Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-26

money.
As to the profit you would make from
feeding these materials to beef cattle,
much depends on the nature and class
of the animlas you expect to feed and
their present condition and the price
paid for them. If the cattle are of good
quality so as to lay on flesh uniformly
and can be disposed of satisfactorily in
from 90 to 120 days they should yield
YOU a small profit when fed on these
feeds ana leave you the manure be-
sides This of itself should induce any
farmer to feed beef cattle under pre-
vailing conditions because it has been
demonstrated over and over again that
yard manures are one of the most val
liable amendments We can use on our
southern soils.
DIFFERENCES IN GERMINATIoN or
SEEDS.
4. A. G., summit Ca, writes would
like to ask why grass seed planted at the
same time does not all come up at the
time.
There are number of reasons why
grass seed does not all come up at once.
First Of all the seeds are very small and
they are often planted in a careless
manner and not uniformly covered.
Therefore some OF the seeds more read
lily terminate than others. Some seeds
even of the same variety of grass are
more vigorous than others as they orig.
mate from different plants. Plants as
you understand show the same diver
gence of character as individuals with
which you may happen to be familiar.
Therefore some seeds are more strong
and vigorous than others. A seed that
happens to be Incorporated in the ground
comes directly in contact with the soil
under favorable condition will sprout
imediately. Another one lying on top
of the soil may not find favorable con-
ditions for some time. part of the
seeds in every sample of grass or grain
are not viable; that is, incapable of
growth and this accounts for the lack Of
uniformity in termination which you
have observed. Moreover. soil condi-
lions in one section of a field or lawn
may be more favorable to the develop
ment of seeds than others. Hence you
witness a vigorous growth in one place
and very limited growth in another
place. After a while of course the
grass may become APPARENTLY as we'll es-
tablished on the thin section as in the
good section, but it takes time under IN
unfavorable condition for grass TO es-
tablish itself.
w. NJ. c. Midtown, Ga, writes: / have
fine young Jersey heifer and am anxious
TO make good milk COW of her, but l
have discovered several warts on her udder
and teats. How is the best way to re-
move them? Also please tell me the best
preparation of Kidding hogs of all kinds of
vermin.
The warts in question may be re-
moved by one of several devices. So
luton of pure acetic acid dropped on
the wart until ii is saturated and soft
will cause IL to come off in the course
of few days. 1t is important where |
this treatment is resorted to to ex-
tract the roots. Warts may also be re- |
moved by the use of a sharp knife. If
they bleed profusely the blood vessels |
should be seered with a hot iron. The |
third method is to tie stout string |
around the wart and tighten it occasion
ally. This will soon cause ii to sluogh |
off.
Lice may be destroyed by means of |
any of the coal tar dips. There is a |
tank now made which may be filled with |
any of these, and it Is so adjusted that |
hogs will resort to it freely as a rub |
bling post. II is kept in the yard where |
they are fed or in the pasture where |
they Craze. We think this arrangement |
is quite as satisfactory as a dipping |
vat. In case you do not care to Sc |
cure one of the contrivances mention |
ed, we suggest that you make a solu-
ton of creolin in the proportion of one |
part to fifty parts of water, and thor |
oughly wash your hogs. This treat
hANAAA DC repeated III the course |
of ten days 1t is also very important
that the lots and stables be thoroughly |
disinfected. The same solution may
be used for this purpose Whitewash-
Ing and applying coal tar to all cracks |
will be found beneficial.
EXAMINING ALFALFA SEED.
g. +. NJ, Jackson. Ca, writes: l am
enclosing some alfalfa seed and would like
10 nave your opinion OF its quality. They
ar are Iowa grown and can be bought for
$500 a bushel delivered but are not re-
cleaned. They state the terminating quail
ity Is goods The seed houses In Georgia
ask about $500 a bushel. want to put
in about seven more acres this fall and
wish 10 know which seed you think would
be best for me to buy.
The sample of alfalfa seed inclosed
has been examined carefully. 1t would
appear that there are a considerable
number of weed seeds I'm 1t. We could
positively identify several of these
The seed of pig weed seem to be the |
most abundant. We Judge that there
are probably per cent of weed seeds |
in the sample. We consider this a con-
sentative estimate. 1t is undesirable |
to use alfalfa seed which contain weeds |
or trash. higher priced seed if guar |
anteed to be free from adulteration
would be cheaper in the long run. One |
or the chief troubles in maintaining a. |
stand of alfalfa is due to the difficulty |
in holding weeds in check, especially |
until the alfalfa becomes well estab- |
lished. 1t is possible, of course, that i
the parties in question can so reclean |
these seeds as to furnish you with a |
guaranteed sample. The alfalfa seed |
themselves seem to be well developed. |
and there is every reason to believe that |
they are viable.
EVIDENCES OF CHRONIC IND |
GESTON
r. ID. B., Dublin, Ga, writes j have
mule that is thin in flesh, and l cannot |
feed her enough to make her fat as she
gets sick, and she eats dirt. ! have tried |
several remedies, but seem to do any /
good. | have been told that it is indiges-
ton would be glad to nave a remedy
The condition observed in your mule |
is not unusual and is one which arises |
from the development of a more or |
less chronic case of Indigestion When |
this is of long standing it is difficult |
10 treat successfully Much depends |
on the individuality of the animal as |
well, some mules being more likely to |
exhibit this condition than others |
Slab-sided animals or those designated |
by horsemen as NASTY or three-corner-
ed, are generally not possessed of a |