Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15

you have applied approximately 81"
pounds of a 2-S-4 fertilizer to each acre
of land. For land such as predominates
i'm your section of the state, this mix
ture should answer very well for cotton.
but for corn possibly little more phos-
phoric acid and nitrogen might be desir-
able Having gotten your crops in first
class condition and now being in posi-
ton to cultivate the land carefully and
keep them free of weeds and in a good
growing condition as soon as germina-
ton takes place, ii does not occur to us
that a second application OF mlxeu
fertilizer should be necessary. II, how
ever, you decide to use one, 200 pounds
of a 3-10-4 would be about right, but
this fertilizer would not contain the
amount of nitrogen needed to stimulate
a vigorous growth of weed unless you
have already secured the same. The
chances are If the season is at all favor
able that you will do this. but in case
you do not 1t will be we'll to use 100
pounds of nitrate of soda with the 200
pounds of a 3-10-4. The 3-10-4 may be
applied by itself broadcasting 1t ahead
of the cultivator and cover 1t lightly.
The nitrate of soda should be applied a
week or ten days later as top dressing
alongside the drill row, but not In con-
tact with the plants.
REMOVAL OF SWELLING ON THE
w, Plainville, Ga, writes: have a
nice bay mare yours old which has a
knot about the size of a partridge egg
around the front part of the fetlock or
pastern joint. would like to know what
to do for her.
The knot you speak OF on the front OF
your mares leg might be removed more
quickly and completely by the knife than
by other means, but on account of its
being. located so close to joint, l hesi-
tate to recommend that unless you can
secure the services of a competent vet
erinarian. If you can not get veter-
marian, would suggest that you have
your druggist make up blister as fol-
lows: Pulverized cantharadis, ! drachm;
pulverized corrosive sublimate, drachm
lard, i ounce. Mix and make into an
ointment. Clip the hair off the knot.
Apply part of the blister, rubbing in
thoroughly with the ends of your fingers
for eight or ten minutes. Allow the
blister to remain on 4S hours, tying the
horses head so she can not bite the
bIistered part. After 4S hours wash off
with soap and water, then grease the
part once a day for a week or ten days.
If the weather is warm and the blister
shows a tendency to run, grease the leg
from the knot down to the hoof to pre-
vent unnecessary blistering below that
point If necessary, repeat the treatment
after three or four weeks.
TREATMENT OF HOG CHOLERA.
T. r.. s.. Soperton, ga, writes: have
! a buncn of pigs about three months old,
and / think one of them has CHI lera-
; I have taken IT away from the well ones
Can you give me a cure, and a remedy
10 prevent others from taking 1t:
There is no known cure for hog chol-
! era after the hog has contracted the dis
! ease. The course you pursued in isolat-
! ing the sick hog was a very proper one
/ A thorough precaution would have been
to thoroughly dksinfect the premises
! that had been occupied by him. The hog
! cholera serum, which IS a somewhat ex-
pens.ve treatment, is the best known
treatment for preventing the spread OF
! hog cholera. The college is making ar
! rangements for the manufacture or this
serum. and hope in q rev weeks to be
! in position to furnish II to the farmers
! of Georgia at cost price. The nearest
/ point at which you could obtain the Sc
rum at this time is through Hon. T. G.
Hudson. commissioner OF agriculture
, Atlanta, Ga. If you do not get the Sc