Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-14
Some Thoughts on Conservation

land. l am anxious for fall turnip
patch, and would like your advice on
how to prepare the soil, what kind Of fer
tilizer to use and how much. What is
the cheapest and best food for chickens?
1t is. of course. advisable to plant tur-
nips at once in order that they may Sc
cure the largest amount of growth be-
fore very cold weather sets in. The
ground is so dry I'm many localities, how
ever, that. IL would not terminate the
seed unless irrigated. The thing to do is
to prepare the land as carefully as pos
sible, securing a fine seed bed. Fertilize
at the rate Of about 400 pounds TO the
acre of a mixture containing not less
than per cent of nitrogen. per cent
of phOsphOric acid and 4 to per cent Of
potash. The fertilizer may be put under
the drill rows and there is no objection
to Incorporating it with the soil ten days
to two weeks before you put in the seed.
While turnips may be brOadcasted, you
can probably hope to secure a more Wig
orOus growth if you put them in rows
and cultivate. The rows need not be
over a inches apart. IL is better to sow
mixture OF turnips in the fall, several
varieties being planted together. This
will insure your having plenty Of greens
and a good development of roots as we'll
Chickens need a variety Of food con-
tanning an abundance of protein. Corn
Of course, may be fed, but contains so
much carbohydrates that it tends to lay
on too much fat If used exclusively 1t
would be better TO mix corn and soy
beans or cowpeas or bran together, using
about two-thirds Of corn and one-third
'Of the other ingredients. Shorts may be
used also. and oats are also very good.
Bones may be used to supply a part of
the lime needed, and meat a part Of the
protein. You can secure these often from
the local butcher shop at a moderate
cost, or you may buy some Of the pre-
pared materials put on the market by
the large slaughter houses.
SIZE FEET IN CATTLE.
NJ. r., Buford. Ca. writes: l have
COW which is in a very poor condition.
and is lame in the forelegs. She has
good appetite and gives a normal uuan-
uty OF milk. Has been running in an old
pasture all summer. Has been in this
condition for three months and seems to
be getting worse.
Examine the feet of your COW for sores
between the toes Give the following
powder:
Sodium sulphate. 2 pounds
Sodium chloride, / pound
Sodium bicarbonate 1-2 pound.
MIX thoroughly and give a large table
spoonful on the feed three times daily.
TIMOTHY AS A HOG CROP IN GEoR-
GA.
W. T. H, Commerce, Ca, writes:
VIII timothy grow successfully in this
section of the state on either red or
gray land? If so, when ought il to be
sown and how much seed to the acre?
Timothy gives its best results on cal
careous lands that are comparatfvelv
low-lying and well supplied with mois-
ture. It is not essentially an upland
hay crop and will not thrive even
though the soil be comparatively rich
unless there is uniform sup
ply OF moisture. While ii grows excep-
tionally well in this and other states i'm
favored locations. il is not adapted for
extensive culture on either red or gray
lands. of course, il is essentially a
hay crop as its value for pasturage is
rather limited. 1t is not particularly
valuable for its nutritive qualities and
other crops can easily be grown in the
south as substitutes for il which will
yield as abundantly as timothy and
produce even a superior quality of hay
Where this grass is sown about a bird
of a bushel Of good seed should be used
to the acre. A bushel of we'll cleaned
seed will weigh about As pounds, and
will most 81 to $3.50 per bushel, ce-
pending somewhat on where il is pur-
chased and the quality as we'll. limo
thy should only be sOwn on land that
is in excellent physical condition, and
is best not seeded in this locality before
the first week in October when the
nights have become cool and the dews
more abundant than in the warmer
months 1t is useless to SOW it unless
there is sufficient moisture in the
ground to insure a quick termination.
It is best sown Immediately after a
good rain. and may be scattered broad
cast or distributed with one of the bar
row types Of seeders. II may be COW
cred with a brush harrow or a weeder.
We cannot recommend the cultivation Of
timothy as a hay crop in this section of
the state in view Of the many other