Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-10
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
az DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

depending on the size of the horse.
! The turpentine should, of course, be
we'll diluted either in milk, cotton
seed oil or some ether substance that
will prevent it's blistering the mouth
or throat. A good purgative should
be given few hours after the vermi-
| fuge has been taken. 1t is sometimes
necessary to repeat this treatment
| more than once. For small colt
one dram of turpentine would be the
proper amount to use.
In your situation, would cut out
the use of corn with the mare alto
gether and replace it. with the bran
mashes. The long fodder fed should
be free from mold and dust. This
| is matter of the utmost importance
| for moldy fodder frequently produces
condition such as you have de-
tscribed. If you mix the grain fed
with relatively long, coarse fodder,
you will tend to lessen it's rapid con-
sumption and improper mastication.
Corn and cob meal may be fed to
hogs. Relatively fine grinding is de-
| sirable to prevent the cobs exercising
an irritating effect on the alimentary
tract. We have found that when corn
is relatively high in price that grind
| ing is often of some advantage and
profit as we'll. Where animals maSti-
cate the corn thoroughly and it is
| worth less than from fifty 70 seven
ty-five cents a bushel, our expert
ence has not shown that it pays to
grind it.
A Bean Of No Material Value
M. w. B., Smithville, Ga.
writes: I am sending you under
separate cover some beans
which were sold to me as the
American coffee bean. I wish
to know if they are good for 1u-
man food, and also if you think
Twill hN ff0H III -
them.
The The bean n sent to = US appears under
called the Horse bean and by 9TH
ers the Coffee" bean. Various at
tempts to cultivate this bean have
been made in different parts of the
United States, but the handling of
this crop in commercial way in so
far as we have been able to gather
has never been a success. This bean
Is of no value for coffee production
and could not hope to compete in
that line with the real coffee bean
produced in such large quantities in
various parts of the world.
This bean has never proven to be
of any special value as food for work
stock or farm animals in general.
Inc yields have not justified it's
cultivation, and I do not know of
any acceptable market for the beans.
Inc bean is large and attractive in
appearance and the size of the pods
made such a fine impression on the
minds of many people that it has
neen comparatively easy matter to
sell considerable quantities of seed
from IRON, year to year at fancy prices. I
nave been told that farmers have
PAID as high as $25 a bushel for
them. I have also heard that some
concerns will pay Sc a bushel for
these beans. Presumably, thew are
the ones who wish to again retail
them at the high price indicated,
Ihere are any number of crops
which can be grown in your section
OF OF Georgia which will produce grain
IN IN larger quantities and better adapt
ed to the needs of our live stock
than the 'Horse" or Coffee" bean.
we are quite sure that we are cor
rect IN our deductions that these
oeans have no special commercial
value, that their cultivation has
never proven profitable up to this
tlme on an extensive scale and that
Iney are not likely to win any spe-
the south. oP III