Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-05


every section of the state and lend adj
vice and assistance to the community and
the Individual farmer through the ex-
perts employed in its extension division
Tha ability of the college to serve the
interests of the farmers in the crisis
which now confronts them depends who'll
Iy on the appropriations which the legis-
ature may see proper to place at its
command.
VALUE OF VARIOUS GRAIN FEEDS
FOR HOGS.
s. r Bohanan, Lithonia, Ca, writes:
In grinding corn on feed mill for hogs.
should the corn be shelled or ground
cob and all? VIII ground oats and corn
make good food for pigs and growing
hogs7
Corn and corn meal could hardly be re-
garded as a satisfactory food for hogs
which do best on a somewhat more con-
centrated ration than is necessary for
Eliminating animals If 1t were fed at all
it should be finely ground or probably re-
ground; that is, run through the mill
twice. Moreover, there is not likely to
be any profit obtained from grinding corn
for hogs, as they will masticate and
utilize the ear corn to very good advant-
age. Oats make somewhat fluffy, light
food. and are not quite so well adapted
for pigs and growing hogs for salves
and cattle, but if mixed in equal parts
with corn, viii answer fairly well. For
your information l will say that in an
experiment 1913 pounds of gain were OBJ
tafned from a bushel of ear corn; from
soaked shelled corn, 1913 pounds; from
dry corn meal, "a pounds, and from dry
corn and corn meal, 9.3 pounds; from
1 from
soaked corn and cob meal. s.6 pounds of
gain. This will give you a line on the
relative value of corn prepared in DIFF
ferent forms for hogs. OF course, the re-
suits obtained viii vary somewhat with
the age of the animals and the condi-
tons nder which they are fed. Larger
relative gains will be secured from more
mature animals than from young ami
mails on grain ration. With young ant
mails there should be added to the feed
some such material as, soy beans, linseed
meal, cotton seed meal or any of the
concentrates rich in protein.
ALFALFA PRODUCTION IN SOUTH
GEORGIA.
B. H. A., Arlington, Ca, writes: Are
the lands in south Georgia well suited to
the growth of alfalfa, and viii it be a
profitable crop to grow?
Alfalfa has not been cultivated extern
sively in the southeastern states as yet
Many efforts have been made to estab-
lish IT,, but the great majority have
failed. BY this you should not gather
that il is not being extensively raised in
small patches in many places, but 1t is
dificult to establish this crop, and espe-
clally so unless the land is very rich in
lime. To this end, If you attempt to
grow IL in your section, you should be
prepared to put on several tons of finely
ground lime rock per acre as a surface
application in the fall. You should also
grow on the land this summer crop of
velvet beans and turn them under, say
about the 18th of September to the LIST
of October. Then pillow the land and let
it lay out until about the LIST of Novem-
Der. Harrow and prepare the finest seed
bed possible. Apply 1000 pounds of a
formula containing at least 500 pounds of
Is per cent acid phosphate, 300 pounds OF
muriate of potash and 200 pounds of cot
ton seed meal This fertilizer should be
broadcasted on the land and worked in
with a harrow several days before seed
ing. The seed should be broadcasted at
the rate of 20 pounds per acre and lightly
covered with a bush harrow. You should
be careful to secure good, recleaned
American seed. If you secure a good
stand and conditions are favorable, you
may figure on three to four cuttings a
year in your section, but you are not
likely to succeed with this crop unless
you inoculate 1t by securing 200 to 300
pounds of soil from a field where alfalfa
has been sown successfully and scatter
ing It over the land. You should re-
member that crab grass is one of the
worst enemies TO alfalfa. and many beau
tlful stands succumb to 1t in a very
short time. If these suggestions are
carefully carried out and you persist In
cultivating the land so as to keep it free
of weeds and trash, and particularly
crab grass. and fertilize literally and
lime heavily. you may be able to secure
fair catch OF alfalfa. OF course, If
you can once establish 1t, you will find
It very profitable crop to grow. as it
produces superior hay.
TREATMENT OF A VARIABLE APP
PETITE IN COWS
l. B., Buford Ca, writes: I have a
fine COW that is in bad condition. About
a year ago she brought twin calves
and she Improved nicely and gave plen-
ty of rich milk but about once month
she gets puny and refuses to eat for two
or three days. When she refuses to
eat she seems to be very fun or swoI-
len. feed her on cotton seed meal
and hulls. wheat bran and Arab food,
which consists of corn. oats and alfalfa
hay ground together. DO cows have
indigestionf What would you advise me
to do for her?
Your COW is no doubt suffering from
indigestion according to the descrip-
sion given in your letter, though there
may be other troubles also. Cows that
have an cratic appetite are sometimes
affected with tuberculosis, but there is
no way to determine this definitely ex-
cept by the tuberculin test. Suppose
you change her feed however and try
the following tonic treatment for a
few days. and see If II does not inn
prove her. Give her a purgative of Ep-
som salts, using a pound TO a pound
and a half dissolved in moderately
warm water. Hold the head very high
to prevent any of the solution running
back in the lungs Then give a heap