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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917.
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Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agri
cultural College. Athens. Ga.
CHECKING WEEVIL RAVAGES.
Now is the time to begin an active
and concerted fight for the purpose of
minimizing the damage which boll
weevils will do In Georgia next sum
mer. Experience has shown that one of
the most successful tvays of fighting
this best is through the destruction of
the cotton stalks in the early fall. Im
mediately the cotton is picked out this
work should be commenced with vigor
and dispatch. A survey of the state in
dicates that weevils have been found
during the season now closing in all
the counties in the southwestern part of
the state..and in some sections the dam
age has been severe. In this connection
it is Important to state that the boll
weevil lives on cotton alone. Therefore,
if the plants are destroyed In the early
fall before frosts occur and before the
boll weevil has gone into winter quar
ters. its host plant not being available,
large numbers of the weevil necessarily
starve to death or the functions of their
bodies are so greatly reduced that they
cannot survive the cold weather of the
winter.
In fighting every pest which attacks
crops useful to man, nature has always
provided a relatively simple and effective
way of checking its inroads. There
is nothing mysterious about the plan
suggested. It is something that can oe
put into effect immediately on every
farm. It is a cheap method of fighting
this pest: therefore, every farmer who
fs wise and judicious should employ this
method. Not only will a large number
of weevils be starved or destroyed by
being buried completely in the ground
through the turning under of the infest
ed stalks, but' thousands of eggs and the
young worms which may develop Into
weevils before frost will be killed as
well. Thus, in the state of Georgia
alone, if there is co-operative, systemat
ic effort on the part of all cotton grow
ers millions upon millions of this pest
may be destroyed cheaply and quickly.
On the other hand, if the stalks are not
turned under and the ground plowed just
as soon as possible, millions of weevils
will survive the winter and be ready
just as soon as the cotton comes out of
the ground to start their depredations,
and thus, in many instances, the farm
er’s crop may be completely destroyed.
Since cotton is our main money crop
and likely to continue so it does not
seem that we would neglect this oppor
tunity of dealing effectively with its
one great and serious enemy. It is now
bringing a high price and this is bound
to continue in so far as any economist
can determine at this time. Apparently,
there will be a great demand for cotton
next year because the world’s reserve
supplies are low and the consumption of
cotton greatly increased by the demands
of the war.
There is another great advantage in
destroying the stalks in the fall. Where
this is done the land in many instances
has been thoroughly prepared for plant
ing early next spring. Everyone knows
that in fighting the weevil early plant
ing is a matter of the utmostt impor
tance. Those familiar with our sea
sonal conditions in the southeast know
that, as a rule, fall-plowed land can be
planted much earlier than spring
plow’ed land. Moreover, cotton loves a
fairly firm seed bed, and, as a rule, if
the land is disked or harrowed thor
oughly in the spring, it will be suf
ficiently friable to enable the farmer to
Immediately bed it for cotton; whereas,
if he has to wait for the spring to pre
pare his land, the soil often dries out
and the seed bed becomes so loose that
it is hard to obtain a stand, .and cer
tainly early planting can seldom be
accomplished.
Remember in this connection that the
earlier the cotton stalks are destroyed
the better. If the work is done in Sep
tember it will generally be an advantage.
It should certainly be accomplished in
the early part of October. Some one
will say immediately that this is im
practicable because a large part of the
cotton crop cannot be picked out until
the first of November or later. This
no doubt applies to some sections which
the boll weevil has not invaded, but in
those sections where the damage is most
severe there will never be a top crop of
cotton because the weevils destroy it so
'completely in the late summer and early
fall. Tn other words, under boll weevil
conditions the farmer must depend on
gathering a profitable crop of cotton
from those bolls which set on very early
in the season and mature rapidly, or, in
other words, before the weevil develops
sufficiently to effectively attack them.
