Atlanta semi-weekly journal., 1918-02-01
AGRICULTURAL
lR16EDUCAT1oN,
@~-~~ SUCCESSFUL rARn~@
7S&sD ANDREW .SOuLt
SUCCESSFUL FARJtLNG

needed by the iIl-nourished populations
of the European countries with whom
We are associated at the present time.
There is no reason why we shoulp
not use.corn to replace one-half of the
wheat flour we now consume. If we
would combine corn and wheat -four in
the ratio even of one-fOurth of the
former and three-fourths of the latter,
we would produce a very palatable and
delightful bread. biscuit, muffin or hot
cake. and thereby set free one-fourth
of our present supply Of wheat for use
where it's need is most necessary and
essential. 1t is true that we use small
amounts of corn for the production of
starch and glucose, put the amount thus
consumed does not exert any material
influence on the disposition of this huge
crop. You may therefore appropriately
ask. what does become of the corn crop?
AS a matter Of fact, about Sc per cent
of il is eaten by swine. OF course. as
we in turn consume the pork thus pro-
duced. the crop is used to great advdn-
tage, for without il i'm the abundance
which we possess, we could not raise
pork economically, and therefore we
could not have breakfast bacon, ham
and the other delicacies which the por-
of the United States use so generally
and extensively. With the So per cent
of the corn crop fed TO swine, we are
able to maintain about $1,000, 900 head
of hogs. and this year with the ex-
traordinarily large crop available, we
should be able to increase the number
of hogs by about ten to twenty mil
lion. The question is, Mr.. Farmer,
whether you recognize this fact and
have Joined in to do your bit in produc-
ing the extra amount of meat which is
needed. and so help to utilize the corn
crop to the best advantage. We can
still continue to feed SO per cent of a
normal corn crop to our hogs, provid-
ing thereby the increased amount of
meats essential and still leave several
hundred million bushels OF be used by
human beings as a substitute for wheat
flour.
There is no reason why corn should
not be used to advantage in the growth
of hogs, because the price of these ami
mails has been standardized by the food
administration around $3.50. If farm
ers cannot get this price they ought to
hold their hogs back. One of the trou-
bles from which the hog raiser is now
suffering is the difficulty of shipping
this class of stock to market promptly,
is TO be hoped that this situation can
be adjusted at an early date, and when
it is, prices for hogs will rule higher
than they have been recently. More
over, there will be a steady demand for
PORK products as long as the war con-
tinues and for a considerable period
thereafter so that the farmer who is
now raising hogs on the basis of prices
indicated above is not taking any
chance and can afford to emphasize this
phase of animal production as strongly
as possible during the next year. The
man who is possessed of surplus sup
ply of corn can feed it without any ex-
ira cost to his hogs, as they will do the
grinding themselves quite as satisfac-
torily as mills can do it,
In the matter of human food. the use
of corn is simple enough. We have
plenty of mills to grind it and cooks
who are capable of preparing il as food
in an acceptable manner.
These facts are printed for the in
formation of our readers in order that
we may understand the important part
which the corn crop is destined to play
i'm winning the war if we utilize it to
the best advantage. Not only can we
through it's use set free all the wheat
that is needed for consumption abroad.
0
pie I'm a thoroughly well nourished and
vigorous condition. We will not be
making any special sacrifice i'm substi-
tuting one-fourth corn meal for wheat
-four. with the abundance of corn we
have on hand we can feed and maintain
our work stock satisfactorily so that
they will be I'm position to raise the
largest crop ever harvested in the Unit
ed States in the fall of 1918. We can
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ry and finish for market and so supply
our armies abroad and those of our as
sociatos with the extraordinary quanti-
ties of bacon, ham and. fats which the
lighting men and the civilian population
on which they depend must have.
Treatment of Dtstemper in Horses
f. N. w. Nichols, Ca, writes: have
fine mare about ten years old which has
the distemper Several days ago she got
frightened q gun firing and her nose be-
gan TO bleed. and she bled nearly to death.
She wouldn't eat anything all day. She is
eating now, but stands around with her eyes
shut. I feed corn fodder and peanut hay.
what shall ! do for her?
Distemper colt-ill, catarrhal fever
and shipping fever are all very much
the same. This is an infectious disease
attacking horses and mules and is met
with most frequently in young animals
though those of any age may be at
tackled. II appears as a fever, lasting
for a few days and is usually associated
with a formation of assesses in lymph
glands. especially under the jaw. 1t us
ually leaves animals in good health
when a complete recovery is made bu'
sometimes deep-seated assesses may
form and prove fatal As a rule this
trouble is caused by coming in direc'
contact with an animal suffering from
! the disease. Prevention is secured by
keeping healthy animals separated from
infected ones and the stables occupied
by the animals suffering from this dis
ease, thoroughly disinfected.
Treatment is as follows: In ordinary
/ light ca ses give warm washes, plenty OF
nutritive feed, warm coverings and pro
lection from exposure to cold. laxa
tive diet is very important. When fever
! is excessive small quantities of Glau
ber's salt may be given, handful three
times daily will be about the right
amount to give. This. of course, is uset
as a laxative. Bicarbonate of soda ol
nitre i'm one dram doses every few hours
along with quinine may be given 10 ad-
vantage. Steaming the head with tho
vapor of warm water poured over &
bucket of bran and hay, in which bella
donna leaves OF tar have been placed
will tend to allay the inflammation Of