The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21

doses
dies. as l0Lg as they arc able to eat or
swallow. Al iuals that are too sick to eat
nash feed containing the medical mix
lures. Will usually die In spite of all treat
ment, snd il IS OFTEN mere economical 10
Kill such hogs than allow them to linger
IL week or Two.
Keep the healthy hogs remaining on
the farm away from any posi- billty OF
contamination from the diseased ones.
either from II ming streams OF water,
bits OF diseased flesh, dung. feed, etc. 1t
would be safest to have one attendant
feed the sick hogs, and another the
healthy ones. Keep the pens away from
the public road Give the well hoSa and
especially any that have been exposed
to the disease one OF two doses daily of
the government formula until all danger
Is past When any of them sicken move
them at once to tho sick pen. Keep the
rcns sprinkled with plenty # air slaked
lime, and do not permit piles OF litter
ara fedding shat could harbor germs.
DIsINFECTION-Ali places whore
cholera has occurred or where
sick hogs have been kept for
treatment. should be thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected before being used again
for healthy hogs All the litter, bedding,
dung. etc, should he scraped up and
burned or buried and the ground thor
oughiy sprinkled with air-slaked lime or
sprayed with strong solution of carbolc
All fences. posts. pens or buildings on
the premises wher hogs were kept
should be thoroughly whitewashed with
! lime containing half pint OF carbolic
acid TO the two-gallon bucket Of white
wash. This wash may be applied with a
brush or with a good spraw pump. by
one who owns such machine
There are several good coai-tar qlsln-
fectants offered on the market, which are
useful in spraying diseased ground ana
pens such as -naptholeunl, zeno-
leum, Lincoln disinfectant' etc.
NO exact rule can be laid down as 20
when II would be safe 10 use the pens
where hogs have died, even a1ter diSln-
lection. Some cases have been reported
where we'll hogs We're put in dlslnieclt't
mems within two weeks without furtnef
trouble: other instances show second ou1-
breaks OF disease from disn1ected pens
after the lapse Of several months. IL IS
always safest to wait al least month o.
SIX weeks before using the pens again
and if possible wait until the next season
FERTTIIZING ORCHARDS.
G II. n. Augusta, Gavin YOU please
write me the best fertilizer Tor peach
trees. pears. etc stable manure not be
ing available} and how to apply II?
Answer-For orchards in their first year
a highly heterogeneous fertilizer Is adVlsa.-
Bile In order 10 stimulate vigorous growth
Of wood For this purpose nothing IS
better cor cheaper) than cotton meal.
which contains some 7 per cent OF nitro
gen fanmonia equivalent 40 81 per cent?
IS ner rent phosphorus acid and ; per
cent potash. Apply around the tree N
two coneentric circles-the ii5SI Nitn a
radjfe of about 3 feet and the second
v,i+b q radius OF ; feet. Use 2 pounds
ner tree and harrow In or Work IN Win
( 'r,.oi,ona hoes in early spring TWO IN
farcultural applcation Of POUNDS etth
ner tree MAY he given later on, the
season is fayorable. Omit lhest, no"
ever IL the season IS too dry Inns Ter
tflization should secure q very Nl5oroUs
o,nv5fb +he first wear. The second year
AM. rood standard, complete commercial
fertilizer, analyzing say. ) per cent am
monia. per cent phosPhoilc ae,ll ~
per cent potash may ne uSeo 70 '''' f'4i-
tage-3 pounds per tree. ,, =.
When the trees come into bearing IL IS
doubtful if it viii pay to feed mem
! nitrogen except Indirectly ny the culti.
I ,ra+ion between the rows of leguminouS
/ croIs-as the COW pea. They VIII need
/ however a liberal allowance OF phos-
nIo,.in acid and potash. Perhaps a very
/ iittlr nitrogen, especially II the SOL IS
naturally poor as as, IS 1ne o ees( '''
Uauc. for permanent fertilizer Tor
haa,,i7er trees. TO be used the third ana
subsequent years. the following IS suG1
gested: ,aert,to
3 POUNDS ujSb Gife@N 49,.
pounds muriate of potash
polnd cotton meal
Five pounds per tree
Mix and apply broadcast in early spr ,i!..
narrowing in This formula WI aia'3% %
about 9 per cent OF phosphorlc acld' ~
Der GER cent Of potash and I.4 per cent Of
nitroeen II is intended specially for
peaches. Apples could stand another
,r,onnd Of cotton meal. Pears. however,
pGI',U AIMING into bearing at which time
f thcv begin to be peculiarly subject to
pnssible. especially with nitrogenous corr
pounds and hence for them It w9u l'l,,r 9e
1r-ei. to use the acid phosphate and murl-
ate of potash only, emitting the cotton
meal.
MOON BLINDNESS HOOKS.
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