Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-27

ing the drought period which frequently
occurs in some part of July or August.
Lay off your cotton rows four feet
apart, making a good wide, deep furrow.
Distribute the manure therein, mixing
it well with the soil by means of bull
tongue -ADout ten days before planting
apply a fertilizer containing from to
per cent of nitrogen, to 10 per cent
of phosphoric acid and to per cent OF
potash The choice of seed is, of course,
important Some strains Of King cotton
are very good though we believe you
will find selected strain of Cooks or
many other standard varieties in Geor-
gia Jus tas good. We are preparing a
circular giving the results of our tests
the past season, and this will be ready
for distribution at an early date. With
this before you, you can judge or the
relative merits of the many varieties
tested in our demonstration field last
year.
DISEASES OF POULTRY WITH
- SUGGESTED REMEDIES.
An old subscriber DeFuniak, Fla,
writes: l would like to know what to
do for my hens. They have timber neck
and act crazy, rolling their heads in all
go backwards. Where can get a book
on the diseases of poultry?
From the description you give 1t is
difficult to make a diagnosis. / would
suggest that you examine their heaos
carefully for lice and ticks, and also
examine the roosts. Some varieties OF
chicken mites attack the chickens at
night, suck the blood and return to
their hiding places during the day. In
Kidding a flock of lice or ticks, 1t is
necessary to thoroughly clean and dis
infect the nests, roosts, ETC., which, the
chickens occupy. This may be done as
follows: Remove and burn all litter and
manure. etc, and soak grounds, inside
walls of poultry house, roosts, ETC., with
2 per cent solution of some reliable
coal tar disinfectant, such as creolin,
kreso, chloro-naptholeum, zenoleum,
etc, to which has been added enough
air-slaked lime to show, where 1t was
applied. The chickens may be treated
by greasing the heads, under side of
wings and other parts where lice may
be found with a mixture of equal parts
of lard and kerosene. If the poultry
house can be made tight ii may be
fumigated with sulphur during the day.
The United States department of agri-
culture issues number of books on
poultry which may be obtained through
your congressman.
SAND collie AND ITS TREATMENT.
II. r., Hubert, Ga, writes: / would
like to know what to do for a mule
that is sandy, as would like to be
able to cure him If possible.
We presume that you are sure the
mule is in the condition you name.
Sand collie is not common, but is some
times seen. The only positive proof is
the presence of sand or small stones
in the manure The cause of this con-
dition may be drinking from a stream
in which great deal of sand is floating,
or depraved appetite in which condition
the animal may eat quantities of earth.
If either of these is the case it should
be remedied at once. II muddy water
is the cause remedy that by supplying
pure, clean water. If the animal has
depraved appetite it is an indication of
digestive troubles which should be cor
rected. An insufficient supply of salt
may be the case. Give the mule a
drench of one pint of raw linseed oil.
Give this often enough to keep the
bowels moving freely. Have the follow
ing powder made up: Sodium sulphate,
"a ounces; sodium chloride. 16 ounces:
sodium bicarbonate, ounces. Give a
tablespoonful of this three times day.
Give all the water the animal will drink.
VARIETIES OF COTTON FOR Low.
LAND.
w. p. L. G., Groveland, Ga, writes: I
have read with interest the articles on
cotton in The Semi-Weekly Journal.
What variety of cotton seed would you
recommend my using? l want a seed that
will do well on low land and will yield
good per cent of lint. 1 have been
planting Tooles Improved and il gives
good results, but If there is anything
better want 1t.
We are glad that you find the agricul-
tural department of The Journal of BEN
eft and that you were especially inter-
ested in the articles about cotton. We are
att present engaged in preparing a cir
cular giving the results of the tests of
different varieties made on the college
farm during the past year. We have
conducted some experiments in cooper
alton with the district agricultural
schools and hope to have this data in
form to publish at no distant date. This
will give an idea of how the different
varieties acted under varied soil and
| climatic conditions. When this Is ready
for distribution it will give you better
information as to the best variety of
cotton than anything available at the
present time. From pretty general obser-
walton made the selected strain Of Cooks
with which we have been working on
| the college farm is a very desirable va
riety. 1t natures comparatively early
| las the advantage of being a big boiled
sort and natures its bolls with a good
4 deal of uniformity. and so many pick
/ ings are thus not required as with some
other varieties. In fact, -ooks has made
splendid showing this year In COM
/ parison with some of the so-called early
] varieties. Cleveland has also proven a
=! fine sort and seems to be we'll adapted
4 TO cultivation on large areas of land
! throughout the state. Money Maker and
/ Toole have both stood up well and are
varieties which can be commended. Since
you have found Toole to give you good
satisfaction, it is probably inadvisable
for you to make change. 1t would be
better for you to concentrate your effort