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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Do Not Retard Farm Census

Farm owners who have left their
farms to spend the winter in town
or in travelling are delaying the CEN
sus enumeration work to some ex-
tent, according to information fur
nished the United States department
of agriculture by the bureau of the
census. This is especially true where
the man left in charge of the farm
during the absence of the owner is
not familiar enough with the facts
to give the correct answers. Farm
| ers who are already living away
from their farms are urged to get
in touch with the enumerator Of the
supervisor for the, district, so that
ma time will be alosts by the govern
ment in locating them and securing
the proper and accurate informa-
ton concerning their farms. Every
farmer who contemplates leaving his
farm during January is urged to Sc
cure a census schedule from the
enumerator or supervisor and answer
the questions in advance. The filled
out schedule can be left with the
man on the farm or mailed to the
proper census official.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23

Five years. ago an extension man
of the dairy division, United States
department of agriculture, found
only three cheese factories in the
southern mountains, and all of these
were in one state--North Carolina.
Impressed with the possibilities that
the country offered for cheese MAX
ing, the dairy division aided in de-
veloping the industry, and recent
reports show that there are now
fffty-two factories in operation.
These mountain regions were found
to be especially we'll adapted to the
making of cheese. The cool nights
and the mountain springs, furnish
ing an abundant supply of cold wa
ter, make it possible to keep the
milk sweet and in proper condition
for cheese making.
Help in Factory Construction
To develop the industry it was
first necessary to organize the COM
munity and assist in the construc-
ton of factories. The training of
cheese makers presented another diff
ficulty. In most cases local men
were trained by dairy specialists
who instructed each man personal
ly. At first some difficulty was
encountered in obtaining from the
farmers a sufficiently high grade
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Products Used at Home
Bio Item in Farm Income

Dairy products constitute the
most important group of foods,
measured in money value, consumed
by the average farm family, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture. Mich COWS are kept
practically on all farms. The aver
age farm family uses annually about
$500 quarts of milk in the form of
milk, butter, cheese, or cream.
In dairy regions where milk is
shipped or sold to creameries or
cheese factories, practically all the
butter and cheese used is bought
instead of made on the farm. Very
few farmers buy whole milk. About
four-fffths of the dairy products con-
sumed by farmers are produced on
the home farm.
In the south dairy products are
used very freely. The common prac-
tice is to churn the whole milk for
butter, producing a large quantity
of buttermilk. The average annual
consumption Of butter per family is
about 230 pounds in the south while
for families in the north and west
it is less than $50 pounds. 1t is not
unusual for the average-sized fam
lily in the south to consume 1000
quarts of buttermilk a year. Butter
milk is a cooling and healthful
drink for that climate
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
The Feeding and Management
Hogs


This is a question engaging the
attention of thousands of our farm
ers at this time. Every one is con-
cerned to know how best to handle
and manage the brood sow, the herd
boar, and the young pigs both be-
fore and after they are weaned. We
are gradually learning to feed or
finish off a larger proportion of our
hogs in pens, and so much interest
has developed as to the best ra-
tons and the best methds of man
agement to accord animals to be
handled in this manner.
To begin with, the brood sow
should be given large lot in which
to exercise. A variety of grazing
should be provided. A suitable COM
bination of grazing crops will pro-
vide virtually a maintenance ra-
ton for animals of this class. AL
most any of the grazing crops
adapted for cultivation in Georgia
may be used for this purpose. They
should be planted SO as to provide
the largest amount of grazing
throughout the year. This green food
Is necessary to the welfare of the
brood sow because 1T provides the
necessary vitamines and consid-
erablc part of the mineral matter
so essential in the dietary of this
class of animals. The balance of the
ration should be made up of con-
centrates and should consist of rath-
er light, easily digested and some
what bulky foods. The grain ration
fed should be relatively high in
protein because so much of this
element is required in the proper
nutrition of animals while carrying
their young.
The amount of grain to feed will
vary with the class, age, size and
condition of the brood SOW. AS
rule, from to pounds of concen-
trates should be fed during each
day of twenty-four hours for each
one hundred pounds of live weight.
A sow weighing 800 pounds might
then receive as much as IL pounds
of concentrates. This would be I'M
usually heavy feeding, however, and
while the abundant nutrition of
this class of animals should always
be provided for, it is a mistake to
indulge in overlooking as this may
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Prepare to Fill the Silo
Now, Is Timely Suggestion

