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84 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [January,
thereafter half an ounce of saltpeter
with a drachm of chlorate of potash,
bathe the bag with hot water and
rub with camphorated lard. If the
food being too rich or abundant is
the cause of trouble reduce the same.
If from acrid plants these must be
tken out of the feed. Induration
(hardening) of the udder may be
overcome by rubbing with a combination
of iodine ointment one part, soft
soap two parts or mercurial ointment
and soap may be used. Careful milking
is imperative.—Ed.
MILLET SEED—CHECKING ROT IN
APPLES—FLOATS^POTASH
IN GRANITE.
1. I would like to know the value of
millet seed as a feed for stock or
poultry. Also its usual value on the
market.
2. I give you my experience in saving
apples that have rotten specks
on them which you wish to save. Cut
out the spot and fill with slacked
lime. For two years I have taken
some of my best culls after packing
and treated them with lime in this
way and they keep all right. It kills
the rot and forms a dry skin or crust
just like it does on a cut potato that
has been limed.
3. "Would also like some one to give
their experience with floats or ground
South Carolina rock. How long does
it take to become available? What
is its market value? The agents ask
as much for the ground rock as they
do for dissolved. How much sulphuric
acid does it take to dissolve a
ton?
4. I saw some time ago that the Department
of Agriculture had discovered
that granite stone carried a
large percentage of potash and that it
could be maunfactured for one cent
per pound. What kind of stone do
they call granite? And why is it that
some one is not after it?
W. F. KYGER.
Rockingham Co., Va.
1. Millet seed contains 11 per cent,
of protein, 57 per cent, of carbohydrate,
and 4 per cent, of fat. With
these constituents it ought to be a
good feed for stock, but it should
never be fed unground, as it is so
small that it cannot be properly
ground up by the animals whilst eating
it, and in this form it is indigestible.
Stewart says that ground it is
good feed for horses. There has been,
however, much complaint that millet
hay, when fed to horses with the
seed in it, causes derangement of the
kidneys. It is, fed to hogs in ithe
West to some extent. For poultry, it
is a good feed. We cannot give market
value, as it is not dealt in on this
market except for seed. For this purpose
the seedsmen quote it regularly.
3. In this issue, in an article by
Professor Massey, you will find some
remarks as to
floats. If used
the availability of
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