Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-25

| hand the method is more costly
than the formaldehyde methods and
there is a greater likelihood OF IN
| Turing the seed germs.
Equipment
Wooden vat or tub in which to
place the mixture.
Shovel to handle the grain.
Loosely woven sacks in which to
place the grain.
Tub or barrel in which to place
the milk of lime.
Clean surface upon which to dry
the treated grain.
The mixture is made by d1SSolY-
ing blue stone and common salt IN
water at the rate of one pound OF
blue stone and 1 pound of common
salt to gallons of water. APP
ture is required for each bushel of
seed treated, although larger
proportion is required for small
amount of seed The milk of lime
is made up Of shaking one pound of
quick lime and adding water to
Small quantities of seed wheat
! are stirred into the mixture, as
recommended for the soaking
method with formaldehyde. The
long enough to become thoroughly
| wet-about the time to skim the
| floating trash and diseased grains
from the surface. The blue stone
mixture is then drained off, and the
milk of lime poured over the ttIeatee
lime is then drained off and the
seed grain spread to dry.
For larger operations the, seed
grain is ted in loosely woven backs
each). and submerged in the blue
stone mixture for a few minutes.
The sacks are then drained and
submerged in the milk Of lime mix
ture. The sacks are then ,opened
and the treated seed spread in
| thin layer on a clean floor or can
vas to dry. Frequent stirring will
| hasten the drying
! To offset the loss of weak germs
through treatment the amount Of
| seed grain should be increased 25
| per cent.
Hot water method The hot wa
ter method is adapted particularly
to the prevention of loose smut of
disease of wheat diseases which
may not be controlled by ordinary
methods of disinfectant treatment
| 1t is very important that the rules
be followed closely in the applica-
ton, of the method since Slight
may render the grain worthless for
see linz purposes. For this reason,
it is not advisable to treat all the
grain required on a large farm but
| merely SuIIlc1enC Tor Seedlns Ine
seed field" which should be rather
isolated from other fields of wheat
1t is thus possible to grow disease
free seed for general seeding pur-
poses the following season.
A Mixed Grain Ration for Hogs
A. E. E., Roswell, Ga, writes:
| Please tell me in what proper
ton, to mix alfalfa meal, corn
peal faed f and kan kaftir corn en- to make
think of this combination as
| ! hog feed?
One could use only a limited
amount of alfalfa meal with salts
faction with hogs. We should think
that if you make up mixture of 40
pounds of kaff1r corn meal and 10
pounds, of alfalfa meal you would
| the class of animals you wish to
feed. We would prefer, of course,
that this mixture be fed in the form
of a relatively thin slop. It is de-
sirable that it be reduced to this
milk. If this is not practicable, of
course, you will have to use water
or rich Stops from the kitchen pro-
| vlded they are free from soap pow
ders, broken glass, or other mate
| digestive system of the hogs.
The combination you suggest
should make very good ration. 1t
may not be the most economical to
I use, as I am not in position to de-
termine just what the cost of the
various component parts of this ra-
ton will be to you individually. Here
at the college, even under existing
conditions, we will probably find it
cheaper to use some velvet bean
meal and peanut meal along with
corn meal as ration for hogs. We
! also use some shorts in conjunction
with corn meal for hogs and find 1T
desirable mixture. Digester tankage
has also proved to be a valuable con-
| stituent in the ration We use here
We generally mix about 10 pounds
of digester tankage with 80 pounds
| of corn meal and then feed in the
| manner suggested.
Grinding VS.. Feeding Whole
Grain
C.. A. H, Covington, Ga,
writes: What advantage is gain
ed by grinding corn, oats, bar
ley, etc, over the old method of
feeding the grain whole? In
! other words, 1 wish to know If it
pays to feed the various grains
ground to mules, horses, Ecows,
hogs, etc, in preference to the
whole grain.
A slong as cereals were relatively
cheap in this country it was diff
cult to establish any material ben
efts from grinding them, especially
for horses or work stock generally.
In the case Of hogs and cattle more
benefits would probably accrue from
grinding these grains at the pres
ent than with horses and mules. On
the other hand, the old type grind
ers were not nearly so effective as
those made now, nor could they be
1t is possible at this time to buy a
grinding outfit at a relatively snS II
cost, which will do very effective
work and which will last a long time
provided the machinery is handled
with any reasonable degree of care.
Undoubtedly with grains at present
purices the purchase of such an out
| fit becomes we'll worth while. There
is no doubt but that the grinding of
these grains. especially, for, the
| classes of stock mentioned, will JUS
tify all the costs involved and leave
a reasonably good profit. I do not
believe any one could undertake to
express this definitely in percen-
tages. On the other hand, I think
that the efficiency of the grain in
arimal nutrition would be increased
BY. from 10 to 20 per cent. I base
this statement on my own individ-
Ual experience and observation. Many
feeding experiments have been made
results, as you can readily under
stand, may often be conflicting and
contradictory. The reasons for this
are due to the various classes of
stock with which the experiments
were conducted and the conditions
under which tests were made.
For your information J. will say
that we consider the grinding of
grain of sufficient Importance and
profit here on the college farm to
cause US to feed practically all of
it after it has been run through
grinder to all animals maintained
on our farm except our work stock.
AS We have been able to make this
farm pay a profit and as it is con-
Quoted strictly on a business basis,
think you will find our experience
helpful in enabling you to reach a
decision relative to this matter and
a safe guide to follow.
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