Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-08

! is Jnen put In. ABOUT Iour-lnCn
layer should be laid on top of the
drainage material and then packed
down. Another four inches can be
added and packed. When packing the
manure, it's action will help to de-
termine whether it is of the proper
which perhaps contains too much
straw, will spring back Immediate
ly when the pressure Of the foot is
removed. Should the imprint of the
| foot remain we'll defined and deep
in the material, it is too heavy and
soggy.
Good hot bed material will show
the impress of the foot distinctly
| outlined, though not deep.
Some authorities say that after the
manure is put into the bed it is well
to scatter an inch or so of leaves or
uniformly distributed through the
soil that goes on top. After the
manure is put into the bed, from four
to six inches of good garden loan,
well supplied with organic matter.
should be scattered over the top.
cussion of fertilizers when worked
through an ordinary sand screen,
makes excellent hot bed soil.
Cover the bed with the sash and
stick thermometer five or six in
ches into the soil. If the manure is
attain a temperature of 100 or more
degrees Fahrenheit. This, of course
| is entirely too hot for the sowing of
| seeds. Therefore, the thermometer
should be watched and when it shows
temperature Of IS to 80 degrees the
| seeds of the warmth loving plants
such as tomatoes and peppers may be
soWn. When 1t gets down to 80 de-
grees, cabbage seeds and the like may
be planted. It is quite bit of
trouble to make good hot bed, but
al! of the labor and energy expended
properly done.
After the plants are sown, water
ing and ventilation as we'll as mainte-
nance of heat, should be well looked
to. The first watering should be
given just after sowing the seeds.
When applying water soak the soil.
Be careful, however, not to put on
so much that it will go down into
the manure and kill it's heat. Do not
water every. day unless the soil dries
out and it seems to be necessary. 1t
is always better to apply large guam
titles of water at one time and then
allow the plants to dry out before
watering again. Never water when
careful not to water in the heat of
the day. Early in the morning is a
good time, also along in the after
noon, but water early enough in the
afternoon so that the foliage of the
plants will dry off before night. If
the surface of the soil and plants
go into the night wet, trouble is apt
to result from damping-off fungi and
other diseases.
1t is necessary to change the air
in the hot bed every day, for if
plants are allowed to grow in too
warm an atmosphere they will be-
come spindling and weak, have a
poor color, and a great many will be
lost If they are set in the field. If
the day is very cold only a small
to remain open only few minutes
Ordinarily the bed can be safely
opened during the middle of the day.
In ventilating, the object should be
to let out the warm air rather than
to let in the cold, and every effort
For instance, if the wind is coming
from the west, raise the sash so the
opening will be on the east The
wind blowing across the sash will
have q tendency to suck the warm
air out Of the beds instead Of going
directly into the bed as it would if
| the opening were on the west side.
The sash can be raised on three
sides or four if not hinged on the
north side. AS the time for setting
it is we'll to give them all of the
fresh air possible. This can be done
by. removing the sash entirely, and
when there is no likelihood of frost,
the sash may stay off at night. In
this way the plants become used to
it is called, should begin at least
two weeks before trans-planting
Under general conditions in Geor-
gia, the twelve inches of manure
will give sufficient heat in. the hot
first or the middle of January to the
time of planting in the field.
If the weather becomes severely
cold, and it is feared the plants will
be injured even in the hot bed, the
old quilts or blankets, which should
be removed as soon as the tempera-
ture will admit. To make doubly
sure three or four ordinary lanterns
can be burned in the hot bed during
the night Of course this me nece nnxt
day.
A cold frame is hot bed that has
lost it's heat. It is serviceable as
place in which plants from the
GLASS. quilts and lamps, in case of
late spring frost Lettuce and other
plants can also be successfully
grown in cold frames during the win
ter. The treatment Of plants in
cold frame is similar to that of
For ordinary garden purposes a
frame 6x12 feet should be ample.
one-ha1f being run as hot bed and
the other as a cold frame.
TREATING a CASE OF SORE EYES
IN A MULE
NJ A. ", Lafayette, Ga, writes:
I have a fine large mule whose
eyes get mattery. preventing her
from seeing good. She has been
troubled this way for about a
year at intervals Of five or six
weeks. Can you give me a rem
edy for this trouble?
The description contained in your
letter would lead one to believe that
your mare is suffering with periodic
opthalmia, or moon blindness. This
is not an uncommon trouble, and 1t is
thought by some to be the product OF
germs, or parasites. 1t has long been
held that this trouble was due to
the changes of the moon, but 1t is
now known that this conclusion Is
entirely erroneous.
The best method Of procedure to
follow in treating this trouble is as
follows: place the animal in dark
ened stall whenever an attack comes
on. The eyes should be persistenely
bathed with hot water at least three
times daily The fermentation should
be continued for twenty minutes at a
time. Following this treatment, use
| a few drops Of boric acid made up IN
| the strength of one dram to three
| ounces of water Inject the med
| icine twice daily with a medicine
| dropper which you can secure at any