Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10

teachers in a measure, the agricultural
viewpoint, but il would greatly facill-
tate our work could there be inagu-
rated special courses of agriculture of
from one to three months duration for
teachers of secondary agriculture. This
might be made a part of the summer
school work With the establishment
of school vocational agriculture in ev-
cry county ana with thoroughly trained
agricultural teachers in these schools,
we shall be able to more closely CO.
ordinate club activities with the class
room by giving direct instruction in
agriculture leading to club work
Among the most interested observers
and contestants at the county and state
fairs last fall were the club boys and
girls. Here they placed 1900 exhibits
of their prize corn, calves, pigs and
poultry, winning thousands of dollars
in prizes and premiums as rewards for
their excellent work through the year.
A fair school for boys has held under
the auspices of the College of Agricul-
ture at the Southeastern fair in Atlanta,
at which two boys from every county
in the state were present. A fair school
for girls was held in Macon at the
state fair, and they were given demon
STATIONS in cooking, canning, drying,
butter making and food conservation.
club work, 5,4OO women were working
last year under the demonstration
agents of the college, as shown in an
other section of this report. There were
also 1878 adult farmers working ac-
lively in clubs and doing community
service of the highest type
THE BEST TIME TO TURN UNDER
CoWPEAS
Y. T. B.. of Swan, Ca writes: l expect
non str
IL be better for the land and the wheat TO
turn the peas under before the frost kills
frosted?
BY all means pillow the peas under be-
fore frost strikes them. 1t is not de-
slrable 10 let them stand until they be-
come dried up and yellow On the 9TH
er hand il is best not to turn them I'M
der before they are in good condition
to cut for hay This condition is evil
denced by the lower leaves turning vel
low and the pods showing the same col
or on the ends. If plowed under earlier
than this they may surfeit the soil with
moisture and an undue and rapid fer
mentation result This has sometimes
been accused of souring the land, though
there is some debate, of course, on this
point. however, when turned under in
the condition mentioned and properly
handled thereafter, there is no danger
OF sOuring the soil. Naturally. when a
mass of green material is turned into
the land it should be covered IN with
soil 70 a good depth and then the area
50 tTeSted should be Immediately rolled
ana narrowed This compacts the land
s Sild sTtS the movement of water again
towards the surface of the soil h.
rowing breaks off the connection of a.
capillary pores of the soil with air and
50 prevent the escape of moisture This
lnsures rapid and complete Fermentation
We prefer to turn peas under. where
the land is 10 be sown to wheat. a few
weeks before seeding the wheat as this
allows the land to become firm ana IN
better condition for planting than when
II Is as loose and mellow as often han
pens Just after a crop of peas has been
rneo uhder. On the other hand if Won
e Ihe peas stand until frost strikes
mem the leaves Will be lost and scatter
ca ABOUT and so good part of the nj
trogen contained in the crop will rot r.
made available to the wheat which &c
grown on this land :"
Using Preventative Serum Against
Cholera
+ W. W, of Tallapoosa Ga writes.
! nave hog that has oeen sick for seven
OF elsht weeks. He has dinrrhoeo ne
appears to be hungry at tirreS but viii nnt
eat very much. and some times viii not
est at an fear he has cholera. Kindly
SCNse me W nat 10 do.
Judging from the descrintior 49,.
famed in your letter, your hog is evil
oehtiy SUFFERING from what is known e
cholera. The first indications of the
presence Of this disease are loss of on
peIlte' feVer ranging from 1913 to los de-
erees F., purple spots on the slrin
especially on the under part of tho
thlshs' sore eyes, sore on limbs and
ears. weakness, emaciation. rand
breathing and constipation. These SWIM
toms are later followed, as a ruIe h,,
a violent diarrhoea and the effort of
the SICK animal to isolate itself Souta-
times the disease is fatal in a few
hours. In its chronic form, II NAV CON
tinue for several months. About ALI
you can do in a case of this character
is 10 isolate the animal, disinfect the
lot and surroundings and treat il with
preventative serum. This can easily be
accomplished by injecting the serum
with hypodermic syringe The amount
to use will depend upon the size of the
hog 20 be treated. The dosage is 10 tn
20 .. c. for 25 to 5O-pound hog, 90 to
40 C. c. for so to 100-pound hog. 40
to so c. c. for a 100 to 2OO-pound hog
and so to so C. c. for 200 to 4OO-poInd
hog. This work must be very carefully
done.
You can no doubt secure the services
of your county agent in treating your
hog. The serum can be obtained through
the agency of the state veterinarian,
Capitol building, Atlanta, Ga.
While serum is a preventative of chol-
era, it is not guaranteed to cure ami
mails afflicted like your own. Therefore,
if the use and results are msatisfac-
tory, do not condemn it as worthless.
Remember that it should be used be-
fore the animal becomes sick in order
to insure the best results.
Treating a wounded Mule
W. NJ. H., of StOckbridge. Ca. writes:
My mule got cut by falling on a scrape.
The wound is under the stomach and is
swollen 70 nearly the size Of saucer aud
is very hard The wound is standing open
and the discharge contains a little blood
and plenty Of water. The mule eats all
right and IL does to bother him.
Please advise me TO how this wound
should he treated.
Judging from what you say. the
wound from which your mule is suffer
ing is more or less of a lacerated or
confused kind Lacerations and confused
wounds when extensive are always to be
regarded as dangerous. This is due to
the fact that septic infection may re-
suit from injuries of this character. In
confused wounds there is often an in
filtration of blood into the Surrounding
tissues which results in their dsorgani-
zation. Also, modification may develop