Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-17

only q comparatively small number
II sheep are kept in Georgia. and these
VIII be most economically developed II
raised primarily on grass and supple
mental forage crops. In winter they
should be fed silage and some dry
roughness Of any of the kinds already
mentioned. Silage should not be fed to
excess A good ration for sheep may
consist of a mixture Of one-fourth
corn. one-half oats and one-fourth cot
ton seed meal. Another good way TO
proportion the mixture is TO add 10 pounds
q cotton seed meal to each 100 pounds
OF corn meal. An effective way to raise
cheap lambs in Georgia would be TO
breed the ewes in the late summer 50 as
70 have the lambs dropped in December
o. early January. Provisions should be
made for winter grazing. such as rye,
oats and wheat, or combinations OF these
crops will provide. Where alfalfa is
available il makes an excellent hay
md only a relatively small amount Of
Grain need be fed. While only limit
"a amount of cotton seed meal is thus
provided for In the ration, IL viii De
very helpful in insuring rapid and
Uniform gains, for sheep require con-
siderable amount Of protein and will
thrfve much better on 3 ration which
contains the amount Of cotton seed meal
indicated than where II is absent. Sheep,
OF course, do not require as fattening a
-Eti0n as some other classes OF live
stock
It Is too bad that sheep husbandry
has not been more largely emphasized in
Georgia. as the natural conditions are
very favorable. particularly in the
northern part of the state where there
IS much rough land for the development
0f the lamb-grOwing industry. certainly
IN SUFFICIENT proportions TO supply the
needs of our home Oulation. Lamb and
mutton provide most desirable meats and
= small flock OF sheep can be kept on
the waste land available on every farm
al q very small outlay. Small focks
~elI cared for win give the best re-
turns.
RATIoNs FOR HOGS.
II mas long been established that
corn alone is not q satisfactory ration
TOR fattening hogs. owing probably to
the deficiency Of protein more than ash
matter. though both OF these factors
haxe in important bearing on the econ
nv with which gains in hogs are OBJ
saIned. Naturally in Georgia. hogs
-culd be raised as largely as possible
IN grazing crops. but even under ideal
conditions it will be necessary to finish
them cv for market at various seasons
" the year when grazing crops are not
available. Hogs must also be carried
through the winter season when there IS
comparatively little pasture availabl=.
espcciaIly In the northern part of the
state. IL has been shown by numerous
experiments that the addition OF some
protein 10 a ration OF corn improves n
snaterially. and as digester tanllage. the
foodstulrs often advised. is very high
priced. 1t is naturally led 70 many at
tembts TO substitute cotton seed meal
therefor.
In this connection il is gratifying
10 be able TO report that fermented cot
ton seed meal can be fed in small GUAM
titles for limited periods Of time. say
IS to 30 days with satisfactory results.
Much depends. Of course. on the age
md condition Of the hog and the supple
mental food used in combination with
gotton seed meal When corn and cot
AN seed meal are combined in the pro-
esEfion of I or 5 10 ], larger and cheap
u gains are likely to be obtained for the
aFst ninety days than when corn alone
IS fed or corn and linseed meal. AZ
tording 10 several experiments. cotton
seed meal can be fed to 75-pound shoats
In quantities ranging from one-sixth 10
nne-fifth OF the total ration by weight
Tor q period of rs TO so days. Better
results will be obtained IL the combina-
tiou OF corn and cotton seed meal sug-
rested is fed when the animals are rang
Ing On grazing crops. The succulent food
thus provided seems 10 be Of benefit I'M
der the circumstances. IL seems from
results obtained In Texas. Oklahoma, Ar
Eansas. North Carolina and Georgia that
cotton seed meal may be made 70 furnish
tho protein needed in a ration of corn
HwuN #Na
portrayed in this article, II can be fed
with safety for certain periods of time.
3. should be kept in mind that the msal
was fsrmented in these tests for from
a u e hours. depending on the season
II lie 1-es.r-
r has been suggested recently that