As to the method of destroying the
stalks the best practice will be to plow
them under. Covering them deeply is
absolutely essential. If the stalks are
not large, say over three feet high, they
may. be well covered into the soil by
attaching a heavy chain to the colter
nnd to the end of the doubletree. On
plows without colters the chain may be
attached to the beam. Enough slack, of
course, must be left to drag the stalks
down successfully. A relatively heavy
haln should be used, because the stalks
at the season indicated are green and
tou’gh and have a considerable re
sistance on that account. Remember
: oat it is very, very important to cover
the stalks thoroughly and to a depth of
several inches. Those who have been
practicing shallow plowing in the past
will now find it essential if they expect
to continue the cultivation of cotton on
a profitable basis to use heavier turning
plows in the future than they have em
ployed in the past.
Where the stalks are very <all. say
four or five feet, the disk or cutaway
harrow must often be resorted to to
break them down sufficently to permit
of the plow turning them under to a
proper depth. When this implement is
used the gangs must be set at an angle
that will enable the disk to cut deeply
and successfully straddle each row. In
some instances it may be necessary to
go over the rows twice. Occasionally
the ground becomes so hard that the
stalks can not be turned under in the
fall. Every one in the southeastern
states is familiar with the fact that we
frequently have dry periods in the au
tumn. When this occurs one should rip
up the stalks with a bull tongue or with
any sort of an implement that will
destroy the roots and lift them out of
the ground so they will die quickly.
While this is not as desirable a prac
tice as plowing them under, the destruc
tion of the stalks is a matter of such
I fundamental Importance that this meth-
I od should be resorted to rather than to
permit them to grow and so afford food
and shelter for millions of weevils.
Burning the stalks is a suicidal prac
tice. Our lands now are entirely too
low in nitrogen. This element is very
costly and likely to be more so because
of the war’s demands. When the cot-
I ton stalks are burned the nitrogen is
destroyed or driven off Into the air
in the form of gas. The farmer who
burns up his cotton stalks will destroy
several dollars worth of this valuable
fertilzer element per acre. We can not
stand such a loss, and therefore, des
troying the stalks by burning is little
short of a criminal practice and should
be discouraged at a time when the na
tion faces the greatest crisis in its hls
tory. Sometimes a farmer may graze
his cotton fields to some advantage but
no matter how thoroughly the fields
may be cleaned up by this practice, a
large number of weevils will find cover
In a field so handled.
In destroying weevils, remember that
no matter what your friends or neigh
bors may do. you should lake every pre
caution yourself. On the other hand.
Isolated action in fighting this pest is
to be deplored. There never was a time
when the farmers needed to get togeth
er and co-operate more than in those lo
calities which the weevil has invaded.
Concerted action on every farm and
plantation will materially reduce the
number of weevils available to damage
the crop next year. Naturally if only a
few farmers plow down the stalks, the
weevils will hibernate in neighboring
fields in very great numbers and be
ready to attack the adjoining farms in
the early spring.
Farmers, merchants and business men
everywhere must get behind
the movement to starve out the boll
weevil, and should insist through the
organization of community clubs, and
even larger organizations upon uniform
action looking to the early and complete
destruction of cotton stalks.
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TREATING A CASE OF DISORDERED
DIGESTION.
W. J. 1)., Cedartown, Ga., writes: 1 have
n row with a young calf. When the calf
waa three weeks old her bowels got loose.
And then she got a lump under her chin, and
her udder is sw'ollen some. 1 feed her on
cottonseed meal, corn meal, shorts, cotton
seed hulls and hay. I would like to have
a remedy for the' trouble.
Disorders of the blood and improper
feeding may account for the trouble you
are experiencing with your cowl We
suggest that the firsl thing you do is to
giv# her a good dosA of opening medi
cine and follow this up for two or
three days in succession. For this pur
pose we think there is probably nothing
more satisfactory than Epsom salts in
1 and 1 1-2-pound doses. Dissolve in
war mwrater and give as a drench. You
should then use some sort of tonic pow
ders which will tend to build up the di
gestive system. A great variety of these
powders may be used. We suggest that
you try the following one for a little
while:
Sulphate of iron. 4 ounces; nitrate of
potash, 2 ounces; ginger root, 2 ounces;
gentian root, 2 ounces; nux vomica seed,
2 ounces.
