Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-28
RARRENNEss IN COWS.

BARRENNESS IN COWS.
w. NJ. M, New Decatur, Ala, writes:
have a Jersey cow three years old.
About a year ago she brought a calf,
but / have not been able to get her
with calf since. She is giving two gal
Ions per day now and the milk is rich.
Would like to know what to do for her.
The question you ask is a very diff
cult one to answer without examining
your cow. Barrenness arises from a
great number of causes, and it is i'm
possible to say what the cause is in
the case Of your COW. / would suggest
the following procedure in the hope
that it may help you solve the
trouble, If your cow is too fat that
may be the cause OF the trouble, in
which case reducing her flesh by plen-
ty of outdoor exercise and cutting
down the feed should effectually cure
her sterility. If she is thin and out or
condition, the opposite treatment would
be necessary, restrict exercise and feed
plentifully of grain with the usual al
lowance of roughage. Have the fol-
lowing powder made up and give as dt-
rected: .
Powdered nux vomica, 6 drachms.
Powdered carbonate of iron. 2 ounces.
Powdered gentian root, ounces.
AAAA1SS VA RONe~SAt "
Mix and give one tablespoonful
morning and night. 1t would be well
to examine the opening between the
vagina and the womb If this is found
to be impervious, il should be diluted
prior TO service. Finally, the trouble
may be due to the bull, in which case
the remedy would be in seeking anoth-
er male for service.
REMOVING SUCKERS FROM CORN.
z. I. NJ, Chalker, Ga, writes: Ny
corn, which was planted the last of April
in a deep furrow anu is now about knee
high, is beginning to sucker badly. VIII
apply guano in middle of row and pillow
with Planet, Jr. Must l pull Inc suck
ers off or leave them?
Some varieties of corn sucker much
more freely than others. The sucker, of
course, is an abortive plant. 1t rarely if
ever natures, and 1t saps much of the
nutrition and vitality which would other
wise go into the plant. where you have
a variety of corn which is suckering
very badly, Il would be economy to pull
| the suckers off. OF course, this is some
| what laborious, but ii should pay for
| itself well in the long run. We would
advise you to investigate the varieties
OF corn grown in your section this sum-
mer very carefully, and see If you can
not find one which does not sucker bad
ly. little investigation and selection
| should help you to remedy this defect.
You should apply the fertilizer to your
corn Immediately, especially any that
contains phosphoric acid and potash, In
you hope for the best results, because
these materials are not taken up as
quickly by plants as some other 1t is
all right to apply the guano in the md
die of the row, provided the land has
been we'll cultivated so that the roots
can readily penetrate through the soil
and reach the plant food. Cultivating
with the Planet Jr. is TO be commended,
as it means you are preserving a good
dust mulch and not tearing up the soil
/ deep enough to destroy the feeding roots
of the plant
THE USE OF MILKING TUBES.
S. c.. woford, S. c., writes: l notice
where a subscriber feeds his COW on raw
and boiled cotton seed, and l suspect
mostly raw with a little green feed, and
| is troubled with Jumps in the milk. Just
tell him to discontinue the cotton seed
and the Jumps cFtll disappear. Il have "a
hard mixer. Where can I get the teat
plugs?
1t is pretty generally recognized -.
raw cotton seed of itself is not good
| feed for a COW; In fact the seed contain
| too much oil to be very satisfactory
for any class of stock. 1t is generally a
matter of economy for the farmer TO
sell his seed and buy meal which Is
much more satisfactory as a nutrient
for the dairy COW than the seed raw OF
| boiled. You are right in suggesting that
part Of the trouble at least to which
our correspondent refers will disappear