Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-02

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determination to rebuild the temple of
the Lord; but when they had gathered
materials and begun work in the second
year Of Cyrus, the Samaritan opposi-
tion became so strong that they gave up
the work For sixteen years nothing was
tains about rs per cent of digestible
protein, 67.S per cent digestible carbo-
hydrates and 4.6 per cent fat.
Velvet beans, seed and pod, contain
about 14.9 per cent digestible protein,
l51.7 per cent digestible carbohydrates
and 3.S per cent fat.
Cowpeas, the grain alone. contain
about 1874 per cent digestible protein,
545 per cent carbohydrates and IL per
cent fat.
Corn slower, that is. corn from which
the ears have been pulled, contains 81
per cent digestible protein, 42.4 per cent
digestible carbohydrates and 4 per cent
fat.
The proportion of each of the forego-
ing crops present, of course. would ma
terially change the composition of the
resulting feed. We can assure you, how
ever, that if the beans and peas were
harvested and fed in equal proportion
you could secure a good grain ration
a matter of fact, this ration would be
richer in protein than there is any ne
cessity of using and would be improved
if you could feed two-thirds corn and
one-third Of the other constituents men,
toned. If You harvest the corn, velvet
beans and peavines, after swapping or
the ears and gathering the greater por-
ton of the beans and peas, you could
secure a roughage superior in value TO
the best Timothy hay and ox.mating
say the composition Of vetch and oat
hay. or a fair grade of clover hay. Our
experience and observation leads us to
think that we would gather the grain as
indicated above and handle and feed in
the manner suggested, and use the
roughaee after shredding it or running
it through a cutting box just as any
other hay or roughage could be handled
and fed.
We feel sure that the grain mixture
suggested above would have an approx
mate feeding value per ton of $40 to $50
when compared with other concentrates
now on the market. The roughage mix
ture should certainly be worth as much
as Timothy hay or mixed hay, giving
an approximate value per ton. therefore,
we should think, of SIS to $25
PLANTING IRISH POTATOES ON
MUCK LAND.
NJ. n. C.. Carrabelle. Fla, writes:
have a friend who wants me to plant five
acres of Irish potatoes next spring in
muck pond. 1t is well drained and made
15 bushels Of corn last year without any
fertilizer. what do you think of planting
potatoes in this soil?
Potatoes like a rich. loamy soil which
contains a good deal of humus and is
well supplied with available phosphoric
acid and potash. Land used for this
crop should be we'll drained. This is
an important matter to bear in mind. 1t
should be fairly friable and should dry
out in reasonable length of time. \
long experience in the cultivation Of
Irish potatoes indicates that the land on
which they are cultivated is seldom too
rich in vegetable matter provided it has
the qualities indicated above. We should
think that even though this soil has been
fairly we'll supplied with nitrogen that
II would pay to use acid phosphate quite
literally Potash is a desireatum with
the potato crop. 1t is now so scarce
and high in price, however, that 1t is
almost impossible to secure 1T and use
II and use it at a profit. Probably you
could secure some wod ashes or some
other material as a substitute for pot
ash.
Muck soils are likely to be acid unless
they have been lined. The Irish pota-
to. however, prefers rather an alkaline
soil as compared with one which is sweet
or over abundantly supplied with lime.
Lime seems to cause the potatoes to
rust On very rich muck soils wire
worms are sometimes to be found and
may injure the appearance of the pota-
toes by breaking the skin. You can
best Judge as to whether you will be
troubled in the manner indicated. If the
soil is free from this pest and you can
fertilize and handle as indicated you
should be able to grow first-class
potato crop thereon.
TREATMENT FOR LICE.
c. Z. W.. Broxton, Ca. writes; ] have
a mule that has a breaking cut on it. IL
looks something like mango. She is all right
otherwise. Would like to know what to do
for her.
Lice may be responsible for the con-
dition portrayed in your letter. When
they attack mules they generally pro-
duce great itching on certain parts of
the body. Infestation results finally
in the loss of the hair.
One of the best methods of treating
a mule for lice would be to clip off the
coat of lair where 1t is heavy the whole
body. of course, to be included as we'll
animal with the following solution Four
ounces of tobacco stems dissolved in one
gallon of water. In order to make an
intimate mixture boil for 30 minutes.
Then allow to cool and apply at inter-
walls of one week 1t is very important
that every part of the body be thor
oughly bathed with this solution. When
spots appear on the skin they may be
rubbed with cloth saturated with kerr
H.
able as a destroyer of lice. 1t is i'm
portant to remember that all harness
should be thoroughly cleaned, and the
stall sprayed with a per cent solu-
tion of Cresol
We think the following out of these
suggestions will probably relieve the
condition about which you complain.