Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-11
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

also desires to keep many varieties
of roses growing throughout the
greater part of the twelve months
of the year. In other words, this
crop, as it were, is one which should
be kept at work all the time. Natur,
ally, a large amount of quickly avail
able plant food is required, much
more than you might believe was
needed or could be used with salts
faction. A rose bed should be fer
tilted at the rate of at least a ton
per acre, and the formula used
should contain not less than four to
five per cent Of nitrogen, ten to
twelve per cent Of phosphoric acid
and five to seven per cent of potash.
The higher percentages should be
used in the case of sandy soils. The
fertilizer should be put on as a sur
face application once every two to
four weeks. Work it into the soil,
but do not put it against the stems
of the roses.
The roses should be sprayed oc-
casionally with a soap solution to
keep off lice and sometimes with 9TH
er materials to lessen the attack of
blight of fungous diseases. 1t is our
policy to trim roses severely and keel
causes more new sprouts to form
and we get a larger percentage Of
blooms. Naturally, if you expect to
grow roses at seasons of the year
when there is not much water in
| the soil, you must arrange to irri-
gate the rose bed. This can best be
done by running burrows between
| the rows. Do the flooding at night
and have the burrows covered in the
| day time. Flooding once every few
! days will be a desirable practice. We
| believe you will find the procedure
! indicated effective in remedying some
! of the difficulties you are now eX-
periencing with your rose garden.
Treating an Injected Udder
| DR.. N. H., Monticello, Ga,
writes: I have a COW which cut
ono teat on a wire fence about
two weeks ago. The udder be-
came badly inflamed and it was
difficult to milk her. I bathed
it with hot water and creased it
with melted lard and kerosene. I
now only get about two cupsful
of milk night and morning, and
it is lumpy. Do you think the
flow of milk will return? Any
suggestions as 10 how to remedy
the trouble will be appreciated.
| The trouble which you describe is
| not unusual. 1t frequently develops
as the result of an injury to the
uddeer of a COW. This arises from
one Of several causes. A bruise may
be responsible. One animal may
step on the udder of another Will
they are lying down. A blow on the
udder may cause the trouble. In
the case you describe, the trouble
has now become more or less we'll
seated and somewhat chronic in char.
! acter. To overcome this difficulty,
We suggest that you proceed as fol-
| lows:
Prepare solution Of carbolic
acid, one part to fifty parts of boiled
water. Remember that this water
should be boiled for a good, long
time and then cooled before it IS
ased. Inject this solution into the
udder through the milk ducts. Tn :
injection may be made by means Ct
a large, glass funnel to which is at.
tached a piece of rubber tubing and
a glass tip. You can secure this
equipment at any druggists at a rea-
sonable cost. Allow the solution to
! remain in the udder for a few min
utes and then milk the affected quar-.
ter out very carefully. The use Of
lamentations Of hot water and the
gentle kneading and rubbing of the
udder constitutes good practice in
handling a case such as you describe.
The disinfecting treatment shoulc
be followed up for several days. Give
this treatment twice each FAY. AS
soon as the condition of the udder
improves, the treatment may be dis
continued. Remember, that the milk
from the affected quarter should mo-
he used