AUBURN, Ala.-ln the opinion OIL
dairymen and beef cattle feeders who
have had experience with silos and
the best winter pasture the farmer
can have. Of course, a man cannot
afford to put up a silo, unless he
is carrying a sufficient number of
cattle, but if he feeds ten or more
mature COWS, he will save money by
taking advantage of this means of
preserving cheap, succulent feed.
It does not take long either to
build a silo or to fill one, but it does
take several months to grow the feed
with which tu fill it. He who expects
to fill a silo should now consider
the production of feed to go into it,
calculate the acreage required to fill
it and decide what crops to grow.
The principal silage crops used in
Alabama are sorghum and corn, Ell
Their alone or mixed. Sorghum should
be given first place since it produces
a much greater tonnage, than corn,
and a ton contains only about 10 to
Is per cent less nutritive value. How
ever on very rich bottom land
sorghum does not have so much ad-
vantage and corn may we'll be used.
Land that will produce thirty
bushels of corn per acre may be ex-
pected to yield eight to ten tons of
corn si1age. At that rate it would
REQUIRE ten to twelve acres to fill
a hundred-ton silo. Corn for silage
should be- planted little thicker than
for grain production.
The larger and later varieties OF
sorghum, such as Texas seeded rib
bon corn, or Japanese sorghum, are
best for silage. Ordinary land fer
tiled fairly we'll will usually pro-
duce eight to ten tons Of silage, or
as much rich land planted to corn.
1t is important to have enough
silage crops ready at one time SO
that the silo may be filled quickly
to avoid, loss from souring. Corn
and sorghum may be mixed for, this
purpose, but the paintings should be
so timed as to allow both to be ready
at once. 1t usually requires about
100 days for the late sorghums 10
be ready to cut, and about l20 days
for corn,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Cottonseed Meal
For Work Stock

One pound of .cottonseed meal per
aav for each 1000 pounds live weight
is the most satisfactory quantity
70 feed work animals, according to
recent experiments conducted by the
United States department Of agri-
culture. A test in feeding cotton
seed meal to work horses and mules
at the government farm, Beltsvifle'
Md. was begun in 1915, and con,
timed last year. When the meal
was fed in large quantities harmful
effects were apparent, however in
dicating that cottonseed meal, IKE
any other high-protein feed, must De
fed with care to horses and mules
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Building Up Their Lands

e. E. T., Chatsworth, Ga, writes:
I would like information in regard to
the treatment of land that has been in
cultivation FIR four years. 1 am think
ing of sowing the land to spring oats,
and then TO Whippoorwill peas, moving
the same for hay which would be about
the last of September. l am thinking
of using two tons of stable manure per
acre. Any suggestions from you will
be appreciated.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
Making Cheese in South ern Mountains
Brings Profits Where Cash Was Scarce

of milk for cheese making, and dairy
specialists made frequent visits to
the factories to see that the milk
used was of good quality and prop
erly cared for and that the cheese
was kept up to standard. The fact
that a uniform cheese Of standard
quality is produced in all the fac
tories has made it possible to sell
these products in large quantities,
and this factor has undoubtedly con-
tributed much to the success of the
industry.
American Cheddar is the variety
made in ali the factories, and sam
pies exhibited at the nationaT dairy
show attracted considerable atten-
ton. The scores received indicate
that the cheese was of good quality.
Brings in Ready Cash
Probably in no instance has dairy
ing proved more beneficial than in
these mountain districts. Formerly
little was produced that could be
marketed for cash; the cheese in
dustry. however, is bringing money
into the country. Many dairy COWS
also have been brought into these
regions as result of the market
created for milk, and the coming
of the cows has greatly stimulated
the use of dairy products in these
communities.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23

