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

'Vch sollS are aueauy 100 open ana poruSs ana
breaking only increases that.
= 1t will not pay to use much manure on
such land. The cotton natures slowly and is
apt TO be cut eff by frost. A ittlo ammonia
will start it off earlier, and for that reason
guano is better than acid phosphate alone.
Would not risk more than l00.pounds peIiacre.
.. -Four feet room is needed to admit air and
light, ard fer working properly in rough land.
>, Add water and bring to the boiling point.
This will thin it without INJURY. Cannot tell
exact amount required. You can test that by
experimenting ON a small scale.
NJ. l., Livingston, Ala. J.. You recommend the
Sharis harrow for covering grain Please say where
can get descriptive catalogue
? Would a single horse cultiyator with several
small ploWs to run between the rows, be better TO
cultivate with than wide cutting (say "a inch)
bu2zald-wing sweep, where you went but once TO
the row? used last year two l. inch winged sweeps
on double stocks which plowed the middle out
and did pretty work, by going
twice TO the row. but the left hand sweep had to
run in its same turrow the second going, or as l
came back down the row. l thought of trying
wide cutting wing sweep and just side every other
row.
3 Where can set a book with the proper
forms, for keeping accounts against the several
crops that plant cost of PREPARATION seed cultva-
No W lHIhtt, ctc, 10 pc taken from itllOuu's pIo-
duced, that may ascertain what crop pays best?
4. Where can get, or how can | construct
cheap machine for crushing green cotton seed, 10
fertilize with? live in the no fence district and
can't put them out early enough TO keep from
sproutiIrg, on account of stock.
!. Cannot give free advertisement to man
ufacturers, but any large dealer in agricul-
tural implements can give you desired infor-
nation.
cOli ic
they run too deep and cut roots. The heel
scrape is the best implement for the latter
stages of cultivation, or double fork pillow with
two smaller scrapes. For the earlier stages
wheel cultivator straddling the row does
good work, and completes row at one go.
But this cannot be run after the plants get
larger.
5. There are such books, but we cannot
cite you to seller. Every farmer ought to
have one.
4. Cannot say; don't think you could make
one. You might sell the seed and buy c.. S.
meal The oil mills make very fair exchanges.
W. c. G., Ochlochonee, Thomas county, Ca; First,
! am young farmer, and am much interested i'll
all that pertains to agriculture, and especially in
the many questions propounded to you. want TO
know what kainit Is, and lis analysis; and what per
cent Of potash il contains, if any and the adyant
age given TO compost heap by its use; and whether
salt, Q.iyerpooD would answer as well in compost
ing. . Which is the best grade of phosphates 10
use in composing with lot stable manure and cot
ton seed?
l. Kainit is a substance mined in Germany,
and is composed of chloride of potassium and
Sulphate of potassium about twelve per cent.
of potash), of chloride and sulphate Of magne-
SUM, and Of chloride of sodium or common
salt. Salt cannot take its place because salt
does not contain potash and magnesa. kainit
supplies these two things to compost, both of
which are used by plants, and helps also to fix
any ammonia which tends to escape. About
one-third of kainit is common salt.
2. A high grade acid phosphate--the one
which contains the largest percentage of
available phosphoric acid. Consult analysis
of fertilizers sent out from the department of
A. H. D., Tuskegee, Ala: About two months ago
swelling about the size ola hen segg was observed
on my horses shoulder near where the top of the
collar works. Two weeks afterward 1t bursted
about one and onehalf inches below where the
name grows. From this opening has been exudng
thick yellow pus butnow the discharge is thinner
and more watery. suspect it has developed into
fistIa; if so, what remedy should be used in treat
ment?
II tine opening is not a. the lowest point of
the abscess make one there, that all the puss
may escape. Wash out, and inject n half
tablespoonful of tincture of iodine into the
abscess daily for three or four days. Keep the
vent open so that pus may escape freely
D. A. t. Davisyille, Ala: What do YOU think of
compost of stable and lot manure with phosphate,
without cotton seed; and how much to the acre on
red land not very good.
Very good-Thirty bushels of mixture OF the ma
nures to 100 pounds of acid phosphate may be ap
piled to one acre.
). a. H.. Calhoun, CA have one acre OF land
very ric h lying partly on hillside and partly in fiat
wish to cultivate it the amount Of labor being 10
consider atom, to obtain the most profitable
results. Should plant it IN cotton, or could il be
made more profitable a truck patch?
Ii so, in what should plant it, and where is the
best market?
When a good market Is accessible, trucking
will! pay better than cotton you could ship to
Atlanta. Cabbagcs, turnips and onions are
among the most profitable vegetables, and
strawberries and raspberries among fruits.
WR A., Wills Point VanZandt Co.. Texas: I
have quanttj of manure, accumulated within
twelve months in lot and stable, not well rOtted.
Should put on land now, or keep it for another
year? Wonld 1t do the crop any good this year? !
may sell out after this year, and would like to get
some Of the benefit from il. How would it do to
spread broadcast Ind pillow under as 60 a day or
so at a time, before rain Or drying?
To get the quickest returns from manure
put it in lills or drill. TO improve land spread
it broadcast. Such manure as you have will
produce very good effects on cotton, which is
a long time in growing and maturing its fruit
and does not need all its food at once. Quick
growing crops need we'll rotted manure. 1t
is Just such manure as you have that is used
Tor making the composts now so extensively
used in this and adjoining states. Cotton
seed meal is made by oil mills that express tho
oil out Of the seed, and find their greatest
profit in that. 1t requires expensive machin-
cry Kairit is substance having somewhat
the appearance Of salt. Is mined in Ger
many and contains potash, magnesia and com
mon salt
A. j. Centeryille, Ala: !. have q com
post heap put up in the following manner. layer
OF stable manure about six inches thick about
sevcnty-fve pounds Of acid phosphate on the ma
nure, then ten bushels green cotton seed well wet
seventy-fye pounds Of phosphate on them and 20
on, til the heap was completed How many bush
els or pounds would you advise per acre for cotton
a. rk flay make ,ottude GOOD