Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19

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ent. unless re-directed by intelligent eff
fort The demand for poultry products
must necessarily increase because of
the rapid growth in Industrial centers.
I. does not take so much capital to
engage in an enterprise of this kind
as in some others. One can begin IN
a small way and build up rapidly and
make a demonstration In a given COM
munity which viii be followed by hun
dreds OF others until poultry raising be-
comes q specialized industry in that
section. Surely an opportunity OF this
character Is well worth considering.
In addition to the above. we need to
teach our people how to cooperate;
how to acquire specific information con-
corning their business; how to market
their products advantageously: how to
organize and direct their schools to.
make them more nearly meet the. needs
of the community life. An effort should
be made to eliminate waste, and TO
teach habits Of thrift to economize
time and labor by finding out the
shortest and easiest method of accom-
plishing a given purpose. In TACT the
field of leadership as 1t pertains 10
agriculture is mine or inexhaustiole
opportunity. 1t is right here IN Geor-
gfa. II is in every locality 1t Is hu-
man nature to see the beauty OF the
distant rainbow while failing to recog-
nize Its source. There Is thirst IN
the human heart for adventure and
discovery, for conquest and achieve
ment. All OF these await the trained
hand and mind OF the agricultural lead
err And now that science mas mace
and is making such rapid strides ana
new discoveries of potential character
come daily to our attention, he may
hope to achieve within the span OF
an ordinary life what could not nave
leen ACCOMPLISHED in thousand years
had he lived in the days OF the Roman
emperors. Let US cultivate the oppor-
tunities for leadership which our asri-
culture affords and become factors IN
adding to the prosperity OF our own
commemorative. >re
PREPARING AN s-s-4 FERTILIzER.
L. H. J., Jefferson, Ca, writes !
wish 10 know what ingredients 1t VIII
take TO make an s-s-4 fertilizer.
An s-s-s formula may be prepared
by mixing together 100 pounds OF SUI
phate OF ammonia 500 pounds OF per
cent cotton seed meal, 1000 pounds oI
Is per cent acid phosphate and l0O
pounds of high-grade muriate OF POI
ash. This would total about l,Ioo
mounds and to bring It up to 2Ooe
nounds YOU would have TO add zfo
hounds of woods earth, compost or
other material which is fine enough to
mass through a fertilizer drill. This
formula is very well adopted for cot
ton on red clay uplands. though pos
shiny II does not contain quite enough
phosphoric acid for corn. For cotton
IN should Be applied at the rate OF 0Vo
hounds. and for corn at. the rate OF 500
pounds with the increase in phosphorus
mentioned.
pEHoRNING CALVES WITH CHEM.-
GALS.
A correspondent writes: Is there not
a preparation for putting on the sprout-
ing horns of calf which VIII XIII
their growth without danger to the calf.
and do il in a comparatively short time.
The horns of calves may be removed
in the following manner: Apply causuc
potash to the budding horn just as
soon as the .button" can be felt under
meath the skin. Clip of the hair care
fully over the button, wet ii with water
and then rub well with a stick OF caus-
tic potash. The fingers should be pro-
tected from it so as to prevent oeins
Injured Inc excessive use of causuc
will cause undue suffering. and II Is I'M
portant 10 remember that the appllca-
ton should be made before the button
becomes attached to the head. 1ne
born may also be removed by surgical
operation. but this is more difhcult 6
perform. an on account Of its painful
ness is an undesirable practice 10 pur-
sue
CATTLE RAISING IN THE SOUTH.
b. B. NJ, Manitowes. Wis, writes: 4
Would like to know why cattle raising
in the southern states would not be
paying proposition. tow would you
advise one to start into the business as
TO breed of cattle? Any information you
may see fit to give me will be appre-'
ciated.
Our correspondent is evidently inter-
ested in establishing beef ranching
proposition. OF course, there are good
and bad lands throughout the state! IN,
other words, there are sections where.
two or three times as much grass can
be secured as in others, but even in
the poorest grazing sections. beef ranch
ing can be practiced successfully in the
south If the cattle tick, has been ex-
terminated in that particular section.
Some success may be nad. of course, In
raising cattIe in the presence of the tfkc
provided the owner IL vigilant, under
stands the nature of this pest, and so
MANAGES his land~as TO eradicate the
tick which he can do in period of ono
TO two years. There are comparatively
few cattle of good foundation type fer
beef husbandry in the southeastern
states. but the Hereford or Shorthorn
sire used on these native animals pro-
duce surprising results in the course
OF a few years. Either one of these
breeds will do well. The sire should be
brought in when young and inoculatSd
with blood from animal which has had
Texas fever. To turn them on tick IN,
tested range vithout thus protecting
them means to lose them in great
majority Of cases. Enthusiastically Iarse'
aras of Ind en- be purchased in he
Cumberland mountains ana many other
sections at a comparatively low price.
This land is well adapted for ranchinr
purposes. nd the c6ves and valleys will
produce an abundance Of feed for maay
ing sifage OF providing the hay needed
for the short winter feeding period
found necessary in the southern latitude.
hold a question from arbitration just be-
cause they do not think IL justifable."
A GOOD RATION FOR HORSES AND
MULES
W. II. r., Americas. Ca. writes:
PLEASE give me a formula for horses
and mules containing cotfon seed meal