The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-10

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! SOW such as lipen together; where
| grazing is the consideration, SOW such as ripen
III succession. For the first, orchard and tall
oat grasses make good con nation; for the
second, the same two, with blue and red top.
| Timothy does not fit in well, because it does
not ripen at the same time as the hay grasses,
and is not adapted to grazing. Sow two bush
els each of orchard and tall oat for hay, and
one bushel each OF the second set for pasture.
,. They could if not sown thick; but it is
better to sow.th grasses by themselves.
8 AS rule it is best not to cut grass the first
year; If, however, rains abound and it makes
fine growth, light grazing will not injure it,
provided stock is taken eff in time for late
fall growth to develop before frosts set in.
\. c. P, Nelma P O., Yalabusha county, Miss: /
Please tell me how to manage compost heap put
up carly in the fall consisting OF stable manure and
cotton seed and ashes and COW manure Should it
stand open and take the winter rains it best to
cover it: How much should be put TO the acre in
the drill on light sandy land?
?, Please tell me what is meant by intensive
farming
If the compost is in pen ana IS three to
four feet thick it will not leach from exposure
to rain, provided it is removed from buildings
and no water from ROOF falls upon it. \ COM
post should be kept uniformly damp through
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not do more than keep it damp. If thrown up
IN pile with thin edges water viii soak
through the edges and leach out valuable mat
ter. As long as no colorcd water flows off
from the pile after heavy rains no harm is
BENG done. Each compost heap should be
covered several inches deep ON top with rich
earth to prevent its drying off and to catch any
gases which might escape. About COO pounds
per acre, in drill is fair manuring on light
land.
3 Intensive farming Is concentrating labor
and manure on the best land one has instead
OF spreading them out on rs much land as one
can possibly cultivate. Deep blowing, thorough
preparation and cultivation and high manur-
ing on few acres to Offset large number of
acres on the extensive system.
J. T. B., jackson, Butler county Gavin you be
so kind as to give me formula for mixing acid
phosphate, cottonseed meal and kanit for cotton
for clean land? Also. for land that has vegetable
matter in it? Also, formula for corn?
Supposing the only difference in the two
kinds of land to be the presence or absence of
vegetable matter, the only substance in tho
manure which should vary is the cotton seed
meal. Vegetable matter in the soil supplies
good deal of nitrogen, and this is the substance
most abundant in the meal. You DO not state
whether you wish to manure heavily or lightly.
We suggest the following as medium manUr-
ing: For one acre with vegetable matter,
acid phosphate 200 pounds, kainit 100 pounds,
cotton seed meal IS pounds. For one acre
clean land the same as above, except 100
pounds of meal in place of 70 pounds.
AS medium manuring Tor corn, 200 pounds
each of phosphate, kainit and meal; apply
one-half near hill Of corn at planting timo, and
tho other half in siding furrow at first work
ing.
D. D, II, Chipley, Fla.-Will you please give me
formula for a moderate Weld OF corn on sandy soil
not rich nor vet worn out Say twenty-five bushels
per acre, using a commercial fertilizer and I wish
q cheap paying fertilizer such as q Toor man can
afford TO use Information on this point viii benefit
many small farmers, as the most Of The newspapers
give receipts for brag acres Or tor large farmers and
such as the IGOR man cannot avail Amsc,fof
The cheapest manures to a farmer are such
rs he accumulates 1T home, from stock, poul-
try, slops, ashes etc. Commercial fertilizers
vary good deal in price, but the lowest priced
are not always the cheapest Considering
price and actual value in the field, cotton sced
meal, acid phosphates and l1anit furnishes lhe
best and cheapest fertilizers to be had, For
such land rs yours 900 pounds of cotton seed
meal, $50 pounds of acid phosphates, and 100
pounds OF kainit will make good manuring
for an acre. These should be well mixed to-
gether, and then mixed with three or four
times their bulk of rich scrapings, before they
are applied to the land
B. S. r., Dry Branch, Ga: /. I have about forty
acres of pine thickct, new ground Second year,
which wish to put in cotton, and want your ad-
vice low to prepare, manure, Plant and cultivate
The soil is q mixed soil, some portions being light
loan and others being mulatto. The weed grows
sufficiently large but the fruit is not in proportion
rgGly7 ool N,yi Info
application of acid phosphate be sufficient, about
100 pounds to the acre?
2. Does it injure steam boiler for the water to
freeze in it?
1st If there is still much vegetable debris
mixed with the soil, break land shallow. be-
cause mixing vegetable matter in largo
quantity with the soil, makes it too open, and
prevents ascent of water from below during
drought. Cultivate shallow also, because this
viii hasten maturity and promote fruiting.
Acid phosphate is the best manure YOU can an
ply; 00pounds per acre would be a moderate
manuring. Plant carly; the cotton may not
grow off as RAPIDLY at first as if planted later,
but it will mature its fruit better.
I'd. Win some one who has made obsorva-
tons answer this question: If boiler was en-
tirely filed with water, freezing of the latter
would be very apt to burst it but, as boiler
is never full, there is room above for the ice to
expand, and thus the pressure on the walls is
diminished but not entirely removed.
subscriber, Montgomery county, n. C.: would
he glad t. have your opinion in regard to making
compost for cotton out Of stable manure and pipe
straw and cotton seed Ifmado by the first Of Janu-
ary the cotton seed becomes very rotten b. sbriug.
l. Does the cotton .seed lose anything when tom
down and hauled away, or does the heap lose in any
way?
Is it necessary TO apply kainit every year to pre
vent rust in cotton does kainit exhaust land?
9, Does acid phosrate and sable manure arp'ied
together do well; OF is it necessary to mix them?
h. is there such thing as hooks in horses ewes if
50 what is good for them?
l. If the cottongeed are well mixed with a
plenty Of pine straw and stable manure, there
is not much loss simply from rotting. The
straw will absorb escaping gases. TO make
sure, however, ii is well to cover the mass sey-
eral inches deep with rich earth There is
some danger Of loss when the heap is torn
down; to prevent this, sprinkle with kainlt.
q Where kainit is used freely it NAV be
omitted occasionally; when used in small
quantities it is best to apply every year. 1t
docs not exhaust land in any other sense, per-