The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-08

ligament just back of the same Joint. or
1t may be ringbone forming. Battle the
ankle or fetlock Joint with cold water
for half hour and apply g. lotion composed
OF one-half ounce Of acetate of lead and
ounces OF laudanum dissolved in one
quart of water Do this three times
day. Give complete rest until the an
imal Is better. If the case Is now chronic,
or becomes SO, try blistering. Mix
drains of cantharides with l ounce Of
lard Rub in little of this let 1t
main on twenty-four hours, then wash 1t
off. Keep It's head tied up during the
twenty-four hours. Repeat the blister
Gvery two weeks.
REC11AIMING THE WORKOUT LAND
OF THE SOUTH
Any one who travels over the south
ern states will be forcihly impressed with
the extent and sad condition Of much
OF the farming lands 1t has long been
the practice among southern farmers to
clear off the forest and work the land
so long 1t will yield profitable crops.
and In many cases long after that time,
when 1t is turned over to the tender
mercies of mother nature. 1t wears fun
of gulies If It is slopinG. until covered
! with growth that stops this process of
destruction of the soil Much OF this Land
can be bought for almost nothing, and
some of the farms have good buildings
on them which also sell for a trine.
1t may be thought that these wornout
lands are not worth having but this is
far from true. There are some that
never were worth much and cannot lte
profitab bly, brought to state of fertility.
but the majority are not so. The red
lands are nearly all capable Of being
quickly restored and even made more
fertile than when first cleared. They
lave a good proportion of some of tho
clements of plant food in them, bat very
largely in unavailable forms. The hui
mus, and with it the nitrogen, has been
worn out by cropping until almost none
is left. To manage in some cheap way
to restore the humus and make available
the plant food In the soil and air is
the problem that confronts the farmer
who undertakes to make profitable what
is now practically worthless
The first thing to do IS 10 stop all
washing away OF the sou Brush and
stone will stop the wash in the gulles
and soon fill them with the earth they
will catch A system of terraces will
prove of the greatest value where the
land is at all inclined to wash. They
should be made in such a way as not
to allow any water TO flow over them,
but follow the contour Of the slope with
a very slight inclination toward their
ends to certain main bitches where the
flood waters can escape in case of ex-
cesstve rains. These terra0's may be
made entirely Of earth, and the best and
most serviceable ones I have seen were
made with the plow and scraper and so
high and yet with such gradual banks
| that they were plowed over and cropped
! the same as any other part OF the land.
/ They required cleaning out occasionally
/ to prevent the wash from filling the de-
/ pressions above the banks. The steeper
! the hill the nearer together the terraces
| viii need to be made.
! IF the land lies too nearly level II may
J be necessary to do some understanding.
/ which is often one Of the wisest ways
! IN which to spend money on land stand
ing water is an injury to any kind Of
crop.
The best Of all crops TO grow on land
/ in the south that IS to be brought to
/ a profitable condition Is the cowpea. It
| IS the salvation Of southern agrculture
| and horticulture But 1t is very unwise
! to put on a crop Of this or any other
! crop that improves the land without tho
use Of mineral fertilizer with II. While
! the crop will grow and In time will inn
| prove the land ma teriauy even If no
J such help IS given 1t. it viii do 1t much
/ more quickly and prodtably to the farm
| er who will manure It. A liberal supply
! Of muriate or sulphate of potash per
bors on ,,o,,,,ds ra,, ocro ord to,,cn oa
,,,,,l,, r,,,asrbata ,o., 1,ilI val, 49, cror,
ero,,, e. ,,otter rr,his ,iTI enafia II -
oa+bor r,o,a nIfrooor rro,,, ~ III, a,71
/ ea,.o line -. hastenfne he ubols mat
ter Of increasing the fertility of the land.
Tine Is worth something IN this az in
other things ana the fertilizers are not
lost They are on The land and IN the
Z ceeding crops The cowpca crop is best
fed off by hogs on the land. thus ieav-
/ ing the tops to he plowed under A crop