Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-02
AGRICULTURAL
SGduCatiOn
~ AID SUCCESSFUL EARRING
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Some Things Done by County Agents

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+, industries along constructive lines; and
in consequence of all this effort, the
enlarged independence of the farmers
! so that thousands of them are now able
Ito hold their cotton for "A satisfactory
price. to live largely at home, and pro-
vide Injuries for their families, TO own
IautcmObiles. and to become more impor-
tant and desirable factors in the life
and society of the community in which
they live.
| 4 truly wonderful interest has been
aroused in all matters pertaining TO edu-
cation An examination of the record
shows that in 1905 there were AZ high
schools in Georgia with a total enroll
ment of 1000. and a graduating class
I of seq; in 1915 there were 19l high
schools in Georgia, with a registration
| of $4,000 and a graduating class num-
bering 2,437. In the last few years
more than $3,5OO,00O has been expended
/ i'm high school buildings, while the
state appropriation for schools has been
doubled. In 1870 there were 27.4 per
cent Of illiterate whites and 92.1 per
cent Of illiterate colored; in 1905, rs
per cent of illiterate white and SO per
cent Of illiterate colored; in 1913, SO
per cent of illiterate white and 1871 per
cent of illiterate colored. These figures
of course apply to the school population.
They speak more elOquently than words
of the attitude now evidenced towards
education.
A press propa Uganda with reference to
scientific agriculture has been firmly es-
tablished. an era of prosperity of a
more permanent type than ever has
been known before ushered in, and a
new appreciation of the duties and re-
spOnsfbilities of citizenship awakened.
The interest of the city man i'm the
country and of the country man in the
city has been co-ordinated, and today
there exists a harmonious spirit of CO.
operation. This end has been attained
through interesting the business man in
the welfare of the country boy and girl,
and pointing out TO him the latent en-
ergy of the surrounding territory which
might be developed for the benefit, not
only OF the rural section, but of the
city as well if he would only lend his
personal influence and financial aid to
the dissemination of necessary informa-
tiOn. Even Atlanta has honored herself
by entertaining in the homes of her
leading citizens over one thousand boys
and girls attending the annual corn
show held there for several seasons
past. 1 cannot but feel that the engen-
dering Of team work between city and
country is an enduring monument to
the credit of our correlated extension
activities, and one of the real, achieve
ments Of which We have reason to feel
proud.
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC INDI-
GESTION.
~. A j., writes: 1 have a mule that
eats what l give him, but he has the habit
Of lying down when be is tired Is there
anything / can do TO correct this trOubleY
lie does not seem 10 be sick.
4 Your mule IS undoubtedly suffering
fTcm a more or less chronic form OF in
digestion. There are also evidences Of
his suffering At times from a colicky
condition. Indigestion is caused by
many things. such as the use of one
Kind Of food, the failure to feed prop
erly balanced ration, the use of dusty
OF mOldy fodder, allowing the animals
ID drink Immediately after eating, i'm
proper mastication of the food, over
driving or working Immediately after
eating. You should give consideration
TO all these things and by careful ex-
animation attempt to arrive at the
cause of the trouble.
What we suggest is that you give
under existing conditions a good laxa-
tive in the form of a drench. There is
nothing better for this purpose than
EPSON salts. Feed your mule on an
easily digested and assimilated diet for
the next few days. Bran mashes and
fresh green feed should prove very ac-
ceptable. Two-ounce doses of Jamaica
ginger in a pint of moderately warm
water given as a drench three times
daily will often prove beneficial You
can DO more to affect cure by giving
attention to feeding with regularity
and TO the use of properly balanced
ration than in any other manner. Work
regularly but not excessively and do
not exercise too soon after meals. At
tentiOn to these suggestions should en-
able you to effect a great improvement
in the health of your mule.
GROWING AND HANDLING CAS-
TOR BEANS.
| T. d. s, Triton, Ca, writes: Please give
me what information you in regard TO
the cultivation and sale Of the castor bean.
The castor oil bean has been cult
waited quite extensively for several years
past in Oklahoma, Illinois. Missouri and
Kansas. This crop does not seem TO
have been grown for commercial pur-
poses to any appreciate extent in the
southeastern states. Most of the beans
produced in this country are apparently
manufactured in Jersey City and St
/
the extraction of the oil. The seeds, of
course. are not decOrticated except in the
case Of cotton seed. Castor oil as YOU
probably know, is used largely for the
dying Of cotton goods and, of course,
for medical purposes as we'll
| The castor oil bean is a NATIVE of
Africa or India, but is now cultivated
in all the warmer parts of the world.
In this country it is regarded as an
annual The oil produced in the United
States is considered superior to that
grown in the tropics for medicinal pur-
poses. The seed should be planted in
rows four to we feet apart each way
or in drills four feet apart. the plants
being spaced eighteen inches in the
row. About four or five seed should
be- planted in a hill. About four quarts
/ Of seed are required when planted In
drills. When the plants are six to eight
Inches high thin to a stand of one plant
per hill It is good practice 20 treat the
seeds with water at the boiling point be-
fore planting. They should be allowed
Ito stand in the water without further
heating for twenty-five hours before
| planting. Clean cultivation is essential.
| BUILDING A SIXTY TON SILO.
VI. B.. Mansfield, Ca. writes: What will
IL cost % build a Cotton silog What height
/ should il hes Would old field pine do with