Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-18

the average small town and village TO
dispose of the amount of meat this car
casS carried
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Planting Velvet Beans in Field
Corn
W. r. H.. Allsbrook, $. C., writes have
piece of corn planted in rows seven feet
apart. and early in April planted a row of
velvet beans between the corn rows.
planted the beans with a planter,
which put them about twenty inches apart
and from to three beans 10 hill Do
you think they should be- thinned out or left
as planted:
l see no reason why you should at
tempt to thin out the velvet beans
planted in the manner indicated in your
letter. Personally | would let them all
remain. as l do not think they are too
thick. They will spread out and cover
the ground in a favorable season and
will climb up and completely cover the
stalks of corn. They will not, however,
attain the growth which is likely to
prove injurious to your corn until II has
ma tured sufficiently TO Insure the ripen-
ing OF the grain. After you have snap
ped of the ears of corn early in the
fall. il you wish to handle the crop in
this way. you can cut with a corn harry
ester and save by shocking in the field.
or else if you have an abundance of
crop and let them gather the beans and
such part of the corn stalks as they will
eat for themselves. The grazing should
be done relatively early so as to insure
their eating up as much of the leaves of
the velvet beans before frost falls as
possible. In south Georgia this is one
/ of the most economical ways of gather
ing and harvesting the stalks of corn
and velvet beans. L have seen large
numbers of cattle and hogs carried
through the winter on feed of this char
acter. Even after the ears were snap
ped off the corn they have grown out
remarkably well and were fat and in
excellent condition. This practice, of
course can only be followed on land
which contains a considerable amount
of sand
Ma.
Managing a Shy Breeding Cow
J. Is. s., Calhoun, ia, writes: ] have
COW which lost calf eight months ago and
she will not get with calf. I would like 10
know il there is anything which can be done
10 make her bring a calf, as ] do not want
10 put her on the market. ! also have four
pigs which wish to take from the SOW at
six weeks Of age. Would il do TO feed them
cooked peaSt
Cases such as you describe are not
uncommOnly met with. The trouble may
have been due to abortion. disease not
uncommonly met with in cows, and
which was caused presumably by the
invasion of the reproductive organs by
bacteria which cause this trouble. When
a COW aborts she is very often unsatis-
factory theres fter as a breeding ami
+. NAL, and probably the best thing to do
is TO fatten her and dispose of her for
meat. She may, of course, be in the best
of health and still be non-breeder.
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10 the male used, and you might try
another animal. This is about the only
advice or suggestion we can offer you
under the circumstances which is likely
TO prove helpful
When young pigs are to be weaned
they should first be taught to eat. This
can be accomplished by making an ar
rangement whereby they can get into a
pen from which the dam has been shut
out. Fix very shallow trough and
pour in the bottom of It a little fresh
milk. They will soon learn to eat 1t. A
few days later a little bran may be
added to this. 1t is very important
that the milk be fresh and wholesome
when you first attempt to wean the
pigs. A little later il does not make
SO much difference whether the milk
is sweet or fresh. 1t is important that
pigs be taught to eat early and thus
obtain part of their nourishment
otherwise than through the dam There
lis no better combination you. can use
for the purpose than that suggested A
little later you may use bran and shorts
and a little later you may use shorts
and corn. 1t will be all right to feed
them cooked peas after they have been
weaned three or four weeks We be-
lieve the ration suggested the most
wholesome and desirable YOU can use to
begin with.
T. !; X Il