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DO GEORGIA SOILS NEED LIME?
Though only a comparatively few sam
iies ol Georgia soils have been analysed
ip to ths present time, many of them
thow a marked deficiency in lime. A so I
a high fertility should contain at east
0,000 to 12,000 pounds of this material per
icre foot. As soils depart from this
standard they are likely to be rendered
ass efficient in crop production for a
ilant la peculiar in that it requires some
i to 1« elements in order to develop
iroperly. An examination of the soils
n question shows that many of them
lo not contain over 1.000 to 1.300 pounds
»f lime per acre foot. They are in this
aspect, therefore, markedly deficient, and
t seems well worth while to investigate
* arefully what the effect of liberal ap
iHcations of lime will be on the product
venees of these soils. To this eno. ex
>> terlments have been commenced by the
leorgia State College of Agriculture not
inly in Its demonstration field, but in
Kher parts of the state as well. Os
nurse, only a bare beg nnlng has been
Bade for funds have not been available
tor this work until very recently, and it
rill not be possible to get data which
nay be regarded as reliable for some
ime yet.
The results of an experiment with lime
m the red clay soils of the Piedmont re
gion during the season ot 1911 can not
toll to be of interest at this time when
o much inquiry is being made about the
me and application of lime. The land
n> which the tests were made is* char
acteristic red elay. and would not be
•egarded as a rich soil or one in good
thysical condition. It had the benefit
if deep plowing and good general cultl
ratlon before the lime was applied, but
ran not enriched in any other respect,
y Chis area of land was laid off Into six
and the work carried on in dupli*
>ate, so that the results in each la
itance represent the average yfeld ob
lahied from two plats, and are therefore
none reliable than deductions from a
tingle test.
To one-half of each set of plats was
ipplied caustic lime at the rate of 2,<M)
n a finely pulverized condition generally
n afineiy pulverised condition generally
mown as slaked limed. It was applied to
he surface of the ground in the autumn
tnd was left exposed throughout the win
ar season. In the spring tnis ground
ras carefully prepared by good cuhiva
ton and planted to a standard variety
if corn. The results obtained are very
itriking and show marked benefits from
* he application of lime. On the no-fer
lllzcr plat the yield was 13 bus he ■ of
lorn per acre. Where lime was applied
is Indies.ed above, the yield was «
tuaheis. On the plat to which 400 pounds
if floats, or finely ground phosphate
bearing rock, was applied the yield was
bushels. On the plat to wh.ch the
teats and lime were applied the yield
became 57A buahels. On the plat to which
i 00 pounds of high grade acid phosphate
•as applied the yield was 38 bushels.
) (Then «w pounds of 1« per cent acid and
Ime were applied the yield became 51-3
, lushels. ■
* From this data it appears that lime
■ras very beneficial to this land; also
h,t floats and acid phoapnate produced
relatively the same effect in increased
mop yields. It would not be safe, how-
I »ver, to draw die conclusion that these
materials are of equal value as carriers
»f phosphorus, for just what the effect
>f lime may have been is hard to de
lermtne. If this series of tests can be
sontinued for several yeans and the same
relative increased yield is shown by
floats and cid phosphate then it wouiu
be proper to conclude that one is rela
tively as valuable as the other as a car
rier of phosphorus when used' in asso
ciation with lime, which probably chang
m the physical condition of the soil to
in nvt*nt which enables floats, for ex
unple, to become more effective as a car
rier of phosphorus than when applied di
rectly to the soil by itself.
These results show such a large in
rrease from the use of lime that they
Uspose us to say that it may be ap
tiled with advantage on much of our
and which has been under cultivation
tor a long time. The tendency of ah
rultivated lands is to become acid; un
loubtedly much of our soil is in this con
lition. In other words, it is suffering
irom malnutrition, due to the formation
vithin it probably of some toxxr mau
Hal* which have accumulated until the?
