Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-19

meal. Which is the best for light red
land with fairly good red clay subsoil
1 have three acres that were in oats fol-
lowed by peas that yielded fine last sea-
son. / put on Is two-horse loads of sta
BILE manure and used 400 pounds 10-4 l
want to side dress. The cotton is up but
dying. l have six acres all sown in
spring oats that ! was to hog off. and put
in peas and peanuts. Can 80 hogs eat off
these oats at profit? have one shoat
that has been eating corn and slop and
running on oat patch. It turns like a
merry go-round, and eyes seem to be
crossed. Please advise what to do for it.
1t is the intention and purpose to make
the agricultural columns of this paper
serve the thousands of farmers who take
IL, and there is no trouble or effort too
great to try and provide the correspon-
dents with the information they desire.
While ii is necessary to publish over and
over again facts which have already been
presented, this is cheerfully done for
many new subscribers are continually be-
ing added to the list of readers and much
which has already been explained may
not be understood by them, and then as a
matter of fact the problem of each cor
respondent is generally little bit differ
surprising that he should desire special
information, and no one need feel theX
are imposing for their inquiries are gladly
welcomed, and will be answered as COM
pletely as possible.
A complete fertilizer may be put at con-
siderable depth in the ground at the time
of planting the corn and cotton. For in
stance, the fertilizer may be put in the
soil to depth of eight or ten inches on
o1o Of
teaching. but possibly on sandy lands 1t
is better to keep the fertilizer relatively
close to the surface of the ground, as
there is muc greater tendency for the
plant food to zach away from these lands
than those OF a heavier texture. The
depth of putting down the fertilizer will
also be determined to some extent by the
nature and character of the crop to be
grown on the land and the amount of
ward manure or other vegetable matter
which may be incorporated with the soil.
ANY side dressings with complete fer
tilizer OF the character indicated should
not be put in the soil too deeply. In fact,
scattering ahead of the cultivator and
covering in to a depth of about three
inches is about right according to our
judgment This is the method we follow
when we use side applications, and APP
parently ii is giving US very good results.
ANAEMIA IN HORSES AND MULES. T
Al. G.. Cumming. Ga. writes: I have
a colt that was a year old the I'd day
of April 1t has long hair, does not
shed off and does not eat heartily. 1t
stands like il had no energy and is APP
parentlv in a very bad condition When
turned out TO Craze il will in short
while swell up at the end of the nose.
The swelling goes to three or four
inches of the eyes. When kept up at
night the swelling will disappear /
would be pleased if YOU will give me
remedy for this colt.
Your colt is evidently suffering from
hamilton and anaemia due to faulty nu-
triton. Ybu neglected 10 state how
and what YOU are feeding. The blood is
evidently deficient in quality, i. e., does
not contain sufficient corpuscles and
other solids. The swollen condition or
lower part of the head which appears
when the colt is in pasture and disap-
pears when kept in the stable denotes
this. The failure to shed properly de-
notes a poor condition of the skin. l
would recommend that you feed the colt
a mixture of middlings, oats and shelled
corn, equal parts, one quart twice daily
in addition to pasturage. Give very lit
tie rough feed of any kind. Let it have
access to salt and clean, fresh water
at all times. Stable in bad weather only
Have your druggist prepart the follow
ing:
Powdered Iron Sulphate . ounces
Powdered nux vomica =. % ounces
Potassium acetate :. "A ounces
Mix Thoroughly and make into thirty
powders. Give one on the feed twice
a day If the bowels become constipated
give an occasional mash of bran and
linseed meal.