Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31

as is desirable. We have tried cow
peas for silage, and our experience
indicates that it is better to cut and
feed them as hay.
Finishing Cattle attic off f. q Gross gs
writes it = T Ia Tso Some eF range cat,
tie that 1 have fed through two
winters on high priced feed,
Will it pay me to dry feed these
f fattle and ship them or anns SCI!
that If I take present prices 1
can not break even much less
make anything.
In your situation we would do our
very best to finish off the cattle
and market them this summer or
fall as soon as the good, natural
grass range is exhausted, We would
third winter under, existing, cir
cumstances. If we did, it would be
On the condition that we had plenty
Of silage available and a reasonably
good crop Of f. corn, some some of which hiGl
We could combine this corn with cot
tonseed meal or peanut meal on the
basis of equal parts Of each. 1t
should then be fed along with silage
at the rate of about one to one and
pounds live weight. This makes an
excellent ration to finish off cattle
with when they are. to be lot or
stall fed; Such a feeding peri99o 90
tie can be made and finished cheaper
on grass than in any othr way. 1t
may be that it will pay you to feed
little grain while they are on
grass. Everything depends on the
conditions: When the grass is lush
and abundant, grain feeding will not
pay. If the pasture is only fair in
size and the season is dry some
grain can often be, added with prof
1T. We have not found it desirable
to feed more than two pounds of
grain per head per day to cattle on
grass: The grain feeding period may
extend over a period of from 80 to
100 days.
Treating an Inflamed uddsr
writes: Would like to know what
is. the matter with my COW and
what to do for her. One Of her
teats near the udder swells, but
it does not seem to be caked and
does not affect the milk.
In case such as you describe in
your letter we would proceed as
follows: Knead the affected part of
the udder very thoroughly and gently
The treatment may be kept up from
ten to twenty minutes at a time.
This may help to reduce the, infa-
nation and cause a better circula-
the. temporary swelling in the udder
about which you write This treat.
ment may be followed by bathing
the affected parts with hot water.
The, water should be just as hot as
the hand can bear. 1t should be ap-
piled for twenty, minutes at time.
Bath towels can be used to very good
advantage. Wiring the water out of
them and apply to. the udder, thus
should then be rubbed with any oily
ointment which will tend to keep it
soft and prevent it from chatting
The repetition of this treatmen!
should affect relief in the course Of
Bile is Of an organic nature and is
not likely to yield to any simple
form of treatment. Should this prove
to be the case, we should advise you
to consult a veterinarian So as to
or it's loss of function altogether.
How Long Does r Take stubble to
A. B: L., Atlanta, Ga, writes:
What is the average length Of
time for stubble to rot after
being turned under with the
plow before it becomes avail
able for plant food?
. The length Of time it will take
stubble to rote depends a great deal
on seasonal conditions. During a
dry spell such as that through which
we have just passed decomposition
proceeds very slowly. This is due
to the lack of moisture in the soil. If
cradle depth, it will decay in from
thirty to ninety days. The season of
the year, temperature and rainfall all
exert a material influence. The meth
=
termining factor in the rapidity with
which decay sets in and proceeds.
AS soon as the land Is powed, if it
IS rolled and then narrowed fine,
Tern 1o;sdb and decay will pro
after breaking. Plant food supplies
or stubble land would ordinarily not
become available to growing crops
under from sixty to ninety days.
busting Cotton in a Peach Orchard
); E. B., Fort Valley, Ga.
a young peach orchard, and the
Weev1ls are in the cotton. Will
the powder that is used to poi
son the .weevil be harmful to
the trees?
A normal grade of calcium arsen-
ate can be used for spraying the
cotton In your peach orchard with
out damage to your fruit trees By
mean that which contains no less
than AZ per cent Of arsenic pentox-
1de and no more than Is per cent of
water soluble arsenic. AS the ma
terlal varies from this standard
foliage not only of the cotton But of
the peach trees as we'll There is a
good deal Of inferior calcium arsen-
ate. now on the market. This ma
terlal should be applied with a spray
gI4nI aecor dIT2gd to the rules and regq
danger from it's use. One should, of
course, do the spraying in the late
afternoon or early morning, when
the dew Is on. Do not use over
. pounds per acre at a single ap-
p1catlon and repeat the applications
about once week or ten days.
Trouble In churning and It's Correc-
3 l.: s., Thomson, Ca, writes:
I wish some information in re-
gard to my butter. It is so oily
l nave to use a spoon to skim
1t off in the churn.. When TAX
melts before we finish a meal.
[ have had the COW four years
and never had this trouble be-
fore. I feed her on cotton seed
meal and hulls and wheat bran
and Craze her q little.
1t is not surprising that butter
should be soft and oily at this sea-
son of the year. The temperature
mas ranged very high lately, and, on
that account, it is difficult to handle
milk to the best advantage We sug-
gest that you proceed as follows:
AS soon as the milk is drawn
aerate it by pouring it from one
pail to another several times. Do
this in a place where the air Is clean
and as cool as possible Next. re-
duce the temperature of the milk bv
setting. it in a spring where the
water is running or in can of the
coolest water you can secure. The
water should be changed several
times. Just as soon as the milk he
gins to turn little acid, churn it.
DO this early in the ranrri,,or I,,st