Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-24

the needle puncture.
OF course, when there are no
| evidences Of an outbreak Of cholera
! in communities, it is not necessary
. to treat hogs in the manner indi-
; Gated. Serum has now been so
! long and extensively used that it's
virtues are firmly established and
! generally recognized. The use Of
! hog cholera serum is a life insur-
ance policy for the hogs. The cost
and labor involved in it's admins
tration are as nothing compared
i, with what the losses would amount
to should the herd become infected
with a Violent type Of this disease.
/ Protect your hogs. If they are
worth raising at all, surely they
should be given the best Of care
and attention.
Preparing Bottom Land for Corn
E. V. L., Culberson, N. c.,
writes: Is it too early to begin
turning bottom land for next
years corn crop? The land is
covered with a heavy stYbble
of ragweeds. Which is better,
fall or spring subsoiling? What
variety of wheat and rye is
best adapted to north Geor-
gia?
If seasonal conditions will per-
nit, there is no objection to your
turning your bottom land with the
idea Of planting this area to corn
next year. 1t is good idea to
turn under the stubble and trash
as soon as possible, so that it may
decay quickly and thus help to
build up the fertility Of the land.
Naturally, we would not plow bot
toms where there was danger Of
prolonged overflow and the conse-
quent washing away of the land
You should have no trouble in
turning under the stubble and
trash to which you refer through
the aid Of tractor. A disk pillow
drawn by mules can also be used
to advantage for this purpose. We
never burn or destroy any trash
which accumulates on our land. We
have been very successful in in
cooperating it into the soil by sim
ply using disk pillow and heavy
chains which are attached to the
shiffletree, and run from there
back to the coulter. These chains
turn the 'mass of green material
down so that the pillow, in passing
along, can bury it completely.
Subsoiling should, by all means,
be done in fall rather than in the
spring. We advise the practice in:
dlcated for the purpose OF avoid
ing any danger OF pudding the
subsoil. 4
There is no one best variety Of
wheat, but you will find the Dietz
Mediterranean, the Georgia Red,
Leaps Prolific and Fulcaster very
satisfactory sorts to cultivate in
your section of the south, We
would certainly grow Abruzz. rye.
| presume that the seed can be Sc
cured at a reasonable price. Vir-
GINA rye is also a good, standard
sort. The Rosin and the south Geor-
gia rye would not be so likely to
prove satisfactory under your soil
and climatic conditions as the va
rieties mentioned.
Treating Dat Seed to Prevent Smut
E. B. c.. Sparta, Ga, writes:
l have some seed oats that had
smut in them last year. I want
to know what to treat them with
to prevent reoccurrence Of this
trouble.
Smut in oats may be controlled by
what is known as the formaldehyde
treatment. Purchase pound of
formaldehyde at any drug store. A
standard solution of this material
should cost you about fifty cents per
pound. Use at the rate of one pound
OF 40 per cent commercial formalde-
hyde to forty gallons of water. Clean
the oat seed before it Is treated by
running it through a tanning mill.
Then spread the seed out on a clean
floor or tarpaulin. Sprinkle the
solution over the grain very uni
formally. A watering can is a good
thing to use for this purpose. APP
ply one gallon to each bushel. Stir
the grain while it is being sprinkIed
so that every kernel will be thor
oughly wet. Then cover the grain
with a carpet or some other blan-
ket-like material and allow it to stand
for five hours. It should then be
uncovered and stirred until thor
oughly dried. It is then ready for
seeding. It is very important that
this solution be of the right strength.
If it is too weak, it may not kill
the spores, and if too strong, it may
injure the grain.
Probable Profits From Sour Cream
w. E. M, Buchanan, Ga,
writes: How much should one be
able to make out of some good
grade Jersey cows, selling sour
cream?
The amount of money you could
make out Of selling sour cream from
your Jersey COWS depends on sew
eral things. First, there is a great
variation. in the output obtained
from individual COWS. The mainte-
nance Of the output throughout the
greater part of the year depends a
good deal on the manner in which
the cows are fed and handled.
The average Georgia cow probably
does not yield over $500 pounds Of
milk year. There is no reason
why. with proper selection and right
care and management, they should
not be induced in the course of time
to yield 500 pounds per cow.
Jersey milk ordinarily contains
about per cent Of fat. This would
be equivalent to 125 pounds of but
ter fat per cow on the present basis
of yield. On the 5,000-pound basis,
it would be equivalent to $50 pounds
Of butter fat. You can sell this but
ter fat on the basis Of Chicago
prices, which at present is not far
from IS cents per pound. You could
probably net about 80 cents per
pound after the carrying charges
have been taken off. The return
would, therefore, vary from $3.50
to $500. A COW that will bring you
in return of $500 ought to net
you about $3.50. In other words,
you ought to be able to pay for the
care and feed of the COW on the
basis of $3.50. Under favorable
circumstances, YOU may be able to
reduce this amount to $25 or $50, but
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