The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24

with moist sand in boxes and buried just
beneath the surface Of the soil In some
protected place until about the middle of
February, when they should be planted
in rows or feet wide, one pit every
or s inches. Plant on good land ana no
manuring will be necessary.
a. POSSIBLY FARGY. G) SWOLLEN
]. j. r.. Lamar. Ala. l have morse
about seven years old that has some kind
OF skin humor from 1orelegS 10 'lea H.
In early spring l discovered the mar
was becoming thin and later the SKIN
seemed to be irritated. For the last
month or more there have heen sihail
swellings appearing, some making sores
When a sore is formed 1t seems lmpos,
sible to heal it. When scab Is relliottu
there will be seen one or more ltuen'a a.
tons some of which are one-quaiteI -
an inch deep. About the time TINS too..
place inflammation set UP in scar ~
foreleg which it seems Impossible 10 ne.
g. Also he received a kick on ioreIes
five months ago Just above knee. cdusi'is
the leg to swell. The swelling settled IN
knee and seems to be immovaple.
Answer-1 Your description Is not very
full In that YOU do not say Whether inc
Is any discharge from the SORTS "l'
any. what is the character Inc ~ inp
toms, however SO far as glVeh ~ a;s
Nv suggest farcy that | can oiiiy
that YOU take the horse to a conipe. a,,d
veterinary surgeon (not preteuue,' al,u
have him examined. Farcy' you mo-
know Is an incurapie'
generally fatal disease. ma 80 ,nenc,,ry
> Mix one dram of binodlde u iie ~.
,,,it, nna ounce of lard and rub on q ~
tie with the fingers, let IL rtl'ia. rease
four hours. then WASH on ona week
with lard. Repeat every second "ee"'
REDUCING THE SIZE OF FRUITS o'
VEGETABLEs BY SELECIloN.
A. w. o.. Weston. Cato seI.ie a
difference of opinion between mSseia aaiu
another party, we nave aklee t a,,r renlv
the question to you and acep~-es'uA ep''
Can anything in the animal or vege,apio
k,nedom be gradually reduced In size py
carefully selecting. year atter you. t,e
smallest or runts as SEED. ~ 1n 80 Nv
selecting seed from little rotten-enoeo
speciments. no larger than your INST can
thew be gradually reduced IN SIZE az
a whole, or in a general way? l VIII 40.
say now what side / am on pu. iiS.t ~.
one of us claims that every melon thus
raised will be small, but would the re-
suits be as good year after year IAN
other th:rgs being equaD from seed OF
melon no larger than your INST ana from
seed from the largest Epeclmen
~~NA -
ana 20 through with the same process
az mentioned above. In other words.
can large. we'll developed horses be rals-
ed from srnall and runty specimens. the
plan to be kept up for q number or
Years. selecting the very smallest as
bl eeders?
Please give as conclusive reply as your
knowledge will permit.
Answer-Ncthing in animal and vegeta-
BILE breeding is more definitely settled
than the doctrine that like produces
like" not only in the primal acceptation
OF the prouusition which refers to spe-
cies and varieties. but also in tho ten
dency to depart from standard peculiari-
ties The method of improving animals
and plants by selecting as breeders the
very best tXnes is the basis of all I'M
proyement and explains 'he origin oI
breeds and varieties.
Not only will melons, or other fruits
and vegetables that are propagated from
seeds, rapidly deteriorate in size and other
desirable qualities as a result or selecting
seed from small and otherwise interior
specimens. but they ycl! gradually dete-
riorate In every desiroble quality. even II
only ordinary care be exercised in Sc
lectlng seeds There Is q natural tender
cy In all plants and animals of high
improved types to revert Ego back) L"
original types. This principle or rule Is
imals and plants, and Is so generally
accepted by oil breeders Of plants and
ANIMALS that there is no room for discus
sion.
To SOW ON BERMUDA SOD.
Subscriber" Fayetteville. Gal have
Il bermuda grass lot that is in fine fix l
want to SOW something with 1t that Will
give winter grazing without killing the
bermuda What would be the best,
wheat, rye. barley or rescue grass. and
what time to sow 1t? What amount of
seed per acre? Is there any other thing
better than any of the above named
seeds? If so. state the name OF such and
time of sowing.
Answer-Yes hairy vetch is better than
either of those you named and will not
hurt tho bermuda grass. Sow one bushei
OF seed per acre on the sod any time IN
September II convenient. scratch over
the sod the best you can; but If not con-
Il, rrnt oh a ffG