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Vol XXXIII Na . 34
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1918
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Thiety FiHh Suggestions
jay Tf AIT OUTLEA
1VETEWHARYPR0BLEMS
Pink-Ey In Cttl
000 pounds and if this soil is poor and
unsuited Jor bacteria activities Jt. is
very improbable -that the mixing of
one part, 500 pounds, of this new fer
tilizer with 4.000 uarts. 2.000.000.
pounds, of Jhe soil will so change its THE disease of the eyes of cattle to
AST year more than 7000. horses ,tent;of:,this so-called, new 'fertilizer place for these pedigreed bacteria to' eye" is pooularlv riven ilTont
AJA j ,.wUiman .-rancrps frnm 4 nArnt ; nt,0 m. ;., nA-t f .u? CJfC. 15 popuiany given is contagious
ana nas been more or less common
throughout the South for at least the
past 25 or 30 years. There is an in
flammation of the outer membrane
(cornea) of "the eye and a small ab-
Lwere killed and used; for;-human granges ,fron4.45 percent in. one sam- live and perform the miracles ascrib
r j jn Paris. ' - , ; J Pie t0 Per cent in another.. Such ed to them. In the popular expres-
1 "V1'-" :a l6fwv moisture content as 4.45 per sion of the times, we "must be shown."
restricted -i to 2 cent may be rather unfavorable to the
mur TTntrlish are
month" tier ner. life of these highly , bred bacteria.
son in the household,the .French to J Dd bacteria will scarcely petform Com and Velvet Beans VcKUS Com scess often forms between
and Tankagef or Brood nlytransparent
our own Food Administration reduces ' : The pamphlet in question is full of
Sows and Pigs
the thin
lavers of
this membrane, or outer portion of
tne tront part of the eye-baH.
the use ot sugar in we oucuwiu w tacts and near-facts, applied in a way, "PAN-1 better afford to buy velvet There is first noticed a redne
this country the pnghsh level o 2 , ap,Darently intended to misleady; or at eans at $l50 a bushefZn corn th Sye; with rflow of tears "Jd
pounds per Psonnf.Ppm.0; -'u Z an. apphcation not justi; at $2 a bushel for feedirig brood sows great sensitiveness to light. That is,
nounds oer month per, person, Or fied bvlcnown facts. We have nnt the fk i.-i... " ' ., . . si
fliiu " . - -"c iigui seems lo cause tne animal
and velvet beans:
ahrnit two-fifths- what we have been SDace t0 discuss them all but the fnl
accustomed to using, is, asking more lowing are fair samples': It is claimed
of us than appears from the above that, "In nitrogehonb ton of Phos
comparison, becausewe have heen ac-- pho-Germ is equivalent to 10 tons of
customed to using more , in uormal good stable manure,wthat is, that
times than our European Allies, But one. ton of Phos-pho-Germ -contains
for the good of the causTthe Amen- , about 100 pounds of "nitrogen, lor 10 Digestible protein
can people wiu qo voiunxaTMy wnai is tons ot, average, stable manure con
a matter of necessity in Europe. ' We tains, about 100 pounds of nitrogen,
save wheat and we can and. will save And yet in another 'place it is 'only
all the sugar needed for our soldiers .claimed to. contain 60 pounds of ni
and our Allies. : Y trogeh -to the ton or 3 per cent, and
r ' . in " the 5 analyses of the material
The following shows the digestible Tiu Cye, is generally ;
nutrients in 100 wntiAk. each of orn f closed. After a few days the
- - - I 100 Ib.
Nutrtenta J 100 nf.Com Velyet Bgana
Digestible protein 7.5 lbs. . 18.1 lbs.
Diesttble atrbohydrti, 67.S tbs. 60.8 lbs.
Digestible , fat , . , , 4.8 lbs. - 5.8 lbs.
