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

wish some advice about sewing some !
alfalfa now. Will it do well sown at
this time? ! want it mostly for graz =
ing patch for hogs. How much should
sod cost?
1t is quite too late to SOW alfalfa
at this season of the year and we
would advise you to hold the seed
for planting next fall. In the team
time you can be getting the ground
in better shape for seeding 10 this
end you should pillow it deeply at
once then lime it, using not less
than two tons of crushed raw rock
per acre. Then plant cowpeas. Any
standard variety may be used, such
as the whippoorwill, iron, Clay or
wonderful. When the peas are in
good condition to cut for hay pillow
them under. To accomplish this it
may be necessary to run a heavy
disc cultivator over the vines as
completely as possible, then irnme-
diately roll the land and harrow it.
1t is best to turn the peas under if
practicable in late August or early
September. The ground should be
I, worked or narrowed and left as a
fallow from that time to October l.
Then SOW the alfalfa at the rate of
twenty pounds per. acre. -.
+ The seed vary, a good deal in cost.
The best grade will be worth ten to
twelve dollars per 5bushel. American
grown seed is the best to plant. Be
sure to inoculate the seed. The
culture can be obtained on applica-
ton to the bureau of plant indus
try, U. S. department of agriculture,
Washington, D. C. Sow with a weed
er and plant on dark day. Do not
Craze during the fall or early spring.
Protective Treatment for Sick Hog
S. G. S., Crawford, Ga, writes: have
sick hog and would like to know what =:
to do for it. 1t weighs about fifty
pounds ana has been sick two, weeks, IT.
is SO weak it cannot stand up, and Will
not eat anything. l have given it castor
Oil, but it does not seem to do any good.
The symptoms described in your
letter would indicate that your hog
is suffering from chcVara. Other
diseases might cause the develop
nent of many of the symptoms, de-
scribed, but those men toned are
characteristic of this trouble. - :
In the event the diagnosis sug-
gested is correct the best thing to
do is to- have this hog treated with
preventive serum immediately You
can no doubt arrange to secure the
serum through the agency of the
state veterinarian, who keeps a sup
ply of it on hand. His address Is
CdpL@O1 - vi ul1lSe-s Atlanta, ga. Your
county agent can no doubt advise
you relative to this matter, and prob
ably can aid you. in treating this
hog!%s Suppose you call on him at
o1icet Ia case you cannot reach him
conveniently then you might apply
to practicing veterinarian for aid.
In any event, your hog should have
, competent. and immediate treat
nTent.
You understand, of course, that the
serum treatment alone is a proven
tive of hog cholera. 1t is not re
garded as a cure for diseased ami
mails, though. often, when animals
are in the stage you have described
and the serum is promptly and eff
GENTLY injected into the system a
cure is effected. You should keep
this hog carefully isolated and con-
fined in a moderately sized pen so
that the germs will not be scatter
ed about. This is a virulent disease
and in case it establishes itself j..
hog lots it is difficult to free the
ground and buildings Of it.