Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-19

leguminous crops and feed them If you
can possibly do so, but on most farms
there are not enough animals to permit
Of this practice. Vegetable matter Is
absolutely essential in every soil where
a good development of weed is antici-
pated. Moreover, it gives the ground
ability to resist drought which is very
important matter, and 1t enables the
plants growing thereon to gather Il
larger proportion of the fertilizing ele-
ments which may be applied to the soil
in a commercial form. / would also
advise you to pillow this land rather
deeply. breaking 1T up this fall and let
ting the freezes act on 1T as much as
possible during the winter. Then in the
spring turn it again, not so deeply as
in the fall, however. Ifiyou can secure
any yard manure use in under the drill
row at the time of planting the cotton.
Gather all the leaves and compost you
can and apply as much as 5000 pounds
per acre If possible, though where you
have a considerable area of land and a
limited amount of vegetable matter, one
sometimes useI as little as two tons
per acre with some degree of success.
This land will no doubt be benefited by
applications Of causic lime at the rate
of one ton per acre, and oyu will find
of acid phosphate and potash.
One reason why our fence posts decay
so rapidly is probably due to the fact
that we are using large number cut
from second growth timber whech IS
not natured and developed so perfectly
as in former years. Pine posts have
never been regarded as satisfactory for
fencing purposes. 1t will pay you in
finitely better to use locust or even
post oak. Where pine is used 1t should
be soaked in creosote. This protects
the wood and gives a good length OF
life to posts properly treated. AS the
creosote should be applied hot, however,
some special apl aratus for treating
posts is required, and this is one thing
which stands in the way of the use OF
creosoted posts on small farms. You
can buy one of these outfits, however.
at a relatively low cost, and 1T would
pay the farmers in your section to have
one, as they are not very expensive.
Pine posts so treated have life of 20
to Is years. The rate of decay is af-
fected somewhat by seasonal conditions,
but there is no chemical element pres
ent in the earth which causes this trou-
BILE.
ANOTHER CASE OF MYCOTIC STOM-
ATITIs.
+ c. H. c., Commerce. Ga, writes: I have
a COW that is sick. Her calf is six weeks
old She walks like her feet were sore,
and she will not eat nor drink. have
given her salts and ginger and have rub
bed her with liniment, but nothing seems
to do any good She has been sick five
days and is almost dry. Would like to
know what is the trouble and what to do
for her.
From the description contained in your
letter your COW is suffering from what is
known technically as mycotic stomatitis,
a sporadic non-infectious disease which
affects cattle of all ages when on pasture,
but attacks mich cows with special viru-
lence This trouble is characterized by
inflammation and ulcertation of the mu-
cous membranes of the mouth, and the
feet are often affected, becoming sore
and swollen. The disease is supposed to
be due to eating foods containing irri-
tating fungi. and the trouble seems to
have been quite common in many sections
OF Georgia this year. 1t is not a serious
disease, and unless complicated by other
troubles recovery soon follows. In mild
cases many animals recover without
treatment though of course the disease
may become of an aggravated character
and cause death. The disease lasts from
"a to Is days, the average period being
about ten days.
The treatment consists in first remov-
ing the animals from the pasture in which
they have been running: the feeding of
soft, nutritious feeds such as bran mash
es and gruels Plenty of clean cool water
should be kept constantly in the manger.
1t will be good practice to dissolve two