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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

SENS 10 be very sore or touchous to mash
it or rub it. l call 1t fistula. 1t has been
there four weeks. Can The Constitution
or any of the readers give recipe that
will cure 1t. | am a reader of The Constl-
tuition.
Answer-The proper treatment for fstula
mot fistulow) has been given very many
times in these columns 1t Is as follows:
In the case OF your horse the fistula has
not yet been established. IT is not q fis-
tula until 1t bursts Cor is open.m) and com
mences to discharge matter Battle the
swollen places three times a day, for
twenty minutes at a time, with cold wa
ter. After each bathing lay over the
swelling a wooden cloth saturated with a
solution of one-half ounce of sugar of lead
In one quart Of water. Continue the above
until the heat and soreness be removed.
Then rub on some of the following: Two
drains of cantharides and one ounce OF
lard Rub it In well with the fingers In
two weeks repeat the blister. The effect
of this Will be either to scatter" It or to
hasten the formation of matter.
If O. part of the swelling becomes very
soft and the hair drops out, it is in con-
dition to open with a knife and let out
the matter. Then wash it out thoroughly
with tepid water by means Of syringe.
Then probe the opening to find out the
depth and direction and to remove any
foreign substance, such as & fragment Of
bone (Which must be renoVed). Now taks
a strip of soft cotton goods and dip 1t in
terchloride of anthony Clutter OF anti
mony) and press 1t into the opening and
then draw it out and put in another strip
similarly treated. Let this last remain
several hours, then draw Ii out and let
the alone for three days, then repeat
the process, and SO on, every third or
fourth day until the unhealthy tissue is all
destroyed, which is known by tke mouth
OF the opening sinking and the swelling
going down. Besides this you should rub
a little Of the blister ointment already
described on the swelling. repeating in
two weeks. In a week or two after stop
ping the use of the anthony, If the open
ings should show signs Of bulging. use this
anthony again for q few times.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

undertaken quite early In the progress OF
the disease. 1t is an inflammation of the
brain and trea Iment. to be of any use.
must be prompt and begin with the early
symptoms. In the early stages the pulse
is large and if the animal is of full habit
bleeding is indicated to the amount Of
8 or quarts of blood from the jugular
vein. Then give purgative. the follow
ing for cow of average size: EPSON
salts. "a ounces; pulverized gamboge, IL
ounce; croton oil, 90 drops. warm water }
quarts. Mix all together and give as one
drench. Also inject into the rectum about
p quarts of warm soapsuds every three or
four hours. Keep her In cool, sheltered.
quiet place and give her all the cold water
she will dring, but withhold food, eX-
cepting bran Stops occasionally In small
Quantities or cut green grass and carry
to her manger.
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Shredded Fodder.

About one-half the feed value Of the
corn crop is in the stalks, and wherever
this fact is thoroughly understood the
corn grower considers it just as impor-
tant to shred the fodder as to husk the
ears. If the stalks are allowed to stand
in the field until after the corn IS husk-
ed. the fodder has little or no value as
feed stuff. and this explains much of the
misinformation that is stin eXtant rela-
tive to shredded fodder Neither timothy
nor cloyer would make good fe~l il al
lowed to stand too long before cuuns.
If. however, the corn is cut at the right
time. the fodder when shredded makes
excellent feed, which analysis shows to
be fully as nutritious as timothy hay
The Mccormick husker and shredder
enables the farmer to husk and shred
his corn at one operation, thus saving
time as yell as all Of the corn. and
practically doubling the value OF ina
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
SECOND CROP POTATOES.

