Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-27

what do Won think of beet pulp? What
would YOU suggest planting for winter
Grazing for cows and hogs? What is
the best breed of hogs for this section!
I rather like the Berkshires. i have mao
the o. /. c. and Tamsworths recommend
ed to me.
The dairy business offers fine oppor-
tunities in Georgia if it is skillfully
managed for there is strong demand
for milk and butter at rmuneratiVe
prices. This demand is likely to be in
creased from year to year as larger
proportion of the population are now
non-producers of these products than
formerly and the demand for highly nu-
tritious foodstuffs is on the increase
There is no objection to establishing .
dairy business with grade animals. IN
fact where one has only limited cap
ftaI and a short time in which to inau-
gurate the work, this is the best plan
to pursue. Holstein cattle are excel
lent dairy animals and you Will not
make a mistake in establishing nerd
of this breed. The reason they are not
more largely found in Georgia is not
hard to explain, for the Jersey cow and
other dairy breeds became so firmly en-
trenched in the state that it is only re-
Gently that the Holsteins have come to
public attention. Then the breed suffers
from what was long considered draw
back. namely the production Of large
quantity of milk not so rich in butter
fat az that obtained from Jerseys ana
Guernseys. 1t now appears, however,
in the light of modern investigation that
the Holsteins produce milk better
adapted to the nutrition of infants ana
children than the Jersey and Guernsey.
The breed is a new one in the south
but is making rapid progress and gain
ing much in popularity. You need not
hesitate to use them as they are as
well adapted to our climatic and soil
conditions as other dairy breeds. or
course. you understand that Holsteins
brought in from outside the state or
where they have not been exposed to
tick fever will be subject to this disease.
You should hardly purchase bull which
YOU expect to use to any extent in SER
vice under one year. of age, but your
idea of purchasing some heifers and a
sire relatively young is good practice
as lou can purchase more cheaply in
this way than if you try to buy mature
| animals.
You are acting wisely in arranging to
carry on some other lines of business IN
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words, it is well to have more than one
string to your bow" as it provides a va
riety of sources from which to derive
an income.
Silos are thoroughly practical in
Georgia and the man who expects to
develop the dairy business on small
scale SHOULD certainly erect one as soon
as possible. With silo you can pre-.
serve sorghum and corn and other crops
in condition where they will provide
admirable substitutes for grass. Beet
pulp is probably more expensive to feed
than silage and cotton seed meal. We
use this combination in our dairy with
great success. A silo large enough to
hold feed for twenty cows can be erected
at a cost of about $4,000 if you do the
work with farm labor. This contem-
plates erecting a stave silo out of mate.
rial which has been tongued and groved
and is put together with splines. We
have two silos of this type on the col.
lege farm and they are giving excellent
satisfaction.
For winter grazing for cows there Is
no better combination to use than rye
and crimson clover and some hairy
vetch, though Oregon vetch may do vel
in your section of the state where tnt
climate is somewhat milder than in tn,
Piedmont section. For hogs the bes
\ winter pasture would be oats or barley
\ with vetch, crimson clover and some
rape. These crops may be sown in com.
bination or on separate areas and grazec
as they develop.
There is no one best breed of hogs
but of course, the Berkshire is an ex-
cellent breed and well adapted for Geor.
gia- They are one of the best general.
purpose breeds we have. For grains
purposes the Tamworth is probably
more desirable and they are also a pro-
lihc breed. Poland Chinas are better
adapted for the corn belt as they are 9
very rat type ct hog. The same is also
true of the o. /. c,