Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-03

| feed. If this can be done we feel sure
she will pick up and improve. We would
| then advise that you give her a ration
of grain consisting of equal parts of
corn and cottonseed meal fed at the
rate of about TO 10 pounds per day. II
she weighs only 700 pounds. pounds
of grain will be enough. A COW weigh
ing 1000 popnds should have 10 pounds
of this grain mixture.
| The loss of the calf may be due to
one of several things. such as picking
up some undesirable food material in
| the pasture, or to the invasion of the
system by bacteria which are known to
produce abortion. In the latter case It
is very important that a thorough disin-
| lection Of the COW herself and of the
stable and surroundings be undertaken
solution of any of the coal tar dips
one part to 80 to so parts of water,
should prove eficacious for this pur
| pose.
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FEEDING HORSES AND MULES
| WITHOUT CORN
| A. r. C.. Cave Spring Ga writas.
| nave l,2OOpOund mule, a 125O-nOund
morse and 1OOOpound horse to feed.
wa, was In the flooded district last year and
| lost all my food crops I would like
formula using velvet bean meal, cotton
seed meal and little corn or oats.
You can make a good formula =.
horses and mules by mixing and grind
Ing together velvet beans in the nod
ana corn on the cob. Velvet beans nv
themselves are not as well suited for
the nutrition of horses and mules as
the mixture suggested. IT is rue that
corn is high, but nevertheless we are
inclined to think you will find II adj
visable to feed some of it in the ration
indicated for work animals. Velvet
beans by themselves probably contain
more nitrogen than it is desirable to
reed horses and mules. Unless the
beans are soaked and ground this class
or animals will not eat them readily
as they are extremely hard and dry.
Soaking them obviates this difficulty and
also seems to render them more palat-
able than when in dry condition. We
have fed mixtures of the materials sug-
gested in the proportions mentioned
with considerable satisfaction and sue
cess. By the practice indicated Won
VIII observe that the quantity of corn
one has on hand may be made to go
twice as far as would ordinarily be the
case. We would feed sixteen pounds
of this mixture to a 1,000-pound mule.
III the animal is not doing hard work
this much is not necessary. If doing
extra heavy work a little more can be
used You should supply sixteen to
eighteen pounds of clean, bright fodder
to your mules in addition to the above.
AS velvet beans contain about 20 per
cent protein there is not much advan-
| tage in mixing cotton seed meal with
them if they are to be fed in associa-
| tion with corn.
[. +. r., Pscolet. 5. c., writes What
| Is the best grass land in southeast Geor-
ga ga, Tor stock raising, swamp or high land?
| WIZ Bermdda grass grow all Of il? Is
| heidsVille, Ga, desirable location for
stock raisingl VIII rye and crimson clover
| grow there for winter grazing? How is
Bermuda .;cass best established?
We do not think there is any bettep
grass to be used for permanent pasture
purposes in Georgia than Bermuda. 1t
is true this is not a winter-growing
grass. but It will furnish n consider
able amount of grazing for several
months in the year 1t forms a dense,
tough sod, stands drought well. and
i mas an excellent carrying capacity
/ bermuda can be grown quite extensive
ly in most parts of Georgia and does
| well on what is known as the Triton
sandy loan. Considerable areas of this
soil are found in the section of the
state TO which you refer. 1t will prob
ably not do as we'll along creek and
stream bottoms as carpet grass, how
ever. This latter grass is quite we'll
adapted to southeastern Georgia, and
will probably become more AMI more
| important as grazing grass as the
country is opened up and live stock in
dustries developed
/ There is no reason why one should
I not engage in live stock production in
southeastern Georgia and in the vicin-
i ity OF the town TO which you refer.
Rye and crimson clover can be depend
ed on for winter grazing and a great
I n
this purpose. Bermuda grass will fur
nish grazing for several months in the
year. Carpet grass will be valua BILE
as source Of grazing on low lands
Bermuda grass can be established
from sets or from seeds We are
rather inclined to the use Of sets from
the experience we have had They are
best dropped about eighteen inches
apart in rows two to three feet wide.
The sets may be put out any time Of
the year from now on. Bermuda is not
a difficult grass to establish and 10
| grows and spreads rapidly once it gains
a good foothold
LAYING BRANCH BOTTOMS DOWN
To GRAZING
| s. TT. F., Atlanta. Ga writes: | have
| about IL acres in branch bottom that has
| some Bermuda and sedge grass. want to
make this into permanent pasture for
| l"AS 'dllle, ann IL Is my tden that
| bermuda and burr clover Is the best thing
! could use. want 10 know what time TO
sod this with the clover and Bermuda and
how much clover IL will take per acre?
/
The method of handling the branch
bottom TO which you refer depends
good deal on its situation. If it is not
subject to overflow you could grow a
variety of crops on such an area to
good advantage as a pasture for hogs
and cattle. II this lanR is low. subject
to overflow and inclined to be wet, you
will have to devote ii to a permanent
sod, such as Bermuda grass and some of