Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

toes to be measured separately and cost
of production. M
address Of some firms who make spe-
cialty of buying and selling sugar cane
syrup.
We could hot say which Is the best
;-ariety of the three mentioned, as they
will vary in productiveness and in util-
ty depending to a large extent on the
man who happens to be cuitiyating
them. The soil will also exert an inrlu-
ence, also the section of the state in
which they are cultivated, and the char
acter Of fertilization pursued may in
crease or decrease the yield materially
While good variety adapted to a given
locality Is a very desirable thing we
should never lose sight of the fact that
varieties of cotton are affected mate
rally by the handling they receive, and
to say that one variety is always bet
ter than any other, would not be justi-
fable conclusion to draw. Personally
l would not hesitate TO use any one or
the varieties mentioned; they all have
some defect which can be eliminated of
course, through careful selection For
instance, the Cook has a tendency to
anthracnose. This may be reduced or
eliminated by selecting seed from only
healthy plants These varieties have
all done well in our demonstration field
for the last two years,
/ do not happen to be familiar with
the name OF any firms handling sugar
cane syrup, but presume that persons
seeing your inquiry in tnese columns
will communicate with you, You might
drop a card to the board Of trade at
Waycross. brownsville or Atlanta, as
no doubt the secretary will take pleas
ure in putting you in touch with the ad-
dress of the parties whom you seek.
FEEDING HENS FOR EGG PRoDuC-
TON.
w. T. j., Nashville, Ca, writes: /
would be very glad to get some in
formation about my chickens / have
ten hens and nice rooster ard they are
in fine order, but will not lay at all.
People say 1t is because they eat berry
around the place here which is called
the gall berry, and they will not lay as
long as these berries last, and I DO not
know what to do to make them lay,
Any information will be thankfully re-
ceived.
1t is probable that your chickens are
too fat You do not say what you
have been feeding them, but presuma-
bly, corn has formed considerable part
If not all the ration. Corn is very
fattening food and is deficient in ash
and mineral matter. When fed by it
self it Is therefore not a desirable food
for chickens. A much better food Is
wheat or a mixture of wheat and cnrn.
Warm mashes are also good for them,
Unless chickens have s. free range, and
get plenty OF exercise, sand, grit and
other material to aid them in digesting
their food, corn should not be fed more
than once day. Then it is best to let
them work IL out in what may be,
termed a scratching pen. This may be
constructed of any size by using boards
II inches high, and flllink it with leaves
and litter OF any kind and scattering the
corn in this so they will have TO scratch
to get, it. You will then find If you
will purchase some bone meal and spe-
cial foods put up for poultry by such
firms as Armour and Swift company ard
feed a limited amount as they suggest,
then 1t will be of benefit. If you will
mix about to 10 per cent Of cotton
seed meal with the bran. corn, oats and
other material you use for wet mash,
1t will improve the quality Of the ration'
providing a desirable amount OF protein.
Get bones and scraps of meat from
the butchers, and then break or grind
them up so they can eat them and as
simulate some of the ash material need
ed for the formation of the shell of the
egg. see that the chickens are free
from lice and other pests and supplied
with green feed of any description
which you can secure. Give small
bunch of this each day or plant little
patch of rye or oats and allow them to
range on 1t. BY following these sug-
gestious you should induce them to lay
at an early date
LAND DRAINAGE AN ESSENTIAL
MATTER.
w T. D., Abbeville, Ca, writes; 1
ta,,o sor,a vary IeveI black sandy loan