Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-04


gators to study means of eradicating the
tick and in this they have been eminent
ly successful. For instance, if cattle
are "soiled." that is kept in a dry lot
and fed green feed during the year. all
of the pastures will be effectually freed
OF ticks on account of their having been
starved TO death from their inability to
get on the cattle beast which is their
host. .-.---
Pastures may also be freed of ticks in
one of two days; by excluding the ami
mails from them for a definite period of
time or by keeping them off the land
altogether for a period, say of u months.
By the first method the pasture lands
are divided into two parts. double fence
ten feet apart being used as a partition.
The bottom of the fence should be made
board tight so as to prevent the ticks
crawling from one pasture into the other.
Cattle. horses, mules and asses should
then be moved from the one section and
kept out of it until the late fall or bet
ter still. January. BY this time it will
be freed of ticks. and after the cattle
and other animals have been properly
cleaned by any of the methods men
toned. they may be put in the non-in-
tested pasture. 1t is not difficult. of
course. to eradicate ticks by the method
suggested since the cost of fencing need
not be very great. A simpler method
still, of course, is to keep cattle off the
land for one year, and while on a farm
where a number of animals are main
blesome. it will pay handsome dividends
in the long run.
II our farmers realized dne-tenth of
the loss which this miserable parasite
infiicts on them and the ease with which
ii can be controlled and eradicated, it's
destruction would be swift and certain.
FEEDING THE DAIRY COW ECONOMICALLY
A. o. B.. Columbus. Ca, writes: Please tell
me how to mix most economically a balanced
ration for mich cows with fOodstuffs prlcei
as follows: Cotton seed meal, $50; corn, $50;
wheat bran, $50; shorts, S31; dry beet pulp,
SS3, and ground corn and cob, S32. How much.
should be fed at time in connection with
pesNine hay and unthreshed oats?
One Of the essential elements in a ration
for dairy cows is fairly liberal supply Of pro-
TEN, This, as a rule, is difficult and cost
" element 10 secure; hence In considering the
preparation OF a ration from the food stuffs
submitted, IL would be well, first Of all, to
consider the one which will supply the protein
IN the cheapest and most desirable form In
this respect, high-grade cotton seed meal would
lead all the others at the prices mentioned
HE best grade contains about 37.2 per cent OF
digestible protein per 10 pounds Germ on the
other hand would contain o or 10 and wheat
bran u to 70 pounds
With situation such as you have to deal
Win, we would feed peavine hay at the
rate OF 10 to IA pounds, and give her a bundle
or 50 OF unthreShed oats to pick over I'm
rack kept IN the lot. She should be fed regu-
larry on pea vine hay and other concentrates
morning and night, and allowed 10 pick over at
viii some coarse rOughage, such as unthresh-
cd oats VIII Furnish Ii this material Is plac-
ed In rack in the lot, enough shelter should
be provided TO keep IL dry should rains &C.
cur BE careful 10 keep the manger cleaned
Out ana sSeeten occasionally with a little sal
soda This will tend TO keep the appetite on
edge, and will prevent an accumulation OF I'M
desirable roughsge.
In addition 10 the above. we would feed cot
ton seed meal at the rate OF about pounds
per day. and wheat bran at the rate of Q
pounds per day, this ration to be fed, Of
course, In proportion 10 the weight Of the cow
and being designed for an animal weighing 1000
pounds. IL she only weighs 500 pounds only
give her eight pounds Of grain. The amount
OF grain given will also depend on the milk
flow. Where a COW gives about two gallons
OF milk per day. about one pound Of meal
TO 100 pounds Of i've weight should answer
very well. especially where you feed roughage
as rich as you propose. As the flow OF milk
increases the grain ration should be increased
and you can often afford TO feed a pound and
a bali OF grain per 100 pounds Of live weight.
There Is only one criticism TO offer to this
ration IN that II tends TO be very rich in pro-
TEN, and probably a little less in carbo-hy-
drates and fattening material. 1t might be
improved somewhat by feeding corn in place OF
wheat bran. though this would not make the
most economical ration, and for this reason
we have suggested the other
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA AS A FERTILIZER.
j. +. X, Columbus. Ca. writes: Could the
ingredients mentioned be mixed together as fol-
lows: 1000 pounds Of 10 per cent acid $50
pounds Of cotton seed meal. $50 pounds OF sui
phate OF ammonia and 800 pounds OF muriate
Of potash? That is, could IL be mixed and
stored from O. to months and the compound
not suffer any injury, that is, not get hard
and run together and set like cement? Would
1t become lumpy it could not be put down
with distributor?
There Is no objection to mixing together hiyh-
grade acid phosphate cotton seed meal SUI
phate Of ammonia and muriate OF potash in
the proportions mentioned IN your letter IN
our Judgment it, Is best TO mix a fertilizer
and apply II as ms possible. There is
not much danger OF this mixture becon-
Ing hard and lumpy some Others provided
IL Is kept in a perfectly dry place and the
materials are in good condition when mixed.
At some seasons when there is great deal
Of rainfall much moisture in the air the
materials may take up moisture and tend to
cake more freely than at other seasons. The
tendency 70 cake, however, depends somewhat
on the skin with which the various materials