wtard the perfect growth and develop
nent of the plants grown thereon. It L
ilso likely true that most crops whicn
Arive well in limestone regions suffer
*rom an insufficient supply of this ma
lerial on the type of land found in man>
lections of the state of Georgia- It
ihould not be forgotten in this connec
lon. however, that lime is not a direct
blant food, but It is a carrier of an ele
ment called calcium which may be "oi
:he greatest Importance in plant econ
any There is no material which may be
ipplied to the soil calculated to improv*
ts mechanical condition mure rapidly or
completely than lime, and of all th,
*orms available for application the caus
-3c is the most effective in correcting
he bad physical condition of much oi
Sm land we are attemtlng to cultivate
the present time. However, caustk
ime should not always be used. Or,
toils which contain considerable quanti>
les of organic matter or where cowpea,
ir yard manure have been used frequent
y and extensively, as soil amendments
he finely ground raw rock will answet
f veil. The raw rock because of its rela
ively slower availability should be ap
g -lied In larger* quantities than the caus
ic lime. At least two tons should be used
<er acre, and from three to five will of-
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—subject should be f
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of the soiL To do this the fertilizer should contain at least as much
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ten not be too much to apply. If a soil
is markedly deficient in an essential ele
ment, such as lime, a liberal applica
tion of this element becomes neces-ary.
for the area of the land through which
the plants may gather their food is so
great the supply of a given element rel
atively bo small and the condition af
fecting its availability or It washing or
leaching away from the soil so varieo
that the crop may not secure a sufficient
amount to meet its needs.
Lime is valuable, not only for Improv
ing the physical condition of the soil
and as a carrier of calcium, but It cor
rects acidity, a condition which is an
tagonistic to the healthy and vigorous
development of most of our farm crops.
It also makes It possible for other forms
of bacterial life to perform their func
tions in plant economy properly. We
can undoubtedly grow legumes more
satlsactorily where the soil is fairly well
supplied with lime than in its absence.
For this reason. If no-other, liberal ap
plications of lime should be made to
much of our land. It should also be
borne in mind that the indiscriminate
use of this material may do as much
harm as good. Judgment should be ex
ercised as to the kind of lime to apply
and how and when to apply it. A con
siderable interval should elapse between
the application of lime and other forms
of commercial fertilizer, particularly acid
phosphate, as the application of lime
and phosphate together will almost cer
tainly result in t|ie trnsformation of the
available phosphoric acid into a condi
tion useless to plants. The relative cost
of lime will also influence the kind to
buy and the amount to apply per acre.
There is a kind of lime on, the market
known as hydrate of lime which Is use
ful in many sections because of the
fineness of the division of the particles.
Personally, we are disposed 1 to favor
the use of either the caustic or finely
ground rock.
In conclusion, it is well to bear in
mind the functions which lime may be
expected to perform in the soil, all of
which are essentia) to the growth of
good crops in Georgia. First, it im
proves the physcal condition of the
soil; second. It has a decided influence
on sweetening acid soils; third, it makes
possible the development and multiplica
tion of forms of life which are Intimate
ly concerned with large crop yields.
CULTIVATING ORRIS ROOT IN
GEORGIA.
J. R. C., Gainesville. Ga..' writes: I
have a tetter from a seedsman advising
the planting of orris root for a money
crop, giving the returns at a very high
figure. He r saya the bulbs are worth 12
cents each in New York. Do you know
anything of this crop and what could
be realised from planting same?
r
• Several inquiries have been received
concerning orris root and it may be
that we are misinformed concerning
this serop. Below we have summarized
what we know of it. If this is incor
rect we ahajl be glad to be informed
otherwise. We cannot give you from
personal experience any further data
than that contained below.
Perfumery is made from the orris or
iris root. Three species of the iris fami
ly gathered wild and now cultivated near
Florence and other points in Italy are
the sources fropi which this perfumery
is obtained. The scientific names of the
three species are Iris Germanics, Iris
Pallida and Iris Fiorentina. The first
of these is the common garden iris
with deep blue flowers; the. second is a
paler species, and the third has
white flowers. Ij is confirmed on high
authority that the first two species are
only a falsification, and in {fact, that the
toots of the Iris Germanies cause seri
ous inflammation. Nevertheless, the first
.wo are extensively grown, but the Iris
r lorentina appears to be the one used
chiefly for distillation. When cultivated
the iris is propagated by root division,
the cuttings are usually placed in a
nursery the first year and then set in
rows one foot apart. It may be grown
successfuly on stony, dry soils or on
hillsides. The crop is gathered once in
two or three years. The cuticle is
scraped off and after being dried in the
sun is stored in a dry place for the
aevelopment <?f its fragrance. This is
.canting in the fresh root, which does
uot reach its maximum of fragrance un
der three years. There is no reason
why orris root should not be grown
in the southern part of the United
states, but the returns at present are
not large enough to justify the estab
ishment of plantations of this charac
ter.
