Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-03
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S AID SUCCESSFUL EARRING
lZ:=ssz BY ANDRMH ooULE
Possibilities for Sheep and Sa01ne
Production IN the South

would slaughter out from 80 TO IS per
cent OF the live weight when fed on
silage and cotton seed meal. These ami
mails have been sold in competition with
corn fed animals from the west ana
the meat has been pronounced equal in
quality to that obtained from animals
fed supposedly on a more desirable ra-
tion.
TYPE OF STOCK To SELECT. 4.
AS to the type and class of live stock
TO raise there is little to choose. Sue
cess in this direction will be governed
primarily by questions of feeding and
management. Practically every wei
known breed of hogs is represented in
the southeastern states. Any of them
will do well under careful handling and
will retain their prolificacy and capaci-
ty for rapid growth and development.
The leading breeds of beef and dairy
cattle are all well and favorablY known
and are now becoming quite widely dis
seminated. The same is true of sheep
and poultry. II is proper to state IN
this connection that there is more m
the man than in the breed. In other
words. any of the leading breeds of the
various classes Of live stock now well
and favorably known in the United
States may be developed 10 high state
of perfection under proper management
i'm the southeastern states.
In conclusion il is not inappropriate
to state that i'm this hasty review an
effort has been made to point out the
progress which is being made or may
be anticipated along animal industry
lines in the section i'm question. to ia@i-
cate the latent possibilities il possesses
for development. and the great Oppor-
tunity and reward il will afford those
who study and master its resources and
utilize its wonderful soil, climate and
varied crop-producing powers with in
telligence and skill. Just in proportion
as this is done by the people now resi-
dent in the southeastern states or by
those who may make investments there
in will desirable progress be made to-
wards the solution of the problem which
our meat supply now constitutes.
The south can and should become the
most important factor in supplying the
nation with an abundance of that class
of food which the American appetite
and standard of living demands and
which IL is commonly believed has made
the Anglo-Saxon the dominating factor
in the advancement of civilization.
FEEDING COTTON SEED MEAL
TO DAIRY COWS.
L. ID. B.. Tunnel HILL Ga. writes: l am
thinking OF selling my cotton seed and buy
ing cotton seed meal 10 feed my milk COWS:
How much meal should cow havef viii il
be necessary to buy hulls to mix with the
meal: I have plenty Of hay. Is il a good
idea to feed the meal just by usefs
Cotton seed meal is an excellent con-
centrate for dairy cows, but IL should
te fed with discretion. There is a ten
dency on the part of most cattle owners
20 overfeed their animals. In our ex-
Terience COW weighing 500 to 1000
pounds will not utilize more than four
tC six pounds of meal to good advan-
t1ge, and we are inclined to favor the
use of the smaller amount. One should
determine. however. the amount Of meal
10 feed by the results obtained through
the milk pail. In other words, you
should commence by feeding your cow
three pounds and gradually Increase un-
il YOU get uD to four five or six
pounCs, depending GA the increased
TOW of milk obtained. You should look
after the health OF your animals care
fully, and if they should get of feed
for any reason. cut down the meal ra-
tion very materially. The meal should
5e fed in association with plenty of
rOughness. and this should be kept be-
fore the cows in the most palatable
form.
II you in;end to go into the dairy
business YOU should plan 10 build a silo
EeXt year. Dry feeC is best run through
cutting box. moisJened with bran
water and allowed to stand for a few
hours bfOre il is fed so as to soften it,.
The meal can then be scattered over the
rough feed and mixed through it. This
induces the COW TO eat the meal and
roughage UP clean and is likely TO
lessen digestive troubles which might
result from the COW boiling a cOnsid-
cradle quantity OF the meal. You
shoulC secure the highest grade Of meal
possible. and we believe YOU will lind
II a very desirable concentrate TO urge.
We know OF nothing which will supply
protein for a COW in cheaper form
than cotton seed meal.
OBTAINING 4 STAND OF ALFALFA.
J. q. r.. Willard Ca. writes: have
prepared patch Of land for alfalfa; have
put down $50 pounds of lime and broad
casted 10 one-hurse loads OF manure. Would
you commercial fertilizer alsof Would
you use soil and inuculRtiug material both
on the alfalfat In growing oats, rye.
clover and vetch for grazing hogs, is il
necessary 70 inOcuIate the clover ami vetchg
have three acres az land to put in wheat.
Shall I use lime. and how much to the acre.
What about Nsing acid phosphate and cot
ton seed meal: l. IL necessary for wheat
L. De- dried Nftcr iminerSing before planting:
You have used a very good proper
/ tion of lime on the land which you in
/ tend for alfalfa. No doubt YOU haT-
rowed il well into the soil as soon as it
was applied. 1 presume that you turned
under the yard manure or certainly
cross disced the land after you applied
/ IL so as to incorporate il with the sur
/ face soil This being true, you should
have the land In fairly good condition
/ for seeding TO alfalfa
We are quite sure you will find 4
advisable 10 apply At least 500 pounds
; Of high-grade acid phosphate per acre
and we DO not think il would be amiss
I 10 use a bag Of cotton seed meal.
Alfalfa is very delicate when young
I When II becomes well established il
properly taken care of il can hold ITS
I own 10 much better advantage than in
+ the early states of its growth and de-
I velopment. If one has an abundance
/ of inoculating material and applies ii
+ properly IL should not be necessary 10
use the soil. There is only one objec-
lion to using dirt from another field
in that you may bring i'm diseases OF