Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-31

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tive ease with which the preventive
treatment may be given. it is the only
method which the farmer can rely on
at the present time to be of special
service to him. The simultaneous
treatment can only be given by a licens-
ed veterinarian at cost of several dol
lars. depending on the number of hiBS
to be handled.
We have been manufacturing and
distributing large quantities of serum
through the state veterinarian for sew
eral years past Serum sent out from
the college has been satisfactory and
successful If used under proper con-
ditions and according to directions. 1t
is possible to protect a hog at the cost
of a few cents. and in view of the COM
mon occurrence OF cholera 1t is wise
and proper precautions TO use the serum
before the outbreak occurs.
HANDLING PARTIALLY MATURED
CORN.
G. H. H.. Augusta, Ca, writes; have
some corn IN various stages Of growth that
has to be cut on account Of the land being
used encampment site. Some OF II
is Just silking and tasseling, while some
Of It is In good roasting ear stage. would
like to know the best way to manage this
corn as a feed for my stock. j have no
siIo, go II will have to be saved In some
other way. Would be glad to have your
advice the matter.
Corn in the condition referred to in
your letter will be rather difficult to
cure in shocks. You will therefore have
to exercise considerable care and skill
in handling 1t. Ordinarily when corn
is mature 1t may be cut with corn
harvester and bound in sheaves and set
up in large shocks and tied securely
with binder Irvine and left to cure IN
the field. Under the conditions de-
scribed in your letter, we are inclined
10 think this corn had best be cut by
means of a sled with knives in the
side or with sickles and allowed to dry
very thoroughly in the field before II
is bound in sheaves and set up In
shocks We think, however, that you
can handle it satisfactorily by the
method suggested, though 1t Will en-
tail more labor and expense than would
otherwise be necessary. II you can get
the surplus moisture out of the crop
and dry 1t satisfactorily before put
ting 1t in the shocks, there is no rea-
son WHY IL should not make an excel
lent feed for horses and mules and you
shold have no trouble in keeping 1t In
good condition, that is, free from mold
TREATMENT OF INDIGESTION IN
MULES.
/ W g. Taylors 8. c.. writes: ! have
n mule that stamps her hind feet and kicks
as N flies were biting her. but there are
none. | have examined her feet ana 40
not find any trouble with them. sue
seems hearty otherwise, and would IKE
to know what to do for her. also nave
a lot of hens and little chickens that have
their heads nearly covered with kind oil
flea We do not know where they came
from Insect powder does good. Would
like to know what to do for them'
The symptoms given in your letter
would indicate that your mule is suf-
fering from a colicky condition. Trouble
of this character may be due to expos
ure to cold, a sudden change in diet the
use of dusty or mouldy hay or other
indigestible foods. or the feeding OF an
improperly balanced ration. The hrst
thing to do is to examine the food ana
see that 1t is in frst-class condition. The
next thing is to be certain that the ra-
ton is so adjusted as. to meet the re-
quirements Of a mule performing hard
work. Probably you are feeding pulled
fodder and corn. In that event the
ration is not properly balanced. If you
would feed corn and oats in equal parts
YOU would get better results. AS the
oats are expensive, IT would probably
be better to make mixture or 500
pounds of crushed corn or 600 pounds OF
corn and cob meal and hundred pounds
of cotton seed meal. This grain ration
should be fed at the rate of about four
teen to fifteen pounds per day to mule
weighing a thousand pounds and doing
hard work. If the animal weighs less
than a thousand pounds, feed in proper
ton to weight. Use some green feed as
a laxative If the condition becomes
aggravated. give the mule an enema.
Jamaica ginger in two-ounce doses will
be found helpful. AS a rule the alimen-
tary canal should be cleansed by the
use of a liberal dose of oil. A good
collie mixture is the following: Choral
hydrate ounces; laudanum, ounces;
sulphuric ether, ounces; aromatic
spirits of ammonia. 2 ounces; essence of
Jamaica ginger. ounces; creolln.
ounces. Mix thoroughly and keep in
tightly stopped bottle. Give two table
spoonfuls in one-hah pint of rather hot
water. Repeat the dose in one-half
hour if necessary. Do not give more
than three doses. however. at this in
tervaL
In treating lice on chickens, insect
powder will be found very valuable.
This should be thoroughly busted into
the feathers. You may also use kero-
sene emulsion or a solution of creolin,
one part to fifty parts of water. Tine
nests and roosts should be thoroughly
cleaned. All litter Should De removed
from the floor Of the chicken house and
the quarters thoroughly disinfected
with an application of hot coal tar to
the cracks, corners and roof. You may
also whitewash the structure. The per-
sistent carrying out of these sugges-
lions should enable you to get rid of
chicken lice.
CONTROLLING SMUT ON WHEAT.
c. NJ. s., Rome, Ga. writes: About
five out of ten heads OF my wheat were
affected with smut. / thought II should
be cut and dried the ground and burned,
but my father wants lite put In washes on
piece OF ground where we are going TO
cut Bermuda next year. What plan would
you advise. What do you think caused the
wheat TO be so smutty? How shall I treat
my seed to prevent IL this falls
The smut of wheat is caused by
specific fungus. We imagine you are
troubled with what is known as the
loose smut OF wheat" which is similar
to that of oat smut. 1t appears that
this fungus may gain access to the
plants at the time they are in flower
Also. that IT may remain in the soil
for a considerable period OF time. find its
way into the plant and grow up through
IL. The fungus seems to be possessed
of great vitality. Some success In fight
ing this pest has been achieved by maxi
inc the aead for Eve hours I'm cold water