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FEEDING HORSES AND MULES
COTTON SEED MEAL.
F. C. S., Athens, Ga., writes: I feed
irom 75 to 100 head of horses and mules,
i'he present high price of forage and
-train has led me to investigate the ad
visability of feeding stock on cotton
eeJ hulls and meat Do you think it
s advisable ,to do this? If so, please
give me a good ration for feeding stock
n this way.
A limited amount of cotton seed meai
ind hulls may be fed with advantage
o horses and mules. Feeding them ex
lusively on this diet, however, would
>e inadvisable and unsatisfactory in the
ong run. Hulls contain too much lint
md dust to be a satisfactory food for
orses and mules if they constitute any
thing like the sole roughness fed. As
you probably know, there are many ani
mals predisposed to heaves and other
affections of the respiratory organs, and
hulls would be likely to aggravate trou-
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bles of this character. Moreover, hulls
are low In nutritive elements and dif
ficult of digestion for the horse. Cattle
can utilize them to much better advan.
tage because the paunch is so much
larger and they have four
in which to triturate and grind them
down and reduce them into a digesti
ble form. The stomach of the horse
is relatively small and he has only one;
therefore a more concentrated and eas
ier digested form of roughness should
be fed. Do not gather from this that
some hulls may not be mixed with the
meal or fed even in an unground condi
tion, but they could only constitute a
minimum proportion of the roughness
for this class of animals.
The best possible ration for horses
and mules is one consisting possibly of
oats and corn, either combined or sing
ly. About 12 pounds of corn and two
pounds of cotton seed meal should be
fed to a 1,000-pound horse or mule at
hard work. The additioft of the cotton
seed meal will cheapen the ration and
add materially to Its efficiency as well.
It is posible that as much as three
pounds of cotton seed meal may be fed
with safety and advantage to horses
and mules, but one can put too much ni
trogen into a ration for this class of
animals and ill effects will result there
from, In feeding hulls it would prob
ably be better to use from two to three
pounds daily as a diluter for the corn
and meal which is fed to the animals.
You can, of course, grind up the hulls
with the meal and corn. Good propor
tions in which to combine these mete
rials might be as follows:
Six hundred pounds of corn and cob
meal, 100 pounds of cotton seed meal
and 200 to 300 pounds of hulls.* In
this case you would need to increase
the feed per day for animals at hard
work from 12 to probably 16 pounds.
Another good combination would be to
mix together 100 pounds of cotton seed
meal, 250 pounds of shelled corn, 4o>
pounds of oats and 300 pounds of hulls.
Where the hulls are mixed with th*
grain it is probably best to grind them.
Cotton seed meal should never be fed
by itself but in combination with other
concentra tea For animals at light
work or standing in the stable a ration
of eight pounds of the above mixture
will be ample. In addition to the above
concentrates you should feed from 10
to 15 pounds of good corn stover, or part
corn stover, and part peavine hay, Ber
muda hay or mixed hay.
• • •
GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK FOR
GEORGIA SOILS.
A correspondent writes: What is
your opinion of the value of ground
rock for Georgia soils?
