Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-01

The season OF the year IS az naho
when the principal grass relied upon TOT
grazing in Georgia mas reached its max
mum rrowth and the amount OF heritage
available viii decline with more or less
rapiditv until hard freezes occur Ref
srence Is made 10 Bermuda grass. Ia
nous for the Iuxuriance OF its growth
through the warm months of the year.
As grass begins 70 fail in the autumn
E,rpplemental feeds should be provided
Tor an animals ranging thereon This Is
especially true Of cattle maintained Tor
both beef and dairy production IL is
a very serious mistake to let mich
cows fan of in low for the need OF
little supplemental feed. under tpeN ln-
preston that IL they are stabbed later
on in the year the fiow Of milk can
again be regained by liberal heeoiiis.
The COW Is a creature OF habit, and as
~. ali hrovx- habits once formed become
4 mart OF ones existence therefore, II
Il Of the utmost importance TO sttmu-
late and maintain the function anu
habft az milk production on the hgn-
est possible level.
IRE uniform feeding OF liberal ra-
ton high in protein is an essential mat
ter with dairy cows. Just as soon as
he pastures begin 70 shorten in the
late summer and early autumn. sup
elemental foods should be given, ana
there is nothing so cheap or sausIac-
tory for the Georgia dairyman 10 use as
cotton seed meal The meal may oe.fed
In the stable manger at milking unle'
"a nrobablv this is the best way 70
ntflfze Al It is desirable 10 feed a
small amount OF hulls or some other
drv roughness along with the meal
This fusures its Better admixture with
the digestive Juices. and also keeps the
hangers in better condition. for ali VINO
have Ted cotton seed meal recall how
readily IL adheres 70 the swoOdwOrk
v-nep AZ becomes mOistened BY the saliva
from the mouth OF the animals consnm-
Ing IT,
AZ THIS season Of the year two TO
three rounds OF cotton seed meal can
b fed with advantage to any COW
weighing 500 TO 1.og= pounds and giving
from 1 Ii 70 gallons OF milk per
day. With larger cows the amount may
be increased. and with smaller cows, de-
creased or course. the individuality OF
re animal must always be taken into
consideration. and there are Instances
rFen as much as four pounds per day
nav be fed with satisfaction. The "a
lion should be divided into two equal
narts and fed night and morning. Where
one uses cotton seed meal as the sole
norcantrste lit is important to measure
a. weigh the feed accurately. as 1t is
possible to surfeit the system OF the
cow with nitrogen which may result IN
various Ills which could otherwise nave
been avoided. There is no objection 10
using other forms OF concentrates on.
there IA nothing which viii supplement-
bermuda grass to better advantage In
the autumn than cotton seed meal, and
there Is certainly no concentrate which
ain furnish the nutriments needed IN
10 cneap OF acceptable a FORM As the
season advances and the grass becomes
nhortar the quantity Of cotton seed meal
uhol,ld be increased The wisdom OF
n~inr more than three to i've pounds
per day for a 1.o0O-pOuna COW, however,
Is omen to serious question, and luoglng
from the experience OF the writer IN
this matter. It would not oe wen LOT
the farmer to use larger amount 1i'sli
has been mere indicated
The average man who feeds beef cat
AZ ~ Georgia seems to think that II they
80, f1esh = the summer and are in
T.5rIv good order I'm the autumn. II Is
rot necessary 10 hold them in this con-
dition through the winter. The fact tnat
large numbers Of cattle kept for beer
purposes are allowed TO become thin oy
the frst OF January and are then given
little or no feed and attention results
In the impression on the part OF many
people that beef animals cannot be main
tanned successfully on many Georgia
farms II is not surprising that this con-
cIusion should have been drawn. for OF
course an animal which enters the win
ter in bad condition viii show loss IN
flesh and value by spring. and, in fact
q number Of them may even die where
the neglect Is OF an extreme character
During The autumn. therefore. the farm
er who has beef animals in his posses
sion and desires to carry them over to
finish on grass the next year should
feed some cotton seed meal or such other
concentrate as he can secure at tie same
relative cost per unit Of nutritive value.
FOR yearIlngs one 10 two pounds per
head per day VIII be satisfactory. For
cows sucking young calves two pounds
should be fed: for twO-year-olds. from
two TO three pounds. II IN efarmer de-
Eires TO fatten some Of these animals
and sell 70 the butcher during the winter
larger rations should be fed
After what may be called the natural
pastures such as Bermuda or any Of