Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-17

Finely ground rock would answer if used
at the rate of several tons per acre.
Where caustic lime is used from one to
two tons should be applied. Better results
will follow the use of the finely ground
rock IL cowpeas and other leguminous
crops are plowed under to supply the soil
with some vegetable matter in which it
is often quite deficient. The soils OF
Doofy county are well adapted for the
production of all the crops which can
be successfully cultivated in the gulf
states. Cotton. cowpeas and other leg
umes, corn, oats and other cereals may
be grown with excellent results. These
soils respond well to good treatment and
can be built up rapidly and made very
productive and profitable under cultiva-
ton.
SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT MAD
STONES.
s. A. B., Gadsden, Ala, writes: Can
you give me any. information about
tested maidstone and the value of same?
There is no such thing as a tested
maidstone in so far as the writer knows.
sometimes treasured by superstitious
people was supposed to be a cure for
hydrophobia. Such stones are usually
the size and shape of an egg. The
idea that they will cure hydrophobia
or bring relief from other diseases is an
absolute absurdity. Hydrophobia is due
TO the bite of mad dog, and when
animals. are affected the proper thing
to do ia to destroy them as quickly as
mad dog or should in any other way
contract the trouble, they. should be in
stantly sent to a Pasteur institute for
treatment. Pasteur has shown that ra-
bies is produced. by a virus introduced
as the result OF a bite or the Infection
of a wound from an animal suffering
from rabies. He has also given us a
treatment which IS effective in prevent
ing loss of life and suffering on the part
of persons bitten by mad dogs. This
is the only effective treatment known,
and If persons attacked have the parts
affected Immediately disinfected and
promptly treated practically all OF them
will recover. As the treatment is some
what tedious and prolonged 1t is too ex-
pensive to apply to animals.
GARGET OR INFLAMMATION OF
THE .UDDER.
]. B. o., Hilltonia, Ca, writes:
would like to know what is the matter
with my cow. She is a fine young Jer-
sey, with her second calf and her milk
is not fit to use. When It begins to
sour a thick skum rises and will rope
and clabber will be tough and Shiny.
feed her green cotton seed, fodder.
shucks. corn and all the green hay she
will eat. scald all the milk vessels and
sun them, and keep everything clean.
would like to know what to do.
Apparently your COW is affected with
what is known as mammitis, or caked
udder, or garget. The following treatment
is the most \efficacious which can be
suggested. and If persisted in should give
relief. The milk should be drawn fire.
quently and as thoroughly as possible
The udder should be gently rubbed and
bathed with hot water for twenty min
utes at time. Then rub thoroughly dry
and apply an ointment made by dissolv-
ing two tablespoonfuls Of gum cam
phor in teacupful of melted lard. To
this may be added one ounce of
fluid extract OF belladonna. The glands
should be rubbed and treated three times
daily and the ointment we'll rubbed in.
Sometimes mammitis is due to the inva-
sion of the gland by bacteria. In that
case solution of carbolic acid, one part
to fifty parts of boiled water. should be
injected into the udder through the milk
duct. A good apparatus TO use for this
purpose is a funnel to which is attached
a small piece of rubber tubing with a
glass tip. After the solution has acted
for a few minutes ii should be drawn
out. We judge from what you say that
the udder of your COW is probably af-
fected both externally and internally,
and that both of the treatments suggest
ed will be necessary to bring relief.
....
HOG RANCHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
n. .. c., Rose Hill, Miss, writes: I
want to go into the hog business for the
purpose of raising breeders to sell, and
want to breed what there is the most
demand for by the farmers OF the
larger breeds / would prefer the Berk-
shire or Duroc-Jersey; of the smaller
breeds 1 would prefer the Essex or
Hampshire. Poi you think 1 could sell
as many of the smaller breeds as of the
larger ones and get as good price?
There are good individuals in all
breeds, and there is more in the man be-
hind the breed than in the particular
type of hog selected. One can make an
unqualified success of the hog industry
WITH virtually any bTeeu IL ne beCOIileS
sufficiently skillful in the management
of his herd to produce choice individual
animals. Either one of the, large breeds
mentioned will provide you with fine
foundation stock. The Berkshires are
probably not quite so prolific as the
Duroc-Jersey. The Berkshires are prob
ally one of the most widely disseminated
and best known breeds in the south.
They are fairly good grazers and mature
relatively early and are well adapted to
our climatic conditions. They are proba-
bly, not quite so prolific as the Duroc-
Jersey. The Berkshires are black with
some white markings, whereas, the Du-
rocs are red. When 1t comes to pronti-