tBY j. L. BaSkln, ADDeNIIIe, ). 90
Break land shallow, never penetrate
the subson, but made the top soil very
fine-dust mulch. Lay Off rows "a to SO
inches. Heated cotton seed and unleached
hard wood ashes best fertilizer. Use
Lockout Mountain potatoes cut; with left
hand move fine dirt with right hand lay
potato on the clay, where capillary at
Traction will reach 1t, and cover only 3
inches deep. Never plant this potato
earlier than July % and up to September
!. II weather is very hot and dry about
the time the sprouts nearly reach the
surface partially shade by laying few
bushes along Grill till sprouts turn green.
Then remove and plow deeper, after
wards cultivate shallow till vines cover
ground. find this Lookout Mountain re-
crops and not a single failure on above
mulched. Keep like rocks; even cut ones
do not rot. l made and dug GA bushels
from a quarter of an acre last fail be-
sides what a family of twelve used A
neighbor made 30 bushels on tenth of
az acre. | send YOU a peck by express.
Try above plan and report results in
Farm and Farmers department.
Answer-Much obliged for the peck Of
Lookout Mountain potatoes. which have
reached me q paid So cents express on
them). l already had 1 bushel of this
variety, stated in the issue of July
6, in reply to the inquiry of 'W. H. H"
This Lookout Mountain potato was first
exploited by the Georgia experiment sta
ton in a bulletin (No 2N. published in
1894 and l have planted it off and on
since that year.
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APPLE TREE BLIGHT.

]. r Sims, Simsville. Ala.-Apple trees
are blighting. Some time 1t commences
on end of limbs. sometimes two or three
feet from end. 1t will begin to shrfvel and
then dies from there to the end Have
been cutting 1t out; seems to help little.
Is there a spray or manure that will
prevent it? My peaches are also rotting
badly What can be done TO prevent
this disaster?
Answer-It Is called apple twig blight
and is the same Zymoslc disease as the
pear tree blight. There n no cure for it,
but 1t rarely kills an apple tree. Cutting
out and burning the blighted branches is
the proper treatment. and these branches
should be burned up, as they contain the
spores Of the fungus. The peaches have
what is called brown rot The remedy
is spraying with Bordeaux mixture. com
mencing just before the buds swell and
repeating three or four times up to the
time the fruit commences to color. There
Is no cure for the rot after It commences
to appear.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
Time Well Earned.

New York Times: 1t is related Of " y.
Clough that he was once the object OF J
j. Hills wrath because he was generally
engaged in reading French novels when
Mr. IIill happened around the Great
Northern railway office.
do you think l pay you $4,000 year
to read French novels?' asked the mag
nat4
well, you pay me for keeping the
Great Northern out of legal trouble ~ an
swered the lawyer. IF ! have time TO
read French novels I'm pretty near earn
ing my salary
MIR. I'm promptly saw the point and to
this day there is generally q French
novel on Mr.. Clough's desk.
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COTTON SEED OIL MILL.


Subscriber, -? VIII a cotton seed oil
mill pay In a good cotton district u miles
from a railroad?
Many farmers haul their cotton seed
to town during the fall and sell for cash.
Then in the spring buy meal for fertil-
izers and meal and hullS for cattle feed
on a credit. Can't we keep the profit
in the country?
Hauling the oil to town would be an
item. Teams can be hired at 81 per day
Would the hauling of the oil exceed the
profit?
Any information gladly received.
Answer have no doubt that cotton
seed oil mill will pay good dividends, all
though situated II miles from a railroad
station. You can much better afford to
haul the oil to the railroad than the
farmers can affoA1 to haul their seed that
distance. There are only about 400
pounds of oil in a ton of seed. OF course,
the farmers must be made to understand
that it will be to their advantage to eX
change their seed for meal and they
should be willing to exchange on terms
a little more favorable to the mill than
they would get from a mill located l.
miles away. For use a fertilizer 500
pounds of meal are the equivalent of
one ton Of seed You could probably af
ford to give 1000 pounds of meal In ex-
change for a ton of seed, and it would
seem that it would be better for a farmer
to make such an exchange rather than
haul his seed II miles. If the mill be
located on the railroad it could give l. 200
pounds of meal for one ton of seed Then
the value of 200 pounds of meal would
be more than equal to the cost of haul
ing 400 pounds of oil to the railroad.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
HEN HAS "CROP-BOUND."