Pulverize these materials very thor
oughly and mix together. Give a small
heaping teaspoonful in the food two or
three times daily. Discontinue the use
of the cottonseed meal and hulls for a
couple of weeks and feed In place bran
mashes made by pouring boiling water
over wheat bran. Give only clean,
bright hay. Water and feed regularly.
The swollen bag should be bathed in
hot water three times daily and rubbed
say with camphorated vaseline there
after. If this treatment does not ef
fect a cure the trouble is probably due
to some derangement of the organic
system.
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DESTROYING LICE ON A MULE.
I*. U. J., Broxton, Ga., writea: What
will take Hee off a mule? I bought a
young mule out of a drove and did not know
that she had Hee. Also what will take
ticks off ti cow? What will make a eow
ratten? T feed her meal and hulls nnd she
runs on beans and oats pasture.
Lice are no uncommonly met with on
mules, and when an animal once becomes
infested it is difficult to destroy these
parasites. The chances are that posts
where the animal rubs itself and the stall
where ft stands will become infested,
hence the lice are liable to get on other
animals and It Is hard to control the
spread of the pest as a rule. The litter
in the stall should be removed and
burned. The stall should then be white
washed and thoroughly disinfected. It
is important that the cracks be thor
oughly penetrated with a highly disinfec
tant solution and that the rubbing posts
be similarly treated. The animal should
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■ then be subjected to a thorough wash
' Ing with a solution of one part of creo-
lin to 50 parts of water. It is very im
portant that this work be thoroughly
I and effectually done so that no part of
' the body will escape treatment. Use
i this solution again in a few days and
j this method of treatment, if persistent-
I ly followed up will enable you to de
: stroy the lice.
Os course, this is a pernicious para
site and If allowed to multiply on an
I animal will tend to make it puny.
On a small farm ticks can be taken,
off of cows in one of several ways. Hand
i picking is not an unusual method to pur
sue. One should examine the animal
■ very closely to be certain that all ticks
i are secured. An examination should be
! made at least every day. Ticks taken
off should, of course, be destroyed and
not thrown on the ground. Ticks may
also be scraped off with a dull knife and
then the legs and tail and other parts
of the body should be kept greased with
a carbolized lard or crude petroleum.
The chances are that you are not feed
ing your cow a ration which will induce
her to fatten. If you will give her an
abundance of clean, palatable hay or fod
der and a ration consisting of equal
parts of cottonseed meal nd corn meal
you .should be able to fatten her. A
little succulent feed such as winter
pastures should afford will be very help
ful in keeping the system in good con
dition. Liberal feeding is, of course,
essential.
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TREATING THE UDDER OF A FREE
MILKING SOW.
T. N. G„ Kastman, Ga., writes: I bare
h bog four years old; has had three litter*
of pigs in good condition. She will weigh
about 200 pound*. There is something
wrong with her udder. The teats swell up
and burst. It does not seem to make her
sick. I have been giving her blood medi
cine, but she does not get any better.
Would be glad to know jrhat to do for her.
It seetjis quite evident from the de
scription contained in your letter that
your sow has suffered from congestion
of the udder. This might be due to
several causes: Possibly the udder was
badly congested at the time of farrow
ing and the milk was not promptly and
completely drawn out by the young pigs.
It is nt>t unusual for the udder to be
come congested at farrowing time, and
it should be examined promptly and
carefully and any excess of milk which
the pigs do not need drawn from it.
When congestion is very bad one should
use hot fomentations several times a
day. The bathing should be continued
for at least twenty minutes in water
as hot as the hands can stand, then the
udder should be rubbed with a cam
phorated ‘liniment and It should be
kneaded gently but persistently. Treat
ment of this kind for a few days will
afford relief and,will often cure what
would otherwise become an aggravated
and disastrous case.
There is nothing you can do for your
sow now under the circumstances, as we
judge from what you say that a part of
the udder has lost its function. We do
not think that blood medicine is likely
to cure the trouble. We are Inclined
to believe that an abundance of easily
digested food will prove more satisfac
tory. We think you should feed your
sow for some time on shorts reduced to
a fairly thin slop with skim milk. If
this does not build her up and reinvigor
ate her the best thing you can do is to
fatten her and dispose of her.
