Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-16

Breeders Gazette, Chicago, Ill, is one
OF the best live stock papers published.
CAKED UDDER AND ITS TREAT
MENT.
A. c. NJ, Doraville. Ga, writes: My
COW has a calf one month old. Soon af-
ter the calf was dropped her udder was
swollen and caked. We used several
remedies without any good results. She
now only gives milk in two teats. She
is in good condition otherwise. Please
tell me what to do TO get milk from the
two teats that are dry.
The chances are that the trouble re-
ferred to with the udder OF your COW
has now become chronic, and nothing
can be done TO alleviate it, Apparently
IL was a good example Of what is known
as caked udder or inflammation of the
udder. The only effective treatment is
to battle in hot water. dry thoroughly.
and rub on an ointment made of one
part OF gum camphor dissolved in eight
parts OF fresh melted lard. This treat
ment persisted in is the only one that
can be suggested which is likely to give
relief II the condition has not become
chronic some benefit may result. but If it
has become chronic the best thing to do
is TO dry up the COW and dispose of
her.
HOGS EATING CHICKENS.
]. P. F., FariT. Ala. writes, We have
been bothered for several years with
hogs eating chickens. We keep six or
eight hogs in the pen all the time, and
they eat all the chickens that get in
the pen, and it is impossible to keep
them separated. Is there anything that
viii stop them?
There is no possible way to prevent
hogs from eating chickens except TO
keep the hogs and chickens separated.
The hog is an oinnivorous feeder, and
win eat flesh as readily as grass. Once
hogs acquire the dis position 10 eat chick
ems. there is nothing that can be done
TO break them except TO slaughter the
animals in question. 1t is a compare
lively simple matter to build a poultry
tight fence. either around the hog lot
or around the area devoted to the
chickens. and thus keep them separat-
ed. II will cost very little to do this.
and you will find this method the only
satisfactory one to pursue under the cir
cumstances.
SUGGESTIONS ON TOBACCO FERTI-
LIZERS.
J. P. E, Faison, n. c., writes: I have
some sandy loan land with the clay
about 10 10 Is inches from the surface
on which l wish to grow tobacco. The
land has been lying out for two years,
and part has grown up with short
strawed pines. How should this land be
handled and fertilized for tobacco? What
viii the following analyze: 1000 pounds
OF acid 600 pounds of cotton seed meat
Z IL per cent ammonia, 200 pounds of
potash and 200 pounds of nitrate of soda :?
In our judgment the best method of
handling the land referred to in your
letter would be to plov il as deeply as
possible. this turning the roots Of the
small pines 10 the surface. A heavy har-
row run over the ground two or three
bring these roots to the surface, and you
can gather them and burn them, which
will be the best way of disposing Of
them. This plan will be effective I'M
less the trees are much larger than we
judge from your letter. Land which has
laid our. two or three years unless sub
jected to violent erosion will not likely
Re so deficient in vegetable matter as
land which has been cultivated in to-
bacco for several years. On that ac-
count IL will not be so necessary to use
yard manure on this soil, especially if
you desire to grow light tobacco. If
you desire to grow dark tobacco use as
much yard manure as you can get and
place it under the drill rows before
planting the tobacco and mix well with