Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-05

onstrated 10 YOUR satisfaction that az
piled education is worth while and will
pay a handsome dividend through She
development OF an enlarged mental 'on-
ception Of fundamental facts and prop.
er appreciation Of essential things. ?
hope il Is clear that research is neces-
sary and worth while not only for lis
own sake but in its application to the
solution of those problems which make
for the progress and elevation of the hu'
man race. IL is self-evident that re-
search must be literally endowed in or
der to keep our institutions abreast of
the times. and enable them To furnish
the basic knowledge required to lead
the vanguard of the fight against ante
quated methods Of farm practice now I'm
vogue. I hope il has been made plain
to you that extension teaching furnish
IS the motive power needed to place
our agriculture on higher plane ana
minimize the depression from which
il has suffered because of our failure
TO supply dependable assistance of the
character needed at the right time. "
YOU admit these facts then / am safe IN
concluding that our experiment in edu-
cation has been worth while: that Geor-
gia has not labored ia vain, but has sue
ceeded in implanting a spirit of prog
ress, an appreciation of research, ana
belief in education in the hearts 9t
Ter farmers which will enable our COM
monwealth to bear her full measure Of
responsibility, present and future, in
cosmic affairs.
MANAGING HORSES THAT SLoBBER
{. ID. A.. Hortense. Ca. writes: We have
two horses that sIObber badly. and il is
difficult for them to chew their food. We
have been using sweet spirits Of Nitro and
10 hn hotter
Any information viii be appreciated.
Horses frequently slobber very freely
at this season of the year, especially
if pastured on land we'll set with bur-
white or alsike clovers 1t has been
held that the fungus which develops in
association with these clovers is respon-
sibIe for the trouble.
Little can be done for SOLDERING
save to swab out the mouth with some
astringent such as alum dissolved in
water. Boric acid can also be used at
the rate of grains to l ounce of water.
The mouth should be carefully eN-
amined to be certain that there is no
injury causing the trouble, such as a
broken tooth or a sharp prong on the
tooth which cuts and irritates the mu-
Gus membrane of the mouth. The
writer is not familiar with any salts
factory treatment for SOLDERING if it is
caused by pasturage on clovers, IS is
generally the case at this season of the
year.
DESTROYING NUT GRASS IN FIELD
r. T. NJ Moultrie Ca. writes: ] would
like some informa ton in regard TO destroy
ing nut grass on land that has had IL on
for a number Of years. l have a chance
10 buy some fine red clay land at $40 per
acre. hut il is infested with nut grass.
he Il
quIre fertilizer. Would You think the in
vesrment profitable. I have COW eight
wears old that 7 have not been able 10 get
with calf for two years. Is there anything
! can 10 TO remedy the trouble:
Nut grass is extremely difficult to des-
troy as you have no doubt found out If
you have made any efforts i'm that d.
rection Our best success i'm dealing
with this pest has been to grow two
crops on the land for several years In
succession. One of these crops at least
should be what is commonly termed a
smother crop" In other words, shac-
ing out the pest has given US more sat
isfaction than any other method we
have tried.
Our practice has been to pillow the
land in the fall. prepare a good seed
bed and then plant to a winter cereal
such as oats. The oats should be har-
vested as early as practicable in the
spring and the land Immediately reseed-
ed TO cowpess or possibly velvet beans