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TREATING A CASE OF SLOBBERS.
T. 1.. 8.. Timmonsville, 8. C., writes: I
bought a young mule about three weks ago
and she slobbers like a cow, and 1 do not
know how to prevent it. Would be glad
for any help yon can give me.
Slobbering, or salivation, may be
caused by a number of things. It is a
trouble not uncommonly met with in
mules. It may be due to bad food. By
this I mean moldy or dirty food, or
partly decayed or fermented food. It
may be also due to the excessive use of
drugs or to sore mouth arising from
various causes. Slobbering is frequently
associated With bad teeth. It may also
be caused by a partial paralysis of some
parts of the head or throat.
The first thing to do is. to examine the
mule very carefully and see if you can
find the cause of the trouble and correct
the same. If the teeth are sharp and
jagged they should be filed down. In
case there is anything wrong with the
food, stop using the supply on hand and
get some that is in first-class condition.
If the glands of the neck appear to be
diseased or swollen, tincture of iodine
may be painted thereon or It may be
made up as an ointment and rubbed in.
This often proves of some value.
Colds should be treated much as in
the case of human beings It is first
desirable to use a purgative. For this
purpose there is probably nothing better
or cheaper than epsom salts, though oils
may be used to advantage. Aloes and
other drugs may be used for this pur
pose. After the alimentary tract has
been thoroughly cleansed the use of
some tonic condition powder will often
prove desirable. A great variety of
these medicines may be used but prob
ably there is nothing better than the
one suggested below: sulphate of iron,
two ounces; nitrate of potash (saltpe
ter). two ounces; gentian root (pulver
ized), two ounces; nux vomica seed (pul
verized), one ounce and giner root (pul
verized), one ounce. These ingredients
should be thoroughly pulverized and
mixed and a heaping teaspoonful given
in the food three times daily. In case
your mule will not eat the powder, omit
the gentian root and add linseed meal.
This should be fed strictly according to
directions. There is no use, however, j
in giving medicines unless you put yotfr
mule under the best saintary conditions. I
protect it from drafts and from over- 1
feeding for a few days and feed on the
best and most easily assimilated foods. ,
HANDLING THE VELVET BEAN
CROP.
C. B. M.. Norcros*. Ga.. writes: I would
like direction* for the growing of velvet
beau*. Which does best in this country. j
the velvet or soy bean? How can 1 keep
weevils out of the dried pea*, bean*, etc. ? I
How is the best way to save sweet potatoes
through the winter?
According to our experience and ob
servation. we would advise the combi- 1
nation of velvet beans in corn. This is
the simplest way of handling the crop.
It has the advantage of increasing the
yield of forage per acre, does not reduce
the yield of corn under proper condi
tions, the vines and pods can be grazed
until after frost, the cost per acre is
small, the soil can be built up by this I
practice and the seeds are free from in
sect attacks by reason of their hardness.
Some •of the varieties we suggest as
best adapted for use In Georgia are
those known as the 90-Day Running,
100-Day, the Medium Early and the Ex
tra Early. The extra early varieties
should, of course, be grown in north
Georgia. The late varieties will mature
satisfactorily in south Georgia. In ad
dition, the Chinese and Osceola can be
cultivated to advantage in south Geor
gia. The velvet bean, while best adapted
to sandy soil, grows well in clay lands.
As a rule, it is best to plant velvet
beans by dropping one by every hill of
corn. A bushel of seed will usually plant
four to five acres.
The soy bean, of course, does fairly
well in this section of the country and
makes very good yields. It produces a
very good bean for use as human food.
It is best grown by itself. It should
be planted in drills about 2 1-2 to 3 feet
apart. The land should be well fertil
ized with phosphoric acid and under nor
mal conditions,) with potaah as well. It
will take front two to three pecks to
plant an acre, depending a good deal on
the size and variety selected. The Mam
moth Yellow is one of the best varieties
to plant for general cultivation. Soy
beans can be cut with a corn harvester
or an ordinary binder.
The most important thing in curing
sweet potatoes is to dry out the surplus
moisture they contain when first dug.
