The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07

T. b. NJ, Ethca, Miss: have on my place about
20 tons Of sorghum stalk, after having passed
through the mill, and is now in two-thirds decom
posed state What do you think of it as fertilizer
for cotton ami other crops?
Should judge sorghum bagasse to have about
the same manurial value as oat or rye straw
Unless very thoroughly rotted its effects
would be small. For contributing humus to
the soil, or for for a diluent of concentrated
chemical fertilizers, it has some valae when
thoroughly rotted.
J. H. S., Washignton, Ca How would acid
phosphate, cotton seed meal and stable, and COW
lot manure do on red land, for cotton and water
melons, mean to mix them together.
very excellent mixture for cotton, say ten
bushels each of stable and lot manure, fifty
pounds of meal and two hundred pounds OF
acid phosphate. For corn the meal might be
increased to one hundred pounds. Above
quantities for one acre. For melons the meal
might be increased still more--two hundred
pounds per acre.
J. NJ. GAINESVILLE Ga. I have fifty acres of stub
Die land wish to put in cotton this year. Fifteen
acres OF the land planted in peas, after wheat
was cut and made a Iank growth of vines, which
was left on land. None ofthe fifty acres have been
plowed yet-wili begin TO break with twohorse
ploW as soon as the weather will admit-soil gray
with clay subsoil: land made roo pounds seed cotton
per acre when i'll cotton last. want to make 1000
pounds per acre this year. My plan 10 manure is to
put 200 pounds acid phosphate per acre in bed. l.
Would fifty pounds cotton seed meal per acre be
profitable? So would be best TO put in with seed
when planting, or put with acid phosphate. The
latter contains l.S5 per cent ofpotash Please ad-
wise me if my plan of fcrtilizng correct fnot adj
wise me as to the best method l have, also, thirty
acres that was in in ST. isoil OF same character
that will put in cotton. Have the manure from
eight cows, fed for dairy purpose, and four mules
stalls have been kept well Uttered and all saved
under shelter and dampened occasionally. VIII
compost this with three tons of acid phosphate
with 1.S5 er cent ofpotash have sixty twohoTse
wagon loads Of the manure al least 900 of 10000
pounds; will this be enough acid phosphate for the
manure? VIII it contain ammonia enough for both
cotton and corn without adding cotton seed meal,
which would have TO buy? Cows have been fed on
corn meal pea meal, bran and cotton seed mixed
twice per day
/. Your plan is good. The so pounds OF cot
ton seed meal would probably pay. Mix it
with the acid posphate-never put cotton
seed meal in contact with seeds that are ex-
pected to grow.
?. Three tons of acid phosphate will be suf-
ficient for very good manuring of the thirty
acres. 1t would require good deal more of it,
say tons, to mix with the manure You have,
to make compost like that put up by Fur
mans formula, but still yours will be a good
artcle-not deficient in ammonia for cotton,
and enough for corn
W. s. D., louisville, Ga; wish to plant cotton
where corn was planted ast year, and use acid
phosphate and cotton seed. Shouldt be composted,
win it do well to put both i'll drill and bed
it? If so, when should it be put in drill? Ii not,
please give me formula for composing it. How
much would be a liberal amount per acre? The
IN 80. ~
out anything.
Put in drill together at once and test on
them, completing bed just before planting.
Fifteen bushels seed and 200 pounds of phos-
plate will be enough for an acre.
r C. w, Rays Mill, GA My land is pine, with
yellow subsoil from fifteen to twenty inches below
the surface, which has been making about SEQ
pounds OF seed cotton per acre. with 100 pounds of
guauo ! now wish to plant in long staple cotton
and apply cotton-seed meal, kainit and Baldwin's
gusnos together with eow-lot manure How much
of above can apply to an acre? ?. How prepare
my land?
l. 100 pounds guano; 100 of kainit; 60 bush
els of lot manure, and so pounds Of G. S. meal.
g Your soil is light and does not call for
deep breaking. Long staple cotton has a
larger weed than upland, and calls for more
distance. Lay off rows five feet apart, put in
manure and bed on it. making beds rather flat.
O. T. f., Mt. Vernon Springs, y. c. /. What
was the mCdus opeIandi of cultivation and fertil-
zing that those Georgia men used, who made 500
pounds lint cotton per acre?
.. In CONSTITUTION OF December G, 1887 az W.
W." says that he heard Judge Sanders make a
speech by which he learned how to feed horses and
mules 50 that one bushel Of corn was equal to six
and quarter bushels.
We would like TO know Judge Sanders plan.
3. Is timothy better to sow with clover on soil
slightly sandy han orchard Or Johnson grass?
l, Complete and satisfactory accounts have
never been published. You will find in South
ern Farm for January, 1888, as fun state
ment as we have seen.
,. Have no knowledge OF matter re-
fcrred to.
!. Timothy docs not ripen with clover.
Tall meadow oat grass would be better, or
mixture of it and orchard. johnson grass
would not make a good combination with clo-
yer.
II w. c, Pachuta. Miss: l. have eighteen acres
Of sandy pine land, clay foundation, wish to
make ten balesof cotton on Please inform Inc
what TO fertilie with, ard how 10 apply. wish to
40 ON as cheap q scale possible. ] have ten two
horse wagon loads Of stable and lot manure that
can add TO any thing you may think best. Kainit
and acid phoslha can be bought from SIS to so
per tor.
. have 2i0 bushels OF cotton seed wish to use
f,,r corn. same kind Of landl Please tell me how,
and what time to apply them, and 70 how many
acres should the amount above mentioned be APP
piled.
3. / wish to plant one acre OF land in peas, to
make forage o. low bottom LAND. Please tell me
how TO prepare the land, and give all the nfor-
nation you can on tins point.
d wish 10 prepare one acre OF land 10 make
one bale OF cotton. IT is good sandy land; win
make SEQ pounds OF seed cotton without any fertil-
izer expect 10 give it my special attention, and
with your aid Try 10 make one good, heavy bale of
cotton.
/. Add $500 pounds of acid phosphate
and 1000 pounds Of kainit to the
manure you have and apply to the eighteen
acres. Open drills shallow without breaking
lantD. mt in mixture and bed OH it,
.. Apply TO twenty acres either in furrow
near the hill of corn at planting time, or ia
siding furrow at first working
3. The land should be ready for planting by
the last of May. Break and harrow till in
good condition, then SOW two bushels Of peas
and plow IN shallow.
4. Rather difficult TO treble the yield Of poor
land the first year You do not state what