Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-22
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Az ABs-Ess ON THE NOSE
y Gore Ga. writes: / have
mule that has hard swollen place on MS
nose a little above the left nOstrii. wnioh
INNS a little like distemper- The mule IS
four wears old. and l would like TO know
what 10 do FOR him
The swollen place on your mules nose
Il proba blv an abscess- This should De
oDened at its lowest point TO get II Wen
drained out. and should he Kept open
and washed out with warm water ana
carboltc acid until il heals from the m
side. Use one teaspOOnful Of carbohc actd
TO one pint Of warm water as wash
For the running at tile nose and eyes
would suggest that you steam him. 40 DO
this pour some boiling water over some
trash hay in the bottom Of a bucket; add
10 this some oil OF tar or turpentine; then
place the bucket in the bottom of sack
and hold the upper end of the sack about
the -1ule's nose so that he will breathe
the steam arising from the bucket Do
this once day for several days
CORN VERSUS OATS FOR HORSES
AND MULES.
Z T B. jefferson, Ga, writes: We
have TO buy some grain for our stock
this spring. Can get corn at Sl10 per
husheI and oats at D cents. Which Will
give the most feed value for the money.
using peavines and swamp grass. princi-
pally Bermuda. for rOughness? What
proportion Of corn and oats would be best
as a mixed feed:
A good quality OF oats contains high
or PERCENTAGE Of digestibIe protein than
corn. and while they contain nearly as
much fat. they are low in carbohydrates.
but the nutritfve ratio is such that this
cereal furnishes an almost perfect ration
for farm animals The cat is not as heat
ing as corn. and is better suited to the
needs Of horses and mules than that ce-
real Since you can buy two bushels of
oats aggregsting in weight "a pounds for
yS8 as compared with IS pounds OF corn
for 81 TO- and the oats have a little ad-
vantage over corn as a concentrate for
mules. there Is little 10 choose between
the two as a fOOdstuf. In fact, better re-
suits will probably be secured where you
feed one-haIf TO twO-thir1s oats and the
balance corn 4 ration consisting of eight
pounds OF oats. five pounds OF corn and
two pounds of cOttOn-seed meal with from
L 20 Is pounds Of peavine hay should fur
nish satisfactory ration for a IcoO-pound
horse or mule during hard work
A PARASITIC DISEASE OF CHICK
EMS
ID. T.. Monroe. Ga. writes: raised
about Too chickens last year from five
hens. but they won't lay now and their
legs are ali scaIy. and under their feet
II looks like they have been standing on
q hot stove Please tell me what is the
matter and what TO do for them. Ny
husband takes The Journal and we could
not do without IT,
The trouble with which your chickens
are affected is parasitic i'm nature The
treatment / would suggest would be to
make sslve Of lard and sulphur and
grease their legs ard feet with Il once a
DAY for a week Then let them go for a
week without the greasing. and after that
: give them second treatment with the
salye If ii seems necessary.
BELIEVES IN THE JOURNAL.
L. +. IT,, MOntezuma. Ga, writes: I
have gained 50 much information from
The Semi-Weekly Journal. and especially
the agricultural department. that / want
10 ask few more questions. have been
a reader OF The Journal for Is years and
on small scale 10 raise hogs I have a
pasture with water and have sOdded two
acres in cats. and will plant some corn
and field peas and some ground peas
which / viii fence. When will be the
best time to begin pasturing the spring
oats? win il pay to buy a cream separ-
ator for OF 10 gallons Of milk a day? I
can get > cents pound for butter the
year around Or would il paw me hest
TO buy a patent churn? The milk is so
hard TO churn i'm the summer / am try
Ing TO grow everything I need
The patrons OF The Journal are more
than welcome TO all the information thew
secure through its various departments
but of course IL is pleasing to know that
the subscribers find the suggestions made
IN its columns Of practical value in their
agricultural operations
Spring oats may be pastured from now
on or course. II you expect them n
mead up and form grain. you will have
10 take the animals of OF them very
shortly We find rye and vetch a good
crop 10 seed Tn the fall TO provide graz
ING Tor hogs, as the crop is harder thar
oats and viii stand more trampinR. n,