Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-11

overcome to a certain extent by pen
feeding for some days before snip
ment. Just how long this should pc
is still a matter of conjecture. Inc
some neanut meal is permissible.
There should be a considerable per-
centage of corn, apparently, ana d
small amount possibly of cottonseed
meal. &c.,. eo1
Where these suggestions are to 81
lowed out it is probable that SolISiu u
cradle relief may be anticipated ana a
better price obtained from the AMI
mails sent to slaughter.
management of SICK Aog
] A. E., Rome, Ca, writes: l nave
hog eighteen months old and she mas
large round bumps all over her. she
seemed to have asthma for while
and her tongue swelled, but she is better
now, but she will not fatten ! have
been feeding her on shorts ana corn
meal. What was her disease ana WA
shall 7 do to put her in good condition
again?
that your hog may have had a case Of
cholera which, instead OF proving
fatal. developed into what is known
as a chronic type. This does not de-
stroy the animals, but frequently
makes them very sick for relatlVe
cry IS made it is seldom complete
and such animals rarely prove prof.
fable to retain as breeders or feeders.
The asthmatic condition about
which you write lnd'chtes ina sne
may be suffering from an lnfestatio O n
generally cough a g>od deal and are
troubled with difficult breathin :,
while mucous is often expectoratst to
s,me extent. An examination Of :h'S
mucus will often show the presence
Of small. white, thread-like worms
Their is no very :,a5islacotry treat
The best thing you can do IS tG
confine this animal in a tent or closed
room. Then take sulphur and pun
it over live Goals. Keep your heau
on a level with that of the hog 70
be treated and, when you can Stanu
the fumes no longer, admit fresh ar
This treatment may be repeated sev-
eral times. If the bowels are not In
good condition, regulate them w tn a
dose of laxative medicine, and then
feed a. rich. nutritious diet mSie ul
by reducing shorts 70 thin 3ioI
with skim milk or buttermilk. Pro
vide your hog with a mixture OF the
following materials which SHOULD be
kept in a box accessible at all times
This is not a costly mixture TO pre-
pare, but it is very valuable for. use
in association with a group OF nogSi
as it supplies them with eSsentlaI
mineral matter, helps to regulate
the digestion and keeps them in good
condition, generally speaking:
One bushel of charcoal.
One bushel of wood ashes.
, Eight pounds of air-Slaked lime.
Eight pounds of common salt.
Four pounds of sulphur.
Two pounds of pulveriZed copperas
Mix thoroughly and allow the ami
mails to have free access to same al
all times. Keep in dry place.
Using Acid Phosphate Under Cotton
S. M. NJ, Rising Fawn, Ga, writes:
I have a rich gravely loan that want
to put in cotton. How much acid should
! use and should it all be applied at
planting time? I have two loads of
hickory wood ashes and some stable
manure. How are these best used?
Would you advise sowing grass seed
alone or with oats? What is the best
way to remove the horns Of young
calves?
Under your circumstances, we
would use minimum of two hun
dred pounds of acid phosphate pei
acre, all of the material to be pu'
under the drill row at or before
planting. the cotton. a,o,,a =,
distributed broadcast over the sur
face of the ground at the, rate OF
1000 pounds per acre. Used in {
smaller amount than this, they will
not furnish enough potash to th'
land to be of, any material benefl
to the crop grown thereon. Ever
though you have an insufficient sup
ply to cover all of your land in the
manner indicated, L would prefer
concentrating the ashes on limited
area rather than use small amour
over a large acreage:
hi in Low q
should be broadcasted over the lanC
and worked in with disc harrow
If the land has not been plowed, ther
it may be turned under. Ashe'
should be broadcasted in the name
described and acid phosphate put un
should ID be sown alone ' rather anaS thar thar
with oats. Cover the seed lightly int
the soil with weeder Or a goeC
brush.
The horns of young calves may b,
removed through the use of luna
caustic. This should be done yer,
shortly after they are dropped AM
before the buttons, which you cal
feel under the skin, attach them
selves to the head. 1t is impossible
to say how much caustic should b.
used at one applicatio or how oftel
it should be repeated. Shaving tn
skin is all right, though we seldom
go to this trouble. One or two fair
ly good applications are general,
sufficient, but the over-burning O
the buttons is to be avoided as mucl
as the understanding. 1t would no
do to wash the caustic off immedi
ately, but it should not be apple,
in such a way as to run down tn
face of the calf, as it might burr
the face Or even injure the leye.
The Composition of Commercial Fer
ti1iZers
]. L. j., Nicholson, Ga, writes:
few days ago 1 bought some fertilizer
| and it was sold TO me as 9-3-3, but on
| the bag it read 90. 47000-3, and I bought
some 1922 and it read on the sack