Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-18
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

advantage of using cottonseed meal
at all 1t is simply this: AS some
element must be added to the corn
meal to supply the deficiencies in
dicated, you might use tankage or
any other concentrate for this pur-
pose If cottonseed meal will answer,
however, it should naturally be @ive1
preference Even IT the ;n snail amount 1opnn
added to a ration of corn will in
crease the rapidity and the uniform
ity of the gains, and will result IN
a better blending of fat and lean
this is the conclusion we are justi-
fled in reaching from the. ex tenslye
slaughter tests that have been made
when this ration was used.
It is generally considered the pest
practice to ferrent a ration which
Contains cottonseed meal At. this
season of the year If corn meal ana
cottonseed meal are mixed toge 'Il t,+
in the proportions indicated ana put
in a barrel and water added thereto
q sufficient fermentation should take
nlace in say twenty-four hours: IN
the winter time it might take longer
say forty-eight hours.
Corrective Treatment for a Bad
Udder
D. c. W., Bishopville, S. Co.
writes: have a cow about
seven years old with her fourth
calf. Her udder cakes up and
yellow strings come from Two
of the teats. She has GOOD
appetite and seems to be all
right otherwise. She has never
been this way before, and l Will
appreciate it if you can give me
a remedy and tell me the cause.
Udder trouble of the character tie
usual. 1t arises from variety OF
causes. It is especially likely to oc-
cur shortly after a COW has calved,
though it may develop at any
season of the year. me ne cak Ningg G Is
not surprising, because. there Is
good deal of inflammation in the
organs at that time and unless this
Is carefully treated and reduced II
permanent character and may cause
casionallv all Of the udder.
In dealing with trouble of TINS
kind the first method Of Of p pos,e re-
to REDUCE or rem is best ccom
and THOROUGHLY. The work should be
done very carefully so. as not to
bruise or injure the udder, but every
/
! cleanse it and extract all the milk
times during the day. After this is
done the udder should be massaged
Follow this with hot fomsntations
There is nothing better. The water
used should be just as warm as the
hands can bear. and the bathine
| should be continued for a period OF
at least 20 minutes. Their. to pre-
! oh H.
| ing, healing ointment. Camphorated
Of! is one Of the best things to use
| for this purpose.
1t is important to wash th he
the udder with a clean towel and
warm water. The vessels used SHOULD
be very thoroughly cleansed. Some
| times 1T is necessary to i..ject so.
luton into the udder to purify it
This should only be done, howeevr
buttons to use is boric acid. Dissolve
about 10 grains in an ounce of wa
| ter which has been thoroughly. boil.
| by means of a milking tube which
is attached to a rubber tube and p
funnel. This solution should be used
! twice daily. After it has remained
in the udder little while milk it
| out.
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| ment
W. M. G., Cumming GA,
writes: have a hog that Seems
to have something like paralysis
| in it's hind legsH> It is very we2:
| in it's legs and falls down. 1t has
| a good appetite. Please tell me
what is the matter and give me a
cure.
| Your hog is evidently suffering
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