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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

is a sure game-getter, accurate
even for birds, powerful enough
for Americas biggest game. 1t
has been estimated that during
the last ten years more deer and
other big game have been killed
by the famous Winchester
Model "a, 80 caliber, than by
any other combination Of rife
and cartridge. .
In addition to being chambered for its
famous 80 caliber cartridge, the Win
chester Model 81 can be had chan2bered
for the 1856 Winchester, This is an
excellent cartridge for such small game
as wild geese and turkeys, and yet power
full enough for deer and black bear. For
greater power, the rife may be cham
bered for the. 80 Winchester Special.
The Model "a is also chambered for
another group Of cartrldges-the .32-40
and 1856.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

tors OF medicinal roots, barks, leaves.
etc; price $1.25.
Fox Trapping-A book OF instruc-
tions telling how to trap, snare.
poison and shoot; valuable book
for trappers, ETC.; price 81.
Canadian Wilds-Tells about tho
Hudson's Bay company, northern In
dams and their modes of hunting.
trapping, etc; price 81.
Home Manufacture of Furs and
Slkins-A book of practical instruc-
ton, telling how to tan, dress, color
and manufacture or make articles of
ornament, wear and use; price $3.50.
Fur Farming-A book of informa-
ton about fur bearing animals G.
closures, habits, care, etc.; prica " q,
Wolf and Coyote Trapping-An up
tO-date wolf hunters guide, giving
the most successful methods of eX-
perienced ''wolfers" for hunting and
trapping these animals; also gives
their habits in detail; price 81.
Published by A. r. Harding, 106
Walnut street, st. Louis. Mo
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

cause. The trouble is, no doubt, due
by unfriendly bacteria. These at
tack the tissues in the region of the
injury and cause Inflammation, sore
ness, some times lameness, and a
frequent swelling of the affected
parts. A small abscess may form
and the core may eventually slough
out.
The best method of dealing with
a trouble of this character would be
to poultice the affected part for
twelve hours. Naturally the foot
must be very carefully cleansed be-
fore the poultice is put on and it
must be kept clean and dry II is
probably best to confine the animal
in a stall or stable for a few days.
Sometimes a rope may be drawn in
between the cleft and then a liquid
antiseptic, such. Is white lotion or A
5 per cent solution of carbolic acid.
used. Copper sulphate, known often
as blue vitriol, may often be used in
proportion of one ounce to q pint of
water. The water should, of course,
be boiled and cked. Turpentine is
also used AFTER the use OF the anti
septic. PulveriZed air-slaked lime or
calomel may be busted into the cleft.
In very bad cases it is sometimes
necessary to burn out the sore. Lu
mar caustic may be used for this pur-
pose. Any Of these treatments con-
sistently followed. together with
sanitation, should effect cure.
1t is not surprising that an animal
suffering from trouble Of this char
acter should fall off in milk.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Practical Books That VIII Aid
Trappers to Know Fur Animals Habits

Science of Trapping-The most
complete, correct and practical book
on trapping ever published; regu-
lar trappers' encyclopedia; 245 pages;
price ST.
Steel Traps-Describes the various
makes and tells how to use them;
also chapters on care of pelts, etc;
price 81.
A Trip on the Great Lakeside
scription of a trip, summer, 1912, by
skiff traveller, who loves out
DOORS" tells of fish, fur, game and
other things of interest; price 81.
DeadfaIls and Snares-A book of
instruction for trappers about these
and other homemade traps; price 81.
Mink Trapping-A book of instruc-
tions giving many methods of trap
ping, a valuable book for trappers;
price 81.
Science of Fishing-The most
practical book on fishing ever pub
lished; price 81.
Land Cruising and Prospecting
\ book of valuable information for
hunters, trappers land cruisers,
prospectors and men OF the trail;
tells how to locate ones self on the
map, etc; price 81.
Camp and Trail Methods-Inter
esting information for all lovers of
nature. What to take and what to
do; price 81.
Three Thousand and One Cues.
tons and Answers-Containin much
valuable information for hunters,
trappers and outdoor people in gen
| eral and could properly be called an
encyclopedia of useful information
| price $1.25.
The Cabin Boat Primer-Contain-
| ing descriptions and diagrams, pho
! tographs and chapters on the con-
! struction, navigation and use of
| households for pleasure and profit;
| price $1,25.
Fur Buyers Guide-Complete in
| structions about buying, handling
and grading raw furs, including size,
! color, quality, as we'll as when, where
! and how to sell; price 50.
! Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper
Experiences and observations of
| e. N. Woodcock the noted hunter
| and trapper, as written by himself
and published in II. T. T. from 1903
! to 1915 price S1.25.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and
! Profit-A guide for those who wish
, to prepare and mount animals, birds,
| fish, reptiles, etc, for home, den or
office decoration: price $3.50.
Ferret Facts and Fancies-A book
of practical instructions on breeding,
raising, handling and selling; also
their uses and fur value; price 81.
Hunting. Dogs-Describes in g
practical manner the training, han
ding, treatment, breeds, etc, best
adapted for night hunting as well as
gun dogs for daylight sport; price 81.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal
PIants--A book of valuable informa-
| ton for growers as well as collec-
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vha: 8 means

