Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-23

course, naturally calls for a diminution
in the starch content The best method
of cooking this vegetable is by baking,
which should be done very slowly in
order to secure the most desirable re-
suits from the standpoint of edibility
and nutrition. While steaming develops
the flavor better than boiling, baking
must be regarded as the most desirable
way of cooking the sweet potato In
the north they are having what they
term potato day because of the large
crop of Irish potatoes they have raised.
They are making every effort to have us
take and use a large quantity of Them.
any, of course, they are desirable
food, and we can no doubt obtain them
at a fairly reasonable cost, but it is
both our duty and our privilege to
utilize the sweet potato to the fullest
possible extent for the reasons set forth
in this article.
Managing Dairy Farm in North Geor-
gia.
j. w P, Alto, Ca. writes; / have
| undertaken the management Of farm with
forty head of cattle and T5 head of hogs.
100. but there is no Bermuda pasture
the farm and only 30 acres in cultivation.
] would like advice on how 70 manage
this farm to the best advantage.
4 Bermuda pasture is an advantage,
of course, in the rearing of hogs. as
they need some sod field on which to
Craze at their leisure. The cheapest
way TO raise hogs would be to utilize
as many grazing crops as possible.
Plant them in such succession as to pro-
vide as great amount of green crops
throughout the growing season as pos
sible A great variety of crops may
be utilized for this purpose. Among
| them are hairy vetch sown at this sea-
son of the year and Canada peas about
the first of December. These crops may
be sown alone or in combination with
oats or other cereals, such as rye. Spring
oats can sometimes be sown to advan-
tage if a good season occurs. Rape
should be sown early in the spring. on
should also utilize early-matering varie-
ties of corn. cowpeas and soy beans
planted in succession Peanuts can be
utilized to some advantage as we'll.
The amount of land required and the
number of hogs a given area will carry
have been pretty we'll worked out and we
shall be pleased to furnish you this in
formation in as much detail as VIII be
Necessary. There is no objection to
planting Bermuda at this season of the
year save that it will not grow now and
part of the roots may be killed out by
the winter freezes. However. as there
is moro time to establish Bermuda from
sets at this. season than in the spring.
We think il worth while making an ef-
fort In that direction.
You should of course have a silo IL
you expect to maintain your cattle eco
nomically and grow sufficient sorghum
and Kafr corn for the purpose of filling
the same. You should grow as much
corn as possible to provide a part of the
grain ration needed for your cattle, and
of course as much land should be de-
voted to cereals as possible. You should
grow legumes for hay and should so
arrange your crops as to provide rota-
ton in which legumes will be brought
on the land once in three years.
5ugar Cane Pulp AS a Feed Filler.
FILLER.
G l.. W. Bainbridge, Ca. writes: Would
like to know the value. il any. as miE,d
feed filler of sugar cane pulp. Would
like 10 know the percentage OF sugar and
potash 10 contains.
The digestibility of sugar cane ba-
gasse is about as follows: Protein, 8
per per cent: carbohydrates, AIS per
cent; fat, 3.3 per cent The composition
of this material indicates that it con-
tains about 3.S per cent food protein,
346 per cent fibre, 1872 per cent nitro
gen free extract and IL per cent of
fat. You will thus see that 1t is not
very easily digestible food as the diff
ference between the composition of The
original material and the part assimi-
lated by animals consuming it, is ap-
parently small. We do not think
material of this character would there
fore be regarded with very much favor
for the purpose you have in mind. 1t
would constitute one of the cheapest
and lowest grade filters which could be
utilized and foodstuffs containing any
considerable quantity of it could hardly
be bought at prevailing prices and
utilized by farmers in manner which
would Justify their purchasing il for
the average class of live stock main
tanned on our farms.
PROTECTING CATTLE FROM TICK
INFESTA ALTON
W. r. C.. bonaldsonville. Ga. writes:
We bought about AZ head Of graded Short
Fe.-r, a.,. .I,.-