Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-10

1t takes OulOnS lIOlIl ~ W I-o bSAJ %
to mature from the seed. The seed
may be sown in the open in October,
and the plants should be set in rows
is inches to two feet apart, and 4 to
inches in the drill.
Pounds of Pork for BusheI Of Corn
Z. H. c., Cochran, Ga, writes
Can YOU tell me how lkSA
pork one bushel of corn will add
to a porker, and how much but
ter fat it will produce fed to a
COW?
Corn when fed by itself will pro-
duce anywhere from to II pounds
in the amount of grain depends on
several things. AS you doubtless
know, there is a good deal-of diff
ference in the quality of corn. The
condition and class and age of the
animal also affect the amount of
increase in weight obtained per
bushel. Corn by itself is not con-
sidered even a good ration for hogs
of any age or condition. On the
other hand, a combination of about
80 to 95 pounds of corn and
pounds Of digester tankage will give
much better results. You can, of
course. use the corn in combination
with shorts or other concentrates to
advantage. Corn by itself is low in
ash and mineral matter. These are
two elements which hogs and dairy
COWS need in considerable quantities.
1t, would be difficult to say how
much milk would be obtained from
bushel Of corn. The variable fac
tor in this case would be the indi-.
viduaI COW. In any event, a ration
Of corn alone for COWS would not
be satisfactory. The best combina-
ton of concentrates to use with
COWS would be equal amounts of
corn meal cotton seed meal and
bran or shorts. You may substitute
peanut meal for the cotton seed
meal if you prefer. We have fed
all sorts Of concentrates to our
dairy herd here during the last six
teen years with varying degrees of
success, but we believe the ration
suggested to you when fed with
silage will produce milk and butter
more cheaply than any other COM
bination of concentrates which can
be utilized under existing conditions
in Georgia.
Establishing a Bur Clover Pasture
P. C. c., Madison, Ga, writes:
Please tell me how to plant bur
clover in pasture.
Bur clover is an annual and is
difficult to start ON most soils. 1t
is not frost resistant in our section
of the state, and is therefore, occa-
sionally killed out after a good
stand has been obtained by an I'M
usually severe freeze. Ordinarily,
this clover passes through the WIN
ter season satisfactorily and reseeds
itself during April or May according
to seasonal conditions. Bur clover
is therefore a means of furnishing
a good deal of spring grazing. Cat
tie and horses do not eat it as read
lily as hogs. Most farm animals, how
ever. soon acquire a taste for it.
The seed of this crop do not germi-
nate well. The reason for this fact
is due to the very hard seed coats.
Then we often have a dry spell in
Georgia during the autumn months.
For the reasons assigned bur clover
should be soWn at the rate of at
least six bushels per acre. Where
this practice is followed, broadcast
the seed carefully over the surface
of the ground. 1t is very impor-
tant that you cover the seed into
the soil as completely as possible.
Thorough narrowing and disking
may help to accomplish this end.
Enriching the soil with a good coat
Of well-rotted yard manure is con-
sidered good practice. 1t is also de-
sirable to use as much as 800 pounds
of acid phosphate per acre, and it
would not do any harm to add 100
pounds of kainit. Do not mix the
seed and fertilizer, but sow and
work into the soil separately.
Where bur clover is seeded in
rows, you are much more likely to
secure a satisfactory stand. The
rows may be made about two to
three feet apart. A shallow furrow is
turned open and the seed sown
therein. 1t is best to SOW clean seed.
This is accomplished by running the
burs through a small tanning mill
The seed can then be separated from
the burs with a sieve. Where the
burs are sown incubation is not
necessary, but where the seed is
used, artificial incubation should be
practiced