The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

New Orleans and the pine straw bagsing by mill
near Wilmington, n. C. Now do you know ofany
other, and If so, what?
In addition to the two substances you men,
ton, low grade cotton and pine leaves, the
bark of the cotton stalk has been suggested as
suitable material. Pine straw makes quite
strong article, much stronger than we had
supposed previous to examining it. The bark
of cotton stalks is also very strong and there
can be no doubt of its answering the purpose
if it can be gathered and manipulated cheaply.
Begging should be cheap; this Is an indis-
pensabe requisite. We are unable to give cost
of either OF the three things named. Actual
trial alone will determine their ccst. 1t would
seem that bagging could be made very cheaply
from pine straw.
G. W. G., Paisley, Fla: /. How many kinds of
bermuda grass there? Is the enclosed sprig like
that you make Lay of in Georgia. and if not, what
is it?
2 How must prepare and fertilze piece of
very rich bay muck land which is just drained, in
order to make sixty hundred barrels of irish
potatoes to acre. say plant them 10Th 25h of jan
uary next? The land is muck or vegetable mold,
five feet deep, and is very rich. Water is lowered
two feet from surface and can be lowered two feet
more, If need be. Land was covered with white
and red bay, souroak sweetgum, mulberry, GAO
bage, palmetto a few cypress, some myrtle, and
dense jungle of green brler and grape vines most
trees and growth without top root Water stood on
it during wet seasons before dtched, but it not
overlooked all the time.
8. Which is cheapest as a fertilizer ashes at SS5
Per ton or lime at $3.50 per ton?
!. Only one kind. That sent is true ber-
muda
2. Apply. at once, ashes and lime, to neu-
tralize organic acids, which are almost GER
tainly present in such soils, and to bring about
decomposition Of vegetable matter in sufficient
quantity to meet the demands of the crop.
Apply twenty to thirty bushels of ashes and
ten bushels of lime per acre, and pillow them in.
Garry the water level one foot deeper. if you
can, and arrange SO that if the season is very
dry you can back the water and raise its level
again within easy reach of plants. Having
applied ashes and lime as above and deepened
the drains, let land remain undisturbed till the
middle of December, when it should be well
broken again. Just before planting time open
deep and wide burrows three feet apart and
put in them mixture Of 20 bushels of cotton
seed, go of stable manure, 10 of ashes, and 800
pounds of phosphate per acre. Run pillow
through the furrow after the manure has been
put In, and then plant potatoes in it. Do not
know that above will make yield of 60 bar
rels of potatoes, but it ought to make good
had been drained months ago.
3. Ashes are the cheaper of the two, because
ashes are true fertilizer, containing all the
mineral substances needed by plants-lime
rarely acts as true manure, but as devel-
oper of other things already in the soil.
w. G., ElkIn, N. c.: wish to make basin for
small fountain. Please tell me:
l. How to prepare the cement, how much sand to
mix with it, etc.
@ VIII 1t be necessary to lay brick in the bottom
OF just spread the cement on the solid ground?
g. How thick ought the cement to be put on for
basin twenty inches deep
Three parts of sand to one of cement is the
usual proportion. 1t is made up rather thin,
and the surface to which it is applied thor
oughly wetted before its application, Cement
should mover dry rapidly, should be wetted if
it dries too fast. The first coat put ON should
be thin, say quarter to o half inch thick.
After it gets haEd enough for one to stand on
a second coat t'9ree-quarters of an inch thick is
put on. 1t fsSdecidedly better to put course
of brick on the ground before putting on the
first coat Of cement.
EP W., Newport, Giles county, Va: Does John
son grass make good forage and grazing? VIII it
grow on moderately good land and hillside, or on
poor soil? Does it hold fast when once in posses
sion? Does it improve or inpoverish land? What
quantity of seed do you to the acre? What
of year do you SOW III
Not adapted to grazing. Makes good hay if
cut before the fower-heads appear. If cut
late it is worthless. VIII grow on any kind of
land, but will make poor growth on poor land;
will grow on hillside or bottoms. Is q regular
"stickfast," almost impossible to get rid of it,
and is great nuisance in orchards, gardens
and cultivated fields. If not moved and
removed from the land it will improve il by
stopping washing and adding humus to the
soil. If moved and carted off it will impov-
ersh land as other crops do. Sow from one to
two bushels of seed per acre. Seed are often
defective, and the larger quantity is prefcra-
BILE. Sow in early spring, as soon as danger of
frost is past
P. N b., Douglasville Ca: IN compliance with
your request to let you know how the matter ended
with my mule, will say: His hearing has been re-
stored with but little treatment / beat up some
garlic and pressed out some of the juice and mixed
it with hogs foot oil, equal parts, and poured a
spoonful in each ear two or three times. This was
all did for him. Have not been able to make any
discovery as to cause, or even probable cause.
Fs. c., Ormond. Fla: have seen so many in
quIries about saving peaYine hay, viii tell you
how have always treated them, my method being
lar cheaper anu easier IMAM any DINER plan rave
seen advanced and know that my plan saves the
hay, leaves and all in sweet and nutritious condi-
ton. The time 10 cut is when the first pods begin
TO turn yellow. If cut sooner the vines are too
waery if later it is too woody, and the stock will
not eat fl clean. Begin on clear day. as soon es
the dew has dried off the yines continue to cut till
you just able to RAUL in before night what you
have cut. Throw them from the wagon into rail
pen oored three rails from the ground with rails.
Tread the vines iii till the pen is eight rails above
the 1oor then floor again and start over Con-
tnue this till your pen IS too high to throw the
viresin; then cover with boards The several floors
serve o ventiators and thus keep the vines from
heating. BY this plan you save the labor of throw
ing it into cocks ard throwing il down. Anybody
who will try it will always stick to this plan.
HOPE, Lavaca county, Tex, October IL have
Just read in your paper Of September 25th the refer
ence made to specimen Of baPging sent you by
myself In this notice you unfortunately say IL was
made from the inner bark Of corn stalks when It
should have said cotton stalk I truly hope YOU
will call special attention 10 the mistake in some
conspicuous wsy as soon Is possible, otherwise the
mistake viii prove a serious drawback to the indus
try Of manufacturing cotton baliug from the bark Of
the cotton stalk on which the cotton Of commerce
is grown. need not Say inner bark for the outer