The desirability of seeding oats
in the spring depends entirely on
the seasonal conditions prevailing.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
DESTROYING LICE ON HOGS

pEsTROYING LICE ON HOGS
G. J. s., stapleton, Ala, writes: /
have two Durcc sows | am keeping tof
breeding. One will bring pigs next
month, but 1 have not bred the young
sow, which is only ten months old.
Is she old enough to breed? She also
has some kind of skin disease, and
they are both lousy. What will ex-
terminate the lice?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
TREATING A CASE OF SWoL-
LEN GLANDS

j. W. H., Choccalocco, Ala, writes:
1 have mule that every time she
grazes her glands and jaws down to
her mouth swell. I would like to know
what to do for her. She has been that
way three weeks but eats hearilyt.
A local inflammation and abscess-
ing of the lynn tic glands are not
uncommonly met with in horses.
Various causes may produce this re-
suit The best treatment for mild
cases is fermentation with hot water
several times a day. After each
treatment rub the parts with cam
phorated oil or liniment. Sometimes
this will check the condition AMI
may even prevent the formation of
pus. Assesses may often form in
glands affected in the manner you
have described. In that event, poul-
tice them with linseed meal or bran
made into a paste with hot water. "A
mildly blistering ointment rubbed
over the swollen glands will often
be of benefit. If pus forms, free
opening must be made for it's es-
cape. The wound should then be
washed out with solution of
chloride of zinc made up in the pro-
portion of five grains to an ounce
Of water. Use this three times
daily.
AS affections of the glands are
likely to prove serious, I would sug-
gest that you employ a competent
veterinarian and follow the advice
he may give you relative to the
treatment of the case you now have
on hand.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23

IF Won can plant oats in nor'n
Georgia about the first OF Marcn
thew will often do very we'll. Oul
experience in seeding oats dll0i
the 18th of March has proven un-
satisfactory as they, apparently az
not make sufficient growth ana oe-
velop.. .ent after that date to make
them a. profitable crop in the aver
age year. a.o,,
There is, of course, no reason
why Whippoorwill peas should not
he sown after oats and made into
hav. They should have plenty OF
time to mature under your cllmatlc
conditions. We do not think IL
would be bad practice to SOW peck
of millet along with the peas. Ihls
makes we think a better hay thah
the peas alone. l have found this
combination crop also easier 10
cure. which is an important factor
to bear in mind. By all means put
the ward manure on the land I'M
mediate1y, broadcasting it and har-
rowing it in. All the decayeo
leaves you can add to the soil Will
be of benefit because they Will IN
crease it's nitrogen and humus con-
tent. Most of our soils are low in
both of these elements. In add1-
ton, I would use under the peas
200 pounds of high grade acid
phosphate and fifty pounds OF kali
nit. Potash, of course, is now
costly element to purchase. You
can supply some of the necessary
potash to your land by scattering
unleached wood ashes over the
ground at the rate of one thousand
pounds per acre. If the ashes
are derived from hardwood. they
will be much more valuable than
those obtained from pine wood. The
ashes should, of course, not be
mixed with the acid phosphate.
Early Maturing varieties of Cow
peas
II. NJ, Decatur, Ca, writes: What
is the earliest peas could be harvested
for hay if sown after danger of frost
in the spring? What do you think OF
Sudan grass as a feed for cows?
Warren's Extra Early or the New
Era are probably the best varieties
Of peas to plant for the end you
have in view. 1t takes these varie-
ties about ninety days from the
time of seeding before they would
be ready to cut for hay. You could
hardly seed cowpeas with any de-
May 1. Cowpeas make an excellent
green forage for dairy cows. They
belong to the family of legumes
and are valuable on that account
for cows. This class of animals as
you doubtless know require feed
containing considerable quantities
of protein and as peas provide this
material in relatively large amounts
they are peculiarly valuable as a
feed for dairy cows. Sudan grass
is member of the sorghum family
and is not nearly SO rich in nutri-
tive elements as coWpeas. 1t is
good crop to grow for hay produc-
ton as it is well suited to our
soils and climatic conditions and,
in favorable seasons, may be cut
two or three times. We believe
by planting milIet as soon as pos
sible you would obtain the earliest
food for COWS you could expect to
derive from a soil cropping. An
early maturing variety of corn
would afford you the second earliest
feed for the purpose you have in
view.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
W. d. NICHOLS.
In Southern Agricultural.
Swat The Early Fly