T. T. s., Clear Water. FLA nave
hen that gets her crop filled so 1t nearly
touches the ground when she stands
straight. Her comb is red. but is thin
and she walks rather droopy She gets
plenty of grit. Has been so for about
five months. What allies her ana what
will cure her.
Answer-It IS called 'crop-oouho' w
I have not before heard OF a case las'-
ing five months. The only remedy hNe'S
70 prove effective is TO cut an OPENING
into the skin and through the crop az
it's upper part about one lnch long anu
remove the contents with the manure VI d
teaspoon or with the loop OF ION
hairpin Then wash out the crop 'hoi
oughly and sew UP the openings sepaf' &c
w as carefully as possible. Nn'iiN
would have killed the men long ais"'
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GINSENG CULTURE.

J. A. W., Quincy, Fla see adver-
tised in The Delineator and other papers
ginseng roots and seed by the Chinese
American Gensing Company Scranton.
Pa He claims wonderful things for It,
Can you tell me If it's reliable or not
Where can ginseng be sold in United
States? Is there not several species of it
Answer have not observed the adj
vertisements to which you refer. and
therefore do not know what are the
wonderful things claimed for ginseng.
OF course, cannot say whether the adj
vertisers are reliable or not.
The following are dealers in medicinal
roots and herbs: Sabel Bros, 90 Gold
street. New York; Higgins & Waters.
Baltimore Md; wallace Bros Com
pany, Statesville. n. c. So far as
know there Is but one species OF ginseng
panax quinquefolium, that is dug In the
woods, or cultivated for its roots. 1t ls
not probable that this species grows
naturally In Florida. Most Of the roots
gathered in this country are dug by
Chinese In the western states Efforts
are being made to cultivate the above
species and several parties are engaged
I'm selling roots and seeds for planting.
The understandable roots are all exported
to China.
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SICK COWS AND PIGS.

w. 3, I've. Georgetown. Gal. Can YOU
or some of the readers of The Constitu-
tion tell me what Is the matter with my
COW and give me n cure for her? The
knees of her fore legs began to swell
several DAYS ago. making her hop slight
ly Now the swelling has extended to the
joints above.
@ had ten pigs shut up in pen to
prevent them from sucking the cows and
two of them have died without showing
any sign of being sick. What might be
the cause Of their death? They have been
fed on cabbage uncooked for more than
a month. Some Of our neighbors have lost
hogs In the same manner.
Answer. The symptoms indicate rheu-
matism. but the description IS not suffi-
GENTLY explicit
. cannot say what killed the pigs, In
the absence Of any symptoms whatever.
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PASTURE For HOGS.

j. J. H.. Jellico. Ala write you IN
regard to a pasture for hogs. ieli me
which is the most profitable Alfalta or
Bermuda grass and how ana "nen 10
plant? Should 1t be fertiiized? Where
can l get the seed, and what price? l
want the best quality? How Huch 10
the acre.
ca l would like to know now 10 get
rid of johnson grass IN small patches.
1t Is scattered in small places
Answer-O For a summer pa sture L
know of nothing so well suited as Ser
muda for hogs cattle. etc. AHalIa
tLucerne) IS not advised as pasture
plant. 1t does not bear close grazing
and will not grow on any put rlch SOILS.
or course Won know that Bermuda grass
is almost universally propasated pV pant
ing the roots and the work may be done
in any convenient way. preferably IN
March or April. but 1t may De zone aS
late AS August l. Alfalfa, as ALREADY
stated, succeeds only on very rlcn s"lis
ana is recommended for green ieedlns
and for making hay. You can get seeds
of anv seed dealer. Fifteen pounds of
seed will be sufficient for an acre. fre-
pare the soil thoroughly. BY deep plow-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
pRrRIGO OF MILE

J. E S, Sycamore. Ala wish to ask
one question. as l am a reader of your pa
per and like it very much. The question
is What is the matter with my horse?
About three weeks ago he broke out
with small bumps most all over him.
gave him two small doses Of salts and
began giving him international Stock
Food and he gets weaker and more
bumps come on HIN every day. He is
now as thick as he can be with them
can't work him. he is so weak hope
you will please tell me what it is and
what to do for him. He is still hearty
as he can be. Your answer will be gladly
received I will give YOU my name and
address. I hop' you will not advertise
my name.
Answer-You will find quite similar
case described and prescribed for in the
weekly of July 6 under the head OF
Eczema Of Mule" Please refer to it.
1t. the treatment. is as fo"ows:
This Is a form Of eczema called pruri-
go. First. give ~ pints of raw linseed
oil. When the oil has operated commence
giving half ounce doses of satpeter in
bran mashes twice a dav for a week.
Wash the affected parts of the body
with a solution of / ounce Of suiphuric
acid in one quart of water"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
An Expensive Illness.