This mark on Winchester barrel
means that the rife has passed the
Winchester Provisional and DehnitiVe
Proof test, having been fired many
times for smooth action and accuracy,
and strcngth-Gested by firing IS to 40
per cent excess loads.
Your dealer lOiU shoe you WincheSter
Rifles and Ammunition
Before you take to the woods, get your
dealer to show you his stock of Win
chester Rifles. Leading hardware and
sporting goods dealers in every COM
munity carry Winchester arms ard All
nutrition. They will be glad to assist you
in selecting the Winchester best suited
TO your needs. Upon request, we will
mail you complete information on the
Model "a and other Winchester High
Power Rifles and Ammunition.
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,
Dept. A New Haven, Conn,
4. S. A.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR. ANDREW NJ. SOULE

predations of literally thousands up
on thousands of weeVils later on in
the season. 1t is possible for the
progeny of a pair of WeeVils to run
into the millions in the course of a
year.
1t is simple matter. at this sea-
son of the year, to travel over the
field and pick off the weeviIs Wher-
ever they are found and destroy
them. A little monetary reward may
| offered the labor or the children
on the plantation may be employed to
do this work effectively. They should
always be accompanied by an eX-
perienced and reliabel man who will
see that no part of the field is over
looked. because it may not seem
worth while to many to travel up and
down several rows before finding any
weevils.
If these. two suggestions arc put
into effect then picking up the
squares later on and spraying with
calcium arsenate and other methods
of protection can be followed with
far greater certainty of success ana
profit. To neglect the two sugges-
tions contained in this article is to
overlook doing the things which are
fundamental and essential in tlghtlnS
the weevils. We cannot afford to do
this. Therefore, let us launch our
campaign SO as to most effectively
destroy the weeyils' food supply I'M
mediately and prevent their begin
ming operations early in the spring. IL
we do this and use the other agencies
at our command. there is no reason
why cotton cannot be grown on
larger scale in Georgia and with
profit. Crops will be higher no
doubt. and diversified methods of
practice must be instituted and fol
lowed, but in the long run these will
all prove to be blessings instead OF
| niSfOrtunes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Save Sweet Potatoes

The Irish potato crop of the
north, from all reports, will be
extremely short this season, and
the usual quantity of potatoes will
not be placed in storage. The sweet
potato is the main dependence of
many southern people, and special
attention should be given this year
to taking the best care of the
crop of sweets now maturing
throughout the south, according 10
United States Department of Az
riculture specialists. The usual
method of storing sweet potatoes
is to bury them in pits in the open
ground, but investigation has shown
that fully so per cent of the sweet
potatoes SO buried are lost and
that some better method of stor-
age should be provided.
Where a considerable quantity of
sweet potatoes is being grown on
any one farm, it is desirable that
a small storage house be construct
ed, or three or four neighbors can
SO together, fit up a storage house,
ard use it jointly
For the small home supply that
is grown in the garden, a warm,
some part of the house where heat
and ventilation can be provided
VIII be suitable. Splendid results
are obtained by storing sweet po
tatoes III Gates upon shelves near
the ceiling of the kitchen. In order
TO have sweet potatoes keep proper
ly the yshould first be cured at
temperature of 80 degrees or IS
degrees and then stored where
temperature of 55 degrees to 60
degrees will be maintained.
Demands fer food are still great,
and it is regarded as essential that
The sweet potato crop of the south
tie cared for properly, in order
At least partially to make up for
The shortage of the Irish potato
crnn in the north
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

