Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-07


springs she has a very little influ-
enza or running at the nose. This
spring she has had a cough for two
months and in driving her recently
she coughed much and wheezed, had
strangling breathing and almost
breathed as a horse would which had
been bellowsed. She might have had
distemper or been bellowsed before 1
got her, but has not shown it until
now. She has been fed on sound home
raised corn and good peavine hay and
not exposed to the weather. She has
good appetite and is ip good condition.
Please tell ue what to do for her.
Yours very truly,
A. B. c.
ANSWER.
The best thing you can do for the
horse is to let a veterinary surgeon
see her and tell you how to, treat her
and give you more information on this
subject than I could.
Sanford, Fla.-Some time ago you
published a remedy for the mango.
At the time cut this article out and
thought ! had put it away for future
use, but unfortunately 1 have mis-
placed it, l have an English setter
that has the mango in the worst form,
and as l value this dog for several
reasons, I am very anxious to cure
him. will consider it a great favor
If you will give me this remedy. Does
the mango get into the bIood9 II so,
can you suggest anything given in
ternally that would be of any benefit?
Yours very truly,
A SUBSCRIBER.
ANSWER.
The remedy / gave for mango was:
To one pint of raw linseed oil add two
ounces of full strength carbolic acid.
Wash the dog thoroughly several
hours before greasing him and keep
in room or on dry floor for
several days after being creased, If
this is rubbed in thoroughly on all
parts of the dogs body it will cure the
mango. do not think it necessary to
treat the dog for his blood, as 1 be-
lieve manage is skin disease at the
root of the hair and this applica-
ton will cure without giving the dog
anything internally.
Atlanta, Ga--Please advises me
what size building and run I should
provide for 100 small chickens just
from the brooder, and which / do
@@ON " NAAA OuN III TIC VdIQ.
What I want is a small colony
house for that number of chickens,
with little yard attached
Thanking you in advance for a
reply, / am
Yours very truly.
ANSWER. " T. .
A little building feet by feet
high in the rear and 4 feet high
in the front, tight on both ends and
back, with a wire screen on the top
half of the front side. is a suitable
house for 100 little chickens after
they have been removed from the
brooder. A small yard feet by
10 feet will be sufficient run for
them. This yard should be spaded
UP every few days and a few oats
scattered over 1t before spading It
up. These oats will snrout and
make splendid scratching for your
little chickens.
QUESTION.
Macon, Ga--Will the enclosed lit
tie mulberry buds hurt four-weeks-
old chickens? Please let me know
as soon as possible.
Yours truly,
z. H. CHEATHAM.
ANSWER
/ do not believe the little null
berry buds like the sample sent me
would hurt your little chickens un-
less they eat too many of them.
However, it would be best not to
. give them to the chickens IL II
could be prevented.
Hartwell. Cal have a pen OF Bum
Orpingtons that eat their eggs. feed
on cornmeal, pure wheat bran, cracked
corn, oats and whole corn. Can you
tell me what else to give them to
make them stop this habit? Prob
ably they need oyster shell. Give me
exactly the best method of feeding
ducks from the cradle to the grave"
or rather from the shell to the pot"
Please answer through your columns
of The Journal Respectfully,
MRS. ]. r. RICHARDSON.
49, ANSWER.
II you will place china nest egg
In the pen. also in the nest where
your chickens lay, they will quit eat
ing their eggs. They will soon find
out that they cannot break these and
will not attempt TO break their own.
They should also have plenty green
food and meat of some kind, such as
prepared meat scraps, mixed with
their bran and cernmeal. They should
be made to scratch for their grain
food that you give them by putting Ii
in straw or litter from one two feet
deep.
1 have had several articles on rails
ing ducks recently in The Journal
You should have cut these out and
kept them. They have been repeated
several times. The best way to feed
little ducks when they first come off
is TO give them equal parts of bran,
shorts and cornmeal mixed into a stiff
dough every two hours for first ten
days. Give them just what water they
will drink before eating and while
eating. Any food that is left should
be removed. Keep them dry and
warm. A small amount of grit should
be mixed with their soft feed and
plenty grit and shell kept before them
at all times. Ten to 20 per cent meat
scraps should be added to this feed as
they grow older and one feed of grain
food should be given them once-a day
after they pass two weeks old.
Hartwell. Gal have a Berkshire
SOW that is sick: Noticed about two
weeks ago that she was lame in fore
legs Would stop in walking and rest ,
by supporting herself with nose on the
ground Recently she has gotten
worse and now has no use of her
hind legs. at least doesn't want to
get up on Them seems to pain her .
great deal when she tries to move.
Hind legs seem sore about the ham
joint, also fiinches from pressure upon
the kidneys Eats hardy. Have been