Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-13
QUESTION AND ANSWER Department
FROM THE STUDENT'SP OLNT OF VIEW

cattle. mules. draft horses. and several
breeds of hogs-au of these are used for
Judging purposes. A barn for the beef
cattle and a veterinary hospital are now
IN course OF construction and they Will
be a great addition to this department.
Everything possible is being done to
make the courses more interesting, in
structive, and practical The courses
grow harder as the men get better and
the time of Hop Ag. for Grip" is
gone We are here for hard. honest
work and anything short of that is def
cient We have some special induce
ments such as scholarships cash prizes.
etc. but why shouldn't We? The state
at large is getting more good from this
department than any other in the uni
Sersity.
All OF this tends to make the courses
offered more popular. We have a larger
freshman class than ever before and in
no other department can an equal num-
Der OF men be found who entered with
better credits than these. Some good
men in other departments with excellent
marks have dropped their previously
chosen course of study and are taking
course I'm agriculture. They know that
no other work can be so profitable as
this Among our number are several
students from Asia and they have good
reasons for taking up the work here
rather than in other institutions. Last
year we mad a student from Ensland
taking a SPECIAL course in cotton indus
try who has recently accepted a respon-
sible position with the English govern
ment
Men who successfully complete the
cne-year course now are capable of man.
aging large plantations and good men OF
this kind are in demand with good sal
aries Owners of large farms come
here in person to look for such men to
take charge Of their farms. They have
foremen, they want men with the ability
TO plan work. They know that that is
what this course stands for, consequent
ly when they want such men they send
here for them.
The men in the regular B. S. course
of agriculture have to stay here four
years, a pleasure rather than task. for
no study could be so interesting The
vacations of each year can also be spent
in some line OF agricultural work-there
are more places OF this kind than there
are men to I'LL them. They all pay good
salaries and most of them offer special
advantages In travelling.
The demand for graduates who have
availed themselves of the opportunities
and advantages offered by this course is
greater than the supply. The man who
takes this course is made independent of
a salary and some actually refuse to
consider a salary These things make
others see that agriculture is taking the
front rank and we are glad to see 1t so.
We will hardly have any seed corn for
sale from our breeding plant this year
as our investigations as you know, are
lust now getting we'll under way. We
Int a.
suits. however, and hope to be able to
distribute seed at no distant date. In
the meantime we would suggest that
you communicate with Mr.. Thomas r.
Whatley, Helena, Ga. who Is giving
careful attention TO the breeding Of his
corn along scientific lines
In the ration referred TO. the corn may
be shelled or ground and mixed with
the cotton seed meal. Where the two
can be mixed together IL will be some
advantage In securing the thorough min
Cling OF the meal with the corn. 600
pounds of corn and cob meal would
hardly equal 90 pounds of shelled corn in
feeding value though there would not be
as much difference as you would ex-
pect according to some experiments that
have been made. OF course, you under
stand that a bushel Of shelled corn
weighs So pounds and a bushel Of corn
IN the ear about 20 pounds. In other
words. in a bushel of corn in the ear
when ground there are IL pounds of cob.
The mingling of the cobs with the corn
seems to aid digestibility to some extent.
We could not, however, regard corn and
cob meal as equal to shelled corn for
horses.
Land that will grow 10 to 80 bushels
of oats should produce very good crop
Of crimson clover. One of the difficult
ties with this crop is to get a good
stand. This Is not always due TO the
fact that the clover IL SO delicate. but 10
the dryness OF the weather which, often
prevails in the fall. We would prefer TO
SOW crimson clover alone after prepar-
ing the land with the greatest care and
leaving a uniform and firm surface for
the young seed to start in. We have
combined il with rye and also with oats
TO excellent advantage. 1t is sometimes
necessary to inoculate for crimson clo-
yer. You can do this easily by getting