Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17

satisfactory when cultivated there than
variety which may have made a bet
ter performance record in a distant To-
cation. Plants and animals are subject
&c changes and adaptation to ENRON
mental conditions and the farmer
should choose that variety of cora
which is uniform and valuable per-
former in the immediate section where
he expects to plant it. 1t is important
to remember that there may be a dozen
different strains of a given variety
which vary widely in their ability to
yield well under a given set of condi-
tions. One should not. necessarily con-
clude that certainr variety is undesir-
able because of an unfortunate expert
ence had with a strain produced proba-
bly, under unfavorable conditions. Every
farmer buying seed this year should do
so with discrimination and care, rs
there is much poor seed on the market
from what we ave been able to gath
er. Test the seed before planting as
to obtain as nearly as possible a per
feet stand. E@
SUDDEN DRYING UP OF A COW.
w. II. r., Cotton, Ca, writes:
would like to know what is the matter
with my COW, She has a calf about 6
or Z months old and has been giving
a
day. but now she does not give over
a teacupful. She is so poor that she
cannot hardly walk5sa Have given nCr
cotton seed meal and hulls. Would like
to know what to do for her.
One of several things may be affect
ing your COW, and, of course, it is diff
cult to say which one is the cause OF
the present trouble without personal
examination The sudden falling off in
milk flow may be due to the excessive
or continued use of one kind of food
Indigestion may be another cause. 1t
is possible that the animal may be af-
fected by some disease, such as tuber-
culosis though this is not as commonly
met with in Georgia as in many other
states. The first thing to do is 20
give a. good purgative, say of EPSON
salts; then use a tonic for a few da5s
than which there is nothing better than
Jamaica finger in one ounce doses for
two or three days. Feed rather spar
ingly and give "a laxative diet such as
bran mashes. Put your COW out on
pasture and supply her with green feed.
Reduce the amount of cotton seed meal
to two pounds per day and cut the
hulls out altogether while the pasture
remains good. If this does not result
In restoring the milk Glow the trouble
is due to some other cause. If the COW
continues thin and poor and is troubled
with cough then you have a fight 10
suspect that she is affected with tuber-
culosis. In that case she. should De
slaughtered and the quarters thorough
ly disinfected. The calf may often re-
main fat when the COW has this trouble.
Sometimes permitting the calf TO
suck the COW causes her to dry up be-
cause the calf does not take all the
milk, and, of course, the milk-givils
function is due altogether to stimuli
ton. You should, therefore, milk The
COW thoroughly and, with regularity.
one often meets with COWS which dry
up at the end of the seventh to Ninth
month, and you may have an animal in
which the lactation period is unusually
short If this is the trouble TT is de-
pendent altogether on individuality, and
the best thing will be to dispose of ner
and secure one from a more persistent
milking family of cattle.
BERMUDA VS.. WIRE GRASS.
A. M. c., Rockton, S. c.. writes: /
am anxious to know if Bermuda grass
and wire grass are the same, and how
much seed it will take to plant an acre.
and when is the best time to plant
the seed, in the fall or spring?
Wire grass and Bermuda grass are
not the same thing at all. Wire grass
is found in many sections of the coast
al plains region and takes Hs name
from it's tough and wirey character as
it advances toward maturity. AS you
probably know it is frequently found
in association with piney woodlands.
Bermuda grass is an imported grass
of tropical origin. 1t is supposed to
have been brought into Georgia some
time about 1912, and was probably first
grown successfully in the vicinity of