Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-27

Under normal conditions it prob
ably costs from $15 to $50 to pre-
pare an acre of land for alfalfa. The
wide variation in figures suggested
is due to the natural fertility of che
soil and the manner in which it has
been previously handled. Where one
has to apply from two to five tons
Of crushed limestone, turn under a
crop of cowpeas and apply 5Qo
pounds or upward of a high-grade
commercial fertilizer. the cost may
even exceed $50. Under the most
favorable conditions of farming;
where a rotation has been practiced
anda considerable number of live
stock maintained on the farm, the
land may sometimes be prepared at
a cost not exceeding $15 to $40 per
acre to purchase and actually seed
the alfalfa. If a failure ensues. Of
course the cost per acre naturally
Is increased
The cost of harvesting each cut
ting. of hay, we think. varies from
of course, as you know plays an i'm
portant part in the economy with
which the hay can be cured and
saved. Our average yield through
good long period of years here at
Athens has been approximately one
ton per .cutting of cured hay. We
obtain ffv cuttings in. Georgia, and
in favorable seasons six.
When to stop MILKING cow
L. W, S., Ninemont Ala, writes:
Is it injurious to the cow or calf to
milk her up to the time of calving? 1
have one that will not dry up. She
is due to freshen in fifteen days, and
she is giving nice lot of milk, but l
have not been using it for thirty days.
Will appreciate your advice as to what
1t is not desirable that a COW
should be MIXED up to the time of
calving. Once in a while a very free
mixer does this. We have had some
trouble at times in drying up cows,
but as rule if they are MIXED free
" once a day and then every otter
day and the ration is not too sue
culent or oyer-abundant they can be
dried up. 1t is preferable that the
COW should not give milk at least
SON for this is due to the fact that
she needs all the energy of her body
in order to develop the fetus She
should naturally have a rest, because
the production of milk calls for the
use of a good deal of nervous energy
and is therefore an eXhauSting pro-
cess to the COW. We would not use
the milk, of course, for two weeks
or thirty days before the COW is to
calve.
Naturally a heavy mixer of this
kind should be watched very closely
and the udder MIXED out sufficiently
often to keep it from caking or hard
ening. 1t should also be bathed from
time to time if there is any evidence
of Inflammation, or rubbed with some
soothing and healing ointment Cows
of this kind should be wa tched close
ly as there is danger of milk fever
developing, a trouble which often
attacks heavy mixers shortly after
calVing. This trouble can be treated
successfully. by pumping filtered air
into the udder Immediately if the
cow shows evidence of an attack.
BUSTING coTToN FOR wEEv1Ls
Prof. j. NJ Robinson, of the de-
partment of entomology Of Alabama,
Is making a trip through the south
ern part of the state, beginning at
tlnuing to Covington, Escambia and
probably Hale counties, to deter
mine the extent of boil weevil in
festation and to locate suitable fields
for experimental and demonstrations
al work in busting cotton for boil
weeviI control.
The application of arsenical poi
sons to cotton was one of the earliest
methods tested out Of controlling boil
weevil infeStation. For several years
the United States boil weeVil Iabora-
tory at Tallulah, La, has been con-
Quoting Investigations along this line
and a report has Just been issued
frankly stating that the whole sub
jeCt is still so largely an expert
mental matter that no definite recon-
mendations can be given whereby the
average cotton farmers may be as
sured profitable results.
CURE FOR LEAF SPOT