Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-14
Horticultural
@GduCatiOn
@S AID SUCCESSFUL EARRING
SE:s=;sE I" ANDRMN SoULE
Maintenance Rat5ons for Work Stock

| of cotton seed meal and feeding at a
rate of IA pounds per day. Corn and
oats can be combined at the rate of 500
pounds of each and 200 pounds of cot
ton seed meal. Ii is not we'll to mix
! too large quantities of concentrates and
let them stand for a considerable length
of time, but rather to mix only enough
| for a few days in advance. The rough
age part of the ration should be pre-
pared fresh every day.
Attention to these matters will GER
tainly improve the condition of the live
stock. minimize or eliminate digestive
| troubles, and keep the animals in a
vigorous condition where they can per-
form the largest amount o. work with
the least outlay of energy during the
spring and early summer.
PROTECTING CORN FROM WEE
Wills.
". f. c., Lyons, Ca, writes: ] have
2OC bushels OF corn shelled and sacked.
The corn is Of soft variety and the
weevils are partially eating 1t up Can
you give me a remedy? have an ordinarily
tight barn.
There is only one way by which
you can destroy the weevils in your
corn satisfactorily and that is to treat
the same with carbon-bisulphide To
TINS emu II WOulu ne 10 your dONdHldB
to pour the grain out of the sacks and
place in a comparatively tight bin
or box, which you can cover securely
with a tarpaulin or anything else of
sufficient size to answer the purpose.
Secure some carbon-bisulphide through
your nearest drug store and pour it
out in shallow dishes, setting two or
three of these dishes on top of the
grain.
The carbon-bisulphide should be used
at the rate of l 1-2 pounds per ton
Of grain. If the bin is an open one
use at the rate of . pounds per ton
of grain. The treatment should be
continued for twenty-four hours. If
the grain is allowed to air for thirty
six hours the odor will practically
leave II. Remember that the treatment
should be repeated in a few days which
should destroy any weevils which
may hatch out after the first treat
ment.
Carbon-bisulphide will not burn the
hands or injure the clothing. 1t has
very offensive odor and being much
heavier than air it sinks down through
the mass of grain and effectually de-
stroys the weevils. This material is
not inflammable except in the presence
of lights. Do not handle at night,
therefore. II Is DtSl AlOl " SNOiC SeNA
bon-bisulphide in the house but keep
in an outbuilding Do not smoke while
handling 1t.
MANGELS AS FOOD FOR DAIRY
COWS.
T T. r., Fort Valley, Ca, writes: I am
thinking of planting a couple Of acres In
stock beets or mangels. Will they succeed
down here? How many seed should be used
per acre? How far apart should beets be left
in the rows? Would il be advisable 10 soak
seed and how long before planting? Would
you in drills or drop seed the neces-
Sary distance apart How late can they be
sown and secure good resultsi Have been
thinking of erecting a silo on my farm
Please suggest q form OF inexpensive silo.
1Iangels will grow fairly well in your
section of the state. They should be
planted Immediately as the stand can
be obtained easier at this season of
the year than later on. In so far as
the length of time required for their
maturity is concerned, you could plant
them as late as June l. They should
ordinarily be planted in rows about 2
l1-2 to feet apart. Cover TO a depth
of about l inch. Soak the seed at least
twenty-four hours before planting
When a stand is obtained thin out to
5 TO II inches apart in the rows. Guilt
vate 10 destroy weeds throughout the
ture.
This vegetable makes a very good
stock food 1t will take to s pounds
of seed to plant an acre. This crop as
rule should be fertilized with for
mula running high in potash. 1t IS
of course impracticable TO do this the
present season. On red land, however,
you may obtain fair crop, if the rain
fall is well distributed, without potash
AS soon as frost occurs in the fall cut
off the tops of the mangel, dig the
roots and pile in triangular heaps, sa y
to feet high and as long as may be
desirable. Cover lightly with straw
and a little later with an incn of soil
to prevent freezing. Mangels should be
fed after being shredded or cut up. II
mixed with chopped roughage and al
lowed to stand, say 6 hours, a very de-
sirable feed is obtained.
You can provide dry matter more
economically through the silo than you
can obtain il through root crops. We