Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-24

it may be gotten rid of, that is by PEN
ming hogs on the land and letting them
eradicate the nuts. Apparently the more
you cultivate land infested with this
trouble the more thoroughly and COM
pletely do the nuts occupy the soil. We
have only a very small area on the coll
lege farm infested and we have decided
that the only way to fight it to the finish
is to pen hogs on it. 1t occurs to us
that you could afford to put probably
even more fertilizer on your corn than
your letter indicates you expect to apply.
Six to 500 pounds of a high-grade mix
ture. in connection with yard manure
should prove profitable
Your mule is undoubtedly suffering
from what is known as periodic ophthal-
mia, or so-called moon blindness. The
trouble was at one time thought to be
due to changes in the moon, but it is now
known that this is erroneous. This dis
ease is hereditary, and its treatment
only fairly satisfactory; no permanent
cure can be made. When the attack oc-
ours the animal should be kept in dark
stall and the eye bathed with cold water,
or ice bags used to reduce the temper
ature A solution of boric acid, L dram
to ounces of water, should be prepared
an a few drops placed in the eye daily
with a dropper Tonic treatment will be
sometimes helpful. The mule should be
fed literally and kept in good condition.
Ouinine in dram doses twice daily for
several days will probably be beneficial
DESTROYING LICE ON WORK STOCK
T. l.. G., Flowery Branch, Ga, writes:
/ would like TO know how TO rid mule
of lice. The mule also has cough
which mostly occurs while eating or af-
ter drinking water. She has not had
any musty or moldy feed.
Lice may be removed from mule by
washing her thoroughly with a solution
consisting of one part of any coal tar
disinfectant to so to so parts of water.
The stronger solution should pe used
only in severe cases. The treatment
should be repeated in a few days. Make
the solution up in a bucket and take
scrub brush and thoroughly rub every
part oil the animal, being certain to get
into all folds of the skin. and saturate
the under parts OF the body well. A
combination of salt and sulphur for the
animal to lick will be of some benefit.
r eed we'll and keep the stable clean.
III litter and trash should be burned;
clean and disinfect the quarters with
whitewash anu apply hot Sar TO cracks
and crevices. Rubbing posts, IL there be
any, should also be treated with the So
luton applied to the mule.
From what you say your mule may
have taken a slight cold, or the trouble
may be due to heaves; this would seem
to be more likely, as you are positive
only clean. bright feed has been given.
Fowler's solution of arsenic, in one-half
ounce doses in the feed daily for ten
days Careful feeding and diet are inn
1rtant things to Iook after. A bran
mash will also prove serviceabie. Be care
full to see that the animal does not get
overheated and then allowed to stand in
a draft or become chilly. If the trouble
is due to cold 1T should disappear in a
few days.
GROWING A PRIZE ACRE OF CORN.
A. =. c., Brookfield, Ca, writes;
have an acre that l want to plant in
corn as a prize acre. 1 broke the land
the first of January about ten inches
~Sep with a two-horse pillow. About the
middle of February l marked off the
res with a cutaway harrow as deep as
/ could cut the land. L am now listing
out the same rows with six-inch turn
ing pillow, breaking the land about 16
inches daap. / want to put in the drill
now 1000 pounds 16 per cent phospho-
rio acid and 400 pounds S-2-2 guano,
and put side application of 500 pounds
of guano and 1000 pounds of kainit,
and a top dressing of 200 pounds of nj
trate of soda. =. i'll this be too much?
The preparation you propose for your
prize acre of corn land is very good,
and your deep blowing and thorough
working with the cutaway harrow are to
be commended; laying off --e rows and
sub-soiling is also a good practice, but
your chances of a good yield would have
been better, of course. if you had had
some vegetable matter to apply to the
soil. 1t viii pay you Letter to put the
kainit and phosphorus in the soil under
meath the drill row before planting.
since you evidently intend to plant in
the open furrow. and this is probably a