Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15

little corn or oats, and II will soon learn
to nibble at 1t. The supply should be
limited at first but should be gradual
ly increased. Give the calf an abun-
dance Of green feed. There is nothing
better. than pastore. Have the milk
warmed to the temperature Of blood be-
fore giving to the calf and in sweet con-
dition, and you should have little trou-
BILE in securing a vigorous growthy de-
velopment. Rock salt should be kept
before animals all the time. 1t is one
of the cheapest and most satisfactory
forms in which to purchase this mate
RIAL and when placed before the animals
in this form, they are not likely to take
too much of 1t, but will go to 1t fire.
quently enough to supply the needs Of
the system.
TREATMENT FOR ENLARGEMENT
OF THE KNEES.
r. c. B., vinemont, Ala, writes: I
have q mule that / have owned two
years. Some three weeks ago there was
a little enlar cement on the outside or
the left fore leg just below the knee.
It has kept charging untI1 1t mas gone
down almost to the next joint. she Is
not lame and the place does not seem
to be sore, although there is slight
fever in II all the time. I would like to
know what the trouble is and what to
for II.
The trouble to which you refer Is
probably due to a gathering which is
more or less in the nature of an alb
scess. There are two kinds OF these
acute and cold. In the acute form
there IL much Inflammation. The cold
Assesses are more or less chronic ana
form gradually without any particular
evidences Of Inflammation. Troubles or
this character are generally due to the
presence OF bacteria or foreign bodies.
We Judge that the growth on your
mules leg is what would be called
cold abscess Probably the best treat
ment to try, first of all. is rubbing with
stimulating liniment. You may also
try iodine as a tincture or ointment.
This should be applied daily until the
SKIN begins to get sore when 1T should
be stopped for a few days. If this does
not effect cure, the only other plan to
follow, IL you are satisfied that IL is
an abscess, is to open II when pus
forms and drain 1t out. You can gen.
, orally determine whether pus is form
ing or not by feeling the parts. The
abscess should be opened with a sharp
knife and we'll drained and distnfected.
OF course an aDscess will break of Its
own accord In time, but 1T Is liable to
do injury to the interior tissues through
its effort to burrow out. 1t is always
best to have a skilled veterinarian per-
form operations which are Of any par
ticular moment.
SECOND CROP POTATO SEED.
T. J. T., Moultrie, Ca, writes: l have
grown Red Bliss irish potatoes for some
time, but made a failure this year. Think
I got cheated In the seed sown by me
as Early Rose, l planted fine looking
potato and got about a half stand fine
, vines but they did not make anything
but a few little white watery knots. Why
did they fail to be true'to color and pro-
duction?
Nearly all improved strains of seed
have been secured either from sports or
I by hybridization. When spots occur ma
ture has done the work of improve
ment herself in some way which is not
clearly understood. At least she has
made an Improvement over the average
of the crop grown. When liberalization
, is followed two distinct strains are
grown with the idea of improving their
color. size, quality, etc. The Bliss
potato may have some white in it's
ancestry, or there may have been a
tendency TO sport in the strain you Sc
cured, or Ii was not true to name Prob
ably the latter had as much to do with
II as anything else. Like yourself, I
have grown Red Bliss as an early po-
tato for a long time and have had little
trouble with their coming true to type or
! yielding well. The Early Rose is good
variety of potato. and If true to name
and grown under proper conditions should
| yield well.
There is no reason why we should dis
| tinRuish between seed potatoes and eat
| ing potatoes. In some instances, how
ever, smaller potatoes are used for
| seed than for eating purposes For in
| stance, when a second crop of potatoes
is planted, the smaller tubers are gen.