Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19
FARM EDUCATION
Fertilizing Flowers Trees and
Shr-t1hS
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

Shrubs
D. B., Columbus, Ca, writes;
What do you think OF the fol
lowing as mixture for flowers,
shrubs and lawns: 700 pounds
OF steamed bone meal, 600
pounds Of cotton seed meal, $50
pounds Of acid phosphate and
$50 pounds of sulphate of
potash? Would the addition Of
a small amount of nitrate of
soda be beneficial or harmful?
Steamed bone ordinarily contains
15 to rs per cent of nitrogen, and
% per cent and upward Of phos-
phoric acid AS rule, one-half Of
the phosphoric acid is available
during the first year. The degree
with which the nitrogen can be uti-
lized by the growing plant depends
a good deal Oh the fineness with
which the bone Is ground and also
the percentage Of fat and other ma
terials it contains. Cottonseed meal
ordinarily carries about SIS to 6
per cent Of available nitrogen. Acid
phosphate, of course, contains 16
per cent OF phosphoric acid and sui
phste Of potash about so per cent Of
potash. For the purpose you have
! in mind a formula is undoubtedly
1Aa6eded which runs relatively high
potash and phosphoric acid. We
.lso think a formula containing
more nitrogen would prove benefi-
Cial. The addition of nitrate of soda
will in no way prove harmful. Per-
sonally, we would prefer to reduce
the cotton seed meal to three hum
dred pounds and put in one hundred
and fifty pounds of dried blood and
one hundred an fifty pounds of soda.
This would give you a formula con-
tanning about s per cent of available
phosphoric acid, 8 per cent Of avail
able nitrogen, and between 3 and
per cent of available potash. These
are only approximations, but near
enough to answer your purpose.
Controlling An Infestations of Lung
Worms.
J. H. H, Newborn, Ca, writes:
I would like a remedy for a
cough in hogs caused by worms.
Presumably, your hogs have been
attacked by what is known as the
lung worm" This is a small para
site, the technical name of which 10
Stronylus filaria. 1t most frequently
attacks young animals though of
course, it may affect adults as we'll.
Animals attacked by this disease
often present an unthrifty appear
ance. AS a rule, they are subject to
very violent fits of coughing. Often
they raise a frothy mucus that con-
tains small, thread-like worms, vary
Ing in length fror one-half to one
inch. Coughing increases as the
disease progresses. Sometimes there
Is difficult breathing as well. When
ever animals are fat or in good con-
dition, they should be slaughtered
Immediately. The operation of the
worm is confined entirely to the
lungs, and therefore, the meat Is
not injured for food. The ewell ami
mails should be separated from those
that are sick and maintained on I'M
infested ground.
Various plans Of treatment for
the con4ro. Of this disease have been
suggested, but no very effective
remedy has been found as yet. The
simplest thing you cam do is to place
some Goals in tent and confIne
the animals therein. Then sprinkle
sulphur on the Goals. 1t is necessary
for tt attendant to stay in the tent,
and when the air becomes too heavy
with the sulphur fumes, open it up
A more satisfactory treatment is to
Inject a mixture Of one part of tur-
pentne and two parts of olive oil
/, into the wind pipe. This can be &C.
conrplished by means of a hypoder-
mic syringe. 1t is important to see
that the instrument is kept in a
sanitary condition or else assesses
MAJ form.
Say Bean Production in Georgia
Q. f. M, Raleigh, N. c.,
writes: I'VE grow a lot Of soy
beans in this section. The crop
in this state is apparently 20 per