Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-10
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Shorts, 1920 per hundredweight
Bran, $2.75 per hundredweight.
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Shorts, 1920 per acknowledgement
Bran, $275 per hundredweight.
Skim milk or butter milk, SIS cents
per hundred pounds, or 8 cents per
gallon.
head per month.
If oats, rye, rape, clover, alfalfa,
cowpeas, soy beans, peanuts, sweet
potatoes, or sorghum are used they
should be charged at 1 IL cents per
head per day. No charge should be
made for waste from the kitchen.
TREATING A CASE OF SORE FEET
j. II. NJ, Carrollton, Ga, writes:
have a mule fifteen years old. in fine
condition except her feet. When she
'trots she limps. The hoofs are long and
one is split and the other one is com
mencing to split If you can give me
remedy I will appreciate it, as S need
to use her.
Cracked hoofs are not uncommonly
met with. There are three types of
this trouble which are quite distinct.
The first is known as Quarterback,
the second is called sand-crack and
the third, toe-crack. We judge from
the statement in your letter that the
animal about which you Inquire is
suffering from toe cracked hoofs.
Troubles of this character are due as
rule to a weakened, dry condition
of the walls of the hoof. Fast work
split the hoof and aggravate this
trouble. Excessive growth of the
hoof in the case of unShod animals
may cause the condition described.
The treatment to be accorded in
correcting the cause of the trouble
consists primarily in proper shoe
ing. You should examine the hoof so
as to make certain that there is no
discharge therefrom. The cracking
may cause some of the tender It's
sues lying below the horny part Of
the hoof to become inf1amed and sup
purate. In that event, such treat
ment must be given as will relieve
this condition.
In case there is no discharge of
the crack indicated, then you should
attempt to draw the crack togethar
by the use of horseshoe nails driven
Just below the surface and properly
clamped or riveted on the sharp end.
There are special clasps of various
kinds for use in treating troubles OF
this character A local blacksmith,
however, is not likely to have these
on hand, but veterinary surgeon
could no doubt secure the same for
you. The shoe used in the case of a
toe-crack should have clip on each
side Of the assure and should be
thicker at the toe than it is at the
heel. Lowering the foot by pairing
away at the heel and sparlng the
cutting at the toe will also help In
the successful treatment OF this con-
dition, Light and uniform work
should be given the animal. Llperai
feeding is advisable.
DESTROYING . THE wEEV11 IN
C. R., Gholson, Miss, writes; l nave
fourteen bushels of corn shelled ana In
barrels that 1 want to feed TO hogs'
and / want to know what will keep the
weevils from eating it. They are already
in the corn, and would like to know
no VITO kill them. Would also like to
know what will keep horseflies from
bothering horses
Weevils may be destroyed In corn
by treating with carbon bisulphlde;
of carbon bisulphide, pour couple
of ounces into a shallow pan and
set it on top of each of the barrels
containing the corn. It will evapo-
rate, penetrate to all parts OF the
container and effectually xii! the Wee
wills. This treatment should be re-
peated in a couple of weeks. Carbon
bisulphide is very infammable in the
presence of light. Do not smoke or
bring a free flame of any kind near
the LIQUID or the place where the
treatment is being given, for wnen
fire comes into contact with the
fumes there is an explosion. Large
quantities of it should not be kept
about the house. 1t will not 1nJure
the corn and will not hurt the hands:
This is the most effective means OF
DESTROYING the weevil which mas YET
been devised. The barrels should De
when the treatment IS gong
on, The treatment need not be con-
tinued over twenty-four to th1rey-
six hours. If exposed to the air 1oT
a time. the corn will be perfectly gooo
for human food.
There is no effectual means of pro-
lection against horseflies other than
never found any ointment or Oil
which could be used for this purpose
which we regarded as satisfactory
Using Nitrate of Soda on Sweet Po-
W. L. S., Scale, Ala, writes: what
effect does nitrate OF SODA nave on
sweet potatoes after they nave pt cen
planted out, and also IL put III tne
ground before planting?
The function of nitrogen is to slim
ulate growth. Provided, therefore,
it is placed within the reach OF the
roots of growing plants in a suitable
form they will take a good part OF
it up and use it. Diseased plants, OF
course, might not assimilate as much
of it as those in vigorous condl-
ton. During an exceedingly dry
as rapidly as when there IS a good
season in the ground. Excessive
rainfall might interfere also with the
assimilation of nitrogen, causing 1t
to be leached away to some extent.
If nitrate of soda is put under the
drill row before the sweet potatoes
are set out and we'll mixed with the
SOIL the chances are they will begin
to utilize it sooner than when 1t is
put on as a side application after po-
tatoes have been set out. 1t may be
used in either way, however. There
is an Impression chat nitrate Of soda
does not need to be applied until
rather late in the season. This is
not a right conclusion to draw. Our
experience indicates that most plants
need considerable quantities of nj
trogen during their early stages of
inclined us to advise the application
of nitrate of soda to growing crops
somewhat earlier in the growing sea-
son than most people seem to think
desirable.
A Standard Northern Hay Grass
l.. L., Muscadine, Ala, writes: l
would like to know the name of the
sample CT grass sent you. 1t stayed
green all winter and went to seed in
our garden last spring. l would like
to know the name of it so l can order
some seed.
The sample of grass enclosed is
known as Timothy 1t is a common
hay grass of the northern states. 1t
is not extensively grown in the south
because it is only we'll adapted to
moist, rich soils. 1t does not thrive
satisfactorily on either high, dry or
sandy lands even though they may
be very fertile naturally. It does
ha Sni1c which a o nnnCi6-
cradle amount of lime and humus. 1t
is rather a slow grass to start off in
the spring, and it is not as we'll
suited for pasturage as some other
kinds of grass.
1t will be best to seed this grass