The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-21
FARM.oUEsTION BOX.
Edited by DR.. w. L. Jones Formerly of the
Southern Cultiyator.

SOutnern CultiPauOrs
F. G. S., Trussyille, Ala: (You say it is tho
duty of every farmer to tell his brother farmer his
experience Whenever it will keep him from going
wrong, or will help him to go over a rough place
easily.) Now taking advantage of your kind offer
to publish, l will give you my experience with
popcorn, as forage plant. Finding
that most of the large producing
when once set looked about for one that was not
open to that objection. l tried one acren pearl
miltt one in sorghum, and one in popcorn. used
land in the latter case that would make bale of
cotton to the acre. 1 MANFRED very heavily with
cotton seed and broke it thoroughly. In planting
used Ayerys pony pillow and dropped the corn in
every third furrow. This put my rows about twenty
inches apart. l worked it twice using small
scooter plow each time. left it very thick, and
the stalks were therefore very small and cured more
easily. / cut it when the corn was i'll the dough
and put up in shock till it was cured. I never
weighed but certain got over four tons of fod.
de- Besides the stalk, each had nice quantity of
grain in all not under twenty bushels In feeding
it generally cut it up for stock, They eat stalk
and all, pre.erng it to any kind of hay except pea
vines think it is the cheapest and best feed I've
ever raised and any one who will try it will be
well pleased and will not want TO pant johnson
grass.
W. L., Clyde, Ca: l. have about ten acres ofold
land which wish to put in crab grass for hay.
am new hand at the business.
q have also new ground which I intend plant
ing with Kaffr corn, but do not know how to pm
duce the best yield on this high pine land l live
Just on the line of Liberty county, and the soil
somewhat thirsty.
s. What are the relative values of kaffir corn and
Milo maize as forage crops?
/. Plow, harrow and smooth off the land in
April, so that the grass may be moved Crab
grass comes up spontaneously early in May
If you wish to manure, apply 200 to 500 pounds
of cotton seed meal, broadcast, per acre, before
last narrowing.
g Kafir corn is cultivated much like ordi-
nary corn, but will bear thicker planting
rows four feet wide-hlls two feet apart. On
such land as you have, break shallow. and
make a very low bed, just enough to keep
your plants from being drowned out by rains
Put manure in drill before bed ny. ANY
kind good for corn will be good for Kaffir.
Plants are small when first up, and have to be
hoed and plowed very carefully. Later, cult
vate entirely with sweep or heelscrape.
3. Not much difference. The kaffir ma
lures earlier than Milo, has shorter joints than
Milo, but about as much leaf Stalks Of
neither worth much as forage, except when
fed green. Both produces about same amount
of seed. The seed is the most valuable part
OF both.
G X, ThomGston: have my lot covered with
pine straw about half rotten; have also some cotton
seed, stable manure and ashes, how should / make
a compost to sow broadcast for corn. Ought | 70
get any phosphate and kainit, and how mix it2
2. What IS the easiest and cheapest way TO make
land rich?
8. Can land be made rich by using large quaint
ties Of glano?
1st Nix ashes thoroughly with straw and
cotton seed-if you have enough ashes to put
10 10 20 bushels to the acre, You viii not need
kainit. Il you have only q little ashes it will
pay 10 get 100 pounds Of kainit for each acre.
1t VIII pay also to got some phosphate, 100 TO
$50 pounds per acre. II kain.t and phosphate
are gotten, mix these thoroughly with the
stable manure. When ready 10 haul out mix
both mixtures together, or sow one and then
the other OH ii.
End. Fill it with humus and keep it from
washing. Alternate peas and rye crops on it.
Manure the peas with a mixture Of equal parts
of kainit and plaster, and give the rye dress
ing Of phosphate. After the land improves
enough to bring good crops, manure every crop
planted on it with compost, and put in small