the nitrogen in the soil and lessen
the productivity of the land.
Another method is to pillow the land
with heavy turning ploWs or heavy
disk plows. In this event there
should be attached to the Golfer or
the whiffle-tree heavy chain.
When you come to the cotton rows
this chain will crush the plants
down and enable you to bury them
satisfactorily. Remember that bury
ing the plants to a good depth is
necessary. Some people have resort
ed to cutting the green stalks off
with a mower and then turning them
under At this season of the year.
Of course, it is almost impossible to
chop them up.
We believe that by following one
of the methods suggested you will
be able to bury the stalks to good
depth. We have been able to do this
quite successfully ~.i our farm and
know of several farmers who have
handled them in the manner indl-
Gated with satisfaction.
Sandy land is best adapted for pea
nuts. They will make a fairly good
yield on heavy clay land, but the
soil discolors the nuts and prevents
their sale, especially for eating pur-
poses. Sandy land is also less sub
ject to injury from tramping by
animals which you may wish to use
to Craze the peanuts. such as hogs.
The peanut probably grows little
more freely in lighter soils. When
once it is well established and be-
gins to spread out and peg down
it will maintain itself successfully
on sandy land therefore it is an
advantage to grow it on such soils,
reserving> heavier lands say for such
crops as corn.
AS a rule it is not necessary to
use much nitrogen in association
with peanuts, as they are members
of the leguminous family and can
gather such nitrogen as they need
| from the air. Occasionally on new
| land it may be an advantage to use
| or per cent of nitrogen. Some
| times it may pay you to inoculate
this crop by the use of soil from a
! field where it has been grown sue
cessfulIy before, or through the use
Of a specially prepared culture. We
| have not found this necessary in
our experience. however. Peanuts
require a fairly liberal ration of
phosphoric acid and potash. Two or
| three hundred pounds of acid phos-
plate and say 100 to 200 pounds Of
| l1ainit should answer very we'll. Any
other carrier of potash may be used
| in the place of kainit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Boring, chambering
and riRiNg

The barrels are bored to micronleter
measurements for the cartridge they are
meant to shoot. The most accurate pre-
cision instruments are used to produce
perfect chambering and ball-seating in
the chamber. There is no play for the
cartridge; it is a perfect fit - insuring
maximum accuracy and velocity.
Twists and other raing characteristics
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
gEErIWG ALFALFA WITH a
TJTTpsE CROP

J. ]. B., West Lake, Ga, writes: Can
| sow alfalfa and oats together; II /.
could, l thought / would do so and have
two chances at a crop of some kind.
Please give me any information in re
gard to sowing alfalfa and the treat
ment It should receive.
We do not consider it good prac-
tice to attempt to SOW alfalfa and
oats together under the climatic con-
ditions which prevail in Georgia. Oc-
casionally a stand may be obtained
when these two crops are planted IN
combination but as rule the al
falfa will not do nearly as well as
when seeded by itself. We have
never in our experience secured
good stand of alfalfa when sown in
combination with an early crop.
While, of course, we do not say it
can not be grown with an early crop,
we do not think it is advisable to
attempt to start alfalfa with an
carly crop. Our best results have
come from seeding alfalfa as early
in the fall as seasonal conditions
will enable us to secure a quick ger
mination. We have lined the land
heavily and as a rule enriched it
with V6S6IaDl6 IlaIlGI, IldN e lliOSu-
lated the seed with special cultures
very carefully, and then have al
lowed no grazing or tramping of the
land until the alfalfa was ready to
cut the next spring.
Land for alfalfa should be pre-
pared some time in advance so as to
allow it a chance to firm and mel
low. Good land on which to SOW al
falfa seed is that where cowpeas or
other legumes have been grown she
previous summer. 1t will beoa great
advantage if these 1egumes have been
well lined and fortified with phos
phoric acid and potash Our eXpe-
rience has indicated that turning
under the crop of legumes is de-
sirable. Pillow down to a good depth,
roll and compact the soil and then
harrow to bring the moisture to the
surface and prevent it's escape from
the land. Sow alfalfa at the rate of
twenty pounds per acre, giving pref
erence to seed produced in the west.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
4 ga1ne-getting gun
for the cruiser-carnper trarnper

