Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-25
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

No doubt you are hard at work
getting your farm in shape for the
1922 crop. It is hardly necessary
to call your attention to this impor
tant part of the work, but allow me
to mention a few things 1 consider
essential.
AS you know, the rubbish about
the farm is one of the Slvorite hid
ing places for the boil weevil, as well
as other insects that do damage to
your crops. The insects spend the
winter in this old rubbish about the
edges of the fields and around the
outhouses. This being true, the fol
lowing places should have attention
1. Clean out all fence corners and
fence rows thoroughly.
2. Cut briars and weeds away from
the outhouses.
8. Clean the ditch banks and use
this land that has been laying cut
for some years.
4. Cut weeds and briars off the
terraces.
5. If you have not turned your
stalks under, do this as soon as
possible and do a thorough job Of it.
6. Do not let waste material ac-
cumulate in the yards and stand in
low places and in vessels about the
house. Getting rid of these things
will prevent sickness and reduce the
amount of mosquitoes about the
place.
Farm sanitation should be one of
your outstanding examples in your
community and by this 1 mean
keeping everything about the farm
clean and in order.
Saving the Pigs
If you lose your pigs at narrowing
time don't blame it on bad luck. In
nine cases out Of ten your bad luck
is poor management. Following are
eight ways to reduce pig losses:
1. Keep accurate breeding rec
ords, and know the exact time each
SOW is due to farrow.
2. Be sure that the pen has guard
rails. A fender six inches above the
floor and eight inches from the wall
will save many pigs from being
crushed. Give the sow a small
amount of bedding until the pigs
are from three to five days old.
8. Be on hand at narrowing time
and ready to render service if neces-
sary.
q. Do not overfeed the SOW. If
you do the pigs cannot take all of
her milk. Increase her feed grad
ually and do not give her all she
will eat until the pigs are two weeks
old.
5. Give the pigs plenty Of exercise
and sunshine. Exercise will keep
the thumps away, and sunshine
will kill the disease germs.
6. Renew the bedding often. Never
let the bedding become damp.
Z. Keep all parasites under con-
troll. Any kind of oil rubbed into
the hogs hair will kill lice. The
waste oil drained from the automo-
bile is good.
8. 1t is almost always advisable
to clip off the sharp tuslls of the
newborn pig. They will not injure
each other or the sow's udder if the
tusks are removed.
Information About Creameries
If you have a few cows and can
not find a market for your whole
milk or butter, you can get some
cash by skimming your milk and
selling the cream to a creamery.
Skim milk supplemented by, grain
makes a fine ration for hogs, calves
and chickens.
Give the cows you have more
feed and see if they don't give you
more milk for it. The average COW
in Georgia is fed far too little. A
good rule to follow in feeding is to
give all the bright hay a cow will
clean up and three pounds
of grain for twenty pounds
of milk daily; four pounds
Of grain for twenty-five pounds Of
milk daily; IL pounds of grain for
thirty pounds of milk daily; seven
pounds Of grain for thirty five
pounds of milk daily, and eight
milk daily.
Milk weighs Sc pounds per gal
lon. All the grain feed should not