Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-01

matter means much toward soil build
ing.
With the general introduction of vel
vet beans into the rotation and the
changes brought about by the advent of
the boil weevil it is probable that re-
adjustment Of the rotation may be nee
essary. Heretofore il has been generally
customary to grow cotton, corn, oats
and cowpeas in the order named. In the
future velvet beans followed by cotton.
oats and cowpess will be the usual or
der. Cotton stalks will have to be plow-
ed under early in fighting the boil wee
vii and this land can be utilized in
seeding the fall grain, while the addi-
tional fertility brought about by the
velvet beans can be utilized on the
money crop-cotton.
FEEDS SUITABLE FOR A DAIRY
COW. =
n. b. p, Dry Branch, Ca. writes:
would like to know the best cheap feed
for nv Jersey with second calf. /
have TO have all grain feeds shipped in.
have small pasture with limited amount
of Bermuda grass. and plenty OF shade and
water. tow gives from two to three gal
Ions Of milk per day.
At this season of the year it should
be possible TO get Some green lcCu VI
have some coming on in the course OF
few days One situated as you are and
having only limited amount of pasture
available should plant a small area to
corn and sorghum or millet and COW
peas. These crops may all be broad
casted, though you will secure better
stand with the expenditure OF less seed
il you plant in drills and cultivate
few times. We think that the cultivated
crop will give a larger yield per acre
and will grow more rapidly. The best
supplemental feed you can use now
would be in the form of hay. Pea vine
hay would, of course. be best If your
Bermuda pasture is at all good, you will
not need large amount of hay If you
feed a reasonably good ration of con-
centrates. For this purpose we know
of nothing better and cheaper than a
good grade OF cotton seed meal fed at
the rate of four or five pounds per day
per 1000 pounds of live weight The
extensive use OF cotton seed meal is not
advisable. The ration of cotton seed
meal could be varied at times by using
some wheat bran with 1t, say in the pro-
portion of 1000 pounds of cotton seed
meal and 500 pounds of wheat bran.
You can use equal parts OF corn and
velvet bean meal or equal parts of cot
ton seed meal, velvet bean meal and
corn meal. Whichever you can buy most
cheaply will be the best for you to pur-
chase under existing conditions.
A GOOD GROWING RATION FOR
HOGS.
two shosts five months old that have been
rather stunted in growth from not being
sufficiently fed and I would like To
know what to fede them to bring them
out. | have buttermilk and garden truck,
and want to know what I will have TO
buy. Want TO kill them this fall.
One desiring to grow out a couple of
shoats as rapidly as possible should
proceed along the following lines: Pro-
vide an open range for them where they
can take plenty of exercise. If you
have no green feed available now ar
range to have some as soon as possible.
To this end you might SOW some corn
broadcast or some millet. Then. you
should arrange to have small areas of
cowpeas. soy beans and peanuts for
grazing later in the summer and fall.
In the meantime provide your pigs with
any skim milk or buttermilk which you
can obtain. Feed them on a mixture of
equal parts of corn and shorts reduced
to a slop with milk. Kitchen slops and
refuse may be fed to advantage pro-
vided YOU keep soap powders and broken
portant matter. Remember that liberal
feeding is necessary. so you should
cive the hogs all they will eat up clean.
At the same time you should not over
feed them. Keep the troughs secured
out and sweetened with salsoda. See
that the lots in which they eat are
kept in a sanitary condition so as to
preserve the health of the animals.
Supply them with an abundance of
clean water and feed regularly. Young
pigs must have more protein and ash
matter than older hogs. A combination
of corn. shorts and milk is best calcu-
lated to provide this. If you can feed
them in the manner indicated from now
on you should be able to grow them
out to advantage. Just as soon as any
of the green feeds are available turn
the hogs on them. and let them have
the range of whatever crop is in suit
able condition for grazing. AS much
variety as possible in the dietary will
be found desirable.
FEEDING THE VELVET BEAN CROP.
W. n. A, Elberton, Ga, writes: Please
tell what kind of fertilizer is best
suited for velvet beans.
Velvet beans belong to the family Of
legumes. therefore they respond very
well to applications of lime. In other
words, whenever practicable, soil intend
ed for this crop should be lined with
the raw ground rock at the rate say
OF ton per acre. Such an application
need be made only once in three years.
1t is best to make this application few
weeks previous to the planting of a le-
minous crop such as velvet beans would
constitute This should be broadcasted
over the land and narrowed in. Corn
may be planted on this land with such
supplemental fertilizers as seem desira-
BILE and the velvet beans may be plant
ed later on. If the corn has been lib
orally fortified. say with formula con-
tanning 3 per cent and upwards of nitro
gen, to 10 per cent phosphoric acid,
and, under normal conditions, a reason
able amount of potash, additional fertil
izers need not be used under the beans.
Where the corn is planted in foot rows
and beans in the middle and only
moderate amount of fertilizer has been
used, and especially on lands that are
rather thin, 200 pounds of acid phos-
phate can be used under the drill row
to good advantage Under normal con-
ditions. as to the cost and availability
of potash, we would advise the use of
say 100 pounds of kainit At the present
time potash can hardly be used owing
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