Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-08

yelop a permanent type of agriculture
in Georgia or any other commonwealth.
ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF \
FoeDSTUFF.
l. r. NayfieId Ca. writes: I have
fertilizer tags from ground feed whcih
show the same analysis. but one costs -
. more per ton than the other Is 2 per cent
protein derived from corn any more Valua-
bic from a food standpoint than ? per cent
protein from alfalfa hay or velvet bean
meals 10 the carbohydrates figure 10 any
extent in the value Of the feed: What would
ha a properly balnsced analysis for work
ing horse:
Fertilizer tags. as we understand II,
show the percentage Of available plant
food which the material TO when they
are attached is supposed to carry. IL
we are correctly informed this is not
true of feed materials, however. In
other words. the tag carried on a bag or
animal food shows the gross amount
of protein or other materials contained
therein. but not necessarily the amount
which is digestible. OF course, only
that mart whick is digestible and as
simiIabIe by animals is valuable as a
source of nutriment In buying feeds
of the character in question. therefore
we would desire to know the digesti-
hiIitv of the same rather than the gen
eraI composition. OF course, there is
a difference in the digestibility OF pro-
tein as obtained from different sources
COTTON seed meal. for instance, con-
rains AZ per cent of digesuble pro-
tein. wheat bran about y per cent. III
there were six pounds of wheat bran
in A given mixture, therefore, as COM
pared with six. pounds OF cotton SEED
meal the feed containing cotton seeu
meal would naturally GOTHAM nuch
higher percentage of digestible pro-
teiu.
Carbohvdrates are, of course, inv
ror,apt as food nutriments in the main
tAnance of work stock. The average
farmer. however. can produce caroohN-
drates generally more cheaply than ne
can purchase them. In fact, there Is
generally a superabundance of this ell
ement on the farm, whereas II is ire
ouentIv necessary TO buy protein and
fat esnecialIv protein. We would not
nurchase a feed running high in hore
because fibre is difficult TO digest ana
contains very little nutrment at pest
A good standard ration for morse
and mule can be prepared py hliNils
together 500. pounds of corn meal and
1oo nounds of cotton seed meal This
sbouId be fed along with good mixed
bs,. usins Is pounds of the meal mix
tura with an equal amount of hay. d.
,-ida the grain ration into three parts
and feed morning. noon and night along
,,-;tt the bay. If preferable you may
mix corn and cob meal with 100 pouhds
of cotton seed meal. You may also
mix corn and cob meal with grouIu
velvet bean meal in equal parts ana add
100 mounds of cotton seed meal TO each
l. 900 pounds of the mixture
CROPS FOR SILAGE PURPOSES IN
GEORGIA.
Ar $ Macon. Ca, writes: We nave
$50 ton silo and are preparing 70 ou ~
another about the same size. We want 10
miami this season the best crop 10 use LOT
silage purposes. and at the same time OF
good milk producing value knowing tlat
- - ~ drouth. we would like TO have
your advice on just what Is pest 10 Pi"n'
for silage crop
According 10 our experience we would
,5,-isa Won 10 plant White Kahr corn
and Ped Head or Sumac sorghum in al
.errate COWS for silage purposes. we
pIant our silage crops as soon as the
ground is i'm good condition TO insure
ranid termination. These crops are
GOOD drought resisters and yield abun-
5an,lv as we'll. We have used mix
tire of sflaxe made from them for
number Of years past and have been
aereably surprised at the tonnage oo-
tanned. the desirable quality or the 81
lsge produced, the relatively large
Yields secured. and the moderate cost
OF making silage from these crops.
We believe that a little acid phos-
phate and possibly some nitrogen can
he usad under silage crops to good ad-
vantage. We generally top dress our
land with yard manure and generally
use 200 to 800 pounds of acid phosphate
per acre under the drill row at the
tinse Of planting.
FERTILTZING AN ALFALFA PAlCH'
=: 7. r. jefferson. Ca. writes: We have
an scrs % alfalfa that was two years oIo
last fall. We put two SACKS OF 10 pei
cent acid phosphate on the land. DOCS u
Mood any fertilizer now We also had three
acres ~ alfalfa sown last fall that were
killed and are rcsowin- II. IT. had w"
tons 81 lime e.. VIII II need any Ter
tilizers I can get bone tankage analyz-
Ing per cent nitrogen and ID per cent
phosphoric acid and also cotton SEED meal
anaIyzing e.1S per cent nitrogen. Nhich
will be best To use in making a fertilizer
for red CLAW land:
Alfalfa is a vigorous feeding plant.
.NturaUv IL should be able TO get a large
mart OF the nAAAOEeN II ltAAAAIa AASAii ~
afr and under normal conditions it does
this. II cannot, OF course. supply itself
with the mineral elements. phosphoric
acid and potash. OF which IT requires
considerable amounts. On red lands Il
is less essential TO apply potash than on
sandy soils and potash is now so high
YOU probably could not afford to use It.
We do advise the liberal application OF
acid phosphate We think 500 pounds
is about the right amount to use and
Won could nut this on with advanta ge
after YOU make the first cutting In the
spring We have seldom had any sue
cess with alfalfa sown in the spring Of
the year and n you put no fertilizer on
this land last fall and hoe to get =
good stand, We think it will he we'll q
feed IL rather literally. We would he
disposed TO use about 500 pounds OF
acid phosphate and sack Of cotton
seed N holm stimulate Nnung