Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-12

the field and find several distinct types
Of heads. You will see from this, there
fore, that 1t would be impossible to
determine the variety Of the samples Of
heads sent with any degree OF accuracy.
or course, we can tell that the glooms
are more or less velvety. the heads are
beardless and the straw somewhat whit
ish in color, but these are minor points
that are not of material Importance In
determining the real value Of given
variety. The best advice we can give
you along this line Is to choose that
variety Of wheat which has given the
best success In your community, select
ing II with care, choosing the heads for
reproduction from only the most perfect
plants, and grow these on an especially
well prepared piece OF ground and reese
some labor, but IL you persist In the
worA your reward is certain.
Among the best varieties of wheat that
we have tested for growth IN the south
are the FNllcaster, Mediterranean and
Poole. These are standard sorts and you
should have no difficulty In securing
seed of these strains. OF course, you
should remember that the source of
the seed, the conditions under which II
has been grown and the attention given
TO its selection are matters OF grave
Importance and determine very material
ly what the value Of the variety may be
for your conditions.
MANAGEMENT OF BREEDING AM
MAILS.
r. d. NJ, Baldwin, Ca, writes: I am
preparing TO 90 into the hog business,
and wish to know how to manage the
boar and brood SOW for best results You
know corn is high. I wish to secure as
many as ten pigs from each litter. have
been selling pigs at some profit, but
wish to raise better ones and more Of
them. Can we afford to pay 81 a bushel
for corn to feed to hogs with a good Ber-
muda pasture and running water7
In this climate sows that are kept in
good condition may be bred twice a year
II is best to have one litter of pigs come
in the early spring and the other as early
In the autumn as possible, so as to get
considerable growth on them before cold
weather when grain feed which is ex-
pensive becomes necessary. Breeding an
imals should be kept in good condition.
but never too fat. Brood sowns are more
likely to come in heat II penned and fed
grain. The ration should not contain too
much corn, however. You will find a
mixture of one-third corn and two-thirds
middlings with a little digester tankage a
good ration to use. This may be fed as
a thin slop. All the waste from the
kitchen can also be utilized. After the
animals are bred they may be turned on
grazing crops. Both the males and fe-
males may be maintained very largely on
grazing crops in this climate. You can
have a succession of these crops very
well adapted to the needs of hogs and
you can reduce the amount of corn or
dinarily fed to a marked degree. One
dollar corn is a high-priced grain to feed
TO hogs that can be maintained and made
to grow and thrive on a succession of
such crops as crimson clover, oats or
wheat, cewpeas. soy beans, peanuts and
artichokes. Develop a system OF fenced
paddocks as quickly as you can, and SOW
each down to a crop which will At into
a rotation, and enable you to produce two
growths on the same land In a year BY
this means you will have plenty of green
feed at all seasons and a large per cent
Of the crops may be made to produce the
greater part OF the grain needed for the
maintenance OF the animals. You should
have a Bermuda pasture by all means as
a part Of your permanent system OF graz
ing lots.