New York Times: ]. Arthur Joseph.
who conducts a news bureau In Wall
street, has had to stand much chatting
from his acquaintance because during
the recent weeks of a declining stock
ma r%et he has been an insistent and per
sistent bull.
friend Of his met him on the street
the other day and asked him how the
market was. Joseph looked very tired,
and simply coughed in reply
Whats the NATTER asked his friend
have you caught cOd?''
NO, replied Joseph; that's habit.
I've acquired it by coughing up margins
for two months"
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RLJND STAGGERS.

j. B. r., Woodford, s. CT have
sick COW. She calved two years ago and
was sick then; would not eat and walked
like she wanted to get her feet all to-
gether She had a calf two weeks ago
and she has been sick ever since the calf
was days old. Something like cramp.
When she walks at times the leg she
tries to step with will get behind the
other and stumbles her. This takes place
in her hind legs. She has some kinds of
nervous spells, it seems. When first
taken she would go blind. When these
spells were on her they would last about
five or ten minutes. Yesterday It lasted
her half the day. She seems to be per-
fectly blind. I thought she had the hol-
low horn and bored her horns and cut the
end of her tail Off Please give me the
remedy at once. BY so doing you Will
oblige me very much.
Answer-1 see little reason to doubt that
your COW has encephalitis, commonly
called 'blind staggers.' the causes Of
which are several, the most common be-
ing defective or unwhoesome food. usual
" obtained In a pasture. Urea tment is
usually satisfactory. especially if not
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

planting Bed out high, deep middle fur
row; put in from 600 to LOCO pounds OF
fertilizer in alley furrow; run 5-foot Gull
tivator or scooter once or twice; leave
alone until have fair season. Then plant
the potatoes between the beds; reverse
The beds with one-horse turnplow or t.
inch twister, covering potatoes as deep
as possible. You Will have them down IN
the moisture and out Of the heat. In ten
days or two weeks harrow beds fiat and
you will soon have stand of potatoes. 10
prepare the potato for planting. dig as
soon as vines turn brown. Spread out
on a floor where they can get plenty of
air and light and same morning and
evening sun on them. Better have them
out of the ground three or four weeks,
thoroughly dried Cut every potato, no
matter now small; chip a piece off it, A
cut or bruised potato will sprout quicker
produce before decay I have been plant
ing the same potato for eleven years
Twice a year l plant enough spring po-
ia toes for fall seed. Sell none of early
planting. A few years ago I made
complete failure from drought in my
corn I had so acres and did not make
40 bushels had 4 acres of fall potatoes
that I sold for enough to buy corn and
bread to run ten horse farm next year.
The same land in corn would have made
nothing I got from 40 to 60 bushels oats
and 100 bushels potatoes. Planting twice
a year habituates the potato to quick
growth The fall potato planted in
spring does not come up as early as
northern seed, bnt Is more vigorous and
makes potatoes two weeks earlier. I
plant the second crop from last of July
t. last of August Plant thicker than
first planting. Cure all small ones and
chip and plant. Use for fertilizer equal
parts cotton seed meal. kainit and dis
solved bone. Don't plant over twice in
same land in succession nor use rough
manure in drill or YOU have scabby po
tatoes.
Comment-Tt seems pertinent to remark
that 1t is not convenient for everyone to
plant wheat or oats as A prepare tory or
preceding crop. Nor has everyone
sandy soil.
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SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES
AGAIN

"Subscrlber' Blackstock, S. CT see
inquiry in Farm and Farmers depart
ment in The Constitution on second crop
Irish potatoes. / have been working at
second crop Irish potatoes for about fif
teen years, and will give plan that has
proved most successful. First select
sandy loam; fertilize thoroughly, plant in
wheat or oats and get good crop of grain.
Soon as grain is taken off first season
ploW with good turn plow: will have an
abundant StuDble to cover up; harrow
well; pillow two or three times before
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
CHRONIC RHEt- MATIsM.

