Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

first time on a sunshiny day. They
should be given a chance to fill up
on grass or food to which they
have been accustomed 50 they will
not eat so greedily of the green
fresh food. Never turn a hungry
animal on a succulent crop.
A good remedy for bloat is to
drench the sheep with a pint OF
milk into which has been stirred a
tablespoonful of baking soda. If
milk is not available warm water
can be used. A pint of fresh milk
cure. Four tablespoonful of I'm
pentine in half pint of milk is
also effective.
Another common disease which
causes severe losses to sheep own
This is the most dangerous enemy
of the flock except dogs. While
older sheep are not so likely to be
infested, lambs suecumb in large
numbers to this pest. They become
infested by gathering eggs scat
animals. The eggs are contained in
the droppings. There is little or no
danger from this disease in cold
weather, but as soon as the sea-
son opens up in the spring the
eggs hatch and if the lambs are
kept on infested fields trouble is
sure to follow. symptoms of this
disease are evidenced by the droopy
and dull appearance of the lambs
and their refusal to eat. They also
become rapidly emaciated. Ere
quently there is swelling under the
skin gets chalky white. In other
words, it loses its fresh, pink con-
dition a state which is Character
lied on a healthy animal In ham
ding this disease, as in all others
prevention is the best cure, SO it is
often good practice to fence a farm
so the ewes and lambs can be
every two weeks. Tobacco dust or
stems finely chopped and placed
where the sheep and lambs can al
ways have ready access to them
will prevent the development of
stomach worms. Of course, there
which may be used as preventive
of stomach worms but the tobacco
stems is one of the simplest and
best, means of dealing with this
trouble.
On the other hand, it has never
eat enough of their own volition to
effect cure of this trouble. Drench-
ing. therefore, seems to be the most
certain means of dealing with this
disease. There are three genral
followed. First, dissolve an ounce
Of blue vitriol in a gallon of water.
This can be accomplished by putting
the YitPiol in sack and HANGING it
in the water, as it will not dissolve
in the bottom of a vessel. This mix
ture is given in doses of two ounces
for lambs and three ounces for older
sheep. Before the medicine is given
the sheep must be Kept away from
food overnight to allow the stomach
to be empty. The dose should be
repeated in ten days and the medi-
cine must be kept well stirred at all
stranger than any other dose. Care
lessness in mixing or preparing this
medicine may prove dangerous to the
animal treated.
Coal tar dips may be used in the
fight against stomach worms, The
same dosage as recommended for blue
Vltrio1 is TO be given and admins
tered in the strength advised for
dipping.
The third treatment is to mix one
ounces of milk for lambs and one
and half tablespoonsful of gasoline
to five ounces of milk for older sheep.
Give the medicine on an empty stom-
ach and repeat in ten days. Each
dose should. of course, be mixed
we'll shaken before administered.
If these suggestions are followed
it should be possible to control in
an effective manner the development
and spread of stomach worms, es-
peciallys. to- that degree where they
become a menace to the flock
n'conclusion, it is well to remem
Der that If it is worth while to main
tain sheep at all it is worth while
going to the expense and labor in
voiyed in. giving them sufficient at
tention to keep them in healthy
and vigorous condition at all times.
1t is only when so maintained and
kept that the owner can hope to
secure a profitable return from the
maintenance of a flock of sheep.
c. W, Catauba, Ca, writes: 1 saw
mentioned in a farm paper notice of a
spray calendar published by the Geor-
gia state college of agriculture which
contained formulas for making sprays,
and would like very much to receive a
copy. 1 have bought Bordeaux mixture
put up in cans but it is very expensive
that way, and thought if / had, the
bulletin in. question, | might be able to
some money by making my own
sprays.
Bulletins of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture are distribu-
ted free to all citizens of this state,
Our funds are not sufficient to en-
able us to publish more than limited
editions, however, and hence it is
not unusual for us to be out of a
supply of many of the more inn
portant bulletins for which there is
great demand. In view of the
greater interest farmers are now
taking in the protection of their
seets and fungi, it is highly desir-
able that funds be provided so that
bulletins of information may be
furnished without stint to all who
take the trouble to write for them
There are two methods of using
Bordeaux. mixture, one known rs the
dry application and the other as
the. wet application. The dry appli=
cation must be put on, of curse,
orally be found at any drug store.
The dust sprayer is built in the form
of a little bellows. A large bellows,
of course, is made for using dust
sprays on a commercial scale. Dust
SprayeFS are now available. which
are mounted on wagons, $685..
In using a dust spray the plants
to be treated must be completely and
thoroughly busted.
be applied with any sort of hand
or power spray pump which may be
available In making the wet mix
ture, take four pounds of copper sui
phate and suspend it in cloth sack.
The cloth sack should then be put in
a eentainer which will hold 25 gal
Ions of water. This containeer
should be a wooden receptacle. 1t
will require several hours for this
other wooden receptacle, such as a
netrOlpun1 h9 rra1 which b6or