Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31

would suggest that you have the mule
teeth examined by a competent Veterlnar-
ian and any defects found here RENE
died. Following this, give the mule
dose of Glauber salts, 1-2 to pound ac-
cording to size, in warm water as
drench. Have the following tonic powder
made up: Powdered copper sulphate'
ounces; powdered gentian root, ounces
linseed or fazseed meal, II ounces.
Mix together and make into a powder.
Give one tablespoonful three times
day in the feed. Feed your mule resu-
larly and only on easily digested ana
good. clean, wholesome foods. Keep the
bowels in a rather relaxed condition with
handful OF Glauber salts In the teeo
or as a drench occasionally or by pas
turing the mule to some extent.
A PECULIAR UDDER TROUBLE.
HI G., Carrollton, Ca, writes: have
a Jersey cow about six years old which
has a calf about four months old. reed
her on raw and boiled cotton seed with
a little corn meal added. Before we get
done milking her. Jumps as large as my
finger rise on the milk; looks just like
butter, and we don't get as much but
ter as we ought to. Would like to know
what the trouble is.
I have some corn that I want to fer
tilize. I put about 80 pounds of high
grade cotton seed meal goods on 1t when
planted IL. Some of the land is red and
some gray land. Please tell me what kind
of fertilizer to use, how much to use ana
when to apply it.
regret that your letter is not specific
enough for me to give you a definite an
swer as to just what is the trouble with
your cow The probability is that she
has some udder trouble, but as you neg
lect to mention any unnatural condi-
lions you may have noticed about the
udder, I can not say just what the
trouble is. VIII you not write us again,
and tell us anything you may have no.
ticed wrong with the udder; and, II pos
sible send us a sample Of the milk con-
tanning the Jumps you mention.
It is not clear from your letter whether
you used a complete fertilizer on your
corn or simply a high-grade Of cotton
seed meal II the latter were used 1t
would contain more than IL per cent
of available phosphoric acid and 1-2
to per cent OF available patash. Corn is
a crop which needs to be literally sup
piled with all of the essential elements
OF plant food. Most OF our soils are not
abundantly supplied with available phos-
phoric acid, and while some of them con-
tain an abundance of potash, II is fire.
uuently not in an available form. The
application you have made therefore
did not contain a sufficient amount OF
phosphorus acid and potash to meet the
needs of a crop which feeds as heavily
from the land as corn. An immediate APP
pIication, therefore, of say 300 pounds OF
a fertilizer containing not less than
per cent Of nitrogen, 10 per cent of phos-
phoric acid and per cent of potash
IT. H. Nfrf a
side application or broadcast and worked
into the soil with a cultivator. 1t should
be put on as soon as practicable so as
to give the crop as long time as pos
sfble in which to assimilate the food
thus brought within it's reach. 1t Will
not be necessary to make more than one
application to corn unless the season is
very unfavorable and the growth unsat-
isfactory on that account. If the corn
is small and yellow at the time of silk
ing and tasseling. an application Of 100
pounds of nitrate of soda as top Dress
ing may prove very helpful Most peo-
ple conclude that the corn crop is made
just as soon as they can possibly LAY
II by" but this is mistake since the
crop is not made" until the ears are
matured and liberal feeding is important
in the last stages of growth. Late Gull
tivation should also be persisted in.
TREATMENT OF COUGH FOLLOW
ING DISTEMPER.
J. NJ G., Cars Station, Ca, writes:
have a nice young mare that had
severe case of distemper about two
months ago. It left her with a very
bad cough. After driving her short
while she coughs very badly and chokes
up as II she would lose her breath, and
there is a lot of white matter from her
vhaN al
do for her.
For YOUR mare with cough following
distemper, 1 would recommend the fol-
lowing:
Fluid extract of belladonna, 4
drachms, muriate or ammonia, ounce,
vaseline, ounces.
Mix together and place one table
spoonful on the tongue three or four
times a day. In addition to this use n
good liniment rubbing into the mares
throat close up under the jaws once or
twice a day until you have light bis
ter in that region.
PREPARING LAND FOR CLOVER.
]. ]. b., Roswell. Ca, writes: have
one acre of upland gray soil with some
sand which 1 want to sow to clover.
Please advise me as to the best variety
Of seed, the time to SOW, and the prepa-
ration to give the land.
IT is now too late to undertake the
seeding of clover unless II mrgnL posi- |
bly, be the variety known as Japan, but |
this only grows through the summer |
season, and would therefore not be sat |
isfactory as a hay crop. Unless your |
land is in exceptionally good condition, |
we would SOW IL in peas or velvet beans |
Immediately. Pillow these under IN the |
fall from the LIST to 18th of Sep |
TENDER Prepare a good seed bed and |
fertilize with 500 pounds Of a 1o-a mix-I