Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-04

| on a dietary absolutely unsuited to their
needs and the use of which if persisted
| in can only result in the development of
some form of mal-nutrition- If 1t is
necessary to sacrifice in the purchase of
| foods, therefore, let IL be along any line
except that of restricting the use of
milk The experience of the countries
Of Europe where war has been in prog
ress for four years illustrate the desir-
ability of this practice very clearly.
Naturally there has been a lessening
of milk production owing to the scarcity
of fodder and the reduction of the num-
Der of cows maintained. The govern
ments of all the countries at war have
| found il necessary to pass restrictive
| legislation and set aside such milk as
was produced for the use of the young
the sick and convaleScent soldiers. The
most careful and exhaustive inVestiga-
tions made relative to pellagra indicate
| that il is the result of too restricted n
dietary. Conditions observed when pelIa-
gra is well established in an individual
case can be reproduced in various
classes of animals if they are put on
a restricted dietary and one in which
all the food elements are not properly
balanced. For instance, this disease may
be produced through feeding coBbina-
tions Of corn meal, wheat flour, rice,
sugar, syrup, lat porn, CoDbdBSS
collards turnip green's, coffee, sweet
potatoes. A ration of this character pro-
vides only per cent of the energy nee
eSSary to the animal from leafy Vege-
tables and. sweet potatoes, whereas
normal dietary requires that about Is
or 20 per cent of the energy be OBJ
tanned from such sources. AS already
pointed out where there is a deficiency
in mineral matter healthy animals can
In, xvo11 han fod
experiment two hogs of the same age
and weight were started on different
kinds of feed. In the one instance the
ration contained only grain feed, and in
the other instance grain feed and skim
milk At the end of the feeding period
the granted pig weighed 55 pounds
and the Observation-Disclosures pig weighed
165 pounds.
The addition of milk to the dietary
adds two essential materials. First, a
reasonable amount of mineral matter in
the variety and form suited to the
needs of a growing animal, and, second,
a sufficient amount of protein to main
tain the normal functions of the animal
body Finally, the milk contains an
element which is absolutely necessary
to the welfare of growing animals. This
substance, vitamine, still unidentified by
our chemists, is found in abundance in
milk and is absolutely necessary for
growth and reproduction. Children who
are placed on a restricted milk dietary,
or on dietary from which milk has
been excluded altogether, are pale, thin,
anaemic and do not appear to be in a
healthy or vigorous condition. When
supplied with an abundance of milk con-
tanning the essential vitamines their
whole outward appearance is trans
formed and they become energetic and
healthy and vigorous in appearance. To
cut down or restrict our children's
dietary in so far as milk is concerned
is, therefore, a suicidal proposition and
one which this nation cannot afford to
have occur under existing circum-
stances. Every effort and energy should,
therefore. be devoted to encouraging not
only the production of milk so that
there may be an abundance for use on
the farm, but in the city home as well.
Let us not lose sight of the fact that
II is one of the cheapest and most de-
sirable of all our food products and
that in proportion to it's cost it is still
one of the most wholesome. desirable
and economical foods which even the
poor can purchase and use. 1t is par
ticularly important in the south. where
our tendency has been to live on a
rather restricted or one-sided dietary,
that we encourage the more general use
OF. milk on the part not only of chill
dren but of adults as well. There is
no reason why our farmers should not
be able to increase our present output
of milk by one-third, and as soon as
our people realize it's vital relation to
our dietary needs there will no doubt
be a greatly increased demand for 1t.
Preparing Grazing Areas for Hogs
B. w. B., Lake Park Ca, writes: wish
TO plant iron peas in the spring next year
let hogs Craze them TIL last Of June, then
plant Spanish peanuts. Is this advisable7
The land is sandy and poor. Would it be
wen to turn the green vines under or
NOW the vines and let them wilt or dry be-
fore turning Under? Would 200 pounds acid
phosphate be better applied under the peas
or peanuts7 I would EXPECT to SOW rye
after the peanuts for winter cover Would
this succession Of crops be beneficial to the
landZ
There is no reason why you should
not follow cowpeas with Spanish pea
nuts In your section of the state, pro-
vided you can plant the peanuts on or
about the first of July. The peas, of
course. should be sown as soon as dam
ger Of frosts in the spring are past. An
early maturing variety would, no
doubt, furnish you a good deal of graz
ing for hogs during the month Of June.
They might not mature any consider
able amount of grain, but they would
be valuable as a maintenance crop for
hogs when other forage crops are rela-
lively scarce. You could turn under
any refuse from the pea crop in the
late June.
Prepare the soil satisfactorily and
plant to peanuts. The peanut does not
take a long season in which to mature.
1t is a very valuable grazing crop for
hogs. When a little corn is fed along
with the peanuts they can be finished
to excellent advantage and a fine quail
ity of pork obtained at a minimum cost.
Peanuts are well adopted for growth on
sandy land. There is no special reason
why you should turn under the pea
crop for peanuts, as they belong to
the family of legumes and can there
fore gather the greater part of the nj
trogen they need from the air.
Both cowpeasSand peanuts should' be
fortified with say 200 to 800 pounds of
acid phosphate. Two hundred pounds
under each crop would be good prac-
tice. Limiting the land for these crops
is advisable. Use one ton Of raw rock
applied as a top dressing to the land
few days before you plant the cow
peas. Do not mix the fertilizers with
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