Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-01

produced on rich soils so they will grow
rapidly and therefore be tender and pal
atable. AS vegetables are perishables
a succession of them must be produced
throughout the year. 1t is much easier
to accomplish this on rich piece OF
land than on a poor piece. Aside from
ALI the commercial fertilizers that might
be used, it has been definitely demon
strated that yard manureS provide more
humus for the soil than almost any
thing else which can be used TO replace
them Manures derived from this source
contain many fermentS and envy
which are valuable in bringing the soil
to a proper condition for the growth of
crops. An abundance of humuS in the
soil insures the production OF maximum
crops of the highest quality in the gar
den therefore the value of the COW for
This Durpose should not be overlooked
The next proposition is concerned
with the feeding and maintenance OF
the cow. what VIII IL take TO accom- Pm
plish this, and what will it cost the
individual possessed of two or three
acres of spare land? This problem is
easy of solution. as by far the greater
part of the food products can be pro-
duced on the land in question. To main
tain a cow in high state OF nutrition
for year il will be necessary 10 sup
ply 1.5 tons of leguminous hay, 20 tons
of silage or its equivalent OF some oth,
er desirable food, l.5 tons OF gram
acres of rye or oat pasturaSe ana
aces of permanent pasture. IN most 10
calities the permanent pasture is pest
nroVided through the utilization Of
bermuda sod on which Japan ana our
clover have been seeded. me rye OF
Oat pasture is easily proNlueu IilI ouSii
seed ing either one OF these crops IN ear
Nv September. In that event Lhere VIII
be plenty of grazing through me ran
and the greater part of the winter. IN
the early spring when the grass comes
on the remainder of the rye or oat crop
NAV be turned under and the land pant
ed to slage. For this purpose sorghum
kaffir corn or green corn may pe uS S
- ha nnInTpn
a silo is impractical for the oHe-CoW
man, and this is true, yet the crop pro
duced on this land may be cut ana cured
as fodder and fed through the winter
SATISFACTORILY il chopped up small III
cutting box The feed required 1or d
day should then be weighed out anu
sci aside and moistened WITH water
containing little salt. rms VIII soften
IN and add greatly to its palataDlllty,
and then if the grain used De Scattereu
over and mixed with II very WhOL9
some and palataole winter rat fi3l
be provided and very SalIslactoiiSS
substitute for sIlage also maze aNdli-
able AS to the leguminous nay TINS
should be fed at the rate or ABOUT ~ 70
IL hounds per day. 1t should be Kept
in a rack where the COW may have ac-
cess to il whenever she 1eelS IKE II;
After the grain ration, cottonSeed lheal
NAV with propriety constitute the prlmo1
ciTSl feed used For instance, if 1,OOO
mounds of cottonseed meal be mixed say
with 1 900 pounds of oats or Dariey oI
velvet bean meal or peanut meal anu anu
900 pounds of corn very u@sirdpiS
ration will be provided. This shouIq
he fed to the COW at the rate OF ABOUT
Is pounds per 100 POUNDS OF pouy
weight 1t is not such a dlthcuIt MAJ maj
ter therefore when few acres or lanG
are available to maintain a COW, ana
even in the absence OF permaneiit pas
ture area to be used as an exercise Iot
II will nav hundreds Of individuals TO
keen a cow. There is no more important
adi1nct TO the home, and certainly the
man in the country cannot 2Hora 70 ue
without a COW, and this is true OF IlCu-
sands of our semi-urban residents VINO
have large families to maintain ana
wish their children to grow up 10 Viz
orous manhood and womanhood
A Good Standard Variety of Wheat
IT O. C. Blakely, Ca, writes: am pan
ring to sow wheat this fall on land which
was planted in peanuts this year. Wnlch Is
the best variety? How much SEED shuo i De
used per acre? What is the best Iertl H
WIN IN do as well sowed the first OF NO
vewser as in October What can DO 10
pruVsnt the smutE
wheat may be sown in your secIlon
of the state any time between 'H he t rrSe
that much later planting is sometiiIleSS
practiced. but from our experiences IN. {.llV
observations we are led 10 DeleNe ma
toto nlanting of wheat is mistake, re-
s,,Iting frequently in failure OF the
cron to develop properly during the IaIl
months and hense sub1ectlns III 70 sreat
er injury from rust IN the spI .F,,ii,, ~
order TO produce wheat successfully 1t
nust he well-rooted in the autumn so
as TO be ready to grow on VIGOROUSLY
as soon a s the weather opens ~ III ~. ~
snring. On land such as you de .S.a. e.
~ course. discing should be all that Is
necessary to bring il into good cohuI-
ton for planting to wheat. IreSuIl-
ahlv YOU have kept your crop reid'IVeis
free from weeds and grass anu been
rn1e fine soil after peanuts nave pee 1
,.,.,,,,, thereon Sc in . rnIntive1v f"'HH -c