We nave not made many experiments
with ground rock in comparison with
acid phosphate up to this time. Those
which we have made, however, have,
strange to say, shown, about the same
efficiency of these materials. In some
experiments made with corn last year
the following results were obtained:
Without fertilizer 13 bushels per acre;
with 400 pounds of floats, 35.3 bushels;
with 400 pounds of 16 per cent acid
phosphate, 38 bushedls. On another
series of plats adjoining these 2,000
pounds of caustic lime were appLed per
acre. Where lime was used without
fertilizer the yield was 46 bushels; with
400 poundd of floats, 57.5 bushels; with
400 pounds of acid phosphate, 51.3 bush
els. On a series of plats where 4bo
pounds of floats and 400 pounds of
acid were used in opposition to each
other, the results ware practically the
same. '
We do not think, however, from the
two years work which has been carried
on up to this time that we are justified
in drawing conclusions relative to the
efficiency of these materials. More
over, our soils here and some with
which we have done a little work in
south Georgia seem to be lime nungry,
and it may be that the lime in the
phosphate rock is the element which
is exerting a greater relative Influence
on the yield than .the phosphorus in the
floats or acid phosphate. We will con
tinue our experiments and hope to be
able to establish test plats in a number
of soil adeas throughout .the year, and
as we accumulate data will be glad to
furnish you with further information
on this subject. We are disposed to
think at present that floats will be
found useful if applied at the rate of
1,000 pounds per acre on soils which
contain an abundance of vegetable mat
ter.
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FERTILIZING THE WINTER OAT
CROP. /. .
H. S. C., Elberton, Ga., writes: I
have about four acres I want to sow in
Appier oats. It was in corn this year
and has no litter on it. The land .is
light, sandy loam with red clay sub
soil. It made about 20 bushels to the
acre. .How must I prepare the land
and what kind of guano to use? If I
sowed In wheat how should the land be
prepared ?
If possible, it would be well to break
the land you intend to sow in Appier
oats. Turn the soil to a defith of eight
inches, roll and harrow to compact it
sufficiently’ to furnish a fine, moist
LIVE STOCK SHOW TO BE
HELD IN COVINGTON
New County Association to
Open It on November
23 Next
COVINGTON. Ga., Nov. 18.—The New
ton County Live Stock association held
a meeting Saturday and decided to hold
a showing of live stock in this city on
Thursday, November 23, andd Mr. Odum
informs the News that It is very prob
able that it will be one of the best ever
held here. He says that a large num
ber of people In the country who have
not heretofore entered their stock will
be exhibitors this year and that there
will be a large array of thoroughbred
cattle, hogs and stock.
There Is any quantity of very high
bred Jerseys and Berkshire hogs in this
county and the shows held here for the
past two years brought out many of as
fine supecimens as could be found any
where.
Remember the date of the live stock
■how and bring your fancy stock. Vou
will have plenty of fast competition
when it comes to the fancy points so
you need have no compunction about
■wiping all the ribbons.
There will be no entry fee or admis
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Money in Eggs
PELHAM. Ga., Nov. 18.—T. B. Cros
son, a West Mitchell farmer who
his eyes open to some of the oppor
tunities about him, was here a few
days ago and incidentally remarked that
ne has sold slsd worth of eggs this
year. Here is an object lesson for
others.
Indications are that the weather
henceforth ' will be favorable to the
coal business.
seed bed. . Land for winter cereals
should not be broken as deeply as when
turned in the fall for spr.ng seeding.
Breaking the soil and pulverizing it
put it in better condition to permit of
the rapid development of the young
plants, which of course ts a very im
portant matter. It is always best to
sow oats after the land has been cross
disked by means of the open furrow,
but the thorough preparation of the
soil and greater care in fertilizing and
seeding will always repay the owner.
The Appier is a good oat to sow, and
you should apply on this land about a
9-3-4 for oats. You will no doubt tmnk
this is a large percentage of nitrogen
to use, but we have been disposed to
‘use too little nitrogen on most of our
crops because of its expense. In the
spring a top dressing of 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda should be made.
Where wheat is sown prepare the
land much as for oats. A good seed
bed is important for this crop though
it is somewhat hardier than oats ana
not so subject to destruction by winter
freezing. For this crop use not less
than an 8-3-3 or an 8-3-4. Nitrate of
soda should also be used as a top
dressing on this crop.
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PREPARING LAND FOR ALFALFA
I. C. A., Washington, Ga., writes: I
have some alfalfa which I have replant
ed for two years, and now it is again
choked out by nut grass and Bermuda.
