Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-20

good Yield obtained Rice would be
more likely to succeed II the land is wet
than corn which requires deeper and
more open and porous soil than rice. IL
you attempt to cultivate this land at all
1t will be best to lime it at the rate OF
two to five tons per acre. Use the fine
ly ground lime rock and secure a form
of it which runs high in carbonates and
relatively low in magnesia. II this
land Is heavy, black and waxey and has
the characteristic of a peat bog, II will
in our judgment be much better to util-
ize II for fuel purposes II 1t will make
satisfactory brickettes than to attempt
its cultivation.
A sHoRT-COURSE STUDENT
l. JS r., Hagerstown, Ind, writes
As a young man I attended the short
course at the College Of Agriculture,
and / now look back upon the work as
one of the most pleasant and profita-
BILE terms / ever spent in college What
is land worth that is suitable for farm
ing four or five miles from Athens?
Can the land be brought up by the use
of peas so it can produce corn? Can
alfalfa be grown? Can the land be
set to grass so ii will raise sheep and
cattle profitably? Are you bothered
with cattle ticks?
It is gratifying TO know that ; ou
found the course of instruction re-
ceived in the College of Agriculture OF
benefit to you. No doubt as the years
go by one comes to realize more than
ever the Importance and value of the
/ instruction provided through institH-
\ lions such as this. The fact that large
numbers of young men are taking ad-
vantage Of these courses now is the
/ best evidence of the growth in public
favcr of what we may really term
the true science of agriculture. ~
Land in the vicinity of Athens and
throughout middle and north Georgia
may be purchased at reasonable prices,
depending on the location. Taking Into
consideration Its power of production,
| the variety of crops which 1t grows,
and the favorable climatic conditions
prevailing, IL is the cheapest land now
! on the market in the United States.
Good farming lands for the purpose
you have in mind may be purchased
four or five miles from Athens at
cost OF SIS to $50 per acre. This land
| can be readily brought up by the
growth of peas and other leguminols
crops, and will produce anywhere from
4 40 to 60 bushels Of corn per acre on
| the average. This soil is not so well
adapted for alfalfa as that found In
some other sections; still alfalfa may
II
vided the land be heavily lined and
properly supplied with vegetable mat
/ ter and commercial plant food. Such
/ variety of crops may be grown, how
ever, as substitutes for alfalfa that
one need not depend on this crop for
/ an abundance of most excellent hay.
| The land will readily produce Bernd-
da grass, which has been shown to
/ be one of the most excellent grazing
/ crops in the Unitetd States. In fact,
| cattle, sheep and other classes OF stock
may be grazed on this grass success
/ fully in the summer, especially when
\ some cotton seed meal is fed, and very
cheap mutton can be produced. Ex-
| periments. demonstrating these facts
/ fully have been made during recent
years. in some sections of the south
| the cattle tick is still found. and is
/ menace to the live stock industry, but
| the tick has been practically cleared
out of Clarke county, in which Athens
/ is situated, and quit a number Of co IN
| ties in north Georgia will be free of
this pest forever in another year. No
section of the United States offers
better opportunities for investment 10
those interested in live stock farming
than does Georgia at the present time
DESTROYING WOLVES IN CATTLE.
w. B. N, Elberton. Ca, writes: My
cows have what the neighbors call
wolf in the hide. What will cure it?
There are Jumps over the cows bodies
varying in size from a hickory nut to
Il hens egg Into many Of these Jumps
are a small opening. People tell me
there is a worm in the skin near the
hole. which should be squeezed out, but
I have never been able to find the worm.
Although I feed and care for my cattle
as best I know, they do not look sleek
and glossy like some others I have
seen. Would like to have your advice
| in the matter.
| The trouble to which you refer is
caused by what is known as the bot fly,
or MARBLE fly. There are two cattle bot.
| aies that are closely related and resem-
BILE each other very much in appearance
and life history. Only one of these,
however, is found in the United States