Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-02
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT

! err however, to put this work into the
high schools than to try to develop sep
arate institutions for IL, and il will be
Infinitely better TO preserve unity in our
! educational scheme rather than to de-
tvelop class distinctions which will GER
Itainly follow where separate schools are
organized. as in Europe The task may
seem appalling in its magnitude, and II
Is hard TO overcome the enertia OF time
and custom, but we are at the parting
OF the ways concerning this matter and
must choose quickly and definitely. /, for
one, hope that the high schools and
those who direct them will not permit the
golden opportunity TO establish them for
ever as one of the most potent factors in
our scheme of universal education to
pass. To give a new impulse in this d.
rection, II is my firm conviction that a
competent graduate of an agricultural
college should be employed as one of the
teachers in every secondary school, and
that where these institutions are located
in the small towns and villages or in the
open country, IL will be advisable TO
have him for the principal
II has been claimed for a long time that
there Is no room for additional worA in
the high school course. A man with
new point OF view will have to be intro
duced into these Institutions to effect the
condensation and elimination which alone
are necessary to find the time. Then, II
something is to be sacrificed, why should
IL be that which is Indispensable to the
we'll being of the individual and' TO the
prosperity of the country? Why should
the high school course be maintained on
a basis that will fit for present college
requirements? Can not other things be
substituted for some that are now offer
ed and still permit the secondary school
to be properly correlated with the uni
Iversity2
GROWING HOGS FOR BACON PRO
DUCTION.
W. R. Pomona, Ga, writes: We have
been raising eBrkshire hogs for some
time. but want TO make a change this
winter, as the meat of this breed is not
properly strealxed with lean. We have
thought some of the Tamworth. but L
have been told they are inclined to be
tender Can you tell us in regard TO
this? And if you were going into the
hog raising business to make fans hams
and bacon as good or better than the IA
nous Smithfield brand, what breed
would you select? In Atlanta yesterday
ley asked 80 cents pound for Smith
field hams We expect to try to Keep
some Of this money in Georgia.
The Berkshire is one of the best gem
eraI purpose breeds for use in the south.
We realize that like all breeds 1t has
some defects and that probably by It
self there is a tendency to make bacon
and hams a little fatter than is some
times desirable. They are vastly supe-
rior, however, to Poland-China in this
respect We believe the Berkshire with
a Tamworth cross or a Berkshire sire
used on native high-grade dams would
be desirable with the end in view Which
YOU have at present We have hao
quite an extensive eXperince with Tam
worth hogs and like them for bacon and
ham production very much indeed. I'm
doubtedly, the fat and lean is well
blended in this breed and owing to their
ueculiar conformation the side OF bacon
is unusually long and deep. This is
material advantage. They are certainly
prolific and do we'll in Georgia. From
our experience they ere as hearty as
any other breed and we thing them bet
ten rustlers and grazers than most or
the breeds with which we are acquaint-
ed There is no reason why they should
not prove eminently satisfactory for
your location. and if they are properly
handled they will certainly give a good
account of themselves. They can be
made to gather a large part Of their
own living II allowed to range in the
woods and the variety Of grazing crops
needed for their maintenance are grown.
There is no reason in the world why
as good bacon and hams should not be
made here in Georgia as in Smithfield,
Va. The writer is acquainted with the.
Smithfield product and the conditions
under which Il is grown. Reputation OF
coufsc is a great help but other sec
lions can establish a reputation rather
QUICKLY II they 60 about the work in
the proper manner The proposition on
your part to go into hog raising is to be
commended and I have no doubt will
prove a profitable venture.
MEDICINAL. TREATMENT FOR INDI-
GESTION
HI b. Perkins. Ga, writes; I have
mare about II years old. She eats very
well but will not fatten. | have been
feeding her on peavine hay, corn, fodder
and oats l would be glad to know what
YOU think Of Harlem OIL and buchu
leaves as a remedy for kidney trouble.
Your mare is troubled with chronic in
digestion. II your mare is of the ner-
vous. high strung order the condition
will not readily yield to treatment. No
fault is 10 be found with the foods you
are giving her II she is not getting an
excess Of peavine hay. For the treatment
Of her trouble. l would suggest the fol-
lowing.
, Powdered copper sulphate.. ounces
. Powdered gentian root ounces
Linseed meal p ounces
Mix together and make A powder. Give
one tablespoonful in feed two or three
times a day.
Buchu leaves are good in certain kidney
troubles, but their use is not indicated
in others. Harlem oil is a proprietary
remedy. the constituents Of which are
1 MT Lnnu-n event 10 the makers so that