yary with the cartridge and bore. In
riAing the barrel, the exact twist neces-
sary to produce the best results with a
given cartridge is calculated with math-
ematical precision. The accuracy of the
twist is verified by exhaustive practical
tests. From chamber to muzzle the LANDS
and grooves of the riAing are true to less
than one thousandth of an inch.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
16O Hens $500 Eggs

Mrs. H. NJ. Patton, Waverly, Mo-, writes:
Il fed boxes Of More Eggs and got 500
eggs from 100 hens in exactly 81 days"
This scientific tonic has made big egg
profits for thousands of poultry raisers all
over the U. S. 1t revitalizes the hens,
tones them up.and makes them lay all the
time. Get ready now and make big profits
out of your hens this winter. A $1.00
package Will double the egg production and
million dollar bank guarantees to refund
your money if Won are not entirely satisfied.
Send $1.00 now to L. j. Refer, the poul-
try expert SIT Refer bldg, Kansas City,
Mo. and get a seasons supply of more
Eggs" Profit by the experience of a man
who has made a fortune out of poultry.
lAdYt.l
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

The desirability of applying stable
or poultry manure to your trees de-
ponds on the condition of your or
chard If the trees are young and
the land is thin and you wish to ado
humus and available plant food
therto the manure might be used
as a mulch around the trees. 1t is
not desirable to put it up close to
the base of the tree, but in circle
around it. 1t should then be dug in.
This would also apply If the orchard
is we'll grown and the trees not
vigorous enough, however, to satisfy
your opinion of what they should
be. One can nearly always tell
whether trees need manure or not
by the character of growth thew
evidence. If the leaves are a very
deep green in Co<or &le the trees
vigorous in appearance as q rule
they do not need nitrogen. But if
the leaves are rather light in color
and tend to shed off early in the
season and the trees are not Vigor
GUS and healthy in appearance then
the use of yard manure becomes
desirab BILE.
Both yard manure and poultry
maure vary in composition accord
ing to the manner in which they
have been handled. Ordinary yard
manure when it is fresh contains
only about 3.9 per cent nitrogen, Is
per cent phosphoric acid, and As
per cent potash. If it is we'll rotteG
the amount of nitrogen will fire.
Quently run as high. as 5 per cent,
phosphoric acid 90 per cent and
potash 3.6 per cent. Poultry manure
when it is fresh will contain any
where from ii to 16 po ahcs of nitro
gen, S.5 to Is pounds phosphoric
acid, and 5.5 to pounds of potash.
You will thus see that poultry man
ure is considerably richer than or
one would have to use only one-half
as much of this in order to supply
the trees with the same amount of
available plant food
Anywhere from 5 to 10 tons Of
yard manure could be applied to an
orchard, depending on the condition it
is in at the present time. The
over-use of yard manure is, of
course, to be avoided because it
tends to stimulate an underground
of wood, probably at the expense
of the development of fruit buds
On the other hand. if there is
deficiency of nitrogen in the soil the
orchard would not present a vigor-
Gus condition nor grow and develop
fruit of a satisfactory quality as
where the soil is well supplied with
humus OF vegetable matter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Routing the Weevil

What should we undertake to do
this fall, then, in order to miti-
gate Weevil damage next year? There
are many things which should be
undertaken, and will be carried into
execution very promptly by those
who have suffered from the depre-
uations of the Weevil and who wish
to effectively prepare against it next
year. The first of these is to pillow
up all cotton stalks Immediately.
Dead cotton stalks do not provide
the weevil with food, and the Ion
ger he has to go without food and
is subject to adve7 Sc conditions the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
How a Calf Club May
Extend lis Usefulness

