Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

There is nothing which can be used
as a remedy for freeing milk of the
unpleasant taste which the consump-
ton of bitter weed by the COW pro-
duces. We have tried to destroy this
weed in various ways in our own pas
lures but we have not had any APP
preciable success. The ground seems to
be full of millions of seeds of this par
ticular weed and though you may cut it
and so prevent seeding several times
during the season it comes on again
whenever a rainy spell occurs. Our
method of dealing with this pest is as
follows. to keep our cows Off the pas
lures early in the season. Later on
when the bitter weed becomes we'll
developed the COW does. not eat it, We
provide for the maintenance of our
cows in the spring through the use of
silage. We also grow alfalfa and feed
it as a soiling crop. Various cereals
can also be used for this purpose to
advantage. To this end we grow COM
binations of oats, wheat, rye, vetch and
crimson clover. We have found this
the cheapest and most satisfactory
method of meeting and dealing with
this pest. You may not be in position
to follow Immediately all the sugges-
tions indicated, but if you are produc-
ing milk in any considerable quantity
you should provide to feed your COW
on the basis suggested above in sue
ceeding years.
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Buckwheat as a Southern Farm Crop
II. w. G., Damascus, Ga, writes: Will
buckwheat make good hay and will it do
for stock 70 Craze on? When should it be
planted and how should it be cultivated?
Buckwheat would not make satisfac-
tory quality of hay and we would not
advise it's cultivation for this purpose.
It is grown primarily for three things
1t is frequently used as a cover crop
in orchards. 1t is grown to turn under
for the enrichment of the soil, and it
is cultivated for the grain from which
flour is made, which is used chiefly for
the making of pancakes, though it can
be utilized for other purposes as well,
as these war emergency times have fully
demonstrated.
Buckwheat can be shown at any time
from now on. it requires about sixty
days in which to develop, though a good
deal depends on seasonal conditions. IT
is a good catch crop. 1t will do fairly
we'll in this climate and there is no
reason why It should not be harvested
and threshed. a comparatively simple
operation, and ground and made into
-four for use as human food. 1t can
also be fed to some advantage to stock,
when the husk and all is ground into
meal. 1t is particularly valuable for
poultry IT may be sown broadcast or
in drills. We would prefer to seed it
in drills. You should use from two to
five pecks of seed per acre and cover
two or three inches deep.
Buckwheat, of course, is better adapt
ed for growth in the cooler and higher
elevated sections of this state. 1t does
better on sandy soils than on those of
heavier type. The land should be fair
ly we'll drained. If you expect to grow
large crops fertilization is desirable
About 200 pounds of acid phosphate will
prove helpful. Ordinarily some potash
could be used as we'll The crop is
best turned under when it is passing
out of the blossom stage. 1t should, of
course, not be cut or harvested for grain
production until it is mature