Do you think I could get rid of the'grasi
if I plowed up die lot and sowed it# in
clover this winter and in peas next sum
mer? What kind Qf clover would you
use? Does white clover grow in the win
ter? I wish the crop for my young chick
ens to graze on.
One of the greatest difficulties experi
enced in establishing alfalfa is due to its
being choked out by crab grass. Ot
course, nut and Bermuda grass are both
great enemies to this plant, and if your
lot is infested seriously with these grass
es, you will have great difficulty in ever
securing a stand of alfalfa unless you
get rid of them. Under the circumstan
ces it appears to ua best for you to, plow
this lot very thorougniy to a depth of
about eight inches; cultivate and enrich
with yard manure and fertilizer, using
say 500 pounds containing 9 ,per cent of
phosphorus, 2 per cent of nitrogen and 4
per cent of potash. Work this well into
the soil and then sow crimson clover at
the rate of 15 pounds per acre and cro.e
drill or seed it. Distribute the clover by
means of a drill if possible, as you can
secure a more uniform stand and cover
it into the soil better than where you
broadcast it. If you broadcast cover
with a brush harrow. The sooner yo"
seed the"clover the better. White clo\ •
does not grow in the winter. Crimson
clover is one of the best plants you can
grow for a winter cover crop. You
would have obtained much grazing from
it for your chickens if you had seeded
it soon after the first of September. The
clovei* is a rapid grower and develops
early in oie spring so the ground may
devoted to other crops. It develops plen
ty of leaves and will make a fine relis
for chickens, and is the best crop for
you to plast under the circumstances.
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ZEBULON. Ga., Nov. 18.—The heirs of
George W. Ridley put up at public out
cry his home place at Weaver here,
Tuesday and it was bought in by Joe |
A. Rid, for $3,711. The place contains
53 acres, which is S7O per acre.
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and Mr. Ried will make it his home after
this year.
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o’clock today and declined any form ot
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mitted to roam alone around the scenes
of my boyhood days and remember the |
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get the money to settle their /PIInU rUfeHJUnfe , backs ns np in the belief, that there are
debts. Write today if you J
will be of incalculable benefit to the far
want one. The supply is lim- /-jKkVj What is true of tanning io true
ited and they can't last long. of other professioM. The physician whom
■ J you call into your home cannot rely on
BOOK WAS J 5.00 PER COPY. I his medical books altogether, but he must
X I use sense and judgment Just so with
-in U mj, ,j I - ■ J the fanner. You cannot farm with books
It has 565 large, double column 1....J- - JS/SS* I; alone, but by using the suggestions as
Sages equivalent to 1,000 pages of an or- given in books that are suited to thio
inary book. The type large, the paper country, with good common sense you can
plated, there are more than 500 fine illus- jStHMaMiI a—,
trationa, and the binding is substantial. WL -I - better suc eSe than without etn.
This Great Encyclopedia Contains 15 Books, by the following Distinguished Editors:
USE or THE IMPKOVBD FARM MACHWKRT— »il« MM Souteera F»el«r Seemtery At
s > Meeeu. Oa 3 Call at our W wll ' u »>•»<«•“• Co*. Member Nerte Carotin aPoultry Awe. teltee.De-
WCMK nKPxSrrwrsT - V “J 1 FK'Jr Poultry For.rO County Fair. Wteetea, N. C ul O»
*E«Ute4 a SC, D. V. M. FroC es FkyaMocy u 4 Veterinur J offiCC and Qre^^p^ricvr*"* I** 1 ** H *’ l ’ K °
Seine™ at tee Alabum Polytecboie laatltate: Veterinary oC the Alabama i
tm.nl Statloa. Director of Farmera Inetltutee S State Veterinarian ' QA A O CO nV SJra^ tUU—
«f Alabama. Anbura. Alabama. Alan by J>r. J. C- Cwrrw. Aaat Bart. Maa- f Morrtaia ECltcr nt Sontbera Xnrallat AHauta. Oa.
hate. Minn , VeonSer o» the Mlaateota Heraomaa. ' n f ffiiq hjor 3 « 800 “'*
ITOO DFPAJtTMEfTr- (, MmJIO GAB DEN DEPARTMENT—
farm book
netted aad Itertoad h C. L Wtttoncbbr. B. AsrL, Saeretanr Oeorrta Dairy A * if AaaoHattoo. Atlanta. Ca.
