Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-04


comparative basis the south should be
maintaining over .150,00O,000 head of
sheep, or between five and six for each
iuhabitant. At the present time Eng
land is maintaining one sheep for each
two of her population. Is it any Won
der that the cost of living should be
rapidly increasing; that meat should be-
come in some senses of the word scarce
and so high-priced that the average in
dividual cannot use it freely; or that
the cost of wooden clothing should
reach such exorbitant figures? The
writer likes dogs, believing them to be
one of the most wholesome and desira-
BILE of all pets, but the dog should not be
given free range to destroy what should
be one of the country's most important
industries. We have literally thrown
sheep to the dogs When will we come
to our senses and confine or destroy the
worthless cur and give the golden
hoofed sheep chance to aid in the
agricultural emancipation of the south
and in the restoration of much of our
worn and quilted lands which now lie
practically idle? Surely this situation
cannot continue much longer. 1t is too
much out of joint with the times.
Surely some Moses will arise to lead
us to see the light and act in a rational
manner towards the solution of this
question and the establishment of sheep
husbandry on some basis commensurate
with our opportunities and the needs OF
the south and the nation as a whole.
The question naturally arises as to
the relation of animal industries in the
south compared to the population as a
whole. In other words. what are we
doing towards providing ourselves with
animal food as compared with other
sections of the country? AS already
pointed out, the area of the fifteen
southern states is S99,747 square miles.
The area of the United States is $685.
7S9 square miles. The south therefore
comprises practically one-third of the
total area of the United States. In 1910
the population of the United States was
91,972. 266, and of the south 2S,S55,9S9,
or a little less than one-third OF the
total population We possessed, accord
ing to the figures of 1916, about one
fourth of the dairy cows. about one-third
of the beef cattle, about one-seventh of
the sheep, and about one-third of the
hogs owned in the United States.
Therefore, in spite Of the Substantial
increase shown in the number of swine
in the past six years, we are barely
holding our own in the matter of main
tanning our animal industries as COM
pared with the rest of the country. 1t
and take steps to avert the crisis which
will shortly confront us unless some
thing radical towards encouraging and
developing our live stock industries is
accomplished very soon.
ADDING TANKAGE TO A RATION
FOR HOGS.
W. d. L., McNair, Miss, writes: | have
six pigs three months old, and have been
feeding them two gallons of rice polish, one
gallon of wheat shorts and One-half gallon
of shelIed corn. They weigh from So to 81
pounds. Would the addition of tankage be
of any value? What crops should plant for
the pigs?
You are using a very good ration for
your hogs. The material you. furnish
them contains a fair amount of protein
and no doubt this accounts for their
making a good growth. They are fair
weight for their age. OF course, pigs
up to at least three months of age
should be fed for growth, therefore
they should have a liberal ration of
protein. If you could add some skim
milk to the ration you are feeding or
ne ii to reduce the concentrates to the
form of thin slop it would improve
he ration. We believe there is no bet
ter combination of grains you could
use for these pigs than those you are
now feeding. We do not believe it is
necessary for you to purchase digester
tankage. certainly not if you can get
skim milk to use in the manner indi-
Gated.
You should, of course. provide graz
ing crops for these hogs and for this
purpose many things may now be
planted and will soon be ready to Craze.
\ succession of early maturing varie-
ties of cowpeas and soy beans should
be available Then you should have
good area of peanuts. Grow also enough
corn and velvet beans to provide some
of the grains to be fed after the pea
nuts are grazed down. You should be
able to make these hogs attain a good
size by the first of October. and at a
indicated.
worms, and any medicine which will
used with advantage. You should also
keep them free of lice. This is best
accomplished by providing them with
enc of the mechanical devices known as
a Hog JOY" They do not cost much
and will be found effective for the pur-
pose in question. The hogs keep them
selves rubbed with the disinfectant
used in these hog tanks and this not
only keeps lice off of them, but pro-
tects them from disease.
TREATING A CASE OF STIFLE IN
A MULE.
j. E. O.. Manchester, Ca, writes: have
young mule that has been lame about two
months l took to a veterinarian and
StifIP re- her