Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05

1 tOn-Seeu meal containing at ledSt o'lc
per cent of nitrogen. 10 per cent Of
phosphoric acid and . per cent of potash;
! l.eO0 pounds of high grade acid phos-
phste and - pounds of muriate of pot
/ ash you can prepare a mixture which
| will give you approximately the percent
I ages mentioned above. The total weight
would be 1870 pounds. and you. should
add 81 pounds of rich earth TO bring il
up to ECO pounds.
LEADING BREEDS OF SHEEP FOR
THE SOUTH.
| B. ID. W. Milton, Fla. writes: Can
! YOU tell me which breed Of sheep do best
I in the south to raise as full bloods and
also to cross on the native sheep. Who
/ has them for sale? ] do not find any
! advertised i'm the leading agricultural pa
pers of the south.
The Down breeds of sheep have prob
: "a u given the best satisfaction of all
/ I'm the south. The Southdown is quite eX-
! tensively used. This is one of the small
| est of the Down breeds, being very low
10 the ground or short IN the leg and
! compact in body. I hey mature early and
produce a very superior quality of NUT
! ton. The Shropshire and OXforddowns
are also favorites, while the Dorsets are
! being used, more extensively now than
/ ever before i'm their history. The Dorsets
are a prolific breed, often dropping
lambs twice a year when properly cared
I for. ard they make good mothers as well.
| They drop their lambs late i'm the fall
| or early winter. and this is an advantage
| as thSy can be fitted for market and
sEipped early i'm the season, thus insur-
| ing the grower a good price. Any of these
breeds Cross well on the native ewes. In
| fact i'm developing a sheep business the
, proper policy to pursue is TO secure
| hirh-priced buck OF one Of the breeds
menIIuned and use the native ewes as
foundation stock. Sheep breeding is
very much neglected industry through
| out the south. The reign of the dog has
DESTROYED what should have been one of
our great and permanent industries. In
some states a tax is now imposed on the
dog for the benefit OF the schools. but |
do not believe the law is we'll enforced
| IN most instances. and that many worth
| less ours still escape taxation and form
a permanent menace to the development
of this industry There can be no doubt
but that money can be made out OF a
small mock OF sheep wisely cared for and
| managed on the average farm where they
| act as scavengers and provide source OF
revenue equal to s. or more per animal
kept DO not make the mistake or con-
Guiding, however. that big flock VIII
| give YOU the same relative profit as
| small flock for such has not been the
history of this business. You can secure
frsi-cIass Southdown bucks from Mr.. X
T Hite. Gallatin. Tenn
/ SCRATCHES IN HORSES.
W. {. l.. Headen, Ga, writes: Is there
4 specific remedy for scratches in horses
II is simply a cautaneous disease, or does
il finally enter the system and become
chronic? Is it generally understood u
be caused by standing in filthy quarters!
There is no specific cure for scratches.
II may arise from different causes, one
of the chief of which is irritating sub
stances coming into contact with the ten
der skin in the hollow of the heels. In
der this head would come the cause you
mention, stable filth. Other sources OF ir-
ritation which cause this trouble are colo
water, mud, strong soaps used i'm wash
ing the legs. clipping the legs, etc. AT
other times the disease may result from
such general troubles as will cause
stocking or swelling of the legs. such as
liver, kidney or heart trouble. When the
disease is caused by local irritation. such
as stable filth. the treatment should be-
gin with cleanliness of the legs of the
horse. and also of the stable in which he
stands Next the horse should have abso-
lutte rest, for while the skin of the af-
fccted region will crack open on even
very moderate exercise, IL will not do so
while the animal is at rest. Wash the
affected parts with tepid rain water and,
il necessarytousesoap. useonlythepu re
] IL necessary to use soap, use only the pure
CASTLE. When the cracks have not already
formed. wrap the leg in cotton wet with
the following mixture:
| Sugar of lead. / drachm.
Laudanum. l ounce.
Water, 1 quart
Then cover with a bandage. Clean and
bandage the legs in this manner at least
once a day and do not use the horse un-
til all the heat and redness have left
the skin Of the affected part. When
cracks have already formed. cleanse the
legs and cracks with creolin one-half
ounce and water one quart. Dry thor
oughly and apply a little Of the follow
| ing mixture on some cotton to the af-
feSted part and cover with air-tiCht
bandage. oiled silk or rubber, at least
/ once day:
sulphurous acid. ounce.
| Glycerine, l ounce.
| Water. 1 ounce.
| This preparation should be fresh, so do
! not have il made up i'm larger amounts
/ than that given unless you have several
I
mixture becomes old the sulphurous acid
changes to. sulphuric acid. which will he
injurious to the horse. After the cracks
have been healed by the above mixture
and absolute rest I'm the stable. use ben
zoated zinc ointment as salve until tho
skin has again become soft and flexible
when the horse may be put to work.
When the disease has been caused by
some constitutional trouble. the treat
ment in addition to that given above.
should be directed toward the cure OF thu
affected heart, kidneys or liver.
| HOW TO SECURE A STAND OF AL
! FALFA.
| ]. F. H.. Rutledge, Ga. writes: ! want
! all the information about alfalfa YOU car.
! give me. VIII alfalfa grow here on dry
| bOttoms2 When IS the best time for
] planting? How should the ground be
prepared?
Alfalfa has been grown i'm more or less
I limited areas I'm various parts of the
state. Commercially and on a large scale
! it has not been grown with success: we
I DOUBT very much that this will he ac-
, cOmplisked in the near future. Where
sufficient labor is expended it may be
, grown on small areas TO good advanta &c
as source of green feed for poultry.
hogs and dairy cows and other classes of
I ffS hos