the
others.
hope TO get a hasty reply as to the
eating of eggs.
Answer-The habit Of egg eating by hens
is generally caused by idleness or having
the poultry confined in close quarters.
Hens that are given free range rarely
acquire the habit. A confirmed egg eater
in a flock is a nuisance and should De
killed and disposed Of on the table. as she
may teach the habit to others. The only
remedy is TO darken the nests as much
as possible anu give the hens free range.
Have the nests built up high in front so
that the hens which have formed the egg
eating habit cannot stand outside or on
the front of the nest boxes, and eat the
eggs. Make the eggs as difficult TO access
as possible and then use the chop AK II
nothing else will stop the egg eater.
j. l. H.. Gold HILL Ala:
I am a subscriber to The Journal and
ton l want answered through. your val