Soon the fly will be making his
advent into our homes.
Much has been said in regard to
screening doors and destroying the
breeding places. All this Is good.
but one OF the surest campaigns
against the housefy is 70 swat him
on his first arrival.
They seek some secluded place
about the home where they pass the
winter and are ready at the oncom-
ing of spring to emerge from their
winter quarters.
When they first come out they
are slggisR asd easily swattzd. One
swatted at this period may save
thousands during the summer.
Doors and windows should be
neatly screened at all dwellings, and
every industrious farmer at. this
time should haul out the manure &C
cumlated through the winter; but
despite all these there will come
some flies in the dwelling.
"A stitch in time saves nine" So
swat the early fly. ]. BE.
In Southern Agriculturist.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Sweet Potato Houses Still Needed

There has been much said in the
last two years about sweet potato
houses. The SOUTHERN AGRI-
CULTURIST has said lot, as have
other farm papers and other farm
agencies. 1t might seem that en-
ough had been said to let the sub
ject rest awhile. yet the United
States Department of Agriculture
tells us only about per cent of the
crop is stored in houses. while about
so per cent. is put away in earth
banks. The loss of the housed pota-
toes amounts to about per cent;
the loss of the banked potatoes to
about so per cent. II would seem
that talk about sweet potato houses
is still in order.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Neglected Work Of Producing Cool
Seeds

There is scarcely a county in all
our territory in which two or three,
or half dozen, or even more. far
mers who have the necessary know
ledge, and the necessary patience
and care for details, could not find
profitable work In the growing of
farm seeds of ore kind or another.
Eattcr seeds IMAM are now usual y
available could be grown in this way
too. This work would seem to offer
special attractions to young far
mers who have had some training
in scientific agriculture; but it is
work that could be done by any in
telligent farmer who would be will
ing to study and to experiment a
little as well as to work faithfully at
the task.
A big opportunity here is being
taken very little advantage OF.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
. INSIDE FARM DOPE
OHIO COUNTY FARMERS SUPPLIED BY EXTRACT
yRoM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN AGRIcULTURE
AGENT-AsK COUNTY AGENT

silo to advantage. Such men, in
fact. can hardly AFFORD not to have
a $50.
For the dairyman the silo is even
more valuable than for the beef cat.
tie man where fifteen cows or more
are kept and where sufficient suita-
BILE land is available for raising feed
with which to fill 1t. The silo is
most worth while where large
number of cattle are kept and where
hay and other roughsge is scarce
and has to be shipped in from other
sections. Silage enables the feeder
to cut down both upon the dry rough
age and grain feed.
The writer has had occasion to ad-
Use many farmers to erect silos He
has also felt called upon in some
other cases to advise against the
building of silos. That farmer has
no business with silo who has on
ly a few head OF cattle to feed or
who has insufficient ground availa-
BILE for growing corn or other feed
to put into ii.
W. d. NICHOLS.
In Southern Agriculturist.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Use Care in Bedding Sweet Potatoes

II you wish to have sound sweet
potatoes next fall. it will pay to give
attention to the potatoes bedded for
seed this spring. Before the pota-
toes are bedded thy should be care
fully picked over. and all with black
spots thrown out. Tho healthy
seed should then be immersed for
ten minutes in a solution of one
ounce of mercuric chloride crystals
to eight gallons of water, or for five
minutes in a solution of one quart
commercial (40 per cent? formal
dehyde to fifty gallons Of water. II
potatoes are put into an old bed.
care should be taken to remove all
fragments of old potatoes and all
soil that might have come in con-
tact with them.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Let Us Have Honesty in Clothing

