Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16

result in the useless destruction of many
valuable. animals. through encouraging
the development of disease by keeping
them in fnsanitary quarters and not pro-
vidinR them with a sufficient amount OF
exercise and fresh water.
Sows before narrowing should be put
in special pens arranged so as TO pre-
vent the hogs from lying on the young.
Remember that before and after farrow-
ing n Is very important to give the
SOW the best possible care. Easily di-
gested food should be fed and only
moderate amounts given for several days.
The pens should be carefully disln-
fected and the animals Kept free from
worm infestation. The pigs should be
weaned at eight to ten weeks and in
oculated against cholera about ten days
after weaving. Also be sure to keep
them free of lice. This is easily accom-
pfshed by dipping about every ten
DAYS three or four times in one of the
coal tar preparations. Brood sows should
be kept in separate pens from fattening
hogs and an effort should be made, to
bred them so as to have them farrow
in February or March, and from the
middle of May to the middle OF June
for fall marketing. December and Janu-
airy are the poorest months OF the year
in which to market hogs. In February
the price as a rule advances toward the
top. which il reaches in late March or
early April Heavy hogs should bring
their highest price in the spring Of the
year. This is a very important fact to
bear in mind.
The operations of the hog plantation
may be profitable or otherwise. accord
ing to the character of finish. put on
the hogs, the grade or class in which
they will be placed by the finish ac-
corded them and the time of year they
are marketed. The best time to market
late summer and fall pigs is March and
April, If you do not happen to have a
satisfactory market and you have less
than a carload OF hogs yourself, get
your friends and neighbors together and
work out a plan whereby you can ship
several carloads. Any hogs ready for
market from August 90 to September 15
should bring a good price. Animals for
slaughter at this period should weigh
200 to $50 pounds. You should plan to
sell your hogs not later than October
as the market tends to decline after that
date.
Correcting Undesirable odors In MIX
c. r. C.. Moultrie, Ca. writes: My COW
seems to be in good condition, but her milk
is not good. We feed her cottonseed meal
and huiIs. The nights milk will he clab-
4 ssfed; ey morninE and there viii Iv be whey
-cAsrned the MIX settles TO the bottom in
hard grainS.s She is broken out on her fore
? legs and hand scab forms on the places.
she is dipped twice. month. / will appre-
ciste any help YOU can give me in the
matter. -%r r..-. -
The first thing to do is to change the
ration you are feeding your COW. Cot
ton seed meal and hulls are all right
when fed in the proper proportion. We
imagine, however, that you. may have
been feeding too much of them. A
cow weighing say 1000 pounds should
never receive more than four pounds of
cotton seed meal per day. Three pounds
is about the right amount to use where
il is fed for long periods of time. Bet
ter results will always attend its use
II fed in equal amounts with corn meal
or velvet bean meal. A combination of
all three in equal parts makes a good
mixture. When you add the concen-
trates mentioned to the ration you may
increase ii to about one pound per 100
pounds of live weight, providing the
COW is giving a good flow of milk. not
less than two gallons a day as a mini
mum. Provide your COW with some
green feed. You may imagine that she
gets plenty Of this in the pasture, but
the chances are that some additional
green feed provided as a soiling crop
will be an advantage. Corn may be
used for this purpose or such other
crops as are available at this season of
the year.
With regard to the milk. we suggest
that you scald all the vessels used as
containers. You should do this with
boiling water and very persistent treat
ment is necessary. The vessels should
then be exposed to the sun for several
hours day. Put them in a place where
they viii be protected from contamina-
ton by dust and dirt. If you are milk
ing your cow in the stable be sure TO
clean il out and whitewash il thorough
ly. The hands of the mixer should he
carefully washed and the udder yyiped
on before the milking commences. OF
course, the milk will naturally sour
very quickly at this season of the wear
owing to the very hot weather prevail
Ing. To avoid this the best thing to do
Is to pour the milk from one pail to an
other several times Immediately after II
is drawn This chips to get the animal
odor out of it and also aerates a. 7,
should then be cooled by placing IN
deep cans in running water or in a well
or some other cool place A sprins
house is admirable but is not available
on many farms. II you follow the prac.
tice suggested, We think you will find
an Improvement in the character of the
milk that its period of ripening will be
prolonged and that it will not separate
in the manner Indicated
With regard to the sores in ouastior
we would wash these off carefully with
hot water and then rub some bealino
ointment on them such as white 1ats..-
or vaseline and camphor. Anvtbing
Which has a CLEANSING.