Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-30

style.
In color they vary widely. practi-
cally every shade known TO the horse
family being represented. Their en-
durance is remarkable. and they show
great power Of resistance to heat
They probably outlive the horse, cases
being on record of animals which have
lived to be 80 years OF age. They
are hardy and remarkably free from
disease when given proper care ana
treatment. In certain sections they
are used as carriage and saddle snI-
mails, and are much better suited for
this purpose than they are sometimes
given credit of being. Strange TO
say the sex OF the mule has bearing
on its STABILITY. Mare mules are pre-
ferred by buyers and handlers because
they assume a mature form at an car
lier age and fatten better for market.
This however, IS not a matter over
which the breeder Of mules should
worry particularly, for the value Of
the horse Or male mules will depend
largely on the type Of stock from
which they are produced and the skill
with which they are managed. That
the business should prove profitable
one is shown by the fact that a well
matched team will bring anywhere
from $500 TO $500. II is difficult to
find choice animals at price Of $3.50.
Since 1T is possible TO raise a colt to
an age where it will do sufficient
work TO pay for its board and keep. at
a cost of about $50, 1t would appear
that there is a wide margin OF profit
in this industry and that il could be
taken up with advantage on many OF
our southern plantations.
RELATIVE MERITS OF PHOSPHATE
MATERIALS.
c. W. F.. Lavonia, Ga. writes: Have
you tested Thomas phosphate or basic
Stag with super or common acid phos-
plate as a fertilizer material? If so, 1
would like to have the result of such
test. 1 am especially anxious to know
their relative value as fertilizer ingre-
dents. Which is cheaper Thomas phos-
plate at Sl7 or super phosphate at $3.50?
was applied. and the following fertilizers
sition TO acid phosphate, but we have
tested acid phosphate and floats together.
In our demonstration field last year
caustIc lime was applied at the rate OF
1000 pounds per acre to land which had
been well prepared by deep blowing and
the turning under of green crops In
opposition to an area on which no lime
pounds acid phosphate. bushels corn,
used:
Two thousand pounds lime; no fertilizer,
bushel corn. $50; 100 pounds floats bush1
Ell corn, SIS: 400 pounds acid phosphate,
bushels corn, 5l.3
No lime: no fertilizer bushel corn, 1870;
100 pounds floats, bushel corn, 353; 400
pounds accid phosphate, bushels corn,
$50.
You viii notice that with and with
out lime floats gave practically the same
return per acre as the acid phosphate. II
would not do to conclude from this sin
gle experiment, however. that floats Is
as efficient as acid phosphate. AS a mat
ter OF fact. the conditions under which
the floats was used were more favor
able to that material than to the acid
phosphate, which on account of contain
ing Is per cent of available phosphoric
acid can be depended on to supply phos-
phorus 20 a crop on most Georgia soils
even in only fair physical condition. The
use of the lime and the Improvement of
the physical condition OF this land made
the conditions unusually favorable TO
the action Of floats We are disposed
to think that what we have seen and
what we know of agricultural conditions
In Georgia that acid phosphate will still
prove the most desirable form OF ma
terial TO use on lands where a quickly
available supply OF phosphoric acid Is
essential, but that on soils where crop ro-
tations have been practicced and an album
dance Of vegetable matter Incorporated
herewith floats may be used at the rate
Of 100 to LOO pounds per acrce with fair
results A part OF the benefits from
floats is no doubt attributable TO the
high percentage of lime il carries and in
which our soils are rather low. Thomas
phosphate carries a high percentage OF
lime. but il is relatively much higher
In cost as carrier OF available phos-
phous than acid phosphate. We would not
feel justified in recommending Thomas
Stag TO you I'm opposition to floats which
can be purchased at say half the cost
per ton.
IN NEED or A CAREFULLY AID
JUSTED DIET.
A. c. l., Jacksonville. Ca. writes: I
would like to know what to do for nv
mule. She is about years old and
seems all right except she is weak in the
back, or stin in the hind legs. When
walking she drags her hind feet like she
might have some kind of paralysis.
The trouble to which you refer may
be due to one of several causes The
animal may have been overstrained or
the trouble may be due to some form
OF 1000 which Is uelDk USED. colo re-
sulting in rheumatism might be In some
measure responsible. You should ex-
anime the feet very carefully and thor
oughly before doing anything else. If
you are using moldy corn or musty fod-
der. discontinue IL at once. II is i'm
pOrtant that you look into these mat
tiers with the utmost care Give as
much variety in the ration as possible
Feed bran mashes for a few days, and
use only choice clean. bright hay Per-
sons seldom realize what a variety of
troubles may be caused by undesirable
foodstuffs. If the bowels are not In
the best condition. give a purge of
EPSON salts. say about a pound to
pound and half. Then use a tonic
or condition powder for a few days. It
is sometimes good practice to give nux
vomica at the rate of one-half to one
dram two or three times a day. If
any twitching Of the muscles occurs the
medicine should be stopped.
COLOR AS EXPECTING FERTILITY
IN COTTON SEED MEAL.
D. W. Milledgeville, Ca. writes: VIII
dark cotton seed meal. that is meal from
damaged seed do as well for fertilizer
purposes as the bright meal where the
percentage is just the same? Where
can / secure hog cholera serum. and
how should IL be administered?