There is before Congress Truth
in Fabrics" bill; that is, a bill to
compel the weavers of cloth and
makers of clothing to state on each
piece of cloth and each garment
that contains wool Just what per-
centage Of cotton, of silk. of virgin
wool, and OF shoddy or reworked
wool go to make it up. The bill is
opposed, of course. but only by the
persons interested in selling shoddy
as virgin wool. Farmers seem to be
practically unanimous for its pass
age. and they should be insistent
upon it. 1t will be of great value
to every sheep raiser, and a protec-
ton to every person who buys wool
en- clothing. Write your congress-
man and senators and ask them to
support it.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Profit in Cornfield Beans

One Of our most profitable crops
is eorufeld beans; we plant them in
the corn at the first working and
then they are worked when the corn
is. and cost nothing but the seed,
planting and gathering.
We only raise tender varieties,
and We peddle them out in town and
get a good price for them. What
we don't sell green, we gather and
hull out, put an Advertisement in the
papers and sell the surplus for seed,
shipping by parcel post, receiving
more than double the amount we
could get in town for the beans if
sold here. MRS. A. c. H.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05

HARTFORD HERALD AND Dali
LY GREENSBORO MESSENGER 1
YEAR $50.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Plant White Corn in the South

On the Chicago market in 1918,
under war conditions. when there
was a great demand for pure white
corn for milling purposes. No. 3
White corn sold for from 10 cents
to is cents a bushel higher than No.
mixed corn. This past year II
has sold for from 4 cents to Z cents
a bushel higher than the mixed
corn.
Due to the larger demand in the
South for pure white corn, parti-
cularly for milling purposes many
mills pay spremium above the mar
ket price for pure white corn of a
high grade, and the difference in
price in Southern markets is always
much greater than on the Chicago
market. II there is plenty of white
corn available the miller will not
purchase this otf-color corn at all.
but let the feed dealer have it.
The South has always been a
white corn country. and there is no
reason why it should not continue
to be so. Northern buyers have
always looked to the Southern states
for white corn. and with the increase
in demand the last few years from
Northern mills for white corn for
milling purposes. there is no doubt
that the premium on white corn oy-
er mixed corn will continue in North
ern markets and develop to the same
basis as in Southrn markets.
c. E. BREHM,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05

row; no farmer can AFFORD to cult
vate one side Of a row at time II
he can ind any means by which he
can cultivate both sides. Heavier
teams and more teams to the man;
more mechanical motive power.
larger and more efficient farm i'm
pIements senerally-ail these are
demanded as never bfore- This is
the year Of all years for the. farmer
to add to the strength Of his hands
by giving those hands control OF
more horse and mechanical power.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Beauty Is Within Reach Of Us All

II there is anything we all lone
to see. it is the South land of beau.
tiful homes. and it could be accom-
plished in a short time il we would
all strive for it. We do not have to
live in a mansion to have a beauti-
full home-some of the loveliest
homes l ever knew were only tiny
cabins surrounded by flowers.
Our woods are full of shrubs
flowers and ferns. There is no vine
so lovely as the Virginia creeper and
dogwood. redbud and sumac are
beautiful on the lawn.
II your house is old and you in
tend building in few years. white
wash the old one and surround it
with vines and flowers. There is
no land on earth half so beautiful
as ous-let US make it a land of
beautiful homes as well. Plant fruit
trees. too, while you are about it.
MRS. H.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05
Use Lime and Gather More Nitrogen

Here's something else about lime
the use of it on land planted "a
legumes greatly increases the
amount OF nitrogen taken from the
air by the crops. Some experiments
with soy beans conducted by the
Wisconsin Experiment Station gave
the following results: Total Nitro
gen in crops-Untreated 1855; in
oculated 45s.s; lime only 333.2:
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-05

lime and incubation Sill. Nitrogen
taken from soil-Untreated 14S.5;
inoculated 1904; only 1914; lime
and incubation 1917. Nitrogen
taken from air-Untreated none;
inoculated $685.; lime only 171.S;
lime and incubation $3.50. The use
of lime to grow legumes and grasses
is one of the surest and cheapest
means of increasing the nitrogen
contest of the soil.