Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-31

D&A u OO5 Il11l lbs Ills. liz has
been in this condition one week.
1t would appear from what 20,
say that your dog is likely to be suf
Iering from an attack of distemper
Ihls is a disease which very otter
attacks young dogs, and particular
ly those of the purebred strains. Ir
some cases there are evidences of g
nervous breakdown, indicated by the
tWitching Of the muscles. The dog
seems to be delirious, and difficult
breathing and painful cough some
times occur. Occasionally the bow
els are very much constipated, and
this may be followed by severe diar
rhea. The dog suffers greatly from
prostration, and dislikes to be dis
turbed. The disease runs its course
in ten to thirty days. 1t is evident
ly contagious catarrhal fever, and
the trouble is caused by a specific
germ.
Medical treatment will not aid
much in curing an attack Of this
character. In the early stages, give
castor oil in one-half ounce doses.
To this may be added three grains
of boric acid. Give this treatment
every six hours until the bowels
have been moved. After that quin-
Inc may be given in two grain doses.
The mouth, eyes and nose should be
washed out with warm water three
times daily, and the nose and eyes
creased with vaseline. Give the dog
beef tea, sweet milk. raw eggs and
gruels. Many complc 'tions are
likely to follow this disease, such as
pneumonia and paralysis, usually of
the hind quarters. When the dog
RECEIVERS, assesses are likely to &C.
cur in some part of the body. The
infected quarters should naturally be
thoroughly disinfected, and the sun
and air given free passage through
them.
The Protein Content of Peavine Hay
l.. T., Madison, Ca, writes:
Please advise me what per
cent protein peavine hay runs
with the peas left in it. Also
what per cent protein when
feeding peas alone Also what
difference in food value between
pea meal and cotton seed meal
for feeding cows for milk. Please
advise how much more nitrogen
I will get by turning green pea
vines or dead peavines under,
or cutting hay off and then
turning under.
Peavine hay of good quality con-
tains about 1871 pounds of digestible
protein, 1921 pounds of carbo-hy-
drates and 10 pounds Of fat. Cow
pea straw after the peas have been
removed, contains 3.4 pounds of
digestible protein, 39.1 pounds of
Carlo hydrates and OF pounds of
fat. You will thus see that when
you remove the peas, you take
away 10 per cent of the crude pro.
tein, and you thus reduce the feed
ing value of the hay very material
ly. Cowpeas contain about 1914
pounds of crude protein, 54.5 pounds
Of carbohydrates and IL pounds Of
fat. Cottonseed meal, on the other
hand, contains from 81 to 81 pounds
of digestible protein, depending on
the grade produced or purchased,
II to 25 pounds of carbohydrates
and z to Sc pounds of fat. In 9TH
er words, cottonseed meal contains
a little more than twice as much
digestible protein as cowpeas and a
great deal more fat. When peas are
In condition to cure for hay, the
crop contains the maximum amount
of nutrients. If you cut and cure
the crop for hay, leaving nothing
but the roots, stubble and fallen
leaves on the land, you will prob
ably add from fifteen to twenty
pounds of nitrogen to each acre of
land. If, on the other hand, YOU
turn under the whole crop, the
chAnn6C "a
adding from eighty to one hundred
pounds of nitrogen to each acre of
land.
The Cotton Production of COIquitt
County
r. A. S., Moultrie, Ga,
writes: VIII you kindly supply