Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
CuLTrvATING BEANS

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CUETrVATING BEANS IN THE
SOUTH.
| G. W, Barland. Miss, writes DO you
| thingk navy beans kidney wax bush
| beans would pay 10 grow in the south for
| dry beans?
1t seems to be pretty definitely estab-
! lished that a cultivation of navy anG
| kidney wax beans on commercial scale
would hardly prove profitable in the
| south except in ATTITUDES approximating
| l,5OO feet and upward in altitude 1t
/ Is true that the kidney wax bean and
| the navy bean can be grown in a small
| way in the garden for home use, but
| their cultivation under field conditions
such as pertain i'm California and the
northern part Of the United States does
not seem practicable, owing to
| relatively high temperatures we have
| here during the sumner season and the
| fact that We do not seem, up to this
time to be securing as large yields as
are obtained in other sections of the
| country. These beans are grown to
some extent In north Georgia already
and the area devoted to their cultiva-
ton can no doubt be expanded profit
| ably They could be grown through
out the Piedmont table land section
probably with success, and It is likely
| that their cultivation will be extended
there in the near future. From all the
| information we have at hand, however,
we could hardly advise their cultiva-
ton in a comercial way in lower latit-
tudes than those indicated.
TREATING INDIGESTION IN
HORSES.
NJ w, Jonesboro, Ga, writes ! have
horse tndt has had Indigestion for two
years, snd has IL so bad this spring that
he is not anle to work more than half the
time. lie has always lad corn and fodder
until lately l have been feeding him bran
and molasses feed half and half. / need
MIN badly ii my farm work and would like
TO know tie best treatment.
SVhen a horse has had indigestion for
| two years it is quite likely to become
| chronic condition. 1t will, therefore
| De difhcult to cure case Of this kind
and will call for the exercise of skill
full feeding on your part and patience
| in treating the case.
The first thing to do is to see that
the hose is supplied with a quantity
| of easily digested food suited to his
needs. There is nothing better for this
| purpose than warm bran mashes. They
are simply made by pouring hot water
| over wheat bran. You should give in
| addition some green food and all the
| hay feed should be chopped up fine
moistened with salty water and allow
| ed to stand few hours before feed
ing. This makes it not only more
I palatable but renders IL easier of di-
| gestion and assimilation.
The horse, of course, should do only
| light work and should be allowed the
run of a pasture as far as possible
| Feed regularly and water before meals
| A good digestive tonic to use is Glau-
| bers salts. pounds. common salt, one
| pound bicarbonate of soda, one-half
pound. These should be thoroughly
mixed and a tablespoonful scattered over
the feed three times daily.
THESE PIGS NEED A DIFFERENT
]. C. W. Demorest Ga, writes: l
have some fine pigs about three months old
that have strange disease. They fall down
drag their hind parts. They seem to be
choked just before the fit comes on them.
I would like to know what to do for them.
We hdge that your hogs are. suf-
| fering from indigestion or from too
| close confinement. Undoubtedly, the ra-
! ton you are feeding these hogs is
! not adapted to their needs. This is
shown by the fact that they break
down in the hind quarters. This trou-
| Die occurs WneTe' the IdllOn Is uSh-
cient in protein or ash matter, and
when this happens the bones become
weak and the muscles flabby and unable
| to support the weight of the animal
The first thing to do is to turn the
hogs out and give them a range. Then
provide them with some mineral mat
ter. For this purpose a box contain
ing equal parts of wood or coal ashes,
ground lime rock, charcoal and GROUND
phosphate rock to which little salt
has been added should be placed wnero
| they can have access TO it. II you
are feeding corn alone. either discon-
tinue its use or else purchase some
shorts and mix in equal proportions and
feed as a thin slop with skimmllk
for a few days. If you are using Kitten
en- slops. be sure that they contain
no soap powders or broken dlshes or
glass.
II is possible that your hogs are al
fected with lung worms You Will De
able to find these parasites I'm the troth
which the hogs will cough up II they
are affected with the same. IL you ma
this to be the trouble, you should place
the hogs in a tent and burn sulphur
over Goals. keeping your own head OH
q level with the hogs. When you can
stand the fumes no longer admit ar
We feel certain that attention TO these
details and the readjustment OF the ra-