Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-06

ded corn stover or IA pounds OF mixed
hay.
When horses and mules are standing
idle i'm the stable the ration should be
cut down by one-third to one-half. There
is danger of overlooking animals during
idle periods, OF course, they should
be fed enough to keep them in good
condition at all times. The stockman
soon becomes judge of such matters
and should govern his procedure as TO
feeding accordingly.
1t is very important that work stock
be fed and watered regularly. Peavine
hay should never constitute the exclu-
sive roughness for horses and mules;
nor for that matter should any legumln-
Gus hay because there is some danger
of surfeiting the system with nitro
gen. A mixture of peavine hay and
any of the other forms of roughness
suggested is better than peavine hay
alone. This would also be true with
alfalfa hay.
If one were feeding oats alone, from
IL to 16 pounds per head per day should
be fed. Work stock can, of course, be
maintained on corn alone, though this
concentrate is deficient in protein and
ash matter for horses and mules. There
fore the ration is improved by the ad-
dition of some cotton seed meal in the
proportions already suggested. In 9TH
er words. maintenance ration for a
mule of the size about which you write
can very properly be pounds of corn
and cob meal and 1 pound of cotton seeo
meal. Corn and oats mixed in equal
proportions would answer very well,
though you may use two-thirds corn and
one-third oats with very good results
BY feeding some cotton seed meal TO
your work stock and utilizing the oats,
you can reduce the amount of corn nee
essary to feed and thus save 1T for
use with your hogs.
You will probably find Epson salts as
good a thing as you can use for con-
stipation in animals Use a pound to
a pound and a half and give as a drench.
It is very important to remember that
the head of the horse or mule should
be held very high so as to prevent any
of the liquid getting into the lungs.
The best treatment for worms is to
give turpentine in two-ounce doses. Dt-
lutte the turpentine with a quar- tot milk.
cotton seed oil or linseed oil. The ami
NAL to be treated should be fed very
sparingly for As hours and brisk pur-
gative given to expel the worms. This
treatment should be continued for two
or three days
As already indicated, mules should be
leu TWICE anu at IlOSls lhISC IAiAOS a
day: twice a day when they are doing
comparatively little work and three
times when they are performing heavy
work
WHICH KIND OF SILO is BEST?
w. w. H., BOonville, Mo-. writes l am
interested in building a silO. but am
decided which kind to erect. I rather ia
cement construction, but would like
your advice in the matter before making a
decision.
Various types of silos may be built
with success and considerable satisfac'
tion. The most permanent and desir-
able type of all in our experience is
what is known as the monolithic. This
is cement with solid walls reinforced
| literally by barbed wire, iron rods OF
any other material which strikes the
| fancy of the owner and is sufficiently
strong for the purpose. We think therl
! is little danger of too much reinforcing
being used and that as a rule enough
of this material is not used The walls
should be one foot to eighteen inches
wide at the bottom to give a secure
footing. and should then be taperej
gradually to a thickness of six inchei
at the top. Forms should be construct.
ed or purchased, and the silo built VI
| in rings, as ii were. A relatively high
! silo is preferable. We hardly think il
advisable to build a structure less thar
| fifteen feet in diameter, and as high as
thirty-five to forty feet.
| Another type Of silo is that known as
cement plaster on metal lath. High
rib metal lath is used for this purpose
and supported on three-inch iron pip
| ing. of course, continuous doors should
be provided for in both types of struc.
lures. We think these are the two most
| satisfactory types of cement silos, and
for solidity and durability we consider
the monolithic preferable to the plaster
silo. The plaster silo, however, is a
very satisfactory structure and will
| give excellent results and prove very
durable as well if properly constructed
| There are various types of hollow wall
silcs and some of these have proven
very satisfactory.
The stave Silo has also found consid.
cradle favor in many localities. 1t will
last a good while if properly put up and
/ good material used. 1t is more diff.
cult to keep these silos perfectly plumt
and rigid because of the necessity Of
| tightening and loosening the tie rods al
| various seasons of the year. A good
| staVe silo will have life of from ten tC
/ twenty years. We have found struc
| lures of this type very satisfactory as
| far as the preservation of the silage is
| concerned. The farmer who has thC
! capital and is in position to build {
permanent structure should do so by