Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-18
NOxubee County Farm Notes

FOmpany's farm at Shuqualak, Mr.
(. L. Anderson, general manager has
teen growing some crops of cotton
for the last few years which should
Ie of interest to every farmer in the
Ounty. Last year 28 bales of cotton
ras gathered from this patch. The
eld has beenincreased by two acres
nd yield of over 80 bales will be
ecured this year.
ultural Methods.
The land bedded down in wide rows
the spring, about four hundred
pounds of mixture of cotton seed and
eid phosphate per acre, was put
pwn in the bed and the cotton
anted on it. Later on in the grow
g season about three hundred
FUNDS more of the fertilizer was put
lwn in the row.
In cultivating the cotton sidehar-
Tvs was about the only horse drawn
bls used. It was desired to cult
lite as shallow as possible no har-
living tools were used.
soes it pay?
The net returns per acre last year
Is about $400-eight times the
tue of the land. The returns for
Viis year Mr.. Anderson thinks will
lstt about equal that of last. The
o$t of the fertilizer was about
il4.25 per acre, $40 for the cotton
Peed meal, $4.25 for the acid phos-
bhate. Therefore, It will readily be
een that the fertilizing expense is of
title consequence in comparison to
he return. Farmers who are not
rowing as much cotton on ten acres
y one acre produced here are argu-
hg that fertilizer is too high. There
ever was a time bale of cotton
you'd buy as much fertilizer as now.
several car loads of fertilizer are
brought in yearly and used on the
Num- & Company's farm.
Age to Market Hogs.
Inpuiries have come from different
ources asking the most profitable
ire to market hogs. All things be-
y equal the answer would be about
y hundred pounds. OF course,
re are factors of market condi-
20, feed, finish, to reckon with. ]
~ rule the market pnysa ~ best
ee for this Size pork, but under |
ptiona conditions the top may |
on lighter or heavier hogs. The
elleral rule is to make your hogs
eigh two hundred pounds as quickly
possible, sell them and have some
yher ones coming on. A pig will
hin as many pounds a week when
weighs fifty pounds as when he
fighs one hundred pounds, but he
Eill eat more when he weighs one
ndred pounds because there is
ice as much carcass to keep alive
pm when he weighed fifty pounds.
be heavier he gets this mainten-
ce ration constantly increases.
ter two hundred pounds the gain
makes begins to be rather expen-
.e but since he is in market condi-
IN it's best to sell him and put the
ID to younger pig.
The maintenance ration is about
same per day whether the hog
growing or not, therefore, the |
priest time yuo can keep him to
Ike him weigh two hundred pounds
require the least maintenance ,
jon. 1t
ehead in Chickens. &
he trouble generally termed sore '
ID is undoubtedly what poultry
know as chicken pox. All in
bed fowls should be removed and r
ned to themselves. The houses, I
Eking vessels, and feeding troughs !
I'D be thoroughly disinfected with t
apply it with spray or dash it t
with broom. Burn all rubbish. f
cases may be treated by soften t
the crust on the nodules or knots b
carborated ointment, glycerin o
|il, after an hour or two remove
Eashing with warm water contiin- Il
IA little soap. The cavity is then 81
J ated with 5 per cent. solution of S
olic acid or satuated solution of R
Ec acid or iodine. If there is infia- S,
ion, apply frequently with a bit a
tton solution made by dissolv-
one and one half ounces boric ST
and one ounce of biborate of n
in. quart Of warm. water. D
other infamed parts may be Of
ed with this solution also. 1t
! be well to treat the heads of in
pninfected chickens with this So m
as preventative. a,
C. A. HUGHES, of