Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-03
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW nj. SOuLE

high fertility thre~ pounds OF Dallis
grass nosy ha ot+T7ad to the mixture
suggested. The Carolina and HOP
clovers and the native paspalums
should be encouraged. If blowing is
rot practical broomsedge and wire
gross can be destroyed by grazine
very closely for several seasons in
succession
3 The very sandy hill lands are not
suited to pastures. About the only
thing one could suggest for lands OF
this kind would be g. thin seeding OF
lespedeza. These are the last lands
we would undertake to develop into
permanent pastures: An application
of 200 to 800 pounds OF acid phos,
phate and occasionally on sandy
lands O dressing with some Of the
potash salts will prove desirable.
p" It is important to remember that
rover-grazing newly established pas
lures should be avoided.
|, Suitable RaIwas for o Brood Sow.
G. T. S., Talona, Ca, writes:
/ / have g. Duroc-J Jersey SOW and
+ her pigs are about three months
old. She ss slow about coming
In again We feed her slop from
the kitchen that contains some
soap from dish washing. Do you
:. think this could cause the trout
ble2 We also feed her on corn
< and she has the Benefit Of a
Bermuda pasture. Your advice
in this matter will be appreeiat-
ed. az " Ts r.; - a,.
: It is very undesirable to feed kitch.
en- Stops to a brood sow or. to any
class of pigs if they contain soap
powders or. other similar materials.
There is no objection to your feed
ing the refuse OF vegetables, how
ever, or certain greasy Stops which
are free from soap powders. 1t is
important that broken dishes and
various Kinds Of objectionable waste
material be kept out Of the Stops
fed to pigs. We know, that sickness
-lecting these matters.
= The ration you are feeding your
SOW is not well calculated to meet
her requirements. Corn alone, even
with a Bermuda pasture and such
nutrients as she gets from the slop,
will not provide q balanced ration
for you SOW or the young pigs she
is now sucking. AS a matter of
fact, we would cut the corn out of
the ration altogether or limit it's use
materially for the next 30 days. Re-
place a part or all Of it with shorts
or middlings. You Shn',ld feed the
middlings, in, q, dry form, or. better
still, reduce to a reasonable thin Stop
with skim ---.rT
, Provide your SOW with plenty of
mineral matter. Feed her very lib.
orally so that the young pigs smay be
properly nourished and that she may
have a surplus Of food nutrients with
which to build her own body up in.
to a vigorous condition. We believe
in this way you can overcome the
difficulty about whlo1, you write. If
not, we advise the weaving of the
young pigs as soon as possible. This
will not be difficult matter if YOU
induce them to eat as much food
Immediately as they can utilize to
advantage.
Treating Fence Posts With Creosote
AZ. "a. j., Albany, Ga, writes: ]
note you say that fence. posts
can be treated with creosote at
a cost Of five cents and upward.
/ am asked so cents and more
for .creosote and each post re-
quires from one-haif to three
quarters for proper treatment.
Can you tell me where can
obtain creosote of good quality
that will bring: the price Of
treatment down to at least 10
cents?
All old field pine fence posts used
here on the farm are treated al
the college plant, which is in charge
Of the division OF forestry. The ma
terial used for this purpose is OBJ
tanned from the Athens Gas com
pany. It is crude by-product and
relatively low insprice. 1t has proven
as efficient, and desirable as any
other material we have tried and
is. very much cheaper. We, do not
advocate the use of a highly re
fined creosote for the purpose men
toned. One certainly. could not af
ford to pay so cents a, gallon for
it, and we do not believe this Is
necessary. If you cannot secure any
of the product from. the local gas
company, which I presume has 8
plant in Albany I would suggest
that you try the gas companies In
some of the larger cities of the
state like Columbus, Macon OF
Augusta believe you will find you
can. secure a very desirable prod
[.uct for the purpose you have in
mind, at a much lower cost thar
yotir letter indicates. M 1,-'5,,a7
Handling the Irish Potato Crop
- P. e. p. Millen, Ga.,, writes:1
~ I expect to plant about twenty
acres in Irish potatoes, and wish
to know the best time, to plant
for the market; the type Of land
best suited and the proper
% commercial fertilizer to use.
What is the best method Of
fighting the potato bug2 *
Irish potatoes may be planted. in
your section Of Georgia in January
or February. Tt would be desirable
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