G.. l.. D.. Goethite, Ala have mule
about 10 years old I have owned two
years. Last summer, after | got through
work. he was turned in the lot, as have
no pasture. l noticed in short time
that when he would move after standing
both hind legs seemed to be stiff or
drawn He raised them up very slowly
until he walks short distance. Now
his left leg is worse than his right. When
bridled in the morning, II pushed back
wards he drags his foot fat on the ground
two or three feet When raised up to
walk you can hear a pop In one or his
Joint. I think in hip joint He Is not lame
at all in five or ten minutes after caught
and he is all right, He walks very wide
legged behind. This may be natural Is
il strinEhalt? II so, or not please give
treatment.
Answer-Your mule probably has chron-
ic matsm-if 1t has any disease at
all-due to exposure and old age. Give
1t a comfortable stable to stand in at
night and in bad weather. 1t has no
symptoms of stringhalt, but 1s simply
stiff in his joints and will probably be
so as long as it lives.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20

ing and narrowing. and sow last of Sep
tember. or early in March. in rows "a
inches apart, just as you would SOW tur-
nips. No thinning will be required. Keep
clean Of weeds and grass until the young
plants become we'll established.
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wheat or oat straw. 1t will fill long
felt want in many poor cows naVcr-
sack and stop the whinneying OF many
a horse and mule the coming winter
1t is to be wished that every farmer III
the south will do away with the tlmF-
honored but wasteful and labor1ous prac-
tice of pulling fodder. This writer Is
no stranger to the manual lapor' haVlis
pulled" many long row or corn ana
trampe1 Ground the fodder STACK poie
many a night in August. It's mlserapiy
poor business at the best, and but one
thing can be said In its favor, VIZ, that
there is no more desirable forage among
the grasses than bright, cured corn
1,,das r. j. REDD1NG.
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FISTULA OF WITHERS.

J. A. Jones. Vernon, La have a horse
that has a swelling on both sides of his
wethers between the seat of the collar
and that Of the saddle. Neither one SENS
to give him any pain when using him. 1t
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BRIARS.


A. N Mcleod, Nealton. Ala.-Wil you
please give through the columns OF your
department a method by which can de-
stroy briars on old land The briars IN
question running briars, specie or
the briar known as the bamboo blar
in this country. MY land has been IN cul-
tivation many years and l would like to
have some method Of getting rid or them
besides the move off and leave them
method.
@ Please state whether or not there Is
any sale for young magnolia bay bushes
and where l may find sale Tor same;
bushes from to is inches high.
Long life to you and your good work
Answer-I have several times been ask
ed the same question. but have not been
able to give a better reply than the sug-
gestion to pillow the briars with a deep
running plow that will cut the roots or
as deep in the soil as possible without
covering the vines. Then drag out the
plants, roots and all. pile In the sun ana
burn them when dry. Plant the land In
cotton and cultivate late being careful to
destroy any briars that come up without
delay. If any one can give better meth
cd let us have 1t.
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spRA1N OF BACK TENDONs.

r r Truesdeu, Westville, S. CT have
a lame mule with sprung knee caused by
straining the back tendons OF the Knee
which causes her lameness; mas peeh
lame about six months; l work her 10 the
pillow. Can you give me any remedy ~
cure her? Any information as TO her
case will be thankfully received through
your columns.
Answer-The treatment Of sprain or the
back tendon recommended is as follows:
In severe cases put on a high-heeled shoe.
Battle the part with cold or not water
for half hour, and apply n lotion COM
posed of IL ounce Of acetate OF lead,
ounces laudanum and l quart OF water.
Do this three times a day and give com
plete rest until the animal is better. In
n chronic case (of long standing) mix
drains of cantharides with / ounce of vas
cline; rub in a little: let 1t remain on
"a hours: then wash off and grease with
lard Repeat every second week until
cured. The head should be tied up while
the blister is drawing. Turn In the pas
ture until the two weeks are up and so
on.