Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-25


expensive OF all 10 install, but in the END
il is the cheapest, and there is no reason
why II should not last for many years
The most importam. feature in drainage
is 10 secure an outlet which will insure
the rapid carrying of Of the water. A
fall OF three inches to 100 feet where
the drains are skillfully laid is sufficient,
but i'm most cases a fall Of six TO twelve
inches 10 the 100 feet is much more deslr-
able. In attempting TO underdra1n land
do not use substitutes for the transit and
level II the fall is slight secure the
services of a competent engineer and
have the land thoroughly plated. The
main drain on large areas should certain
~ be six inches in diameter, though in
some instances five inches will prove sat
isfactory The laterals for the most part
should be from two and a half to three
inches in diameter. Ii is true that two
inch laterals and smaller main drains
may answer for considerable periods OF
time, but even in the best laid tile there
is some probability of silt working in
and eventually filling up some part or
all of the system. With the larger drain
this danger is greatly reduced, and while
the first cost will be more, the investment
is safer and more permanent when the
larger tile is installed. The great ad-
vantage in having the farm plated out in
a systematic manner lies in the fact that
one may put in the main drain to COM
mence with, and then gradually add to
the laterals. II may take several years
10 drain a field and il may take 20 10 40
years to drain a plantation. but in the
end the work is quite as satisfactory as
if all done at once. This will enable a
man Of limited capital TO do the first
great permanent and essential thing in re-
claiming his land. Plants can not live in
a water-lOgged soil. The soil lies dor
pant instead of being active. Its life
processes are reduced to a minimum
the air is shut out and fermentation
ceases. The soil becomes unfriendly to
plants which, of course. is undesirable
To the man with wet land. therefore,
there is only one solution i'm developing a
system Of permanent agriculture. and
that is first to underdrain the land and
put ii in proper condition for further i'm
provement.
WIND CALLS IN MULES.
J. NJ s.. Hiram, Ca, writes: would
like to know what is the matter with
my mule. She seems to be in good con-
dition and weighs oevr 1000 pounds The
trouble seems to be in the foreleg, where
the large leader connects with the ankle
bone behind the leg. 1t is swollen on
both sides Of the leg, and it seems to
trouble the mule mostly while trotting.
Your mule has wind puffs or wind
gals. This condition is due TO an over
distention of the joint oil sack and
causes lameness when the animal is
worked. The pain is produced by the
tendon Of the posterior muscles Of the leg
pressing upon the distended sack This
condition is common In young horses and
mules. and does not, as a rule, cause
any trouble. On the inside of the leg
the enlargement may be injured by be-
ing struck by the opposite foot. These
enlargements generally get smaller when
the animal is rested and increases in
size when the animal is put to work.
The treatment consists in the applica-
ton OF cold water for Is minutes twice
a day which should be followed with
bandaging the limb rather tightly with a
cotton bandage four inches wide and
three or four yards long, beginning below
the fetlock and wrapping over and over
up nearly to the knee. After the band
age is in place, it should be kept soaked
with cold water. After the soreness has
disappeared a blister of the following
may be applied:
Powdered Cantharides, 1 dram.
Vaseline, drains.
Mix thoroughly. The blister must be
rubbed in we'll and the animal must be
tied so he cannot reach the spot being
blistered with his mouth to prevent Bills
tering the lips and tongue. After the
blister has been on for Il hours it should
be washed of and the part creased with
lard or vaselne. The purpose of the
blister is to shrink the skin of the af-
fected part. and thereby reduce the en-
largement.
| GAS TAR FOR PAINTING ROOFS.
| II. G. B.. Forest Park, Ga, writes:
have several roofs that are in need of