Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-25

to work stock The thicker it stands
on the ground and the finer the stems
the more readily ii is eaten. We would
not think that it would be practical to
handle this crop in the manner indi-
Gated by you. In other words, we do
not think that the roushage for rumi-
mating animals or work stock should
be ground up but rather fed in its
natural state. Animals OF the class
mentioned require some rough forage,
and johnson grass hay if properly made
and preserved is sufficiently palatable
to induce them to eat a liberal amount
of it, This hay should be cut before
there is any danger Of the seeds de-
veloping to a stage where they will
mature and thus by passing through
animals spread the grass about over
the country.
We are inclined to think that YOU
might grow Sudan grass to good ad-
vantage on the land in question with
out the trouble you would experience
in preventing the undue spread OF
Johnson grass 10 adjoining farms.
Sudan grass will make from two to
three cuttings a year and can be east
IL eradicated should you desire to use
the land for any other purpose. If sit
uated as you are, we would be disposed
to handle this farm as a live stock
plantation. Part Of it could then be
nut down TO grass which would pre-
vent it's washing and eroding, and
diversified farm practice established
We believe this would pay quite as
well as the Johnson grass proposition
WHAT TO GROW FOR HOG FEED.
c. l.. T., Muscogee, Fla, writes:
would like information on raising feed for
hogs when and what to plant.
One expecting to raise hogs cheaply
on grazing crops should provide some
thing at all seasons of the year for the
hogs TO feed on. In your section or
the country this should be compare
lively simple matter. as you nave
growing season practically all the year
round If you have not planted any
thing yet you should hasten 10 put in
such crops as cowpeas, soy beans ana
peanuts These crops should be planted
so as to provide a succession OF food
from now until fall. You should gro"
some corn and velvet beans to be fed
along with the peanuts and thereby in
sure hardening OFF the hogs satistacto-
rily before they are slaughtered Some
of the prolific corns can be planted at
this season of the year or little later
with comparative success. For fall and
winter grazing yous should plant chufas
and artichokes. In September and Oc-
and legumes which will grow during the
winter season. Theseswill afford grazing
during the late fall and early winter OF
until spring planted crops are avail
able.
SILO BUILDING MATERIALS.
NJ y. L.. Savannah. Ga. writes:
would like your advice as 10 the best ma
teriaIs 10 use in building silo What
is your opinion Of the hollow tile for silos
Silos may be built of a great variety
of materials. Probably the most perma-
nent structure of all is the moholithic
or concrete sio. This is built with a
heavy foundation and should be literally
reinforced with barbed wire or other
substitutes therefor. The inside wall is
perpendicular but the outside wall is
tapered down so that the top of q silo
thirty to forty feet high is probably not
over three to six inches thick. depend
ing on the diameter and the height of
the silo 4 silo NAV also be built with
Iath and plaster To this end a frame
work of iron pipe is set up and hy-rib
| or other heavy reinforced material fas-
tened thereon The inside and outside
walls are then plastered with a rich
sharp cement. Stave silos OF various
kinds may also be erected We have
some on the college farm which have
been i'm use for ten years and are i'm
excellent condition vet. Properly take.
care of we believe a structure OF this
kind will last for twenty to twenty-five
years. OF course good material should
be used and il should be carefully built
so as to give it proper rigidity. Gal
vsnized iron silos are now on the mar
ket as we'll as hollow tile structures
about which you speak. Some of the
hollow tiles used are made Of cement
and some of the same ma terial from
which drain tiles ae made. Tile silos
of the character you have in mind have
been erected al a number of points in
Georgia, and they seem to be giving
satisfaction We have not had eXOe-