Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-10
HE PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND THE MODERN HOUSEWIFE
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE =.

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gard any more than we can, our, al
legiance to God and the church.
s"Train up a child in the way he
should go, and when he Is old he
will not depart from 1t" This was
the admonition of Christ. It's ap-
titude has been demonstrated over
and over again. It's observance TO-
day is more important than 1T eyer
was in the history of the world. Let
us cherish this text to our hearts
the schools by the great truths 1t
so succinctly reveals.
Fighting an 1nfestation Of Lung
Worms
H E. s., Ty Ty, Ga, Writes:-
have lost several hogs from a
peculiar disease. They first re-
fuse to eat and seem to have
difficulty in breathing and their
eyes get sore and some OF them
vomit and have fits. Can you
name the disease and give me a
remedy? I have nut grass on
nine acres Of land. Can you tell
me how to get rid Of 1t!
Judging from what you say, your
hogs are suffering from an lntes-
tation Of lung worms. TINS is
parasitic infestation frequently me-
with among hogs in this state. Al
fected animals suffer from VIolenI
fits Of coughing and strangllng' e3ecI-
ing a frothy mucous containing littie
worms which are from IL to fnch
in length. AS the coughing increases,
debilitation becomes more ,narkeu
and there is difficulty in breathing;
When affected animals are rat anu
in good condition. it is best TO slaugH-
ter them. Those that are ut to putcler
should be fed off as soon as Pos5lo
BILE. Infested animals should De
separated from healthy ones as the
parasites spread from one animal TO
another quite readily. No very SAT
isfactory method Of treating ms
trouble has been discovered. Inc
best thing is to place the 1ntesle9
hogs in a close room or tent ana
fumigate with sulphur This may
be sprinkled over live Goals. keeping
the head of the animal on level, ana
when breathing becomes dlihcu!t'
open the flap of the tent ana let III
fresh air. ...eo
tory way Of destroying nut gr lass
with which I am acquainted. nre
of smother crops on the lapd Tor
series Of years. To this end, you
should brealqs UP the soil which is IN
tested with the grass and SOW COW
peas or velvet beans there on Iu ne
denser the stand, the better. Sucn
cowpeas as the Wonderful snouto pe
planted. Craze the peas or peans
down in the fall. Turn the refuse
down as deeply as possible and seed
the land to oats, vetch or crimson
clover. Rye may be substituted Tor
the oats, if you prefer. YOU VIZ
have to follow a practice similar 70
this for several years in succession
A. VT or I WOnl0 not
say that you would be able to erad"
icate it altogether by this process.
Identification Of varieties Of
Sorghum
F. Fl. W., Commerce, Ga,
writes: T am sending you some
stalks of cane sold to be Red
Orange. 1 planted seven acres
for syrup and find there is no
Juice in the same. Advise II 1t
has any value for s1lage.
do not think we could undertake
tot give definite designation 10 the
samples of sorghum stalks you nave
there are a large number of so-called
varieties of this plant. This is due
to the very considerable interm1xture
Of seed and the carelessness with
which seed is frequently handled.
The best varieties nr of s9Ignum with tR
which we are acquainted are the
Early Amber and the Sugar Drip.
The Sugar Drip seems to be the Ia
vorite, Our best success in planting
sorghum for silage has come from
what is known as the Red Head
strain. This is not, as tail as some
varieties, but is rather stalky. How
ever, it attains a good size, is vigor-
e e9eeEeGE'g Yield. d. We find it a very
desirable variety to use for the silo.
The sample sent looks like this va
riety to me.
Evidently the strain you have is
NOT specially well suited for syrup
production, however, this would not
lessen it's value for silage purposes
In fact, it might even make it more
One of the great difficulties in
handling sorghum for silage, as you
doubtless know, lies in it's high con,
tent of juice. This makes it tend
This difficulty is overcome in max
ing silage by allowing the crop to
thoroughly mature before 1t is mar
vested, and then after cutting, per-
hitting it to wilt to some extent by
letting the bundles lie on the ground
as thew come from the harvesting
machine. When this practice is fol-
lowed we find that an excellent quail
ity can be made from sorghum. We
have had even better success, as to
both yield and quality, when we
planted sorghum and kaffir corn in
alternate rows. The kaffir corn is
dryer plant by nature than sorghum
and the blending Of the two seems
to insure a fairly good distribution
Of the excessive amount Of juice
likely to be present in the ordinary
varieties of sorghum.