Why shouldn't boys and girls
calf club grow into mems and
women's cow club? Or, more i'm
mediately speaking, d larger boys
and girls calf club-larger boys
and girls, that is, not larger club?
Or, getting nearer the meat--or the
milk-of the thing, why shouldn't
the club boy or girl who raises a
calf milk that calf when she becomes
a COW, watch her development, keep
a set of books on her production.
and, in small way, learn the essen
tials of dairy farming, taking the fig
ures to school and getting them in
terpreted, and incidentally teaching
"the old man" a new trick or two?
That is the question, in one form
or another, asked by experts of the
dairy division of the United States
department of agriculture. 1t is a
question that farm people and agri-
cultural extension workers might
think about. There may be more to
say on the subject after a while
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

--epa-inG For the Cation Crop of
The boil weeviI has now covered a
GOOD part of the state of Georgia in
which cotton has been successfully and
profitably cultivated. Weeyils have
been found this year in a good many
counties where their presence has not
previously been discovered. In the
counties which they have Just en-
tered this fall comparatively little
damage may be done next year. but
the year after thess counties will be
heavily infested and the same rela--
tive percentage of damage will be in
fIicted there as has occurred in other
counties.
There are, of course. q great many
factors entering into the damage the
boil weevil may do. If the tempera
ture should fall degrees below this
winter large number of Weevils
may be killed and the number liv
ing through the winter greatly les
Gened thereby, and hence next. year
cotton might be grown with con-
siderable success in counties where
the damage this year has been UNI
usually severe. a very dry spring
and summer while fairly .favora bic
to cotton, might prove very unSatis-
factory to the weevil. a hot, long,
dry growing season is bad for the
weevil because hhe lives in the young
bolls and under sucn conditions many
of these, when attacked, shed off very
quickly, and on a hot day dry up
and SO imprison and destroy the
young weevils. This year we have
had exceptionally favorable condi-
tons for it's development and spread.
The rainfall was very heavy and the
cloudy days reduced the amount of
bright, sunshiny weather which nor
mally occurs. On the other hand
it is well to remember that the
weevil is now well established in
the greater part of Georgia. 1t
knows exceptionally we'll how to take
cover and a large number of them
will pass through Sthe winter even
if weather conditions are extreme.
There is abundant cover for the
Weevil to find in and around the
cotton fields where weeds and trash
are allowed to thrive w:;nout much
effort at their destruction. 1t can
also find cover in barns and other
outbuildings, where it is effectively
protected from the cold weather. To
count, therefore, on its contrO!
through weather conditions would be
unWise and ineXpedient.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Various methods of destroying cot.

Various methods of destroying cot
ton stalks have been pursued. We
presume that it is your desire to
turn them under and so check the
spread of the boil weevil To this
end it is often good practice to run
the pillow, scooter, bull tongue, or
any other implement available right
down the rows and root the cotton
stalks up. They should then be
plowed under just as deeply as pos
sible. 1t is not good practice to
burn them, as this tends to destroy
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

Trouble of the character you indi
cate is not uncommonly met with
and may arise from various causes.
An injury to the foot may produce
the result you describe because it is
likely to become infected. Standing
in dirty stables may also start this
sort of trouble. Wading in branches
and in swampy land is another
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
DESTROYING COTTON STALKS ON
TIE FARM

H. D. D., Graymont, Ga, writes
stroy cotto nstalks, and what to sow
down on cotton land for a winter cover
crop. | wish also some information on
growing peanuts. What kind of soil is
best suited for this crop and what kind
of fertilizer is hest to apply?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28
Treating a Diseased zzoof

4. NJ. S., Thomson, Ga, writes:
have n fine Jersey mixer that has y
ioof disease. Where the hoof splits II
is inflamed and bleeding a little, and
size licks her feet as if they itched. Can
hardly milk her for the having. She
is not doing as well in milk as l think
she should. Please describe a treatment
for tine trouble,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-28

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