Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-14

the producer L am certain that the
average consumer of milk who COM
plains about the price of it has no idea
of the labor. energy and foresight which
must be exercised to produce an article
of superior quality and to keep it up
to a high standard. 1t is equally GER
tain that the average housewife does
not appreciate the value of milk as she
should and hence its use in the average
dietary is altogether too restricted for
the best interest of the home from an
economic standpoint and the health Of
the residents therein as well. L certain
ly think the ration in the average
home would be greatly improved were
milk valued. appreciated and used as
il should be.
THE COMPOSITION OF VELVET
BEANS.
S. W. A, Albany, Ca, writes: Please sive
Inc the analysis Of velvet bean meal ground
In the pod also the analysis of the beans
shelled. How does velvet bean meal COM
pare with cotton seed meal as tertilzerf
Roughly speaking, the analysis of vel
vet beans without the hulls is as fol-
lows: Protein 21.S per cent, fat 90 per
cent. fiber, "a per cent, phosphoric acid
per cent, potash Ii per cent: The
protein content is equivalent to "a per
cent of nitrogen, hence a ton OF this
material contains approximately 20
pounds of nitrogen. The composition of
velvet beans with the hulls is: Protein
1875 per cent fat 4.6S per cent fiber
1882 per cent. carbohydrates $3.50 per
cent, phosphOric acid s. per cent, potash
1.72 per cent. The protein content is
equivalent to 2.64 per cent of nitrogen
A ton of this material. therefore, would
contain 16 pounds of phosphoric acid
S4.4 pounds of potash, 56.S pounds of
nitrogen. You will see from the fore
going that velvet beans contain a good
deal less plant food than cottonseed
meal and will therefore, have to be
sold at a much lower rating in order
to make them comparable in value as
sources Of plant food to the farmer.
WHICH BREED is BEST FOR FOUN-
DATION STOCK.
II. A. w, Adrian, Ga writes: l want
TO try the better stock business, and want
your advice in regard to the best breed Of
cattle. i have bought fine Jersey bull,
but l think the Jersey day is past in this
country. Which do you think is the best
hogG l have a good range and pasture for
them. l have some fine hornuess cows and
goo grade sOWs.
The Jersey Is a good standard dairy
breed and | would not be willing to
passing out in Georgia. They do not
produce quite so much milk as the Hol-
stems, but their milk is richer in butter
fat, and they are fine producers. A good
Jersey herd is a fine asset and if one
wanted to go into the dairy business
where the handling Of cream, milk and
butter was to be specialized IN, the Jer-
sey would certainly constitute a good
breed to use, though, of course, the Hol-
Staina AvrCbiras he,
their strong points and are equally rep
resentative dairy breeds.
Several breeds of hogs may be used
with advantages under conditions such
as those portrayed in your letter. We
would not hesitate to establish a good
prolific herd of Berkshires, Duroc Jer-
seys, or Tamworths. The Hampshire is
also good breed and is rapidly grow
Ing in favor in Georgia Any of these
breeds have a sufficient amount of ac-
tivity to Craze well under conditions
such as you portray Pure bred sires of
any OF these breeds may be used to adj
vantage for grading up native stock.
BUYING OR IMPORTING LIVE
STOCK.
NJ. n. v, Toledo, Ohio writes: / am GO
ing TO move onto farm I'm Walker county
va. thought of buying horses here and
shipping them down, but the railroads want
nearly all Jueg are worth to them
Tor about how much a sound team of
young horses weighing 1900 TO 5000 be
bought for in Georgia? 1t might be better
to use small tractor. What dooes gaso-
line retail for? Are there many Guernsey
cattle breeders in Georgia?
Georgia is giving more attention 70
the breeding of draft horses than ever
before in her history and quite large
number of these animals are being
brought into the state and are being
used as brood mares. There is such a
demand for animals of this class, how
ever, that you will find it difficult to buy
horses OF the weight and size you desire
which have been bred in Georgia The
chances. are that most of those offered
for sale could have been brought in from
other sections.
You can secure a team of the class
and character you desire. however, from
this or neighboring states at cost of
from $3.50 to $500, depending on the age
class and quality of the animals You
would probably have to pay freight on
team of the character you have in
mind varying from $25 to $40 Horses
such as you could buy in Georgia or
Tennessee would probably be better ac-
climate1 than those you could bring
from far north and probably you could
save considerably on freight by the
method I have suggested.
Gasoline retails i'm this state at 20
cents per gallon at the present time.
Personally I believe there is more
money to be made through breeding and
handling horses of the type you have in
mind. In many sections of the stale
where tho land is broken the gasoline
tractor can not be operated to good adj
vantage. The level plains of south
Georgia can often be used with excel
lent results.
There are not many Guernsey cattle
in the state. There should be good op-
portunity to breed and disseminate as
excellent a breed as the Guernsey 10
good 2ovan'age
EVIDENCES OF HOVEN OR BLOAT.
c. II. H., Irvinton, Ca, writes: l have
a COW that when she Is turned from
dry pasture to green pasture she becomes
swollen on the left side and stays that
way for three four hours. am afraid
TO her milk. Can you tell me what is
the trouble and what TO do for her?
According to the description given in
your letter your COW is inclined 10 bloat
whenever turned from the dry into the
green pasture This is not an aunusual
thing TO occur because she is not get
ting much I'm the dry pasture and when
turned on fresh green feed. very soon
gcrges herself with a kind If food