Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-11

speltz as nurse crops? Would it be
necessary to inoculate? What fertilizer
would be best to use?
1t is doubtful IL you would succeed in
securing stand of crimson clover this
spring, as you could hardly hope to get
the land in ideal condition to seed just at
the right time This crop would take a
little time to establish itself, and if you
were to put it in now, a severe enough
freeze might occur any time within the
next six weeks to kill it, and unless ii
had made a good start before warm
weather of early spring, it would hardly
mature satisfactorily. Crimson clover
must be regarded essentially as a crop to
be seeded in the fall, and 1t is not advis-
able as rule to sow ii with nurse crop,
though we have sown ii with light seed
ings of rye and oats with fair satisfac-
ton. We did not, however, secure what
we would regard as a perfect stand of
either, and for best results we think it
would be we'll to seed crimson clover
alone 1t would hardly be necessary to
inocuate it; at least, we have not found
it so in our experience. Sometimes you
may not secure as good a stand the first
year as when 1t is brought on the ground
the second time. We know of some ex-
periments made to test this point, and
but little benefit was secured from in
oculation. We would advise the use of
a ton of lime per acre with this crop to
be applied to the land some two or three
weeks before seeding. II the land is de-
ficient In nitrogen it would probably be
well to use a fertilizer containing / per
cent of this element, to 10 per cent of
phosphoric acid and to per cent of
potash. On land that has grown cow
peas the nitrogen may be omitted. and
1O-4 fertilizer used at the rate of 200 to
300 per acre.
TREATING INDIGESTION IN MULES.
r. r. B., Vidalia, Ga, writes: Would
like to know what to do for my mule.
She will swell up in the morning. and
about night she will lie down and roll
as If she was in extreme pain. She gets
that way every spring.
We judge that your mule is suffering
from indigestion and collie of a more or
less chronic nature. When the colicky
symptoms appear put the animal in a
comfortable place and give her an oppor-
tunity to roll. An enema shoTeA first be
given. Use six or eight quarts of warm
water and dissolve in il q half teacup-
full of glycerine. The enema should be
given slowly so as to insure the animal 8
retaining it as long as possible. Next an
ounce of laudanum and one-half ounce of
spirits of nitre may be given in a half
pint OF warm water The drenching
should be done with care so as to be GER
tain not to invade the lungs. Jamaica gin
ger in two ounce doses may also be given,
dissolved in a half-pint of water. This
treatment should relieve the colicky symp-
toms. You should exercise great care in
feeding the animal for a little while.
Change the feed and work her but little
for few days, and give a light laxative
diet This will give the digestive system
chance to recuperate An opportunity
to Craze on rye or oat pasture will be
very helpful. You have probably been
feeding your animal exclusively on corn
or corn and slower. There is a tendency
where one food is given alone to pro-
duce irritation and indigestion. Besides
that, corn of itself does not contain
enough protein substance to properly
nourish a mule. You will find when your
animal gets better If you will add two
pounds of cotton seed meal to the daily
ration you will secure better results.