Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-27

I be needed. The producer has re-
| sponded magnificently to the request
I Of the government for increased pro-
l ductiOn of food crops. In some in
| stances the prices have not been eX-
actly TO his liking, but on the other
| hand the producer is prosperous and
mis- business has not suffered any
more in proportion than that of any
! other industry or business enterprise.
| II is not likely in the immediate fu-
ture that he will suffer any mate
rial loss. though his cost may be in
creased and his difficulties multiplied.
In this connection he should keep in
mind that his situation is not differ-
ent from that of the balance of our
citizens and that he must, as he is
naturally expected to carry his end
OF the load cheerfully' and success
fully forward until the one great goal
OF the American people has been
reached; namely, the complete Ell
Placement of German autocracy.
Therefore, il seems to me that IL is
the duty as well as the privilege
of every man who owns land 10 feed
some beef cattle this winter. he
should. of course, select the best
type available i'm his community, re-
Numbering that quality is the .lrst
essential in feeding animals profit
d bly, and finishing them in such a
manner that they will find ready
market at a suitable return to the
grower. There are some animals OF
this type in nearly every commune
". Those who cannot obtain them IN
this way may be able TO secure cattle
from Texas under arrangement re-
Gently perfected, which makes feed
ers from that state available to
southern farmers at a fairly reason
able price, all things being taken
into consideration.
There are several reasons aside
from patriotic morl-ss which snouio
encourage us in beef production.
Next spring We will face the greatest
nitrOgenous fertilizers, we have in
many years. While we currently re-
-ard all these three elements as eS-
-entiai to crop production; namely,
nitrogen, phosphorlc acld ana potash,
+ am firmly convinced that the most
Important OF them is nitrogen.
.s.gce IL we were in a position TO
add TO each acre of land the equiva-
! ltac of at least % pounds of avail
bile nitrogen. we would do more 10
insure crop production than anything
We can undertake at this time. Three
TONS OF we'll preserved yard manure
properly distributed under the drill
/ row at the time Of planting corn and
cotton will supply the amount OF nj
! trogen indicated in an accountable and
/ lesirs bis form and at as low a cost,
| relatively speaking. as il can be Sc
| cured in any other wa This lis a
I by-prOduct of the steer feeding OPP
Grafton. and hence if only the mar,
3 kst value of the food consumed
we're obtained by the farmer on the
sale of his finished animals. he
would still be advantaged greatly by
finishing some cattle during. the win
tera Moreover there Will be found
on every farm several tons of rough
[ age having comparatively little mar
/ ket value, and vet whc" il is fed
| in association with the proper con-
| centrates will make a suitable ration
for Eeef cattle. Take for instance
( vine hay and other roughage, of
/ which there is more or less on every
| farm. Run these materials through
/ z cutting box and moisten with Wa
I tor which cont ins a little salt and
\ let stand over night r. often. This
will greatly increase the palatabil
/ ity, and then il q sufficient amount
/ Of this material be fed with the
| whole soaked or crushed velvet beacs
4 produced on the farm, peanut meal or
| cottonseed meal, a finely balanced
/ ration is secured at a moderate cost.
I IL is Just as cheap and far more sat
/ isfactory TO buy the peanut or cotton
| seed meal and feed ii in the manner
/ indicated and so enrich the land with
/ yard manure as a by-product of a
| steer feeding operation as IL is 10
| 20 out in the spring and buv cotton
/ seed meal and other heterogeneous car
! riers to mix directly with the SOL
4 IS sources of nitrogen for the crops
4 20 be grown in 1919. The writer
| ices not admit that several head Of
| tile cannot be fed satisfactorily on
| me average farm without profit ID
4 he owner. OF course twice as much
\ concentrated foods NAV be fed as is
| either necessary or desirable. This
| will no doubt entail loss. but we
| cannot regard this as either good or
| intelligent practice. In the southern
| part OF this state there are fields in
\ which there are considerable quaint
! ties OF corn stalks and velvet beans