Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28

necessary, for us TO diversity our agri-
culture and to increase the area of land
cultivated in order to supply our people
with an abundance of food and raw ma
terials. the tractor will come more ana
more extensively into use. II is self
evident that when necessity forces us
to utilize IT we win be able to adapt 1t
10 the needs of the southern farm quite
as successfully as we have been able TO
adapt the automobile to the uses of
modern commerce. agriculture and in
dUstry.
OF The types of soil cultivated clay
predominates in ten instances, loan in
one instance, sand and clay in two in
stances. sandy loan i'm twelve instances.
The use of the tractor seems to have
proven more satisfactory on the heavier
rather than on the lighter types of
soil In other words, those owning
these machines in operating clay lands
seem to feel more enthusiastic about
their merits than those operating them
on sandy soils. OF course, the land nat
urally varies from level to slightly roll
ing and IL is interesting to observe that
the operators use them for several pur-
poses in a majority of instances In
other words. those who praise the trac-
tor more freely found that they could
use it for as many as four operations
on the farm with satisfaction and sue
cess This is as il should be, for a piece
of machinery costing as much as the
tractor and capable of rendering so va
ried a service will prove more satisfacto-
ry from the standpoint of the owner
when used for as many purposes as
possible
In most instances the tractor was
used for about 1-2 months in the year.
Operators who claim to have used the
machine with success were in seven in
stances the owner. I'm three instances
an employed engineer was used, and in
nine instances the farm labor ran the
machine. In the case of failures the
machines were operated chiefly by farm
labor. or so-called engineers. 1t is in
teresting to note that in a majority of
instances those claiming to have used
the machine with success reported that
their negro labor made capable en-
gineers. or in other words, ran the trac-
tor successfully.
The average repair bill of those oper-
ating the machine successfully amount
ed TO S2s a year. In the case of the
failures a very great variation was
shown, as might be anticipated.
There seems to be a general immuni-
ty of opinion that the tractors used did
not pack the soil as has been so often
held in the past as one of the main
objections to the use of the tractor. The
reasons for the failure to use more
tractors on the farm. as given by the
aforementioned owners are attibuted to
the lack Of experience, to the desire to
do things as their fathers did them, to
lack of competent engineers, to the
claim that the tractors do not do as good
work on sandy soils as on those of other
types. and TO the lack of progressive
farmers and the tendency to grow all
cotton rather than to diversity. These
are the same reasons which might with
propriety be assigned to the lack of
progress in any direction and probably
set forth succinctly why IL is so diff
cult to secure a desirable degree of
progress along agricultural lines.
THE FEEDING VALUE OF GROUND
VELVET BEANS.
j. NJ. e.. Penfield, Ca, writes: Has
ground velvet beans feeding value equal
20 cOrnE We have two horses that we drive
on the rural delivery route and have TO feed
them well, but corn is at price we cannot
GffOrd 10 pay.
II situated as you are we would mix
ground velvet beans and corn in equal
parts as a ration for horses which are
subjected To hard and constant driving.
We believe you will find this ration
satisfactory for this purpose and consid-
erably cheaper and better than the use
Of corn alone. Velvet beans contain con-
side rably more protein than corn. but
they are MOI exceptionally rich in this
element Corn is low in protein. there
fore combination of the two, when
ground ia equal parts. will be found adj
vIntagecus. You may grind corn. cob
and shucks all together. Velvet beans
may also be ground in the hull. If you
have the clean bean seed, however, It
can be ground and mixed with corn
alone or corn and cob meal, or corn, cob
and shuck meal We suggest that you
feed by measure from fifteen to eighteen
pounds of this mixture, depending on
the amount of corn. cob and shuck
which enters into its composition.
You should, of course, provide your
horses with a reasonable amount of
clean. bright hay, or any other satisfac-
tory long fodder. 1t is advisable for
you to give them little green feed from
time to time.
TREATING HOGS FOR LUNG WORMS
II. s. w. Sylvania. Ga. writes: I would
like to know the best treatment of hogs
for lung worms. What effect has land
Dlsster on peanuts. and when and in what
quantities should IL be applied
SUCCESSFULLY. When animals are in good
condition and have approximately made
their growth II is generally best to
slaughter them, as the lung worms do
not in any way injure the meat for hui
man food.
Animals affected with this trouble
should be isolated from well animals.
We presume you are familiar with the
characteristic coughing and stranglng
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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