Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-18

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the state.
DUAL PURPOSES.
| With the increased interest in cat
/ tie breeding In the south, an urgent de-
| mand has arisen for cows capable OF
giving an adequate supply of milk for
| family use and at the same time raise
! a calf that will be profitable as feeder.
milking shorthorns.-Certain strains
and families of shorthorns show
a disposition to produce a good quantity
of milk In fact, IL is generally conced-
ed that of the strictly beef types, short
horns are the heaviest mixers
The dual purpose type of shorthorn
IS similar to the strictly beef type ex'
/ cept that there is probably little more
! length of leg and a much more pro-
| nounced udder development.
Red Polls.-This is a red, hornless
breed of cattle that inclines a little
| more to the dairy type than does the
| shorthorns. They have been recognized
1 as profitable milk cows for many de-
! cades in England and high producing
herds of them are maintained in sew
eral sections Of the United States
| DEVONS-On account Of their milk
giving capacity. rugged constitution and
| rustling ability, the Devon breed OF
cattle has met with considerable favor
in many sections of the south. They
are uniformly red in color and very
/ attractive in appearance. The obJec-
ton to them is that they are too small
in size and too slow in maturing.
HOGS.
i FAT TYPE-America, with its album
dant supply of corn, has developed a
distinctive type Of hog. The recognized
breeds of this type are the Duroc-Jer-
sey, Poland-China, Berkshire, Chester
White and Hampshire. Individual ex-
cellence within the breed, is more i'm
portant than the breed itself. Good
herds of practically all these breeds
are maintained in Georgia and the be-
ginner should have no difficulty in find
ing satisfactory breeding stock at rea-
sonable prices.
BACON TYPE-Tamworths and York
shires are recognized as the two dis
tinctive breeds of bacon hogs. The es-
sential characteristics in this type is
that they shall show a relatively large
amount Of muscle or lean meat and
relatively small amount of fat High
priced breakfast bacon can only be made
from hogs that have been bred for
the purpose and have been fed on flesh
forming rather than fat-forming feeds.
The ability, however, to develop the
required amount Of lean meat is more
a matter of Inheritance than feed. Since
much of the hog feed should be pro-
vided in the nature of grazing crops,
bacon hogs are becoming adapted TO
the south. Because of the large mus
cular development they are very active
and as a rule are better grazers than
the lard type Of hogs. There is little
J TO choose between the Tamworth ana
1 Yorkshire except that the red color of
4 the Tamworth is less susceptible to
/ white Yorkshire
Il HORSES.
! Self-propelled vehicles of various
| types have initiated so seriously
against light horses that the wisdom
OF trying to produce anything but
drafters or work stock on southern
Il farms is seriously doubted. The most
Il outstanding defect in native mares is
the lack OF size and bone. This can
be improved more quickly by the use
Of draft stations than through the use
OF light horses or coach horses For
the past six years the College of Agri-
culture has been using Percheron horses
most SUCCESSFULLY. Half-bred Percher-
Ons produced by native mares have
demonstrated the advisability of this
i cross. After one or two crosses of
draft stations have been maze mn ma
tive mares the farmer who desires can
then go to the production of mules.
WEAKENING scoURs IN A CALF.
II. A. B.. Abbeville s. q, writes: Ny
cox has a young calf about six weeks old,
ard IL has taken something like scours. A
few weeks ago I lost one with the same
trouble Any remedy you can give NE viii
be appreciated.
Scours in calves is produced by fer
mentatio which occur in the milk. Es-
pecially Is this disease likely to prove
troublesome during the warm weather
] when putrefactive bacteria develop very
quickly and cause the rapid breaking
down and Transformation of milk When
this occurs bacteria are produced. many
Of which are irritating to the stomach
and bowels of the calf Since these
bacteria circulate the air. soil and water
abound in dust 1t is easy to see how
they gain access to the alimentary tract
of the calf.
Many methods of preventing this
trouble have been tried in the past and
OF course nothing can be urged more
strongly than the exercise of cleanIi-
ness and care in the handling and feed
ing OF milk The quarters should
OF course be kept in a thorough
~ sanitary condition. The milk should
be fed at the temperature of the body
unless drawn directly from the udder of
the cow by the calf Overlooking is to
De avoided The vessels containing the
milk should be rinsed with cold water
and then thoroughly scaled with boil
ing water after which they should be
exposed 70 the sun. In the treatment
or this trouble one Of the most effective
methods is that OF using formulin This
drug should be added to the milk in the
proportions of one part to 1000 parts of
MIX In many instances where this
metnod has been used a cure has been
erected in A comparatively short time.
Ihls medicine is easily obtained and
easily administered. Its use together
with the maintenance of proper sanitary
conditions in the stable should enable
you TO overcome the disease successful
", provided IL has not progressed too
Tar before you begin the treatment
COWS NEED A REST PERIOD.
}. 7. T., Ashburn. Ca. writes. I have
fine Jersey COW that drouned n calf on
the 18th Of May. which was about three
weeks before / expected her TO. The calf
was the smallest / ever saw and so weak
u could net stand up until IL was three
unFs OLD. The COW seems 10 be I'm very
good condition but gives very little milk
MIXED her mp until five days OF calv-
Ing and she was then giving a gallon and
half ~ milk day. The milk she gives
now Is stringy, and her udder seems swol-
bran, cotton seed bulls, a little cotton seed
meal and hay and shucks. I would like
20 know what IS the best treatment TO give
her.
1t Is quite evident that the calf was
dropped several weeks before IL was
due and this no doubt accounts for the