Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-04

grind III. l 4
80 acres Of hidebound Bermuda sod. How
Is the best way to treat 1t?
/ think you made a wise investment
in building a wooden stave silo IL by
"a feet and filling it with corn. This
will furnish you the basis of an excel
lent winter ration ana one calculated
to keep your cattle in goOo condition.
If situated as you are we would feed
this silage so as to make it last until
next April. In other words, We would
only give each animal small amount
per day, say 10 to 8 pounds per head.
The silage is best fed mix ed with such
other roughness as you have on hand,
such as hay, oat straw and shucks. We
would grind the corn and other grain
in question, including the shucks and
cobs, and feed the crushed grain with
the silage and other roughage. If you
are so situated that you can buy a ton
or two of cotton seed meal it will be
10 your advantage to do so. In that
event we would make up a mixture, say
of 1000 pounds of crushed corn and
cob. 1000 pounds of cotton seed meal
and 500 pounds of oats. Feed this at the
rate of about two pounds per head per
day to the stockers, that is, the cattle
you expect to carry through the win
ter. You should feed from to pounds
per head per day for the cattle you ex-
pect to finish off for beef. | am figuring
that you will feed these animals for
about 80 days.
If the cattle are in thin condition
we would feed them UP before dehorning
them. Of course cattle will stand the
shock much better when in flesh and
good condition. If the dehorning is done
promptly and skillfully it should not
hurt the cattle.
In regard to the males about which
you write we would treat them as sug-
gested and finish for beef. There would
be mo objection to this practice. BY
utilizing all the rough feed you can with
the grain and silage ration suggested
you should be able to finish the cattle
in question to good advantage and carry
the others through the winter in good
condition.
We would be disposed to break up the
bermuda sod as you have suggested.
Pillow it any time now and turn the fur
rows over on edge So the sod will only
be partly covered. In the spring we
would harrow the land Thoroughly Sow
Japan clover on this area at the rate
of about 10 pounds per acre about May
l. If you have a small piece OF land
you can plant to rye we would advise
you to seed it even if it is a little late
because if it holds through the winter
at all we'll it will be ready to use early
in the spring and this will help to tide
are ready to Craze.
MANAGING A SPRAINED ANKLE.
v. r. c., Lake City, Fla, writes:
have n horse about fourteen years old seems
TO have sprained his right hind ankle. IL
is swollen pnd is running on each side. /
would like to know what to do for 1t.
About all you can do for severe
sprain is to battle the parts with hot
water to relieve Inflammation. Appli-
cations of cold water are also good.
When fomentng the sprain it is best
to apply the treatment for about twenty
minutes and make three applications
per day. Then apply some good sooth-
ing liniment or an absorbing ointment
such as crystals of iodine IL dram,
iodide of potash IL dram. lard ! ounce.
These ingredients should be mixed to-
gether very thoroughly and rubbed into
the affected parts once daily. If sore
ness develops discontinue for day or
two and repeat. If this treatment fails to
effect a cure a mild blister should be
applied. Remember that sprain is a
difficult thing to cure and a long time
is required to make complete recov-
cry.
TREATMENT OF LUMP JAW IN