Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-19

vital organs. One would of necessity
nave to examine the animal very careful
~ and first discover the cause of the
trouble. once this is known it should
not be a difficult matter to treat the an
imal successfully unless il is an interior
organ and in that event probably little
can be done. / would suggest that you
consult an experienced veterinarian with
reference to this matter.
COST OF A HUNDRED TON CON-
CRETE SILO.
w. II. S.. Macon, Ca, writes: What is
the approximate cost OF building a 1O0-ton
concrete silOI
The cost of building a hundred ton
concrete silo will vary good deal, de-
pending on how much of the work you
can do with cheap farm labor. No doubt
you will be in position to secure a part
OF the stone and all of the sand needed
on your own farm. In that event you
can build IL at a relatively lower cost
than If you found it necessary to buy all
of the materials and employ a contractor
TO supervise the work. Building at this
time is rather expensive and we mag
inc it would cost you between 5000 and
$400 to build a satisfactory concrete
monolithic silo with walls sufficiently
thick and so thoroughly reinforced with
barbed wire or other suitable material.
Personally we believe the monolithic
type is the most satisfactory structure
you can erect.
In our experience very few people
have ever built a silo large enough to
meet their needs and If undertaking
10 build a monolithic silo We would build
q sufficient foundation and make it large
enough in diameter so that later on the
height could be increased, thereby doub-
ling or trebling it's capacity.
l. BEAUTIFYING A FARM HOME.
A. Il. C., COrnelia, Ga, writes: / wish
to beautify my home with shrubs and
eyergreens, and would like some suggestions
from you concerning what should be plant
ed. have some cleared woodland on
which j Wish TO SOW wheat. AMI in the
Should I lime the land, and what kind
should be used and how mueh7 I wish a
copea of tine bunch variety that will keen
on the vine in the field until Christmas. Is
there such a VARIETY
In laying out your lawn you should
remember that a wide expanse of sod
in the front OF your house should be
provided for. The borders of the lawn
should be hedged with shade trees, and
the foundation of the house should be
hidden with low growing shrubs. 1t is
not desirable as rule to break the ex-
panse of lawn by putting flower beds
I thereon. Shrubs can also be massed at
the sides and corners of the lawn 10
/ good advantage to act as a screen to the
back yard. A great variety of shrubs
/ can be grown in your section of the
state. You should make your selection
( for this purpose from among the spi-
/ reas. sweet shrub, tea olive, wygelia
No doubt the laurels will do fairly we'll
In -~rfav 81 mi.
| shrubs may be backed by higher growing
shrubs and trees, such as certain varie-
I ties Of the hOneysuckle, syringa, smoke
/ tree, Grape myrtle and dogwood. These
should give a continuous succession of
bloom for a considerable period of time
/ Various varieties of evergreens may be
| planted. such as the gardenia, abelia
| biota aurea, biota japonica filiformua
! cupressus glauca, pinus excella and reti-
nospora fillifera.
I 1t is now getting late to SOW wheat
\ certainly if you expect the wheat to
/ make much of a crop. Our experience
\ shows that the best results have come
/ from seeding wheat from October Is
/ to November / in north Georgia. if
| you decide to SOW clover on wheat of
course it should be brushed i'm with a
/ weeder. The seeding should be done
when the wheat is still small, say some
time early i'm March. It will be good
/ practice TO harrow the land on which
| you expect to sow the clover. At least
one ton of the crushed raw rock should
/ be applied per acre. You may put the
/ lime on at any time. 1t is best to har-
row it into the ground after il has been
/ evenly broadcasted over the surface.
One of the best varieties of COW peas
/ to select for the purpose you have IN
mind would probably be the clay. This
! variety produces an abundance of vine
and also yields a good percentage of
| grain. 1t is quite erect in growth and
will stand exposure without discolora-
ton or decay better than a great major