Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-20
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"Hurrahi for the beautiful trees!
Hurrah! for the forest grand,
The pride OF His centuries,
The Garden Of Gods own hand"
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Some Notes on Farm Management
Problems
We are making some progress
along the lines of developing farm
management into basic science. In
the organization Of farms under any
conditions the fundamental princi-
pies Of farm management must be
adhered to if the farm is to be an
efficient and paying investment.
This subject deals scientifically with
the business side of farming, which
appears to have been sadly neglect
ed in the past. Diversified farming
has been advocated and strongly
urged since the beginning Of agri-
cultural education, but tie econo-
mic conditions in the south have
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not felt the absolute necessity of
this type of farming until the advent
Of the boil Weevil. The boil Weevil
has made the abandonment Of a
large part of our cotton acreage i'm
perative in order to escape bankrupt
cy. The utilization Of this abandon
ed cotton acreage has made 1T nee
essary to completely reorganize the
Georgia farms. What cash crops
to use and how to handle them so
that they will find the hole in the
farm income made by the ravages
of the weevil are the biggest prob.
lens that have ever confronted the
southern farmer. The rapidity of
reorganization on a profitable basis
will be determined largely by the
ability of the farmer to cut the cost
Of production, to utilize his labor
and equipment to their maximum
capacity in the most efficient way.
1t is necessary to know what system
of crops can be combined in the
most profitable way, what animals
to select, ETC., in order to secure
the largest possible labor income per
4arm. Study and investigation Of
questions of this kind is of utmost
and immediate Importance.
The time will never come again
when the old free and easy method
of haphazard cropping with the ne
gro and cotton ran be followed
Much of our labor is uneducated
and efficient. We cannot import
trained labor, but must work out
plans with the material in hand.
With closer supervision our labor
can be taught to use more farm
machinery, thereby making it pos.
sible to cultivate more acres per
man and in this way increase the
gross receipts without material in
crease of gross expenditures. All
of this calls for organization Of the
farm on sound business basis. Eff
ficiency must be .practiced in all
departments, lost motion eliminated,
the leaks discovered and stopped and
the very latest and best scientific
facts acquired and put into prac.
tice.
Some farmers in the state have
worked out fairly efficient plans,
while others have not. There is a
great need for additional farm man
agement surveys in order to deter
mine which systems are proving most
profitable in each section under the
new conditions. These problems
must be worked out on the farms.
A survey reflects farms using va
rious systems and reveals the weak
and strong points Of each, thereby
making it possible to suggest the
necessary corrections for the va
rious systems of farming. Assisting
the farmers to keep records of their
farms will enable them to see and
correct inefficieEcies that would 9th.
erWise be overlooked. To secure data
of this kind requires a large amount
Of clerical work in addition to field
work in securing data. Employ
ment of some clerks would expedite
the tabulation and publishing of
much information that is badly
needed at this time. Thus it is easy
10 see that farm management is des-
tined to become an eVer-increasing
factor in determining the success
of our farm operations in the fu-
ture
Conditioning Dogs Subject to Fits
B. D. O., Lawrence, S. c.,
writes: I have two hound pup I
pies about four monahs old and
they hive some kind of spells.
They run and boiler like some
thing was hurting them and
seem nervous. I would like to
know what is the matter with
them and what to do for them.
Distemper is very common dis
ease in dogs. 1t is caused by a
germ and is the result of a con-
tagious catarrhal fever. Animals
coming in contact with each other
are likely to develop the disease.
Purebred puppies appear to suffer
very greatly from this trouble.
AS a rule this trouble is brought
on by chill which may last for
some time. The temperature often
runs very high. Frequently there
is a discharge of watery mucus
from the nose and eyes. Generally
a rash breaks out inside the thighs.
There is much nervous twitching
and jumping. The dog may often
become delirious. There is a pain.
full cough at times accompanied by
moaning. Often the bowels become
constipated and often there 81 a
diarrhoea
Medicine is of little use in treat
ing this trouble. In the early stages
of the disease use castor oil, to-
gether with two or three grains of
boric acid. This treatment may be
given every six hours until the bow
els have been moved thoroughly.
Twograin doses of Quinine twice
daily will often be helpful. Sponge
out the nose and eyes carefully
two or three times daily and grease
with vaseline. Dried blood in doses
of one-half to one teaspoonful is an
excellent remedy for this trouble.
Infected quarters should be thor
oughly disinfected and exposed to
the sun. An abundance of rich and
easily digested food should be CIV
en-. Build the animal up to as Wig