Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-20


yellow and A of a pound of -four. Fill
a pail half full of water and mix in
the -four. dissolving all the Jumps. The
crome yellow should be dissolved In one
quart of water in a separate vessel. add
the. glue to the flour and bring the whole
to a boil and add the barytes slowly
Make the wash the day before it is re-
lquired, mix thoroughly and apply with
a brush.
The rafting in your pigs throat may
be due to the excessively fat condition of
the animal. Difficulty in breathing is fire.
quently observed in very fat pigs. 1t may
also be caused by some diseased condition
in the region of the throat. However, as
the animal is very fat this Is probably
noI the cause. You say your pig is four
months old, and very fat. If you expect
to let the animal get Its growth it should
not be kept In an excessively fat condl-
ercise.
A COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE.
A correspondent writes: We are think
ing of erecting a packing plant. We
propose to kill 200 hogs and % cattle per
day and within year viii double this
capacity If we can get the hogs and
cattle. would like some information
in regard to the profits that may be
expected from raising cattle and hogs,
either separately or together. I believe
this packing house will I'LL a long-felt
want, as 1t has been almost impossible
for the farmers to dispose of any guam
tity of cattle or hogs should they raise
them.
1t Is a matter of great interest to all
ixr~i.r
heart to see packing houses being erect
ed in the progressive cities Of the state.
for they will certainly fill a long-fait
want and will tend to stimulate an in
terest in animal industry, a matter of
the very greatest Importance to our
people In view of the fact that the boil
weevil will enter Georgia at no distant
date The profits to be made from the
live stock industry depend on its man
agement. In this section animals may
be grazed on Bermuda and other native
grasses for several months during the
year. For the balance of the time, and
the feeding period need not exceed three
to four months, they may be grazed on
winter cereals, such as rye. barley and
oats seeded early in the fall These
crops, of course, will always be inn
proved II crimson clover and hairy vetch
be mixed with them. We use, for in
stance, about 80 pounds of vetch with one
bushel of rye, and sometimes add 10 to
Il pounds of crimson clover to the mix
ture, This has produced one of the
finest and most luxuriant winter pas
lures 1 have ever seen. provided 1t is
seeded early in the fall. We have main
tanned calves and yearlings through the
winter without grain OF course, the
farmer will make his largest profit where
he sells his cattle off the grass. An
excellent profit can be made, however,
from feeding cattle on silage and cotton
seed meal. and such dry roughness as is
available in larger or smaller quantities
on every farm. Any farmer who can
secure / cent of margin between the
buying and selling price of beef cattle
and uses a raEonal method of practice in
caring for and feeding his stock should
make a profit of from s. to S. per head
OF course, this presupposes that he has
a good grade of cattle to feed, as there
is more money in handling stock of this
character than the scrub animals which
predominant in so many sections. 1t is
simple matter, however, to improve
the grade OF stock through the intro
duction of a pure-bred sire, though. of
course, care should be taken in the tick
infested territory to secure animals from
below the quarantine line, or else they
are almost certain to die From infesta-
ton with ticks. In figuring the profit
on this business no credit has been given
for the manure neither has any charge
been made against labor. but the manure
will certainly Offset the cost of labor
and is one of the most valuable forms
of fertilizer which can be put on our
soils.
II has been quite clearly demonstrated
that hogs may be raised on a success
sion of grazing crops at cost of sl-2
to cents pound. There are some
who believe that If they are grazed
on peanuts, chufas.. etc, that the pork
will be too soft This difficulty can be
overcome by period of pen feeding,
not to exceed 30 days TO six weeks, corn
to be the chief concentrate in this fin
ishing off process. 1t would be inn
possible in a letter to outline in detail
a method of grazing which may be fol-
lowed TO the best advantage. The ce-
reals and legums may be used for the
winter and early spring, and spring
sown oats. cowpeas, soy beans, peanuts,
artichokes for the summer and fall. The
fact that there is good money m this
business has been demonstrated over and
over again by certain farmers who have
abandoned the cultivation of cotton and
devote their attention exclusively to-
the raising of hogs by the method indi-
Gated
There is an opportunity to make good
money on the growing of dollhouse
lambs All the crops desirable for the
nutrition of sheep can be produced
economically in the state. There is an
abundance of rough broken land more
suitable for grazing by sheep than any
other class ot stock. The farmers will
have 20 provide some protection for his |
animals against dogs, but II the tax now !
placed on these animals is maintained.
1t will tend to restrict the damages
which they have inflicted on the sheep
Industry in the past. Our experience in