Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-09


tanning mill to thoroughly clean IL
and remove therefrom the smut balls as
completely as possible. Then spread a
tarpaulin on the floor or a tight board
floor will answed very well without a
cover. Make up the solution as indicat-
ed and sprinkle at the rate of one gal
lon to each bushel of wheat. An or
binary sprinkling pot may be used for
this purpose. Stir the grain thorough
ly while 1t is sprinkled so as to be sure
to get every grain wet. Cover with can
vas or other heavy material and allow
to stand for five hours. At the end of
this period take off the cover and stir
until sufficiently dry for seeding. 1t is
very important that care be taken to
have the solution of formaldehyde in ex-
actly the right strength or else this
treatment will not prove so effective as
ii otherwise should. In keeping grain
for food, 80 to 40 bushels in compare
lively tight bin or box may be treated
with a pound of carbon bisulphide. The
liquid should be placed in shallow ves-
sci on top OF the grain and the box
covered as tight as possible. The liquid
vaporizes and the fumes being heavier
than te air, penetrate the grain and
destroy the weevils. The offensive odor
will disappear in a little while if the
grain is exposed to the air.
What should be sown as early as pos
sible to avoid damage by the Hessian
fly, hence it will generally be necessary
to wait until the occurrence Of the first
frost planting. In the northern part OF
the cotton belt seeding about October is
has been found most satisfactory; in
the middle part and coastal plains area,
seeding from November l to Is gener-
ally give the best results. The best
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drill which distributes the seed in rows
6 to inches apart and covers them uni
formly, and enables the fertilizer to be
put down satisfactorily at the same
time Four to five pecks of seed should
be enough to use per acre. Among the
best varieties to plant are the Mediter-
ranean. Australian Red DAttz. Mann
moth Red, Fulcaster, Fultz and Geor-
gia Red.
RAISING INDIGO IN THE SOUTH.
NJ R., Mllbrook, Ala, writes: 1 would
like some information in regard to the
raising of indigo. l have been told that it
could be raised successfully here. Can
you give any information regarding
the cultivation Of the crop?
Indigo is chiefly the product of Indi-
gofera. This species is supposed to have
in the British Isles. The West Indian,
or Indigo Anil" has also been Guilt
waited to some. extent in the south. This
plant was supposedly introduced into
South Carolina in 1742 from the West
Indies. 1t was soon found that COM
mercial indigo could be made. AS a re-
suit the British government offered n
bounty for it's cultivation. In 1875 the
production was more than one million
pounds of indigo. The Revolutionary
war checked the industry and the ris-
ing importance Of the cotton crop final
ly drove the cultivation of indigo to the
wall. While indigofera tinctoria is per-
ennial it is best plant it each year. 1t
gives from two to four cuttings the
first year.
From this will be seen that indigo
can be cultivated successfully in the
south. 1t prefers rich friable soil,
well watered but not too wet. The seeds
should be sown in drills about two feet
apart and the plants are cut when be-
ginning to flower.
A TONIC RATION FOR A HOG.
q. {. ", Salter, Ala, writes: / have
a shoat one year old that never has eaten
heartily and has grown but little. Would
You advise knocking him in the headf l
also have two pigs two months old that
want to make bi ghOgs by Christmas. How
would you feed and care for them?
Sometimes a runt pig is born which
never does amount TO anything much
and, therefore, it is not a bad policy
when %his seems to be the case to dis
pose of the animal as promptly as pos
sible. On the other hand, pigs which
are stunted sometimes owe this condi-
ton to infestation by parasites, such as
lung worms and intestinal worms. When
this proves to be the case medical treat
ment will sometimes prove of value,
and since it costs but little it is often
worth while to give the animal a chance,
especially in this day of high-priced
foods and a keen demand. for meat an
imals For instance, a dram of turpen-
tine given in a quart Of milk for two or
three days in succession then followed
by a good purgative, such as EPSON
salts. will often prove very beneficial in
Kidding the system of intestinal worms
and really giving an animal a chance to
grow off vigorously if satisfactory
rations are provided.
Lung worms, of course. are difficult to
treat, and if they have become well
established it is generally best to fat
ten the animal as soon as possible.