Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

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J. j. NJ, Marion, n. c., writes: l
have some land that was washed in
19l6, and / want to put it in black
berry briars. Will they come from seed?
If not, when is the best time to set the
briars out?
Blackberries could probably be pro-
pagated from seeds all right but we
do not think this would be a salts
factory method Of practice for you
to pursue. Our suggestion would be
to use root cuttings or the young
plants which start up from the base
of old plants AS a rule there are
a large number of these in any we'll
cultivated blackberry patch. The
young plants may be put out at any
season, of the year. If you have a
favorable spell of weather any time
during the next thirty days you could
set them out to advantage. Otherwise
you could let the plants stand and
transplant them in the late fall or
early spring. If you have only a
few plants at hand you can make a
large number of root cuttings there
from very simply as the blackberry
roots grow rapidly. If you have no
plants at all then we suggest that
you get a limited number from a
nursery and in year or two you will
be able to secure all the young plants
or cuttings you want in the manner
indicted and you can gradually ex-
tend your patch to any size you may
wish to have.
Fattening Hogs Weighing One Hun
dred Pounds.
5. ]. F.. Quitman, Ga, writes: l wish
information in regard to feeding hogs
weighing from so to 100 pounds. I
nave on hand peanut meal, corn Schu-
macher feed and tankage. In what
combinations would you advise using
these feeds for best results?-
In feeding hogs of the weight de-
scrlbed In your letter presumably
with the idea of finishing them for
market at no distant date, we would
suggest that you proceed as follows:
MIN together one-third corn meal or
corn and cob meal, one-third Schu-
maker feed if it is cheaper than corn.
and one-third peanut meal In fin
lshlng hogs so as to obtain the best
grades of pork and highest relative
price on the market the use of some
corn will as a rule be necessary. We
believe, in other words, that corn
will always constitute the basis of
ration for hogs in this state. am
speaking now, of course, of pen or
lot feeding. For early finishing for
the. market naturally the cheapest
pork Will be made on grazing crops
OF various kinds and with which YOU
are already quite familiar. In that
event we would not wish to feed
corn for more than two or three
weeks say on finishing off the hogs
for whitening the meat in case they
nave been grazing on velvet beans.
an hardening the fat in case thew
have been feeding on peanuts. Corn
Dy Itself, as you doubtless know. is
low - protein and ash matter. there
Tore 1t does not make a satisfactory
food If used as the sole concentrate.
Ihe policy should pe TO offset the de-
rect In corn with locally grown feeds
winch are most abundant and there
lore likely to be cheapest With this
END IN view you could use one-third
corn, one-third velvet bean meal and
one-thlrd peanut meal This will NOT
make a feed too rich in protein for
hogs. Not
If corn is relatively abundant and
not TOO nigh in price in your county
use tWo-thirds corn and one-third
peanut meal The younger the hogs
the more protein it will pay you to
reed and the more economical and
rapid VIII be the grains made when
TINS element predominates in the ra
ton of young hogs.
Our idea would be, with our limit
ed knowledge of the situation. 70
eliminate the Schumacher feed and
tankage, as we do NOT consider either
one necessary or essential for hand
ing and finishing hogs of the cher
acter you describe in the manner in
dlcated in your section of the state
at the present. time.