Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-11

The trouble about which you inquire
is not an unusual occurrence, especially
where hogs are pen fed and corn is the
chief constituent of the dietary. Corn
is a substance low i'm ash matter and
also deficient in protein, two elements
which must be supplied in rather lib
eral manner in the ration of hogs to
keep them in healthy and vigorous
condition.
When hogs are confined in pens and
fed on corn alone enough ash material
is not supplied to harden the bones. In
giving only food that will fatten the
animal the bones and muscles are not
sufficiently nourished TO enable them
TO support the carcass of heavy anil
NAL and hence the breaking down of the
hind quarters to which you refer. You
should change the dietary at once and
give a varied ration in which shorts
constitute two-thirds of the grain feed
and corn one-third. Provide exercise
and prepare a quantity of the following
material and feed as directed: Wood
charcoal l pound, sulphur l pound, So
dunn chloride 2 pounds. sodium bicar-
Donate 2 pounds, sodium hyposulphlte
pounds, sodium sulphate l pound and
anthony sulphide l pound. The above
ingredients should be thoroughly pull
verified and then mixed. Give a large
tablespoonful for each 200 pounds
weight of hogs once daily. The medi-
cine is best mixed with the feed. BY
attention to the ration and the use OF
the amendment cited above you should
be able to effect a cure.
NOTES ON USE OF GROUND PHoS-
PLATES.
R. $. D.. Pennington. Ca, writes: | am
thinking of buying a carload Of grounds rock
phosphate. How much should 1t cost laid down
/ have been corresponding with company in
Tennessee. and their product analyses ~. 10 per
cent Of phosphorus. / am Of the opinion II Is
the cheapest form Of phosphate where one VIII
use IL with yard manure and vegetable matter
! would be glad for your opinion In the matter
Rock phosphate varies considerably
in price depending on the degree Of
fineness to which il is ground, the
source from which il is obtained and
the manner of delivery. Naturally,
freight rates influence the price quite
considerably. This material can prob
ably be purchased f. o. b. the cars
Athens at about 81 to IS per ton. There
is probably a tendency to raise the
price considerably under the assumption
that this material is relatively cheaper
than acid phosphate and can be secured
I'm abundance, whereas acid phosphate
is said to be relatively scarce and high
priced on account of the large amount
of sulphuric acid now being used in
the manufacture of explosives.
Our plan has been to apply 1,0C.
pounds of this material per acre once
in three years, making an application
cost therefore, about 81 or a little bet
ter than 81 per acre per year. When
this material is used on land rich in
organic matter and which has been lib
orally supplied with yard manure it
seems to give a fair return as the time
since its application increases. In 9TH
er words. we see more apparent benefit
after it's application three years than
at the end of the first year.
The analysis of the material you pro-
pose buying is quite satisfactory, as it
is relatively high in phosphoric acid.
We think farmers should go slowly in
experimenting with this material on a
big scale until they have satisfied them
selves that their ground is in condition
to make its use profitable. On rich al
luvial soils or those containing a large
amount of vegetable matter or which
have been enriched artifcially in this
material, a profitable return may be an
ticipated from ground rock phosphate,
but under ordinary conditions of prac-
tice in Georgia we rather doubt the adj
visibility of placing too much de-
tendency on this material for the pres
ent.