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


have plenty OF cotton seed and want to
know what to mix with it TO make e
well balanced manure for corn and cot
ton. and what viii be less expensive
than the manufactured product.
Cotton seed are not as rich in plant
food as most farmers seem TO believe.
A ton OF them contains about SIS
pounds OF nitrogen. 81 pounds OF phos-
phorio acid and ais pounds Of potash.
A ton OF prime meal contains about
135 pounds OF nitrogen. SOS pounds OF
phosphoric acid and SIS pounds of pot
ash. A ton OF seed contains S1.O0 worth
Of plant food. and a ton Of meal S24
worth The advisability OF using the
seed in the soil will be determined al
together. therefore. by the basis OF ex-
change which you can hope TO make
at the oil mill ..Iere one can secure
from 1.S00 20 1000 pounds OF a stand
ard grade OF meal for a ton OF seed.
IL is better 10 use the meal for fer
tilizing purposes, since in many tests
about 500 pounds Of meal have been
shown 10 be equivalent to a ton OF
seed. II one takes 1900 pounds IF
seed and mixes IL with 200 pounds OF
is per cent acid phosphate and 100
pounds OF muriate Of potash fairly
good formula viii be obtained for corn
and cotton A ton OF this mixture
would contain about $50 pounds Of nj
trogen. T2A6 pounds OF phosphOric
acfi and 63.I pounds OF potash. In
percentage composition il would not be
satisfactory for use on the character
Of lands mentioned in your letter since
IL would run about II per cent Of nj
trogen. 81 per cent OF phosphorus and
. per cent OF potash. but IL you use
]. 900 pounds OF this mixture per acre
you would provide a very good amount
OF the essential elements of plant food
since this would furnish about IL per
pounds OF nitrogen. So pounds of phos-
phoric acid and 81 pounds OF potash
per acre. The nitrogen would be low
for both corn and cotton. but may be
supplemented satisfactorily by an APP
plicatiOn OF 100 to $50 pounds Of nj
trate OF soda as a top dressing dur
in gthe early part Of the growing sea
son.
EVIDENCES OF THUMBS PIGS
T F. b. Claxton. Ga, writes: One
OF my pigs is drOoped AMI does not
eat. At every breath IL jerks in the
fIanks and thumps. No other symp-
toms are noticeable II has the run
OF a rape and rye pasture and sleeps
under a shed. Would like to know
what TO do for il. Would like to have
the name Of a good stock paper.
II is impossible TO say definitely
that your hogs are suffering from
thumps. but judging from the symp-
toms this would appear TO be the trou-
bic. Thumps often result from a dis
turhance OF the digestive system. and
is most likely TO occur in hogs that are
fed on one kind Of food. "A failure TO
secure sufficient exercise and cOnstipa-
ton are causes Of this trouble. Pigs
are sometimes fed too much at a time.
As a matter OF fact. the real cause is
unknown The treatment as far as
practicable is as follows: The stomach
should be empUied by a good purgative
and a spare diet OF laxative nutritious
food for some days. Glauber or EPSON
salts may be used as the purgative in
doses OF two to three tablespOOnsful.
tor oil in four tablespoonsful doses
may also be used. One to four drops
Of Ioudanum in a teaspoonful Of arc
matte spirits OF ammonia dissolved in
a half cup OF rather hot water win
often stop the jerking. Change the feed.
get the animals on pasture as soon as
possible, and do not feed corn alone.
but combine with shorts. digester
tankage or some other constituent cal
cuIated to furnish the animals with a
plentiful supply OF nitrogen The