Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-18
QUESTIONS ANSWERED


Adjusting THE DAIRY COWS RA-
h cTION.
TT 3. e. Boaz. Ala. writes; nave
row which will 0e three wears OLD IN
r,re. she brouaht ser inst cali Just oe-
go shs was two Years old. She save
! good supplv OF milk Tor about eight
veeeks when she got out into held OF
rrsen corn which dried Up her mix AZ
once. and she has not given over MAJ
a gallon since feed her cot'oh See
end shorts and corn and corn meal
,s-o,,i5 IiLe to know what TO do for her.
i have eight acres Of land / mtenu 10
ant in corn that has been very well ro-
fatod which made 1.e09 pounds OF SEED
rntton per acre last year. How much
should I expect pCV acre with the follow
srr fertilizer: Acid phosphate 30 pounds.
ual.rfate OF potash. leo pounds: cottOn-seed
meal % pounds: nitrate If soda, 10
mounds. / expect to work my crop IN the
Williamson plan. VIII il pay me better
10 buy nitrate of soda at So ton or
eotton-seed meal at So a ton:
ArCotton seed is not a very satisfactory
skod for cows because Of the excessive
amount of oil IL contains which frequently
causes them to run off at the bowels
I think YOU would ind it better and more
satisfactory in every way TO sell your
seed and exchange IL for meal on the
basis OF at least a ton for ton: then feed
enc pound of meal TO FIVE OF hulls. Feed
As much as ~ pounds of bulls per day
and not over 5 pounds cf cotton-seed
rneal.a-Feesl an equal amount Of shorts
and corn meal. or from to pounds OF
rits mixture per daS.-f According 90 the
weight Of xOuT COW. 4 l."e-Ponnd amman
should receive about u pounds OF grain
~ Frssn g IL
able put her on that. and cut out the
bulls. but continue To give small amount
Of grain. TO { pounds Ter day. depend
ing on the milk flow. The COW is "A very
scnsftiveIy organized creature and the
milk aow.is subject TO wide fluctuations,
d. to IN health or Unsatisfactory food
Whenever the flow OF milk shrinks dur
ing the lzctation period. IL is very diff
cult TO eyer get. lie animal back to the
fl.ll fos-s There is no reason why your
Cow sAoaid have becumeipsTmanently thin
because OF breaking out and eating green
feed. we would Re disposed TO think
there we're some other cause. She may
be snffering from indigestion. or possibly
may be infected with tuberculosis. The
clsly way TO determine the latter is TO
have her tested b. a competent veteri-
marian and IL she reacts dispose OF her
You may find il helpful 10 give her the
following powder as a stiuiulant to diges-
ton for a few days; Sulphate OF iron
ounces n3trsgc NJ potash. ounces.
powdered gentisn root , ounces. nux
xun1ica. seed. l ounce ginger root
ounce NIX together ana give a heaping
teaspoonfuI three times daily
The SO pounds Of fertilizer which YOU
y cpose TO use will contain approximate
". pounds OF nitrogen. r pounds OF
phosphoric acid and 50 pounds OF potash.
This fertilizer Is high I'm potash for corn
and low insphosphoTic acid The amount
of nitrogen applied Is probably not too
much TO use unless the land IS well sup
piled with vegetable matter We think
u better 10 cut down the muTiate OF
potash To 81 pounds and cut out 80 pounds
Of the nitrate Of soda and add another To-
pounds Of acid phosphate. This will
moro nearly supply the corn with the ele-
reuts which II is likely to need. Our
experience and observation of the W.T.
hanson method has not been satisfactory.