Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-30


the International Live Stock show, in
Chicago. The price OF pure-bred anil
mails OF good quality is not far differ
ent from that commanded by Shorthorns
and Herefords, so that one desiring to
invest in this breed will not find the
monetary outlay required greater than
would be entailed in laying the foundn-
ton OF q herd of beef cattle of any OF
the leading and better known American
breeds.
That the Angus is making headway
with some degree of rapidity is shown
by the fact that there are said to be
more than $4,000 registered animals in
the Aberdeen Angus herd books. The
breed Is rather well distributed from
geographical point of view. excellent
herds not only being found in Great
Britain, France and Germany, but IN
Pacific The breed is more extensively
South America and in the islands OF the
disseminated in the United States
through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa anu
Missouri, and on the ranges west OF
the Mississippi. So far as adaptabiii-
ty is concerned the breed will give a
good account of itself in the south,
with the exceptions already mentioned,
that is. that 1t is probably not quite
equal to The Hereford as a grazer. For
stall feeding, IL is certainly the equal
IL not the superior OF the Hereford. In
docility, usefulness for crossing on ma
tive stock, and quality and percentage
OF beef produced per carcass, 1t is the
equal Of the Hereford.
The Aberdeen Angus have a large
place to fill in the development of the
south's animal industries, and they or
fer opportunity to many enterprising
farmers to bring in new breed which
which may be disseminated with GER
tainty that il will result in the mate
rial improvement of the stock now
found on our farms and ranges. While
this breed is susceptible to tick fever;
IL Is not more so than any other ine
proved breed. One bringing Aberdeen
Angus cattle into the south should DO
certain to have tick-free land on which
to place them. Those who desire to
grade up their herds through the use or
this breed may purchase a pure-bred
sire as foundation material. BY select
ing the best OF the heifer calves from
year to year, a herd fairly uniform IN
color and character can soon be devel-
oped. using native COWS as the dams.
The need for emphasizing beef husban-
dry in the south is now so strongly
marked that IL is to be hoped every
farmer in position to give consideration
to this question will not lose the OPP
portunity to lend his aid TO the develop
ment of this important and essential in
dustry.
SECURING RESISTENT COTTON.
]. r. H, Meigs, Ca. writes: 1 would
like to ask for some Information in re-
gard to cotton raising IN this section.
There is no commercial fertilizer that
pays us like barnyard manure, but
wherever we put this the cotton dies
with black root the worst Why is this?
I have two acres OF high level land
broken for oats. 1 want to drill them
in rows three feet apart, AND plts got
ton in the middle. I would like a good
formula for the oats and cotton.
Judging from what you say your land
IS infested with a fungus that produces
what IS known as the wilt disease Of cot
ton. This trouble attacks the roots and
stems of the plans and by it's presence
In the water ducts cuts off the food sup
ply, thus stunning and killing the plants.
It lives through the winter in the soil
or in decaying cotton roots and stems.
IL is also carried over in the form of
spores which resemble I'm many respects
the seed for ordinary farm crops. The
trouble may be spread from one field to
another by animals carrying infected
soil on their feet or by washing and
teaching. Tools and implements may also
be a means Of carrying it from one
place to another. All tools used in work
ing infected land should be disinfected
with corrosive sublimate, one part to
Loo parts Of water, or a four per cent
formalin solution may be used. This
disease cannot be controlled by large ap-
plications of fungicides. such as Bor-
deaux mixtures or copper sulphate
Commercial fertilizers have no effect on
II nor do applications OF lime or tobac-
CO dust The date Of planting does not re-
duce its severity. Some varieties, how
ever. are much more resistant to this
trouble than others so that relatively
immune strains to this disease have been
developed. Some Of the best of these
are the Dillon. Dixie, Madella and Grant.
On the diseased land about which you
write only these resistant strains should
be used. Where cowpeas are grown it is
best to select the Iron variety, which