Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

and think you are doing a great work
for the farmers Of Georgia.
Your 10-year-old mare has chronic in
digestion. This may have been caused
by poor food, or wrong method of feed
ing; bad teeth, interfering with proper
mastication; worms. First see that the
food is sound. Moldy corn or other
grain is not fit for any animal. See
that the water supply is pure and clean.
When bringing the mare in from work
let her rest a few minutes 10 cool out,
then water and feed. After feeding give
small amount of water mot over one
gallon.) Examine the teeth for decay
and sharp points or hooks that may be
injuring the tongue or cheeks. If the
teeth are bad they should be treated by
competent veterinarian. In feeding
grain spread it in a large food box so
that the mare cannot eat it too fast.
An occasional bran mash or feed of
scalded oats is very good and adds vari-
ETY. to the diet. Do not feed much
coarse feed. Have the following prepar-
ed by a druggist:
Powdered gentian. liz pound
Powdered nux vomica. 80. Ia pound
Bicarbonate Of soda. -. .1-2 pound
Iron sulphate. " . Ia pound
Mix thoroughly and give a large ia
blespoonful before feeding three times
day. This may be given by placing
it on back part of tongue with a large
spoon, or 1t may be shaken up in a pint
of water and given as a drench. A ia
blespoonful of saltpetre dry on the
tongue or on the feed twice daily may
be given in connection with the above.
1t has a beneficial effect by stimulat-
ing the action of the kidneys.
UTILIZING RAPE AS A COVER CROP.
v L. c., Meanwhile, Ga, writes:
What about rape as a cover crop in
Georgia? I find it can be seeded cheap
er than any other crop. Has it any ma
nurial value plowed under in the spring?
Is there anything better to use than
rape?
Rape is not satisfactory as a winter
cover crop in Georgia for the reason that
1T is not sufficiently hardy. We have
frequently seen this crop planted early
in the fall and make a splendid growth
and furnish an abundance of grazing
until cold weather in the fill It can
be used most advantageously with hogs
and sheep, though cattle eat it with
relish well, but are more likely to
bloat on it than the other classes Of anil
mails mentioned. Rape will be killed by
the first hard frost. In fact, such
frost as fell recently would be almost
certain to destroy it. 1t can be seeded
in the spring in the southern part of
the state in February and in the northern
part in March. 1t grows off vigorously
If the ground is we'll prepared and can
be graZed for from six weeks to two
months with considerable advantage. 1t
will make a fairly good cover for the
land, but has no power of assimilating
atmospheric nitrogen, and if turned I'M
der will add some vegetable matter and
improve the texture of the land, but will
not enrich ii like leguminous crop. The
best results we have ever secured with
rape was from seeding it in drills "a
inches apart and cultivating light thy a
few times. About four pounds of seed
per acre is sufficient to use when plant
ing in drills; If broadcasting is follow
ed, from eight to ten pounds. Rape
may sometimes be broadcasted with
spring oats. and improve the crop for
grazing purposes, and of course give a
desirable cover to the land during the
spring. What is left after grazing can
be turned under sufficiently early to al
low planting the land to corn or to
some summer growing legume,
We have found rye the most important
winter cover crop, and next to that would
come wheat and then oats and barley
sown in open burrows as they are more
likely to be injured by freezing than
the other crops mentioned. OF course,
vetch and crimson clover are the two
important legumes to cultivate. The
hairy vetch is hardy all over the state
while the oregon vetch can only be
grown with satisfaction in the southern
part Of tie state. These crops may be
sown in combination with any of the
cereals or by themselves. Good land is
required, especially for crimson clover
Seeding had best be done as early as
possible. late August or early September
being preferable to later planting,
though vetch may be seeded as late as
the first of December with satisfaction.
MANAGEMENT OF RENTAL LAND
A reader. Concord, Ga, writes VIII
the following method pay a man who is
renting land, and probably will not Gull
| tivate IT again? Lay off with a middle
buster this fall or soon as possible
| Let stand until ready to fix for plant
| ing. Them run 400 pounds of guano per
acre in this furrow with a scooterless
distributor, follow with scooter, and
subsoil; list, and then put another sack
| in with seed; then at proper time 70
pounds of soda. Will 1t pay to haul
manure eight miles to said placer I will
be thankful for any suggested change.
Your plan of preparing the land which
you are renting for cotton next year is
a very good one. Because a man is sim
ply renting the land for one year he
should never conclude that IL will not
pay him to prepare it well. Good prep
aration IS the best insurance against
crop failure that l know of. If had to
choose between other things and prepar-