Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-09

the case of this variety was ZE'o
bushels per acre.
grazed in the fall from our point of
view Much of the land on which
it gives it's best results will be pud-
died if tramped over by cattle, espe-
cially when wet. Grazing down the
crop takes away from the land part
of the plant food that would have
otherwise gone into its development.
This can hardly be regarded as de-
siIable pr;sctice because most OF our
lands are not rich enough to produce
a good yield of wheat and proyide
ing wheat with fertilizer in the fall
and winter after it is planted does
not appeal to us as either a wise
or desirable practice. The use OF lime
in the same manner does not appear
vantage to be gained by scattering
well-rotted yard manure. over the
surface Of the wheatfield in the late
fall or early spring When, TINS Is
done, top dressing, with nitrate 9I
soda or sulphate Of ammonia should
hardly be necessary. We consider
this a rather wasteful method, how
ever, of applying manure, as we be-
lieye it benefits a crop a gooo Qeal
more when incorporated with the lana
We feel quite certain that unoeT
such circumstances most OF the plant
food content would be conserved, In
the case of top dressing, the land
with manure a part o. the plant food
content will certainly be lost Har-
rowing the wheat crop in the spring
of the year is seldom necessary
or desirable practice. Occasionally,
iC may be justified by conditions. II
the land should be weedy or the rea-
son very dry, some benent might
follow this practice. If top dressing
seems desirable, proceed as follows:
10 Nrr cSI1I nj a a
Of ammonia are used, apply at the
rate of 100 pounds per acre. Make
the applications early in the spring.
February Is is a desirable date IN
south Georgia and March 15 in north
Georgia. Either Of these materials
though it is more desirable to har-
rev tne sulrhate of ammonia in the
ground than would be true in the
case of ammonia. We have found
little difference with making one as
compared with two applications; If
growing vigorously and has fine
color, we doubt the advisability of
using top dressing. When the OPP
posite conditions pertain, we would
certainly use it. Now is the time to
get ready to plant wheat a "A g gosoa
wheat begin to think about making
plans to that end in October or No
vember. 1t is too late then to OBJ
tain the best results. Most OF our
failures with wheat are due to care
less and Indifferent. preparation of
the land, selection OF a poor variety
and a failure to fertilize the land
intelligently.
We will still need all the wheat
we can produce for several years. 1t
of every landowner to raise some Of
the golden grain," which represents
better freedom and food to earth's
toiIing millions. 1t affords the land
owner his opportunity to contribute
to the cause Of freedom and civiliza-
ton. Let us remember that dread
is the staff of life;" that it is the
golden grain that it is the almost
universal food of millions and mill
lions of people. Let us do our full
duty by contributing our share of eff
fort to it's cultivation on scale COM
mensurate with our needs.
Feeding Mare Subject to Colo
C. E. D., Cuthbert, Ga, writes:
I have a 1200-pound mare eight
years old. She was bred last
August and lost her colt in Oc-
tober, and she has not been well
since. She has had three light
but she is thin and her hair
looks dead. I will be thankful
for any suggestions as to how
to get her in better condition.
Your mare is suffering from in
digestion due to the fact that she
is either in a rundown condition or
else the food you are giving her is
not of first-class quality or not
combined in the best form to meet
her requirements. The first thing
to do is to give some sort of purga-
tive which will cleanse the alimen-
tary canal thoroughly. For this
purpose there is nothing better than
either oil or Epson salts. About
one and one-half pounds of the salts
will be the right amount to use.
This should be given as a drench.
that it is of first-class quality. All
musty, dusty or dirty feed should be
eliminated. This applies with equal
force to both the roughage and the
concentrated feed. Most people seem
to think that these are not matters
of great Importance, but in that they
are very much mistaken. You should
also be certain that the teeth are
in good shape so that the food may
be properly masticated. When there
is a tendency to distention Of the
stomach by gas a mixture of equal
parts of baking soda, powdered gin
ger and powdered gentian root will
spoonful twice day before feeding.
This powder should be dissolved in
half a pint of water and given as
a drench. A digestive tonic to use
later on will be a mixture of one
half pound baking soda, one pourd
common salts and two pounds OF
Glauber salts. The dosage is
Feeding and MANAGEMENT Of Dairy