Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-11

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bushel of rye to II pounds OF clover.
There are several varieties of rye on
the market. We prefer the Georgia
Grown seed. We think, however, that the
Abruzzi rye and beardless rye produced
! in south Georgia are earlier and In many
respects superior to much OF the seed
| ordinarily grown. These two varieties
are rather scarce however, and high
priced on that account They have the
| ability Of developing and maturing more
rapidly than common rye, and In our
experience have yielded better as well.
There is no reason why you should
not save crimson clover seed under ordI-
| rary conditions. You should have TO let
| the crop nearly mature before cutting II
and it would then have to be threshed.
A clover huller would be the best i'm
Element 10 use for this purpose. Small
quantities of seed might be knocked out
( with a fail and winnowed out with
| tanning mill.
A SAFE RATION FOR DAIRY cows
W. d. NJ, McRae, Ma, wries: Can l mix
cotton seed meal and hulls and get safe
feed for mich cOws7 VIII IL do for horses
and mules also?
! There is no reason why corn, cob and
suck should not be ground together ana
used as a ration for horses and cattle
We suggest that you mix together 100
pounds of corn, cob and shuck meal and
| 100 pounds of cotton seed meal. This
makes an excellent ration for horses and
mules. 1t should be fed at the rate nf
about ~ to Ia pounds per day depending
on the size Of the animal and the nature
OF the work 1t is expected to perform.
When blowing in the spring of the year
from IA to 16 pounds will not be too
much to feed. OF course, oats In the
sheaf. peavine or millet hay, or bright
corn slower should be fed at the same
time. A good sized horse or mule
Weighing 1000 pounds should have as
much at IL to IA pounds of the above
named hays.
For dairy cows a mixture of pounds
of corn and cob meal and pounds OF
cotton seed meal, together with or 10
pounds of hulls and some of the mixed
hays or fodder suggested above Will
provide an excellent ration. Cows like
succulent feed and to this end you
should endeavor to provide them with AS
much pasture as possible. In your sec
ton of the state cereal pastures may be
made available for the fall and winter.
and in the spring Bermuda sod on which
has been seeded Japan clover will be
found very valuable for summer grazing.
If you desire to mix the grains in ques-
tion in larger quantities mix 700
pounds of corn and cob meal with 900
pounds of cotton seed meal. Feed this
to your COW at the rate of to 10 pounds
per day depending on her size and age
and the amount OF milk she is giving.
About a pound and half Of grain should
be fed per 100 pounds OF live weight 70
a COW giving two gallons and upwards
OF milk per day. There is no reason why
the grinding OF corn, cob and shuck
- hn rnaHa nrnAfahla nndar-
taking.
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR PARK PRO-
DUCTION.
O. H. B., Jonesboro, Ca, writes: / wish
some information in regard to the raising
OF hogs have some strong red soil, and
some that Is gray which want to plant In
peanuts. What other crops would you sug-
every farmer were to raise hogs 1t would
not be profitable but we know that the ma
jority Of them are going TO raise cotton
whether there be war or peace.
There is no reason why you should
not find the raising Of hogs a profitable
enterprise. quite as much so as the
growing Of cotton, and If you can mini
mize the production OF this crop and d.
yersify in other directions, you are like
ly to find a larger profit on the right side
Of your ledger at the end OF the year
than IL you persist in all cotton produc-
tion as so many of our farmers are doing
A great variety of crops may be used
| for hog raising in Georgia OF these
Spanish peanuts are one of the best.
They should be seeded at the rate af
bushel and a half per acre in drills.
Planting may be done any time from
May 1 to June 80. IT will take this
/ crop from 100 to 100 days to mature An
acre of peanuts should AFFORD grazing
for from 80 to 40 days for as many as
thirty good sized shoats. The amount
of grazing obtained depends much on the
success Of the crop. and as you know,
| this varies from year to year according
to the soil and fertilization. Gray land
will probably be a little better for pea
nuts as they will give their best results
on light rather than extra heavy soils.
| This crop should be fairly we'll fertiliz-
ed. We advise the use Of about / per
cent Of nitrogen, to per cent of phos-
phoric acid, and to per cent of pot
ash. About 800 to 800 pounds per acre
should be applied on most of our soils
and the use of lime for peanuts will be
found profitable One thousand pounds
and upwards OF the fndly ground rock
should be used. Apply twenty days or
so before planting the peanuts and har-
row into the soil. The fertilizer may be
applied at the time of planting the pea
nuts.
Your belief is we'll founded that many
| of our farmers will continue to grow
cotton in spite of the increasing price of
meat products and the splendid oppor-
tunity which diversification along these
( lines offers us here in Georgia at the
present time.
You can, OF course, use many other
I grazing crops to aid in the production OF
pork, but peanuts constitute one of the
very best. We would suggest, however,
that you plant early maturing varieties
OF cowpeas or soy beans, and these
should be ready to use before IL be-
comes necessary to Craze the peanuts.
You can also use rape and oats for ear
| ly spring pasture. Crimson clover, but
clover and white clover are also valuable
crops for grazing as well as oats and
vetch.
A GOOD DIPPING VAT FOR HOGS
A. E. A., Odum, Ca, writes: I want
TO make a dipping vat for my hogs.
want TO make II OF concrete. About what
should be the dimensions, and in what pro-
portion should the concrete be mixedI
A cement dipping vat for hogs should
not be difficult to construct. You should
make an excavation in the ground to the
; depth of three feet, having it three feet
! wide at the top, IS inches wide at the
] bottom, and feet long on the top line,
! and the end should be sloped in so II
/ will be about six feet long on the bottom