Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-04
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE


NONRESIDENT. Moreover the figures
presented are based on average
farm values and not on fancy prices,
so they may be regarded as fairly
representative of what has taken
place, particularly as the application
relates to beef and dairy cattle,
sheep and swine.
Immense Increase
1t appears, after considering the
values OF 1910 as against those OF
1918, that our live stock has increas-
ed in value from $6O,O55, $500 to
qI97, ABS, 10000 This represents an
Increase in eight years Of $117, 40l,-
211.0O. Few states, we think, can
surpass this record, and we certain
south which has done so we'll. OF
this increase, $47,S22,9S4 is repre-
scented by swine, $23.7O5,742 by beef
cattle, ana $12, 433,5O0 by dairy
very substantial increase, a part of
which was due to the addition OF
over $4,000 head to the number of
work stock on our farms and 'planta-
lions, and a part of it to the in
creased cost of this class of stock.
There is no reason why we should
not be able to make greater prog
ress in the future than has charac-
terized our efforts in the past. The
state is now being rapidly freed of
production, the cattle tick. We have
learned how to use preventive serum
against hog cholera. We have a
number of well established packing
intelligent men and women county
agents teaching the principles re-
| lated to the better feeding, handling
| and management Of all classes of
| live stock.
Our people are aroused to the i'm
portance of animal industries. 1t has
| been demonstrated what Georgia
can do along this line. We know
that We have the lands, the feed.
the climate and as good markets l1k Is
the quality Of animals we are pro-
| ducing is taken into consideration.
| There is a bright vista of hope and
promise ahead of our live stock in
| duStrieS.
If we make the most of the situa-
ton by which we are favored. Geor-
gia is destined to become a leader
along. animal industry lines, and we
will balance up our agriculture SO
that cotton will become solely a SUR
plus money crop.
ELIMINATING THE s1LAaE IN A.
j. w, S., Townsville, Ga, writes:
Ihave purchased a silo full of silage by
the ton, but do not know how to esti-
mate the contents. The silo is Il feet
in diameter and 20 feet high, and
about ten feet Of it has been used. 1
would like to know how much silage
there is in the silo now
A cylindrical silo fourteen feet in
diameter and twenty feet high will
hold, if completely filled, about six
ty tons of silage. TO insure this
result the silo would have to be fill
ed two or three times after the. sill
age settles. If you have taken about
ten feet of the silage out there is
probably about thirty-five tons left.
Corn silage varies in weight from
thirty to fifty pounds and this would
apply pretty closely to all types OF
silage. A fair average is about TO
ty pounds per cubic foot: One ton
about fifty cubic feet.
PEANUT MEAL FOR WORK STOCK
B. NJ. c., Cleveland, Ca, writes:
How about feeding peanut meal to
work mules? We notice that it is
nearly three times as high in protein
ing it with other feeds? I am feeding
oats and timothy hay, but they are
both high priced, SO if you can tell
some combination that will be
cheaper, 1 will appreciate 1t.
There is no reason why peanut
meal should not be fed to work stock
of the character you describe. 1t
is not satisfactory feed to use by
itself because of its concentrated
nature. Horses and mules, while
requiring a ration containing con-
siderable amount of protein or nitro
gen, cannot utilize a ration exceed
ingly high in this element for long
periods of time. 1t is for this sea-
SON, for instance, that oats have
been found such a satisfactory feed
for horses, as they contain about
the right amount of protein for this
class of work stock. Corn, however,
is best in feeding horses and mules
to feed something along with corn.
You will find peanut meal very sat-
isfactory for this purpose. We sug-
gest for instance that you make
mixture of two-thirds corn or corn
meal. This ration should be fed at
the rate of about fifteen pounds per
head per day to horses and mules
weighing 1000 pounds. Increase or
decrease in proportion to the weight.
While the animals are not. doing
Is expected that along with this con-
centrated food there will be fed
considerable amount of well-selected
roughage. Timothy hay will answer
fairly we'll. though if a little clover
were mixed with it it would be bet
bright corn slower or peavine and
sorghum hay will both answer we'll.
The excessive use of coWpea hay is
to be avoided. as this food is rather
too concentrated to use as rough
age for a long period Of time with
course make your ration If you pre-
fer one-third oats, one-third corn or
corn and cob meal, and one-third
peanut meal.