They should not be harvested until ma
ture. The maturity may be ascertained
by breaking the potato and exposing it
to the light for a few miniftes. If water
arises to the surface when broken and
stands they are not sufficiently matured.
If the exposed part dries off. the potato
is mature. After digging, if the weather
is fair it is good practice to let the
potatoes stand in the sunshine for a few
days so as to thoroughly dry them out.
Then put them in a hill where the
ground is well drained. They should be
piled up in a V-shaped heap. Cover with <
straw for a few days, then as the po- I
tatoes dry out and the weather gets |
cooler, cover with earth, the covering <
being increased as the season advances.
Leave a ventilated space at the top
where the potatoes are covered only
with straw. It is best to build a shelter
over the top of the heap. This is the
cheapest and best way for the average
home. This is not the very best way
for the loss by decay is quite great, but
Unless one is able to build a storage
house it is the best method.
Weevils may be destroyed by treating
with carbon-bisulphide. One pound of
carbon-bisulphide should be used to a
ton of grain. The beans or peas should
be put in relatively airtight boxes and
a proportion of the material placed In
shallow dishes on top of the grain. This
should be left for a few hours. Since
the carbon-bisulphide is heavier than
air it will penetrate to the bottom of the
box. This treatment should be repeated
in the course of a few days. Remember
that this material Is readily inflammable
so do not handle in the presence of i
lights. The offensive odor caused there- ;
from can be destroyed by allowing the
beans or peas to air for several days.
• • •
need of a balanced ration.
W T. S., Jennings, Fla., writes: I have
a sow that' 1* down in her loins. She has
been this way about six weeks. I have
used turpentine, but it did no good. Would
like tor you to give me a remedy.
You do not say whether your hog is
confined or not. The chances are that
she is. However, the symptoms she
has developed are frequently due to
feeding animals In confined pens on corn
exclusively. Corn does not contain a
sufficient amount of either protein or
ash matter to meet the requirements of
hogs and if they are fed exclusively on
it for any length of time they are liable
to break down in the hindquarters, be
cause of the malnutrition of the mus
cles and the bones which make up the
skeleton. This difficulty may be over-?
come by turning your hog out where
she may have the use of a fair range i
and changing the ration. We advise |
that you cut out corn altogether for a |
little While and use shorts or a combina- j
ation of shorts and peanut meal, or any
other carrier of a high per cent of pro
tein. Shorts and peanut meal might
be mixed together In eqiyl parts and i
fed in the form of a relatively thin slop. ;
Judicious but abundant feeding is es-,
sential. i
You should also supply your sow with
an abundance of mineral matter. Make
a mixture, for instance, of coal ashes
and lime, finely ground raw rock phos
phate to which a little salt may be add
ed. Place in a box in the yard or pen.
Hogs often show a great avidity for
this kind of food when In the condition
you mention. Corn cobs can also be
placed before them to advantage. If
you are feeding slops containing soap ?
powders, discontinue this practice at •
once. Kitchen slops, however, when ;
free from these or from glass
or broken dishes may be fed to advan-1
tage and may be used in the absence of '
meal to reduce the shorts to a suitable i
condition for feeding.
* • •
THE COMPOSITION OF LEADING,
CONCENTRATES.
B. B. L.. -Montezuma, Ga., writes: 1
wnnM like to know the amount of protein
to be found In cottonseed meal, corn and
velvet hean meal.
The amount of protein tn cottonseed
meal varies considerably, depending on I
the grade of this material. Good meal
contains 31. g per cent prime meal, 34.(5
per cent, choice meal 37 per cent.
There is aproximately 6.9 per cent oflj
protein In corn meal.
Velvet beans contain approximately
18.1 per cent of protein.
These figures refer to the amount of
digestible protein in the various con
centrates mentioned and not to the total
or gross amount as shown by chemical
analysis. Naturally only that part of
the food which is digestible is of value s
to animals consuming It. You will ob
serve. therefore, that cottonseed meal
contains from three to four times as
much protein as corn meal and about
twice as much as velvet beans, while
velvet beans contain about twice as
much protein as corn meal.
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