A So-called New Fertilizer
A NORTH Carolina reader writes:
"I am enclosing a booklet on fer
tilizer. Do you think it a true repre
sentation or is it a "fraud? "Also, do
Brood sows and pigs should have
digestible protein in the prdportion
of one part to Vi to 6 parts of di
gestible Carbohydrates and fats. ' In
which 'we have, it is shown to only corn the proportions are 1 to 10.4 and
contain from 8.4 pounds to 11.4 in velvet beans (seed) 1 to 3.5. It is,
pounds, of nitrogen to the ton, or therefore, apparent that corn has too
about one-half of 1 per cent. little protein, while velvet beans have
; Tt i also stated that in nhncnhnniA too much;in proportion to the carbo-
1 ton is equal to 56 tons of good hydrates and fats. Either alone is
you think it would pay on thin-land stable manure; in potash equal to 10 Pinly nota suitable feed for brood
wheat better than other fefttliz
en
ers
We believe the pamphlet enclosed
does not represent facts. Thefe are
no known facts whicn justify the
statements made. We do not believe
cornea or transparent part of the
eyeball shows a cloudiness usually
starting or being more apparent near -the
center of the eye. As the disease
progresses this cloudy, or white spot
increases until the whole eye-ball ap-'
.pea$s $o be covered with a white
"skin," but as a matter of fact this
cloudiness or white appearance is due
to a deposit between the layers of the .
cornea, instead of to the formation ,
of any covering on the outer surface. '
In many cases a yellow speck soon
appears where the white spot first -started
and in the course of a few
days more, blood vessels may be
plainly seen radiating from this yelt
low center. ' These small blood ves
sels increase until the whole eye-ball
may take on a red or pink color, thus
We are told that-Phos-pho-Germ is
rich in organic matter,; but; we are
this fertilizer, at the price" quoted by nt told how rich We are told, how-
our inquirer, $40 a ton, will pay as. ever, that This organic matter is in
tons and , n "lime" ennal trt ft tons SOWS ana plgS. It Corn IS USed Velvet
nhtrrrA etahle mamirp MnnA nf tViecp 'beans, tankage or some other feed
comparisons is correct, fas shown by . "ch:n Pr?5in ust be mixed with it. forming the basis for the common
the analyses or by any known facts. un ne oine n? 11 veivet Deans are or popular .name "pink-eye."
usea some leea liKe corn ricn in car- . , Al ,
bohydrates must be used with them yellow spot marks the location,
to balance the ration. the formation of a small abscess.
This abscess always breaks outward,
Equal parts . of corn and velvet if it breaks at all; but owing to an in
well for wheat as some other-f ertiliz- the shape of humus," yet we know beans give 1 part of digestible protein crease in the fluid in the front part of
crs he may use at ruling market - xnat. it oniy iurnisnes nurogen ai tne to 5.b7 parts of carbohydrajes ana the cavity of the eye-ball there is a
rate ot al to .5 per cent, we are fats and should form a suitable ra
also -told ahat this new 'fertilizer tion for sows and pigs.J
should be applied "on poor, worn-out . , is'.u.i
prices
This inquiry and the .booklet ac-
COttlna n vin or it refore. in o enrnUaA
"new" fertilizer, which is being.adver- . s 500 ft0 f Ztgct 'V
tised in certain agricultural publica- at. a cost of from $10, to $20 an acre
lions and through the United States Pric? qted in our inquiry
mails under the name of Phos-ohd- - .W,U ?Lve an application of 2,1
Germ. The Vrthrwtv PWr M.. pounds to 5. pounds ot nitrogen per
dined to publish an advertisement of
this material when offered; because
we believed it was misleading and be
cause in our ooinioft the claims made
therein did not represent established
acre, equivalent in nitrogen to about
as well as corn by hogs, but if the
beans are soaked until just a little
soft the hogs will usually eat them
readily ,
A mixture of equal parts of corn
30 to 90 pounds of cottonseed meal or and velvet beans will cost $3,04 a hun
from 15 to 35 pounds of nitrate of dred pounds.
soda per acre. " ' a mixture of one pari of tankage
It is, thereiore, sate to state tnat (60 per cent) and eight parts of corn
tible
s
facts. Even if the rlalme Af trA if in "lant foods Phos-oho-Germ Is not wjh furnish nne cart- of dicrestibl
true, which we verv miirti Aht - a high grade "fertilizer and is not orotein to SA Parts of carbohydrate
there are no facts known "to agricul- worth anything near what is asked an(j fats and will make an excellent
fin al science which - in mir nnifiinn for it. , ; . feed for brood sows and pigs.- Of
As to the value of. the bacteria
feed for brood sows and pigs..
