Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-22

I longer period being required in the winter
season when the temperature is low. 1t
should not constitute, over one-f1fth of
the grain ration and should not be fed
more than 50 or 30 days at time and the
animals should be supplied with some
sort Of grazing crop. such as oats or
COW peas,
q 1t is best not to feed cotton-seed
meal In any form TO cows Kept for
breeding purposes. isit
% cotton-seed meal vii lnot injure
the reproductive functions of sires Of
any class of animals and will not cause
abortion in cows.
q. A spoonful of cotton-seed meal
In the daily ration OF chickens will help
to supply the needed protein and win
stimulate the egg-laying function.
"a Every pound Of cotton-seed meal
produced in the south should be kept
at home and fed because Of its wide
adaptability in the nutrition of livestock
and on account of the necessity Of slim
ulating our animal industries for the
maintenance of the fertility OF our soils.
LEADING BREEDS OF BEEF CAT
TILE.
w. B. N, Elberton. Ga. writes:
Which breed OF cattle do you recon-
mend as the best for beef productions?
Which is the most practical way 10 get
into this business. by buying only pre-
bred males and gradually building up TO
a better class or by buying both males
and females and raising pure-blooded
animals from the start? What would
fbe the approximate cost of erecting
wooden silo of about so tons capacity?
There are several beef breeds of cat
tie which might do well in Georgia. and
al OF which are deserving of trial. AS
foundation breed probably the Short
horn has been OF greater service to the
beef interests OF America than any 9TH
er breed. They are possibly. however,
a little heavy for this state. and we be-
lieve the Hereford with it's somewhat
better grazing and rustling- qualities
win suit. this section better. OF course,
the Aberdeen Angus and Galloway are
representative beef breeds, but 1t WOULD
be much better for Georgia IL the farm
ers could decide to confine their efforts
in beef direction to the use of one
breed as nearly as possible. II woul1
then be a matter OF only short time
until there would be thousands of sires
practically uniform in size and color
available for fattening and for ship
ment as well. and this would add to the
price and favor with which caIde from
this section are regarded The Here
fords are q good, active beef breed. carr
rying plenty of flesh. with moderately
lime bone. and a very attractive colorlng
of red and white. They have great pre-
potency, and are not OF so great weight
as to make them unadapted for the pas
lures which can be produced to the best
advantage in this section. For this red
son we are disposed to recommend them
for extensive use in this state.
The best way to get into> the beef
raising business is to purchase a pure
bred sire. and grade up by selecting the
dams from among the best OF lie ma
tive cattle. of course selecting the'dams
which SHOW the best beef type 1t wall
take little time 10 build up a herd in
this manner. but you take less risk "
loss. the investment is smaller, and the
results in the long run will be quite as
s. tisfactory
The cost of erecting a wooden sf1o
OF so ton capacity would vary material
ly, depending on the cost of lumber usen
and the method Of purchase If the
slaves could be cut on your place the
cost would not be very great On the
kcollg' farm W hav built two silos of 100
tons capacity at a cost of about $3.50
each The work was done by negro
farm hands under the direction of our
/ farm superintendent In other words
we believe you can build a silo at a
cost of $3.50 to SO per ton capacity.
THE BEST SOURCES OF POTASH
r. l.. W.. Milledgeville. Ca, writes:
What Is the. best source from which to
obtain potash-muriate or kainit? 1
I have been told that kainit is the best
source. as it is sulphate of potash
4 i have always used the muriate because
It is more. concentrated and less expen-
sive TO handle
The source from which potash should
/ be secured depends somewhat on the
crop TO which It is to be applied. 1t is
\ generally considered that sulphate of
potash is better adapted for use on
sugar cane, cotton and tobacco than the
muriate. 1t is also claimed that muriate
i tends to produce a rather slick watery
/ Irish potato instead OF the meaiy type
which is preferred by the housewife
The impurities in muriate also tend to
make II more difficult to separate the
sugar. and interferes somewhat with the
burning qualities of tobacco. There is
argument both pro and con concerning
these matters, but we are inclined to
think the consensus of scientific opinion
which Is worthy OF consideration, favors
the use of sulphate on the three crops
mentioned, while muriate may be used to
good advantage on general farm crops
There is no objection to using kainit on
cotton or corn, provided you can secure
] the potash in it, at the same relative
cost as that paid for it in the form of
muriate. A ton OF muriate contains
more than four times as much available
plant food as a ton of kainit. You thus
pay less for freight. and have much
smaller bulk to handle than you would