Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-13

, months they should be finished i'm ex
cellent condition. Sometimes where ont
can buy cattle very thin and poor, th'
ninety-day feeding period is the mos
/ economical. but, as a rule, it will prob
I ably pay to finish them off so that the!
| will ship to distant markets, if neces
sary, in good condition, and command
| a price equal to that obtained for any
other class of cattle.
The man who would make a success!
OF feeding beef cattle must keep in toucl
with the markets, and must try anC
feed so as to take advantage of the diff
| ferences i'm demand. Occasionally, there
are good prices for warmed up cattle
because of the scarcity of butcher:
stock. At other times il would be folly
to ship half finished cattle to market
As a rule, northern markets where they
have large packing house facilities viii
pay the best prices for finished cattle
OF course. in feeding one must figure
on freight rates, shipping facilities and
transportation service. Much depends
on these matters for the shrinkage may
be such as to eat up the profit unless
expeditions delivery of the cattle is as
sured.
PASTURE CONTRIBUTIONS FOE
SOUTH GEORGIA.
z. W. H.. Cleveland. Ohio, writes: I
thank you your suggestions regarding the
planting Of alfalfa at Townsville. Ga. AS
! plan 10 use the piece Of land in question
for hog and dairy cattle pasture, IL has
occurred to me that / would have a more
satisfactory year around pasture with Ber-
muda and bur clover than anything else. If
YOU favor this procedure, I would like for
you to advise me how TO prepare the land
and when TO plant the seed.
The use of alfalfa for hay or pas.
turage production in Georgia constitutes
an altogether different problem from
the use of bermuda grass and bur clio
yer. I am somewhat welded to the
idea OF alfalfa, especially where one
can grow as much of il per acre as we
have succeeded in raising on the college
farm for several years past. We have
never grazed IL of. course, feeling that
We could handle il to better advantage
when made into hay and ] would not
be disposed from my experience and
observation up to the present time tt
recommend the extensive pasturage OF
alfalfa under Georgia condition.
Bermuda and bur clover will make
an excellent pasture. The best way Il
start bermuda is through the planting
out OF sets. This may be done at any
time from now until the first Of Aug
ust. The land should be plowed, rolled
and narrowed and brought into good
condition. Drop the sets in rows :
feet wide and about l foot apart in the
drill. piece an inch or two square
is sufficient to plant 1t should be
pressed into the soil firmly by the mer
dropping It
Berfore the bermuda is planted we
would advise you to sow from . to
bushels of bur clover per acre. Secure
this seed in the bur and scatter owe:
the ground. Then harrow in. 1t is no;
necessary to inocula.e bur clover wher
planted in the bur. If you sow the bun
clover Immediately it should have ample
time to terminate before fall though
il develops very slowly and il sometimes
takes two years to secure a good stand
OF ii. Bur clover. of course, grows only
in the winter and bermuda grass in
the summer. If you SOW the combina
tion pasture suggested il would be vel
10 SOW some Japan clover on the Der
muda sod about the 18th of April.
FEEDING VALUE OF PEANUT MEAL
". I. =, Kansas City. No, writes:
would like some information in regard to
feeding peanut meal to hogs and cattle.
Peanut meal has only been fed il
very limited quantities to hogs and cat
lie in the United States up to the pres
ent time This is due to the fact tina
the larger part of the peanuts in thi:
country seem to be consumed by human
beings or grazed down by swine there
by making the animals harvest theil
own feed.
Peanut cake is of course high in pro
TEN, containing 42.S per cent of this
element or about as much as cottoI
seed meal. Peanut cake where the hull'
are included, however, only contain
about 20 per cent of digestible protein
/ Therefore the feeding value of thi,
! material will be influenced entirely by
the method of manufacture. Peanu
cake is low in carbohydrates but con
tains a considerable amount OF fat ant
also A fair amount of mineral matter
though much less I'm this respect than
l'cotton seed meal.
Peanut cake has been fed TO hogs ant
cattle in Europe for a considerable pc
riod Of time. The peanuts importe,
into Europe come principally from Afri
ca and have been crushed with the ide;
OF expressing the oil therefrom 20
human food. The richness of peanu
meal makes il desirable to use 70
feeding beef and dairy cattle, and hogs
| Peanuts of themselves produce a sof
corn for two weeks in order to firm
the flesh before the animals are slaugh
/ tered. We see no reason why peanuts
should not he fed to beef cattle o
dairy cattle just as one would use lin
/ seed or cotton seed meal. No expert
ments have been conducted in this coun
/ try With reference to this matter q
/ there Is very little peanut meal C
/ cake available for conducting feedin
/ tests a the present time.
] a SILO FOR THE SMALL TOWN FAR
MER.
2. =. NJ. Demorest. Ga. writes: I live
| In town and want 10 keep two cows and a
| horse. I would like to build a silo that
| will hold u 20 is tons OF silage. viii
| = silo as small as this keep stlage salts
| factOriyT II seems 10 the pit silO would
be the cheaper. What are the objections 10
| IL. What should be the dimensions Of a
! silo 10 hold the amount % silaRe indicated?
/ VIII tire Of 81: ] will have 10 feed
/ IL practically all the year around.
A cylindrical silo s feet ia diamete
| and 20 feet deep will hold about rs ton
of well matured corn silage. A silo 2
/ feet deep and 10 feet in diameter woult
/ hold 30 tons. We would prefer to hav
the silo about 2 feet in diameter If a
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