Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-18

about the same character and amount
of fertilizer of the one in Barlow coun-
ty. The utter absurdity OF this practice
is made apparent at a glance. Plants
were given a constitution by nature
which requires their securing certain
amounts OF plant food in order to pro-
duce a fair yield. Cotton is known to
be a plant, for instance, which requires
considerable amounts of potash. In its
absence il rusts or fails to produce. A
deficiency in one essential element pre-
vents the plant making a satisfactory
yield. 1t is perfectly clear that on this
particular Brooks county soil system
attic crop rotation must be instituted
for IL is clearly deficient in vegetable
matter. This may be supplied through
the blowing under of green crops and is
not serious defect to correct because
OF the great variety Of legumes which
may be grown in that section of the
state. The phosphoric acid supply can
only be raised through the liberal use OF
the mineral carriers of this particular
kind Of plant food. The potash supply
Is so low that very heavy applications
Of this element must be made, and II is
clear that lis soil will need lime. A
ton Of caustic lime applied once in three
years would be the prescription for this
soil. A good fertilizer formula for this
.
OF nitrogen. 10 per cent of phosphoric
acid and IL per cent of potash. or what
might be better practice to apply TO TINS
land directly with a complete fertilizer
a moderate amount of potash
at least 200 pounds of muriate per acre.
That the use OF a formula or this char
acter will increase the yield goes with
out saying. II has been demonstrated
in our own experience that farmers who
have followed our advice in this partic
ular have made fine Yields. The soil is
an open book to the scientist; it is
closed chapter to the average farmer.
Science can discover IT'S deficiencies ard
can tell the farmer how to treat and
manage il so as to secure a profitable
return. from his effort. 1t is utterly
absurd that the farmers OF Georgia
should attempt to continue to grow
crops on the variety of soils found in
the state without first understanding
their fundamental deficiencies and learn
ing how TO supply these intelligently
and in an economic manner. The pros
perity Of the state rests on more def
mite soil knowledge tnan we possess an
present.
STIMULATING THE FLOW OF MILK.
]. F. A.. Commerce. Ca, writes:
have a cow which brought a calf about
four months ago. About ten days later
she got sick with the hollow horn and
we doctored her for that and she got
She is very poor and has dropped off half
in milk.
There is no such disease as hollow
horn. so your COW could hardly have
been affected with that trouble. The
chances are that she is infected with
cattle ticks or is suffering from some
form OF chronic Indigestion. When the
digestive system becomes deranged va
rious other ailments are likely to devel-
op. You should examine your COW care
fully for ticks and if you find any re-
move them at once. Then oil the tail.
legs and humps with crude cotton seed
oil. Pick the ticks of her every day.
Ticks cause a great deal of sickness
and death among live stock in Georgia,
and are likely to be especially bad at
this season of the year. After examin-
ing every part of the body carefully and
ascertaining that she is not infested
with ticks, give her a tonic treatment
for indigestion. II may be that you are
either under or over feeding her If
she Is not receivig any meal. give her
as much as four or five pounds Of wheat
eral days If you are feeding her exclu-
sively on cotton seed meal and cotton
seed meal and hulls, cut out this ra-
ton for a few days and turn her on
pasture and continue the bran mashes.
There is no objection to cotton seed meal,
but occasionally when an animals sys-
tenn becomes deranged heavy concen-
trated food is not the thing for her.
When digestive troubles occur. a pur-
gative of oil or salts should be given,
and for this purpose there is nothing
better than EPSON salts given in
pound to a pound and a half doses dis
solved in warm water. Jamaica ginger
is an excellent tonic and should be
given TO cattle in two-ounce doses in
milk two or three times daily for several
days. Feed sparingiy a laxative easily
digested diet.
DYsENTERY IN COWS AND ITS
TREATMENT.
W. T. W.. Lthia Springs. Ga. writes:
Ny COW has something like dysentery
She is badly swollen and I have to help
her up. 1 have tried everything / have
heard OF. She eats pretty we'll but her
food does her no good. She has been
sick nine weeks. What would you sug-
gest doing for her?
Whenever dysentery occurs il is an eff
fort OF nature to remove irritating ma
terials from the bowels. It is a COM
mon disease In domesticated animals.
The trouble may be due TO variety Of
causes. such as over feeding, the use
OF bad food. sudden changes OF diet,
or improper nastication. Bacteria may
sometimes be present in the food, caus-
ing II 10 decompose. producing dysen-
terry as a result. An effort should first
10 made 10 remove the cause, and
hence all the factors suggested should
be carefully examined into. Then give
a two-ounce dose OF castor oil combined
with an ounce of laudanum. This may
be given as a drench in linseed Cruel
or in any other suitable substance. II
this does not remove the trouble, use
an astringent such as oak bark tea,
which may be made by sleeping the in
ner bark OF white oak. A teacupful of
this tea combined with an ounce of lau-
danum given as a drench twice daily is
considered good treatment. Prepared
chalk in one-half ounce doses twice daily
Is also useful. Unless the trouble is
due to some disease Of the digestive or
gans which will not yield readily to
- nro,ssor Noadn Tho