such a mixture 100 pounds will cost
great pressure exerted which causes
a bulging of the front of the eye-batt,
and after the abscess breaks out
through the outer membranes, this
pressure often causes the thin inner
membranes to break and the contents ,
of the eye-ball to escape." When this 1
occurs the sight of the eye is de
stroyed, but when only the mem
branes over the outer part of the ab
scess11 break, which is the usual re
sult, there may be complete restora
tion "of sight. In fact, it is often sur
prising how completely vision is re
stored, considering the bad appear-;
ance of the eye during the progress'
of the disease. , . -
Both eyes may become affected, but
justity the. extravaerant claims -made
or this material - if i rUitnA'tirnnfstitm. that is M 75 at $2 a bushel for corn and $110 ,.e.oii,, . fflA vr1 A
We have before us five analyses not proved, nor is it probably possible a ton for tankage. At $100 a ton for before any trouble is noticed in the
made by three prominent chemists to prove their value. It seems quite the tankage such a mixture would other eye. Only occasionally is the'
The first line in the table below gives" -certain .that if a soil is so deficient in cost about $3.73 per.hundred pounds, sight destroyed in one eye, and still
the average of these five analyses, the organic matter and other necessary It is seen that the mixture of corn more seldom-is . the sight -of both-
second line the largest amounts of materials that bacteria cannot Jive in and vdvet beafls ig cheaper than,the eyes destroyed.. In fact, practically :
P'aut foods found, the. third line the it.' the mixing of 500 to. J,0p0 pounds cofn and tankage mixture, because complete recovery, is the common re-
'owest amounts- ri,t tAA tA of1 a material, which is evidently not , . t M Aa,n. a ti -w a suit
, .7 ? v i.uiii, iwvus iuuuu) -- ; . , VCIVCI vUCd.ua ait vvv y,w'
iourrh htio j . r . i . rich nro-nnir marter. witn sav . . ,1
claims made-for Phos
e Manufacture
po-vjerm
th
rlaims
th
purporting:.to:come frdm : 000)00 -pounds. of such a soilw Lnot als0 because
tcturers, and the fifth; line -change its character sufficiently to bushl-rfurni
- t. . -if - . .m.U !f A-nnA inUA frr these nac- .
made by the manufielfif ers. in ' ke it a good place for these Dac- chea er than tankage at $100 a ton,
tena to live ana ao meir vu aftef auowing a feir valie for the
work, ' r. carbohydrates and fats they contain.
There is no "royal road" or "short Allowing 2 cents a pound for the
cut" to rich soils. Organic matter, digestible carbohydrates in velvet
corn at $2 a bushel, and Owing to the pain and the fact that
: do r
show a
velvet beans at $1.50 a the eyes are kept shut, cattle do not
furnish digestible protein
Phosphoric Add - ,; ' ' ' ' a-g
i, 12.04
i 18.88
3 4.45
It is hut
12.76
13.85
11.95
11.91
12.55
11.101
to
I
3
1.88
0.00
11 to 13
pr. ot.
.47
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8.00
5.00
tor. ct
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eat well and calves often
great falling off in flesh. --?
TJie disease usually affects a large
proportion of the herd, but it does
not usually spread, rapidly, and con
sequently, if the diseased cattle are
removed or isolated and the stables- '
disinfected the disease can often be
cut short or the number of animals '-.
lir II K VII .AI II M 1IU3 111.1 M. UA 111011 U-AlbVWV hh d . ;
suitable places in which desiraoie ible protci at m tents a pound, "" r'i, "nV ni3 -
..... . r. .i.-... j ,a ,itieA . r. . . nv . :.i ed nart of the eve (iris) is not direct-
wnue tanicage at iw a xon lurmuca - j .. . .
pT. Ot.
.os
innUeH. are the means bv which our Vo-tA jf witt be found that velvet
..WO'' w : - - m ... lM..fcHKV . K '
S.25 -'sous are 10 ue xiupiuvcu .-Deans at $i.ou a Dusnei xurnisu uigcoi-
u-fliVitfA and we advise &1YV
--our. readers to, stick to these tried ,diffestibl, ,0rotein at 7.55 cents a leased, but owing to tne i in-
laCtUrer tl. ....J MAfl,A4e until he.tt.ef OtteS j Ai a. wA rmi1r1
a" that It.vww.-S. ?! 'ire oroved. . . -y ' nrefer the corn and tankage e, -:.?tw berthed
rX"! f0 " Stains, bi o e . ih'at bacteria - play an important ut at the prices quoted we think we ens a aaer .
ton six or scvtjii uivuvs v v . - j
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uavicim 11 It ' . " . - ,v . .. . - "
U1 be noted that the .water con- soil over an acre weighs about 2j000,
the brood stsws.
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