Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-03
Agricultural
Queries Answered
QUESTIONS OF INTEREST TO ALL !
FARMERS

land infested with Bermuda that we
wish to sow in cane for feedstuff. Ii
overflows in high water. When should
the cane be sowed? How VIII IL do &c
cross a thoroughbred sow to another one
OF a different breed? What is the diff
ference between the Ouroc-Jersey and
1amworth as they are both red? Which
is best to improve, the land, cane or
peas? We have poor prospect Tor cot
ton, but a good one Tor peaches.
would like to know how TO raise the best
crop of sweet potatoes. What is the
best remedy for scours in colts? We
are trying to raise Essex hogs, Snrop-
snire sheep, Jersey catTIe and Rhose Is
land chickens.
Your interest in morse breeding is 20
be commended. and ii is to be hoped that
your efforts to raise your own stock and
to supply the surplus to your neighDors
may be successful, Ior there is no In
dustry which will 90 more to build up
the state than that of breeding live
stock. The first ana most important
matter In the development Of a strong,
healthy colt is to feed the mother well
so that there may be an abundant supply
of milk at all times. one who has good
judgment will know just about how
much work the mare can stand with out
injuring her own well being or that of
her young. 1t is important that the
colt be allowed to range in pasture and
be taught to eat early. This may be
brought about by placing the grain box
of the dam not over two or three feet
above the ground, and the colt VIII &C
Quire a taste for the same and nibble
from the mothers supply while she is
eating When the colt is separated from
the dam at working time, Keep 1T in the
pasture. Supply the mother with as
much fresh green feed as possible, and
feed literally on grain. There is moth
ing better than oats or a mixture of
oats, corn and bran for colts and dams
as well. Rock salt should be kept
where the animals can get at it at will,
and IL the method of management sug-
gested is continued Tor FIVE months, the
colt should be strong and vigorous at
weaving time and ale to gather It's own
living with out receiving a setback, which
is likely to follow where il has not been
taught to eat previous to the weaving
period.
The first thing to 40 with Bermuda in
tested sod is to break it deeply and
thoroughly. Then sow your sorgh um
broadcast at the rate of ABOUT a bushel
per acre. You may put in some peas
IL you please. If you can get a good
start from sorghum and peas from
troadcasting and covering with a nar-
row, it will hold the Bermuda in check
as ID can not withstand the shading
which a dense growing crop insures,
Sowing the cane thickly will also result
I'm the production of a better crop of
hay, as the stalks are finer and more
readily eaten on that account. Sor-
ghum should be sown for hay as soon
as possible. Where the land is not I'M
nth nd la al uva
prefer TO sow this crop in drills, say
three feet apart and cultivate for sever
al weeks. 1t has been our experience
that a larger yield Is always secured
from this method of procedure.
There Is no objection to crossing a
thoroughbred sow of one breed with that
Of another breed IL there is any good
end to BE gained thereby. The crossing
of pure-breds is not often productive
however, of material excellence unless
you have animals who are shy breeders
and desire to increase prolificacy or 70
change the character or form of tn {
body. For instance, one might cross the
Tamworth on the Poland-China to some
advantage. or the Tamworth on the
Berkshire, so as to increase prolificacy
somewhat
The origin of the Duroc-Jersey has
never been clearly established. They are
supposed to have originated somewhere
in New York state about 1928. The name
Is said to have originated from the fact
that one of the men interested in their
development owned a famous stallion
called Duroc. and as red hogs were a
fayorite breed in New Jersey, the name
sprung from a combination of the two
names. The Duroc-Jersey was in the
beginning of cosmopolitan origin, for
they contained some blood of the guinea
pigs originally imported from Africa,
some red pigs imported from Portugal
by Daniel Webster, and red hogs import
ed from Spain by Henry Clay. Some OF
the Berkshires at an early date were
also red. You will see. therefore. that
the DurOc-Jersey is purely an American
breed of hogs.
The Tamworth, on the other hand, or
iginated In Great Britain. Their origin
has never been clearly established. They
certainly inhabited the English forests
before the battle of Waterloo They
have been bred essentially for bacon pur-
poses i'm recent years at least, and are
long and deep IN the side rather long i'm
the snout. and of a different conforma-
tion from the so-called lard type of hog.
such as the Poland-China which has been
developed I'm the west as the result OF
feeding such large quantities of corn. II