Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-29
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~ Ard SUCCESSFUL RRfING
S@Zis " ANDREMH coULE
What We Might DO With Increased
Agricultural Wealth

the country would be the ideal place in
which TO live. Certainly we would es-
tablish a permanent system of soil fer
tility and thereby insure an annual in
crease of our agricultural wealth and
the production OF a sufficient amount
OF food for local needs and surplus
for export TO less favored sections. Our
agriculture would OF necessity be organ
lied on a professional basis and until
this is done IL can never become lucra-
tive and representative industry. We
would soon come TO appreciate the es-
sential character of research and TO
glory in the opportunity and privileges
which education affords any people. Out
of all of this would grow a self-sustain-
ing south characterized by a healthy,
virile race of people. With this would
also come the elimination of waste and
the development of a race of men and
women with fixed and high ideals, there
by safeguarding forever the permanency
of our institutions, the perpetuation of
the republic along the lines conceived
and so forcefulIy projected by our fore
fathers.
THE BEST WAY TO FEED AL
FALFA HAY.
A. ]. G., Maxeys, Ca, writes: ] have
twenty tons Of alfalfa that i raised, and
am thinking Of granding it. What do you
think OF this idea and what should a ma
chine for this purpose cOsti
Alfalfa hay may be ground and made
into what is known as alfalfa meal.
Mills are on the market which will do
rhis work satisfactorily.
You can secure one of sufficient size
and power for about $40. We have
mill of this type and find that it does
very good work. Our thought in secur-
i'd r.TaWWa
cob, shuck and all. We cannot see any
particular advantage in grinding alfalfa
for use on the farm. If the hay is to
be fed 10 horses and mules ii would
be better to let them masticate it with
their teeth. The same would be true
of other live stock. If you wish to sub
stitute alfalfa for a part of the pro-
TEN you have been feeding or to pal
ance up a ration of corn to better ad-
vantage. you could grind ii. You could
not make alfalfa take the place of more
than one-quarter to one-third of the
grain in ordinary rations fed to work
stock or to beef or dairy cattle.
CHANGING A RATION FOR A
DAIRY COW.
J. r. M. Postelle. Tenn, writes: I
nave a COW that was fresh last June, ami
should be giving quite a lot OF milk, but
sha only gives between three and four
quarts At a milking: she ,,s Is getting ,,. rat
If cotton seed meal with gallon and
half Of hulls. ami some alfalfa hay at
night. l would ike TO arrange the feed SO
,hat the milk flow will be increased and
not so much fat put on. She Is one-quar-
ter Jersey and three-quarters Red Durham.
The trouble YOU are experiencing is
probably not as much due to the char
acter of ration you are feeding as to
the inherent qualities of your cow. If
she is three-quarters Shorthorn or Dur
ham, her disposition is to lay on fat
rather than to make milk, and suspect
that this trouble is so strongly inherited
that you will have difficulty in keeping
her from laying on fat at the expense
of milk production. Some cows, as you
know, milk very well for a short time
and then drop off to where they give so
little as to make their use for dairy
purposes Improbable. A good dairy
cow should give at least two gallons
Of milk for 800 TO 325 days out of the
year. She should, of course, have one
months rest between calving periods.
The ration you are feeding is not fat
tening one by any means. You are sup
plying a very good amount of protein,
and we can suggest no change that is
likely to be beneficial at the present
time unless you add one quart of bran
TO the ration, and are in position to
provide some green feed by allowing
your cow to range on cereal pasture.
WORKING A HORSE WITH RESPIRA-
TORY TROUBLE.
L. t. C., Decatur, Ca, writes: 1 have
usule that gets his breath hard and pants
wien at work. l have had him two years.
He travels well and has plenty of life.
fed him or corn fodder and hay. Is there
any remedy for has troubleE
Your mule is suffering from either
heaves or roaring. Animals which have
been attacked by distemper frequently
are left with weak threats though roar
ing is often hereditary. This also is
true of heaves. In severe cases of
roaring a mule can travel only a short
distance before choking down. Little
can be done for this trouble except in
its early stages when blistering will
be of some benefit.
We think il best to treat your mule
for heaves as we are inclined to think
this is the case of the trouble you
describe This disease is associated with
indigestion. The symptoms are labOred
breathing and in most cases there IS
a deep moist granting cough. Mules
affected with heaves are unable to per-
form hard or fast work without stop
ping to breathe. Severe cases are, of
course, incurable. Treatment for this
trouble is purely hygienic. Keep the
quarters and the food free from duSt.
The hay or fodder used should be
sprinkled with water. Only easily d.
gestible food should be fed. Provide
as much pasturage as possible.
Medical treatment for this trouble is
not very satisfactory. About all that
can be done in this direction is to give
arsenic. I'm the form of Fowler's solu
ton. Give two teaspoonfuls in the food
three times daily. This treatment
should not be continued too long. If
symptoms of arsenical poisoning are
shown by the twitching of the muscles
the medicine should be stopped imme-
dIately. Any medicine which promotes
digestion can be used to advantage. Gin
ger root pulverized and given in table
spoonful doses three times daily is of
some value in troubles of this char
acter.