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


after the milk has been consumed. Re-
member that only clean, sanitary buck
cts or containers should be used for
feeding. Most of the troubles which
arise are due to neglect of this matter.
1t is important to remember that over
feeding is to be avoided as well as I'M
derfeeding. A pint of skinned milk to
each ten pounds of live weight is about
the right amount to use and not more
than one gallon should be given at a
feeding. Remember that the skinned
milk should be fed at approximately 100
degrees Fahrenheit. If it is not fit for
human food it is not fit to be fed to
young calves
Should scours occur, due to indiges-
ton. give the calf two to four table
spoonfuls of castor oil and cut the milk
allowance in half. Ir this does not af-
feet a cure, put one-half an ounce of
formaldehyde into fifteen and one-half
ounces of distilled water. Give one tea
spoonful of this mixture to each pint of
milk fed.
BY following these directions and en-
phasizing the use of the grain mixture
you can quickly teach calves to eat and
to grow and thrive on a minimum con-
sumption of whole milk and SKINNED
milk, thereby attaining successfully the
s:E.
Data Relative to Soy Bean Cultivation
-. L. J.. Collins, Ca. writes: viii soy
beans make in new gIoundT | would also
like to EnOw lhe best method Of saving
peanut vine hay ald also the best way to
!. handle Spanish peanuts where they
grown for market
There is no reason why SOW beans
should not make in new ground. AS a
matter of fact, this crop grows well on
soil comparatively rich, and new ground,
we all know. contains a larger proper
ton of nitrogen than ground which has
been cultivated for some time. 1t is
simply a question of planting the crop
so as to insure covering it to a salts
factory depth, and the retention of suf-
ficient moisture in the soil to secure
rapid and uniform termination of the
seed. We would prefer to plant soy
beans in drill "a to So inches apart
and cultivate lightly until they develop
| sufficiently to shade the ground. At
this season of the year you had best
plant varieties which mature in 100 to
, $50 or 140 days. This is very valu-
able crop for grain production and will
also enrich your soil we'll as it be-
longs to the family of legumes. You
may cut and cure as hay or Craze down
with hogs.
Inc pest way 10 handle the peanut
| crop is as follows: When ii is fully
matured pillow a furrow alongside and
under the row where the crop has stood
80 as to cut the roots where they range
| through the soil This loosens the pea
nuts and makes il easy to pull them out
/ of the ground. Then throw several rows
/ together. The peanuts may be taken
/ out by hand or with a fork. They should
! then be piled around stakes several feet
high. The stakes should be circular and
/ should be well capped so as to shed
water. As soon as the peanuts have
/ sufficiently cured they may be threshed
| or picked off in the most economical way
and the hay can then be preserved and
saved for food II is best not to feed
| peanut hay to horses and mules, because
of the large amount of dust it contains
| II is also unduly rich in nitrogen for
| this class of stock. If used for work
/ stock il should be fed only when we'll
moistened and in combination with 9TH
l er hays less rich in nitrogen. This hay
| scan also be fed to advantage to beef
and dairy cattle. 1t is very nourishing
/ and they will thrive on it. This is the
accepted method of gathering and har-
| vesting peanuts in the great peanut
areas of the country where peanuts are
to be used for commercial purposes and
the hay later fed.