Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-10
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW NJ SOULE

~HV~NS w Do
! Run this material through cut
ting box, mixing, say corn stalks
and peavine hay on the basis OF
! two-thirds to one-third. Cut up what
| is needed for each day. Take a buck
ct Of water to which a handful or
| two of salt has been added and
sprinkle it over this mass Of feed
so as to soften it and make it more
palatable. Feed as much of this
roughage as the COW will eat up
! clean. In addition thereto use some
of the concentrated mixture sug-
gested at the rate of as much as
a pound and a half per 100 pounds
Iiveweight to COWS giving two gal
Ions of milk and upward. You can
regulate the amount given by OBJ
serving the effect on the ration on
the flow of milk. AS long as the
milk is increasing in flow the con-
centrates can as rule be increased
profitably. AS the milk begins to
fall off in amount then it will
often pay to reduce the concen-
trates somewhat. I might say, how
ever, that according to my eXpe-
rience and observation more dairy
COWS are underfed than over-fed.
Treating Cereals for Smut
&C. l.. P, Bowman, Ga, writes:
Will you please give me the
best formula for treating wheat,
oats, etc, with formaldehyde;
that is, the proper strength to
use.
The shrinking smut or bunt in
wheat and oats may be largely
controlled through the use of for
maldehyde. The treatment is COM
paratively easy. Proceed as fol-
lows: First purchase a can of for
maldehyde, which will cost about
so cents a pound. You should be
able to secure it from any drug
store. What you need to buy is a
40 per cent solution. This is4the
commercial grade ordinarily han
died. Pour the formaldehyde into
40 gallons Of water and stir thor
oughly. Next run the seed to be
treated through a tanning mill so
as to remove any smut balls, and
then spread the grain on a clean
floor. A tarpaulin is good thing
to use for this purpose. Next
sprinkle the formaldehyde solution
over the grain at the rate of about
one gallon to the bushel. Stir and
shovel the grain over so as to be
sure that every portion OF 1t is
thoroughly wet Cover the grain
with canvas and allow it to stand
for at least five hours. Then un-
cover and stir occasionally until it
is thoroughly dry. 1t is now ready
for seeding.
1t is of the utmost Importance
to be certain that the solution you
use is of the right strength. If
it is too weak it will not kill the
spores, and if it is too strong it
may iniure the grain. 1t is good
practice to wash out the drill with
a formaldehyde solution before
seeding operations begin,
Establishing kudzu ON Called Land
B. L. r, Madras, Ga, writes:
I want to plant CALLED spots in
Kudzu using cuttings of which
I have a plenty. Which would
be best, one year old cuttings
or older ones? Shall use cul-
lures to inoculate?
There is no objection to plant
ing kudzu ON CALLED spots, though
this plant does better on soils that
are fairly rich and in good condi-
ton. KudZu may be established
from seed but it's termination is
very uncertain. 1t can be establish
ed from cuttings, but many Of
them fail to root. The most GER
tain way of establishing this plant
| is from roots. These should be set
out as rule very early in the
spring. They should be spaced 10
| feet apart in each direction. One
| year-old cuttings will be the best
in our judgment.
1t is not necessary to inoculate
| kudzu. When it is once we'll es-
| tablished and covers the land. Gull
| tivation will be quite unnecessary.
The first year after planting the
growth will be somewhat disap-
pointing. The second year the crop
will cover the land pretty well, and
/ the third year you can probably
Craze it to considerable advantage.
Planted on rough land 1t would be
valuable only for grazing purposes.
Over grazing is to be avoided.
A Good Standard Dairy Ration
J. M. W., Meridian, Miss,
writes: Please tell us what in
gradients to use to prepare
good dairy feed that will pro-
| duce the most milk; also how to
! prepare a good feed for work
stock and hogs.
According to our experience and
| observation the farmer who expects
to pay his obligations and continue
! in the live stock business will al
ways find it necessary to produce
all the roughage needed at home.
There may be times occasionally
when the purchase of some hay or
straw might be necessary, but these
ire rare exceptions. AS a matter OF
'act, the silo will constitute the right
arm of his business. In addition
thereto he should have a substantial
area in alfalfa, and then produce a
variety of forage and grain crops
He will of necessity at times find
it desirable to purchase concen
trates. In the event he does this
It would be better for him to buy
cottonseed meal, peanut meal, velvet
)ean meal, oats, bran, shorts and
corn. 1 cannot say these should be
bought in the order named, because
| it depends altogether on the loca
supplies of grain he has at home
Since most homes have corn he
should undertake to raise a goot
part of what he needs. He would
probably have to buy the most Of
his concentrated feeds. These hi
could purchase and mix on his owl