and U.a Stark AaaoelaUo.; Dairyman anj Animal Hiubandman. Gaorgia Sf; Q faT Hl KrBB’nUZEI_DCTARTMgNT-_
JCNX»H , Eg* I TO TH’°°ARkt > * rt J. a Adatea. S.' 8.. Meaaaa. On. DtOfitablV. R S £ ol w
: SISI T B. I. 9«lth. former State rntetnoloclrt for Goonrla. g tea National OaoSTaphicaT' Sootety of Wm.hln«tea, tjeturoe at raraare
formerly AMle'aat eatoreolniet Maryland Agricultural Co;lran Eatomolo- 3 leatltutea. la rarion. States, and eontrlbuter to the leadint term panora.
flat for the North Carottna Experiment Statloa. Rainis*. Norte CaaoliaA «2««iTw ntSIGATION DZrAXTMSNT— Edited by J. C. Adama. 88. Meaaaa, Ua.
We have a great many strong Testimonials from FARMERS who use this great Book
Profitably. Lack of space forbids more than we give below.
Milo Andrews, St. Petersburg, Fla.. August, 1911:
Find It to be a valuable book and heartily rncom- - -
mend it to all who are tilling the soil
jo» Steiger, Runge, Texas, August, nil. SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga.,
"It's valuable reading and a book every farmer ’
shouldJiave?’ Enclosed please find $2.25 for which send me * Tilling the
in reply to your letter win say the big farm book Soil for Profit and Pleasure ’ and The Semi-XV eekly Journal
is a book that is needed in every home; when my ~ , TO ot.
neighbors have a sick cow or horse they come to IOT One year.
get my farm book. It is worth many times its
cost to the farmer."
F. P. Christopher, Sycamore, * Ala., August, 1911: -vr * ATT?
I value Tilling the Soil for Profit and Pleasure IN A.MXI,
very highly It has information all through it that
every farmer should know. Would not part with
the copy I own.” pf) ..•••
a f. Powell. Metcalfe, Ga, August 22, 1911: '
"I find much valuable information from the book
Tilling the Soil for Profit and Pleasure.’ I think
the book worth twice its selling price to any one in- p. ]_) State
tarested m farming, fruit-growing and stock-n>S*
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SHACKLEFORD WINS PRIZE
FOR BEST CORN YIELD
BARNESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 18.—S. E.
Shackleford, a rural free delivery car
rier, who lives in Pike county, won the
Rock Hill buggy offered by J. M. Coch
ran to the farmer who produced 100
ears of corn that weighed the most.
The award was made at the Tri-County
fair which recently came to a Close at
Barnesville.
The 100 ears raised by Mr. Shackle
ford weighed 128 1-2 pounds, and were
sold at auction to R. G. Matthews for
$6. The success experienced by Mr.
Shackleford in producing such splendid
yields of corn has encouraged farmers
throughout Pike county to xalse corn
another year according to the besLjjML
most scientific methods.
I DDCHIT n \ aX /JRw Cash, balance S 5 per month, buys
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1 Buggies 129.50 up; Surries
- ■ W WHPy t. $45.00 un; Farm Wagons $40.00
■v ‘up We trust honest people
Z \ located in all parts of the world. I
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PIG BROUGHT UP ON
BOTTLE WEIGHED 488
DAWSON.'-Ga., Nov. 18.— During the re., y
cent cold snap a little pig just 1 year olfi
was killed on the farm of Hon. D. R.
Stewart and balanced the scales at 489
pounds.
The monster piglet had a history that
no other pig could, perhaps, ever boast
of. It reached its Jumbo proportions
in spite of the fact that it was taken in
its infancy, in November, 1910, by Mrs.
Stewart and carefully looked after and
nourished from a bottle until it was large s,
enough to eat solid food. *
The pig thrived and grew rapidly, and
steadily became larger and larger unul
at the end of 12 months it had attained
jyjfih slxe that it wae an act of mercy to
end its existence. \
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